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No Scholar's Convocation This Week
On Wednesday, Dec. 3, at 4:15 p.m. in Science 2021, two Biology majors will describe their independent research projects. Julie Prentice '98 will present The Isolation of the emb3 gene and its Promoter in the Carrot, and Greg Peterson '98 will present The creation of two Acinetobacter calcoaceticus strains in which lacZ reporter genes are controlled by Damage Induced Promoters. Refreshments will be served at 4:05 p.m. in Science 1021.
On Sunday, Dec. 7, at 7:30 p.m., in South Lounge, poet and educator Heather McHugh will read from her poetry and sign books. She is in Iowa to participate in the Iowa Writers Workshop (Signed books make great holiday gifts!). See Campus Memo addendum for further information.
On Monday, Dec. 8, at 4:15 p.m. in Science 2021, Candice Bradley, associate professor of anthropology at Lawrence University in Appleton, Wis., will speak about women's empowerment and fertility in Africa. The talk is sponsored by the Global Development Studies Concentration, the Rosenfield Program and the Luce Program. Show up for an interesting lecture, a lively discussion period, and refreshments.
Today, Tuesday, Dec. 2 at 7:30 p.m. in the Forum Coffeehouse, please join us for I Was a Seventies Math Junkie and Other Professorial Confessions. Math and CS Profs will share their most embarrassing moments and deepest, darkest secrets! Refreshments will be served (In an unusual break from tradition, we will not be serving chips, salsa, and fig newtons!).
Today, Tuesday, December 2 at 4:30 p.m. in the Forum Coffee House, Professors Lisa Rock and Jim Schulze from Central College will show a video and discuss their visits to Nueva Esperanza in Guatemala. They will share information about the accompaniment project and annual trips by delegations to Nueva Esperanza. Come hear how you can get involved in this community of returned refugees, and how you can help sustain Grinnell as a sponsoring community for G.A.P.
On Tuesday, Dec. 2 at 4:30 p.m., in the Black Cultural Center, Katya Gibel Azoulay, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Chair of Africana Studies Concentration will discuss her new book entitled Black, Jewish and Interracial: It's Not the Color of Your Skin, But the Race of Your Kin and Other Myths of Identity. The book was highlighted under Nota Bente in the November 21st Chronicle of Higher Education. This discussion is the December PathFinder Series sponsored by Multicultural Affairs, Black Cultural Center and Concern Black Students. Bring your book for book signing. Pizza will be served.
On Wednesday, Dec. 3 at 6:30 p.m. at The Black Cultural Center, Ken Bordeaux, LaKota Medicine person, will discuss Native Spiritually, and Native Religions - Ghost Dance, Peyote Ceremonies and why so many Native Americans write around this subject. LeAnne Howe, Minority Scholar-in-Residence (MSIR) and Multicultural Affairs are sponsoring Mr. Bordeaux's visit. Refreshments served.
On Thursday, Dec. 4 at 4:30 p.m. in Science 2413, Prof. Marc Chamberland and company will speak on Dinosaur Hunting and the Mathematical Contest in Modelling. Prof. Chamberland will elaborate on the Math Modelling Competition to be held in February 1998. Several students will present their recent work in the Mathematical Modelling course on hunting habits of the dreaded raptor! Anyone interested in participating in the modelling contest is especially encouraged to attend. As is the custom, chips, salsa, fignewtons, etc. will be served in the Math/CS Lounge (2400) at 4:15 p.m.
On Wednesday, Dec. 3 at 4:15 p.m. in Science 1023, Peter Hoekje, professor of physics at the University of Northern Iowa, will speak on Acoustics of Wind Instruments: What's the Difference Between a Garden Hose and a Trumpet? Hoekje studies the vibrational interaction between the brass instrument body and the internal air column. He also studies the mechanism of thermoacoustic refrigeration. The lecture is sponsored by the physics department.
On Tuesday, Dec. 9 at 11 a.m. in Science 1023, Professor Bill Case will present the Physics of the Swing. During this physics department seminar, Case will describe his research into the surprising and unexpected mechanisms of how children and adults propel themselves on playground swings. This research has been reported in the American Journal of Physics, and news articles about it have appeared in the Washington Post and the Wall Street Journal.
On Tuesday, Dec. 9 at 7 p.m. in the Carmen Center Auditorium at the Mayflower Home, Chamber Ensembles under the direction of Nancy McFarland Gaub will give a concert. Movements from String Quartet in B-flat Major, Op. 50, No. 1, by Joseph Haydn; String Quartet in F Major, Op. 96 (the "American") by Antonin Dvorak; and Piano Trio in G Major, Hob. XV: No. 25 (the "Gypsy"), also by Haydn are to be performed. Ensemble members are violinists Sarah Fowles, Sarah Morsbach, Hannah Mundahl, and Melissa Roberts; violists Kathryn Russell and Theodore Smith; cellists Holli Hoerschelman, Charles Marshall, and Cody Robertson; and pianist Christine Wu. The Carman Center Auditorium is in the Mayflower Health Care Center, located on Park Street between First and Second Avenues. The concert is open to the public.
On Friday, Dec. 5 at 8 p.m. in Herrick Chapel, the Chicago String Quartet will present String Quartet in E Flat Major, Op. 33, No. 2; the Joke by Joseph Haydn; Quartet No. 2, Op. 17 by Bartok; and String Quartet Op. 44, No. 2 by Mendelssohn, Founded in the fall of 1995, the quartet includes Joseph Genualdi and Stefan Hersh, violins, Rani Solomonow, viola, and Christopher Costanza, cello. Stefan Hersh is the son of Paul Hersh, who was once in residence at Grinnell as a member of the Lenox String Quartet.
The Chicago String Quartet is the resident string quartet of the Chicago Chamber Musicians and is in residence at the DePaul University School of Music, where the members are on faculty. "The Chicago String Quartet has a lithe, flexible sound. The tone is creamy rather than bright or sharp-edged...The quartet may be new, but it displayed a distinctively unified tone in the Brahms Quartet. The collective sound was dark and rich, tinged with melancholy, yet full of urgent drive," says Wynne Delacoma of the Chicago Sun Times.
On Sunday, Dec. 7 at 3 p.m. in Darby Gym, The Grinnell Community Chorus, together with the Grinnell Singers and the Grinnell Symphony Orchestra, will present Handel's Messiah. John Christian Rommereim will be conducting the choir of 150 voices and the 50-piece orchestra. The first two sections of Handel's masterpiece will be performed without omissions. Soprano soloist will be Elizabeth Calleo, of Philadelphia; tenor soloist, Peter Else, of Newton; alto, Melissa Malde, from Luther College; and bass, Jeffrey Snider, from Wartburg College. Douglas Diamond is the orchestra's music director.
The Wild Bunch, USA, 1969, color/145 min., dir. Sam Peckinpah, ARH 302, Friday/Saturday, 8 p.m., Sunday, 2 p.m. (Internet Movie Database)
The Wild Bunch depicts the transition from the Old West to the New. The film chronicles the titular outlaw bunch (William Holden plays the leader) continuing to stage violent bank robberies in their old, time-honored tradition. After a particularly brutal holdup in a small Texas town, the gang - or what's left of it - heads for the hills of Mexico, purused by a posse led by Robert Ryan, an old friend of Holden's. There the gang is contracted by a corrupt Mexican general to steal guns from the United States Army, and this holdup leads up to a final violent confrontation between theWild Bunch and Ryan's posse.
New electronic music compositions will be presented in concert by students enrolled in Jonathan Chenette's electronic music course at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 10, in Herrick Chapel. The concert is free and the public is invited to attend. Refreshments will be available during intermission.
The compositions include music based on digital audio, MIDI and sampling technologies controlled by a computer. The composers are John Bryant, Kate Ducey, Chris Freeman, Jonathan Knipping, Steve McCaslin, Nana Mensah, Erik Sanning, Mike Schenkelberg, Jeremy Sheeley, Stella Tran and Jeff Tyner.
On Saturday, Dec. 6 at 3:30 p.m. in Herrick Chapel, the Department of Music will present a Senior Recital by Elizabeth Venne, soprano, and Barbara Lien, piano. The program will include works by Paul Bowles, George Gershwin, Enrique Granados, George Frideric Handel, Herbert Kingsley, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Giovanni Paisiello, Andrew Lloyd Webber, and Hugo Wolf. Venne is a student of Lisa Henderson.
Students from the ExCo Figure Drawing class will be displaying their artwork at Bob's Underground for the next two weeks. The opening of the show is tonight (Tuesday, Dec. 2) from 8:30-10 p.m. Stop by, drink some coffee, and check out the various interpretations of the human body.
No Paintings Here - A Collection of Drawings, Prints and Collages, works by Jeremy Lindquist '99, is currently on display at the Terrace Art Gallery. A reception for the show will be held in the gallery at 8:00 p.m. Thursday, December 4. The public is invited to attend. Jeremy's show will run through Friday, December 12. The Terrace Art Gallery is open during regular Forum hours.
Tonight, Tuesday, Dec. 2 at 8 p.m. in South Lounge, the Department of Music will present a concert by the Grinnell Jazz Ensemble and the jazz combo Orpheus. Donn Schaefer is the director of the Ensemble. The jazz ensemble will play a variety of tunes from Count Basie standards to 90's David Sanborn funk. Ben Tromly will be featured on guitar, playing a Pat Metheny ballad, and the talents of many other musicians will be highlighted throughout the evening. The setting will be informal.
The Directing Class One-Act Plays will be performed Thursday through Saturday, December 4-7, in the Flanagan Arena Theatre. The schedule is as follows:
•Thursday & Friday, December 4 & 5 - 7:00 p.m.
-The Duck Variations by David Mamet, directed by Evan Schnell
-Water & Wine by Stuart Spencer, directed by Theo Bott
-All in The Timing by David Ives, directed by Genny Dawson
•Saturday, December 6 - 1:30 and 4:00 p.m.
-The Valentine Fairy by Ernest Thompson, directed by Laura Schwartz
-The Long Christmas Dinner by Thornton Wilder, directed by Louise Schoggen
-Parallel Lives by Mo Gaffney & Kathy Najimy, directed by Michael Gonzales
•Sunday, December 7 - 2:00 and 7:00 p.m.
-Variations on The Death Of Trotsky by David Ives, directed by Kiersten Moore
-Shooting Simone by Lynne Kaufmann, directed by Marcus Moran
On Monday, Dec. 8 at 7:30 p.m. in South Lounge, The Grinnell College Percussion Ensemble will perform in concert. Directed by Mark Dorr, the ensemble will perform international percussion works from Africa, Russia, the Caribbean, and Europe. American jazz and avante garde selections also will be performed. Refreshments after the concert and a "special guest" will round out the evening's festivities. Bring your friends and enjoy a lively concert in the Forum next Monday!
On Thursday, Dec. 4, at 9:15 p.m., in Harris Cinema, The Electric Horseman will be shown (Internet Movie Database). Robert Redford stars as a former rodeo performer who is hired to make commercial appearances in which he and the horse he are decorated by "spangles" and electric lights. When the sponsor subjects a beautiful thoroughbred to this demeaning role, Redford takes action to "liberate" the horse and set it free in the wild. Jane Fonda plays a city reporter who goes out to get the story, hoping to find horse and rider before their pursuers do.
Charles Champlin of The Los Angeles Times said, "The film is handsome to see, it is entertaining, lightly dramatic, suspenseful, and lightly amusing with a drop of bittersweet." The Electric Horseman closes the first semester series of Performing Arts Films. The second semester series will begin on Thursday, January 29.
The Department of Music will present a Student Recital on Friday, December 5, at 4:15 p.m. in Herrick Chapel. Scheduled to perform are Gabriel Alexander, flute; Aline Aprahamian, soprano; Melissa Booker, piano; Rachel Chacko, flute; Jennifer Collins, flute; Jonathan Finley, tenor; Hope McCaslin, flute; Christian Petersen, piano; and Sarah Wilcox, soprano. Barbara Lien will be the pianist for the flute and vocal soloists. Instructors of these students are Claudia Anderson, Eugene Gaub, Lisa Henderson, Marvin Kelley, Barbara Lien, and Kristie Tigges.
On Sunday, Dec. 7 at 7:00 p.m. the fall Young, Gifted and Black Concert will be held in Herrick Chapel.
Upcoming Music Events
•Thursday, December 11, South Lounge, 4:30 p.m.: Concert of Javanese Music and Dance; directed by Roger Vetter and Valerie Mau Vetter.
•Friday, December 12, South Lounge, 12 noon and 4:15 p.m.: Student Recitals.
The Affirmative Action Annual Report, featuring the composition of the Grinnell College faculty and staff for the academic years 1994-95 through 1997-98, was distributed the week of Nov. 24. Copies were sent to all faculty members and to Administrative Department heads to be posted in each department. In addition, copies are posted on the Human Resources bulletin boards around campus. Students may pick up copies at the Forum Desk. Additional copies of the report will be available upon request from the Human Resources Office after December 1. Questions regarding the report may be directed to Roberta Atwell, Affirmative Action Office.
•Christian Worship
-Wednesday, December 3: Lessons and Carols
A Service of Lessons and Carols will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 3, in Herrick Chapel at Grinnell College. The service is free and the public is invited to attend. Readers of the nine Bible lessons will include members of the community, and Grinnell College students, faculty and staff, says Chaplain Deanna Shorb who will preside at the service.
"Each year, King's College of Cambridge, England, holds this special celebration of the season. Ours is modeled on that service. Members of the audience will be invited to sing along during the congregational carols," Shorb says. Musical groups performing during the service include the Grinnell Symphony Orchestra, Douglas Diamond, director; organist Marlys Boote; Jamie Kent and Dennis Pedde, trumpet soloists from Iowa City; harpist Jeanmarie Chenette; Musica Femina, John Christian Rommereim, director; a student vocal John Baty, Dright Burks, Kari Geisler, Elizabeth Venne; and two vocal soloists, soprano Kristie Tigges and tenor Peter Else.
Readers include Judith Barber, Jennifer Dean, Pamela A. Ferguson, Edwin Flores, Jennifer Gilbride, Clark Lindgren, Orlan Mitchell, Adam Rinehart and Arnold Woods Jr.
-Sunday, December 7: Worship Service with Holy Communion, Rev. Deanna Shorb preaching; 11:00 a.m. in Herrick Chapel. All are welcome!
•Jewish Worship
Please join us on this Friday, December 5 at 5:15 p.m. in Steiner 305 for Kabbalat Shabbat service. This service is liberal/egalitarian in Hebrew and English, with music and song. All are welcome!
•Weekly Events
- Faculty/staff Bible Study
Brown bagging it with the Christian Scriptures....a weekly Bible study for faculty and staff. Bring your lunch and join us each week on Thursdays from 12 Noon - 1:00 p.m. in Steiner 305 (Religious Activities Room).
- Spirituality Gathering: No meeting this week in lieu of the Lessons & Carols Service.
- Chaplains' Interfaith Association: Please join us each week in planning interfaith functions and for discussions and other festivities. Mark your calendar for Wednesday, December 3 at 4:15 p.m. in Steiner 305 (the Religious Activities Room).
•Essay Contest
The Elie Wiesel Prize in Ethics 1998 Essay Contest for full-time juniors and seniors is looking for applicants. Suggested themes:
-Ethics based on a personal experience.
-Why are we here? How are we to meet our ethical obligations?
-Reflect on an ethical aspect of a literary text. Prizes range from $500 to $5000, deadline is January 23, 1998. For more information drop by the Chaplain's Office at 1127 Park Street bulletin board, Mon. - Fri. 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
•Chaplain's Walk-in Hours
Rev. Deanna Shorb welcomes faculty, staff and students to drop by her office at 1127 Park (1st floor) on Mondays from 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. and Thursdays from 2:00-3:00 p.m. If these hours are not suitable for you, please feel free to contact her to set up an appointment, ext. 4981, or e-mail [SHORB@ac.grin.edu].
•Associate Chaplain's Walk-in Hours
Rabbi Deborah Brin welcomes faculty, staff and students to drop by her office at 1127 Park (1st floor) on Wednesdays from 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. and Thursdays from 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. If these hours are not suitable for you, please feel free to contact her to set up an appointment, ext. 4981, or e-mail [BRIN@ac.grin.edu].
•Thank You For Stamps
We would like to give a special thanks to those who are committed to participating in the Food For Stamps program. We don't always know who you are, but are grateful for your kind offerings of your used postage stamps. The money received provides food, clothing and medicine for the needy. You may place your stamps in the FOOD FOR STAMPS box in the Post Office (south counter) or mail to Deb Chance, Office of the Chaplain, 1127 Park. Just a reminder to continue to cut around stamps without damaging perforations.
•Multi-religious Library
Please feel free to drop by the Chaplains Office to view the many magazines available on a variety of religious and spiritual themes. We have catalogs from most of the major theological seminaries as well. 1127 Park Street - 1st floor, Mon. - Fri. 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
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Dining Services Committee will meet in Forum PDR B at 4:10 p.m. on Wednesday December 3. Interested students, faculty, and staff are invited to attend.
On Tuesday, Dec. 9 at 4:15 p.m. in Forum PDR F there will be an open meeting of the Eco-Campus Committee. Everyone is invited to participate. If you have ideas about how we can do a better job with re-cycling, water, energy, and paper consumption, etc. or have new ideas about how the College can become a true "Eco-Campus," bring them to the meeting.
The final examination schedule is an addendum to the Campus Memo.
•Lost: Norton Anthology of American Literature; it's a fat, green book and the cover is torn from one side. It contains a lot of precious notes and if you see it lying around please e-mail [LATIF] or call at x 3903.
•Lost: one small black duffel bag lost outside of Smith Annex. If you know anything about the whereabouts of a bag lost on Sunday, November 30th at about 4:45 p.m., please call Dave at x4175 or e-mail NathanD.
Michele Parslow, volunteer for UNICEF, the United Nations Children's Fund, will be in the lobby of the Campus Post Office on Monday, Dec. 8, Thursday, Dec. 11, and Friday, Dec. 12 from 8:30 a.m.-noon. She will offer holiday and year-round UNICEF cards for sale, as well as UNICEF stationery, calendars and games.
UNICEF works in more than 140 developing countries to provide children with health care, nutrition programs, clean water and education.
No crimes to report
Campus Incident: On Saturday (Nov. 29) there was a fire in a student room in Dibble Hall (Annex). It was started by a burning cigarette. No one was injured.
Questions/Concerns/Comments please e-mail (Safety) or call Student Affairs at X3700.
In commemoration and observance of World AIDS Day, Grinnellians Escalating AIDS Response (GEAR) will sponsor a candlelight vigil Tuesday (today). The vigil will begin at 9:45 p.m. at the Harris Center with a silent candlelight march through campus. The vigil itself will begin at approximately 10:00 p.m. in Main Lounge. Everyone is invited to share a reading or remembrance during this time, or just to sit silently and listen to others share. Wednesday, four portions of the AIDS Memorial Quilt will be on display in South Lounge from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Questions? E-mail GEAR].
For your safety, the campus escort service is now available for faculty and staff. The service is student-employed and operates nightly 9 p.m.-2a.m. If you prefer not to walk alone at night to your car, on campus or off campus within reason, give us a call!!! Our number is 269-4357 or x4357 on campus. Any questions? E-mail [ESCORT].
X-C skis base waxed: Get your x-c skis base waxed for free this week. Call the Gorp room at X3840. M-F, 3:30-5:00 p.m. for an appointment.
The position of Library Assistant - Serials is being advertised by the Office of Human Resources. More detailed information on this position is listed as an addendum to the Campus Memo.
Two appointments, one for eleven months and one for six months, are available for the 1999-2000 Newberry Library Program. The appointments are open to ACM and GLCA faculty in any department who are interested in team-teaching an interdisciplinary seminar in the humanities and doing research at the Newberry. During the fall semester, the two fellows will be jointly responsible for leading a seminar for approximately 20-25 students. The eleven-month fellow also serves as the program director and provides administrative supervision for the current year as well as planning and recruiting for the following year. For more information, call Mr. Cavanagh, x3110.
•Summer Internship Information Meeting
The Career Development Office will present a summer internship information meeting on Tuesday afternoon, December 2, (today) at 4:15 p.m. in ARH 102. If you have any questions about doing a summer internship, plan to attend this session.
•Resumes Due For IPCCC
The Career Development Office will be collecting resumes for submission through the Iowa Private College Career Consortium. Company descriptions of current openings offered are available for your review in the CDO. Resumes for these positions will be due by 5 p.m. on Wednesday, December 10, in the CDO.
•Microsoft On Campus
A representative from Microsoft will be in ARH 120 on December 10 at 7:00 p.m. to speak with interested students about full-time and internship positions with Microsoft. Bring copies of your resume!
•Arthur Andersen Resume Collection
The Economic and Financial Consulting division at Arthur Andersen, Chicago, has openings for entry level positions. The firm is seeking applicants that have strong GPAs, are quick learners, motivated, willing to work hard, and are able to function in a team oriented environment. Within the division of Economic and Financial Consulting, the services lines include Fraud, Pre-Merger and Acquisition, Post-Merger and Acquisition, Corporate Recovery, Environmental Litigation, Corporate Litigation, Shareholder Value, Health Care, Higher Education, Information Systems, Government Contracts and many others.
Resumes are due in the Career Development Office by 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 11, 1997. Direct questions regarding these positions to Jerry Kral '96 at 312-507-7883.
Common Ground Newsletter is an addendum to the Campus Memo.
Just a quick reminder...use the escort service!!! Working late on a paper? Studying in an academic building? Live off-campus? Don't hesitate to use the escort service which operates nightly 9 p.m.-2a.m. Just call 269-4357 or x4357 on campus. We will work through finals week. Any questions? e-mail [ESCORT].
If you write creatively, whether that writing be poetry, prose, song, or essay, consider submitting your work to The Violet Isis. VI is a new student-run electronic literary magazine devoted to showcasing creative writing. The first issue is available at http://math.grin.edu/~dawkins/violetisis; if you're interested in submitting, you should at least see what you're getting into. All submissions, questions and queries should be directed to [dawkins]. The deadline for the second issue is Friday, December 12.
•RC Adult CPR: Tuesday, December 2 from 6:30 - 10:00 p.m. Sign up at the Forum Desk. $10 due at sign up.
•ARC First Aid: Thursday, December 4 from 6:30 - 9:30 p.m. Sign up at the Forum Desk. $10 due at sign up.
•Climbing Shoes: All climbing shoes are due back in the Gorp room by December 10. Open hours: M-F: 3:30-5:00 p.m.
•X-C skis based waxed: Get your x-c skis base waxed for free this week. Call the GORP room at X3840. M-F: 3:30-5:00 p.m.
Reminder: Submissions for the '97-'98 Grinnell Review are due on Friday, December 12. Send your artwork, photography, poetry, and fiction and non-fiction prose to box 09-26, or e-mail it to [REVIEW].
On Wednesday, Dec. 3 at 10 p.m. in the Forum Coffee House there will be a meeting for students interested in pursuing an independent major. If you've been working on an application, or have been thinking about applying for an independent major, come to this session with students who have already declared for input and advise, or general questions. Any questions: contact [Jones1] or [Koretsky]. See you there!
Reminder: Please send your nominations for the Iowa Teacher of the Year Award to the Office of Special Services. If you have misplaced your forms, please call Special Services at Ext. 3178 for an extra copy.
On Sunday, Jan. 11, the Grinnell Admission Office will be hosting a reception for prospective students in Minneapolis. Current student input would be appreciated at this event. Please e-mail [HRASKY] on the administrative VAX or call Tami Hrasky at the admission office, x3600, if you would like to receive more details on the program.
Students who have checked out Music Department keys and padlocks and who will not be using them second semester should return them to Berneil Mueller in the Fine Arts Office before the end of first semester. There is a significant reward for the return of these keys and padlocks and an even more significant penalty for failing to do so.
Students will be allowed to make changes to their Fall 1997-98 schedules beginning 8:00 a.m., Monday, December 8, through 5:00 p.m., Friday, December 19. The pink change forms will be available from and accepted by the Registrar's Office during these dates ONLY. You may check course closures, cancellations and other changes by typing BOARDS at the $ prompt, then REGISTRAR, then CLOSURES or by accessing the registrar's home page at www.grin.edu/~acadreg. Any changes not submitted by December 19, will need to be filed for at registration via a different form, so turn in what you can before leaving for break.
•Campus Escort Service Positions
The campus escort service is now hiring for second semester! Interested students should pick up an application at the student affairs office in theForum. Please return the applications to student affairs office by Monday December 8th at 5 p.m. Interviews will be held during the last week of classes and during finals week. The service runs throughout the school year 9 p.m.-2a.m. nightly. Any questions? E-mail [ESCORT]
Application forms for the last two Music Department Student Recitals for the semester, both on December 12, are available in the Fine Arts Office. The applications for both of these recitals are due by 5 p.m in the Fine Arts Office.
If you plan to transfer or withdraw at the end of the current semester, please call extension 3702 and make an appointment with Jo Calhoun. It will only take a few minutes of your time.
If you wish to take a personal leave of absence next semester, also make an appointment with Jo (or, if you have already done so, please turn in your leave request form). Please make these appointments before December 17.
The Young, Gifted, and Black Gospel Choir is having its annual Fall Concert on Sunday, December 7, 1997 at 7:00 p.m and needs a drummer to volunteer to play for it. If you are interested or know someone
The following vehicles have received 3 or more tickets and will be subject to immediate towing or immobilization if parked on campus.
IA Lic# 325CMF, Chev. caprice classic IA Lic# 165CMN, Pontiac Parisenne IA Lic# 295CMH, GMC Sonoma IA Lic# 907CGB, Chevy Corsica IA Lic# 922CML, Toyota Truck IA Lic# 935CMM, Pontiac Grand Am IA Lic# 986EKN, White Toyota Camry IA Lic# 935CMM, Pontiac Grand Am MN Lic# 466PUS, Ford Escort MN Lic# 847GIV, Honda Prelude MO Lic# 296AFA, Mercury Sable NJ Lic# LG579E, Honda Civic OK Lic# XZI724, Mercury Cougar
Grinnell College students interested in a career in mathematics, the natural sciences, or engineering are invited to apply to the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program. Established by Congress in 1986, the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation operates an educational scholarship program designed to provide opportunities for outstanding U.S. students with excellent academic records and demonstrated interest in, and potential for, careers in mathematics, the natural sciences, and engineering.
In April 1998, the Foundation will award scholarships to students who will be
college juniors or seniors during the 1998-99 academic year. In order to be
considered for an award, students must be
nominated by their institution. The scholarship
covers eligible expenses up to a maximum of $7,500 per year. Junior scholarship
recipi
ents can expect to receive a maximum of two years of support. Senior
scholarship recipients are eligible for a maximum
of one year of support.
To be eligible, a student must be a current full-time sophomore or junior and must be pursuing a baccalaureate degree, have a B average or equivalent, stand in the upper fourth of the class, and be a U.S. citizen, resident alien, or U.S. national who will pursue a career in mathematics, the natural sciences, or engineering.
The on-campus deadline is Wednesday, December 3. Interested students should contact Angie Story-Johnson, Associate Deans Office, Nollen 1st, ext. 3460.
The Frederick Baumann Prize recognizes excellence in education by encouraging Grinnell college students to explore ideas and society in an interdisciplinary and historical context. Established in 1993 and funded by David '51 and Audrey Lowe '52 Hammer, the prize distinguishes the dynamic classroom contributions of Frederick Baumann, professor of history at Grinnell from 1927 to 1954.
Students from any department and any class interested in applying for the Frederick Baumann Prize must submit their scholarly work to the Associate Dean's Office by Monday, March 30, 1998. The $2,500 prize is awarded to the student who writes the best essay on the general topic of "Ideas and Society," taking an interdisciplinary and historical approach. The prize is awarded each spring if, in the opinion of the judges, there is an entry of prize-winning caliber. For more information, contact Angie Story-Johnson in the Associate Dean's Office, Nollen 1st, ext. 3460.
Applications and brochures are now available for the Fall 1998 Grinnell-in-London program. Please stop by the Off-Campus Study Office (Nollen 1st) if you are interested in applying. The application deadline is Friday, February 6, 1998.