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This week's Scholars' Convocation, Not So Simple: The Life and Works of Langston Hughes, will be presented at 11 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 5, in Herrick Chapel by Donna Akiba Sullivan Harper, associate professor of English at Spelman College and minority scholar-in-residence. Harper, who received her bachelor's degree in English from Oberlin College and her Ph.D. in American studies from Emory University, Atlanta, is the editor of The Return of Simple, a collection of Langston Hughes' landmark columns for the Chicago Defender in the 1940s, and Short Stories of Langston Hughes. She also is the author of Not So Simple: The `Simple' stories by Langston Hughes.
At Spelman College, Harper teaches advanced composition, early and modern African American literature survey courses, honors freshman English and a seminar in African American literature. While at Grinnell, she is teaching a special course on "Voices andTechniques in the Works of Langston Hughes."
A schedule of activities celebrating Black History Month is an addendum to the Campus Memo.
On Tuesday, Feb. 10 at 12:00 p.m. in North Lounge, Kee Watchman, a Dineh (Navaho) elder who has represented the Sovereigh Dineh Nation at the United Nations, Lawrence Altsisi, a resister from Big Mountain, and Chris Interpreter, Lawrence's nephew who is also a resister will discuss current human rights and environmental issues related to the Navajo relocation struggle. Watchman, Altsisi, and Interpreter represent three generations of Dineh who are still struggling to remain on their anscestral lands near Big Mountain. Members of of the Grinnell community are encouraged to bring a brown bag and to attend as their schedule allows. The visit is aprt of a month long speaking tour to raise awareness of their situation at Black Mesa, near Big Mountain Arizona.
Since 1974, and with the passage of P.L. 93-531, the Dineh people at Big Mountain have been resisting relocation by the hands of the U.S. Government and Peabody Western Coal Company. Black Mesa is a land rich in coal, uranium, and other natural resources sought after by Peabody Coal and other energy companies. Although much of the American public knows of the current struggle at Big Mountain as an "ethnic land dispute" between the Hopi and Navajo tribes, this is a misrepresentation of the facts publicized by Peabody and the U.S. Government in order to facilitate the clearing of native lands for strip mining.
The speakers will be available for informal meetings on the evening of the 10th and the morningof the 11th. Please contact Sarah Wilcox @ 236-6295 for more information.
On Wednesday, February 4, at 4:30 p.m., in Science 2022, Andy Robertson, Department of Biochemistry, University of Iowa will give a talk entitled, Exploring the Many Molecular Conformations of Native Proteins. Professor Robertson's research interests are in protein folding and protein stability which he studies using NMR spectroscopy, thermodynamic methods, and site-directed mutagenesis. He will be on campus all day Wednesday and will have dinner with students following his seminar. Interested students should sign up for dinner on the list posted on the Chemistry Seminar bulletinboard.
On Tuesday, Feb. 3, at 4:15 p.m. in Science 2021, William Boal, from the Department of Economics at Drake University, will give a talk entitled, Monopsony in the Labor Market. Monopsony in labor markets occurs whenever employers possess market power. Professor Boal will address labor market monopsony in general as well as specific applications to the market for teachers in Missouri.
On Monday,Feb. 9 at 8:00 p.m. in South Lounge, fiction writer Frank Conroy, whose works include Body & Soul, will read from his work. The reading is sponsored by the English department. Conroy is the director of University of Iowa's Writer's Workshop.
Conroy's often-studied autobiographical
work, Stop-Time, displays his belief that writing should present an assertion of self in response to the world. As an author who writes for both scholarly and popular presses, Conroy says he believes that discipline and regimen are two crucial aspects to the writing process. "Writers don't simply put words [together] and then the reader decodes them, rather the energy of the writers and readers must overlap," he says.
Conroy, whose credits include short stories and articles in the New Yorker, the New York Times Sunday Magazine, Vanity Fair and GQ, is currently working on a new novel, a chapter of which will appear in Esquire's summer fiction issue. Stop-Time was a National Book Award Nominee, and Conroy has received Guggenheim Foundation and Rockefeller Foundation scholarships. He received a bachelor's degree in English from Haverford College.
On Monday, Feb. 9 at 4:15 p.m. in ARH 102, historian Lillian Guerra will give a talk entitled Monuments, Memoirs, and Texts: Remembering Josee Marti, Reconstructing Revolution. Ms. Guerra is a scholar of Puerto Rican and Cuban history and the author of the forthcoming book, Popular Expression and National Identity in Puerto Rico: The Struggle for Self, Community, and Nation, which is based on her award-winning masters thesis. Her talk on José Martí forms part of her dissertation in progress at the University of Wisconsin on José Martí and Cuban nationalism. She has recently returned from a year-long research sojourn in Cuba, where she lived with her relatives while researching in Cuban archives and interacting with Cuban scholars. Ms. Guerra will be visiting classes and meeting with students and faculty. She would be happy to discuss both the historical legacies of José Martí and the current situation of Cuba today.
A century ago, Cubans became independent from Spain, only to find
themselves struggling to define a national identity
in the shadow of the United States. The History Department, the Latin
American Studies Program, and the Roberts Lecturship are sponsoring this talk for
the
centennial of the Spanish-Cuban-American War of 1898. Refreshments will be
provided.
On Tuesday, Feb. 3 at 11 a.m. in Science 1023, Heidi Fearn, a physicist at California State University at Fullerton, will give a talk entitled, The Aharanov-Bohm Effect. The lecture is sponsored by the physics department.
Only recently has experimental evidence verified that the Aharanov-Bohm Effect, an exotic quantum-mechanical effect, truly does take place: two beams of electrons traveling in a region of space with zero magnetic field can be influenced by the magnetic field in another region of space which they do not traverse, Fearn says. She will explain the effect, what it means and its interpretation in terms of quantum physics.
Women and Development in Southern Africa will be the topic of a three-day symposium February 10-12, sponsored by the Rosenfield Program in Public Affairs, International Relations and Human. All events, except for the scholars' convocation by Carol B. Thompson, will be held in the South Lounge of the Forum. Speakers include:
•Tandeka C. Nkiwane, lecturer in the Department of Politics and Administration at the University of Zimbabwe. The title of Nkiwane's lecture, which will be held at 4:15 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 10, is Women, Politics and theLaw inSouthern Africa.
•Ravai Marindo, professor of demography at the University of Zimbabwe. The title of Marindo's lecture, at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 10, is The MortalitySituation in Southern AfricaFacts and Fiction. Marindo also works for the Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies.
•Johnetta Richards, associate professor in the Department of Black Studies at San Francisco State University. The title of her lecture is Harsh Realities and Hard Choices: Women in Zimbabwe.
•Fadzai Gwaradzimba, deputy resident representative of the United Nations Development Program, Barbados Sub-Regional Office. Her lecture, at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 11, is The United Nations and Mainstreaming Gender in Development: The Challenges and Promise.
•Carol B. Thompson, chair and professor of the Department of Political Science at Northern Arizona University, who will present the weekly scholars' convocation. The title of her lecture, at 11 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 12, in Herrick Chapel, is Bio(diversity): Women and Food Security in Southern Africa.
•Zaline Makini Roy-Campbell, an educational consultant from Syracuse, N.Y. The title of her lecture, at 4:15 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 12, is Self-empowerment Through Language: Voices as a Dimension of Women in Development in Southern Africa.
A panel discussion, moderated by Solomon M. Nkiwane, Grinnell College Visiting Heath Professor in history and political science, will be held at 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 12. The title of the discussion is Women in Southern Africa: What Future?
•On Thursday, February 5 at 4:15 p.m. in Science 2021, Dr. Kathryn Jacobson, a candidate for a position in the Biology Department, will present a seminar entitled Unraveling the Subterranean Secrets of Mushrooms: From Individuals to Ecosystems. Refreshments will be served at 4:05 p.m. in Science 1021. The entire campus community is invited.
•On Monday, February 9 at 7:00 p.m. in Science 2021, Dr. Sarah Bush, a candidate for a position in the Biology Department, will present a seminar entitled Sexual Selection in the Mallorcan MidWife Toad, a Species with Male Parental Care. Refreshments will be served at 6:45 p.m. in Science 1021. The entire campus community is invited.
•On Monday, Feb. 9 at 4:15 p.m. in Steiner 106, David Salyer, a candidate for a position in the Education Department, will give a talk entitled, Children's Talk, Togetherness, and Writing. Refreshments will be served.
•On Thursday, Feb. 5 at 4:15 p.m. in Steiner 106, Jeanne Janson, a candidate for the tenure-track faculty position in the Education Department, will give a talk entitled, Verbal Performance in Fifth Grade Literature Discussions: A Case Study of Participation Patterns Across Three Social Contexts. All are welcome. Refreshments will be served.
•On Tuesday, February 3, at 4:15 p.m., in Science 1405, Kenneth Short, candidate for the position of assistant professor in psychology, will present a talk entitled, Stress, Coping, and Anxiety: Behavioral Connections & Brain Connections. Refreshments will be served.
•On Thursday, February 5, at 4:15 p.m., in Science 1405, Robert Lennartz, candidate for the position of assistant professor of psychology will present a talk entitled, The Biopsychology of Memory Modulation." Refreshments will be served.
On Wednesday, Feb. 4 at 4:15 p.m. in Steiner 106, Henry Rietz, a candidate for the Biblical Studies position in the Religious Studies Department, will give a talk entitled, Collapsing of the Heavens and the Earth: Concepts of Time in the Dead Sea Scrolls. All are welcome.
The third concert in the Music Department's Chamber Music Series takes place Sunday February 8, 1998 in Herrick Chapel at 7 p.m. Franz Schubert's perennially fresh Quintet in A Major for Piano and Strings (the "Trout") will be preceded by the first Iowa performance of György Ligeti's Trio for Horn, Violin and Piano. During the Second World War, Ligeti, a Hungarian Jew, was a forced laborer for the Nazis; his parents and brother perished at Auschwitz. With this landmark 1982 composition, Ligeti, now acknowledged as one of the most important European composers of the last quarter century, has created one of the most powerful expressions of grief and loss in all of music. Sunday's performers include guest artists William Preucil, viola; Kristin Thelander, horn; and Wayne Thelander, bass and Grinnell Music Faculty members Carey Bostian, cello; Nancy McFarland Gaub, violin; and Eugene Gaub, piano.
Prisoner of the Mountain, Russia, 1996. In Russian with English subtitles. Color/95 min. Directed by Sergei Bodrov, Jr. ARH 302, Friday/Saturday, 8 p.m., Sunday, 2 p.m. (Internet Movie Database)
Loosely based on Leo Tolstoy's Prisoner of the Caucasus, Sergei Bodrov's Prisoner of the Mountain is a lean and moving picture. A Chechen father in a remote mountain village holds prisoner two Russian soldiers, Vania (Oleg Menshikov) and Sacha (Sergei Bodrov, Jr.). His hopes of trading the hostages for his own son are destroyed by deceit, mistrust, and anger. However, Bodrov's skill as filmmaker relies not on his narrative powers, but on his treatment of the relationships between his characters. Vania and Sacha, shackled together in the Chechen village, grow together in ways that are comic and moving, but never trite. Meanwhile Bodrov makes the audience painfully aware of deep familial connections through grieving parents and budding - yet not sentimental - romance. The film is richly comic, subtly penetrating, intelligently political, and an insightful cultural commentary.
Next week's film: The Blue Eyes of Yonta, Guinea-Bissau, 1991)
Ritalin Test Squad, the Grinnell Improvisation Troupe will be performing this Saturday, February 7, in the Arena Theater. The show will feature non-scripted comedy and long-form improvisation based on audience suggestions.
The Game is a thriller. Michael Douglas plays a successful businessman who is accustomed to being in control of every facet of his well ordered life. However, everything changes when his brother gives him an unusual birthday gift-a game that has devastating consequences. Although the player is uncertain of the rules, or even the objective, it quickly becomes evident that the stakes of this game are very high. Sean Penn co-stars with Douglas. "The Sun-Times" said: "Is this a conspiracy, or what? It is surely not a game!" (Internet Movie Database) Thursday, February 5- 9:15 p.m. Harris. Next week's film: Glory
The Department of Music will present a Faculty Recital by Claudia Anderson, flute, and Robin Guy, piano, on Saturday, February 7, at 3 p.m. in Herrick Chapel. Works to be performed are: Between Two Worlds(1982) by George Rochberg; Three Romances, Op. 94 (1849), by Robert Schumann; Sonata (1930) by Walter Piston; Jeux, sonatine pour flute et piano (1925) by Jacques Ibert; Duos for Flutes, Op. 34 (1974), by Robert Muczynski; and Three American Pieces (1993) by Lukas Foss. First-year student Rachel Chacko will play with Anderson on the Muczynski piece. Anderson teaches private flute lessons at Grinnell College as well as in Minneapolis and is the director of Fresh Flutes from Grinnell. Guy is an associate professor of piano and collaborative piano at the University of Northern Iowa and maintains an active concert schedule throughout the United States and South America. Yes. See Claudia. See Robin.
•Friday, Feb. 6 Eve's Bayou at 7:30 p.m., Harris Cinema
Adam's Ribat 8:30 p.m., North Lounge
•Sun. Feb. 8 Kenneth Branagh's Hamlet, 1 p.m., Harris Cinema
**Eve's Bayou is co-sponsored by CBS
This harrowing and brilliant film on the ethical and moral dilemmas of wiretapping and its consequences on personal liberties is Coppola's best film outside of the Godfather series. Gene Hackman gives a bravura performance as a surveillance specialist who comes to question the propriety of his profession, only to become a victim himself. Hackman tearing his apartment to shreds is one of the most devastating sequences ever put to film. Supporting cast includes Robert Duvall, Allen Garfield, Frederic Forrest and a young Harrison Ford. USA, 1974, 113 minutes. Tuesday, Feb. 3, 10 p.m., Gardner Lounge. (Internet Movie Database)
•Friday, February 13, Herrick Chapel, 4:15 p.m.: Student Recital.
•Saturday, February 14, Herrick Chapel, 7p.m.: Faculty Recital by Royce Wolf, piano.
•Christian Worship: Services are in Herrick Chapel at 11:00 a.m.
· Sunday, February 8: Inter-Denominational Worship Service, Rev. Deanna Shorb, Chaplain will preach.
· Sunday, February 15: Black History Month Worship Service; Young Gifted and Black Gospel Choir - Samuel Williams, Director.
If you would like to participate as a reader, greeter or worship leader, contact the office x4981.
•Jewish Programs
· Kabbalat Shabbat Service this Friday, February 6th at 5:15 p.m. in Steiner 305.
· Shabbat table this Friday, February 6th at 6:30 p.m. in the Chalutzim Lounge, Cowles 1st floor.
· Save the date: February 11th, Tu B'Shevat (Arbor Day). Join us at 8:00 p.m. in the Chalutzim Lounge for fresh fruit, story telling and fun!
•Weekly Events
· Faculty/Staff Bible Study
Brown bagging it with the Christian Scriptures....a weekly Bible study for faculty and staff. Join us today, Tuesday, Feb. 3rd from 12 Noon - 1:00 p.m. in Steiner 305 (Religious Activities Room).
· Chaplains' Interfaith Association
Please join us each week in planning interfaith functions and for discussions and other festivities. Mark your calendar for Wednesday, February 4th at 4:15 p.m. in Steiner 305 (the Religious Activities Room).
· Love: An Interfaith Discussion, will be held Wednesday, February 11, at 4:15 p.m. in Steiner 305.
· Study With The Chaplains
Encounter the text of Proverbs, a book that both Christians and Jews have in common. today, Feb. 3rd, 4:15 - 5:15 p.m. at 1127 Park Street conference room with Rev. Deanna Shorb and Rabbi Deborah Brin.
•Program / Today
Dealing with Grief: in Main Lounge at 8:00 p.m. today Tuesday, Feb. 3rd.
•Upcoming Program
Spirituality Gathering: First meeting: Tuesday, Feb. 10th, 8:00 p.m. in Main Lounge.
The submissions deadline for the 1997-98 edition of the Review is fast approaching! All members of the Grinnell community are invited to submit their creative work by February 20th. Send your fiction, poetry, academic papers, artwork, photography, cartoons, etc. to box 09-26. E-mail [REVIEW] with any questions.
Latin Reading Group resumes this week, Thursday evening at 8 p.m. at the McKibbens' home, 916 Seventh Avenue. As Menaechmus (aka Sosicles) continues his inept, but lucky search for his twin, incidents of mistaken identity abound, and the weary traveler finds a more pleasurable `voluptas' than he anticipated. All Latin readers who have passed through 222 or 225 or the equivalent are encouraged to come.
•Submit Interlibrary Loan Requests Electronically
You may now enter interlibrary loan requests electronically using the library catalog (INNOPAC). Select option X>INTERLIBRARY LOAN REQUESTS from the main menu and complete the request form. Remember to type carefully and provide complete information for each item. For more information contact Russ Motta (ext. 3005) or Catherine Rod (ext. 4431).
•Library Lab
Library Lab is an individual research appointment initiated by the student (or other Grinnell campus member) to pursue research on a specific topic. Contact a reference librarian and set up an appointment. For more information on Library Lab, go to the Grinnell College Libraries WWW home page at http://www.lib.grin.edu/services/liblab.html
•Library Reserves
Students using reserve materials in Burling or Windsor Science Libraries are
reminded that overdue fines accrue quickly when the items are overdue. To
ensure that materials you check out are immedi
•Library Notices Sent Via E-Mail
Grinnell College Libraries notices regarding Interlibrary Loan and Circulation are sent to the campus community via e-mail. Please check your account daily for messages about the arrival of Interlibrary Loan items, overdue items, and recalls and holds. If you have any questions, please see a reference librarian.
•Windsor Science Library
The Windsor Science Library, in the Noyce Science Center, is open from 1-5 p.m. and 7-11 p.m. on Sunday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. and 7-11 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday, and 1-5 p.m. on Saturday. Reference service is available from 1:30-4:15 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, and 3:10-4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, or by contacting Kevin Engel (engelk@ac.grin.edu; x4234).
•New Instructional Facility in Burling
During Summer 1998, the Burling Computing Area (Library—lower level) will be renovated into an instructional facility (the existing computers will be moved to the 2nd floor of the Library). Mockups of furniture to be placed in the renovated facility are currently on display in that lab. We would like your comments on the mockups and the relocation of the existing computers by February 11. Comment forms and additional information are available in the Burling Computing Area. Questions? Contact Kevin Engel (engelk; 4234).
•Found: A black and white hand-knit mitten, near Fine Arts. Stop by Steiner 209 to claim.
Space is still available for students and employees to join the Tai Chi class
taught by Ming Yang. Classes are held in the
mat room in the upper level of the Phys. Ed. Complex on Thursdays from
12:10-12:55
p.m. If interested please call or leave a message for Evelyn at X3810.
The Office of Human Resources is advertising the position of Residence Life Coordinator in the Office of Student Affairs. See addendum to Campus Memo for complete job description and application details.
The college "Staying Well" program will again offer "on campus" Weight Watcher meetings during the lunch hour. "Weight Watchers" is currently offering a 10-week new, simple and flexible "1,2,3 Program" for $99. However, if you wish to take part through our "Staying Well" program, the cost to you will be just $50. Reserve your membership by attending an informational meeting Monday, Feb. 16 at 12:10 p.m., in the Honor G/Clubs room at the PEC. If unable to attend the meeting, please all Mary at x3804 by Monday Feb. 16 and send a check for $50 payable to "Weight Watcher" to Mary Kissinger at the PEC. We must have 18 paid participants to provide this service.
SA and HSC applications are now available from your RLC and at the Student Affairs Office. If you enjoy being a leader in your hall or helping others out, this could be the opportunity you've been waiting for! All applications and references are due in the Student Affairs Office on Wednesday, February 11 at 5 p.m. Please return applications in the folder provided.
•Career Fair
All students are invited to attend a Career Fair that is being held at Cornell College in Mt. Vernon, IA. Information will be available regarding full-time, part-time, and summer positions, as well as internship information. This event in being held in The Commons on Cornell's campus from 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. on Friday, February 6. A list of companies scheduled to be present is available in the CDO; campus map information is also available at the CDO.
•Attention Second-Year Students
The Career Development Office will sponsor a "Career Information Session for Second-Year Students" on Wednesday, February 4 at Noon. This informal session will be held in the Forum Coffeehouse. Plan to attend, you'll find out what the CDO has to offer.
•On-Campus Recruiters
The Fund for Public Interest will have a representative on campus Tuesday and Wednesday, February 10 & 11. There will be an information table in the campus post office on the 10th from 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.; and there will be an information seminar at 7:00 p.m. that same evening in ARH 120. On the following day, Wednesday, Feb. 11, informational interviews will be held in the Career Development Office beginning at 8:30 a.m. Please call or stop by the CDO to sign up for an interview time. (x4940)
•Resume Collection
The CDO is collecting resumes for The Interfaith Alliance of Iowa for internship opportunities this summer. Resumes are due in the CDO by Friday, February 13. Information is on file at the CDO.
•IPCCC Final Resume Collection
The final recruiting schedule for the Iowa Private College Career Consortium
is now available for your review in the Career Development Office. A few
employers offering interviews include: Allied Group, Cigna Health Care, Dun
& Bradstreet, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, ENTRE Information Systems, Federal
De
•Upcoming Workshop
The Career Development Office will sponsor a "Resume Writing Workshop" on Tuesday, February 10, at 4:15 p.m. in the YMCA. Please bring a diskette and plan to build your resume during this workshop.
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German Table begins Tuesday Jan 27 at 6:00 p.m. in Cowles, PDR 1. All levels of German speakers welcome.
The Office of Admission will be accepting applications for the position of student editor for Ins&Outs, a publication for prospective students. Ins&Outs is a student-written and illustrated newsletter published four times each year, presenting student perspectives on Grinnell life. The editor is responsible for generating story ideas, making assignments, and setting deadlines for contributors. The editor also writes a article for each issue. Send three writing samples and a resume to Jackie Hartling Stolze, Office of Public Relations, Fell House by February 27. Selected candidates will be interviewed beginning March 9. Questions may be directed to Jackie Hartling Stolze at ext. 3400 [STOLZE@ADMIN] or Tami Hrasky at ext. 3600 [HRASKY@ADMIN].
The last moment to submit applications for the Music Department's Student Recital on Friday, February 13, is: 4:59 p.m. on Friday, February 6.
Kaplan Education Center is looking for an outgoing, enthusiastic person with strong science or medical background to teach MCAT preparation course at Grinnell College. Teaching/tutoring experience preferred. Excellent pay. Call 319/338-2588 for more details.
Tickets for the 100 Days Party open to seniors (Sat. Feb. 7 at The Pub Downunder, 10 p.m.-2 a.m.) will be sold in the campus post office this Wed-Fri., Feb. 4-6 from 10:00 a.m.-12 noon and 1-2:30 p.m. Ticket are $5 and seniors must show ID when purchasing a ticket. Payment must be in cash.
Senior instrumentalists and singers are invited to audition for the Music Department Senior Honors Concert, to be held in Herrick Chapel Sunday May 17, 1998 as part of Commencement activities. Auditions will be heard on the April 10 and May 1 Student Recitals only. Application forms for those recitals are available in the Fine Arts Office. Complete information about an applicant's intended SHC selection must be given on that form; also required are endorsements by one's studio instructor and an accompanist (if needed). Time limit: 4-5 minutes per entry. There is no memorization requirement, but performances must be well polished technically and expressively when auditioned in order to qualify. Collaborative entries are especially welcome. Completed application forms should be returned to the Fine Arts Office by 5 p.m. on April 3 or April 25, at the latest. Early application is strongly encouraged.
Information on how you can sign up for the Spring Phonathon is an addendum to the Campus Memo.
Anyone interested in participating in Swedish Table can meet at Cowles PDR 3 on Sundays at noon.
•Summer Jobs
The Office of Special Services is now accepting applications for summer positions of one life guard and several program assistants. Detailed information on these positions and application procedures can be obtained at Harry Hopkins House, 1131 Park St., Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-noon, 1-5 p.m.
•Book Store Taking Applications
The Bookstore is interested in hiring student employees for this semester. Get an application at the Bookstore. We need to know your class schedule and other times you are unavailable. Especially needed are people who can work between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.
•Student Assistant Positions Available
The Career Development Office is accepting applications for several student positions for the 1998-99 school year. 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 Friday, March 13, 1998. Applications are available in the CDO.
•Health Center Student Clerk Position
Clerks needed for this semester and 1998-99 academic year. The Health Center is now accepting applications for the position of student clerk. Job descriptions and applications are available at the Health Center during the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday thru Friday. Completed applications and recommendations must be received at the Health Center by Monday, February 9. Interviews will be held Thursday, 2/12 and Friday, 2/13/98. Applicants must be 18 years of age and have a valid drivers license. For more information, contact Heath Halverson, 236-3357 or the health center, x3230.
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Grinnell College, under a grant from the Associated Colleges of the Midwest (ACM) will select two ACM Minority Scholars from the sophomore and junior classes who will be matched with a faculty mentor to conduct a summer research experience. Complete information on this grant as well as application requirements and procedures is an addendum to the Campus Memo.
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 Jean Cousins in the Associate Dean's Office, Nollen 1st, ext. 3460.
Each year Grinnell College appoints two of its graduates as teaching fellows to assist for an academic year teaching English at Number 11 High School, affiliated with Nanjing University in Nanjing, People's Republic of China. The Grinnell-Nanjing Teaching Fellowship allows these graduates to work closely with Chinese high school teachers and students while living with foreign students in the Foreign Student Dormitory at Nanjing University.
In selecting the Teaching Fellows, Grinnell College seeks native speakers of English who have an excellent command of oral and written English and who have experience in the study of another language. The candidates should have a sound knowledge of American culture and should demonstrate an interest in Chinese culture and history. The Grinnell-Nanjing Teaching Fellowship provides travel expenses, living expenses, and housing at the Foreign Student Dormitory. The Grinnell-Nanjing Teaching Fellows for 1997-98 are Rebecca Harms and Laura Wooley. Deadline for application is February 27, 1998. Fellowship applications are available in the Office of the Associate Dean of the College, Nollen 1st. Pamphlets are available in the college post office.
All Faculty - Deadline for Nomination - Monday, Feb. 23. The Joseph F. Wall Scholarship is awarded annually to a student in the second semester of the junior year who has achieved an outstanding academic record and has, in the judgment of the selection committee, made a significant contribution to the college community. In addition to demonstrated excellence of performance in the curricular program, the student must also have shown responsible participation in one or more areas of extra-curricular activity. Financial need is one of the factors considered in the selection but is not necessarily the controlling determinant. If you know of a junior deserving of this scholarship, please send the name and a paragraph of explanation for your choice to the Associate Dean of the College, Nollen House. The deadline for nominations is Monday, February 23, 1998.