March 11, 2005
Happenings
March
Friday
11
Author Discussion
Children’s author Jane Yolen will speak about her work. Informal discussion
will follow. Room 102, *Shattuck Hall, 11 am.
Halal Lunch Followed by Jumma Prayer *Eliot
House lounge, noon.
Japanese Table Dining room, *MacGregor Hall,
noon.
French Table Dining room, *Prospect Hall,
noon.
Saturday
12
Overeaters Anonymous
OA is a fellowship of individuals who, through their experience, strength,
and hope, are recovering from compulsive eating. Room 226, *Blanchard Campus
Center,
2 pm.
Sunday 13
South Hadley Chorale’s Eighteenth Annual Concert
Mozart’s Requiem and works by local composers will be performed by 90
voices and full orchestra under the direction of Michael Dudac. The South Hadley
Chorale Children’s Chorus will also perform. $5 MHC, $8 senior citizens,
$1 general admission. *Abbey Chapel, 3 pm.
Tuesday 15
Introduction to iMovie
Workshop for faculty/staff. Register at www.mtholyoke.edu/go/training.
Room 109B, *Dwight Hall, 10 am.
Knit and Chat *Eliot House lounge, noon.
Introduction to iDVD
Workshop for faculty/staff. Register at
www.mtholyoke.edu/go/training.
Room 109B, *Dwight Hall, 1:30 pm.
Wednesday 16
Introduction to RefWorks
Workshop for faculty/staff on this new bibliography tool. Register at www.mtholyoke.edu/go/training.
Room 109A, *Dwight Hall, 1 pm.
Thursday 17
Create a Course in WebCT
Workshop for faculty/staff. Register at www.mtholyoke.edu/go/training.
Room 109A, *Dwight Hall, 10 am.
Introduction to Dreamweaver
Workshop for faculty/staff. Register at www.mtholyoke.edu/go/training.
Room 109A, *Dwight Hall, 1:30 pm.
Friday
18
Introduction to Photoshop
Workshop for faculty/staff. Register at www.mtholyoke.edu/go/training.
Room 109A, *Dwight Hall, 10 am.
Introduction to PowerPoint
Workshop for faculty/staff. Register at www.mtholyoke.edu/go/training.
Room 109A, *Dwight Hall, 1:30 pm.
Saturday 19
Overeaters Anonymous
Room 226, *Blanchard Campus Center, 2 pm.
Monday 21
CDC Information Table
Ask career-related questions, pick up CDC handouts, learn about services and
programs, and talk with staff counselors and peer counselors. *Blanchard Campus
Center,
11:30 am–1 pm.
Résumé Writing Workshop *CDC workshop room,
4 pm.
Tuesday 22
Knit and Chat *Eliot House lounge, noon.
Chinese Table Dining room, South Rockefeller Hall,
noon.
Women’s Recovery Weekly Meeting
This group, run by and for students, meets in a comfortable and confidential
atmosphere to offer support in dealing with concerns about use and recovery.
Room 318, *Blanchard Campus Center,
12:20 pm.
“Iris Murdoch’s Romantic Ethics”
Lecture by Megan Laverty, assistant professor, Institute for the Advancement
of Philosophy for Children, Montclair State University. Room 212, *Skinner
Hall, 4 pm.
“Escherichia coli F1hD/FlhC Regulation of Stress Response
Genes”
Lecture by Rhonda T. Fleming, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University
of Illinois, College of Medicine. Refreshments served at
4 pm; seminar begins at 4:15 pm. Room 305, *Kendade Hall.
German Table Dining room, *MacGregor Hall, 5:30 pm.
“ Experiencing Madness” Film Series
Placebo: Mind over Medicine? (51 min.) critically explores the use of
placebos in medicine and the profound effects that beliefs can have on both
mental and physical symptoms. It documents recent scientific studies on the
effect of placebos in the treatment of depression, knee pain, skin conditions,
and multiple sclerosis and includes interviews with noted psychiatrists, psychologists,
and surgeons from UCLA and Baylor College of Medicine. This is the first in
a series presented by the psychology and education department and the Freedom
Center, Northampton. Call 413-538-2338 for directions. Room 302, *Reese Building,
7 pm.
Writing a Personal Statement for Health Schools *CDC workshop
room, 8 pm.
Wednesday 23
Recovery Luncheon Meeting
This group, run by and for students, meets in a comfortable and confidential
atmosphere to offer support in dealing with use and recovery. Conference room,
*Groves Health Center, noon.
Interfaith Prayer Lunch *Eliot House
lounge, 12:15 pm.
Biological Sciences Independent Research Meeting Application
deadline for IR is Monday, March 28. Refreshments will
be served. Room 305, *Kendade Hall, 4 pm.
“Applications of Infared Microspectroscopy
to the Analysis of Works of Art” Lecture
by Michele Derrick, Museum of Fine Arts Boston. Refreshments
served in Kendade atrium at 4 pm; seminar begins at 4:15
pm. *Cleveland L-1.
Zazen Meditation With Prof. Tadanori
Yamashita. Wa-Shin-An, *Eliot House, 4:15 pm.
Spanish Table Dining room, *MacGregor
Hall, 5:30 pm.
Sexual Health Educators Meeting Room
213, *Blanchard Campus Center, 5:30 pm.
Chinese Table Dining room, South Rockefeller
Hall, 5:30 pm.
ACLU Meeting Room 216, *Blanchard Campus
Center, 5:45 pm.
“Women’s Health, the Bush Administration,
and the United Nations”
Presentation by Jane Roberts, cofounder of 34 Million Friends of the United
Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), about why the Bush administration has withheld
funds for international family planning programs and what you can do to help.
*Cleveland L-1, 6 pm.
“A Yankee's View of the English Garden:
Lessons I Learned”
Slide lecture by Ron Kujawski, horticulturalist and former UMass Extension
agent. Reception in the Talcott Greenhouse follows. Gamble Auditorium, *Art
Building,
7 pm.
Egyptian Film Screenings
The following short features, docudramas, and experimental films will be shown:
Visit in Autumn, directed by Saad Hendawy; Ordinary Sunday, directed by Saad
Hendawy; The Last Scene, directed by Saad Hendawy; Cutting through the Soul,
script by Nora Amin, directed by Faisal Shams; Space Within, written and directed
by Nora Amin; The Body, script by Nora Amin, directed by Ning Binbin. Room
101, *Dwight Hall, 7 pm.
Thursday 24
“Divine Words, Human Voices” *Abbey
Interfaith Sanctuary, 12:30 pm.
“Linking Axonal Degeneration to Microtubule
Remodeling by Spastin-mediated Microtubule Severing”
Lecture by Katia Evans ’99. Refreshments served at 4:15 pm; lecture begins
at 4:30 pm. Room 305, *Kendade Hall.
Russian Table Private dining room, Abbey
Hall, 5 pm.
Hindu Worship with Dinner *Eliot House
lounge, 5 pm.
French Table Dining room, *MacGregor Hall, 5:30 pm.
College Democrats Meeting *Cleveland L-1, 6:30 pm.
Maundy Thursday Protestant Worship Service *Abbey Interfaith Sanctuary, 7 pm.
What College Does Not Teach About the Real World—An
Experiential Session *CDC workshop room,
7 pm.
Thursday
Night Edge
The Halogens triumphantly return from Boston with special guests Violet Nine.
Free for MHC, $3 Five Colleges, $5 general public. Great Room, *Blanchard Campus
Center,
8 pm.
Senior Pub Night
For MHC seniors only! No cover. Room 227, *Blanchard Campus Center, 8 pm.
Writing a Personal Statement for Law School *CDC
library, 8 pm.
Popular Film Series
The Fifth Element. Free admission, free popcorn! Great Room, *Blanchard
Campus Center, 10:30 pm.
Friday 25
Good Friday Protestant Worship Service *Abbey
Interfaith Sanctuary, noon.
Halal Lunch followed by Jumma Prayer
*Eliot House lounge, noon.
Japanese Table Dining room, *MacGregor
Hall, noon.
French Table Dining room, *Prospect
Hall, noon.
TGIF Gathering
“
Thank God it's Friday!” All students interested
in things international are welcome to join the Global
Initiatives office for refreshments. Lounge, *Porter
Hall, 3 pm.
Enchantment: An Evening of Classical Indian
Dance
A showcase of four styles of classical Indian dance. All proceeds will directly
benefit tsunami relief efforts. $3 students, $5 general public. Chapin Auditorium,
*Mary Woolley Hall, 7 pm.
Popular Film Series
The Fifth Element. $1. Hooker Auditorium, *Clapp Laboratory, 8 pm.
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