Weekly Bulletin

Permaculture Your Campus conference is June 23-26

The campus is hosting its second annual Permaculture Your Campus conference on June 23–26. Discount registration is available for students, faculty and staff from other universities, food service managers, chefs and sustainability coordinators who wish to attend.
 
Kicking off the conference will be urban revitalization strategist Majora Carter, co-founder and CEO of StartUpSouthBronx, who will deliver the keynote speech, “Home(town) Security,” at 7 p.m. on Sunday, June 23 in the Campus Center Auditorium. This event is open to the public. Doors open at 6 p.m.

Sunwheel and sky-watching programs mark summer solstice

The public is invited to witness sunrise and sunset associated with the summer solstice among the standing stones of the UMass Amherst Sunwheel on Thursday, June 20 at 7:30 p.m. for sunset and on Friday, June 21 at 5 a.m. for sunrise. These events will mark the astronomical change of season when days are longest and nights are shortest in the Northern Hemisphere. Rain cancels the events. 
 
At the hour-long gatherings, astronomers Judith Young and Stephen Schneider will discuss the astronomical cause of the sun’s solstice or standstill.

Physical Plant administrative offices moving back to Physical Plant Building

Administrative offices of the Physical Plant Division will once again be located in the Physical Plant Building at 360 Campus Center Way, effective Tuesday, June 18.
 
This move, from the temporary location at Dickinson Hall, includes the executive office, the administrative offices for the associate and assistant directors of Administrative Services, Grounds Management, Utilities/Engineering and Building Maintenance.
 
The Service Desk will also return to the Physical Plant Building. All Physical Plant phone numbers, including the Service Desk (545-6401), will remain unchanged.

Kinesiology Department hosts ICAMPAM 2013 from June 17-19

The Department of Kinesiology is hosting the third International Conference on Ambulatory Monitoring of Physical Activity and Movement on June 17-19.
 
ICAMPAM will provide an international forum for researchers, clinicians, technologists and users to explore the latest advances and view the newest technologies in the field of ambulatory and sleep monitoring. It will also offer industry partners the opportunity to introduce their products to an audience of users and discuss future developments.
 
This year’s conference themes are physical activity, sedentary behavior, and sleep measurement.

Hampden Gallery celebrates career of late Klaus Postler

Hampden Gallery is hosting a celebration of the life and art of alumnus Klaus Postler on Saturday, June 15 from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The exhibit is curated by Eileen Claveloux.
 
Postler, who died Jan. 6, was a peripatetic artist and independent curator whose work centered around the use of collage. As a seminal figure in the mail art movement he had a long history of exchanging works with other artists around the world, his work has been included in more than 200 exhibitions worldwide.
 
Postler received a B.A.

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