Weekly Bulletin

Diversity trainer Lee Mun Wah to present all-day program

The Five College Diversity and Dialogue Initiatives Group is sponsoring an all-day program titled "An Unfinished Conversation" with Lee Mun Wah, the Chinese-American documentary filmmaker, author, poet and educator, on Tuesday, Feb. 12 in the Student Union Ballroom. 

He will give a keynote address at 9 a.m. and present a workshop open to all Five College students at 10, and another workshop for Five College faculty and staff at 1 p.m.  He will also screen his latest film, "If These Walls Could Talk," at 7 p.m.
 
There is limited availability per campus. Register by Feb. 6 at

Panel to highlight research and engagement projects in Springfield

Three social scientists who are engaged in projects in Springfield will discuss their work at the first Institute for Social Science Research (ISSR) “Research in Process Panel” of the spring semester on Thursday, Feb. 7 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., in the Amherst Room of the Campus Center. Lunch will be served. RSVP to Karen Mason by Feb. 4.
 
In 2010, officials from campus and Springfield formalized a new Greater Springfield-University of Massachusetts Amherst Partnership designed to promote collaborations that will lead to the revitalization of Springfield’s economy.

New course proposal

The following new course proposal has been submitted to the Faculty Senate Office for review and approval and is listed here for faculty review and comment. Comments on any new course proposal should be submitted to Ernest May, secretary of the Faculty Senate, at senate@senate.umass.edu.

POLSCI 391A, “Corporate Lobbying in the Global Economy,” 4 credits; Instructor: Kevin Young; This course centers on one of the most important yet underappreciated aspects of contemporary political life: the governance of the global economy by private actors. Prerequisites: None

Retirement party for Associate Chancellor Susan Pearson

The campus community is invited to a celebration honoring Associate Chancellor Susan Pearson upon her retirement after 40 years of service to the campus on Wednesday, Feb. 6 from 4-6 p.m. in the Fine Arts Center Atrium.

Contributions in Pearson's honor may be made to the Center for Early Education and Care by sending a check payable to the University of Massachusetts Amherst to 305 Whitmore Administration Building.

RSVP to events@admin.umass.edu or by calling 577-1101.

 

New course proposals

The following new course proposals have been submitted to the Faculty Senate Office for review and approval and are listed here for faculty review and comment. Comments on any new course proposal should be submitted to Ernest May, secretary of the Faculty Senate, at senate@senate.umass.edu.

HT-MGT 337, “Meeting, Convention & Exposition Management,” 3 credits; Instructor: Linda Lowry; Learn the different venue types, approaches and management of group gatherings. Identify the role of convention and visitor bureaus, destination management companies and service contractors.

Five College Viol Consort performs Feb. 3

The Five College Viol Consort will present "A Consort of Severall Friends" on Sunday, Feb. 3 from 2-4 p.m. in the Reading Room of the Renaissance Center, 650 East Pleasant St.
 
The consort consists of Robert Eisenstein, bass viol, Loren Ludwig, treble viol, Meg Pash, bass viol, Laurie Rabut, treble viol, and Alice Robbins, tenor viol. Music of Thomas Tomkins, William Byrd, Johann Schop and others will be performed at the free, public concert, which is part of the center's First Sunday Concert Series.

Refreshments will follow the performance.

For information, call 577-3600 or e-mail

Renaissance Center hosts ‘The Life and Works of John Donne’

"The Life and Works of John Donne," an informal discussion of the historical and potential biographical context of a selection of Donne's works, is being held Wednesday, Feb. 6 at 8 p.m. at the Renaissance Center, 650 East Pleasant St.
 
The event is free and open to the public and light refreshments will be served.
 
For information, contact the Renaissance Center at 577-3600 or by e-mail at renaissance@english.umass.edu.
 

Brandt kicks off CPPA Colloquium Series with talk about traffic-related pollution

Associate professor Sylvia Brandt of Resource Economics and Public Policy, will discuss her recent work in a talk titled “The Costs of Traffic-Related Pollution in Los Angeles: Implications for Smart Growth” on Monday, Feb. 4 at noon in 620 Thompson Hall.

The research upon which Brandt’s talk is based was published last January in the European Respiratory Journal and has been named one of the top research papers of 2012 by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. The study examined the full economic impact of childhood asthma caused by air pollution in two California cities.

UMass Extension's 2013 Green Directory now available

The updated UMass Extension Green Directory is a free, comprehensive guide to educational resources for beginning and established agriculture industry professionals in Massachusetts.

The directory includes:

* Contact information for UMass Extension Agriculture and Landscape specialists and faculty.

* Upcoming UMass Extension conferences, seminars and workshops.

* UMass Plant Diagnostic Lab sample submission information for insect, tick, disease, weed and cultural problems.

* UMass Soil and Tissue Testing Lab information.

* Pesticide license information, including test dates, training

Institute for Holocaust, Genocide, and Memory Studies lists exhibition hours

The Institute for Holocaust, Genocide, and Memory Studies has scheduled regular visiting hours for the spring semester for its permanent teaching exhibition "A Reason to Remember: Roth, Germany 1933-1942."
 
The hours are Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Tuesday and Thursday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

All visitors are welcome during these hours and student groups are also welcome by appointment. For appointments, contact the center at (413) 835-0221 or by e-mail at ihgms@acad.umass.edu.

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