News for the Smith College Community //February 1, 2001

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Four Exemplars to Claim Smith Medal

Four women, all of whom graduated from Smith College in the 1960s and have gone on to lead exemplary lives of professional achievement, will revisit the campus this month to be awarded the Smith College Medal, presented each year on Rally Day.

The event, which annually honors distinguished alumnae, students and faculty, will take place on Wednesday, February 21, at 1:30 p.m., in John M. Greene Hall.

The 2001 medalists were chosen to receive the award because they have demonstrated, "in their lives and work the true purpose of a liberal arts education." They are Molly Ivins '66, Ann Kaplan '67, Pamela Bowes Davis '68 and Judith Tick '64.

Molly Ivins, who is known for her acerbic and refreshingly honest political columns -- most recently at the expense of fellow Texan, President George W. Bush -- will also deliver the Rally Day address. An award-winning journalist, Ivins pens a nationally syndicated column carried in more than 200 newspapers and a column for The Progressive, while contributing regularly to Time, The Nation and Mother Jones. Considered one of the nation's wittiest political pundits, Ivins is also a writer for the American Civil Liberties Union and is active in Amnesty Internation-al's Journalism Network. The author of several books, including the recent Shrub: The Short but Happy Political Life of George W. Bush, Ivins in 1994 received the National Society of Newspaper Columnists' Lifetime Achievement Award, and has been a three-time finalist for the Pulitzer Prize.

Ann Kaplan, a Smith trustee, is the managing director at Goldman Sachs, one of the country's leading investment banking firms, where she heads a new venture focusing on women and investments. Kaplan, in her professional and extra-vocational lives, is a super-achiever and a champion in promoting the advancement of women of all backgrounds, and is particularly committed to helping Smith women advance in the business world. Kaplan has received numerous awards from the media as well as public, private and nonprofit organizations, including the Women's Economic Roundtable and the Feminist Press. As one of the first women partners at Goldman Sachs, Kaplan has served as a role model, mentor and advocate for policies and programs that support women and minorities there and throughout the financial industry. Her efforts earned her the 1993 Clairol Mentor Award in the field of banking and finance. Kaplan also serves on the board of the New York Chapter of the Girl Scouts and the business board of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Pamela Bowes Davis, a professor at Case Western Reserve University, is an outstanding leader in the research and treatment of cystic fibrosis. As director of the Cystic Fibrosis Research Center and The Specialized Center of Research on Lung Inflammation, Davis has led research that has resulted in the first new treatment strategies in 30 years for victims of cystic fibrosis and lung damage. Through her gene research, Davis has developed a new approach to facilitating the delivery of normal genes to the correct surface of the lung, where they can reverse defects. In another area, she discovered a mechanism to control the movement of ions through the lung membranes, providing a new therapy to reverse the disease. Driven by her belief that cystic fibrosis can be cured in her lifetime, Davis has taken a creative approach in advancing the treatment of the disease. Her work, which has resulted in three U.S. patents, has significantly improved the lives of those who suffer from cystic fibrosis.

Judith Tick, a pioneer in women's history in music, is the Matthews Distinguished University Professor of Music at Northeastern University. Her research and writings of women in music history have established her as a leading musicologist. Tick coedited a 1986 anthology, Women Making Music: The Western Art Tradition 1150­1950, which has become standard reading in courses about women and music. Her most recent book, Ruth Crawford Seeger: A Composer's Search for American Music, won the Lowens Book Award for distinguished scholarship from the Society for American Music and an ASCAP­Deems Taylor Award. Her book American Women Composers Before 1870 explores music as an arena of expressive culture open to women. Tick's article, "Women in Music," appears in the revised edition of The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians.

Rally Day began in 1876 as a celebration of George Washington's birthday. Since then, it has evolved from a social occasion into a daylong college celebration, at which seniors are permitted to wear their caps and gowns for the first time. The Smith College Medal, which was first awarded in 1964, has been presented at Rally Day since 1973.

Boys Choir of Harlem to Highlight Celebration

February is Black History Month, and Smith will herald the contributions of African Americans while considering the contemporary challenges that confront black America during a monthlong series of events titled "Black Struggle, Black Triumph: A Celebration of Black History."

A highlight of the celebration will be a performance by the world-renowned Boys Choir of Harlem on Thursday, February 8, at 7 p.m. in John M. Greene Hall. The choir, which has performed at the White House, the United Nations, and for visits by Pope John Paul III and Nelson Mandela, draws from the dual musical heritage of the European boys choir and the African-American church choir. The choir's repertoire ranges from classical music to jazz, contemporary, gospel, spirituals and specially commissioned works by leading composers.

Bringing the Boys Choir of Harlem to Smith was the dream of Stephanie Haynes-Lewis '01. Haynes-Lewis, an Ada Comstock Scholar, is committed to raising awareness of the many dimensions of African-American culture. "During my time at Smith, I've seen jazz, blues, hip-hop and gospel performances, but never African-American performers in a classical venue," explains Haynes-Lewis. "So I began researching what it would take to bring the Boys Choir of Harlem to campus." She then rallied support from a variety of college offices and campus organizations to fund the performance. "Having the Boys Choir of Harlem on campus is a magnificent way to kick off Black History Month," Haynes-Lewis says. "The concert will enrich the Smith community. It also offers us a forum for welcoming people from Springfield and Holyoke to our campus."

Tickets for the Boys Choir of Harlem performance (available at Northampton Box Office, 586-8686; and B-Side Records, 586-9556) are $15 for the general public and $5 for college students and senior citizens. Smith College students with ID and children ages 12 and under will be admitted free of charge.

Other highlights of Black History Month will be:

  • A Chapel Service/Sermon in Song, featuring the Baltimore City College Choir, on Sunday, February 4, at 10:30 a.m. in the chapel
  • A lecture and booksigning by Randall Robinson, human rights advocate, president of TransAfrica, and author of The Debt: What America Owes to Blacks, on Friday, February 16, at 7:30 p.m. in Wright Auditorium
  • A revival, featuring guest minister the Rev. Zina Jacque, Protestant chaplain, Bentley College, and assistant pastor of Union Baptist Church, Cambridge, on Saturday, February 17, at 7 p.m. in the chapel
  • The Annual New England Conference, hosted by the Black Students Alliance, with guests KRS One and Elaine Brown, including a conference social and party, on Saturday, February 24, at 10 p.m. in Wright Auditorium
  • A reading by Octavia Butler, science fiction novelist and MacArthur Foundation "genius grant" recipient, on Tuesday, February 27, at 7:30 p.m. in Wright Auditorium

Watch future issues of AcaMedia for more information about Black History Month at Smith.

Celebrating Girls/Women in Sports

A visit to campus by Olympic softball pitcher Danielle Henderson, a UMass alumna and gold medal winner, will be one of the highlights of a week-long celebration at Smith of National Girls and Women in Sport Day.

Though the national holiday is Wednesday, February 7, Smith plans to make it an extended week of celebrating the accomplishments of girls and women in sports, with commemorative events scheduled daily from February 3 through 11.

It all starts this Saturday, February 3, when Smith students are invited to attend a day full of athletic events, including a track and field meet at 11 a.m. at the athletic fields, and a swimming and diving competition at 1 p.m. at the Ainsworth pool. At each event, students will receive a "passport" that can be redeemed for prizes at the 2 p.m. basketball game in Ainsworth gym, between Smith and Babson.

On Sunday, February 4, third- through fifth-grade girls are invited to attend Smith's Youth Day clinics from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. in the Indoor Track and Tennis (ITT) facility. At the end of the clinics, Henderson will make her first campus appearance when she speaks to the aspiring athletes. At 7 p.m. in Wright Hall Auditorium, Henderson will address the college about her experience in the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, her debut in which she helped the U.S. Softball Team repeat as gold medalists. Henderson will answer audience questions following her talk.

The celebration continues on Monday, February 5, with an all-college intramural dodgeball game at 9 p.m. in Scott and Ainsworth gyms. On Tuesday, February 6, local women athletes will be honored by the athletic department during halftime of the Smith versus Clark basketball game in Ainsworth Gym. More sports clinics will follow on Wednesday, February 7.

On Thursday, February 8, Smith athletes will display their other talents by singing their favorite tunes during "Jock-a-pella," an a cappella event like no other, at 8 p.m. in the chapel.

The week of events will conclude with the Northampton Girls' Suburban Basketball Tournament from Friday, February 9, through Sunday, February 11, in which local fifth- through eighth-graders will compete. The tournaments will take place in Ainsworth and Scott gyms.

National Girls and Women in Sport Day was started in 1987 by the Women's Sports Foundation to honor Olympic volleyball legend Flo Hyman, who died the previous year. A ceremony is held on Capitol Hill each year marking the holiday, and celebrations are held across the United States and internationally.

For more information about Smith's Girls and Women in Sport Week, consult the Smith athletics Web site, www.smith.edu/athletics/home.

New Mascot: I Say 'Smith,' You Say 'Rocks'

Last December 7, Ann Golladay '01 showed up at Ainsworth Gym for a basketball game, sporting a blue bonnet and apron, a yellow t-shirt, and a huge "SC" sewn onto her skirt. At halftime she stood nervously before the crowd of fans and chanted in rhythm, "I say 'Smith,' you say 'Rocks,' I say 'Pio-,' you say '-neers!'" The audience played along, following her "Smith" with a loud "Rocks," her "Pio-" with "-neers."

It was a game between Smith and Trinity. Golladay, dressed in her "pioneer" outfit, was one of several students auditioning to become a real Smith College pioneer-the first official human mascot of Smith Athletics. For her efforts and her authentic costume, Golladay was selected by the audience to assume that role.

Until this year, when Katie Winger '01, senior class president, volunteered on a temporary basis, Smith never had a human representative of its mascot, the pioneer, says Lyn Oberbillig, director of athletics. Though the college's sporting events have not been without audience enthusiasm, the athletic department wanted someone to lead cheers at every game, explains Oberbillig. So to create excitement at games ("lead cheers, get everyone having a good time, get people fired up about Smith," Oberbillig says), the department sought the best pioneer mascot.

Golladay says she auditioned for the job because she wanted to become part of the spirited and enthusiastic sporting events at Smith. "I've done a lot of random sports like cro-quet, badminton and ice hockey, and none are fan-oriented," she notes. "It's cool to be a part of the fan scene. It sounded like a really cool idea."

Golladay went to the audition with no idea what to expect, she says. Even as the first official mascot, she doesn't yet have a "defined role," she explains. "I have to go to games and cheer for them. It should be fun. I will set the precedent for whatever a Smith mascot does."

A unicorn had been Smith's school mascot until the early 1980s, when it was changed to a pioneer, says Oberbillig, "not only because Smith is in the Pioneer Valley, but because as a women's college, Smith is a pioneer at the forefront of creating education for women." Eventually, Oberbillig says the athletic department hopes to invest in a pioneer mascot costume, hire a permanent mascot (Golladay and Winger will graduate in May), and possibly organize a "spirit club," a playful team of cheerleaders that will support the home team with such antics as reading newspapers as the opposing team is announced.

For now, though, watch for Golladay in her pioneer garb, leading cheers on the sidelines of Smith sporting events. And when she says "Smith," you say "Rocks."

A New Web Site for Old Languages

The ability to fluently speak a foreign language will soon be just a Web site away thanks to the Five College Foreign Language Resource Center. The center, a division of Five Colleges, Inc., has been awarded a two-year grant of $228,528 from the Fund for the Improvement of Post Secondary Education (FIPSE). The grant will support the expansion of two Web-based resources created by the center.

The grant-funded project will build on the center's pioneering efforts to use the Web to disseminate video/audio/text materials for teaching 15 uncommonly taught languages. The center's Web site, called LangMedia I (at http://langmedia. fivecolleges.edu) offers course information on everyday Czech, Modern Greek, Hindi and Swahili. For the new project LangMedia II, the center will develop country-specific materials for more commonly taught languages, such as French and Spanish. These materials will be framed in the context of the different cultures where the languages are spoken today, including those in Senegal, Canada, France, Central America, Latin America and Spain.

According to Elizabeth Mazzocco, who directs the center and is a professor of Italian at UMass, LangMedia II will provide a free, easily accessible video/audio/text site that meets the needs of a wide range of constituencies, including students, military personnel, travelers and lifelong learners. "It has the potential to make a major contribution to language learning and the potential to fill a real void in language-learning resources available to people in the United States today," she says.

While numerous Web sites are dedicated to foreign language acquisition, none offer a ready resource for acquiring regional and national variations of languages such as French and Spanish, notes Mazzocco. "What the project aims to do," she says, "is provide a practical response to the pressing need for technologically based, culturally specific foreign language materials produced by foreign language professionals."

Because the materials on LangMedia II will not be tied to a specific text or linguistic level, they can serve as either an introductory tool or a refresher for language learners at every level. By employing many of the same practices as those proven to be successful with the less commonly taught languages in LangMedia I, the center is in a unique position to develop and maintain the new archive. Since the center was established in the late 1980s to assist faculty in incorporating new technologies into their teaching of languages, center personnel have gained valuable experience, developing the Five College Foreign Language Laserdisc series as well as its more recent LangMedia site. Equally important, the center is able to draw on a large community of native speakers from among the five area campuses.

The center works with a select group of undergraduate and graduate students from other countries, training them to be videographers. When they return home for summer or winter vacations, the students use their cameras to record conversations around the dinner table, in the market, in cafés and bazaars. The resulting footage, edited by Mazzocco and her staff, will appear on the LangMedia II site.

"What you will see and hear captures authentic scenes of interaction and speechmaking. It is not the product of a professional soundstage; indeed, for our purposes, it is better because it is authentic," says Mazzocco. The edited video and audio segments are later paired with target language materials developed by professional language teachers.

FIPSE, the grant-making branch of the U.S. Department of Education, will support approximately two-thirds of the cost of the project over the next two years. The additional third, totaling $116,946, will be provided by the five colleges and by Five Colleges, Inc.

Smith Receives Awards from CASE

For the third straight year, Smith's Office of Advancement has been awarded the Circle of Excellence Award for educational fundraising from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), an international association of education professionals, of which Smith is an institutional member

Meanwhile, the Smith Alumnae Quarterly won from CASE a gold medal in the category of college and university general interest magazines and a silver medal for periodical special issues. In addition, the invitation package for "Transformations," the October weekend celebration of the Ada Comstock Scholars Program's silver anniversary, garnered, fittingly, a silver medal from CASE.

Smith's advancement team received its Circle of Excellence Award for overall performance following its third straight year of raising a substantial amount of funds toward the college's goals. For each of the past three years, the numbers of donors and amount of money raised have increased.

The award, which was given this year to 78 institutions worldwide from among more than 1,200 candidates, is based on the following criteria: a consistent growth in total support; an evaluation of the factors that contributed to the support growth trend; the breadth of program areas and pattern of growth in each area; the pattern of growth in alumnae donations; the impact on total support of the 12 largest gifts; the total support in relation to the alumnae base; and the type of institution.

Other schools to have won awards in Smith's category of private liberal arts institutions were Amherst, Middlebury, Wellesley, and Oberlin colleges and Lawrence University.



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Collegewide

Honorary Degree Nominations
The Committee on Honorary Degrees is seeking names of individuals for consideration as honorary degree candidates. The committee considers women who are exemplars of excellence in a range of academic and nonacademic fields as well as women and men who have had a special impact on Smith, the education of women, or women's lives. Send nomination letters to the Committee on Honorary Degrees, Office of the Board of Trustees. Briefly describe the candidate's qualifications, field, place of work and why you think the candidate is deserving. Include supporting material such as curriculum vitae, newspaper articles, entries from biographical reference works and others. All nominations will receive careful consideration. The review process is lengthy, and it will not be possible to guarantee that a nominee will receive an honorary degree or to provide a timetable for when the degree would be awarded.

New Transfer and Visiting Students
The Smith College community welcomes 22 new transfer students and two visiting students to campus this January. These students join us from many different states, including New Hampshire, Vermont, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Virginia, North Carolina, Florida, Illinois, Oklahoma, Colorado, California, and Massachusetts.


Faculty & Staff

Have a Heart Food Drive
The Staff Council Activities Committee will once again sponsor its annual nonperishable food drive to benefit the Northampton Survival Center, from Monday, February 12, through Friday, March 2. Donations can be made in collection bins placed in several campus buildings. Please consider a contribution of breakfast cereal, canned beans, fruit or vegetables, fruit juice, hearty soup, macaroni and cheese, pasta and to-mato sauce, peanut butter, powdered milk, rice or water-packed tuna.

New HR Brochure
Look for the new spring 2001 Human Resources Training and Development brochure coming to you via campus mail. The glossy brochure sports a large sun and announces a special training series titled "Civility at Smith-Strengthening Mind, Body and Spirit at Work." A slate of internationally recognized and local presenters will offer stimulating workshops, lectures and performances grouped into four themes: change at work; respectful workplace communications; diverse dimensions of health and wellness; and wellness, work and family. Mark your selected workshops on the registration form, have your supervisor sign it, then mail it to HR/T&D, 30 Belmont, or fax it to ext. 2294; or sign up on-line at www.smith.edu/hr/td. Register between Thursday, February 1, and Friday, February 16; late registrations will be accepted on a space-available basis. Confirmations will be returned via e-mail, mail or fax. Call ext. 2263, or send e-mail to tdaide@smith.edu, with questions.


Students

Spielberg Fellowships in Prague
Are you interested in studying the Jewish experience in Prague this summer? Steven Spielberg's Righteous Persons Foundation and Project Judaica are offering Spielberg Fellowships to support an eight-week Jewish studies program in Prague. Scholarships include a stipend of up to $3,000-toward the program's total cost of $5,190-to fund the study of the Jewish experience in eastern Europe, engage in community service and take a study tour to Poland. Other highlights include housing with Czech roommates, participating in weekly activities and taking a weekend trip to Cesky Krumlov. The deadline for program applications is Thursday, March 1; for scholarship applications, Sunday, April 1. For more details, consult www.cetacademicprograms.com or contact Naomi Shulman, ext. 4913, in the Office for International Study.

Faculty Teaching Awards
Honor a great professor by nominating her or him for a Faculty Teaching Award. One award each will be presented to a junior faculty member and a senior faculty member at this year's Rally Day on Wednesday, February 21. Nomination submissions should be one to two typed pages in length, and must include your name, box and telephone extension. Mail submissions to Box 8938 by 5 p.m. Tuesday, February 6. Contact Shawna Parker, scparker@smith.edu, with questions.

Make-up Examinations
Students who were granted an extension for final examinations in the fall semester must complete their examinations during the first two weeks of this semester. Please call Jan Morris (ext. 2554) in the registrar's office to make arrangements. All examinations must be picked up by 2 p.m. on Friday, February 9.

Gold Key Guides
Do you love Smith? Would you enjoy sharing your enthusiasm with prospective students? If so, come to a meeting to learn about how you can become a Gold Key Guide, on either Wednesday, February 7, at 7:30 p.m. in Stoddard auditorium, Tuesday, February 13, at 4:30 p.m. in Seelye Hall, room 106. If you are interested but cannot attend either meeting, contact Jamey Borell, ext. 7780, or Marcy Straley, ext. 2508.

SSEP Summer Jobs
Applications are currently available for 12 undergraduate research/teaching internships and two residence coordinator positions for the 2001 Smith Summer Science and Engineering Program (SSEP). The SSEP is a residential program for high school women, which enriches and supports their achievements in science and engineering. SSEP interns will serve as research/teaching assistants to Smith faculty in astronomy, biology, biochemistry, chemistry, computer science, engineering, writing, and women's health, and as residential counselors for the high school students. SSEP Residence Coordinators (RCs) will collaborate with the program director to train and prepare the interns, plan for participant housing and schedule recreational, social and educational events for the high school participants. Interns and RCs will live in college houses, along with high school program participants, who will be supervised by the resident RCs. Qualified applicants for the position of RC will have demonstrated experience in community living and supervision of students. Dates of employment are June 11 through July 28. Interns and RCs will receive a stipend plus room and board. If you have interests and expertise in these fields and would like to experience the rewards of mentoring high school students, please contact Gail Scordilis (Clark Hall, ext. 3879, gscordil@smith.edu) for an application. The deadline for applications is Monday, February 12.

Beinecke Memorial Scholarship
Applications are being accepted for the Beinecke Brothers Memorial Scholarship, which is awarded to college juniors who have demonstrated unusual ability in the arts, humanities and social sciences, and are eager to pursue these fields at the graduate level. Applicants should represent superior standards of intellectual ability, scholastic achievement and personal promise. Preference will be given to students for whom the award would enhance the likelihood of attending graduate school. Applicants must have received financial aid during their undergraduate years and must be United States citizens. The Beinecke Scholarship consists of a $2,000 grant upon completion of undergraduate studies, plus a stipend of $15,000 for each of two years in graduate school. Applications are available in the Office of the Class Deans, College Hall 23, and are due by Wednesday, February 14. For additional information, contact Margaret Bruzelius or Anne-Marie LaFosse at ext. 4920.

Study-Abroad Deadlines
Deadlines for JYA applications and the Application for Endorsement of Study-Abroad Plans are as follows: February 1 for JYA programs in Florence, Geneva, Hamburg and Paris; February 15, 2001, for all other study-abroad programs; March 1, 2001, for seeking approval for a nonapproved program starting in spring 2002. Call the Office for International Study, ext. 4905, with questions.

International Study Meetings
If you are interested in studying abroad, please come to one of the information meetings at the Office of International Studies, held every week, beginning February 5, on Mondays at 4 p.m. in Clark Hall. Meetings will be approximately 45 minutes. The sessions will review study-abroad opportunities and procedures, and question-and-answer sessions will follow. An information meeting will also be held on Thursday, February 8, from 2-3 p.m. in Clark Hall, in preparation for the February 15 Plan of Study deadline.

Reunion Help Wanted
Full-time student workers are needed for this year's reunion activities, May 16-27. Workers must attend meetings and training sessions during the spring semester. Applications are available at the Alumnae House reception desk and are due by Friday, February 9. Because of commencement commitments, seniors are inelegible to apply. For more information, contact Kristen Bonatz, ext. 4405, kbonatz@email.smith.edu.

Sources of further information, if any, are shown in parentheses at the end of event descriptions. An asterisk following a listing indicates that the event is open to the public. Admission charges, if any, are listed when known. Items for this section must be submitted on Event Service Request Forms.


Sunday, February 4

Lectures/Symposia
Lecture Olympic softball pitcher and UMass alumna Danielle Henderson will speak about her experience as a gold medalist in the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games; followed by a question-and-answer session (see story, page 1). 7 p.m., Wright Auditorium*


Monday, February 5

Lectures/Symposia
Lecture Steve Tilley, biology, will talk about the gypsy moth. Part of the Northampton Silk Project Brown Bag Lunch Series. Noon, Kahn Institute, third floor Neilson Library*

Lecture "Utopian Landscapes, from Andre Thouin to Thomas Jefferson." Michel Conan, director of studies in landscape architecture, Dumbarton Oaks. Second in the series "Issues in Landscape Studies" (LSS 100). Sponsors: departments of art, comparative literature, English, environmental sciences and policy, landscape studies, and biology; and the Botanic Garden. 2:40-4 p.m., Wright auditorium*

Biosciences Student Research Symposium. Undergraduates, master's and doctoral degree candidates in biological sciences, biochemistry, neuroscience, environmental science and policy, marine science, and chemistry will present their research. 4-5:30 p.m., McConnell foyer

Performing Arts/Films
Film Raise the Red Lantern (China). Set in the 1920s, this lush film explores a claustrophobic world of privilege, sexism and humiliation. Part of the International Film Festival sponsored by the Office of the Chaplains. 7 p.m., Stoddard Auditorium*

Film Bent Familia (1997, Tunisia). Nouri Bouzid, director. First in the third annual Africa Film Series, featuring films of North Africa. Sponsors: government and Afro-American studies departments, Kahn Liberal Arts Institute, Five College African Studies Council. 8 p.m., Seelye 106*

Meetings/Workshops
Study-abroad meeting Meet with a representative from the Institute for Study Abroad, Butler University, regarding programs in the U.K., Australia and New Zealand, and with a representative of Cambridge University about studying abroad next year. 5 p.m., Clark Hall conference room

Other Events/Activities
Language lunch tables French, Italian. 12:15 p.m., Duckett Special Dining Rooms A & B

President's open hours First come, first served. 4-5 p.m., College Hall 20

Reception Service Organizations of Smith (S.O.S.) invites students to a welcome reception. Learn about local volunteer opportunities, meet S.O.S. student board members and talk with current volunteers. 4:30 p.m., Dewey common room

Yoga class Noncredit, for students. All levels. 4:45-6 p.m., Davis Ballroom

Intramural dodgeball games All invited. Part of Smith's Girls and Women in Sport Week. 9 p.m., Scott and Ainsworth gyms


Tuesday, February 6

Lectures/Symposia
Sigma Xi luncheon talk Bruce Hawkins, professor emeritus of physics, will report on the Sigma Xi annual meeting. Open to faculty, emeriti and staff. Noon, College Club, lower level

Open colloquium Anita Lasker-Wallfisch, cellist and Auschwitz survivor, will discuss her book Inherit the Truth. Part of the Kahn Institute's project "Anatomy of Exile." 4 p.m., Kahn colloquium room, Neilson Library

Meetings/Workshops
Weight Watchers at Work All welcome. For information, call ext. 2297. 1 p.m., Wright common room*

Study-abroad meeting Meet with a representative of the Center for Education Abroad, Beaver College, regarding programs in the U.K. or Australia. 4 p.m., Clark Hall conference room

SGA Senate meeting Open forum. All students welcome. 7:15 p.m., Seelye 201

CDO informational meeting Shady Hill School, an independent, coeducational day school in Cambridge, will discuss its teacher training course. 7:30 p.m., Seelye 207

Workshop L'Atelier, a theatre workshop conducted in French by Florent Masse. 7:30 p.m., T-209 Mendenhall CPA

Religious Life
Episcopal-Lutheran Fellowship meets for worship, friendship and fun. Eucharist, fellowship and light lunch provided. Students, faculty, staff and friends are welcome. Noon, St. John's Episcopal Church living room

Meeting Newman Association.
7 p.m., Bodman Lounge, chapel

Other Events/Activities
Language lunch table Chinese, 12:15 p.m., Duckett Special Dining Room A

Language lunch table German. 12:15 p.m., Duckett Special Dining Room B

Yoga class Noncredit, for students. All levels. 4:45-6 p.m., Davis Ballroom

Basketball vs. Clark. Local women athletes will be honored during halftime. 7 p.m., Ainsworth gym*


Wednesday, February 7

Lectures/Symposia
Chemistry/Biochemistry lunch chat An informal departmental seminar for students and faculty. 12:10-1:10 p.m., McConnell 403a

Lecture "Prelude to a Concert: Music from the Ashes." Adrian Sunshine, music director of the London Chamber Players, will discuss the music of Jewish musicians imprisoned in The Reisenstadt and, eventually, murdered. 8 p.m., Alumnae House living room*

Meetings/Workshops
Information session for prospective Gold Key guides. Do you love Smith? Would you enjoy sharing your enthusiasm with prospective students and other visitors? Attend this meeting to learn how to become a Gold Key guide. 7:30-8:30 p.m., Stoddard Auditorium

CDO informational meeting Linkage, a human resources consulting firm, will present information about entry-level positions and careers. 7:30 p.m., Wright common room

Religious Life
Catholic Adas gathering and informal discussion/reflection. Lunch served. All welcome. Noon, Bodman Lounge, chapel

Buddhist service and discussion. 7:15 p.m., Bodman Lounge, chapel

ECC Bible study Bring questions, frustrations and curiosities. 10 p.m., Bodman Lounge, chapel

Other Events/Activities
Language lunch tables Spanish, Portuguese. 12:15 p.m., Duckett Special Dining Rooms A & B.

Classics lunch Noon, Duckett Special Dining Room C

Yoga class Noncredit, for students. All levels. 4:45-6 p.m., Davis Ballroom

Squash vs. Wesleyan. 7 p.m., Ainsworth squash courts*

 


Thursday, February 8

Lectures/Symposia
Liberal Arts Luncheon lecture "In Praise of Teacher-Centered Schools." Rosetta Cohen, education and child study. Sponsor: Committee on Academic Priorities. Noon, College Club, lower level

Annual Dickinson Lecture "Cooperative Games, Voting Power, and the Supreme Court." Paul Edelman, professor of mathematics and law, Vanderbilt University. Sponsor: Department of Mathematics. Preceded by refreshments at 4 p.m. in the Math Forum, Burton third floor.
4:30 p.m., McConnell 404

Lecture "Effecting Fundamental Social Change: Women's Community Activism in Nepal." Two officers of the Women's Foundation of Nepal, Renu Sharma, secretary general, and Tara Upreti, president, will discuss why the foundation was started, its current programs and goals, and the importance and challenges of community-led development. Part of the Kahn Institute's project "From Local to Global: Community Activism in the New Millennium." 4:30 p.m., Seelye 106*

Lecture "The Roman à Clef in Chinese Fiction: How to Create a 'Shadow.'" Jue Chen, visiting fellow at Harvard University. Sponsor: East Asian languages and literature. 4:30 p.m., Wright common room

Performing Arts/Films
Theatre Short plays by Mark Van Wye, MFA '01. Part of the theatre department's New Play Reading Series. 7:30 p.m., Earle Recital Hall, Sage*

Concert Diane Anderson, honorary professor, Royal Conservatory of Music, Brussels, will perform piano works by Kodály, Tansman, and Bartók. Sponsor: Ernst Wallfisch Memorial Scholarship Fund. 8 p.m., Sweeney Concert Hall, Sage*

Concert The Boys Choir of Harlem, featuring 62 conservatory-trained singers, will perform classical, spiritual, jazz and contemporary works. (See story, page 1.) Tickets (586-8686): $15, general; $5, students and seniors; free for Smith students (with college ID) and children 12 and under. 7 p.m., John M. Greene Hall*

Dance The Next Stage. The graduate dance department presents dances by Sukarji Sriman and Kerri Underwood; MFA candidates; Leslie Miller, a former Radio City Rockette; and Sarah Seely and featuring performances by more than 40 Five College students and professional dancers. Tickets (585-ARTS): $7, general; $5, students and seniors. 8 p.m., Theatre 14, Mendenhall CPA*

Concert "Jock-a-pella." Smith athletes will sing their favorite songs. Part of Girls and Women in Sport Week. 8 p.m., Chapel

Meetings/Workshops
Meeting Out to Lunch. Queer women at Smith meet to eat, schmooze and have fun. Please join us. (For more information, contact Ruth van Erp, ext. 2036, rvanerp@smith.edu, or Tracie Kurth, ext. 2664, tkurth@smith.edu.) Noon, Alumnae House conference room

Study-abroad information meeting 2 p.m., Clark Hall

Religious Life
Intervarsity prayer meeting 7:30-10 p.m., Bodman Lounge, chapel

Other Events/Activities
Yoga class Noncredit, for students. All levels. 8-9:15 a.m., Davis Ballroom

Language lunch tables Korean, Russian. 12:15 p.m., Duckett Special Dining Rooms A & B (alternate weekly)

Community forum "Civility at Smith College: Real-life Scenarios on Diversity and Respectful Communications at Work," with the Cornell Interactive Theatre Ensemble. 1:30-3 p.m., Theatre 14, Mendenhall Center


Friday, February 9

Lectures/Symposia
Panel An investigation of the social influence of visual arts and mass media, featuring panelists who work in television, print and Webcasting.
7 p.m., T-100 Mendenhall CPA

Performing Arts/Films
Ernst Wallfisch Memorial Concert "Music from the Ashes." Featuring Lori Wallfisch, professor emerita of music, and Adrian Sunshine, music director, London Chamber Players. 8 p.m., Sweeney Concert Hall, Sage*

Dance The graduate dance department presents The Next Stage. See
2/8 listing. 8 p.m., Theatre 14, Mendenhall CPA*

Meetings/Workshops
Meeting Smith Science Fiction and Fantasy Society. 4:30 p.m., Seelye 208

Religious Life
Shabbat Services Dinner follows in the Kosher kitchen, Dawes. 5:30 p.m., Dewey common room.

Keystone B.I.G. meeting Weekly fellowship meeting of Campus Crusade for Christ. 7 p.m., Bodman Lounge, chapel

Other Events/Activities
Language lunch table Japanese. 12:15 p.m., Duckett Special Dining Room A

Language lunch table Swahili. 12:15 p.m., Duckett Special Dining Room B

Language lunch table Hebrew. 12:15 p.m., Duckett Special Dining Room C

Alumnae House tea Gillett and Wilder houses are cordially invited to attend. 4 p.m., Alumnae House living room


Saturday, February 10

Performing Arts/Films
Dance The graduate dance department presents The Next Stage. See
2/8 listing. 8 p.m., Theatre 14, Mendenhall CPA*

Other Events/Activities
Track and Field Smith Men's and Women's Invitational. 9:30 a.m., athletic fields*

Squash vs. Connecticut College.
1 p.m., Ainsworth squash courts*

Squash vs. Bard. 3 p.m., Ainsworth squash courts*


Sunday, February 11

Performing Arts/Films
Concert Baroque vocal and chamber music with Five College faculty. Jane Bryden, soprano; Christopher Krueger, baroque flute; Larry Schipull, harpsichord; and Alice Robbins, viola da gamba, will perform works by Hasse, Campra, Frescobaldi and C.P.E. Bach. 8 p.m., Sweeney Concert Hall, Sage*

Meetings/Workshops
Meeting Amnesty International. 7 p.m., Gamut

Meeting Smith African Students Association. All welcome. 4 p.m., Mwangi basement, Lilly

Meeting Feminists of Smith Unite.
7 p.m., Women's Resource Center, Davis

Religious Life
Morning Worship. Ecumenical Christian Church, with guest preacher Joy Caires '00 and the Rev. Thomas Fisher celebrating Holy Communion. Brunch follows in Bodman Lounge. All welcome. 10:30 a.m., Chapel*

Quaker (Friends) meeting for worship. Preceded by informal discussion at 9:30 a.m. All welcome, child-care available. 11:30 a.m., Bass 203, 204, 210, 211*

Roman Catholic Mass Fr. Stephen-Joseph Ross, OCD, celebrant, and Elizabeth Carr, Catholic chaplain. Dinner follows in Bodman Lounge. All welcome. 4:30 p.m., Chapel

Intervarsity prayer meeting 9-10 p.m., chapel


Exhibitions

"The Refugees" Two life-sized sculptures by artist Judith Peck, depicting refugees carrying a child and worldly possessions. Through May 28. For more information, contact the Kahn Liberal Arts Institute, ext. 4292. Neilson Library, third floor*

"Biblical Women" An exhibition of story quilts by Lee Porter '60. Using textiles and appliqué and quilting techniques, Porter depicts several scenes of women from the Bible, engaged in activities such as naming children, celebrating victories and mediating disputes. Through March 30. A reception will be held on Friday, February 23 from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Alumnae House Gallery*