This week's Scholars' Convocation, What is Anthropological Enlightenment: Some Lessons of the 20th Century, will be presented at 11 am. Thursday, April 24, in Herrick Chapel by Marshall Sahlins, Charles F. Grey Distinguished Professor of Anthropology at the University of Chicago. An anthropologist whose most recent works analyze the first contact between Europeans and Hawaiians in the 18th century, Sahlins is original, challenging, diverse and a bit crusty in his writing and lecture style, and he should have wide appeal for both faculty and students.
He is one of the best known and most influential anthropologists of the second half of the century. His career spans a period during which anthropology and the other social sciences began to interact more than they had in the first half of the century, and his own writings reflect that engagement in many directions. His most recent works include Historical Metaphors and Mythical Realities: Structure in the Early History of the Sandwich Islands Kingdom, Islands of History, and How `Natives' Think: About Captain Cook, For Example. In this latest book, Sahlins grapples with the question of how the Hawaiians interpreted Cook and the arrival of the British to the Hawaiian Islands. Sahlins' writings have attracted the attention of economists, historians, political scientists, sociologists and anthropologists.
Sahlins, who has been at the University of Chicago since 1973 and will retire from teaching this spring, received his bachelor's (Phi Beta Kappa with honors in anthropology) and master's degrees from the University of Michigan and his Ph.D. from Columbia University.
Follow-Up Discussion
Prof. Sahlins will hold a follow-up discussion at 4:15 p.m. in South Lounge.
Conflict Resolution Talk
On Monday, April 28 at 4:15 p.m. in ARH 102, Reese Fullerton will give a public lecture on Practicing Conflict Resolution for a Living. Mr. Fullerton is an associate at Merle S. Lefkoff and Associates of Santa Fe, a consulting group engaged in facilitation, conflict management, and dispute resolution activities worldwide. He has participated in conflict mediation efforts in a wide variety of disputes, in the Middle East and Eastern Europe, as well as in the U.S.A. His talk is being join tly sponsored by the Department of Sociology and the Rosenfield Program in Public Affairs, International Relations & Human Rights.
El Salvador's Negotiated Revolution: Is It Happening?
Three Grinnell alumni, with extensive experience working with the peace process in El Salvador will give a presentation, El Salvador's Negotiated Revolution: Is it Happening? at 8:00 p.m. on Monday, April 28, in South Lounge. The presenters will be Duane Krohnke '61, Jack Spence '64, and William A. Barnes '66. Krohnke was a Rhodes Scholar after graduating from Grinnell and earned a J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School. He is now an attorney specializing in domestic and international dispute resolution with the Minneapolis law firm of Faegre and Benson. He has made three trips to El Salvador, most recently as a member of a delegation of Minnesota Judges and lawyers who are assisting people in the Salvadorian courts and government in developing ethical codes for judges and lawyers, and mechanisms for enforcement of such codes. Spence is President of Hemisphere Initiatives, Cambridge, MA (an organization formed in 1989 to monitor the Central American peace process and to strengthen democratic institutions throughout the region) and Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Massachusetts, Boston. He is the author of the 1997 report Chapultepec: Five Years Later, which details progress in the implementation of the 1992 Salvadorean Peace Accords. This presentation is sponsored by the Rosenfield Program in Public Affairs, International Relations and Human Rights. Everyone is cordially invited to attend.
On Tuesday April 22, Dr. Scott Robinson will present a seminar entitled Development and Organization of Action in the Fetus. Dr. Robinson is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at the University of Iowa.
On Thursday April 24, Dr. Kathryn Jacobson will present a talk titled Structure and Function of Macrofungal Communities in Temperate Forest and Desert Ecosystems. Dr. Jacobson is from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and is a candidate for a two-year position in the Biology Department.
Both lectures will begin at 4:30 p.m. in Sci. 2021. Refreshments will be served at 4:15 in Sci. 1021.
Chemistry Seminar
There will be a Chemistry Seminar, Thursday, Apr. 24, 4:15 p.m., Science 2022 (note special day and time). Thomas Farrar, Professor of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison will present, Experimental and Theoretical Studies of Liquid Structure: Formamide, Water and Alcohols. Refreshments will be served. Students interested in having dinner with Professor Farrar should sign up on the sheet posted by the seminar schedule.
English Department Colloquium
Professor Kissane will give a colloquium, Two Students in a Kitchener's Mob: Donald Hankey & James Norman Hall, Tuesday, April 22, at 4:15 p.m. in Main Lounge. Refreshments will be served. Everyone is welcome to attend.
First Annual Inter-Disciplinary Conference, April 23
A complete schedule of events associated with the First Annual Inter-Disciplinary Conference is an addendum to the Campus Memo.
Latin American Studies Concentration Senior Projects
Emily Andrews and Emily Ferrigno will give presentations on their senior project, Tuesday, April 29 at 4:15 p.m. in ARH 102. Refreshments will be served and all are welcome to attend.
Math Modeling Talk
Grinnell's team to this year's Math Modeling Contest will explain the problem and their solution at 4:15 p.m., Wednesday, April 23rd, in the math lounge (Science 2400) Come and hear how math can work in the real world, Modeling Corporate Group Structures. CHIPSALSAANDFIGNEWTONS for all!
Rudel To Give Math Talk!
Dave Rudel will speak on, The Zariski Topology on Boolean Algebras, this Thursday, April 24th, 4:15 p.m. in the math lounge (Science 2400). Come and enjoy some math; you deserve it! CHIPSALSANDFIGNEWTONS for all!
Readings by Three Welsh Poets
Menna Elfyn, Nigel Jenkins, and Iwan Llwyd, will present readings of their works, on Wed., April 23, 4:15 p.m. in Main Lounge. and Thurs., April 24, 8:00 p.m. in South Lounge, Forum.
Menna Elfyn is one of the most significant poets currently writing in Wales. She has always written in the Welsh language, but in recent years her bilingual readings have meant a growing audience for her translation into English and other European languages. She has published six highly-acclaimed collections, two of which have received awards for best volumes of the year from the Arts Council of Wales. Her works include A Bird in Hand and Eucalyptus.
Nigel Jenkins, whose works include Practical Dreams and Acts of Union: Selected Poems, received the John Morgan Writing Award in 1991, allowing him to travel to India to research the influence of Welsh missionaries on the Khasia Hill tribe. He wrote a BBC television film and a documentary series, as well as two books, Gwalia in Khasia, and an anthology of Khasia poetry and prose, Khasia in Gwalia. He also is the author of Wales: The Lie of the Land, a book about the Welsh landscape. He is a founding member of the Welsh Union of Writers.
Iwan Llwyd is the author of three volumes of poetry, Saturday Morning Sonnets, Under Anesthetic and Under My Breath. In 1990, Llwyd won the Crown in the Cwm Rhymni National Eisteddfod for his cycle of poems, Gwreichion (Sparks). He also co-wrote a series of plays called Fool's Paradise for the Welsh language television station and the stage play Charm on Dyfed. He is a member of the Welsh Academy and the Welsh Arts Council Literature Board.
Sociology Department Talk
There will be a presentation by sociology candidate Carol Miller, Wednesday, April 22, 4:15 p.m. in ARH 102. The title of the talk is, How Did Changes in Economic Development, Trade and Debt in the 1980s Affect Changes in Women's Share of the Labor Force? All are welcome, refreshments will be served.
Rural Health Care Project Presentation
On Monday, April 28 at 8:00 p.m. in ARH 120, Jennifer Tryon '97, recipient of the Grinnell Rural Health Care Project summer internship grant in 1996, will present a talk titled, Bariatric Surgery: A Retrospective Study. Jennifer will present results from her study on the post-surgical results of gastric bypass and vertical banded gastroplasty surgeries.
Slide Lecture on Woodfiring of Clay Sculpture
Karen Terpstra, graduating M.F.A. Fellow in Ceramics at the University of Iowa, will give a slide lecture entitled, Woodfiring with Clay Sculptress Akiko Fujita, Tuesday, April 22 at 7 p.m. in Fine Arts 201. Ms. Terpstra's presentation is based on a 1996 research grant for Japan and Korea.
Western European Studies Colloquium
Julie Whiston will present the findings of her senior thesis on,
Arthur the King: Tracing the Legend from Welsh Warrior to French
Hero, on Monday, April 28, at 4:15 p.m. in the ground floor lounge of Mears
Cottage. Refreshments will be served, and everyone interested in the history
or literature of the middle ages or in learning more about the
Western European Studies concentration is invited.
CULTURAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
Cultural Film: April 25-27: Wend Kuuni (God's Gift)
Directed by Gaston Kaboré; Burkina Faso (1982). In Moré with English subtitles. Color / 70 minutes, shown in ARH 302, Friday and Saturday, 8 p.m. and Sunday, 2 p.m.
In pre-Islamic, pre-Christian Burkina Faso, a mute, memoryless child is found under a tree by a peddler. He is adopted by the peddler's village, who in gratitude rename him Wend Kuuni or "God's Gift." In a series of flashbacks, we learn how bigotry and cruelty ironically drove Wend Kuuni to discover the compassion of his adopted village.
Wend Kuuni is considered a landmark in African filmmakers' efforts to recapture the African past for the African present to develop both story and film language that are truly African. Wend Kuuni was awarded the Cesar for best Francophone film and the Osiris prize of the United Nations.
German Expressionist Film Series
Metropolis: A visibly compelling futuristic tale of a repressive technocratic society. The film looks at the relationship between capital and labor in a Big Brother society ruled by robots, antagonism and fear. This is a monument to director Fritz Lang's artistic vision and film craftsmanship, particularly his painter's eye for set design and pictoral composition and his ability to create and maintain atmosphere on screen. 1927, Silent, Black and White, 120 min. Wednesday, April 23, ARH 302, 8 p.m.
Music Department Enriches Campus Life
The Department of Music will present the following concerts and recitals between April 23 and 28:
Piano Recital by Justin Glanville
On Wednesday, April 23, beginning at 7 p.m., Justin Glanville '97 will present a piano recital in the Carman Center Auditorium at the Mayflower Home. He will play works by Beethoven, Schubert, Handel, and Schumann. He is a piano student of Barbara Lien. Glanville will play this recital again on the Grinnell campus on Saturday, May 3.
Concert by Grinnell Clarinets
Grinnell Clarinets, in solo and ensemble performances, will give a concert on Thursday, April 24, in Herrick Chapel, beginning at 5 p.m. Scheduled for performance are works by J.S. Bach, Carl Maria von Weber, Bugs Bower, Bouffil, Tchaikovsky, Frackenpohl, Brahms, and Handel. Ensemble members are Emily Andrews, Andrew Brooks, Kathleen Burns, Jessica Dvorak, Chava (Holly) Goldstein, Julie Hawkins, Laurie Kauffman, Karen Kresh, Jodie LaPoint, Hilary Lueck, Mansir Petrie, Robin Wagner, and Dana Whisler. Also performing will be a woodwind quintet whose members are Malinda Walter, flute; Barbara Patten, oboe; Dana Whisler, clarinet; Elizabeth Lester, bassoon, and Leslie Madsen, horn. Barbara Lien and Jane Lien will be piano accompanists. Jocelyn Langworthy directs the Grinnell Clarinets.
Henderson Vocal Students
Vocal students of Lisa Henderson will present a studio recital on Friday, April 25, at 4:15 p.m. in Herrick Chapel. Students who will perform are sopranos Amy Kucera, Elizabeth Lester, Kelly King, Tina Christiansen, Vanessa Grimm, Nellie Bassett, Aline Aprahamian, Ann Newman, and Elizabeth Venne, and tenor Christopher Ellmann. Barbara Lien, Jane Lien, Shirley Grimm, and John Christian Rommereim will be the piano accompanists.
World Harps in Concert
On Friday, April 25 at 7 p.m., in South Lounge, five harps, including Celtic and Latin American, will be played by Grinnell College student harpers and harpists under the direction of Jeanmarie Chenette, Assistant in Music. The repertoire is wide-ranging from 16th c. Italian Renaissance dances to traditional tunes. If you are interested in harps, or just curious about what sounds might emanate from this group, this is a concert you should attend.
Russell Compositions
A concert featuring music composed by Ralph Russell will be presented at 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 26, in Herrick Chapel. Works to be performed are two works for piano, Enter Evening and Jazz Sketches for Piano; Trio for Violin, Violoncello, and Piano; and two pieces for jazz combo. Musicians who will perform are Nancy McFarland Gaub, violin; Jonas Tauber, cello; Eugene Gaub, piano; Barbara Rivadeneira, piano; and the Grinnell Jazz Combo. Members of the Jazz Combo are Ellis Baggs, Seth Hosler, Eric Mertz, Daniel Rogge, Amy Scott, and Ralph Russell.
Piano Recital by Catherine Williams
Catherine Williams '99 will play a piano recital on Saturday, April 26, in Herrick Chapel, beginning at 4 p.m. She will play works by J.S. Bach, Brahms, Ravel, Chopin, and Khachaturian. Williams studies piano with Barbara Rivadeneira.
Piano Recital by Kristen Morrow and David Collman
Kristen Morrow '99 and David Collman '96 will present a recital of piano music for four hands on Sunday, April 27, in Herrick Chapel, at 2:30 p.m. They will play works by Schubert, Weber, Mozart, Vaughan Williams, Warlock, Fauré, Bizet, and Lecuona. Morrow is a student of Barbara Lien, and Collman studied with Lien while a student at Grinnell.
Percussion Ensemble Concert at Mayflower
On Sunday, April 27, at 3 p.m. in the Carman Center Auditorium of the Mayflower Home, the Grinnell College Percussion Ensemble under the direction of Mark Dorr will play a concert. The 17-member ensemble will perform a variety of musical works from around the world, including pieces from Africa, Brazil, the United States, Mexico, and Europe. Members of the ensemble are Natalie Baggs, David Barnes, Cathy Beil, Jeremy Boley, Michael Campbell, Kevin Garcia, Nathan Germick, Chava (Holly) Goldstein, Seth Hosler, Hudson Ludvigson, Leah Milcarek, Karen Park, Jennifer Sandler, Kyle Szary, Blake Vosburg, and Aaron Wagner. Jane Lien, piano, and Michael Redfern, string bass, will join the ensemble for the concert.
Open Drumming Session
The Grinnell College Drum Circle and the World Hand Drumming Group will hold an open session on Sunday, April 27, in Fine Arts 106 beginning at 7 p.m. All interested are welcome to attend. Mark Dorr is the director.
Community Chorus Concert
The Grinnell Community Chorus will perform well-known opera choruses in concert on Sunday, April 27, at 8 p.m. Community Chorus Concert
The Grinnell Community Chorus will perform well-known opera choruses in concert on Sunday, April 27, at 8 p.m. in Herrick Chapel. Included on the program will be the "Voyagers' Chorus" from Idomeneo by Mozart, with Kristie Tigges as soprano soloist; "Dido's Lament" and final chorus from Dido and Aneas by Purcell, also with Tigges as soloist; "Coronation Scene" from Boris Godunov by Mussorgsky, with Michael Campbell as bass soloist; and the "Anvil Chorus" from Il Trovatore by Verdi. John Christian Rommereim is the director; Barbara Lien is the pianist.
Senior Piano Recital by Melanie Wyder
Melanie Wyder will play her senior piano recital on Monday, April 28, in Herrick Chapel, at 7 p.m. The program will include works by Debussy, Rachmaninoff, and Beethoven. Wyder studies piano with Barbara Lien.
SGA Films
Jerry Maguire: Sports agent Jerry Maguire develops a conscience and changes from his once ruthless nature. This gets him fired from his prominnet agency. Now, he is forced to take on a second-tier wide receiver. Starring Tom Cruise and Best Supporting Actor Cuba Gooding Jr. Friday, 4/25, 7:30 p.m., Harris Center.
Cafe Au Lait: Lola (Julie Maudeuch) is pregnant and the father of the
baby is one of two men. Jamal (Herbert Kunde) is a rich black Muslim.
Felix (Mathiew Kassovitz) is a poor Jewish messenger. Lola is a white
middle class Christian. The two men go to Lola's and there the
dynamics between this diverse group of people
pick up. Sunday, 4/27, 6:30 p.m., Harris.
Please notice that there will be no films shown on Saturday April 25th due to waltz.
Spring Dance Troupe Concert
The Grinnell College Theatre Department and Dance Troupe, directed by Teresa Heiland, presents an evening of dances in Roberts Theatre on Thursday, April 24 and Friday, April 25 at 8:00 p.m. Dances in this program range from witty absurdity to reconstructed steps from early American theatrical dance. Choreography by Miriam Dean, Alison Hart, Lisa Hetzel, Katie Kusmaul, Claire Rambo, Chelsea Smock and Heiland will be presented. Music will be performed by Nancy McFarland Gaub, Eugene Gaub, and music students. Free tickets will be available at the theatre box office in the Fine Arts Center from 1-5 p.m. Monday, April 21 - 12:00 noon Friday, April 24.
Tuesday Movie Madness
Doggtown Productions is proud to present Michael Mann's Manhunter. A chilling psychological thriller, this FBI mystery is based on Thomas Harris's novel Red Dragon and features the first film appearance of Hannibal "The Cannibal" Lector. William L. Peterson, Dennis Farina, and Tom Noonan star. The film will be shown Tuesday 22 April 1997 at 11.00 P.M. in Gardner. Finger [HUANG] for more information.
Upcoming Music Events
Friday, May 2; Fine Arts 104; 12 noon: Concert of works by Grinnell Student Composers; Jonathan Chenette, instructor.
Friday, May 2; Herrick Chapel; 4:15 p.m.: Student Recital.
Friday, May 2; South Lounge; 8 p.m.: Concert by the Grinnell Jazz Ensemble; Ralph Russell, director.
Saturday, May 3; Herrick Chapel; 4 p.m.: Senior Recital by Daniel Weiss, cello; and Rebecca Harms, piano.
Saturday, May 3; Herrick Chapel; 7 p.m.: Senior Recital by Justin Glanville, piano.
Saturday, May 3; Roberts Theatre; 8 p.m.: Concert of Javanese Music and Dance; directed by Roger Vetter and Valerie Mau Vetter.
Sunday, May 4; Herrick Chapel; 2 p.m.: Concert by the Grinnell Symphony Orchestra; Douglas Diamond, conductor.
Sunday, May 4; Herrick Chapel; 7 p.m.: Concert by the Young, Gifted, and Black Gospel Choir; Richard Pitt, director and pianist; Rita Rawson, adviser.
Tuesday, May 6; Herrick Chapel; 12 noon: Concert by Fresh Flutes from Grinnell; Kimberly Helton, director.
Tuesday, May 6; Herrick Chapel; 7 p.m.: Concert by Grinnell Chamber Ensembles; Nancy McFarland Gaub, director.
Wednesday, May 7; Hallie Flanagan Arena Theatre; 8 p.m.; Concert
of Electronic Music; directed by Jonathan Chenette.
ANNOUNCEMENTS- ALL CAMPUS
After Prom: Hypnotist
The "We Care" After Prom Committee would like to invite faculty, staff, and students to an After-Prom Party event featuring Dr. Jim Wand, "Master Of The Mind" hypnotist on April 26 8:00 p.m. at the Grinnell Community Theater. Tickets are $7.00 and can be purchased from Cunningham Drug, Grinnell Federal Savings Bank, Grinnell State Bank or e-mail Clay@ac.grin.edu. All ticket sales help pay for the High School After Prom Party.
Burling Library Hours
Library hours will be extended Sunday, April 27 and Sunday, May 4. The library will open at 10:00 a.m., and close as usual at 1:00 a.m. More extended hours are coming for Exam Week. Check the Memo and the on-line catalog for updates.
Chaplain's Office Announcements
Worship Service Schedule: all services are in Herrick Chapel at 11:00 a.m.
-April 27: Black Church at Grinnell; guest preacher; music by Young Gifted and Black Gospel Choir, Richard Pitt, Director.
-May 4: Worship with Holy Communion; Anna Carney preaching; student guest organist
If you would like to participate as a reader, greeter or worship leader, contact the Chaplains Office, ext. 4981.
Clothing Drive
Poverty Action Now! is sponsoring a clothing drive from April 19-May 2 to benefit the Second Mile and the Des Moines Catholic Worker. Donation boxes are located in the campus laundry rooms. Clothing can also be brought to the Community Service Center at 1127 Park Street. Summer is on the way, do you really want to pack all those winter clothes when you move?
Comet Observing at The Grant O. Gale Observatory
The Grant O. Gale Observatory will be open to everyone this Saturday evening, April 26, for viewing of Comet Hale-Bopp. The session will begin at 8:45 p.m. and will last about an hour. This will probably be the last opportunity to see this comet through the observatory's telescopes.
Dar Williams Concert
Tickets for the April 25 Dar Williams concert at the Harris Center will be available at the Forum desk beginning at noon, April 22. All students and faculty may pick up a ticket for themselves and a guest (with an accompanying guest pass). Tickets will be available all week, and will also be available at the Harris Center the night of the concert. Vax [ace] with any questions.
Earth Week
The EcoCampus Committee would like to encourage the awareness and participation in Earth Week. In celebration of the 27th International Earth Day, the Environmental Action Group has organized a variety of events beginning April 19th to April 26th. An updated list can be found on the EAG's web site, http://www.grin.edu/~envint/.
Forum Staff Waltzing to Harris
The Forum will close Saturday, April 26th at 9:00 p.m. so the staff can attend the Spring Waltz at Harris. Regular hours will resume Sunday, April 27th.
Global Development Studies
The special topics course to be taught in Fall 1997, "Anthropology of Development," has been approved to count toward the requirements for the Global Development Studies Concentration, pending approval of the Curriculum Committee. It would count toward category #3, Macro Context.
Government Documents Display
In time for Passover, Government Documents is featuring maps of Israel and occupied territories, and photographs from the Holocaust Museum in its new display to the right of the Burling Library exit.
Want to know where to take your parents Commencement weekend? Take note of the Iowa information about nearby tourist attractions. Still looking for a job? Documents from Americorps, Peace Corps and the latest Occupational Outlook also are on display.
Life, Liberty, Happiness, and Handguns
There are more than 60 million handguns owned by private citizens in the U.S. Every year more than 10,000 people are killed by firearms, most of them by handguns. Should the seventy million gun owners in this country have the right to own handguns? Tuesday evening, The Debating Union will address this question in a debate on the motion: This House Would Ban Handguns. Speaking in the annual "Town Debate" at St. Mary's Education Center will be: Ben Patrick, Barak Bassman, and Andy Rabin speaking in favor of banning handguns; and Christine Wu, Jeff Gepner, and Jeff Mather arguing against such a ban. Together with townspeople, come and take your place as a Member of Parliament (audience.) Interrogate the debaters during Question Time. Even give a speech of your own for either side. Vote on the issue by private ballot. Tuesday, April 22nd, 7:30 p.m., St. Mary's Education Center, 1013 Broad Street (second building south of Pizza Hut.)
Lost and Found
Found: Black watch in Goodnow 105. See Robyn Wingerter, Goodnow 107.
Open House for Carol Nielsen
There will be an open house reception honoring Carol Nielsen, Director of the College Preschool Laboratory, on Monday, April 28 from 4:00 to 5:30 p.m. at the Preschool located at 1207 Park Street. Please come and wish her well.
Speakers For 1997-98
The Office of Multicultural Affairs is in the process of planning programs and speakers for 1997-98. If your organization or department will be bringing speakers on campus, we would be happy to co-sponsor events or place your events on our master calendar. Please contact Siclinda at X3703.
Week of Action
Free the planet will be combining education and action in plans for Earth Week.
Tuesday, 4/22, an endangered species graveyard will be built and action alerts will be supplied.
Wednesday, 4/23, students will be asked to sign letters to the editors dealing with the right to know act.
Thursday, 4/24, a list of the ten worst polluting corporations will be
given out, and Friday they will be doing various activities surrounding
the salvage logging rider.
ANNOUNCEMENTS- FACULTY/STAFF
Gender and Women's Studies Concentration
A complete list of the Fall 1997/Spring 1998 Gender and Women's Studies Course Offerings is an addendum to the Campus Memo.
Job Announcements
The Office of Human Resources is announcing the following
jobs: Admission Counselor/Assistant Director of Admission,
Assistant Director - Coordinator of Multicultural Admission
and Watchperson. Information on each position as well as the
application procedures are addenda to the Faculty/Staff Campus Memo.
ANNOUNCEMENTS - STUDENT
Alternative Break
Come here about this spring's alternative break trips. An interactive discussion and presentation will be given this Thursday, April 24 at 8:00 p.m. in the North Lounge of the Forum. Refreshments will be served.
Beat Poets at Bob's
Unfortunately, the actual poets will not be present at the first ever Beat Night at Bob's to be held Monday, April 28 at 9 p.m. The campus community is invited to come and drink some espresso, listen to jazz and readings of the work of Ginsberg, Baraka, Kerouac and others.
Beat Night is held in observance of the life and work of Allen Ginsberg, and in conjunction with the Experimental College course on the Beats. Please come and learn about these innovative, experimental and fun writers' work. If you would like to read or perform at Beat Night please e-mail [PILTCH].
Career Development Office Announcements
Upcoming Workshops
The Career Development Office will host a workshop entitled, "Career Information for Third-Year Students". Preparing for your senior year starts today. To make the most of the opportunities offered at Grinnell, plan to attend this workshop and learn about timelines for graduate school testing and application; job search strategies; alumni contacts; resume and interviewing preparation; and travel opportunities. This workshop will be held on Thursday, May 1, at 12:00 noon in the Forum Coffeehouse.
Windows & Macintosh Programmers Wanted
Jackson Software, a rapidly growing software company, is looking for Windows & Mac programmers. Jackson produces software for teachers: grade books & test generators on Windows, MAC and DOS. Windows experience with Delphi, Borland 7 and OWL are a plus. Mac experience with Code Warrior, Think Pascal & TCL a plus. The positions involve maintaining, designing, and implementing new features for state-of-the-art products. They seek programmers with strong programming skills and creative problem solving abilities. Located in Glencoe, just outside of Chicago, benefits include a great work environment, good salary, and health benefits. Fax resume to 847-835-4926 or e-mail to mla@jacksoncorp.com.
For more information students are encouraged to contact Melanie Huston '94 at mhuston@ix.netcom.com.
Free Career Fair
The Cedar Rapids Area Career Fair will be held on April 26 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Five Seasons Center in downtown Cedar Rapids. Over 100 businesses and a number of colleges will be represented. Throughout the day local experts will conduct seminars on the job search process. Human resource professionals will also be available throughout the day to provide resume critiques.
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Committee on Student Life
The next CSL meeting is scheduled for Monday, April 28, at Noon in Windsor House. CSL will meet every Monday until the end of the semester. The agenda items are smoking on campus, student payroll, laundry chip machines, Xerox machines, weapons on campus, remaining open during Spring Break and open hours of the Forum lobby.
Community Service Center Announcements
The Community Service Center Volunteer Recognition Picnic will be held on Thursday, May 1 from 5:00 until 6:30 p.m. in Loose Hall Lounge. Anyone interested in joining us for a celebration of volunteers please contact the [CSC] or X4247.
Get Dirty with Kids! Volunteers are needed to help with an after-school Garden Project for 5th grade students. The program will begin this week and run through the fist week of June. Spend one or more days each week helping the students start a 15' x 40' garden, located at the Heritage Center across from the Middle School. Gardening experience is not necessary. Please call Amy Moore at 236-3006.
Holly Pfitsch '96, will be hosting a planning meeting to discuss the Guatemala Accompaniment Project, and opportunities for us to offer support to the community of Nueva Esperanza, Guatemala. The meeting will be held at the United Church of Christ, 4th and Broad Street at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 22.
Volunteer to brainstorm or help with child care during a very important town meeting on the Status of Iowa Women. Tuesday, April 29, 7 - 9 p.m. at St. Mary's Education Center, 1013 Broad Street. The meeting will focus on identifying obstacles to women and girls in Grinnell and actions and problem solving strategies to overcome these obstacles. If you would be willing to volunteer to provide child care during the meeting please call Amy at X4247. Thanks
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Earn $12 in Psychology Experiment
We need students to participate in a two session psychology experiment, with sessions scheduled on consecutive nights. The experiment examines goals, and involves listing and evaluating goals, completing a few short personality measures, and thinking about a life event. You may participate if you have not been in one of Professor Sinnett's earlier studies about goals.
The times available are listed belowall times are evening. All sessions will take place in Sci. 0415, in the basement of the psychology wing of the science building. E-mail SINNETT, drop by Sci. 0416, or call x3167 to sign up or ask questions.
Group 1: Sunday 4/27, 4:00-5:00 p.m. and Monday 4/28, 4:30-5:00 p.m.
Group 2: Sunday 4/27, 6:00-7:00 p.m. and Monday 4/28, 6:30-7:00 p.m.
Group 3: Monday 4/28, 7:15-8:15 p.m. and Tuesday 4/29, 7:30-8:00 p.m.
Group 4: Monday 4/28, 8:30-9:30 p.m. and Tuesday 4/29, 8:15-8:45 p.m.
Fog Fast
Fog Fast sponsored by GEAR is this Friday, April 25. Sign up! The proceeds will benefit the Central Iowa AIDS Project. CIAP needs funds to help support their broad range of client servicesthese services include anything from a food pantry to rent subsidy. Sign up at either Cowles or Quad dining halls this week!
Gender and Women's Studies Concentration
A complete list of the Fall 1997/Spring 1998 Gender and Women's Studies Course Offerings is an addendum to the Campus Memo.
Last Moment to Apply for May 2 Recital
The last moment to submit applications for the Student Recital on Friday, May 2, is: Friday, April 25, 4:59 p.m. Applications are available in the Fine Arts Office and should be returned to that office.
Leaders Needed for New Student Days!
Are you interested in being a leader/facilitator of a small group discussion for New Student Orientation Days? We need students interested in helping with the sexual assault/acquaintance rape presentation When Hello Gets Out of Hand.
If you want to learn more, please attend one of two informational sessions! The first informational session will be this Thursday, April 24 at 8:30 p.m. in Clark Lounge. The next session will be Wednesday, April 30 at 8:30 p.m. Watch next weeks Campus Memo for the location. Questions???? E-mail [MATYE].
Reminder: Senior forms are Due!
Please complete and return the orange registration form for Commencement (if you have not already done so). This form should be returned immediately to the office of student affairs. If you need another form, contact Carol Ahrens, x3702.
Reminder: names of students who have received awards should be sent to Jo Calhoun, Commencement Coordinator, (office of student affairs, x3702) as soon as possible.
Siblings of graduating seniors may request essential student status by calling the office of student affairs, x3702 by May 2. This status entitles you to meals beginning with the evening meal on Friday, May 16, through the Commencement picnic. (You must vacate the dorms by Monday, May 19 at 6 p.m. If you have problems with this time, contact the housing office in student affairs, x3700.)
Essential student status forms for Commencement from departments and offices are due to student affairs by Friday, May 2.
Registrar's Office Announcements
Schedule of Courses Changes
To check any course changes or additions to the Fall 1997-98 Schedule of Courses type BOARDS at the $ prompt and then REGISTRAR.
Preregistration Notice
The Registrar's Office is now accepting Trial Schedule of Courses cards for the Fall 1997-98 semester. The last day to turn in your card is Thursday, May 1, (no later than 5:00 p.m.). Remember, your adviser has your blank trial schedule of courses card, not the Registrar. If you are not able to preregister by the May 1 deadline, you will have to wait until after course closures have been processed, and then have your card signed and dated by the appropriate instructors before submitting it to the registrar. Preregistration drop/add dates will be announced at a later date.
Seniors Having Perkins Student Loans
All graduating students who received a Perkins Loan must have an exit interview. There will be group sessions in the third floor conference room in Macy House on Tuesday, April 29 and Thursday, May 1. Sessions will be held each day at 10:15 a.m., 11:15 a.m., 1:15 p.m., 2:15 p.m., 3:15 p.m., 4:15 p.m. The sessions will begin promptly at the given times! If it is definitely impossible for you to attend one of the group sessions, please contact Ruth Carstensen, Collection Coordinator, Ext. 3500.
Senior Honors Concert Auditions
Final deadline for audition applications for the Senior Honors Concert is Friday April 25. Remaining auditions will be heard on the May 2 Student Recital. Application forms are available in the Fine Arts Office. Complete information about an intended selection (including accurate timing) must given on the application form. Time limit is 4-5 minutes. Also required: endorsement by one's studio instructor and an accompanist (if needed). Performances must be well polished in order to qualify.
Applications for audition on a Senior Recital must be submitted 8 days before that Recital, and in no case later than April 25.
Student Interlibrary Loan Deadlines
Monday, April 28 is the deadline for submitting Interlibrary Loan requests. All Interlibrary Loan materials are due on Friday, May 9.
Student Employment
Office Intern for Office of Multicultural Affairs
The Office of Multicultural Affairs is looking for an office intern for 1997-98 to work on a variety of special projects and programs. This assignment would include updating the resource directory and newsletter, disseminating information and collecting data for a research project and grant proposal. If you are interested, please stop by the Office of Multicultural Affairs and pick up an application. Applications are due by Wednesday, April 30, 1997.
Student Assistant Positions Available
The Career Development Office is accepting applications for several student positions for the 1997-98 school year. Applications are available for pick up at the CDO, Mears 3.
These positions require typing, filing, telephone skills; the ability to interact with students, faculty and public; word processing and computer experience; must have high degree of confidentiality. Interested students should submit an application to the Career Development Office by April 29, 1997.
Escort Service
The campus Escort Service is now accepting applicants for new student employees for the Fall 1997 semester. Interested students should pick up applications in the Student Affairs office in the Forum. Applications are due April 30. Questions? e-mail [ESCORT] or [LUGLIO].
Summer Lifeguard
The Office of Special Services is advertising for a life guard for Summer Programs. Detailed information on the position is available at Office of Special Services, 1131 Park St., Harry Hopkins House, 8 a.m.-noon, 1-5 p.m.
Grinnell House Monitor
Applications for the position of Grinnell House Monitor are now
being
accepted by the Office of Dining Services located in Main
Hall. Application deadline is Friday April 25th 4:00 P.M. Interested
students should submit a letter articulating their reasons for wanting to be a monitor.
A list of three on-campus references should be included. Students
wishing to learn more about the position may make an appointment with
David McConnell, Director of Dining Services at extension 3661.
Summer Student List
If you are going to be in Grinnell this summer and would like to sign up for odd jobs, please come into the Office of Special Services and complete our summer forms. Office hours are 8 a.m.-12 noon, 1-5 p.m. and we are located in Harry Hopkins House, 1131 Park St.
Tour Guides for 1997-98
The Admission Office announces that tour guide applications for academic year 1997-98 may be picked up at the reception desk in the Admission Office, Mears Cottage today through Thursday, May 1. Selection interviews will be scheduled the week of May 5 with the final selection announced on May 15.
Vehicle Warning List
The following vehicles are not registered with the college, have received 3 or more parking violations and are subject to immediate towing/immobilization.
CA Lic #3HIW894, Mazda Protege
MN Lic #812HSK, Nissan Maxima
VA Lic #SHOGRL, Ford Taurus
ACADEMIC AWARDS/ SCHOLARSHIPS/ INTERNSHIPS/ GRANTS
Steiner Awards in Music
Senior MuTTT Huang's electronic music composition
SAWZON.fetish has received first prize in this
year's Steiner Award competition for outstanding creativity in
music. Second prize goes to junior Amy Kucera's choral composition
Psalm
77: I Cry Aloud. The third-prize winner is junior Aron Racho for
his electronic music composition Reverie. All three will receive cash
awards. The judges for this year's awards were, for music composition,
Jerry Owen of Coe College, and for scholarly research, Royce Wolf
and Y.K. Lo of the Grinnell College departments of mathematics
and Chinese studies.
Fellowship Available
The Elsie Stouffer '24 Fellowship for Diplomacy in Latin America will provide a stipend to a promising young woman who does not attend graduate school immediately after graduation. She should have a goal of diplomatic service in Latin America, be proficient in Spanish or French, and should be a native of the United States. Applications are due May 5, 1997 in the CDO. Contact Steve Langerud in the Career Development Office, x4940 for more information.
Watson and Fulbright Informational Meeting
If you are interested in finding out more about the Watson or Fulbright fellowships, please come to an informational meeting on Friday, April 25 at 4:15 p.m. in ARH 305. The following is a brief description of each fellowship.
Watson: Each year Grinnell College may nominate up to four students for the prestigious Watson Fellowships. These fellowships, sponsored by the Thomas J. Watson Foundation annually, provide a grant ($18,000 for single students; $25,500 for married) to 60 graduates of 50 outstanding private colleges and universities to engage in a post-graduate year of independent study and travel abroad. The Watson Foundation hopes to provide fellows with an opportunity for a focused and disciplined Wanderjahr of their own devising, a break in which they might explore with thoroughness a particular interest, test their aspirations and abilities, view their lives and American society in greater perspective, and concomitantly develop a more informed sense of international concern. The Watson Foundation has funded projects in the sciences, social sciences, humanities, and business-related areas.
Fulbright: The U.S. Congress created the Fulbright Program in 1946. The U.S. student program is designed to give recent B.S./B.A. graduates opportunities for personal development and international experience. Grantees plan their own programs. Projects may include university course work, independent library or field research, classes in a music conservatory or art school. special projects in the social or life sciences, or a combination of these. Along with the opportunities for intellectual, professional, and artistic growth, the Fulbright Program offers invaluable opportunities to meet and work with people of the host country, sharing daily life as well as professional and creative insights. The program promotes cross-cultural interaction and mutual understanding on a person-to-person basis. The Fulbright Program provides full grants, travel grants, and teaching opportunities.