Weekly Bulletin

Faculty Senate meeting

The Faculty Senate will meet Thursday, April 10 at 3:30 p.m. in 227 Herter Hall.

Pregnant women needed for study

The Exercise Science Department is seeking pregnant women in all trimesters to participate in a research study validating a physical activity questionnaire. Participation involves two meetings lasting about 30 minutes. Subjects will be paid $50.

For information, contact Dawn or Rebecca in the Exercise Physiology Laboratory at 5-1583 or by e-mail (droberts@ excsci.umass.edu).

League of Women Voters book donations

The League of Women Voters of Amherst is collecting books for its 56th annual book sale to be held May 2-4 on the Amherst town common. The event is the main fund-raiser for the group with proceeds supporting voter education publications and projects.

Donations of all kinds of books in good condition can be dropped off in collection boxes until Saturday, April 26 at the following locations: the league's pricing and sorting center at 7 Pomeroy Lane; the Munson Library in South Amherst; the North Amherst library and Stop & Shop in Hadley. Sheet music can also be donated, but magazines and journals cannot be accepted.

For information or to arrange pickup of large collections, call 549-7443.

Summer session registration

Registration for the summer session begins Monday, April 7. Contact the Division of Continuing Education at 5-2414 for information.

MSP general assembly

A general assembly of the Massachusetts Society of Professors will be held Tuesday, April 8 from 3-5 p.m. in 904-08 Lincoln Campus Center.

Agenda items include nominations for election of board members and officers, Joint Coordinating Committee/MSP budgets for fiscal 2004, and new business.
Elections are scheduled for Tuesday, April 15 from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. in the MSP office in 121 Hampshire House. All members are urged to vote.

Arts Council grant deadline

The next deadline to apply for UMass Arts Council grants to support arts events on campus is noon on Wednesday, April 9.

Student groups, academic departments and other campus organizations are eligible to apply for a maximum of $750 to underwrite series or events that feature music, dance, poetry, theater, visual arts, film or other art forms. Individuals may not apply.

Grant guidelines and applications are available at the Campus Activities Office in the Student Union, the Arts Council office in 101-103 Hasbrouck or online (www.umass.edu/fac/artscouncil).

Admissions information available at Visitors Center

Prospective students visiting campus who are looking for admission information should be directed to the Robsham Visitor's Center, according to Ruth Green, director of Freshman Admissions.

"In addition to applications and other printed materials, Admissions staff and our student representatives will be available to meet with prospective freshman and transfer students at the Visitor's Center," said Green.

Campus tours will continue to leave from the Lincoln Campus Center information desk at 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. daily.

Pre-registration alert

All faculty and advisors are asked to remind undergraduates in their classes and departments that confirmed, online pre-registration for fall 2003 will take place on SPIRE from April 14 through May 7.

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

Sports Luncheon to honor academic achievements

Student-athletes with the highest fall semester grade point averages on their teams will be recognized at the Weekly Sports Luncheon on Wednesday, April 9 at noon in the Lincoln Campus Center Auditorium.

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

Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology seminar

Haley Melikian will speak on "Transporters on the Move: Constitutive and Regulated Trafficking of the Cocaine and Amphetamine-Sensitive Dopamine Transporter" on April 9 at noon in the 8th floor seminar room, Aaron Lazare Medical Research Building at the Worcester campus.

Melikian is assistant professor of psychiatry at the Brudnick Neuropsychiatric Research Institute.

Asian Night

The 20th annual Asian Night will be held Friday, April 11 from 7-10:30 p.m. in the Lincoln Campus Center Auditorium.

Sponsored by the Asian American Students Association, the theme of this year's event is "Breaking Free." The event is free.

Participants needed for Communication study

Focus group participants are needed for a study of children's public television. Participants must be the parent or caregiver to a child that currently watches PBS Kids TV programs. Focus group sessions will last one hour and participants will earn $15.

Individuals interested in taking part should contact Angela Paradise by e-mail (angelap@comm.umass.edu) or phone at 549-6202.

Additional Faculty Senate meeting scheduled

The Faculty Senate has scheduled an additional meeting for Thursday, May 22 at 3:30 p.m. in 227 Herter Hall.