Weekly Bulletin

MSP general assembly set for April 23

A general assembly of the Massachusetts Society of Professors will be held Tuesday, April 23, 4-5 p.m. in 803 Lincoln Campus Center.

Agenda items include nominations for board members and officers, FY2003 budgets for the Joint Coordinating Committee and MSP and new business.
Elections of board members and officers are scheduled for Tuesday, April 30, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the MSP office, 121 Hampshire House.

Reception for Leo St. Denis

A reception is being held Tuesday, April 30 for Printing Services manager Leo St. Denis, who is retiring from the University after 36 years of service.

The reception is scheduled for 2:30-5 p.m. in the Massachusetts Room in the Mullins Center.

RSVP to Sandy Anderson at 5-0776 or by e-mail (anderson@admin.umass.edu) by April 24. Anyone wishing to make a contribution toward a gift may do so in care of Sandy Anderson, Campus Services, 340 Whitmore.

Weight Watcher's meetings

The Weight Watcher's Winning Points Program meetings are held each Monday at noon in 253 Boyden. Call Cheryl (548-9404) or Jill (5-3321) for more information.

Al-Anon meetings

Al-Anon meetings are held on Mondays and Thursdays from noon-
1 p.m. in Lincoln Campus Center. Check the daily listings near the elevators for the room number.

Retirement party for CFNR associate deans

The College of Food and Natural Resources is planning a reception for associate deans Jim Marcum and Mark Mount, who are retiring. The event is scheduled for Thursday, May 16, 3-5 p.m. in the Massachusetts Room at the Mullins Center. Those planning to attend are asked to RSVP by May 9 to Susan Denis at 5-1969.

A book of letters is being created for each associate dean. Letters, anecdotes, poems and funny stories can be sent to the appropriate person as follows:

For Mark Mount, send materials to Patti Cromack, Experiment Station, 201 Stockbridge Hall.

For Jim Marcum, send items to Martha Baker, Academic Programs, 111 Stockbridge Hall.

Adopt-a-Planter registrations due April 19

Members of the University community interested in cultivating and maintaining a planter this summer must register by Friday, April 19.

Forms can be obtained by contacting Pam Monn, manager of Landscape and Construction Services, at 7-3106. Participants will need to identify the location of the planter desired and, if a group is involved, the names of all participants, including contact information for the team's lead person. Every effort will be made to accommodate requests for choice of planter.

Planters must be cleared and ready for planting Monday, April 29.

Certificates for $40 of plant material from the Hadley Garden Center will be provided for each planter. Grounds Management will provide two buckets of bark mulch per planter. In addition, each participant will receive a coupon for a five-gallon bucket of UMass compost, available for pick-up at the Intermediate Processing Facility at Tillson Farm. The certificates will be available from Barbara Pitoniak, News Office (5-0444), Munson Hall, after April 29.

Three $50 gift certificates to Fitzwilly's or the Union Station restaurants (Union Station, The Deck, The Tunnel Bar, and Spaghetti Freddy's) in Northampton will be awarded to the planters that are the best maintained and display the most creativity. The three planters will be selected for recognition in mid-summer.

All planters must be planted by Monday, May 20. Participants may plant annuals, perennials, small shrubbery, and grasses, and are responsible for planting and maintaining (including watering) the planters.

Stonewall Center presents 'Ex Post Papa'

Local writer, performer and activist Bear brings her solo production of "Ex Post Papa: Life as a Freelance Dyke Dad" to campus this week for two shows.

Directed by Morgan Sheehan-Bubla, "Ex Post Papa" explores queer community mentoring through Bear's autobiographical narrative of her years of guiding younger or less experienced people as they come out. The work was commissioned by the Stonewall Center and the UMass Arts Council.

Performances are scheduled for 8 p.m. on Friday, April 19 and Saturday, April 20 in 227 Herter Hall. Admission is $5 general public and $3 for students and low-income patrons. To reserve tickets, call
5-4824.

Track coaches to speak at Sports Luncheon

Men's and women's track coaches Ken O'Brien and Julie LaFreniere will be the featured speakers at the Weekly Sports Luncheon on Wednesday, April 24 at noon in the Top of the Campus.

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

Female runners needed for stress fracture study

Women between the ages 18-40 who run at least 25 miles per week are needed for a research study being conducted in the Department of Exercise Science.

A biomechanical assessment as well as a structural evaluation (by a physical therapist) will be performed on each runner. A tibial X-ray will also be performed at University Health Services.

There is a two-hour time commitment plus time for the X-ray session. Each subject will receive $50 for participating in the study.

For more information, contact Christine Pollard (cbrown@excsci.umass.edu) or Kelly Anne McKeown (kmckeown@excsci.umass.edu), 7-0131.

Radical Student Union screens documentaries

Street-level protests are the theme of next week's documentary screening by the Radical Student Union.

The group will show "A Year in the Streets," a video release from the Cascadia Media Collective, "The New Kids on the Black Block," and protest footage from campus.

Screening are scheduled for Monday, April 22 in 805-09 Lincoln Campus Center and Tuesday, April 23 and Wednesday, April 24, both in 911 Campus Center. All shows begin at 7 p.m.

A discussion follows each screening.

Parking hours restored

Parking Services has returned to regular hours of parking enforcement, Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Valid UMass parking permits are required in all parking lots, except visitor meter lots, which are enforced for payment 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Vehicles may park in any legal parking space, provided it is not a tow zone, handicapped space, vendor space, state vehicle space, reserved space, or 24-hour permit required lot (lots 21, 22, 29, 35, 44, 47, 49, 50, 54, 67, North Village Apts. and Lincoln Apts.), from 5 p.m. to 7 a.m., Monday through Friday, weekends and holidays, without displaying the proper permit.

Parking meters will continue to be enforced for payment 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Mother Earth Day celebration

A celebration of Mother Earth Day, Monday, April 22 (rain date April 23) is scheduled for the Student Union lawn.

A free concert will be presented from 5-10 p.m., by the Wakebylake Singers, Timeship Earth, World Beat Ensemble, Henry Geddes, Kate Marks, Doug Johnson, and others. Speakers will include a representative of the Kogi Indians of Colombia, Peter Champoux, author of "Gaia Matrix", The Leonard Peltier Support Group, The Native American Students Association, The Radical Students Union, and The Connecticut River Valley Greens.

This event is co-sponsored by the First Aid/First Nations Coalition and the Connecticut River Valley Greens and is dedicated to Leonard Peltier. Organizers say funds raised will benefit the Leonard Peltier Defense Committee and Native American programming on campus.

April 25 Faculty Senate meeting canceled

The Faculty Senate meeting scheduled for April 25 has been canceled. However, an additional meeting has been set for Thursday, May 16 at 3:30 p.m. in 116 Isenberg School of Management.

Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology seminar

The Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology at the Medical School is hosting the following talk on Wednesday, April 24:

"Mechanism of Prion Formation and Propagation: Lessons from a Yeast Prion" with Jonathan Weissman, Howard Hughes Medical Institute and the department of cellular and molecular pharmacology at UCal, San Francisco.
The talk begins at noon in S1-608 Hiatt Auditorium, Goff Center.

Totman Pool closed

The swimming pool in Totman Gym has closed for repairs, and recreation hours have been moved to Boyden and Hicks pool.

Call the Campus Recreation Office at 5-2693 or check online (www.umass.edu/umim) for the revised schedule.

Undergraduate commencement volunteers needed

Volunteer marshals, aides, and ushers are needed for the 2002 Undergraduate Commencement on Sunday, May 26. Returning veterans and new volunteers are encouraged to participate.

Volunteers help to manage approximately 4,000 graduates and 22,000 guests. Approximately 60 marshals, 50 aides, and 30 ushers are needed.

Marshals assist by organizing graduates according to their appropriate school or college for the student processional, escorting graduates on to the field, and serving as field monitors. Aides greet guests as they enter the perimeter, distribute programs, and help guests locate seating and other services. Ushers assist guests in the stands of the stadium with seating, directions, and program information.

Orientation for volunteers is scheduled for 10 a.m. Thursday, May 16, in Mahar Auditorium. A volunteer rehearsal is scheduled for 10 a.m. Friday, May 24 at the stadium. On the day of commencement, volunteers should be at the stadium no later than 8:30 a.m. Following the commencement ceremony, at noon, volunteers will be transported to Rafters for a complimentary thank you luncheon.

Complete the Volunteer Registration Form at www.umass.edu/commencement/voluneers.html. For further details, contact Gloria Fox (5-4203 or gfox@urd.umass.edu).

Totman Pool closed

The swimming pool in Totman Gym has closed for repairs, and recreation hours have been moved to Boyden and Hicks pool.

Call the Campus Recreation Office at 5-2693 or check online (www.umass.edu/umim) for the revised schedule.

Turf fertilization and weed control program

As part of its turf management program, the Physical Plant Landscape Services Department will be applying fertilizer and broadleaf weed control. This application will occur sometime during the last half of April based on weather conditions.

Treated areas will be posted for approximately 72 hours.

For further information or to obtain a Materials Safety Data Sheet, contact Valerie Knightly, Grounds Management, 5-4386.