— COMMONWEALTH COLLEGE —
Events & Activities

  1. Alumni Night for Students Interested in Business, Nov 29
  2. ComCol Legislative Advocacy Meeting, Dec 4
  3. Free Film Screenings Evenings in Butterfield Hall
  4. Chess @ Noon, Dec 5
  5. Student Poets Wood, Wasneski and McCord Will Read, Dec 5
  6. The Sullivan Show: Jazz Fundraiser at the Loose Goose, Dec 7

— ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITIES —

  1. History 693L: Introduction to Law and Society
  2. UMass Amherst Spring Recess: Gulf Coast 2008
  3. Community Service Learning Honors Independent Study
  4. Exciting Capstone Opportunity Available!
  5. Dean's Book Course + Community Service = 291R or 391S
  6. Dean's Book Course 391D + Film Production = Honors 391V
  7. Molecular Medicine, AnSci 672, A Possible Capstone

— $CHOLARSHIPS and $UPPORT —

  1. Scholarship Information Night, Dec 11

— INTERNSHIPS & EMPLOYMENT —

  1. Take a Leadership Role in Rebuilding New Orleans
  2. Local Internship in Media Reform for Spring Semester
  3. Piper Jaffray Technology Investment Banking Internship
  4. Summer Internship in Washington, DC
  5. College of Charleston Hiring for Summer High School Program

— CAMPUS & COMMUNITY EVENTS —

  1. Senior Student Speaker Sought for '08 Commencement
  2. Richard Engelman: "Ethical Abuse in Medical Research," Nov 29
  3. Isenberg Honors Council Presents ..., Dec 4
  4. Campus to Career Program—You've Got Options! Dec 5
  5. Tech Innovation Executive Summary Competition, Dec 6
  6. Visiting Writers Series Presents Poet Bin Ramke, Dec 6
  7. Panel: Surviving Iraq Soldiers' Stories, Dec 10

— COMMONWEALTH COLLEGE —

Events & Activities

ALUMNI NIGHT FOR THOSE INTERESTED IN BUSINESS, NOV 29
6:00 pm in the Commonwealth College lounge, Goodell. Two recent alumni will return to discuss their transitions to the business world and answer your questions. Steve Alden '06 is with accounting firm KMPG, and Ashley Kalus '05 is with consulting firm Accenture. Pizza will be served. Please rsvp to Dhara Manek at dmanek@student.umass.edu. Brought to you by the Commonwealth College Student Advisory Board's Alumni Committee.

COMCOL LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY MEETING, DEC 4
6:30-7:30 pm in Goodell 406A
Are you interested in politics and leadership? Even better, have you worked in the legislature? The newly formed ComCol Legislative Advocacy group wants you whether you have experience or not! The committee was formed to raise awareness within the legislature in regards to Commonwealth College with the goal of raising funds. The current ComCol population is 4,000 students, but the budget only supports 2,500. Members of the committee will have the chance to work with a student run advocacy group that will give you experience with the legislative process while at the same time helping to better Commonwealth College.

FREE FILM SCREENINGS EVENINGS IN BUTTERFIELD
Free Film Screenings - Part of Daniel Pope's "International Short Story" Course. Open to all (but please be quiet and respectful if you attend - these screenings are part of a class)! Screenings take place in room 135A, Butterfield Hall. All screenings begin at 8pm sharp.
December 3rd, 2007 - Mulholland Drive
December 10th, 2007 - Children of Men
    For more information contact Anjali Khosla, Writing Butterfield Academic Coordinator - akhosla@english.umass.edu.

CHESS @ NOON, DEC 4
Take a Break! Come join fellow Commonwealth College students and staff in Goodell Lounge for Chess @ Noon. All levels welcome! Light refreshments will be served.

POETS WOOD, WASNESKI AND MCCORD WILL READ, DEC 5
7:00pm
Room 007 Butterfield Hall
Poetry Reading: Kyle Wood, Jackie Wasneski and Kyle McCord
Free and open to the public. Free food, too! For more information, contact Writing Butterfield Academic Coordinator Anjali Khosla (577-0546). Sponsored by Writing Butterfield, The Writing Program, Residence Life and Commonwealth College. [About the Writers]

THE SULLIVAN SHOW: JAZZ FUNDRAISER, DEC 7
8:30PM-11:00PM at the Loose Goose
Support your talented peers and the UMass Spring Recess: Gulf Coast trip! Stop by the Loose Goose in Amherst center to tap your toes to the Sullivan Show in their first jazz performance. The evening will feature UMass Amherst Music Department students Dan McGeeney on piano, Matt Schumer on saxophone, Amato Zinno on bass, and Ted Sullivan on drums. $5-$15 sliding scale cover charge. We hope to see you there!

— ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITIES —

HISTORY 693L: INTRODUCTION TO LAW AND SOCIETY
Tues/Thurs 9:30-10:45
An introduction to the main departments of American law: contracts, torts, constitutional law, labor law, etc. Students will learn to read legal cases and law review articles. They will learn to study law in historical and comparative perspective. Emphasis is on legal concepts such as consent, negligence, privacy, and equal protection. Issues include the responsibility of manufacturers for injuries stemming from use of their products; the legality of union propaganda in the workplace; gay marriage; and affirmative action.
    No background is required. Counts as honors course.

UMASS AMHERST SPRING RECESS: GULF COAST 2008
Let's make history! This spring, participate in the first UMass Amherst interdisciplinary curricular service trip to New Orleans and the Gulf Coast. Join this one-credit, student-run trip to relate your major to real-world issues. Road-trip to a different part of the US, and swing some hammers with over 100 of your UMass Amherst peers. Contact abaldi@student.umass.edu for more information on UMass Amherst Spring Recess: Gulf Coast 2008.

COMMUNITY SERVICE LEARNING HRS INDEPENDENT STUDY
Are you interested in designing your own service-learning independent study? The Community Service Learning Honors Independent Study (CSLHIS) program, offered through the Office of Community Service Learning, gives you the opportunity to link service with a community organization to course work.
      This program enables you to earn up to two additional credits by integrating a service-learning experience with one of your UMass courses of 3 credits or more (from this semester or last semester). You will need to find a service placement that relates to your course content and also ask your course instructor to sponsor you. If you need assistance finding a placement, visit Community Service Links at www.umass.edu/csl or speak with the CSLHIS Coordinator. CSLHIS is open to all UMass students. For more information, visit www.umass.edu/csl/CSLHIS, or contact the Office of Community Service Learning, 610 Goodell, 545-2015, servelearn@acad.umass.edu. Applications will be accepted during pre-registration through February 25.

DEAN'S BOOK COURSE + CSL = 291R OR 391S
Do want to give back to the community? Are you in Commonwealth College? Consider taking this “two-in-one” Dean’s book course!
    The Dean’s Book Community Service Learning class, or CSL Dean’s Book, is a 3-credit course that combines either 191 and 291 or 291 and 391 along with a community service component. You must have second-semester freshman status or above to be eligible for the 291R class and sophomore status or above to be eligible for the 391S class. Both classes will be held on Tuesdays from 4:00-5:55. This spring, there will be two books, A Primate’s Memoir by Robert Sapolsky and another chosen by the instructor.
     Students then do 20 hours of community service in Holyoke based on the themes from the book. If you would like to apply for the course, either stop by 610 Goodell to pick up an application, or print out an application from www.umass.edu/csl. Contact the community service coordinator, Ashley Pratte at CSLdeansbook@comcol.umass.edu for any additional questions. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling admission basis so the sooner you apply, the better your chances are of getting into the class.

DBC 391D + FILM PRODUCTION = HONORS 391V
Honors 391V (Video DBC) combines the final level of the Dean's Book Course with an introduction to the elements of documentary film production.
    Video DBC follows the regular Honors 391D curriculum but with an emphasis on documentary film projects. Students learn the foundations of video/film technique and theory necessary to produce their own short subject documentaries on topics related to the semester's text and arising out of their class-based research.
    This is a special three-credit section of the Dean's Book Course, which meets 4 hours a week for the full semester. Prerequisites are Honors 191D and 291D or Honors 291G or R. No previous film/video courses are required and all levels of experience are welcome. Join and learn the how to place your views on the screen by stepping behind the camera.

EXCITING CAPSTONE OPPORTUNITY AVAILABLE!
Looking for a fun and different way to complete your Capstone requirement and give back to the community? Apply for the Dean’s Book Service Coordinator Position! This position is a two-semester commitment in which you will be able to work closely with community based organizations, students, the Office of Community Service Learning, and course instructors to provide service placements and lead discussions for students enrolled in both sections of the CSL Dean’s Book course (291R and 391S).
     This role will also fulfill the 6 credits needed for completion of the Commonwealth College Capstone requirement!
     Please stop by the Office of Community Service Learning in 610 Goodell for more information or to pick up an application. You may also contact the current service coordinator, Ashley Pratte, at csldeansbook@comcol.umass.edu for an application or any additional information.

MOLECULAR MEDICINE, ANSCI 672, A POSSIBLE CAPSTONE
Want to find out what is going on in Biomedicine? Wondering about how research can be applied to human medicine? Molecular Medicine is designed to provide an awareness of the needs of clinical medicine and how basic research is addressing the problems. This course can be used as the first three credits of your six-credit capstone experience; to complete add three or more credits of 499T individual capstone.
      The course provides an introduction to contemporary biomedicine. Emphasis will be on 1)instruction in pathology and physiology of disease and how physicians approach diagnosis staging and treatment of specific diseases; 2) application of principles offered by basic research and the tools of molecular & structural biology. The course is taught by a team of instructors that include physicians at Baystate Medical Center and faculty at the University of Massachusetts.
     Specific Objectives:
     • Introduce students to pathogenesis of disease.
     • Critically review approaches to diagnosis and treatment of specific diseases.
     • Review tools and strategies for therapeutic intervention. Prerequisites: Required: Introductory Biochemistry (Biochem 420 or 523) or Graduate Student status. As the course covers broad areas of science, undergraduates should have familiarity with the following areas: Introductory Physiology (ANIMLSCI 220 or BIOL 565); Mendelian Genetics (ANIMLSCI 311 or BIOL 283); Introduction to Molecular & Cellular Biology (ANIMLSCI 200 or BIOCHEM 285), Immunology (ANIMLSCI 472 or MICRO 540). For questions or to request enrollment, contact Joseph Jerry (jjerry@vasci.umass.edu). See flyer for more info.

— $CHOLARSHIPS AND $UPPORT —

SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION NIGHT, DEC 11
5:30PM in Memorial Hall
Learn how to apply and receive merit-based scholarships, such as the Rhodes, Leaders in the Making, Fulbright, and Life Member Scholarship for Internships. All UMass Amherst sophomores and juniors are invited to attend. [More information]

— INTERNSHIPS & EMPLOYMENT —

TAKE A LEADERSHIP ROLE IN REBUILDING NEW ORLEANS
UMass alum invites you to take a meaningful leadership role in rebuilding New Orleans. Spring graduates are encouraged to apply. Nathan Rothstein ’06 has been named one of 40 under 40 in New Orleans, and is seeking 12 of the brightest people from across the country to link into top jobs and rebuild New Orleans. Learn more and apply at http://www.nolayurp.org/ or see the informational application flyer.

LOCAL INTERNSHIP IN MEDIA REFORM, SPRING SEMESTER
Do you care about media? Are you interested in doing substantive work for a national nonprofit working on media issues?  Want to learn the behind-the-scenes work that goes into effectively running a nonprofit?
    Free Press is offering the country’s premier internship in media reform – right here in Florence, Mass.! A select handful of students this upcoming spring will have the opportunity to make a difference in a movement that is both critical and cutting edge.
     Research, outreach, policy, development, communications, and operations work possible during an internship.  Interns will also sit in on team & staff meetings to get an inside view of how policy decisions are made. College credit, work study and “commuter stipends” are available. Minimum 10-week & 10-hour-a-week commitment. For more information, see the Free Press website or contact Chester Fernández, Office Manager, at 413.585.1533 x305 or cfernandez@freepress.net.

PIPER JAFFRAY TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENT BANKING
Summer 2008 Internship Opportunity
Application deadline: November 30, 2007
About the internship: This internship was set up by UMass alumni. They are primarily looking for students with a strong, broad liberal arts background, though others are encouraged to apply.
     Piper Jaffray's Investment Banking group hires college juniors for its Summer Analyst program. Summer Analysts generally work ten to twelve weeks within an industry or product group in Technology Investment Banking and have the opportunity to learn financial modeling and basic analysis of companies and industries, as well as gain an understanding of the dynamics of the capital markets. These positions are available in the San Francisco Bay area. This is a paid position. To be eligible for this internship, students must have completed their junior year in college and be graduating in December 2008 or spring 2009. They must have a GPA of 3.5 or higher.
    Interested candidates should log on to the UMASS eRecruiting site at http://umass.erecruiting.com. Your username will be UMA plus your SPIRE NUMBER; the password is just your SPIRE NUMBER. For questions logging in, please contact 545-2224. Once on the site, click the Co-op option, type "piper" in keywords and search.
     Your application will include a resume and a cover letter which, in one page, will address the following question: "Succinctly describe why you would be a good candidate for this internship in the Technology Investment Banking group at Piper Jaffray. What makes you stand out from the other candidates who want this internship? Why would you be interested in a career in investment banking?"

SUMMER INTERNSHIP IN WASHINGTON, DC
Sponsored by The Fund for American Studies in partnership with Georgetown University, the 2008 Summer Institutes combine a professional internship experience and courses for academic credit in your field at Georgetown University. The programs also provide additional opportunities that complement the Washington experience, including guest lectures, a mentoring program, career development activities and other special events such as networking receptions and briefings at the White House and U.S. Capitol. As an honors student, you will be given priority in scholarship awards. [More Information]

COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON HIRING FOR SUMMER H.S. PROGRAM
The College of Charleston will be hiring 12 counselors this summer for its South Carolina Governor's School, an academic enrollment program for rising high school seniors in public and private high schools in South Carolina. They are seeking college seniors and graduates who may be interested in serving as Governor's School counselors. Counselors are responsible for coordinating community, social and sports activities and supervising 200 students in the residence hall. Counselors should be mature individuals with excellent interpersonal skills and with demonstrated aptitude for working with students. Candidates must have earned at least a Bachelor's degree by June 2008. The period of employment is June 1 - July 7, 2008. In addition to full room and board for the duration of their employment, counselors receive a stipend of $2,200 and will be accorded faculty and staff privileges.
   More information, including an application form, is available online at www.guvie.cofc.edu. or by contacting Maria Richardson, the Associate Director of the Governor's School, by telephone (843) 953-6592 or by e-mail richardsonm@cofc.edu. The application deadline is January 18, 2008.

— CAMPUS & COMMUNITY EVENTS —

SENIOR STUDENT SPEAKER SOUGHT FOR COMMENCEMENT
What are your thoughts as a graduating senior? Would you like to share them with your classmates, family and friends? If so, you are invited to submit a proposal for consideration as the Student Commencement Speaker. Submission deadline: 2/12/08. [More Information]

“ETHICAL ABUSE IN MEDICAL RESEARCH,” NOV 29
7:00pm in Room 137 SOM
Dr. Richard Engelman's lecture will include rarely seen footage of the Doctor's Nuremberg Trial ('46-'47), Milgram Authority Experiment ('61-'62), and Stanford Prison Experiment called "Quiet Rage" ('71). There is also a lesson on other abuse experiments and on the history of the development of the system to protect the health and well-being of human research volunteers. The talk, hosted by the Department of Kinesiology, is free and open to the public. [More Information]

ISENBERG HONORS COUNCIL PRESENTS..., DEC 4
The First Networking Panel
Date: Tuesday, Dec 4
Time: 7PM
Location: Flavin Auditorium (SOM137)
Guests:
Bill Lee (VP of Market Data at Morgan Stanley) Cecilia Shea '83 (CIO of SABIC - Formerly GE Plastics) Jeff Cutter '88 (President of Echo Bridge Capital LP - Hedge Fund)
    This semester, the Isenberg Honors Council (IHC) has invited business leaders from various industries to UMass to speak about their past professional and life experiences after college. IHC would like to invite you all to this unique networking event. This panel is a great opportunity for students to gain firsthand knowledge of how our guests got to where they are today, what they might have done differently in hindsight and any advice they could give the undergraduates. Please come and bring questions!! There will be time for Q&A.

TIC EXECUTIVE SUMMARY COMPETITION, DEC 6
3:30PM in Campus Center room 163C
Come cheer on our final five teams in the Technology Innovation Challenge competition: Winning team receives up to $5,000 in prize money to make their business plan a reality! $2,500 People's Choice award Two honorable mention prizes of $1,000 each! Event open to the public. [More Information]

CAMPUS TO CAREER – YOU'VE GOT OPTIONS! DEC 5
5:30PM in Memorial Hall
Alumni guest speakers will share personal experiences about their current career paths and the decisions they made to get where they are today. Come listen to a variety of options available to you upon graduation. Admission is free and pizza provided. [More Information]
    Also, the Networking Breakfast for faculty, staff and students will be held Dec 5 from 8:30am-10:30am. There will be bagels from Bruegger's, coffee, juice and fruit. Stop in, say hello and meet someone new.

VISITING WRITERS SERIES PRESENTS BIN RAMKE, DEC 6
8:00PM In Memorial Hall
Bin Ramke is editor of the Denver Quarterly. He teaches at the University of Denver, where he holds the Phipps Chair in English, and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. His ninth book of poems, TENDRIL, published by Omnidawn this fall, includes poems influenced by the disastrous events of his home region, New Orleans to Orange, Texas, of the past few years.
    The reading will be followed by a reception and book signing. All Visiting Writers Series events are free, wheelchair accessible, and open to the public. Visiting Writers Series events are sponsored by the MFA Program for Poets and Writers and made possible in part by grants from the Amherst Arts Council, UMass Arts Council, and UMass Alumni Association.

PANEL: SURVIVING IRAQ SOLDIERS' STORIES, DEC 10

6:30-9:00PM in the Student Union Ballroom
VASMA—Veterans and Service Members Association—will host a panel of speakers from Dr. Elise Tripp's book Surviving Iraq Soldiers' Stories sharing their stories of experiences in Iraq and Afghanistan, and living with the consequences of war after returning home. For more information, see the UMass calendar of events.