notices

COMMUNITY

Ira Glass Tickets Beginning Monday, October 18, Mount Holyoke students, faculty, and staff can get a limited number of $15 discount tickets for "Lies, Sissies, and Fiascoes: Notes on Making a New Kind of Radio," with Ira Glass, host and producer of National Public Radio's This American Life. Glass appears Tuesday, October 26, at 7:30 pm at Chapin Auditorium in a benefit for WFCR, public radio for western New England.

Flu Shots Flu shots will be available to all members of the MHC community at the College health services on the following Fridays: October 15, 22, and 29, from 9 am to 4 pm. There is a $10 charge. Call x2121 to schedule an appointment.

STUDENTS

Millennium Essay Contest for the Prize in Critical Social Thought The Program in Critical Social Thought announces a contest for the academic year 1999 - 2000. The contest, which is for the best essay on one of the following two questions, is open to all current Mount Holyoke students. The essay questions are: "Are environmental questions political questions?" and "Should national interests or human rights be the ground for foreign intervention in national affairs?" These questions have been designed to dovetail with the themes highlighted by the Weissman Center for Leadership this year. The winner of the contest will be awarded a prize of $100. Each essay should take a position on the chosen question, defending that position with an argument that is clear, coherent, and well supported by evidence and/or good reasons. Writers should strive for originality, significance, logical rigor, elegance of prose, and persuasiveness. There is a 3,000-word limit. All essays must be submitted to Marjorie Kochanowicz at the Weissman Center for Leadership, 103 Porter, by April 10. The critical social thought faculty and Weissman Center codirectors Lee Bowie and Eva Paus will judge the essays and announce the results April 28. The winning essayist will present her paper at a reception for all participants and friends at the beginning of May. For further information, email jcocks@mtholyoke.edu or call x2325.

Fall Registration Information Effective Thursday, September 30, students' fall semester registration will be included on their unofficial academic record. It should show any changes that have been filed in the registrar's office and all Five College courses for which a student has been officially registered. If what is being listed is incorrect, please come in to the registrar's office immediately to resolve the problems. Music performance and ensemble may not appear, but students should make sure that they signed up at Pratt Hall. If a schedule indicates a 21-credit program that has not been approved, students must either drop the extra course or obtain the necessary approval for the extra credit on forms available in the registrar's office. Exception: It is not necessary to submit a form if the excess credits are for music or dance performance.

Adding and Dropping Courses The last day to add a course was September 22. The last day to drop courses without having the "DR" designation recorded and the last day to declare ungraded is Wednesday, September 29 (deadline for ungraded does not include class of 2003). Changes to a student's schedule made after the add/drop deadlines must be approved by the registrar, and there will be a late fee charge of $35 for the first week beyond the deadline, and $15 for each additional week thereafter. November 19 is the last day to drop a course, and for class of 2003 only, this date is the last day to declare ungraded option. If students are taking a course ungraded, they will be informed of that course to ensure that the registrar's office also has the appropriate course listed. Ungraded information will not be included with the unofficial academic record. To view your academic record, go to the MHC % prompt. At the prompt type getgrades. Example: MHC % getgrades < enter >. Your record will appear. Please contact the registrar if you have questions.

Students Planning to Take January Term Ed324 or Ed332 January term Ed324 and Ed332 course packets will be available for students to pick up on Monday, October 18, in room 303, Reese Psychology and Education Building. This course is required for students seeking teacher certification. The first seminar meeting for this course will be November 4 at 4 pm in room 316, Reese Psychology and Education Building.

Five College African Studies Certificates Seniors who expect to receive a Five College African Studies Certificate should submit a preliminary application to Holly Hanson, 314 Skinner Hall, by November 4, as the African Studies Council will be reviewing the candidates at its November 5 meeting. Requirements for the certificate are six courses in African studies, chosen from at least four different departments, programs, or disciplines. These must include one course that provides an introductory historical perspective that surveys the entire African continent, one course on Africa in the social sciences, and one course on Africa in the fine arts and humanities. No more than three courses in any one department or program may count toward the six. The certificate also requires proficiency (to the level of the second year in college) in an indigenous or colonial language of Africa other than English. Application forms are available on the African studies bulletin board on the third floor of Skinner.