Weekly Bulletin

UMass Amherst to conduct test of outdoor warning system on July 24

AMHERST, Mass. – There will be a test of the UMass Amherst Alerts Emergency Notification System (ENS) on Tuesday, July 24 after 6 p.m. The ENS test will include the UMass Amherst Alerts emergency text messaging, broadcast e-mail and outdoor warning sirens. This is part of the university’s continuing effort to test, evaluate and improve its ability to provide timely and effective emergency notification and warnings during a campus emergency.

Volunteers needed for fall move-in

Residential Life has been busy planning a bigger-than-ever fall move-in this year and will be looking for campus partners who are interested in volunteering to assist with the event.

First-year move-in is Wednesday, Aug. 29 and Thursday, Aug. 30.

Multi-year move-in is Sunday, Sept. 2 and Monday, Sept. 3.

If you would like to assist with fall move-in, go to the "Sign Up Genius"  scheduler to hold a spot beginning Monday, Aug. 6.

"We appreciate your time and consideration for assisting in this campus-wide event," says Dawn M. Bond, director of Student Services for Residential Life.

 

 

Doctoral oral exams for July 30 to Aug. 3

The graduate dean invites all graduate faculty to attend the final oral examinations for the doctoral candidates scheduled as follows:

Allison Branch, Ph.D., Psychology. Monday, July 30, 9 a.m., 129 Tobin Hall. Dissertation: “The Importance of Relationship Quality in Informal HIV Caregiving: A Dyadic Process.” David Scherer, chr.

Timo Friedrich, Ph.D., Molecular and Cellular Biology. Monday, July 30, 2 p.m., 222 Morrill II South. Dissertation: “Identification and Functional Characterization of the Zebrafish Gene Quetschkommode (que).” Gerald Downes, chr.

Tanushree Tokle, Ph.D., Food Science.,

Telephone system upgrade scheduled for July 21

The Office of Information Technologies (OIT)/Telecom will be performing an upgrade of the campus administrative telephone system on Saturday, July 21 beginning at 8 a.m. Administrative telephone service will be interrupted for approximately 5 hours while the upgrade is being performed. Telephone service in the residence halls will NOT be affected.

Efforts will be taken to ensure that essential services such as public safety/911, Health Services, campus operators, help phones, and other critical lines will remain in service during the upgrade.
 
The upgrade will impact the following

Jazz in July faculty perform July 19

The Jazz in July faculty will present its annual All Star Concert on Thursday, July 19 at 7:30 p.m. in the Fine Arts Center Concert Hall. Performers will include 2012 National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master Sheila Jordan, Steve Kuhn, Music professor Jeff Holmes, professor emeritus Frederick Tillis and other improvisational masters from the program’s faculty.

Jazz in July is a concentrated two-week program, allowing participants to study jazz improvisation with some of the nation’s best jazz educators and artists.

Jordan is the pioneer of the bass and voice concept.

Doctoral oral exams for July 23-27

The graduate dean invites all graduate faculty to attend the final oral examinations for the doctoral candidates scheduled as follows:

Joseph Krumpfer, Ph.D., Polymer Science and Engineering. Tuesday, July 24, 10 a.m., A110/A111 Conte Polymer Science Building. Dissertation: “Chemistry at Silicone-Inorganic Oxide Interfaces.” Thomas McCarthy, chr.

Jinyoung Kim, Ph.D., Computer Science. Wednesday, July 25, 10 a.m., 303 Computer Science Building. Dissertation: “Retrieval and Evaluation Techniques for Personal Information.” W. Bruce Croft, chr.

Nan Zhang, Ph.D., Animal Biotechnology and Biomedical

Doctoral oral exams for July 16-20

The graduate dean invites all graduate faculty to attend the final oral examinations for the doctoral candidates scheduled as follows:

Ufuk Aydemir, Ph.D., Physics. Wednesday, July 18, 2 p.m., 1033 Lederle Graduate Research Tower. Dissertation: “Topics in High Energy Physics Beyond the Standard Model.” John Donoghue, chr.

Ozlem Goner, Ph.D., Sociology. Wednesday, July 18, 10 a.m., W-32 Machmer. Dissertation: “A Social History of Power and Struggle in Turkey: State, Memory, Identity, and Movements of Outsiderness in Dersim.” Joya Misra, chr.

Marta Carlson, Ph.D., Anthropology.

Butterfield Terrace/Clark Hill Rd. intersection closed

The intersection of Butterfield Terrace and Clark Hill Road is closed to through traffic due to utility work. The closure is expected to remain in place until mid-August.
 
Questions should be directed to project manager Ben Caron, at 545-6460 or ben@admin.umass.edu.
 

Celebration of the life of Howard Ziff

The Ziff family and the Journalism Program invite faculty and staff to attend the Celebration of the Life of Howard Ziff on Sunday, July 22, from noon to 2 p.m. in Memorial Hall.

Ziff, professor emeritus of Journalism, died April 10 at the age of 81.

A reception in the Amherst Room of the Campus Center will follow.

Those planning to attend are asked to RSVP to Donna Vanasse.

 

NEPR to air Tanglewood concerts

As Tanglewood celebrates its 75th anniversary season, New England Public Radio will air live broadcasts from the Shed every Sunday at 2 p.m. from July 8 through Aug. 26.
 
On July 8, Keith Lockhart conducts the Boston Pops Orchestra featuring Broadway superstar Bernadette Peters, who has dazzled audiences for nearly five decades, most recently in the Broadway revival of Stephen Sondheim's Follies. They will present Broadway to the Berkshires, including such classic selections as Let Me Entertain You, Fever and Some Enchanted Evening.
 
Venerable maestro Kurt Masur will conduct an all-Mozart

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