News for
the Smith College Community | March 6, 1997
Smith 2020
Now You've Heard Everything
- Thousands of hours put in by hundreds of people (or at least it seems
that way)...notebooks full of important proposals...e-mails flying through
fiber optics...task force reports...mission statement drafts. Is it possible
that Smith 2020 has something more to offer? Indeed, it is.
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- Ta Daaa !
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- The 2020 Contest: An entry in this contest must be a representation
-- in any medium -- of some aspect of Smith as it will be in 2020. It might
be a collage, a mural, a web page, a video, a diorama, a poem, a song or
a skit. It might even be an essay. Actually, this competition started out
as an essay contest but mutated to its current form in order to tap more
extensively into the creative energies of the Smith community -- people
with woodworking, drafting or video production skills or those with musical,
artistic or playwrighting talents. It is expected, for example, that, for
this contest, a carpenter might build a model of a campus building as it
would be constructed in 2020; an electronic whiz-kid might design a futuristic
web page; or a writer might create a sci-fi version of life at Smith in
the 21st century.
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- The contest is the brainchild of the staff committee that is working
in conjunction with the self-study. The group suggested that a competition
be developed that would elicit the community's best ideas for how Smith
might appear in the year 2020.
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- Entries, which must be submitted to the Office of College Relations,
Garrison Hall, by 4:30 p.m. on Friday, April 4, will be evaluated by a
panel of judges. Consideration will be given to the idea represented by
each entry as well as to its presentation.
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- And here's the incentive: There will be first prizes of $2,020 and
second prizes of $202.0(0) in three categories: current students, faculty
and staff (which includes all other employees), as well as a number of
honorable mentions at $20.20. (Senior staff, judges, trustees and their
families are not eligible to participate.) Questions? Call Ann Shanahan,
ext. 2190, or e-mail ashanahan@ais
And The Winners Are...
- Of the creative and colorful banners that festooned the balcony of
John M. Greene Hall on Rally Day, four were singled out for special honors
(and prizes -- $125 to the first prize house and a copy of Smith Voices
to the runner-up house). For the banner that best illustrated the Rally
Day theme of "Reflecting, Moving, Focusing," Northrop House won
first prize with Cushing taking honorable mention. For the most creative
banner, Talbot House was the choice with Chase House as honorable mention.
Judges were: Merry Farnum, student affairs; Kara Morin, alumnae association;
Peg Pitzer, advancement; Elizabeth Kinter '99; and Denise Gay '98.
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- In the evening, the class of 1997 was the big winner, with prizes for
having presented the best skit in Sophia's Follies and for having the highest
percentage of any class attending the Rally Day show; 36 percent of the
senior class was there to cheer on the class clowns. Judges for the evening
prizes -- $125 for each award -- were: Nancy Asai and Hryar Tamzarian,
student affairs; Maureen Mahoney, dean of the college; Tom Riddell and
Mary Philpott, class deans; Marjorie Richardson, minority affairs; and
John Connolly, dean of the faculty.
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- And finally, in the third annual AcaMedia Rally Day scramble, the winner
is...Laura Samartin '97 of Tyler House.
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- We were very pleased that so many people took the time to complete
the word scramble and submit their entries.
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Class Distinction
- Two members of the faculty were recognized for outstanding performance
in the classroom at Rally Day 1997 when they received the traditional Junior
and Senior Teaching Awards.
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- Paulette Peckol, professor of biological sciences, recipient of the
latter honor, which was presented by Emily Petty '97, graduated from Wittenburg
University and received the Ph. D. from Duke University. She arrived at
Smith in 1985 as assistant professor and coordinator of the Five College
Coastal and Marine Science Program. Promoted to full professor in 1996,
she teaches courses in introductory biology, environmental biology and
in both marine and tropical ecology.
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- The citation read by Petty included several comments about Peckol by
the students who nominated her for the award: "She answers all questions
without passing judgment on a student or intimidating her"; and "She
made me feel confident and intelligent and, because she expected quality
work from me and believed that I could produce it, I did some of my best
work at Smith in her classes." Students also commented on the emphasis
that Peckol places on verbal and written communications skills, emphasizing
that these are "the tools for success." But it's not all work
in Peckol's classes: "Her sense of humor," observed the teaching
award citation, "has created a new experience for students as they
begin to realize that science can be lots of fun."
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- Humor was also a theme in the citation read by Deborah Szarski '97
as she presented the Junior Teaching Award to Assistant Professor of Sociology
Marc Steinberg. Szarski called Steinberg's sense of humor "wacky"
and remarked on "the quirky enthusiasm" that leads him to play
Madonna's "Material Girl" as a prelude to a discussion of capitalism
and motivate students to make insightful connections between experience
and theory by awarding "funky fish pens." In a more serious vein,
Szarski quoted one of Steinberg's students as saying that he "encourages
us to learn because we love to learn and allows us to remember why learning
is something to love." Steinberg received both the A.B. and the M.A.
in history from The Johns Hopkins University and the Ph. D. in sociology
from the University of Michigan. He has been teaching at Smith since 1994
and his courses have included introductory sociology, theories of society,
contemporary sociological theory and social movements.
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- Award recipients are determined by the Faculty Teaching Awards Committee,
a group of students from the sophomore, junior and senior and Ada Comstock
classes. Nominations for the awards are submitted in letters from Smith
students and include anecdotes and specific examples of teaching excellence.
The committee members rely on the strength of the nomination letters, rather
than the number of letters they receive about a single candidate, to make
their choices.
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Diversity Statement
- On February 24, a Campus Climate Working Group sub-group met to begin
drafting a diversity statement, the purpose of which is to address the
expectations of the Smith College community. Below is the sub-group's first
draft. Those interested in joining the group may attend its next meeting,
on Monday, March 10, at noon, in Neilson Browsing Room.
- Smith College is committed to the promotion and affirmation of diversity
in its broadest sense. All people must be able to work, study and live
at Smith with the expectation of respectful treatment within a climate
of safety. The College places a high value on the dignity and worth of
individuals regardless of their gender, ethnicity, race, sexual/affectional
orientation, age, physical and mental abilities, religious beliefs and
socioeconomic class. Because academic discourse depends on the free exchange
of multiple perspectives and differing points of view, we strive to maintain
an atmosphere that encourages respectful free, open and active dialogue.
Therefore, all Smith College students and employees are expected to respect
the dignity and worth of the individual and to strive for the preservation
and protection of fundamental human rights.
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- Although we recognize that the promotion of diversity has an inherent
tendency toward clashes in values and perspectives, Smith College requires
the commitment of all members of the community to work toward the recognition
and elimination of prejudice and discrimination and the willingness to
examine and discuss conflicts to insure their effective resolution.
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Going From School to College in a New Way
- Two students from the Smith Vocational and Agricultural High School
are currently working on campus as part of a new outreach effort initiated
by the college. Through the Women in the Trades program, Rebecca Cooper,
a senior at the high school, spends alternate weeks between the Smith botanic
garden and her agriculture classroom at the high school.
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- Cooper and Rachel Estes, who works in the the physical plant plumbing
shop, are two of 18 young women who visited campus last fall to explore
careers in nontraditional areas. According to Elyse Cann, Smith Voke's
school-to-career coordinator, during the campus tour, students who are
in agriculture and forestry at the vocational school ended up exploring
Smith's greenhouses, grounds and stables, while the second group spent
their time at a construction site where carpenters, plumbers and electricians
were at work.
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- Bill Brandt, physical plant director, noted that the college started
the partnership with the high school because "it's a relationship
where we can provide a workplace and training for young women in jobs that
are nontraditional for women." Cooper and Estes, who is a junior,
have been on campus since the beginning of January.
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- Brandt noted that there are several unions that represent the tradespeople
at physical plant and that this program is a joint effort between the unions
and the college. The program allows the college to hire for pay several
young women at a time who will work in a particular trade for 40 hours
per week. "This is an ongoing program," Brandt said. "Hopefully,
in the future, we will have four or five high school students a year. I
have long felt we need to do something like this because there are so few
women in the trades."
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- The partnership with the college is one aspect of a larger program
funded in part by the DeWitt Wallace-Readers Digest Fund, Cann explains.
The School-to-Career Partnership was developed in the spring of 1996 by
representatives of schools, employers, government, human services and other
organizations to enhance connections between schools and communities. The
program involves work study, internships and job shadowing.
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- Cooper, who lives in Easthampton, said her time on campus so far has
been an all-around learning experience. "I drove by here every day
going to school but I never even thought of stopping," she said. "I
had never been here before I came on the tour. Now I enjoy everything about
the place. There is such a variety here," she says of the landscape.
"It's just like a rain forest."
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Ergot Argot
- Cleaning the screen of your computer monitor is the easiest way to
reduce the effects of glare and reflections. A clean screen is brighter
and produces more contrast. How often you clean your screen depends on
the amount of dust it attracts, but clean it regularly, before dust becomes
noticeable. Use a soft cloth or tissue moistened with glass cleaner or
water. If your screen is optically coated, for best results you may need
to use a product specifically designed for this type of glass.
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- Questions or comments for committee members? You can send them e-mail
to Ergonomics@ais.smith.edu.
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Twin Achievements
- It isn't often that the same family can boast the publication of two
books within just a few months of each other. Boccaccio's Des cleres at
nobles femmes: Systems of Signification in an Illuminated Manuscript, by
Brigitte Buettner of the art department, reached book shelves first --
last fall. Published by the College Art Association in association with
the University of Washington Press, Buettner's book is part of CAA's distinguished
Monographs on the Fine Arts series. A study of the first surviving illuminated
manuscript of the French translation of Boccaccio's Clere femmes, according
to the CAA News, it "provides insight into the role of merchants in
Parisian artistic production around 1440 and examines the iconography of
the 109 miniatures contained in the Clere femmes. [Buettner] offers an
enlightening analysis of the manuscript's formal repetitions and contrasts
of gestures and colors, demonstrating in the end that visual systems can
articulate meaningful patterns."
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- Arriving on the scene only slightly later -- right now, in fact-- is
After Empire by Buettner's husband, Michael Gorra of the English department.
In his book, Gorra explores how three novelists of empire -- Paul Scott,
V.S. Naipaul and Salman Rushdie -- have charted the perpetually drawn and
perpetually blurred boundaries of identity left in the wake of British
imperialism. "Full of sound judgment, insight and originality, Gorra's
analysis of what he terms the imagined community of the British Empire
will probably form the theoretical platform upon which the emerging generations
of post-colonial scholars will build," observes reviewer Caryl Phillips.
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- The Buettner-Gorra duo will be at the Jeffrey Amherst College Store
on South Prospect Street (behind the Jeffrey Amherst Bookstore) in Amherst
Friday, March 7, from 4 to 6 p.m. for a book-signing party. Meanwhile,
they are both thinking about the next writing project. Buettner is starting
a book on the images and rituals of gift-giving in late-medieval courts
of Europe and Gorra, as a result of "Travellers' Tales," a comparative
literature course he is teaching, is contemplating writing some travel
literature of his own, and his opportunity may be just around the corner;
he and Buettner will be in Germany next year where she will be directing
the Junior Year Abroad in Hamburg.
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Faculty Promotions Announced
- Ten members of the Smith College faculty were promoted by the college's
board of trustees at its February 22 meeting. The promotions -- three to
the rank of full professor and seven to the rank of associate professor
-- are effective July 1, 1997.
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- Promoted to full professor from associate professor were Richard Briggs,
biological sciences; Richard Fantasia, sociology; and Susan Heideman, art.
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- Promoted to associate professor with tenure from assistant professor
were Anna Botta, Italian language and literature; Nancy Bradbury, English
language and literature; Brigitte Buettner, art; Lois Dubin, religion and
biblical literature; Ellen Kaplan, theatre; and John Moore, art. Also promoted
to associate professor was Elliot Fratkin, anthropology.
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Congratulations are in Order
- Sarah M. Pritchard, director of libraries and the recipient recently
of not one, but two, important awards, says she is slightly self-conscious
about this embarrassment of riches. Pritchard was named as the 1997 winner
of the American Library Association Equality Award, which is given to a
person who has made outstanding contributions to the promotion of the equality
of men and women in the library profession. She has also been selected
as the Alumna/Alumnus of the Year by the alumni association of the University
of Wisconsin School of Library and Information Studies, an award that is
given for outstanding leadership and accomplishment. The latter award is
not all gravy; it carries with it an invitation to speak at the University
of Wisconsin library school graduation in May.
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Monday, March 10
- Spring Bulb Show
- 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Lyman Plant House*
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- Religious activity: Christian spirituality study/discussion group.
Topic: Teresa of Avila's Interior Castle. Lunch served.
- noon, Bodman lounge, Chapel
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- French language lunch table
- 12:15 p.m., Duckett House Special Dining Room
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- Italian language lunch table
- 12:15 p.m., Duckett House Special Dining Room
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- CDO workshop: Résumé critiques by peer advisors.
- 1 p.m., CDO, Drew Hall
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- CDO Workshop: Writing Your First Résumé.
- 2:45 p.m., CDO, Drew Hall
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- CDO Workshop: How to Find a Summer Job or Internship.
- 3 p.m., CDO, Drew Hall
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- Meeting: Amnesty International.
- 4-5 p.m., Seelye 105
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- Meeting: Smith Debate Society.
- 4-5 p.m., Seelye 107
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- Lecture: "Gender on the Court: An Analysis of Gender Talk and
the Construction of Identities in Youth Basketball," a work-in-progress
presentation by Rhonda L. Singer, sociology. Sponsored by the Smith College
Project on Women and Social Change.
- 4:15 p.m., Seelye 207*
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- Special event: Free Tibet. A reception after a march for Tibetan Uprising
Day. Tibet has been under Chinese Communist military occupation since 1949.
On March 10, 1959, the Tibetan people rose up in resistance. Eighty-seven
thousand Tibetans were killed, and the young Dalai Lama and more than 80,000
Tibetans escaped into India. They continue to live in exile, preserving
their unique and highly spiritual culture and peacefully advancing the
cause of Tibetan freedom and survival. Sponsored by Students for a Free
Tibet.
- 5:30 p.m., Wright Hall common room*
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- Special event: Art department dinner. All art students are invited
to join the art department faculty for a pizza party, while viewing student
art work. Students who are interested in displaying their work for the
dinner should contact Jen, ext. 7698.
- 6-8 p.m., Hillyer 18/19
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- Film: Compassion in Exile: The Story of the 14th Dalai Lama. Part of
the Tibetan Film Festival. Shows the tragic plight of Tibetans who have
been persecuted by the Chinese.
- 7 p.m., Wright Hall auditorium*
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- Meeting: Weekly PIRG meeting.
- 7-9 p.m., Dewey common room
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- Meeting: Society for Creative Anachronism. Come help build the Five
College chapter. It's a historical educational society that recreates the
best of the Middle Ages.
- 9-10:30 p.m., Seelye 208
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Tuesday, March 11
- Spring Bulb Show
- 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Lyman Plant House*
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- Luncheon meeting Sigma Xi. "Sheep Cloning," by Dany Adams,
biological sciences.
- noon, Smith College Club downstairs lounge
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- SOS luncheon: "Community-based Learning." Come hear Sandie
Drury AC talk about her special studies project with an SOS-sponsored organization.
Two professors who have used community-based learning in their classes
will also speak of their experiences. Pizza and beverages provided.
- noon, Wright Hall common room
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- CDO workshop: Job Search Tips & Strategies for Adas. A brown bag
lunch workshop. This workshop will cover job search tips and strategies
for today's changing market. Bring your questions and concerns. Also bring
your lunch.
- noon, CDO, Drew Hall
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- Religious activity: Episcopal-Lutheran Fellowship meets in parish house
parlor for worship, lunch and friendship. All welcome.
- noon, St. John's Church, Elm Street
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- Hebrew language lunch table. Pizza provided.
- noon, Bodman Lounge, Chapel
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- Literature at Lunch. In honor of St. Patrick's Day, students in English
382b, Advanced Poetry Writing, will read poems from Ireland by Yeats, Muldoon,
Boland, Heaney and others. Bring your brown bag lunch (the English department
will provide coffee and soft drinks) or just come to listen.
- 12:15 p.m., Seelye 207
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- Deutscher Tisch language lunch table
- 12:15 p.m., Duckett House Special Dining Room
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- Japanese language lunch table
- 12:15 p.m., Duckett House Special Dining Room
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- Discussion: Informal Conversation with Peter Fischer-Appelt, former
president of the University of Hamburg, and his daughter Dorothée,
former student at Smith College, on the benefits of study abroad. Of interest
to any student considering study abroad or specifically in Germany. Refreshments
will be served. Sponsored by the Department of German Studies and the German
club.
- 4:30-5:30 p.m., Green Room, Sage Hall
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- Lecture: Inaugural address for the Gwendolyn Carter African Studies
Program. South African Ambassador to the U.S., Franklin Sonn, will speak
on "Recent Constitutional Changes in South Africa and Their Ramifications
for the Rest of the Continent."
- 4:30 p.m., Sweeney Concert Hall, Sage Hall*
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- Informational meeting: Preludes 1997 (for the class of 2001). Interested
in becoming a Preludes leader? (PLs are small group leaders for the Preludes
pre-orientation program.) Applications will be available in the student
mail center and outside College Hall 22 beginning March 7; completed applications
are due Friday, March 28.
- 5 p.m., Seelye 107
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- Meeting: Grécourt Review.
- 5-6 p.m., Seelye 202
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- Meeting: The anthropology majors will meet for a pizza party and discussion
of a short anthropological documentary film. RSVP to cacollin@sophia.smith.edu.
- 5-7 p.m., Wright Hall common room
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- Film: Satya: A Prayer for the Enemy. Part of the Tibetan Film Festival.
The story of the Tibetan Buddhist nuns who have taken the lead in resisting
Chinese occupation in Tibet.
- 7 p.m., Wright Hall auditorium*
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- Meeting: Study Group to discuss and experience the spiritual insights
of "The Celestine Prophecy." All are welcome.
- 7 p.m., Bodman Lounge, Chapel
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- Meeting: Senate. All are welcome.
- 7 p.m., Seelye 201
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- Film: True Lies (1994, Jamie Lee Curtis and Arnold Swartzenager). Weekly
film showing for GOV347: Seminar in International Relations but open to
all.
- 7 p.m., Stoddard auditorium
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- CDO workshop: How to Prepare for a Successful Interview.
- 7 p.m., CDO, Drew Hall
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- CDO open hours
- 7-9 p.m., CDO, Drew Hall
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- Workshop: Female figure drawing session. Free. Sponsored by the Art
Resources Committee. All Smith students w/ID and Five College students
w/ID and sticker are welcome. Question? Jen at ext. 7698 or Naomi at ext.
4054.
- 7-10 p.m. Hillyer 18
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- CDO informational meeting: Chase Manhattan Bank Private Banking Credit
Analyst Program. Chase will conduct on-campus interviews for this program
on March 12.
- 7:30 p.m., Neilson Browsing Room
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- CDO workshop: Résumé critiques by peer advisors.
- 8:15 p.m., CDO, Drew Hall
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- CDO workshop: Self-exploration workshop. Learn about the tools and
strategies necessary for starting your career/job/internship search.
- 8:15 p.m., CDO, Drew Hall
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Wednesday, March 12
- Student payroll vouchers due by noon in College Hall 10.
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- Spring Bulb Show
- 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Lyman Plant House*
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- Religious activity: A gathering and informative discussion/reflection
for Catholic Adas. Lunch is served.
- noon-1 p.m., Bodman Lounge, Chapel
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- Korean language lunch table
- 12:15 p.m., Duckett House Special Dining Room
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- Spanish & Portuguese language lunch table
- 12:15 p.m., Duckett House Special Dining Room
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- CDO workshop: Résumé critiques by peer advisors.
- 1 p.m., CDO, Drew Hall
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- Lecture: Marine science information session. Kirsten Power '98, will
give a presentation on her summer internship on Great Gull Island, NY,
for the American Museum of Natural History. Sponsored by Five College marine
science.
- 4:15 p.m., Burton 101*
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- Film: Tantras of Gyuto. Part of the Tibetan Film Festival. An account
of the secret Tibetan Buddhist ceremonies by monks of Gyuto Tantric College.
- 7 p.m., Wright Hall auditorium*
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- Workshop: Male figure drawing session. Free. Sponsored by the Art Resources
Committee. All Smith students w/ID and Five College students w/ID and sticker
are welcome. Question? Jen at ext. 7698 or Naomi at ext. 4054.
- 7-10 p.m. Hillyer 18
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- Religious activity: Buddhist service and discussion.
- 7:15 p.m., Bodman Lounge, Chapel
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- Informational meeting: Preludes 1997 (for the class of 2001). Interested
in becoming a Preludes leader? See 3/11 description for details.
- 7:30 p.m., Seelye 107
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- Lecture: "Weapons Trafficking and Ethnic Conflict in Central Africa,"
a talk by Kathi Austin, director of the Africa Program of the Institute
for Policy Studies and consultant with Human Rights Watch Arms Project.
Sponsored the Five College Program in Peace & World Security Studies
(PAWSS).
- 7:30 p.m., McConnell Auditorium*
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- Meeting: Smith College Collective (Film Club).
- 7:30 p.m., Nonprint Resource Center C103
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- Film: Hammer Into Anvil. Goethe said "you must be hammer or anvil."
Will "The Prisoner" outlast number two hammering? Optional for
students in HST254b Nineteenth-Century Thought and open to all.
- 7:30 p.m., Seelye 201*
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Thursday, March 13
- Spring Bulb Show
- 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Lyman Plant House*
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- Luncheon meeting: "Machina Carnis: A Tale of Two Proteins,"
by Stylianos Scordilis, biological sciences. Part of the Liberal Arts Luncheon
Series, open to faculty, emeriti and staff. (Rescheduled from last week.)
- noon, Smith College Club lower level
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- Luncheon Meeting: Hillel at Noon, a weekly discussion and luncheon
gathering, veggie food catered by Fire and Water Café. All welcome.
- Questions or RSVP to the Kosher Kitchen at ext. 5074.
- noon, Dawes House, Kosher Kitchen
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- Chinese language lunch table
- 12:15 p.m., Duckett House Special Dining Room
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- Russian language lunch table
- 12:15 p.m., Duckett House Special Dining Room
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- Performance: "Between Fear and Faith," a presentation of
a master's thesis in music by Alicia Mathewson. With music, sound and dance,
the presentation explores the complex spiritual and musical journey of
a young American women. Utilizing diverse influences from Stravinsky to
Joni Mitchell, Mathewson has created a music theater experience not easily
categorized.
- 4 and 8 p.m., Hallie Flanagan Studio Theater, Mendenhall CPA*
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- CDO workshop: Job Searching and Surfing on the Internet.
- 4:30-6 p.m., Seelye B-3
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- Lecture: "Circadian Clock Genes in Drosophila," a talk by
Melissa Hunter-Ensor '85, neuroscience de-partment, University of Pennsylvania.
- 4:30 p.m., Bass 210*
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- Meeting: Heads of organizations. Mandatory meeting. If you cannot attend,
contact the coordinator of student organizations in writing.
- 5 p.m., Stoddard auditorium
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- Meeting: Smith Debate Society.
- 5-6 p.m., Seelye 107
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- Film: Echoes from Tibet. Part of the Tibetan Film Festival. Discussion
of the part music plays in the lives of Tibetan Buddhists.
- 7 p.m., Seelye 106*
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- Film: An alternative to Thursday prime time TV: The Activist Film Series.
A forum for political discussion and inspiration for everyone. Sponsored
by MASSPIRG.
- 7:30 p.m., Dewey common room
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- Concert: The Sage Hall Concert Series will conclude the '9697
season with an all-Beethoven program performed by noted Beethoven interpreters
Pamela Frank, violin, and Claude Frank, piano. Tickets are $18 for the
general public; $14 for Smith faculty and staff and senior citizens over
65; $6 for Five College students with ID; and $3 for Smith students with
ID ($3 tickets available at the door only between 7 and 7:45 p.m.). Tickets
may be purchased through Northampton box office, telephone 586-8686 or
800-THE-TICK. Need further information? Call ext. 3164.
- 8 p.m., Sweeney Concert Hall, Sage Hall*+
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- Film: Stealing Beauty. Sponsored by Rec Council.
- 9 p.m., Wright Hall auditorium
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Friday, March 14
- Spring Bulb Show
- 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Lyman Plant House*
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- Religious activity: Stations of the Cross. A gathering every Friday
during Lent for prayer and reflection. Light lunch is served.
- 12:15-1 p.m., Bodman Lounge, Chapel
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- ASL language lunch table
- 12:15 p.m., Duckett House Special Dining Room
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- Meeting: Smith Science Fiction and Fantasy Society.
- 4:30-5:30 p.m., Seelye 208
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- Special event: Caribbean for Kids! Caribbean buffet with a show featuring
the "Caribbean for Kids" band from Creative Entertainments Group,
includes limbo, shakers, steel drum music, sing-alongs. Come join the fun.
Social hour is 5:30-6:30 p.m., dinner is 6-7:15 p.m. and dessert and the
show is 6:30-8 p.m. Adults are $11 and children ages 3 to 12 are $5.50.
For reservations call the club office at ext. 2341 Monday through Friday
between 8 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. After hours, please leave message on phone
mail with your name and number in party.
- 5:30-8 p.m., Smith College Club+
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- Religious service: Shabbat Eve Service.
- 5:30 p.m., Dawes House, Kosher Kitchen
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- Community event: Shabbat Eve Dinner.
- 6:30 p.m., Dawes House, Kosher Kitchen
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- Meeting: Smith Christian Fellowship. Come sing, pray and chat. Topics
for this semester include faithfulness, love, self-control, patience, goodness,
joy, gentleness, kindness and peace.
- 7-9 p.m., Bodman Lounge, Chapel
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Saturday, March 15
- Spring Recess Begins: Houses close at 10 a.m.
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- Spring Bulb Show
- 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Lyman Plant House*
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- Special event: Susie Bright. Celebrate spring with a talk and reading
by America's leading sexpert. Susie Bright's "Sexual State of the
Union," just published by Simon and Schuster, is a wise, witty and
penetrating tour through the most pressing sexual issues of our complicated
time. Book-signing to follow. Cosponsored by the Globe Bookshop and Smith
College's lesbian bisexual alliance.
- 7:30 p.m., Wright Hall auditorium*
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Sunday, March 16
- Spring Bulb Show
- 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Lyman Plant House*
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- Religious activity: Quaker (Friends) discussion group. Meeting for
worship begins at 11 a.m. Child care available.
- 9:30 a.m., Bass 210*
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Monday, March 17, through Saturday, March 22
- No events scheduled
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Sunday, March 23
- Spring recess ends. Houses open at 1 p.m.
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- Religious activity: Quaker (Friends) discussion Group. Meeting for
worship begins at 11 a.m. Child care is available.
- 9:30 a.m., Bass 210*
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- By action of the faculty, students are responsible for the observance
of notices and calendar listings appearing in AcaMedia. Members of the
Smith College community are expected to make their announcements through
this publication. Submit calendar items and notices to Mary Stanton, Garrison
Hall. Items for news articles (not calendar listings) should be sent to
Ann Shanahan, Garrison Hall. (E-mail submissions of notices and news articles
are welcome as well: send to mstanton or ashanahan@ais as appropriate.)
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- Deadlines
- Copy is due by 4 p.m., Wednesday, March 19, for issue #23 (containing
the March 31 to April 6 calendar listings). Copy is due by 4 p.m., Wednesday,
March 26, for issue #24 (containing the April 7 to April 13 calendar listings).
Late information cannot be accepted.
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- AcaMedia staff
- Cathy Brooks, layout
- Ann Shanahan, editor pro tempore
- Mary Stanton, calendar/notices
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- Five College Calendar Deadline
- Entries for the April Five College Calendar must be received in writing
by March 13. Entries received after this deadline will not appear in the
April issue. Please send all entries to Mary Stanton, Garrison Hall.
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Exhibitions
- Museum of Art, 585-2770. Hours: Tuesday, Friday and Saturday, 9:30
a.m. to 4 p.m.; Wednesday and Sunday, noon to 4 p.m.; Thursday, noon to
8 p.m. Print Room hours: Tuesday through Friday, 1 to 4 p.m., Saturday,
1 to 4 p.m., during exhibitions. Other hours by appointment.
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- Mojo Hand: Recent Work by Richard Yarde (1/16 through 3/16).
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- Still Life Photographs (1/21 through 3/22). Print Room.
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Chapel Sanctuary Renovations
- The sanctuary of the Helen Hills Hills Chapel is under renovation until
April 11. Sunday morning services and Sunday afternoon Masses will be held
in the Alumnae House at the corner of Elm Street and Bedford Terrace. All
activities scheduled for the Bodman Religious Center downstairs will proceed
without interruption.
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Student Activities Fair
- The Office of Admission invites all campus organizations to participate
in a student activities fair to be held during Open Campus on Friday, April
18 from noon-1 p.m. in Ainsworth Gymnasium. Open Campus is a two-day program
designed to help admitted students make an informed decision about attending
Smith. Participants will have the opportunity to attend classes, speak
with current Smith students, eat and sleep in campus houses, meet with
faculty and staff, and explore the college on their own.
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- The activities fair will provide potential members of the Class of
2001 with a chance to learn about co-curricular life at Smith. Student
organizations will be able to recruit new members, sell fundraising merchandise
and serve as goodwill ambassadors for the college.
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- If your organization is interested in participating, please contact
Joyce Rauch or Jennifer Christian in the admission office at ext. 2523.
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Summer Employment
- Are you interested in employment on campus this summer? From March
3 through April 1, the Office of Human Resources will be accepting applications
for summer employment. To be eligible you must either be a Smith student
who is returning to school this fall, or a dependent of a current Smith
employee. Employee dependents must be students in high school or college
who are continuing their education in the fall. Applicants must be at least
16 years of age by June 1.
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- People in these positions perform custodial, grounds, maintenance and
kitchen duties (in general) in RADS, physical plant, rentals and the botanic
gardens. All positions are full time, Monday through Friday, and various
shifts are available. Applicants must be available to work from June through
late August. Workers are also needed just prior to and during commencement
and alumnae reunion weekends. The hourly rate for these positions will
be $5.90 for new employees of the program and $6.25 for returning employees
from previous summers.
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- Applications are available beginning March 3 at the Office of Human
Resources, Neilson library circulation desk, physical plant reception desk,
the Smith College Club and the RADS main office. Completed applications
must be submitted to the Office of Human Resources by 4:30 p.m. on April
1. Applications received after this date will be held on a waiting list
and reviewed on an as-needed basis.
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Houses Close May 10
- The houses will officially close for the academic year on Saturday,
May 10. All on-campus students should make travel plans with this in mind.
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- Your housing contract ends at 10 a.m. on May 11, and you are required
to be completely moved out of your room by this time. Students who have
not vacated by then run the risk of receiving a letter in their student
file and a fine.
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- Only seniors and students taking late Five College exams will be allowed
to remain in their rooms after May 10. Other students who have permission
to be on campus through commencement must move to consolidated housing
that afternoon. Keys to the front door and individual rooms will not be
provided for these houses; however, door watch will be scheduled for the
week. The last night that any guest room can be reserved or used is Friday,
May 9. After this date, the Alumnae Association takes control of the guest
rooms to begin cleaning them for the commencement/reunion weekend.
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- All students taking a Five College course will be mailed a housing
request form during the second week of March. All Five College students
will be required to submit this form to the Alumnae Association by March
31.
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- If you have questions call extension 2041 at the Alumnae Association.
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Directorship for 1998-99 Smith Junior Year Abroad Programs
- Applications for directorships of the Smith Junior Year Abroad Programs
in Florence, Geneva, Hamburg and Paris are available from the Committee
on Study Abroad in the Office of International Study, College Hall 23.
The positions are appropriate for any faculty member with a knowledge of
the culture and language of the country. The deadline for filing for 1998-99
directorships is Monday, March 24.
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Cycles Survey Notice
- Reminder to all students asked to participate in the Cycles Survey:
Please complete your survey. It's one of your best chances to make your
opinions heard. Instructions were included on your survey form, but if
you have any questions or need another form, please call the Office of
Institutional Research at ext. 3021.
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Recycling Trivia
- Did you know that all steel made in the U.S. is made from recycled
steel (25-100 percent, depending on the mill)? It's true; anytime you buy
a steel product, you are buying recycled!
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- Smith recycled more than 27 tons of iron and steel in 1996. Using this
recycled steel (instead of virgin iron ore) to manufacture product will
save energy. How much energy? Enough to power 160 60-watt light bulbs for
24 hours/day all year long.
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- Ever wonder what happens to old computers at Smith? They get recycled.
Components that can be reused are redistributed on campus or donated to
local charities. Components that cannot be reused are sent to a facility
at UMass where they are "de-manufactured" to yield gold, copper,
aluminum, steel, lead and plastic that can be recycled. Wondering what
other products are recycled at Smith? Call the recycling coordinators at
ext. 3447.
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Get Ready!
- Field Day, April 27, 1997
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Faculty Meeting
- The seventh regular meeting of the faculty for 1996-97 will be held
on Wednesday, March 26, at 4:10 p.m. in the Alumnae House. Members of the
faculty who have business for the meeting should notify the secretary of
the faculty, Scott Bradbury, in writing, no later than Wednesday, March
19. Material to be included in the mailing with the agenda must be camera-ready
and submitted to College Hall 27 by March 17.
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Child Care Open House
- An open house/information night is scheduled at the Smith Child Care
Center at Sunnyside, 70 Paradise Road, Northampton, Monday, March 10, at
7:30 p.m. All interested parents and members of the community are invited
to attend. Refreshments will be served. Questions? Call the director, Debra
Horton, at 585-2293.
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The Smith Summer Internship Funding Program
- The Smith Summer Internship Funding Program awards stipends to students
who are undertaking internships related to their career and academic interests.
Stipends are intended to assist students with internship-related expenses
such as housing, food, travel, etc. To apply for a stipend of up to $1,000,
pick up an application form at the front desk of the Career Development
Office. The deadline for submission of applications is March 25. Questions?
Contact Lucy Greenburg at ext. 2570, or e-mail to CD0417@ais.smith.edu.
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Fill the "GAP" at the Museum
- The Smith College Museum of Art is looking for new participants in
its gallery assistants program for next year. Gallery assistants give tours
of the museum's collection to school groups and the general public. An
informational meeting will be held on Wednesday, April 2, at 4:15 p.m.
in the museum for those interested. Eligible candidates should have completed
Art 100 by the end of this year and must participate in training sessions
to be held next fall on Mondays and Wednesdays from 4:15-5:30. Come find
out more about the program-it's a great way to meet people and talk about
art. Questions? Call Kara at ext. 2779.
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1996-97 Loan Processing Deadlines
- Students intending to borrow through the Federal Direct Student Loan
Program or whose parents want to apply for a Federal Parent Loan need to
be aware of the following deadlines for 1996-97 processing: March 14, last
day to submit a completed Federal Direct Student Loan promissory note to
the financial aid office, and March 17, last day to initiate an application
for a 1996-97 Federal Parent Loan. Questions? Contact Shelly Cotnoir, loan
coordinator, financial aid office, ext. 2530.
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Davis Center Business Hours for March Break 1997
- Friday, 3/14, 9 a.m.-9 p.m.
- Saturday, 3/15 and Sunday, 3/16, closed
- Monday, 3/17, through Friday, 3/21, 8 a.m.-2 p.m.
- Saturday, 3/22, closed
- Sunday, 3/23, regular hours resume, 5-11:30 p.m.
- Breakfast served daily; lunch specials, call ext. 2331
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New Series of Workshops
- The student-led workshops and the peer educators have joined forces
to offer a Monday evening series of campus wide discussions and workshops.
This series will be presented every Monday beginning at 7 p.m. in Wright
Hall common room. A different topic will be covered each week, and everyone
is welcome to attend. You should attend if you have ever been curious about
what goes on at those workshops that you hear so much about or if you would
like to learn more about topics such as healthy eating, rape culture, alcohol,
sexual assault, eating disorders, abusive relationships or safer sex. Watch
AcaMedia for more announcements and remember: Mondays at 7 p.m. Questions?
Call Holly at ext. 2234.
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Employer Connections
- On Wednesday, March 12, there will be a not-for-profit networking fair
from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Wellesley College Alumnae Hall, Wellesley, MA.
This fair offers you the opportunity to network with representatives from
a variety of social service and not-for-profit organizations and explore
job and internship opportunities.
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- On Friday, March 21, there will be a not-for-profit day and public
service career fair in Washington, D.C., from 1 to 4 p.m. It will be held
at The American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1200 New York
Avenue, N.W. (between 12th and 13th Streets).
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Student Schedules
- Updated schedules will be sent to students at their student mail center
boxes. Students are responsible for all courses in which they are registered.
Inaccuracies must be reported to the registrar immediately.
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Examinations
- Information concerning scheduled examinations is posted in the registrar's
office. Students should check this schedule carefully and report any conflicts
to the registrar immediately.
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We'll Pay You to Talk!
- Do you know what the hottest job on campus is? Do you like to talk
on the phone? Do you want more women to be able to come to Smith College?
Help us raise money for scholarships by participating in the alumnae fund
phonathon. We pay $6.30 per hour. You must be able to help with at least
five shifts (mostly in the evenings) between March 31 and April 17. Stop
by the Alumnae House for an application or call Barbara at ext. 2063 and
leave your name and box number. Applications must be returned by March
14.
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