Students

Incompletes/Extensions

Faculty legislation stipulates that "an instructor may report a student's work as incomplete only if the student has been given an excuse by the Director of the Health Service or the Dean of Studies because of an emergency." This means that instructors may not accept exams or papers due in lieu of exams after noon on Friday, December 20, unless authorized by the Director of the Health Service for medical reasons, or one of the academic deans in the dean of studies' office for unforeseen emergencies. Friday, December 20, at noon is the deadline for students to request authorization for an extension because of incomplete work.

Free Diagnostic MCAT Test

Plan ahead for second semester--a free diagnostic MCAT test will be given Saturday, February 1, from 9 am-noon in the Reese Building (room to be announced). Test results will be reviewed Monday, February 3, from 11:30 am-1:30 pm.

January Term General Bills

January general bills will be sent to your residential address. If you will be on campus or at an address other than your regular residence, send a note or email to the student accounts office (jquinlan@mtholyoke.edu or dlusigna@mtholyoke.edu), and we will send bills to that address during January only. January bills will be due on February 7.

Career Development Center (CDC)

The Career Development Center is located in the Health Center building. Office hours are Monday-Friday, 8:30 am-5:00 pm. During exam week, the week of December 16-20, there will be regular drop-in hours. From December 21 to February 3 there will be no drop-in hours and no evening or weekend hours.

Recruiting

Come to the CDC library to check the 1997 Second Semester On-Campus and Five College Recruiting Notebook for more detailed information on both on-campus and five-college recruiting. The following companies are recruiting on campus or have a five-college interview schedule between January 29 and February 14. Cover letters, resumes, and any other requested materials are due to the CDC by Friday, January 3.

J. P. Morgan Securities (investment banking division)
Advest Corporation (financial analyst)
Broadview Associates (mergers and acquisitions analyst)
Salomon Brothers (investment banking analyst)
Goldman Sachs & Co. (financial analyst)
Educational Resources Group (independent school teachers)
Andersen Consulting (consultants)
The Advisory Board Company (research associates)
Bloomingdale's (merchandise executive trainee)
Montgomery Securities (investment banking analyst)
Merrill Lynch (investment banking group, financial analyst)
Coopers & Lybrand (computer assurance services group)
UNUM (insurance, sales representative)
Salomon Brothers (sales, trading analyst)
Dove Associates (management consulting)
American Management Systems (consultant)
MassPIRG (campus organizer)
Intuit, Inc. (software technologists)
OLDE Discount Stockbroker Corp. (stockbroker trainee)
The Rockefeller University (research assistant)
MBT Advisors, Inc. (investment advisor company)
MetLife (management associate program)
CIGNA (human resource management associate)
Kenan System, Inc. (software technologists)
E&J Gallo Wines (management development program)
Microsoft Corp. (software technologists)
KPMG Peat Marwick (public accounting, PLACE program)
Oxford Associates (consultant)

Mini-Job Fair-- New York Connection

All seniors are invited to attend a small job fair, which is part of the New York Connection Program being held on January 6 at the Coleman Center, 810 Seventh Avenue, twenty-third floor, New York City from 1:30-4:00 pm. There will be three publishing companies, one law firm, and one government agency participating. More information can be found in the CDC Library.

Examinations

Registration for the January 18 Graduate Management Admission Test must be received by December 20.

Registration for the February 1 National Teachers Core Battery Exam must be received by December 31.

Registration for the February 1 Optometry Admissions Test must be received by December 23.

Registration for the February 8 Law School Admission Test must be postmarked by January 3.

International Identification Cards

For students planning to study or travel abroad, the CDC has international student identification cards available for $19 per card. See Janice Kane.

Off-Campus Events

Career Expo '97, Hynes Convention Center, Boston, MA, Tuesday, February 25, 9:00 am-4:30 pm. This conference is organized annually for junior and senior undergraduate students of color. It provides a forum where students meet with recruiters from various companies to discuss professional employment opportunities. Mail or fax a one-page resume to Career Expo Planning Committee, Inc., PO Box 1356, Boston, MA 02205. Fax: 617-743-4885. Deadline: January 18. For more information, check the CDC's off-campus events bulletin board.

New Jersey Collegiate Career Day will be held at Rutgers University on Wednesday, January 8, 9:30 am-3:30 pm. Sponsored by Rutgers University Career Services and the New Jersey State Chamber of Commerce, this career day attracts more than 150 employers. Employer representatives will discuss opportunities with candidates in most academic majors, including liberal arts, business, science, and technical areas. Registration is free if you attend the fair. If you cannot attend, you may send your resume and a check for $15. This will register you with Resume-Link, a new electronic database through which your resume will be distributed to all employers in attendance. Send your resume and check, payable to Rutgers University, to Janet Bernardin, Program Coordinator, Rutgers Career Services, 56 College Avenue, PO Box 5066, New Brunswick, NJ 08903-5066, by January 6, 1997.

Career Exploration Project (CEP)

Congratulations to all CEP candidates! All of us at the CDC are excited about your upcoming CEP experience and hope it will be exciting and fulfilling. Remember, if you have any questions while you are on-site, the CDC staff is available to help you.

Attention Summer Intern Applicants

January Term is an ideal time to identify summer internship sites. Update your resume, make some inquiries, and you may be surprised by your success.

Summer Internships and Employment Opportunities

The following internships represent only a sampling of the hundreds of opportunities listed in the CDC. Further information and application materials are filed in the College Street Journal binders in the CDC library.

The Daily Hampshire Gazette in Northampton seeks an intern for GazetteNET, a World Wide Web site produced daily. Web page development, HTML, and Photoshop experience are necessary; Macintosh skills are preferred. Applications due December 13.

Civilization, the magazine of the Library of Congress, has interns write, research, fact-check, assist authors and editors, and help in several departments. Application deadline: March 10.

Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution places interns in its aquaculture, ocean engineering, environmental analysis and monitoring, marine sciences, and biomedical marine research divisions. Sophomores may apply. Applications due March 15.

The Department of Energy's science and engineering research semester offers juniors and seniors research positions in one of seven laboratories. Summer appointments are available in conjunction with a spring or fall semester internship. Fall application deadline is March 17.

Fellowships & Scholarships

Information about applying for awards listed here is in the CDC library in the fellowship files. Interested students with questions about these awards should 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.

Park Leadership Fellows Program Merit-based two-year full-tuition and stipend fellowships for the MBA through this program at Cornell's Johnson School. Thirty awards will be given. Applicants must be U.S. citizens. Those taking January GMAT exams will be considered if their application is complete except for the official GMAT report. Further information is available from the admissions office (1-800-847-2082) and at this Web site: http://www.gsm.cornell.edu. Deadline: January 15.

Consortium for Graduate Study in Management, a fellowship for study toward the MBA at eleven member schools, to encourage and enable talented minorities to pursue successful business careers. Deadline is in the early spring. For more information, see http://www.cgsm.wustl.edu:8010. An MHC alumna recently won this fellowship.

MCAT Review Course Again this year, the Kaplan Educational Center is offering a full-tuition scholarship for the MCAT Review Course held at Mount Holyoke during the spring semester, February 3- April 5. Applications are available in the CDC lobby. Applicants must be U.S. citizens. Deadline: January 15. Mount Holyoke students are also eligible for financial aid for the review course in roughly the same ratio as their Mount Holyoke grant aid to the total cost of tuition and all required fees.

Summer Research Fellowships in Law and Social Science for Minority Undergraduate Students Four American Bar Foundation (ABF) fellowships awarded for work and research in Chicago with an ABF research fellow. Applicants must be U.S. citizens, sophomores or juniors, social sciences or humanities majors, and have a GPA of at least 3.0. Stipend of $3,500 for the ten-week program. Deadline: March 1.

New Resources Two new award directories are available: Higher Education Opportunities for Women and Minorities-- Annotated Selections from the U.S. Department of Education (1996), and the 1996-97 Hispanic Scholarship Guide, sponsored by Vista (a magazine for Hispanics) and Chrysler Corporation.

Scholarships for Aviation education or training for an aviation-related career--The Eastern New England Chapter of the 99s (an international organization of more than 7,000 female pilots, founded in 1929, whose first president was Amelia Earhart) awards two $1,000 awards to applicants who reside or study in ME, MA, NH, VT, CT, or RI. Scholarships are for men and women. Deadline for application: January 31, 1997. Send an SASE to Karla Carroll, Scholarship Chair, ENE Ninety-Nines, 14 Cooke Place, Warwick, RI 02888-4202.

McNair Scholars Program for juniors--summer 1997. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents who are first-generation college students from low-income backgrounds or who belong to groups underrepresented in doctoral studies, including women, African Americans, Native Americans, Alaska Natives, Latino Americans, and Puerto Ricans. Eligible juniors planning graduate work toward the PhD in all disciplines are encouraged to apply for this prestigious, competitive preparatory program. The program includes a $2,200 stipend and paid expenses at the Claremont Graduate School in California. Information is on file under McNair. Deadline: January 15.

The Undergraduate Scholarship Program for Individuals from Disadvantaged Backgrounds--Financial Hardship (UGSP)--$20,000 undergraduate scholarships for students interested in biomedical research. To receive this award, a student must agree to work a paid ten-week internship at National Institutes of Health (NIH) and work a year after graduation at NIH for each year she receives the award. Applicants may be U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Fifteen awards will be given for 1997-98 to those who show the greatest promise for a career in biomedical research. Information and application forms available from Kathleen Holt, biological sciences. Deadline: January 13.

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Library Extended Hours for December 1996

(Friday, December 13-Friday, December 20)

Main Library

Beginning Friday, December 13, at 8 am, the library will remain open twenty-four hours a day until Friday, December 20, when it will close at 5 pm.

Department Libraries

Saturday, December 14	8:30 am-5:30 pm	7:00 pm-11:45 pm
Sunday, December 15	2:00 pm-11:45 pm
Monday-Friday, December 16-20	8:30 am-11:45 pm

During hours when these libraries depend on student assistants for staffing, they will close if students are unavailable.

Curriculum Support/Instructional Technology: (Dwight Hall)

MEDIA EQUIPMENT

Saturday-Sunday, December 14-15	CLOSED
Monday-Friday, December 16-20	8:30 am-5:00 pm

COMPUTER LABS Dwight Lab Starting Sunday/Monday, December 8/9, the lab will be open until 3 am. Starting Friday, December 13, at 8 am, the lab will be open twenty-four hours a day until December 20, when all labs will close at 5 pm.

Carr Lab Starting Sunday/Monday, December 8/9, the lab will be open until 3 am. On Friday, December 20, the lab will close at 5 pm.

Language Resource Center
Saturday-Sunday, December 14-15	1:00 pm-4:00 pm
Monday-Thursday, December 16-19	9:00 am-noon	1:00 pm-4:00 pm
Friday, December 20	9:00 am-noon
Archives
Saturday-Sunday, December 14-15	CLOSED
Monday-Tuesday, December 16-17	9:00 am-5:00 pm
Wednesday, December 18	9:00 am-9:00 pm
Thursday-Friday, December 19-20	9:00 am-5:00 pm

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Upcoming CSJ Deadlines

Copy Due (at 3 pm)	CSJ Delivered	Calendar Covers (Friday-Friday)
[No Dec 20, Dec 27 or Jan. 3 issues due to holiday break, Dec 20-Jan 5]
Fri Jan 3	Fri Jan 10	Fri Jan 10-Fri Jan 24
[No January 17 issue]
Fri Jan 17	Fri Jan 24	Fri Jan 24-Fri Jan 31
Fri Jan 24	Fri Jan 31	Fri Jan 31-Fri Feb 7

The above examinations are the only prescheduled ones. Be sure to note any that apply to you and meet those appointments at the scheduled time and place.

Self-Scheduled Examinations

Students must present ID cards at the centers. Students who have lost their ID cards may obtain a replacement for $5 at the registrar's office; photo IDs are made from the cards Tuesdays, 11 am-noon, and Thursdays, 7-8 pm.

The examination centers are 210 Skinner Hall and Hooker Auditorium. Exams are to be taken in the designated classrooms. Open-book rooms will be posted. There is no smoking during examinations.

Center I, Hooker Auditorium, will have examinations for the following departments:
Astronomy	Geography and Geology
Biological Sciences	Mathematics
Chemistry	Physics
Complex Organizations	Politics
Dance	Psychology
Economics	Sociology and Anthropology
English
Students should enter Hooker at the upper level by the doors nearest the amphitheater.
Center II, 210 Skinner Hall, will have examinations for the following departments:
Classics	Latin
French	Music
German	Philosophy
Greek	Religion
History	Russian
International Relations	Spanish and Italian

Examinations are two hours in length with an extra half-hour permitted.

The centers will be open for distribution and return of the examinations during the following times:

Monday, December 16	8:45-11:30 am	1:45-4:30 pm	7:00-9:45 pm
Tuesday, December 17	8:45-11:30 am	1:45-4:30 pm	7:00-9:45 pm
Wednesday, December 18	8:45-11:30 am	1:45-4:30 pm	7:00-9:45 pm
Thursday, December 19	8:45-11:30 am	1:45-4:30 pm	7:00-9:45 pm
Friday, December 20	8:45-11:30 am	------------	-----------

All examinations must be taken and returned to the centers by 11:30 am on Friday, December 20.

Students must take prescheduled examinations at the scheduled time. They may take other examinations whenever they wish as long as they complete each one during a single examination session. Students who choose to start an examination late during one of the examination sessions must return the examination by the end of that session, thereby shortening the available time for taking the exam.

Note: Save this schedule. If lost, copies are available at the registrar's office, the Blanchard information desk, or the library's circulation desk.