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Early Deadlines for Major
Fellowships Juniors interested in the major fellowships for
graduate study abroad--the Rhodes (for study at Oxford), Marshall
(for study in the UK), Mitchell (for study in Ireland), Fulbright
(for study anywhere in the world), Luce (for study in Asia), and DAAD
(for study in Germany)--should note that the deadlines will come very
early next fall semester, some as early as the first week of classes.
Learn more about these awards on the Career Development Center's Web
site and from handouts in the Career Development Center library and
fellowship files. Mount Holyoke students are recent winners and
finalists for these awards. Nominations can come from the
student herself, other students, faculty, community activists, or a
community agency. For details about submitting entries and to pick up
an application form, stop by the women's studies program office, 109
Dickinson House. The deadline for all entries has been extended to
Monday, May 1, at 4 pm.
COMMUNITY
Benefits Fair 2000 MHC's annual employee benefits fair
will be held Tuesday, April 25, from 10:30 am to 3:30 pm on the
balcony of Blanchard Campus Center. Come and speak to our vendors
regarding your benefits. There will be munchies and a raffle.
STUDENTS
The Clio-Melpomene Prize Peter Viereck, professor
emeritus of history and winner of the Pulitzer Prize for poetry, has
endowed this annual prize for "a young woman who follows her private
star in poetic style of historical interpretation." At least $1,500
will be awarded to assist aspiring poets and/or historians in travel
or study after graduation. Applicants must be graduating seniors.
There are no GPA or citizenship restrictions. The work does not have
to have been completed for a course, independent work, or major.
Application materials are due Friday, April 28, before 5 pm in the
Career Development Center. Applicants should submit a sample of work
in poetry and/or history. The sample should be large enough to fully
represent the applicant's work. Also required is a short (one- to
three-page) personal statement addressing the work, aspirations for
continued work in the field, plans after graduation, and any other
information that is relevant to the applicant's work and future
plans. Optional are one or two recommendations from faculty or other
mentors who know the work well. The judging committee is made up of
members of the English and history departments. Professor Viereck
does not sit on the committee. The prizewinner will be announced
shortly before commencement.
Prizes in Women's Studies The women's studies program will
award the following prizes this year. The Susan Jones Prize in
Women's Studies will be awarded in three categories: best essay or
independent project by a senior women's studies major (submitted for
WS 390 or another 300-level women's studies course); best essay by a
student (first year, sophomore, or junior--not necessarily a women's
studies major or minor) in a women's studies class (any women's
studies core course or cross-listed course); and a women's studies
major or minor who has demonstrated extraordinary commitment to
social justice either within or outside the College community. The
Emley Eldridge Prize will be awarded to a student whose work has been
an outstanding achievement in the field of women's studies.
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