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Blue Cross/Blue Shield Comprehensive Major Medical (CMM 80/20) and HMO-Blue Participants
Patricia Allen, MHC's representative with Blue Cross/Blue Shield, will be available to answer questions, assist with filing claims, and follow up with any filed claims. Allen will be in 215 Blanchard Campus Center on the following dates:
| Date | Time |
| September 27, 1996 | 12:30-2:30 pm |
| October 25, 1996 | 12:30-2:30 pm |
| November 22, 1996 | 12:30-2:30 pm |
| December 20, 1996 | 12:30-2:30 pm |
| January 24, 1997 | 12:30-2:30 pm |
| February 28, 1997 | 12:30-2:30 pm |
| March 28, 1997 | 12:30-2:30 pm |
| April 25, 1997 | 12:30-2:30 pm |
| May 30, 1997 | 12:30-2:30 pm |
Members of the College community have requested, and we will be able to coordinate, scheduled appointments with Allen. Walk-ins are welcome any time between 12:30 and 2:30 pm, but priority will be given to people with appointments. Call the human resources department (x2503) if you would like an appointment. Should appointments be necessary beyond 2:30 pm, we will accommodate anyone until 3:30 pm. The human resources staff will continue to assist you by answering any questions regarding health care coverage or the claims process with Blue Cross/ Blue Shield (CMM 80/20), and our two HMOs--Kaiser Permanente/Network Blue and Community Health Plan.
Counseling Service Staff Corrections
Please note that the following individuals were inadvertently omitted from the 1996-97 Counseling Service brochure: Cheryll Rothery-Johnson, Psy.D., clinical psychologist and coordinator of multicultural mental health services; and Sandy Kacenski, department assistant. Also, Nancy Lalonde is the service's administrative assistant.
Fidelity Fund Investments Enhancements
The Finance Committee of the Board of Trustees has approved the addition of several fund investment options for Fidelity Investments. Currently, employees who are enrolled in a Retirement Annuity or a Supplemental Retirement Annuity with Fidelity have a selection of twelve funds. Effective immediately, more than a hundred Fidelity funds will be available. A representative from Fidelity Investments will be on campus Thursday, September 26, and Friday, September 27 to introduce the new funds, and to answer any questions. See the calendar for details.
Satellite Copier Program
The College community is reminded that Toshiba photocopiers will be replacing all non-Toshiba brands of photocopiers currently located on campus (with the exception of the library, the Admissions Office, and the Alumnae Office) beginning September 23. An installation schedule follows. With the new program, photocopying should be much more convenient for all. Once you learn how to use one machine, you will be able to easily use all forty-two machines on the program. Each department, program, individual, grant, student organization, etc., will have the opportunity to be assigned an individual code to be used for photocopying.
Key operators have been assigned to each machine that services more than one department. Be sure to get your code requirements to the key operator in your area. In addition, if you wish to use a copier in another location, contact the key operator for the machine at that location as well.
PHOTOCOPIER INSTALLATION SCHEDULE
Equipment being delivered:
| Monday September 23 | |||
| Location | Key Operator | ||
| EQUESTRIAN CENTER | Joanne Bonano | ||
| ELIOT HOUSE | |||
| Chaplain's Office | Li-Ling Waller | ||
| EVERETT WING | |||
| Internship Office | Kathy Kirby | ||
| Career Resources | Janice Kane | ||
| Health Services | Emily Kirby | ||
| Counseling | Nancy Lalonde | ||
| Tuesday September 24 | |||
| Location | Key Operator | ||
| KOHLER BLDG | V. Hajdamowicz | ||
| CENTRAL SERVICES | |||
| Office Services | Eileen Kirby | ||
| Telephone Office | Jeanne Tripp | ||
| DINING SERVICES | Dina Bevivino | ||
| MERRILL HOUSE | Pat Kuc | ||
| WILLITS-HALLOWELL | Cindy Popp | ||
| ROOKE THEATRE | Barbara Bunyan | ||
| Wednesday September 25 | |||
| Location | Key Operator | ||
| CIRUTI CENTER | |||
| First Floor | Carmen Sullivan | ||
| DICKINSON | Pat Serio | ||
| NEWHALL | Carol Prior | ||
| SKINNER | |||
| Basement | Jackie Deane | ||
| First floor | Dawn Larder | ||
| Second floor | Anna May Dion | ||
| Third floor | Holly Sharac | ||
| Thursday September 26 | |||
| Location | Key Operator | ||
| ART | Gail Glanville | ||
| BLANCHARD | Eileen Rakouskas | ||
| CARR | Rita Starzyk | ||
| CLAPP | |||
| First floor (biology) | Linda Young | ||
| Second floor (English) | Yvonne Nicholson | ||
| Third floor (geog/geol) | Ruth Wordsworth | ||
| Fourth floor (math) | Cecile Girard | ||
| DWIGHT | |||
| First floor | Ivy Tillman | ||
| Second floor | Barbara Kenney | ||
| PRATT | Michelle Dempsey | ||
| Friday September 27 | |||
| Location | Key Operator | ||
| MARY LYON | |||
| Registrar | Cecile Vasquez | ||
| Dean of Faculty | Sandra Hindle | ||
| President's Office | Laurie Kamins | ||
| Dean of Studies | Nancy Larson | ||
| MARY WOOLLEY | |||
| Development | Sylvia Doucette | ||
| Development | Donna Foley | ||
| PSYCH-ED BUILDING | Janet Crosby | ||
| SAFFORD | |||
| Basement | Rosemary Jackson | ||
| SHATTUCK | |||
| Second floor | Cindy Morrell | ||
Beat the High Cost of Books
For only $1 you can walk away from Williston Library with great reading. The library holds an ongoing sale of books it no longer needs: duplicates, worn copies, etc. Stop by the fourth floor any time and look for a small bookcase holding both "junk and treasures."
Honors and Independent Students
Make an appointment at the reference desk in Williston Library and a librarian will help you identify sources specific to your research topic. When appropriate to your research, we will discuss Internet resources and sources in other library collections. To make an appointment, call x2212, Monday-Friday, 9 am-5 pm or send email to libref.
Fall Semester Counseling Service Groups
The Counseling Service offers a group therapy program that addresses a variety of needs. The following groups will be offered fall semester (all sessions are confidential and free of charge): Black Women's Psychotherapy and Support Group; Relationship Issues Group; *AIDS Support Group; *Bereavement Group; Survival for Survivors Group (*denotes groups that may be coed).
This year, for the first time, it will be possible for students from the Five Colleges to attend counseling groups offered by other schools in the consortium. Information about groups offered by Amherst, Hampshire, and Smith Colleges and the University of Massachusetts is available through the MHC Counseling Service, x2037. Note that because MHC groups are now open to the other colleges, some groups--as noted above--may be coed. Students interested in MHC groups or groups offered by the other colleges must make an appointment to meet with an MHC Counseling Service therapist prior to the first session. To learn more about the groups, or to schedule a consultation, call the MHC Counseling Service, x2037, by Friday, October 4.
Singles Lottery
Any available singles will be distributed by lottery Thursday, September 26, at 8 am in the Office of Residential Life, 1 Mary Lyon Hall. A listing of available singles will be posted on the office door on Wednesday, September 25 at 1 pm. Do not call the office to obtain the listing. Participants are encouraged to register by noon Wednesday, September 25. Only seniors, juniors, and sophomores living in completely occupied double rooms are eligible to participate in the lottery. Students will draw numbers and choose from available rooms in order of class seniority, starting with the lowest number drawn. You must be present at 8 am on September 26 to participate.
Course Drops
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.
Ungraded Option
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.
Examinations
Registration for the November 16 Veterinary College Admission Test must be received by October 11.
Registration for the November 16 Foreign Service Written Examination must be received by October 18.
Registration for the October 26 TOEFL Examination must be received by September 23.
Registration for the October 26 National Teachers Exam Core Battery must be received by September 24.
Registration for the November 9 National Teachers Exam Special Area must be received by October 8.
Career Exploration Project (CEP)
Don't miss your opportunity to do a CEP this January! A Career Exploration Project is a wonderful opportunity for all students to experiment with their career goals and aspirations. It is a three-week program over January Term where students work in an organization or industry of interest to them. Don't wait until December to plan your January Term--you must attend an information meeting to learn about the program and receive application materials. See the CDC calendar of events and the CSJ calendar for specific dates and times. All CEP participants are required to attend an information meeting.
Internships
Have you just returned from a summer internship? Don't forget to call x2080 and schedule a debriefing appointment with an internship counselor. This is required for you to receive transcript notation.
Career Festival--Options '96
Union College in Schenectady, New York, is sponsoring a Career Festival on Thursday, September 26, from noon to 4 pm at the school's field house. Forty employers and twenty-five graduate schools will be in attendance. Call 518-388-6176 for more information.
Information about applying for all awards listed here is in the CDC library in the fellowship files. Questions? For these three awards, make an appointment with the fellowship coordinator, Hilary Shaw, x2080. Students with general questions about awards should come to one of the workshops and open advising sessions on Fridays in the CDC.
St. Andrew's Fellowships for Study in Scotland
Do you have some Scottish descent and a permanent residence within 500 miles of New York City? Two $13,000 scholarships will be given by the St. Andrew's Society of the State of New York for study in Scotland in 1997-98. A Mount Holyoke graduate of the class of 1994 won a fellowship for study in Edinburgh in 1994-95. Study may be in any field; applicants must be U.S. citizens. Mount Holyoke may nominate one student to the competition. Applications are due in the Career Development Center, Monday, November 19, by 5 pm.
National Hispanic Scholarship Fund
Last year 2,593 NHSF scholars who represented all Hispanic groups in every section of the country received more than $3,000,000 in scholarships. Applications must be postmarked by Tuesday, October 1 (including in one packet the application form, an official transcript, one letter of recommendation, and a personal statement). The application forms are in the Career Development Center library's fellowship files.
Echoing Green Public Service Fellowships
The graduating class of 1997 and alumnae who graduated within ten years of the date of the next awards, 1997--the classes of 1987 through 1996--are invited to apply for the Echoing Green Public Service Fellowships. These awards provide $15,000 for founding a public service project anywhere in the world. There are no gpa, age, or citizenship requirements. Mount Holyoke alumnae and seniors may apply individually or with a partner who need not have a Mount Holyoke affiliation. Mount Holyoke is one of thirty-eight colleges and universities across the United States invited to submit nominees. Don't wait for the fall information meeting to begin thinking about your application. Pick up an information handout in the Career Development Center library's fellowship files and watch the calendar for a meeting later in October with representatives from the foundation and former fellows.
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