Weekly Bulletin

Pre-registration begins April 8

All faculty and advisors are asked to remind undergraduates in their classes and departments that pre-registration for fall 2002 courses will take place between Monday, April 8, and Friday, April 19. Invitations to pre-register will be mailed out to students in early April.

Pre-registration guides can be picked up beginning Thursday, April 4, in the second floor lobby of Whitmore.

Pre-Major Advising Services recommends that students make appointments to meet with their advisors early to avoid the counseling week crunch.

Blood drive

The American Red Cross is conducting a blood drive on Monday, April 8, 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in 174 Lincoln Campus Center.

Subjects needed for aerobic exercise research

The Exercise Science Department is looking for subjects to participate in a five-day training study looking at the effects of aerobic exercise on carbohydrate and fat metabolism. Non-smoking women ages 18-44 who do not exercise but want to start and lose weight are eligible.

Participants receive $100 compensation plus fitness testing, a state-of-the-art bone density scan, nutritional analysis, and body fat analysis.

Spots are open in April, May and June. For information, contact Steve via e-mail (sblack@excsci.umass.edu).

Aging and muscle function study

The Muscle Physiology Laboratory is looking for men and women between the ages of 65 and 85 to participate in a study of aging and muscle function. Individuals in good health and free from disease that may affect muscle function are eligible to participate. Financial compensation will be provided for those who complete the study.

For information, call Ted Towse or Ian Lanza at 5-5305.

Academic awards featured at Sports Luncheon

Student-athletes will receive academic awards for the fall 2001 semester at the Weekly Sports Luncheon on Wednesday, April 10 at noon in the Lincoln Campus Center Auditorium.

The featured speaker will be Union-News publisher Larry McDermott.
The buffet lunch costs $6.50. Call 5-4289 for reservations.

MSBDC workshops

The Western Massachusetts Regional Office of the Massachusetts Small Business Development Center Network (MSBDC) is presenting workshops on marketing and first business plans next week.

"Marketing Basics," will be led by MSBDC regional director Dianne Fuller Doherty on Wednesday, April 17, 2-5 p.m. at the Greater Northampton Chamber of Commerce, 99 Pleasant St., Northampton. The workshop will focus on the basic disciplines of marketing, particularly developing and keeping a customer.

Allen Kronick, senior management counselor with MSBDC, will present "Your First Business Plan" on Tuesday, April 16, 9-11 a.m. at the Quaboag Valley Chamber of Commerce, 3 Converse St., Palmer. The workshop is recommended for start-up businesses and will focus on business fundamentals, from start-up considerations to the elements of a business or financial plan.

Reservations are required and the registration fee for each session is $25. To register, call MSBDC at 737-6712.

Patriot's Day observed

Patriot's Day will be observed as a state holiday on Monday, April 15. Most University offices will be closed.

Reception for Leo St. Denis

A reception is being held Tuesday, April 30, for Printing Services manager Leo St. Denis, who is retiring from the University after 36 years of service.
The reception is scheduled for 2:30-5 p.m. in the Massachusetts Room in the Mullins Center.

RSVP to Sandy Anderson at 5-0776 or by e-mail
(anderson@admin.umass.edu) by April 24. Anyone wishing to make a contribution toward a gift may do so in care of Sandy Anderson, Campus Services, 340 Whitmore.

Weight Watcher's meetings

The Weight Watcher's Winning Points Program meetings are held each Monday at noon in 253 Boyden. Call Cheryl (548-9404) or Jill (5-3321) for more information.

Al-Anon meetings

Al-Anon meetings are held on Mondays and Thursdays from noon-1 p.m. in Lincoln Campus Center. Check the daily listings near the elevators for the room number.

HomeSharing

The HomeSharing Program matches people needing affordable housing with households in need of services such as childcare, elder care, housework and yard work.

For information on elder-based matches, call Paulie Sicard at 773-5555. For childcare-based matches, call Nancy DeProsse at 5-4466.

HomeSharing is funded by the town of Amherst, Franklin County Home Care Corporation, Highland Valley Elder Services and undergraduate and graduate student trust funds at the University.

Arts Council mini-grant deadline

Applications for UMass Arts Council mini-grants for events held after April 16 should be submitted by noon on Wednesday, April 10.

Student groups, academic departments and other campus organizations are eligible to apply for a maximum of $750 to support arts events on campus.
Grant guidelines and applications can be obtained from the Arts Council in 101-103 Hasbrouck Lab, the Campus Activities Office in the Student Union or downloaded from the council's Web site (www.umass.edu/fac/artscouncil).

Rep. Story announces district office hours

Rep. Ellen Story (D-Amherst) is holding district office hours this month as follows:

Pelham: Thursday, April 18, 3-4 p.m., community center library.
Amherst: Friday, April 19, 9:30-10:30 a.m., Bangs Community Center.
Shutesbury: Friday, April 19, 11 a.m.-noon, town hall.

The hours are set aside for residents to talk to Story about ideas or concerns related to state government programs or legislative matters. No appointments are needed.

Story can be reached locally at 256-6300. Story also can be contacted in Boston at (617) 722-2692 or by e-mail (Rep.EllenStory@hou.state.ma.us). The mailing address is Room 167, State House, Boston MA 02133. Her district aide, Jan Klausner-Wise, can be contacted at 253-3690.

Faculty Senate meeting

The Faculty Senate meets Thursday, April 11 at 3:30 p.m. in 227 Herter Hall.

Support group for Latina students

The Everywoman's Center and Bilingual Collegiate Program are offering an ongoing meeting for Latina students titled "Somos Otras Las Latinas?"

The group is intended to provide a supportive environment for Latina students to discuss issues they face as students. The group, which will be conducted in Spanish, meets Mondays from 5-6:30 p.m. at Wilder Hall.

Students interested in participating in the group should call Marisol Sondoval Sonntag at 374-5747.

Monday class schedule

Due to the observance of Patriot's Day on April 15, a Monday class schedule will be followed on Wednesday, April 17.

Minear addressees Retired Faculty Association

The Retired Faculty Association will hold its next meeting on Wednesday, April 10 at 10 a.m. in 165-169 Lincoln Campus Center. After a coffee hour and business meeting, History professor Richard Minear will give an illustrated talk about Dr. Seuss.

All retired faculty and librarians are invited.

Ilardi speaks at Renaissance Center

Vincent Ilardi, professor emeritus in the Department of History, discusses "The Secret Life of the Renaissance" in a Renaissance Wednesday presentation on April 10 at 4 p.m. in the Renaissance Center's Reading Room.
Refreshments follow the talk.

Labor official discusses domestic partner benefits

Harneen Chernow, director of education and training for the Massachusetts AFL-CIO will discuss efforts to expand domestic partner benefits on Tuesday, April 9, at 4 p.m. in 174-76 Lincoln Campus Center.

Discussion will also focus on proposed legislation to roll back domestic partner benefits.

Chernow is a founding member of the Gay and Lesbian Labor Activists Network and a national leader in Pride at Work.

The event is sponsored by Local 509 of the Service Employees International Union, which represents professional staff on campus.

Women's Studies speaker examines garment industry

Bettina Musiolek, a Five College Women's Studies research associate from Germany, discusses "Globalisation, Women's Work in the Garment Industry and Corporate Social Responsibility" on Thursday, April 11 at 7:30 p.m. at the Five College Women's Studies Research Center.

In her talk, Musiolek will analyze the labor situation and working conditions of women in the garment industry around the world. She will also focus on traditional and new ways for social regulation in the sector with attention to the emergence of new transnational non-governmental networks and actors and their agenda-setting.

The center is located at 83 College St. in South Hadley on the campus of Mount Holyoke College.