University of Massachusetts Amherst

October 5, 2006

Student Bus Trip to the IBM Innovation Center
IBM will bus students to the IBM Innovation Center in Waltham, MA for a set of presentations.
Proposal Writing Info Session
Information Sessions will outline general information on preparing a grant proposal draft including formatting, evaluation criteria, common reasons why proposals are rejected, and compliance for research with human subjects.
101 Uses for a Language and Literature Degree: A Personal Tour of Career Options
Andy Jaffe and Trio
Internationally acclaimed jazz composer, conductor, and performer Andy Jaffe and his Jazz Trio will be playing as part of the Amherst Art Walk Block Party.
Health Education Division Table on Eating Disorders
Health education table to promote awareness and support knowledge on important issues.
Tai Chi Chuan & Internal Kung Fu at UMass
The Women's Health Project Meeting
Join the Women's Health Project as we invite Officer Lisa Kidwell to our meeting to talk about the Rape Aggression Defense (R.A.D.) program offered on campus.
Dine With Us
Enjoy multi-course, inexpensive lunches and dinners prepared by the Menu and Food Production Management Class.
Games Night!
Games Night at Student Union Billiards
Presentation: The Field Guide to the U.S. Economy
The economists of the Amherst-based Center for Popular Economics (CPE) are back with their smart and accessible style of demystifying heretofore hazy economic concepts.
Peace Corps General Information Meeting
Come find out how to apply for the toughest job you'll ever love.
Visiting Writers Series: Poet Thomas Sayers Ellis
Thomas Sayers Ellis is the author of the poetry collections and chapbooks The Good Junk, The Genuine Negro Hero, The Maverick Room, and Song On.
Film: The War at Home (1979)
Interviews with people involved with and leading the Madison, Wisconsin area resistance to the Vietnam war.
Performance: Jazz Ensemble I and Chapel Jazz Ensemble
Renaissance at UMass Amherst
The UMass Amherst Libraries present “Renaissance at UMass Amherst” an exhibit of rare books, manuscript leaves, and illustrations from the Massachusetts Center for Renaissance Studies.