Weekly Bulletin

Dean of Students Office seeks judicial hearing officers

The Dean of Students Office is looking for faculty and staff members to serve as judicial hearing officers during the 2001-02 academic year. In preparation for becoming a hearing officer, each person must take part in two training sessions which will include an explanation and review of the hearing process, a discussion of the Code of Student Conduct, a "walk-through" of an actual hearing and sexual assault/violence training.

After their training, hearing officers are contacted on an as needed basis. Working in teams of three to five, usually including faculty, staff and student representatives, hearing boards hear cases and forward recommendations to the dean of students, who is responsible for notifying students and imposing any disciplinary sanctions. The role of the hearing officer is very important as officers hear all sides of a case and make a recommendation based on the information.

A training session is being held Wednesday, Sept. 19 from 2-4 p.m. in 319 Whitmore. Faculty and staff who wish to become hearing officers should contact Paul Vasconcellos, assistant dean of students, 5-2684, by Sept. 17 to sign up for the training. The sexual assault training will be scheduled at a later date.

Blood drive

The Hampshire County Chapter of the American Red Cross is holding a blood drive on Monday, Sept. 10, 10:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. in 174 Lincoln Campus Center.

Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology seminar

Olga Gursky of the physiology and biophysics department at Boston University School of Medicine will discuss "Energetics-Structure-Function of Human Apolipoproteins" on Wednesday, Sept. 12, noon-1 p.m. in S6-310 of the Medical School in Worcester.

Research services outlined to new faculty

All new faculty are invited to attend a luncheon presentation, "Introduction to Sponsored Research Services and Resources," on Friday, Sept. 28 from noon-2 p.m. on the 11th floor of the Lincoln Campus Center.

Bruce McCandless, director of the Office of Research Affairs, will introduce the "lay of the land" regarding sponsored research activities on campus, according to Frederick W. Byron, Jr., interim vice chancellor for Research.
New faculty interested in attending should contact Bev Strakose in the Office of Research Affairs at 5-5283 or by e-mail (strakose@ora.umass.edu) to register.

Final examination requirements due

Final examination requirements from departments are due in the Academic Scheduling Office on Friday, Sept. 7.

Spring course proposals, scheduling materials due

Department course proposals and scheduling materials for the spring 2002 semester should be submitted to the Academic Scheduling Office by Friday, Sept. 7.

Chabad House hosts concert

Chabad House at Amherst will be having a kumzitz-style concert on Saturday, Sept. 8 at 9 p.m. Participants can sing Chassidic songs, listen to mystical stories and dance to Chassidic music with Asi Spiegel. Attendees can bring their own instruments.

Refreshments will be served. A $5 donation is requested.
Chabad House is located at 30 North Hadley Rd. For information and directions, call 549-4803.

TB testing clinics

University Health Services is conducting a series of walk-in TB testing clinics for new employees and students in the Lincoln Campus Center.

All of the clinics run from 9 a.m.-noon and 1-4 p.m. During the times of the clinics, appointments for TB tests and readings will not be available at UHS.
The remaining clinic dates are Sept. 7, 10, 12 and 14.

For more information, call Patient Services at 7-5101.

Retired Faculty Association meets Sept. 12

The Retired Faculty Association will hold its first fall meeting on Wed., Sept. 12 at 10 a.m. in 917 Lincoln Campus Center. Following a coffee hour and business meeting, assistant professor Alice Nash of the History Department will give a talk titled "Native Peoples of New England: Past, Present, and Future."
All retired faculty and librarians are invited to attend.

Positions available at Everywoman's Center

Intern, volunteer and work-study positions are currently available at Everywoman's Center's Resource Referral Program. The application deadline is Sept. 14. Call 5-0883 or come to Wilder Hall's ground floor for more information.

Molecular Genetics and Microbiology seminar

Professor Matthias Reddehase of the Institute for Virology, Faculty of Medicine, Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz, Germany will discuss "Control of Cytomegalovirus by CD8 T Cells in a Model of Experimental Bone Marrow Transplantation " on Friday, Sept. 14, 12:15 p.m. in the MGM Seminar Room, S5-310 of the Medical School in Worcester.

Kaffeepause

The Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures is offering a Kaffeepause on Wednesday, Sept. 12, from noon-2 p.m. in the fifth floor lobby of Herter Hall. All are welcome to join in German conversation, a look at recent German television news, free coffee and snacks.

Genomic Physiology Roundtable

The Genomic Physiology Group at the Medical School in Worcester is hosting a Genomic Physiology Roundtable on Monday, Sept. 10 at noon in the Physiology Seminar Room, S4-308.

Continuing Education spring course proposals due

Proposed Continuing Education course offerings for the spring semester should be submitted to the Continuing Education Academic Programs Office by Thursday, Sept. 13.

Joint examination requests

The last day for departments to submit requests for clearance of joint evening examination dates to the Academic Scheduling Office is Friday, Sept. 7.

Whipple, Koch to speak at Sports Luncheon

Football coach Mark Whipple and men's soccer coach Sam Koch are scheduled to speak at the weekly Sports Luncheon on Wednesday, Sept. 12 at noon in 1009 Lincoln Campus Center.

The cost of the buffet lunch is $6.50. Call 5-4289 for reservations.

Renaissance popes and ancient Rome is lecture topic

The Department of Classics and the Pioneer Valley Classical Association are sponsoring an illustrated lecture by Mark Morford on "Reconstructing the Past: How Renaissance Popes Used Ancient Rome to Impress Pious Pilgrims" on Friday, Sept. 7 at 4 p.m. in 227 Herter Hall.

Morford is professor emeritus of classics at the University of Virginia and the author of "Stoics and Neo-Stoics: Reubens and the Circle of Lipsius" (Princeton 1991) as well as a book on Lucan. He is also co-author of a standard textbook for classical mythology.

A business meeting of the PVCA will follow the lecture.

ESL placement test

The placement test for Continuing Education's English as a Second Language program is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 15, 9:30 a.m.-noon, at the Continuing Education Building, 358 North Pleasant St.

The ESL program this fall is offering four non-credit workshops for students who want to improve their English skills.

Before registering for the workshops, students must take a placement test and have an interview with program staff.

To sign up for the placement test or to schedule an interview, call 5-2484.

Registration open for Family Day on Nov. 3

The Alumni Relations Office is now accepting registrations for Family Day on Saturday, Nov. 3. Parents can register online (www.umassalumni.com) or by calling 800-456-UMAS. For more information, contact the Alumni Office at 5-2317.