NEWS @ COMMONWEALTH COLLEGE

Announcements & Activities

  1. Weekly Wednesday Workshop
  2. Invention to Venture Workshop
  3. Intro To Wall Street Info Session

Achievements, Awards & Accolades

  1. 2008-2009 Distinguished Teaching Awards

$cholarships and $upport

  1. David L. Boren Scholarship
  2. Honors Research Grants and Research Assistant Fellowships
  3. Office Of National Scholarship Advisement
  4. Goldwater Scholarships
  5. Critical Language Scholarships
  6. Commonwealth College Scholarships

Internships & Employment

Academic Opportunities

  1. Leadership Opportunity

Campus & Community Events

  1. Dr. Julianne Malveaux Scheduled to Speak
  2. Delta Chi Fraternity Expanding
  3. Upcoming Events Sponsored By the Alumni Association
  4. Upcoming Events at WOCLN: Fall 2008

— ANNOUNCEMENTS & ACTIVITIES —


WEEKLY WEDNESDAY WORKSHOPS

Wednesday, September 24th, 2008: "Seeing Green." Commonwealth College Scholarships and some national scholarship information. Presented by Meredith Lind, Director of Academic Programs. The presentation is from 6-7:00 pm and dinner from the Loose Goose Café is provided. The workshop will take place in the lounge outside of room 504 Goodell. Please RSVP to c3@honors.umass.edu if you would like to attend this workshop.

Wednesday, October 1st, 2008 : “Podium Pointers.” Get tips on how to speak in front of your Dean's book class and larger audiences. There is no need to be afraid! The presentations are from 6-7:00 pm and dinner from the Loose Goose Café is provided. The workshop will take place in the lounge outside of room 504 Goodell. Please RSVP to c3@honors.umass.edu if you would like to attend this workshop no later than Monday, September 29th by 4 PM.


INVENTION TO VENTURE WORKSHOP
Are you interested in learning about innovation and business plans? Then you will enjoy attending the NCIIA’s “Invention to Venture” workshop on Saturday Sept. 27th, 8:00am-4:15pm at the UMass engineering Lab II Auditorium. Students can get a refund on their fee by competing in the Innovation Challenge in December. To register, contact Heather Demers.


INTRO TO WALL STREET INFO SESSION
Curious about careers on Wall Street or Investment Banking? Come to the Intro to Wall Street info session, Wednesday, October 8th at 5:45 in SOM room 112. UMass alumnus Chris McCabe ’81, managing director of Piper Jaffray will present. Recent Commonwealth College alumnus Drew Schwartz ’08 will also be there. Students from all majors are welcome.

 

—ACHIEVEMENTS, AWARDS & ACCOLADES—


2008-2009 DISTINGUISHED TEACHING AWARDS
Do you know an exceptional professor or teaching assistant/associtate?
Nominate him or her for a Distinguished Teaching Award.
Nominations must be submitted by October 31, 2008. Please visit the Office of the Provost for more details.

— $CHOLARSHIPS AND $UPPORT —


DAVID L. BOREN SCHOLARSHIP
A representative from the Institute of International Education will be speaking with interested students about the National Security Education Program (NSEP) David L. Boren Scholarships and Fellowships. [More information]


HONORS RESEARCH GRANTS
The deadline to apply for Honors Research Grants for Spring 2009 is Tuesday, October 7, 2008, 4:00 p.m.
Grants of up to $1,000 are available to junior and senior Commonwealth College students, with priority given to seniors working on honors thesis research. Applicants must have a cumulative GPA of 3.2 or higher and must submit a six to ten-page proposal outlining their project accompanied by a letter of endorsement from their faculty sponsor. [More information]


RESEARCH ASSISTANT FELLOWSHIPS
The deadline to apply for Research Assistant Fellowships for Spring 2009 is Tuesday, October 7, 2008 4:00 p.m.
Commonwealth College students who are currently sophomores or juniors and have a cumulative GPA of 3.2 or higher are eligible to apply.
These Fellowships are working fellowships that pay $8.00 per hour up to a maximum of $1,000 for students to work on a faculty member's research project. The program is designed to provide supplemental financial assistance, to give students an opportunity to gain experience in their academic field, and to help prepare them undertake their own research. Students must submit an application jointly with a faculty member. [More information]


OFFICE OF NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP ADVISEMENT (ONSA)
The office of National Scholarship Advisement is located in Commonwealth College. Application and contact information is available on our website. Please visit www.comcol.umass.edu/academics/onsa/ or e-mail ONSA.


GOLDWATER SCHOLARSHIPS
The Goldwater scholarship application is due on November 10, 2008 for sophomore and junior NSM and Engineering students. Contact the ONSA office for further details.


CRITICAL LANGUAGE SCHOLARSHIPS
The United States Department of State and the Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC) are pleased to announce the availability of overseas scholarships for intensive summer language institutes in eleven critical need foreign languages for summer 2009. [More information]


COMMONWEALTH COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS
Commonwealth College provides many different scholarship opportunities. Applications are usually due in the early spring. Please visit the Scholarships and Financial Support section of our website for more information.

— INTERNSHIPS & EMPLOYMENT —

— ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITIES —



LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITY
Undergraduate students wanted to serve on the University Academic Honesty Board. If interested please contact Kay Politella at 545-0867 or dkp@ombuds.umass.edu right away.


— CAMPUS & COMMUNITY EVENTS —


DR. JULIANNE MALVEAUX SCHEDULED TO SPEAK
Dr. Julianne Malveaux, President of Bennett College for Women will be speaking at the University of Massachusetts Amherst on Monday, September 29, 2008 at 4:00 p.m. in the Bernie Dallas Room in Goodell at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. The title of the lecture is ?What?s Trump: Race, Class, Gender and the 2008 Election? and is being sponsored by Women?s Studies and the College of Humanities and Fine Arts. The program is free and open to all. A reception will follow the talk.


DELTA CHI FRATERNITY EXPANDING
Did you ever wonder why all but four U.S. Presidents since 1822 were Greek? Or why 73% of Congress and nearly half of all Fortune 500 CEOs were in Fraternities? The Delta Chi Fraternity is expanding this semester at UMASS and is currently looking for active and involved male student leaders who meet their academic standards to become Founding Fathers of the Delta Chi Fraternity at UMASS. [More information]


UPCOMING EVENTS SPONSORED BY THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
Morning Mixer at Memorial Hall, Wednesday, Sept. 30
8:30 ? 10:30 a.m. in Memorial Hall.
   You are invited to stop by the Morning Mixer at Memorial Hall and start your day off with a complimentary breakfast of bagels, fresh fruit, coffee and assorted juices.

NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED * JUST BRING YOUR APPETITE [More information]


UPCOMING EVENTS FROM WOMEN OF COLOR LEADERSHIP NETWORK (WOCLN)
Body Politics 2009 Application Process and Interviews - Now Accepting Applications! Body Politics, an original production by and about women of color, explores body image along with other related topics. [More information]