September
Friday 28

Lunch and Jumma Prayer RSVP to x2054 or email eliot-rsvp@ mtholyoke .edu by 9/27. Eliot House lounge, noon.

Walk the Sacred Labyrinth This form of walking meditation, found in numerous religious traditions, follows a pathway leading to a center circle where one may pause for quiet reflection. *Abbey Interfaith Sanctuary, noon–2 pm.

Pagan and Wiccan Community Meeting Room 212, *Blanchard Campus Center, noon.

Drop-In Hours For Major Fellowships *CDC library, 2 pm.

Developing Your Internship Hooker Auditorium, *Clapp Hall, 3 pm.

Exploring Careers in the Health Professions *CDC workshop room, 3 pm.

Writing and Revising Long Papers Learn strategies for staying coherent, organized, and on track. Room 109, *Porter Hall, 4 pm.

Summer Internship Information Session for ALANA students: Sponsors for Educational Opportunities (SEO) Come listen to Ninon Marapachi '03 describe her summer internship. Hooker Auditorium, *Clapp Hall, 4:30 pm.

Shabbat Service Dinner follows in Wilder. *Abbey Interfaith Sanctuary, 6:30 pm.

"From Broadway to Hollywood: A Conversation with Wendy Wasserstein" Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Wendy Wasserstein '71 discusses her work and reads from her book of essays, Shiksa Goddess (or, How I Spent My Forties). Moderated by Mount Holyoke professor of philosophy, Thomas Wartenberg. Hooker Auditorium, *Clapp Hall, 7:30 pm.

Crew Team 25th-Anniversary Celebration and Film The award-winning documentary A Hero for Daisy, by Mary Mazzio '83, relates the struggles of the Yale University women's crew team in the late 70s and shows how Title IX changed the face of women's athletics across the country. Join us as we celebrate 25 years of crew at Mount Holyoke! Tapes, posters, and T-shirts will be available for purchase. Gamble Auditorium, *Art Building, 8 pm.

Something Every Friday: Improbable Players This traveling theater group entertains while addressing such contemporary issues as alcohol and college life. *Blanchard Campus Center, 8 pm.

Japanese Dance Performance Kota Yamazaki and his company perform contemporary Japanese dance, as part of the OFF Center Series of the Residential Arts program at UMass. Tickets available at the door. Students $5; general admission $12. Dance Studio Theatre, *Kendall, 8 pm.

 

Saturday 29

Crew Regatta Brunelle's Marina, 8 am.

25th-Anniversary Golf Tournament Orchards golf course, 8 am.

Alumnae Association Clubs Committee Meeting Faculty Club Room, *Willits-Hallowell Center, 9 am–4 pm.

Alumnae Quarterly Committee Meeting 1950 Room, *Willits-Hallowell Center, 9 am–4 pm.

Alumnae Honors Research Committee Meeting Alumnae Association office, *Mary Woolley Hall, 9 am–5 pm.

Alumnae Association Classes and Reunions Committee Meeting Private Dining Room, *Willits-Hallowell Center, 9:30 am–5 pm.

Tag Sale/Bake Sale The tag sale benefits the Frances Perkins Emergency Fund; the bake sale benefits a widows and orphans fund for firefighters. Chapin Auditorium, *Mary Woolley Hall, 11 am–8 pm.

Field Hockey vs. Wellesley. *Kendall, 1 pm.

Alumnae Association Board of Directors Meeting Executive Board Room, *Willits-Hallowell Center, 4–10 pm.

Alumnae Association Board of Directors Dinner Wiese-Merriwether Room, *Willits-Hallowell Center, 6 pm.

Japanese Dance Performance See 9/28. Dance Studio Theatre, *Kendall, 8 pm.

MHACASA Jam Welcoming party for new MHACASA firsties as well as a reunion of old members. *Betty Shabazz House, 10 pm.

 

Sunday 30

25th-Anniversary Golf Tournament Orchards golf course, 8 am.

Alumnae Association Board of Directors Meeting Executive Board Room, *Willits-Hallowell Center, 9 am–2 pm.

Ecumenical Worship Service *Abbey Interfaith Sanctuary, 11 am.

Faculty Recital Music for four-hand piano performed by Gary Steigerwalt and Dana Muller. Works by Schubert, Fanny Hensel-Mendelssohn, Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Debussy, and Stravinsky. McCulloch Auditorium, *Pratt Hall, 4 pm.

Baha'i Community Gathering *Abbey Interfaith Sanctuary, 4:30 pm.

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

Zen Meditation Practice and discussion with Professor Tadanori Yamashita. Wa-Shin-An, Eliot House, 9 pm.

 

October
Monday 1

Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy The director of admissions and financial aid will meet with students seeking information about this graduate school. *CDC conference room, 3:30 pm.

Biological Sciences Student Research Presentations 2001 Kimberly McMahon '03, Shannon Lenz '03, Elizabeth Swanner '03, Ann Falor '02, and Simone Irizarry FP will talk about their summer research experiences. Refreshments will be served at 4 pm; seminar begins at 4:20. Room 120, *Clapp Hall, 4 pm.

Film Eppawala: An Urgent Appeal from Sri Lanka, a documentary about multinational mining interests in Sri Lanka by Asoka Bandarage, associate professor of women's studies. Seminar room, Five College Women's Studies Research Center, 83 College Street, 4:30 pm.

Preparing For Graduate School *CDC workshop room, 4:30 pm.

French Table *Ham Hall dining room, 5:30 pm.

Japanese Table South Rockefeller Hall private dining room, 5:30 pm.

Study Abroad Open House Representatives from dozens of study abroad programs around the world will be available to speak with students. *Blanchard Campus Center, 7 pm.

MassMutual Financial Services Information Meeting *CDC workshop room, 7 pm.

 

Tuesday 2

Community Forum An opportunity to discuss the events of September 11 and their repercussions, led by Vincent Ferraro, Ruth C. Lawson Professor and chair of politics and international relations, and Jon Western, Five College assistant professor of international relations. You are welcome to bring a brown bag lunch. These opportunities for informal conversation and reflection will continue on Tuesdays and Thursdays as long as there is interest in the community. Room 210, *Skinner Hall, 12:15 pm.

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

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

Soccer vs. Springfield. Soccer fields, *Kendall, 4:15 pm.

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

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

"A Sense of Place: Robie Hubley" This kick-off event for a new series of lectures exploring and celebrating natural history and environmental awareness in the Connecticut River Valley will be a slide presentation by Robie Hubley, Massachusetts Audubon Society legislative advocate and longtime environmental activist. Contact Jane Evans at the Center for Environmental Literacy, x3091, for more information. Gamble Auditorium, *Art Building, 7 pm.

Spanish Film Series Flamenco, directed by Carlos Suara (in Spanish with English subtitles). Room 101, *Dwight, 7 pm.

Goldman Sachs Information Meeting Morrison Room, *Willits Hallowell Center, 7 pm.

Tibetan Exchange Program Information Session Learn about the Five College Tibetan Exchange's January 2002 program. Room 210, *Skinner Hall, 7:30 pm.

Japanese Tea Ceremony October Chakai with Nobue Socho Yamashita. Sign up at the entrance. Wa-Shin-An, Eliot House, 7:30 pm.

 

Wednesday 3

Torah Study Eliot House lounge, 4 pm.

Study Abroad in France/ Francophone Countries Christopher Rivers, associate professor of French, will review the general requirements and procedures for study in France and other Francophone countries, including specific information about our own and affiliated programs (the Mount Holyoke programs in Senegal and France, our exchange with the Institut d'Études Politiques in Paris, and the Sweet Briar Program in Paris). New York Room, *Mary Woolley Hall, 4 pm.

Zen Meditation Practice, discussion, and reading of Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind by Shunryu Suzuki, with Rev. Issho Fujita. Today's topic: mind waves. Wa-Shin-An, Eliot House, 4 pm.

Interviewing Skills Workshop *CDC workshop room, 4 pm.

Chinese Table *Ham Hall dining room, 5:30 pm.

Italian Table South Rockefeller Hall private dining room, 5:30 pm.

Spanish Film Series El Super, directed by Leon Ichaso and Orlando Jimenez-Leal. This 1979 film offers a humorous and touching view of Cuban exiles living in a basement apartment during a snowy winter in New York. In Spanish with English subtitles. Room 101, *Dwight, 7 pm.

Developing Your Internship *CDC workshop room, 7 pm.

 

Thursday 4

Community Forum See 10/2. Room 210, *Skinner Hall, 12:15 pm.

Law School Drop-In Hour *CDC conference room, 12:15 pm.

Women's Alcohol and Drug Weekly Meetings Run by and for students, these meetings are gatherings of campus women supporting one another in dealing with concerns about use and recovery. Room 202, *Blanchard Campus Center, 12:15 pm.

U.S. Marine Corps Officer Programs *CDC workshop room, 1 pm.

"Partial Bonds, Acids, Bases, and Structural Change at the Onset of Microsolvation" Lecture by Kenneth Leopold, University of Minnesota. Refreshments will be served in Carr 208 at 4 pm. Room 209, *Carr, 4:15 pm.

Volleyball vs. St. Joseph. *Kendall, 7 pm.

Interviewing and Recruiting /Boston and New York Companies *CDC workshop room, 7 pm.

"Women and Public Space" This discussion, part of the Weissman Center's series on Building Meaning: Architecture and Public Space in the Third Millennium, is moderated by Alma Tina Hogan '74, attorney and corporate real estate adviser. Panelists include Sheila Kennedy, architect, Kennedy & Violich, Boston; Paula Robinson Collins '71, founder and CEO, WDG Ventures, Inc., San Francisco; and Ann Forsyth, associate professor of urban planning, Harvard University Graduate School of Design. Gamble Auditorium, *Art Building, 7:30 pm.

" 'Cultured' Consumption and Gender In Post-Soviet Transformations" Jennifer Patico, New York University. Seminar room, Five College Women's Studies Research Center, 83 College Street, 7:30 pm.

 

Friday 5

Japanese Table South Rockefeller Hall private dining room, 11:30 am.

Lunch and Jumma Prayer RSVP to x2054 or email eliot-rsvp@ mtholyoke .edu by 10/4. Eliot House lounge, noon.

Walk the Sacred Labyrinth See 9/28. *Abbey Interfaith Sanctuary, noon–2 pm.

Pagan and Wiccan Community Meeting Room 212, *Blanchard Campus Center, noon.

Medical School Drop-In Hour *CDC conference room, 3 pm.

What Does "Business Casual" Mean? *CDC library, 3 pm.

What Do You Want To Do: Achieving Clarity, Part II *CDC workshop room, 3 pm.

Shabbat Candle-Lighting Ceremony *Abbey Interfaith Sanctuary, 6:30 pm.