Published by: the Office of Special Services at: Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa 50112
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The Public Events Committee will present the Russian National Ballet on Wednesday, January 27, 1999 at 8 p.m. in Roberts. Theatre. The troupe, consisting of 50 dancers, will perform Swan Lake, a full-length ballet in four acts.
The Russian National Ballet was founded in Moscow during the transitional period of Perestroika in the late 1980s, when many of the great dancers and choreographers of the Soviet Union's ballet institutions were exercising their new-found creative freedom by starting new, vibrant companies dedicated not only to the timeless tradition of classical Russian Ballet, but to invigorate this tradition as the Russians began to accept new developments in the dance from around the world.
The company, then titled the Soviet National Ballet, was founded by and incorporated graduates from the great Russian choreographic schools of Moscow, St. Petersburg and Perm. The principal dancers of the company came from the upper ranks of the Bolshoi and Kirov, as well as the Stanislavsky Ballet, and the companies of Riga, Kiev and even Warsaw. Today, the Russian National Ballet is its own institution, with over 50 dancers of singular instruction and vast experience, many of whom have been with the company since its inception.
•Ticket Distribution
Because of limited seat availability, tickets will be required for admission and will only be available to members of the campus community. Tickets will be distributed at the Forum desk on Sunday, January 24 beginning at 5 p.m. An individual will be able to pick up a total of 2 tickets (one per ID or one for a spouse/partner having no ID).
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The deadline for submitting items to be included in the next Activities Calendar, January 24-March 19, 1999, is Friday, December 18. If you are planning an activity during this time and have not completed a calendar reservation form, please come to the Office of Special Services, Harry Hopkins House, 1131 Park St., or call x3178,8 a.m.-noon, 1-5 p.m.
The end of year bookstore sale is under way through Friday, December 18. Books and clothing are 20% off.
•Saturday, Dec. 19: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. •Sunday, Dec. 20: 1-5 p.m. •Mon-Wed, Dec. 21-23: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. •Dec. 24-Jan. 3: Closed •Mon-Fri, Jan 4-8: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. •Jan 9-10: closed •Mon-Fri, Jan 11-15: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. •Jan 16-17: closed •Jan 18 (MLK Day): closed •Tues-Fri, Jan 19-22: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. •Saturday, Jan 23: 12:30 p.m.- 5 p.m. •Sunday, Jan 24: 12:30-10 p.m. •Monday, Jan 25: Begin regular hours
•Mid-Year Cleanup
-Notice: The end-of-semester academic disk cleanup will be done on Friday, January 8, 1999 during normal backup time from 6:00 p.m. until 2:30 a.m. All files belonging to students, student groups, staff, faculty and outside users will be backed up from disk (DISK$A, DISK$B and DISK$C) to off-line long-term storage on magnetic tape. Files on this end-of-semester tape will be saved for a period of four years.
-Reminder: Computer accounts belonging to mid-year graduates will be deleted on Tuesday, January 12, 1999. If absolutely necessary, mid-year grads may request that their accounts be saved for a maximum period of up to one semester (June 15, 1999), by contacting the Computer Services secretary no later than 5:00 p.m. on Monday, January 11, 1999 and stating their full name, username and the absolute date on which the account may be removed. Graduating seniors are also urged to download all files to diskette and make paper copies of resumes, files, etc., which may be needed for future use, prior to leaving Grinnell College campus.
-Reminder: Before you leave for winter vacation, please unsubscribe yourself from all mailing lists! If you don't know how to do this, contact the computing Help Desk at the Younker Memorial Computing Area (x4400), student user consultants at either the YMCA or GenComp lab at ARH or call Computer Services, x4901.
•Computer Lab Computers
Beginning January 18, 1999, campus public lab users will be required to log in to use the campus computer labs. In order to log in to campus computers, you will need your NT username and password. If you do not know your NT password, stop by the Computer Services main office in Darby Gym with a valid photo ID and you will be issued a new password. This change affects both Macintosh and PC computers in the following labs: Burling Library; Cleveland, Read, Loose, Norris, Younker, and Cowles dormitories; the Younker Memorial Computing Area (YMCA); GenComp computing lab (ARH107/112); ARH Instructional Lab (ARH124); the AV Center computing lab; and Carnegie Computing lab.
•Help Desk Closed
The Computer Services Helpdesk will be closed from December 21, 1998 until January 15, 1999. The Helpdesk will reopen on January 18, 1999 at 8:00 a.m. If you experience problems with your computer during this time, please contact Computer Services, x4901.
If you are looking for a unique holiday present, please consider stopping by the Bookstore and buying a CD of Venezuelan/Colombian folk music, performed by "La Negra Karin y Los Llaneros," a professional group headed by local artist Karin Stein. Stein is a native of Colombia. Proceeds will benefit victims of Hurricane Mitch in Nicaragua.
The Health Center will be closing Friday, December 18 at 5:00 p.m. All loan articles must be returned before this time. Replacement cost for articles not returned will be deducted from your Continuing Enrollment Deposit. Allergy extracts needed for winter break must be picked up prior to 5:00 p.m. Regular hours will resume Monday, January 25, 1998.
In the spirit of this holiday season, we are trying to assist a family of twelve children and two adults. Because the parents of six children died tragically two weeks ago, the brother and his wife have taken in the deceased parent's six children. Mr. & Mrs. Lee already have six children of their own.
We are asking you to donate any non-perishable goods and articles of clothing, and toys and games. All twelve (12) children are between the ages of 1-12 years old. You can drop off these articles at the Forum or call Multicultural Affairs, X3703, for a pick up. If you have any questions, please contact Amy Eilert at X4247 or Siclinda Canty-Elliott at X3703.
Subscription forms for the New York Times are now available at the campus Bookstore. Stop by to start your 2nd semester subscription.
Landscape architects working with the Grinnell Community have developed preliminary proposals for improvements to the Highway 146 corridor. See their proposals on display in the lower level of Burling Library. Send your comments and ideas to Milton Severe [severe] or Debbie Martzahn [martzahn].
A retirement reception honoring Wanda Neff will be held on Friday January 22, from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. in Main Lounge. Wanda has worked at Grinnell College Dining Services for over 24 years. Please join us in wishing Wanda well in her retirement.
Planning to haul all those textbooks home for storage? Think again. The SGA Used Book and CD Sale will be Sunday, January 31. Bring back all those books that you never wanted to see again and maybe you never will and make a bit of money in the process and help out a fellow classmate. If you have questions, e-mail [service]. More information will be available in January.
Do you need to change your greeting prior to leaving campus for winter break? Read and save the Voice Mail document which was an addendum to the Dec. 8 Campus Memo.
The Office of Human Resources is advertising the following positions:
1. Director Grinnell College Art Gallery
2. Instructional Multimedia Technology Specialist in Humanities (Non-Fine-Arts)
Paper copies of the job announcements may be obtained from the Human Resources bulletin boards located at: Darby, Forum, Macy, 1st Floor, PEC, Facilities Management, Burling, Mailroom, Dining Services, and 1127 Park Street.
They are also available for viewing on the Human Resources web page. The address is: http://www.grinnell.edu/humanresources/. If you have a terminal you may access the web page by typing www www.grinnell.edu/humanresources/ at the $ prompt.
The Mellon technology grant is funding introductory and intermediate workshops on the PageMill web-authoring tool. The introductory workshops will assume no prior knowledge of the web or PageMill and will cover:
- How web pages work - Creating and modifying pages - Converting existing documents - Using images
For Windows the workshop will be held Tue. Jan. 12, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
For Macintosh the workshop will be held Wed. Jan. 13, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
The intermediate workshop will only assume you have created a web page, added graphics, formatted text and created links using PageMill. It will cover:
- Tables and Forms - How to managing sites - Troubleshooting problems - More on using Photoshop to prepare images for the web.
The intermediate workshop will be held Thu. Jan. 14, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. For all workshops lunch will be provided. Please contact Ginette McFarland [mcfarlan] or x3322 to reserve a space and specify your sandwich preference. Seating is limited.
Grinnell Comix is back in action and looking for cartoonists to contribute to a publication devoted entirely to sequential art. If you draw comics and would like to get published, e-mail [WEIDNER] for more info.
•Final Resume Collection for IPCCC
The final recruiting schedule for the Iowa Private College Career consortium is now available for your review in the Career Development Office or on the CDO web page. To be considered for an interview, submit a resume and cover letter by Tuesday, January 26, 1999 to the Career Development Office. All interviews will be held on February 25, 1999 at Grinnell College's Harris Center.
•Regents Universities Central Iowa Job Fair
On Saturday, January 9, 1999, the Iowa State University, University of Iowa and University of Northern Iowa Alumni Associations will be sponsoring a Regents Universities Central Iowa Job Fair. This event will be held at the Polk County Convention Complex in Des Moines from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. Employers from Des Moines and the surrounding communities will be available to talk with students about employment possibilities. There also will be opportunities for students to participate in seminars on interviewing skills, resume writing, and networking. Students who have their permanent residence in Central Iowa are invited to attend. No advance registration is necessary. For more information contact the Career Development Office.
•Teach for America
Teach For America is the national corps of outstanding recent college graduates of all academic majors and cultural backgrounds who commit two years to teach in under-resourced urban and rural public schools. Corps members are hired and paid as full-time employees by school districts in thirteen geographic regions across the nation, where thy have an immediate positive impact on over 100,000 students each year. To apply to the 1999 corps, seniors must submit an application by January 11 or by the final deadline of February 22. For more information contact Teach for America at 504-533-7769 or stop by the Career Development Office.
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Just a reminder to all students who graduated from Iowa high schools that nominations for Outstanding Iowa Teacher awards must be submitted before winter break to Office of Special Services, 1131 Park Street. This award honors two Iowa teachers annually at Commencement and includes a cash prize. If you've misplaced your nomination form, Please call x3178 for another one. Take time to thank a great teacher who made a difference for you.
Before you leave campus, be sure and contact Office of Special Services, 1131 Park St. with your permanent address so you will continue to receive all commencement mailings.
The campus escort service, a branch of the security office, is currently hiring for second semester. We are especially in need of student drivers (19 yrs. old, clean driving record for 2 years) to drive the escort service van. Please stop by the office of security in the basement of Mears cottage this week if you are interested, and fill out an application. Be safe this week!
•Security
Residence hall doors will be locked 24-hours a day beginning at 10:00 p.m. Sunday, December 13. Lock your room doors and carry your keys and card. This is a time when thefts increase due to fewer people being on-campus.
•Vacation
Residence halls will close at 12:00 p.m., noon, Saturday, December 19. You must be out of the halls and houses by that time. Students with insurmountable difficulties related to leaving or returning on time should contact the Director of Housing, ext. 3700. Halls and houses open at 8:00 a.m., Saturday, January 23.
•Key Return
Those students who will not return 2nd semester are reminded to return their room, electronic card and post office keys to Facilities Management prior to winter break. Facilities Management is open weekdays from 7:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. and is located at the corner of 10th Avenue and East Street. Keys can also be returned to the Residence Life Coordinator from 9:00 a.m.-12:00 noon on Saturday, December 19.
•Storage
If you will be away from campus in the spring, you cannot use college trunk rooms for storing personal belongings. Storage arrangements can be made with a local transfer company (C&K Transfer - 236-3418).
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The swim team needs meet workers for a two-day meet the last Friday and Saturday of Winter Break (Jan 22 & 23). If you will be on campus, this is a great way to pick up a lot of hours before classes start. These are all paid positions. Please e-mail Linnea [Ostling] to sign up or for more information.
The following vehicles are not registered with the college, have received 3 or more tickets and are subject to immediate tow/immobilization.
Lic#: AL 29BP774 Toyota Corolla Lic#: CA 4BYF124 Ford Lic#: IA 416BLR Toyota Lic#: IA 090BLY Honda Accord Lic#: IA 728FRQ Dodge Caravan Lic#: IA 762GEA Jeep Cherokee (red) Lic#: MI 7CBJ69 Dodge Caravan Lic#: MN 263JET Pontiac Sunbird Lic#: NE 2P4927 BMW Lic#: TX GNZ801 Mazda Truck
This award, established in 1981, is given annually to a Grinnell student for outstanding scholarly work completed prior to the final semester of the senior year. "Scholarly work" is interpreted broadly to include any scholarly or creative endeavor which results in a tangible product. Thus, it may be a research paper, an essay, an original literary piece (such as a story of play), or any project done in connection with a course. A scientific project, an art work, or a musical composition will also be considered if accompanied by sufficient prose to demonstrate the significance of the work and its relation to other work in the field. The work may be done on or off campus, in the summer or during the school year, provided that it is completed while the contestant is a Grinnell student and before the final semester of the senior year.
Only one entry per student is permitted. Entries should be carefully proofread and edited before submission. Members of the faculty should encourage entries from students who have submitted scholarly work of outstanding merit.
The winner, who will be announced in May at the annual Phi Beta Kappa Convocation, will receive a cash award and an individual plaque. The winner's name will also be added to the plaque permanently displayed in Burling Library. This competition is open to all students. To submit an entry, obtain a cover sheet from Andy Hamilton (PEC 214). Completed entries must be received by 5 p.m. on Friday, March 5, 1999.
Date Report Incident Location Brief Summary
12/7/98 98-255 Office Info Haines Hall unsecured bike impounded
12/7/98 98-256 Fire Alarm Loose Hall unknown cause
12/8/98 98-257 Sick Call ARH student ill
12/8/98 98-258 Office Info 1032 East St. recovered t-shirt
12/9/98 98-259 Larceny Cowles Hall theft of a plant
12/9/98 98-260 Office Info ARH smoke from computer
12/9/98 98-261 Office Info Forum Building juveniles removed from area
12/10/98 98-262 Office Info Tama County student killed in car accident
12/10/98 98-263 Larceny PEC theft of clothing
12/11/98 98-264 Viol of Regs Quad Dining complaint of literature attempting to be sold to students
12/10/98 98-265 Fire Smith Hall poster burnt
12/12/98 98-266 Property Damage Carnegie Hall post office ransacked
12/11/98 98-267 Property Damage Steiner Hall extinguisher case glass busted
12/11/98 98-268 Fire Alarm Main Hall possibly set off by damaged detector
12/12/98 98-269 Office Info Norris Hall loud noise complaint
Larcenies-Theft reports.
Office Information-General information reports. Violation of College Rules & Regulations- Rules & Regulation violations. Sick Call, Accidental Injury-reports concerning illness or accidents. Miscellaneous Services-General services & duties performed by the Dept. Suspicious Activity- Activity of a suspicious nature. Filing A false Report- When a person falsely reports a fire or something of an emergency nature. Criminal Mischief-Property Damage-When someone purposely or knowingly damages the property of another or recklessly tampers with the property of another. Hate Crime-Violations of individual rights. See the Grinnell College student handbook for further information. Arson- Knowingly damaging a building or inhabitable structure by starting a fire or causing an explosion.
Date Report Incident Location Brief Summary
11/29/98 98-230 Vehicle Accident Park Street vehicle struck while Gates Hall parked 11/29/98 98-231 Office Info Mears Hall bicycle found 11/29/98 98-232 Office Info Cleveland Beach bicycle found 11/29/98 98-233 Larceny ARH backpack missing 11/29/98 98-234 Larceny Smith Hall bicycle stolen 11/30/98 98-235 Larceny PEC bicycle stolen 11/30/98 98-236 Sick Call PEC knee injury 12/1/98 98-237 Larceny Younker Hall theft of a bicycle 12/2/98 98-238 Office Info Clark Hall loggia toilet papered 12/4/98 98-239 Office Info 8th Street students being told they are going to get raped 12/3/98 98-240 Fire Alarm Russian House set off by burnt food 12/4/98 98-241 Office Info South Campus keys lost 12/4/98 98-242 Larceny Noyce Hall grow light taken 12/4/98 98-243 Property Damage Clark Hall broken window 12/4/98 98-244 Office Info Harris Center juvenile told to leave area 12/4/98 98-245 Office Info 1208 East St loud music complaint 12/5/98 98-246 Fire Alarm James Hall caused by cigarette smoke 12/5/98 98-247 Fire Alarm James Hall caused by cigarette smoke 12/5/98 98-248 Fire Alarm 1221 Park St set off by burnt food 12/5/98 98-249 Larceny James Hall theft of charity money 12/5/98 98-250 Sick Call Younker Hall alcohol poisoning 12/5/98 98-251 Property Damage Mac Field vehicle driving on the field 12/5/98 98-252 Office Info Harris/Campus vomit,excessive intoxication, prank call concerning stroke victim 12/2/98 98-253 Office Info Off Campus upsetting creatacard received at students home 12/5/98 98-254 Office Info 8th Street students being told they were going to get raped
Larcenies-Theft reports. Office Information-General information reports. Violation of College Rules & Regulations- Rules & Regulation violations. Sick Call, Accidental Injury-reports concerning illness or accidents. Miscellaneous Services-General services & duties performed by the Dept. Suspicious Activity- Activity of a suspicious nature. Filing A false Report- When a person falsely reports a fire or something of an emergency nature. Criminal Mischief-Property Damage-When someone purposely or knowingly damages the property of another or recklessly tampers with the property of another. Hate Crime-Violations of individual rights. See the Grinnell College student handbook for further information. Arson- Knowingly damaging a building or inhabitable structure by starting a fire or causing an explosion.