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The special collections office is staffed 8:30 am-noon and 1:00-4:30 pm every Friday except during College breaks. The office is located on level seven of the Miles-Smith science wing of the library. Appointments for those who cannot come on Fridays may be arranged at other times by contacting Nancy Birkrem at x6225 or by email. Material in special collections is identified in the online catalog by the location mh/rare books. Further changes in the availability of mh/rare books items will happen throughout September, so watch for further announcements.
The computing and media resources divisions of Library, Information, and Technology Services (LITS) have completed their office moves and reorganization. Unless otherwise noted, all of the services listed below are available to the Mount Holyoke community.
Call or email the help desk (x2600 or email: help2600) for
Help desk hours: 8:30 am-5:00 pm, Monday-Friday
Contact desktop technologies (email: desktech-d) for:
Desktop technologies hours: 8:30 am- 5:00 pm, Monday-Friday
Contact curriculum support and instructional technology (email: csit-d) for:
Curriculum support and instructional technology hours: 8:30 am-5:00 pm, Monday-Friday
Contact networking services (email: network-d) for:
Networking services hours: 8:30 am-5:00 pm, Monday-Friday
It's not too late to lose that weight. Join the campus Weight Watchers at Work Program. The class, open to MHC faculty, students, and staff, meets Wednesdays 5:15-6:15 pm. This ten-week program costs $102 that must be prepaid. For more information, contact Meredith Cunningham, x5977, PO box 2334, or email mlcunnin.
(For juniors and Frances Perkins students) All students with junior status who intend to graduate in May 1998 should have officially declared their majors last spring. Students who have not done so should pick up a Declaration of Major form in the registrar's office, 6 Mary Lyon Hall, and return it with departmental approvals by October 15.
All students are reminded that schedules are due in the registrar's office by 5 pm, Wednesday, September 18. This is the last day to add a course in any of the Five Colleges (including Mount Holyoke).
Students wishing to register for a course at the University of Massachusetts must sign up at the UMass registrar's office, Whitmore Administration Building. Students are warned that no late registration will be accepted for any reason; do not wait until the last day to register.
The last day to drop a course and not have the course, noted DR, recorded on the MHC transcript is Wednesday, September 25, by 5 pm. Beginning September 26, all dropped courses will remain on record.
All students are reminded that the ungraded option may be elected only during the first three weeks of classes (except for members of the class of 2000, who have until November 15). Once elected, the option will not be removed after the fifteenth day of classes. The ungraded option cannot be elected for courses taken to meet general degree requirements, which include distribution, language, and the multicultural perspectives requirements; or for courses in the major or minor. Any courses taken under the ungraded option will be counted only as elective credit toward the 128 credits required for the Mount Holyoke degree. The deadline for declaring or changing the ungraded option is Wednesday, September 25.
Registrations for the October 26 Optometry Admission Test must be postmarked by September 16.
Registration for the November 16 Veterinary College Admission Test must be received by October 11.
MBA Forums have the twofold purpose of helping people determine whether the MBA degree would be useful to them and, if so, helping them identify the schools that will best fit their needs. The program includes workshops on admissions procedures, curricula, financial aid, career planning, and job-search strategies in addition to general forum sessions. Sponsored by the Graduate Management Admission Council, forums are offered in various locations this fall: Boston, MA, October 5 at 57 Howard Johnson Hotel; Houston, TX, October 12 at Doubletree Hotel at Post Oak; and Washington, DC, October 25 and 26 at Capital Hilton. There is a $5 registration fee payable at the door. Call 800-537-7982 for more information.
Have you just returned from a summer internship? Don't forget to call x2080 to schedule a debriefing appointment with an internship counselor. This is required for you to receive transcript notation.
The workshop How to Research Scholarships and Fellowships will be held on Friday, September 13, and Friday, September 27, at 10:30 am in the CDC conference room. It's not too early to begin planning for funding for summer 1997 and study in 1997-98. Additional workshops will be held regularly throughout the year.
Application materials and information handouts for all scholarships listed here are available in the CDC library in the fellowship files. For more information, contact Hilary Shaw, fellowship coordinator, x2080.
These $14,000 awards are for sophomores and juniors planning a career in mathematics or science. Open to permanent residents as well as U.S. citizens and nationals. Preliminary application materials are due in the CDC by noon on Friday, October 25. Last year four Mount Holyoke students won a total of $35,000.
Pick up a quick checklist in the fellowship files to see if you might be a good candidate for these $30,000 awards for juniors preparing for a career in public service, including a career in government at any level, the uniformed services, public-interest organizations, nongovernmental research or educational organizations, or public-service oriented nonprofit organizations such as those that help needy or disadvantaged persons or work to protect the environment. Must be a U.S. citizen or national. Preliminary application materials are due in the CDC at noon on Friday, October 18. Last year two MHC students were nationally recognized finalists; in the last four years, two MHC students have been named Truman Scholars.
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