Weekly Bulletin

Safeguard projection facilities

     Cahoon, Whipple to speak at Sports Luncheon
Hockey coach Don Cahoon and football coach Mark Whipple are the scheduled speakers for the Weekly Sports Luncheon on Wednesday, Oct. 17 at noon in the Student Union Ballroom.

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

Subjects needed for nutrition study

     Subjects are needed for a nutrition study assessing the effects of zinc supplementation on resting metabolic rate, bone density, and zinc status. Participants must be physically active (men and women) between 18 and 50 years of age.

      Contact Chris Mohr by e-mail at (mohr@nutrition.umass.edu) or 256-4559.

Free speech screenings

     The Center for Language, Speech and Hearing in the Department of Communication Disorders this semester is conducting free speech screenings for children ages 3 to 17 in Arnold House.
Call the center at 5-2565 to schedule appointments. Hearing screenings are not included.

Hewlett diversity seminar

     "Profiles of Campus Diversity at UMass Amherst," a faculty luncheon seminar in the Hewlett diversity series, is scheduled for noon-2 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 15 in 905 Lincoln Campus Center.

      Attendees will hear reports from the Diverse Democracy Project on the background characteristics of our students, their previous experiences with diversity, and their openness to diversity by race and ethnicity. The presentation and discussion facilitation will be by Martha Stassen, director of Assessment, and Marilyn Blaustein, director of the Office of Institutional Research. The Diverse Democracy Project is a national study involving twelve peer universities.

      For further information contact Joanne Provost at 5-3610.

'Your First Business Plan' workshop offered by MSBDC

A workshop on "Your First Business Plan" will be presented Thursday, Oct. 18, 9 a.m. - noon at the Franklin County Chamber of Commerce, 395 Main St., Greenfield. The session is sponsored by the Franklin County Chamber of Commerce and the Western Massachusetts Regional Office of the Massachusetts Small Business Development Center Network (MSBDC).
Recommended for startup businesses, the workshop focuses on business fundamentals, from start-up considerations to the elements of a business plan or financial plan. Allen Kronick, a senior management counselor, will lead the workshop.
The registration fee is $25 and reservations are required. To register, call 737-6712.

Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology seminar

James R. Williamson of the Scripps Research Institute speaks on "RNA-Protein Interactions in the Assembling Ribosome" on Wednesday, Oct. 17, noon-1 p.m., in S6-310 of the Medical School in Worcester.

Physiology seminar

Peter Penzes of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine presents a physiology seminar at the Worcester campus on Monday, Oct. 15 at noon in the Physiology Seminar Room, S4-308.
Penzes' talk is entitled "Regulation of Neuronal Actin Cytoskeleton in Development and Plasticity."

FSAP sponsors discussion for military family members

The Faculty and Staff Assistance Program (FSAP) is sponsoring an informal discussion group for faculty and staff who have family members in the military or who are eligible for military duty.
Participants will have an opportunity to share and support each other at the discussion on Tuesday, Oct. 23 from noon-1 p.m. in 805-09 Lincoln Campus Center.

Resource Network focuses on post-attack reactions

The University Resource Network's meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 17 will focus on "Checking In One Month After September 11."
The meeting will provide an opportunity for members of the campus to reflect on their obvious and not-so-obvious reactions as individuals and as a community to the events of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Participants will also consider additional steps the campus might take to strengthen our sense of community.
The meeting takes place in 162-75 Lincoln Campus Center from noon-1:30 p.m.

Women's crew offers indoor rowing class

The women's crew team is sponsoring two 50-minute indoor rowing classes on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays between Nov. 4 and Dec. 10.
The 6 p.m. session is an advanced class for experienced rowers. The class at 7 p.m. is for beginners; no previous rowing experience is necessary.
The cost for three classes per week is $24, or $99 for five weeks.
Those interested should call Wendy at 7-3970 or Francesca at 549-2625. Information via e-mail is also available (wwilbur@admin.umass.edu) and (flb@student.umass.edu).
Registration with payment is due by Monday, Oct. 22 to reserve a space in either class.
Checks can be made out to Wendy Wilbur and sent to her at 250 Boyden Gym.

Faculty books needed for State House display

The Faculty Senate's Research Library Council is refreshing the State House display of faculty books.
The council is requesting faculty members to loan copies of their books published within the past three years to the project.
Contact Robert Rothstein at 5-0894 to participate.

Workshop covers research proposal development

The Office of Research Affairs is offering a workshop for faculty who are new to the grant process or would like to increase their rate of success in securing external funding.
"Successful Proposal Development" is being presented by Bruce McCand-less, assistant vice chancellor for Research, and Marg Burggren, associate director of the Office of Research Affairs.
Participants will also learn quick and effective techniques for planning and costing a project, how to get a proposal out with time to spare, how to increase the creative elements of a proposal and how to present a case persuasively.
Two groups are being offered. The first meets Oct. 16, 30 and Nov. 6 from 9-11 a.m. The other session is Oct. 17, 31 and Nov. 7, 2-4 p.m. Both meet in 419 Goodell, except the Nov. 6 session, which convenes in 508 Goodell.
Register by contacting Bev Strakose at 5-5283 or by e-mail (strakose@ora. umass.edu).

'W' deadline is Oct. 29

Faculty are asked to remind undergraduates in their classes and departments that they have until Monday, Oct. 29 to drop a class with a "W."
Doing so will have no adverse impact on their cumulative average. A "W" on one's transcript is nearly always preferable to an "F," according to Pamela Marsh-Williams, associate dean and director of the Undergraduate Ad-vising and Academic Support Center.
"If you have not already done so, I urge you to provide some feedback to students on their performance in advance of this date," says Marsh-Williams. "Such information would encourage those who need it to get additional help in time to make a difference in their performance as well as enable students to make a more informed decision on whether to continue in a course beyond the October 29 deadline."
For information, students should contact the office of their academic dean.