October
22, 2004
Happenings
October
Friday 22
Family and Friends Weekend Plant Sale Plants, T-shirts, and sweatshirts
will be on sale; proceeds benefit the Botanic Garden. *Talcott
Greenhouse, 9 am–4 pm.
Family and Friends Weekend
Welcome and Registration Center Lobby,
*Mary Woolley Hall, 10 am–9 pm.
Introduction to RefWorks Workshop for faculty/staff. Register
at http://www.mtholyoke.edu/go/training. Room 109A, *Dwight Hall,
10 am.
WEED Summer Research Symposium Fellows will present their research
findings. Poster presentations and refreshments noon–1
pm, oral presentations 1–2 pm. Gamble Auditorium, *Art
Building.
Jumma Prayer Muslim Prayer Room, *Eliot House, noon.
Japanese Table *MacGregor Hall dining room, noon.
French Table *Prospect Hall dining room, noon.
University of Rhode Island
Graduate School Programs Information
Session Room 226, *Blanchard Campus Center, 12:15 pm.
Family and Friends Weekend
Office Hours for John Body Safford
Hall, 1 pm.
“From Procrastination to Persistence:
Understanding the Motivation of College Students” Family and Friends Weekend
master class by Becky Wai-Ling Packard. *Cleveland L1, 2 pm.
Street Theatre: Singing,
Juggling, Rapping, Acting Performed
by theatre arts students. Rain location: Blanchard Campus Center.
Skinner Green, 2:30 pm.
“Current and Future Missions to
Mars: Unlocking the Secrets of the Red Planet” Family and Friends Weekend master class
presented by Darby Dyar. *Cleveland L-2, 3:30 pm.
Japanese Tea Ceremony
Wa-Shin-An, *Eliot House, 4 pm.
Families and Friends Weekend
Families Dancing Concert Faculty,
alumnae, and other artists explore the idea of families dancing.
Dance Studio Theatre, *Kendall, 4:30 pm.
Iftar and Shabbat Dinner Wilder kosher/halal dining hall, 5
pm.
Volleyball Hall of Fame
Tournament First match 5 pm, second
match 7 pm. *Kendall.
Kabbalat Shabbat Service *Abbey Interfaith Sanctuary, 6:30 pm.
Family and Friends Weekend
Movie: Finding Nemo Hooker Auditorium,
*Clapp Laboratory, 7 pm.
A Cappella Fam’ Jam Chapin
Auditorium, *Mary Woolley Hall, 7:30 pm.
Family and Friends Weekend
Haunted House Scary surprises and
trick-or-treat candy. Young children are welcome. *Eliana Ortega
House, 9 pm.
Saturday 23
Family and Friends Weekend Nature Walk around Upper Lake 1.1-mile
loop, flat, unpaved. Binoculars are optional. Guided by Susan
Smith. Meet at the parking lot, *Talcott Greenhouse, 7:30 am.
Family and Friends Weekend
Welcome and Registration Center Lobby,
*Mary Woolley Hall, 8:30 am.
Family and Friends Weekend
Plant Sale See 10/22.
Volleyball Hall of Fame
Tournament Matches are:
9 am, 11 am, 1 pm, 3 pm. Gymnasium, *Kendall.
Family and Friends Weekend
Buddhist Walking Meditation Meet
at Abbey Interfaith Sanctuary, 9:10 am.
“Haiti and the U.S.: Revolution, Democracy,
and Empire” Family and Friends Weekend master class by
Mary Renda. *Cleveland L-1, 9:30 am.
“Spectrums of Sexual and Gender
Identity” A Family
and Friends Weekend student panel presented by True Colors, SYSTA,
and the Jeannette Marks House. Kris Bergbom, assistant director,
Office of Student Programs, moderator. Warbeke Room, *Pratt Hall,
10 am.
Family and Friends Weekend
Recovery and Gratitude Meeting Room
318, *Blanchard Campus Center, 10 am.
Family and Friends Weekend
Guided Campus Tours Meet at the temporary
Office of Admission, across from Pratt Hall, 10 and 11 am.
Family and Friends Weekend
Hike Mount Holyoke An intermediate
1.5 mile hike. Bring a picnic lunch from Blanchard Cafe or Tailgate
Picnic at the Village Commons. Limited seating; private cars
may follow. Register at the Welcome Center. Meet at Woolley Circle
off Chapin Road. *Mary Woolley Hall, 10:45 am.
“Outstanding Plants for the Winter
Garden” Family
and Friends Weekend walking tour of the center of campus. *Talcott
Greenhouse, 11 am–noon.
“At Home with the History Channel” Family and Friends
Weekend master class by Frederick J. McGinness. *Cleveland L-2,
11 am.
Family and Friends Weekend
Family/Daughter Choir Rehearsal *Abbey
Chapel, 11 am.
Family and Friends Weekend
Canoeing on Upper Lake With the Outing
Club. Meet at the canoe house on Upper Lake beyond Kendall. Canoe
House, noon.
Japanese Tea Ceremony Wa-Shin-An,
*Eliot House, 1, 2, and 3 pm.
Frances Perkins Open House Frances Perkins House, 57 College
Street, 1 pm.
CDC Open House *Career Development Center, 1 pm.
Center for Global Initiatives
Open House Global Lounge, *Porter
Hall, 1 pm.
Weissman Center for Leadership
and the Liberal Arts Open House
Room 102, *Porter Hall, 1 pm.
Family and Friends Weekend
Children’s Events Arts and
crafts stations (make your own T-shirt, make a picture frame,
face painting). Rain location: Great Room, Blanchard Campus Center.
Skinner Green, 1 pm.
Soccer vs. Babson. *Kendall, 1 pm.
Myths and Realities of Law
and Medical Schools Faculty and alumnae
will discuss getting into law and medical schools. The CDC will
present information on MHC services. *Cleveland L-1, 1:15 pm.
Family and Friends Weekend Study Abroad Info Session New York
Room, *Mary Woolley Hall, 2:30 pm.
Community Iftar Breaking of fast and dinner to celebrate Ramadan.
*Pearsons Hall dining room, 3 pm.
Family and Friends Weekend
Faculty Author Book Signing Odyssey
Bookshop, Village Commons, 3 pm.
Ramadan Celebration *Eliot House lounge, 4 pm.
Family and Friends Weekend
Concert Featuring the MHC Orchestra,
Glee Club, Concert Choir, Chamber Singers, and Family/ Daughter
Choir. Catharine Melhorne and Mark Bartley, directors. Songs
for autumn, for family, for friends, by Gwyneth Walker, Vaughan
Williams, Schumann, Tarik O’Reagan, and Ephraim Amu, plus
Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue, Gary Steigerwalt, piano. *Abbey
Chapel, 4 pm.
Iftar Dining room, Wilder Hall. 5 pm.
Family and Friends Weekend
Movie: Finding Nemo Hooker Auditorium,
*Clapp Laboratory, 7 pm.
Family and Friends Weekend
President’s Reception/ Showcase Mount Holyoke Come mingle with families, friends, and President
Creighton. Stick around for a showcase of MHC’s finest
talent. Chapin Auditorium, *Mary Woolley Hall, 7:30 pm.
Sunday 24
Family and Friends Weekend Plant Sale See 10/22
Family and Friends Weekend
Geological Ramble in the Holyoke Range Michelle Markley leads a two-hour hike in the Holyoke Range
exploring its Mesozoic bedrock and the more recent Ice Age history
of the Connecticut River valley. Bring sturdy shoes, water, and
a raincoat. Limited to 11 participants; register at the Family
and Friends Weekend Welcome Center. *Mary Woolley Hall, 9:15
am.
International Catholic Mass *Abbey Chapel, 9:15 am.
Family and Friends Weekend
Jewish Student Union Bagel Breakfast *Eliot
House lounge, 10 am.
Family and Friends Weekend
Recovery and Gratitude Meeting Room
318, *Blanchard Campus Center, 10 am.
Ecumenical Worship Service *Abbey Interfaith Sanctuary, 11 am.
Family and Friends Weekend
Jazz Concert—“What's
Cookin’?” Big Band, Vocal and Chamber Jazz Ensembles
perform music by George Gershwin, Louis Jordan, Glenn Miller,
and others. Mark Gionfriddo, director. McCulloch Auditorium,
*Pratt Hall, 2 pm.
Baha’i Community Meeting *Abbey Interfaith Sanctuary,
5 pm.
Unitarian Universalist Meeting *Abbey Chapel, 7 pm.
Monday 25
Introduction to iMovie Workshop for faculty/staff. Register at
http://www.mtholyoke.edu/go/training. Room 109B, *Dwight Hall,
10 am.
“Diversity and Molecular Specificity
in Wiring the Fly Brain” Lecture by Woj Wojtowicz ’00, UCLA. Refreshments
at 4 pm;
lecture at 4:15 pm. *Cleveland L-1.
“Religion and Ideology in Contemporary
Politics” Lecture
by Sean Sayers, visiting professor of philosophy. Room 202, *Skinner
Hall, 4 pm.
“History As an Act of Imagination:
Women Poets and Revision” Four
poets—Diane Gilliam Fisher, Gail Thomas, Annie Boutelle,
and Holly Iglesias—read from and discuss their work. Seminar
room, *Five College Women’s Studies Research Center, 4:30
pm.
Internships for First-Years *CDC workshop room, 4:30 pm.
Italian Table Dining room, *MacGregor Hall, 5:30 pm.
TUESday 26
Chinese Table Dining room, South Rockefeller Hall, noon.
Women’s Recovery Weekly Meeting Room 318, *Blanchard Campus
Center, 12:20 pm.
Field Hockey vs. Smith. *Kendall,
3 pm.
Twelve College Exchange
Info Session Learn about policies, procedures,
deadlines, financial aid, etc. fall 2005, spring 2006, or the
2005–2006 academic year. Completed applications are due
12/15; application forms are expected to be available at this
meeting and afterward from the Center for Global Initiatives.
*Cleveland L-1, 4 pm.
“God and Government: Religion and
the 2004 Presidential Campaign” A panel discussion with Sohail Hashmi, Joan Cocks, Jim Hartley,
and Lisa Freitag-Keshet. Moderated by Andrea Ayvazian. New York
Room, *Mary Woolley Hall, 4 pm.
Spanish Table Dining room, *MacGregor Hall, 5:30 pm.
“Land Scapes” A slide presentation by photographer
Kathie Florsheim ’69. Gamble Auditorium, *Art Building,
7 pm.
Going International *CDC library, 7 pm.
Panel: Graduate Work in
Theology Room 302, *Reese Building,
7 pm.
Psychology Department Film
Series Titicut Follies, a 1967 documentary
by Frederick Wiseman, was filmed inside the Massachusetts Correctional
Institution at Bridgewater and exposes abuses by guards, social
workers, and psychiatrists. Discussion to follow. Room 316, *Reese,
7 pm.
Should Information Be Free? An interactive program on the cost
of information and open access publishing. *Cleveland L-1, 7:30
pm.
Japanese Tea Ceremony Sign up at the entrance to the Eliot House,
or email nyamashi@mtholyoke.edu. Wa-Shin-An, *Eliot House, 7:30
pm.
’07 Pumpkin Patch Cider, pumpkin carving, and Halloween
spirit! $6. Great Room and Balcony, *Blanchard Campus Center,
8 pm.
Wednesday 27
Faculty/Staff Cardio Equipment Workshop Cardio loft, *Kendall,
noon.
SALT Institute for Documentary
Studies A presentation on the
center’s credit courses in journalism, documentary, photography,
nonfiction writing and editing, archiving, and magazine design.
Room 102, *Shattuck Hall, noon.
Recovery Luncheon Meeting Free pizza and beverages. Room 135,
*Groves Health Center, noon.
Interfaith Prayer Lunch *Eliot House lounge, 12:15 pm.
Funding for Study Abroad/Away An overview of requirements and
application procedures for Mount Holyoke’s Laurel Fellowships
for Off-Campus Study (bring your questions!), and information
on outside scholarships and awards for undergraduate study abroad.
With Joanne Picard, dean of international studies. Room 101,
*Dwight Hall, 4 pm.
Zazen Meditation With Rev. Issho Fujita. Today’s topic
is “In praise of non-doing.” Wa-Shin-An, *Eliot House,
4 pm.
“Chimeric Metallopeptide Nucleases:
The Helix-Turn-Helix as a Scaffold for De Novo Design” Lecture by Sonya Franklin,
University of Iowa. Refreshments at 4 pm in the Kendade atrium;
lecture at 4:15 pm. *Cleveland L-1, 4:15 pm.
Developing Your International
Internship *CDC workshop room, 4:30 pm.
German Table Dining room, *MacGregor Hall, 5:30 pm.
Chinese Table Dining room, South Rockefeller Hall, 5:30 pm.
ACLU Meeting Room 216, *Blanchard Campus Center, 5:45 pm.
Spanish Film Series *Cleveland L-2, *Cleveland, 7 pm.
“Voting Matters: Who Votes and
Why?” Part of an
ongoing interview project by Victoria Blom ’06, Heather
Fraser ’06, and Amanda Smith ’06, to ascertain why
people do or do not vote. Room 305, *Kendade Hall, 7 pm.
Study Abroad in Germany Information Meeting *Ciruti lounge,
7 pm.
To Ph.D or Not to Ph.D. *CDC workshop room, 8 pm.
Thursday 28
Knit and Chat *Eliot House lounge, noon.
Community-Based Learning Film Screening Congo
Pa Ti: Afro-Latino Identity in Dominican Culture. Room 101, *Dwight Hall, 4 pm.
“From Omnipotence to Identity Politics
and Back: Some Feminist Thoughts (in Practice) about the Poetics
and Politics of Documentary” Lecture by Dorit Naaman, Ford Associate,
Queens University. Seminar room, *Five College Women’s
Studies Research Center, 4:15 pm.
“Painting from Nature: The Real
and the Ideal in French Neoclassical Landscape” Gallery talk by curator Wendy Watson.
Art Museum, *Art Building, 4:30 pm.
Résumé Writing *CDC workshop room, 4:30 pm.
“After History: Archiving, Experiencing,
and Destroying the Past” The John Lax Memorial Lecture, by Dipesh Chakrabarty,
Lawrence A. Kimpton Distinguished Service Professor, South Asian
Languages and Civilizations, University of Chicago. New York
Room, *Mary Woolley Hall, 4:30 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.
Pathways Leading to a
Career in Biomedical Research *CDC workshop room, 6:30 pm.
Love Actually: Let’s Talk About
Relationships Facilitated
by Roseanne Pikul from Womanshelter/ Companeras. Room 227, *Blanchard
Campus Center, 7 pm.
Chinese Film Series Chinese films in Mandarin with English subtitles.
Room 301, *Reese Building, 7 pm.
Staging Black Femininity
Film/Lecture The Life and Times
of Sara Baartman (1998) by T. Sharpley-Whiting, a documentary on
the African woman called the “Hottentot Venus.” French
and African American studies scholar Sharpley-Whiting will reflect
on Baartman’s impact on cultural constructions of black
femininity. See Venus, 11/3. Room 302, *Reese Building, 7 pm.
Truman, Bienecke Scholarship
Information Session *CDC workshop
room, 8 pm.
Friday 29
National Study Abroad Scholarships *CDC workshop room, 10 am.
Jumma Prayer Muslim Prayer Room, *Eliot House, noon.
Japanese Table Dining room, *MacGregor Hall, noon.
French Table Dining room, *Prospect Hall, noon.
Study Abroad in Japan Info Session Room 109, *Ciruti Center,
3 pm.
Kabbalat Shabbat Service *Abbey Interfaith Sanctuary, 6:30 pm.
Grupo Bapoeira Brasil Lively demonstration of Brazilian martial
arts dance. Great Room, *Blanchard Campus Center, 8:30 pm.
Saturday 30
Free MCATS Practice Test The Princeton Review will administer
a full-length practice MCAT under the same conditions as the
real thing. Students will receive a detailed computer score report
within one week. Register at www.princetonreview.com. Room 303,
*Kendade Hall, 8 am.
Student-led Shabbat Services *Abbey Interfaith Sanctuary, 10
am.
Volleyball vs. Clark. Gymnasium, *Kendall, 1 pm.
Overeaters Anonymous Meeting Room 226, *Blanchard Campus Center,
2 pm.
Ramadan Celebration *Eliot House lounge, 4 pm.
Halloween Cinema with the
MHC Orchestra Live The MHC Orchestra
accompanies Carl Laemmle’s silent film classic The
Phantom of the Opera (1929). $8 general; $5 students, senior
citizens. Chapin Auditorium, *Mary Woolley Hall, 7:30 pm.
Sunday 31
Ecumenical Worship Service *Abbey Interfaith Sanctuary, 11 am.
Baha’i Community Meeting *Abbey Interfaith Sanctuary,
5 pm.
Catholic Mass *Abbey Chapel,
6:30 pm.
“Black Dean: Leading for Social
Justice” Lecture
by Jonathan D. Jansen, University of Pretoria, South Africa.
New York Room, *Mary Woolley Hall, 6 pm.
Poets’ Lounge Room 227, *Blanchard Campus
Center, 8:30 pm.
November
Monday 1
Introduction to iDVD Workshop for faculty/staff. Register at
http://www.mtholyoke.edu/go/training. Room 109B, *Dwight Hall,
10 am.
Cover-Letter Writing *CDC workshop room, 4:30 pm.
Sexual Health Educators
Meeting Room 213, *Blanchard Campus
Center, 5 pm.
Italian Table Dining room, *MacGregor Hall, 5:30 pm.
Tuesday 2
Chinese Table Dining room,
South Rockefeller Hall, noon.
Women’s Recovery Weekly Meeting Room 318, *Blanchard Campus
Center, 12:20 pm.
What Do You Want to Do: Achieving Clarity (Part I) *CDC conference room, 4:30 pm.
Spanish Table Dining room, *MacGregor Hall, 5:30 pm.
Election Results Presented
by the College Democrats. All are
welcome, but it will be a pro-Kerry atmosphere. Great Room, *Blanchard
Campus Center, 7 pm.
Japanese Tea Ceremony Sign up at the entrance to the Eliot House,
or email nyamashi@mtholyoke.edu. Wa-Shin-An, *Eliot House, 7:30
pm.
Wednesday 3
Interfaith Prayer Lunch *Eliot House lounge, 12:15 pm.
Chemistry Lecture *Cleveland
L-1, 4:00 pm.
Zazen Meditation With Rev. Issho Fujita. We will discuss “Non-doing
paradox.” Wa-Shin-An, *Eliot House,
4 pm.
Info Session for International
Relations Graduate School Room 305, *Kendade Hall, 4 pm.
Developing Your Internship
in Arts and Communications *CDC workshop room, 4 pm.
German Table Dining room, *MacGregor Hall, 5:30 pm.
Chinese Table Dining room, South Rockefeller Hall, 5:30 pm.
ACLU Meeting Room 216, *Blanchard Campus Center, 5:45 pm.
German Film Fest Schwestern,
oder die Balance des Glücks (1979). Room 9, *Ciruti Center, 7 pm.
Venus This play, by Pulitzer Prize winner Suzan-Lori Parks ’85,
is based on the story of Saartjie Baartman, an African woman
lured to Europe in 1810 and exhibited nude in a London circus
on account of her (purportedly) sizeable posterior. Her keepers
renamed her the “Hottentot Venus.” Tickets: $5/$3
for students. To reserve, call 538-2406. *Rooke Theatre, 8 pm.
Writing Your Personal Statement *CDC
workshop room, 8 pm.
Thursday 4
Knit and Chat *Eliot House lounge, noon.
AT Still University School
of Osteopathic Medicine Info Session Room 318, *Blanchard Campus Center, 12:15 pm.
Seniors: What Do You
Want to Do? Achieving Clarity (Part I) *CDC conference
room, 4:30 pm.
Republic of Georgia J-Term
Program Info
Session For information,
email Stephen Jones at sfjones@mtholyoke.edu. Room 318, *Blanchard
Campus Center, 4:30 pm.
Hindu Worship with Dinner *Eliot House lounge, 5 pm.
French Table Dining room, *MacGregor Hall, 5:30 pm.
Developing Your Internship in
the Not-for-Profits and Education *CDC workshop room, 6 pm.
“The Post-Election Snapshot” Discussion with Frances
Fox Piven, Distinguished Professor of Political Science and Sociology,
Graduate School and University Center, CUNY. Part of the Weissman
Center’s fall series on the presidential election. Gamble
Auditorium, *Art Building, 7:30 pm.
“The Great Imaginary Strike of
Parents and Other Care Workers” Lecture by Nancy Folbre, professor of economics,
University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Seminar room, *Five College
Women’s Studies Research Center, 7:30 pm.
Getting the Most Out of
Your Academic Adviser *CDC workshop
room , 7:30 pm.
MHC Faculty Dance Concert Dance Studio Theatre, *Kendall, 8
pm.
Venus See 11/3. *Rooke
Theatre, 8 pm.
Friday 5
Japanese Table Dining room, *MacGregor Hall, noon.
French Table Dining room, *Prospect Hall, noon.
Jumma Prayer Muslim Prayer Room, *Eliot House, 1 pm.
Community Shabbat Dinner *Eliot House lounge, 6:30 pm.
MHC Faculty Dance Concert Dance Studio Theatre, *Kendall, 8
pm.
Concert Robert Eisenstein, viola da gamba, and Margaret Tindemans,
violin. McCulloch Auditorium, *Pratt Hall, 8 pm.
Venus See 11/3, *Rooke Theatre, 8 pm.
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