Weekly Bulletin

'Body Politics' stages 10th anniversary production

“Body Politics 2013,” an award-winning original production by and about women of color, will be performed Friday and Saturday, March 29-30 at 8 p.m. in the Campus Center Auditorium.
 
Presented by the Women of Color Leadership Network, a program of the Center for Women & Community, “Body Politics” explores a range of contemporary issues including the intersection of social identities, cultural appropriation, discrimination and racism, manifestations of internalized oppression, sexuality and violence, as well as feelings around body image, hair texture, skin color and self-esteem.

Annual multicultural and interfaith Freedom Seder is April 8

The 15th annual Freedom Seder, a multicultural and interfaith celebration based on the Exodus themes of the Jewish Passover Seder, will take place on Monday, April 8 from 5:30-8:30 p.m. in the Marriott Center on the 11th floor of the Campus Center.
 
Not a Passover Seder, it commemorates the civil rights movement and other modern liberation struggles. Through ritual, stories, poetry and music, participants learn about each other’s cultures and express yearning for the liberation of all people.

People of all religious and cultural backgrounds are welcome.

The event is free for UMass

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.

MICROBIO 695, “Applied Molecular Biotechnology Laboratory (AMBL),” 5/5/7 credits; Instructor: Jeffrey J. Kane; The Applied Molecular Biotechnology Laboratory (AMBL) is a requisite course for the M.S. concentration in Applied Molecular Biotechnology.

SPHHS celebrates National Public Health Week

The School of Public Health and Health Sciences (SPHHS) has planned a series of events from April 1-7 in honor of National Public Health Week. The theme of this year's celebration is "Public Health Is ROI: Saves Live, Saves Money.” The events highlight the school’s message of education, research, outreach and practice.
 
The school will hold its 16th annual Research Day on Tuesday, April 2 from 2-5 p.m. in the Student Union's Cape Cod Lounge.

Saunders to explore labor in contemporary Detroit in CPPA colloquium

Lisa Saunders, associate professor of Economics, will discuss her recent work in a talk titled “Women, Men and Work in Detroit after the Exodus” on Monday, April 1 at noon in 620 Thompson.
 
Saunders has affiliations with Labor Studies and Women, Gender, Sexuality Studies. Her research and teaching focus on labor, race and the political economy in the United States.
 
This lecture is part of the Center for Public Policy and Administration’s spring Faculty Colloquium series, which consists of informal talks, often about works-in-progress, with presenters providing a significant amount of time

Memorial service for student James Tan

A memorial service for undergraduate James Wesley Tan is being held Saturday, March 30 at 2 p.m. at the College Church in Northampton.
 
Tan, 22, a 10-year resident of Belchertown, died Feb. 19 in Amherst. He was a senior majoring in Mechanical Engineering.
 
Born in Northampton, he was the son of Will and Laura (Perry) Tan of Belchertown.
 
Donations in his memory may be made to Young Life of Hampshire County (www.younglife.org).

Exhibit by Hanlyn Davies opens April 7 at Hampden Gallery

“Shelf Life,” a solo exhibition of new paintings by Hanlyn Davies, professor emeritus of Art, will be on view April 7 to May 2 at Hampden Gallery.
 
According to Davies, “The focus of the work is mortality—birth, death, the passage of time, and the annual events (such as birthdays, New Year's, Christmas, etc.) that mark the passage of time. And prominent in that mix are the objects/mementos (or ‘the things we carry’), stories, myths, events, and the pungent role of memory in the present.”

Davies lives and works in New Haven, Conn.

Applications for fellowships in digital humanities

Special Collections and University Archives (SCUA) is accepting applications for fellowships in digital humanities. In an initiative designed to provide students with structured, hands-on experience using and interpreting historical documentary resources, the Libraries announce Experiential Training in Historical Information Resources (ETHIR).  Graduate students from any department enrolled at UMass Amherst are eligible to apply.
 
As part of an effort to integrate Special Collections more fully into the learning and research mission of the university, the Libraries offer an opportunity for

Doctoral oral exams for April 1-5

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

Kathryn Murdock, Ph.D., Geosciences. Monday, April 1, 9 a.m., 159 Morrill IVS. Dissertation: “Rock Magnetic Properties and Paleomagnetic Measurements of two Arctic Lacustrine Environments.” Laurie Brown, chr.

Linda Ziegenbein, Ph.D., Anthropology. Monday, April 1, 9:30 a.m., E-25 Machmer Hall. Dissertation: “Inhabiting Spaces, Making Places: Creating a Spatial and Material Biography of David Ruggles.” Robert Paynter, chr.

Amanda Soto, Ed.D., Education.

Lecturer discusses Nuremberg Trial Deposition Papers acquired by institute

Lawrence R. Douglas, the James J. Grosfeld Professor of Law and Jurisprudence at Amherst College, will speak on “Nuremberg Trial Deposition Papers: The Stories They Tell Us” on Wednesday, April 3 at 4:30 p.m. at the Institute for Holocaust, Genocide, and Memory Studies, 758 North Pleasant St.
 
The lecture is in honor of Cathy Abrams’ gift of the Berke Family Collection of Nuremberg Deposition Papers to the institute.
 
A reception follows the talk, which is open to the public.
 
For further information, go to www.umass.edu/ihgms or call 835-0221.

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