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Leadership and Career Conference Set for March 29

The Many Meanings
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Double Pulitzer Prize Winner Celebrates DuBois Book Centennial

Senegal Inspires J-Term Study and April 4 Lecture

Nothing to Hide: Exhibition Tells Stories of Mental Illness

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March 28, 2003

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March


Friday 28


Walk the Sacred Labyrinth Walk the spiral path, a symbol of wholeness and life's meandering but purposeful path. Questions? Email jmwood@mtholyoke.edu. *Abbey Interfaith Sanctuary, 11 am–3 pm.


Halal Lunch Followed by Jumma Prayer RSVP required; call x2054 or email eliot-rsvp@mtholyoke.edu by 9 am the day before. *Eliot House lounge, noon.


Japanese Table
South Rockefeller Hall private dining room, noon.


Kosher Shabbat Dinner Wilder Hall dining room, 5:30 pm.

Film Society Movies Screening Desire and Thriller, $1. Gamble Auditorium, *Art Building, 7 and 9:30 pm.


Newman Movie Night *Eliot House lounge, 7 pm.


"A Foggy Day?: Problems in Gershwin's Biography" Lecture by Richard Crawford, Five College musicologist-in-residence, assisted by pianist Mark Gionfriddo. Crawford's lecture precedes a concert of Gershwin's music (see below). Warbeke Room, *Pratt Hall, 7 pm.


MHC Student Dance Concert
$3 students, $5 general public. For reservations call x2848 or email dance-reservations@mtholyoke.edu. Dance Studio Theatre, *Kendall, 8 pm.


Five College Music Concert
Songs, chamber works, and piano solos by George Gershwin performed by artists from the Five Colleges. McCulloch Auditorium, *Pratt Hall, 8:15 pm.

Red Light, Green Light A semi-formal dance for sophomores. Open to the Five College community and general public. Admission is $3. Chapin Auditorium, *Mary Woolley Hall,
10 pm.


Saturday 29


"Inspiring Vision and Success"
A leadership and career conference with speakers who have demonstrated personal vision, leadership, and achievement. Gamble Auditorium, *Art Building; *Willits-Hallowell Center; and *Kendade Hall, 10 am–4 pm, with registration and breakfast 9–10 am. Register in advance by emailing mhcmentors2003@yahoo.com.


Alumnae Honors Research Committee
Private dining room, *Willits-Hallowell Center, 9 pm.

Shabbat Morning Services *Abbey Interfaith Sanctuary, 10 am.


Tennis
vs. Brandeis/Saint Joseph's; MHC vs. Brandeis at 10 am and MHC vs. Saint Joseph's at 2 pm. Outdoor tennis courts, *Kendall.


Softball
vs. Wheaton. Softball field, *Kendall, noon.

Medieval and Renaissance Fair Crafts, dancing, and demonstrations. Marion Craig Potter '49 Atrium, *Kendade Hall, 1 pm.


Orchestral Concert
The Mount Holyoke Concert Choir and Symphony Orchestra and members of the Yale Camerata perform Mozart's Mass in C Minor. Mark Bartley, conductor. *Abbey Chapel, 4 pm.


Festival of Diversity—Carnival of Cultures T
he annual dinner and cultural show is open to the MHC community and the general public. Tickets purchased at the door are $4 for dinner (5:30–7 pm) and $4 for the show (7–10 pm). A party follows at Betty Shabazz House (see below). Advance tickets ($7 for dinner and show) are available throughout the week at Wilder. Chapin Auditorium, *Mary Woolley Hall, 5:30 pm.

Film Society Movies See 3/28.

MHC Student Dance Concert See 3/28.

2003-Ps Party Open to the MHC community and the general public. $3. Dining room, *Torrey Hall, 8 pm.

Festival of Diversity After Party *Betty Shabazz House, 11 pm.


Sunday 30


Ecumenical Service
*Abbey Chapel, 11 am.


Willits-Hallowell Sunday Brunch Buffet
Breakfast and lunch favorites, including hand-carved meats, fresh fruit, assorted pastries, and a dessert table. $10.95. For reservations call x2217. Smith Dining Room, *Willits-Hallowell Center, 11:30 am.

Campus Contemplative Community *Abbey Interfaith Sanctuary, 2 pm.


Unitarian Universalist Meeting
*Eliot House lounge, 4 pm.

Baha'i Meeting *Abbey Interfaith Sanctuary, 5 pm.

Roman Catholic Mass *Abbey Chapel, 6:30 pm.

Planning and Developing Your Web Site Workshop for
students. Register at http://www.mtholyoke.edu/go/training. Room 231, *Williston Library, 7 pm.


Monday 31


Knit and Chat
With Janet Crosby, senior administrative assistant, psychology and education. *Eliot House lounge, noon.

Spanish and Italian Movie Series Il mestiere delle armi (2001), by E. Olmi. First screening in the U.S. In Italian without subtitles. Gamble Auditorium, *Art Building, 7 pm.


Preparing Images for Presentations and the Web
Workshop for students. Register at http://www.mtholyoke.edu/go/training. Room 231, *Williston Library, 7 pm.

Bible Study "Living beyond Yourself." *Pearsons Hall sunroom, 7:30 pm.


April


Tuesday 1


Introduction to Photoshop
Workshop for faculty and staff. Register at http://www.mtholyoke.edu/go/training. Room 231, *Williston Library, 10 am.


Lottery Number Drawing
Chapin Auditorium, *Mary Woolley Hall, noon.


Chinese Table
South Rockefeller Hall private dining room, noon.


Women's Weekly Recovery Meeting
A gathering of campus women supporting one another in dealing with concerns about use and recovery. Room 135, *Groves Health Center, 12:20 pm.

Mindfulness Meditation *Abbey Interfaith Sanctuary, 4:15 pm.


"The Inspired Garden: Dreaming the Big Idea" Lecture by Julie Moir Messervy, author of The Inward Garden: Creating a Place of Beauty and Meaning and designer of MHC's Heckel Staircase Garden and the acclaimed Toronto Music Garden. Gamble Auditorium, *Art Building, 5:30 pm.

German Table Abbey Hall private dining room, 5:30 pm.

Spanish Table *MacGregor Hall dining room, 5:30 pm.

PowerPoint for Presentations Workshop for students. Register at http://www.mtholyoke.edu/go/training. Room 231, *Williston Library, 7 pm.


Author Reading Professor of English Robert Shaw reads from his new collection of poetry, Solving for X. Odyssey Bookshop, Village Commons, 7 pm.


MCAT Preparation Workshop
*CDC workshop room, 7 pm.

Japanese Tea Ceremony The subject for April is "Tea Ceremony with Sakura—Cherry Blossom." Wa-Shin-An, *Eliot House, 7:30 pm.


Bible Study
The Book of Jeremiah, *Mead Hall living room, 7:30 pm.


Wednesday 2


Interfaith Prayer Lunch
RSVP required; call x2054 or email eliot-rsvp@mtholyoke.edu by 9 am the day before. *Eliot House lounge, noon.


"Every Fifteen Minutes"
A program on drinking and driving presented by the Mount Holyoke College Medical Emergency Response Team, the Alcohol and Drug Advisory Committee, and South Hadley High School. Events include a "vision goggle" demonstration that simulates driving under the influence, Wilder basement, 10 am–5 pm; a demonstration on "What Happens in an Alcohol-Related Accident," Skinner Green, 12:15 pm; a panel on "Facts Everyone Should Know about Drinking and Driving," Room 101, *Dwight Hall, 7 pm; and "The Impact of Drinking and Driving," a candlelight vigil and memorial service to honor those affected by alcohol-related accidents, *Abbey Chapel, 8 pm. For information contact Karen Jacobus (kjacobus@mtholyoke.edu or x3200) or Stephanie Clarke Mayberg (sclarkem@mtholyoke.edu). Rain date: Wednesday April 8, 2003.


Zazen Meditation
Wa-Shin-An, *Eliot House, 4 pm.

Chinese Table South Rockefeller Hall private dining room, 5 pm.


Italian Table
*MacGregor Hall dining room, 5:30 pm.


"Hole in the Middle: The Policy Vacuum for Mid-Income Developing Countries" Lecture by Alice Amsden, Barton T. Weller Professor of Political Economy, MIT, and author of The Rise of "The Rest": Challenges to the West from Late-Industrialization Economies. New York Room, *Mary Woolley Hall, 7 pm.


Faculty Honor Code Panel Sponsored by the Council on Student Affairs. Gamble Auditorium, *Art Building, 7 pm.

Introduction to Photoshop Workshop for students. Register at http://www.mtholyoke.edu/go/training/. Room 231, *Williston Library, 7 pm.

Thursday 3


Preparing Images for the Web
Workshop for faculty and staff. Register at http://www.mtholyoke.edu/go/training/. Room 231, *Williston Library, 1:30 pm.


Lacrosse
vs. Endicott. Lacrosse field, *Kendall, 4 pm.

Cover Letter Writing Workshop *CDC workshop room, 4 pm.


Introduction to Dreamweaver Workshop for students. Register at http://www.mtholyoke.edu/go/training. Room 231, *Williston Library, 4:15 pm.


Buddhist Meeting *Eliot House lounge, 4:30 pm.


"W. E. B. DuBois: The Aristocrat at the Barricades" T
he Mary Lyon Lecture by David Levering Lewis, professor of history, Rutgers University, and two-time Pulitzer Prize winner. A book signing and reception will follow. Gamble Auditorium, *Art Building, 7 pm.


2004 Hall Choosing Chapin Auditorium, *Mary Woolley Hall, 7 pm.

Applying to Graduate School *CDC workshop room, 7 pm.

Mount Holyoke Christian Fellowship Meeting *South Mandelle Hall living room, 7:30 pm.


How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying A Pulitzer Prize-winning Broadway musical, created in 1961 by Frank Loesser and Abe Burrows and produced by performers from each of the Five Colleges. Tickets are free; advance reservations are recommended. Call 542-2277. Kirby Theater, Amherst College, 8 pm.


Friday 4

Walk the Sacred Labyrinth
See 3/28.


Halal Lunch Followed by Jumma Prayer
RSVP required; call x2054 or email eliot-rsvp@mtholyoke.
edu by 9 am the day before. *Eliot House lounge, noon.


Brown Bag Luncheon—The Drug Scene: What Is Really Happening? A presentation for faculty and staff by Karen Jacobus, coordinator of health education. Come learn what you know and don't know about drugs. Bring your lunch. To register x2503 or email pobrien@mtholyoke.edu. Conference room, *Groves Health Center, noon.

Japanese Table South Rockefeller Hall private dining room, noon.


MERC Preparation Brown Bag Luncheon
*CDC workshop room, 12:30 pm.


Softball
vs. Springfield. Softball field, *Kendall, 3:30 pm.

"A Mineralogist's View of Bone Mineral" Lecture by Jill Pasteris, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Washington University of Saint Louis. Auditorium, *Dwight Hall, 4 pm.


Alumnae Association Nominating Committee
Private dining room, *Willits Hallowell Center, 4 pm.


Award for Summer Travel Abroad
Information on the Karen Snyder Sullivan Summer Travel Award of $5,000, presented by current award recipient Katie Alton '05. Open to those who haven't traveled outside the United States since the age of twelve. Andreola Room, *Willits-Hallowell Center, 4 pm.


"Humanism, Poiesis, and Politics in Writer Léopold Sédar Senghor's Life and Work"
Lecture by Ousmane Sene, coordinator of MHC study programs in Senegal and professor international studies at Chiekh Anta Diop University, on Léopold Sédar Senghor. Warbeke Room, *Pratt Hall, 4 pm.

Kosher Shabbat Dinner Wilder Hall dining room, 5:30 pm.

Film Society Movie My Big Fat Greek Wedding, $1. Hooker Auditorium, *Clapp Hall, 7 and 9:30 pm.


Dance Concert—Alexandra Bellar
Dance Studio Theatre, *Kendall, 8 pm.


How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying See 4/3.

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