notices

Bus Trip to the Big Apple Friends of Art is sponsoring a bus trip to New York City Saturday, April 1. Enjoy a day in New York on your own--see an exhibition at one of the world's finest museums, shop, or take in a Broadway matinee. The bus leaves at 8:30 am from the front door of the Mount Holyoke College Art Museum and leaves New York at 7 pm, giving everyone a full day of leisure. Cost for the trip is $27 for Friends of Art; $32 for nonmembers; $22 for Student Friends of Art. For information or to make reservations, call Elizabeth Stewart at x2096. This Saturday trip will fill up quickly--make your reservations early!

David B. Truman Scholarship Fund Applications are now being accepted for the David B. Truman Scholarship Fund. This scholarship is awarded to a qualified daughter, son, or other dependent child of a Mount Holyoke College employee. If you would like an application sent to you, please contact Dina Bevivino, Staff Council cochair, x2259. The application deadline is May 1, 2000.

STUDENTS

Office of Admission Positions Available The Office of Admission has several employment and volunteer positions open to current students and graduating seniors for the summer and academic year. Positions include Student Admission Board, student administrative assistant, tour guide (summer and academic year), admission fellow (summer and academic year, rising seniors only), and admission counselor (recent graduates only). Candidates should have strong presentation, interpersonal, and organizational skills. Applications are available in the Office of Admission foyer. Student position applications are due on Thursday, March 30. Admission counselor applications are due on Wednesday, April 5. There will be an information session about these positions on Friday, March 24, at 3 pm in Hooker Auditorium. Admission representatives will explain each position in detail, answer questions, and distribute applications. It is not necessary to attend this information session to apply for these positions. The Office of Admission actively seeks women of various ethnic backgrounds, geographic regions, majors/programs,and ideology. For more information, call x2023.

German Studies Scholarships The Department of German Studies invites German studies majors planning to study in Germany in 2000 - 2001 to apply for the Evelyn Finkbeiner Fellowship for Study Abroad and the Adeltraut P. Barrett Scholarship Award for Travel for Study in Germany. The following is a list of Finkbeiner Fellowship application requirements: an up-to-date transcript, information on other funding available for study abroad, and a short statement in German explaining how the fellowship will foster and support academic plans for study in Germany. Barrett Scholarship Award Travel application requirements are a copy of the applicant's study abroad application, information on other funding available for study abroad, and a short statement in German explaining the travel destination and the purpose of study abroad. The deadline for the Finkbeiner Fellowship and the Barrett Scholarship is March 27.

Summer Internship Scholarships The CDC is coordinating Summer Internship Scholarships for students who are completing internships and receiving transcript notation. In addition to the General Internship Scholarships, there are many special awards available to students who meet the particular criteria that an alumna donor has specified. These include internships in a developing country and at a Berkshire County (MA) nonprofit organization; internships in journalism, government and politics, health and medical sciences, and science research; and internships involved with international concerns. Applications and more information, including selection criteria, are available at the Career Development Center. The application deadline has been extended to Friday, March 31.

Call for Papers and Performances The Five College Center for Crossroads in the Study of the Americas (CISA) is soliciting papers and performances for its third annual Student Symposium on Friday, May 5, at the UMass Campus Center. Themes of interest to the center include migration/diaspora, citizenship, linguistic development, trade relations, cultural interaction and transformation, imperialism and resistance, revolution, race, ethnicity, gender, and sexuality. Applications should include a title and a one-page description of the work; information about space and technical requirements for screenings and exhibitions; a letter of recommendation from a faculty member familiar with your work; year of study; and address. Acceptances will be announced April 7. Accepted students will be invited to the daylong conference. Send applications by March 31 to CISA Executive Committee, Student Symposium, Five Colleges, Incorporated, 97 Spring Street, Amherst, MA 01002.