Weekly Bulletin

Majors Fair to be held Nov. 1

Pre-Major Advising Services, the Commonwealth College/Honors Program and the Campus Career Network are co-sponsoring a Majors Fair on Thursday, Nov. 1, from 6-8 p.m. in the Students Union Ballroom. All students are invited to attend.

The event is an opportunity for undeclared students to explore potential areas of study while allowing current majors to learn about other options they may not know exist at the University.

Representatives from more than 70 different departments will be present to answer questions and provide literature on major requirements and opportunities.

'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 Advising 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 more information, students should contact the office of their academic dean.

MSP general assembly

A general assembly of the Massachusetts Society of Professors is scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 24 , 3-5 p.m. in 803 Lincoln Campus Center.

Agenda items include the election of a nominations commission, updated information on contract funding, tenure issues and distance education.

Distinguished Teaching Award nominations open

Nominations are now being accepted for the Distinguished Teaching Award, the highest recognition of teaching awarded to faculty members and teaching assistants and associates.

To nominate a professor or teaching assistant or associate, write a brief letter describing why your nominee should receive a Distinguished Teaching Award. Current and former students may submit nominations. Faculty members may nominate up to two teaching assistants or associates. All nominations must be signed. Nominators should include their name and address on the letter. Nominations are also accepted via e-mail.

All nominations should be submitted by Friday, Oct. 26 to Distinguished Teaching Award Committee, Office of the Provost, 362 Whitmore Administration Building. Nominations may be submitted by fax (7-3980) or e-mail (dta@provost.umass.edu).

Applications for Arts Council mini-grants

The UMass Arts Council is accepting applications for mini-grants for events held after Nov. 5. The deadline to apply is Wednesday, Oct. 31.

Student groups, academic departments and other campus organizations are eligible to apply for up to $750 to support arts events that feature music, dance, poetry, theater, visual arts, film and other related art forms.
Individuals are not eligible to apply.

Grant guidelines and application forms are available at the UMass Arts Council office in 101-103 Hasbrouck, the Campus Activities Office in the Student Union and online (www.umass.edu/fac/artscouncil). Assistance for applicants may be arranged by calling the council at 5-0202.

EWC sponsors support group on 'Managing Anxiety'

"Managing Anxiety," a four-session educational and support group for women who struggle with anxiety, will begin Thursday, Oct. 25, at the Everywoman's Center in Wilder Hall.

The group is free and open to women from the Five Colleges and the community, but pre-registration is required. To register, call 7-0077.

The Commuter Services and Housing Resource Center (CSHRC) has a new service allowing homeowners to list their houses for sale and save on commissions.

For a $25 fee, CSHRC will list the house with a picture on the Internet much like many real estate agents. For information, visit the center's Web site (www.cshrc.org) or contact the office in 428 Student Union at 5-0865.

Retirement reception for Jim Weaver

Auxiliary Services is hosting a reception for senior financial manager Jim Weaver, who is retiring after 40 years of campus service.

The reception is scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 30, 4-7 p.m. at the University Club.

The cost is $10 per person. RSVP to Chris Newman at 5-1504.

Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology seminar

Thomas Muir of Rockefeller University's laboratory of synthetic protein chemistry discusses "Protein Semisynthesis" on Wednesday, Oct. 24 at noon in S1-608 Hiatt Auditorium in the Goff Learning Center at the Worcester campus.

Physiology seminar at Medical School

John Fray of the UMass Medical School speaks on "Progress and Promise for Preeclampsia" on Monday, Oct. 22 at noon in the Physiology Seminar Room, S4-308 of the Worcester campus.

The Alumni Association invites faculty and staff to nominate outstanding seniors for the 2002 Senior Leadership Award, which recognizes graduating seniors who have made outstanding contributions to the University community.

Last year, 54 seniors were chosen to receive this award from a field of more than 105 nominees.

Nomination forms and selection criteria are available online (www. umassalumni.com) or by calling the Alumni Relations Office (5-2317).
Nominees must be in good academic standing, be members of the Class of 2002, and have a minimum 2.5 grade point average. They must also have demonstrated two or more of the following achievements:
Outstanding service to the university community;
Distinction within department of major study;
Distinctive leadership in a campus organization; or Excellence in a campus job.

The deadline for nominations is Friday, Nov. 9. Late nominations will not be accepted.

Students who are nominated will be asked to submit two letters of recommendation, a self-composed essay in support of their nomination, and a resume to the Alumni Relations Office by Dec. 14.

Winners will be honored at a special luncheon on April 7.

Whipple, Yarworth, Lappas address Sports Luncheon

Football coach Mark Whipple, men's water polo coach Russ Yarmouth and men's basketball coach Steve Lappas will be the featured speakers at the Weekly Sports Luncheon on Wednesday, Oct. 24 at noon on the 11th floor of the Lincoln Campus Center.

The cost is $6.50. Call 5-4289 for reservations.

Equal Opportunity office hosts open house

The campus community is invited to attend an open house at Equal Opportunity and Diversity's new office location in 243 Lederle Graduate Research Center on Friday, Oct. 26 from 3-5 p.m.

CSHRC seeking supplies for children's program

The Commuter Services and Housing Resources Center needs supplies and equipment for its children's program.

Needed items include a child's kitchen set (stove, pots and pans, dishes), dolls, dress-up clothes, doll strollers and carriages, toddler riding toys, Duplo and Lego sets, wooden train set, Fisher Price garage set, barn set, art supplies, books, board games (checkers, Mancala, Connect Four), and cardboard blocks.

If you have materials or equipment to donate, contact Nancy at 5-4466 or by e-mail (CSHRC@stuaf.umass.edu).

Molecular Genetics and Microbiology seminar

"T Cell Production in HIV Disease" is the topic of a seminar to be presented by Michael McCune of the Gladstone Institute of Virology and Immunology on Friday, Oct. 19 at 12:15 p.m. in S5-310 of the Medical School in Worcester.

Early Music Program presents memorial concert

The Five College Early Music Program will present a special memorial concert on Sunday, Oct. 21 at 4:30 p.m. at St. Brigid's Catholic Church on North Pleasant Street in Amherst.

The program includes a lament by colonial American composer Jeremiah Ingalls, Tomas Luis de Victoria's six-voice "Requiem Mass," and will conclude with Clemen's motet "Ecce Quam Bonum" (How good it is for brothers to live together in harmony).

The suggested donation is $5. All are welcome.

For further information, contact the Early Music Program Office at 538-2079, or via e-mail (reisenst@mtholyoke.edu).

Five College Calendar has new online address

The online Five College Calendar has moved to a new URL (http://calendar.fivecolleges.edu).

Bachutz, the Jewish outdoor group, is sponsoring a hike at Amethyst Brook in Amherst on Sunday, Oct. 21.
Participants should meet at Hillel House, 388 North Pleasant St. at 1 p.m.
For information, call 549-1710.