ACADEMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Biology Seminar
On Tuesday, January 28, at 4:30 p.m. in Science 2021, the results of these student research projects will be presented:
·Bryon Rebar '97, Herbivory by the Citrus Leafminer (Phylocnistis Citrella) and the Future of Citrus in Costa Rica.
·Brendan Stuart '97, Life Habits of the Sooty Robin, Turdus Nigrescens, in Montane Oak Clearings, Costa Rica.
·Anna VanDeusen '97, The Effect of Macroinvertebrate Prey on Cannibal Induction in the Arizona Tiger Salamander Ambystoma Tigrinum Nebulosum.
Refreshments will be served at 4:15 p.m. in the Biology seminar Room, Sci. 1021.
Robert Cantwell '66 Speaks About Folk Music
Robert Cantwell '66 will present a Sesquicentennial lecture, The Folk Revival and the Cultural Process, at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 28, in South Lounge.
Cantwell, adjunct professor of American Studies at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, is the author of When We Were Good. In the book, Cantwell "traces the many and varied cultural influences on the folk revival of the 1960s. The book is not so much a history as a study of the cultural process itself, what Cantwell calls the dreamwork of history."
In addition to his bachelor's degree in English from Grinnell College, Cantwell received a master's in English from the University of Chicago and a Ph.D. in English from the University of Iowa.
Pulitzer Prize Author is 1996-7 Woodrow Wilson Visiting Fellow
David Shipler, a much honored journalist, with a distinguished 22 -year career on the staff of The New York Times is visiting campus this week as Woodrow Wilson Visiting Fellow. He was The Times' correspon dent from 1993-1995 in Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and Thailand. He moved to The Times' Moscow Bureau in 1975, and remained there until 1979, serving as Bureau Chief from 1977. He wrote the best seller Russia, Broken Idols, Solemn Dreams (1983 updated in 1989), based on his experiences in Russia, which was widely acclaimed by critics and won the Overseas Press Club award in 1983 as the best book that year in foreign affairs.
Shipler served as Jerusalem Bureau Chief for The Times from 1979 to 1984. He was a co-recipient of the George Polk Award for coverage of the Lebanon War. While spending 1984-85 as a visiting scholar at the Brookings Institutions in Washington, he wrote the book, Arab and Jew: Wounded Spirits in a Promised Land, which won the 1987 Pulitzer Prize for general non-fiction. Shipler was executive producer, writer and narrator of a two-hour PBS documentary on Arab and Jew , which won a 1990 Dupont-Columbia award for broadcast journalism
After 1958-88 assignment as Chief Diplomatic Correspondent for The New York Times, Shipler spent two years as a senior associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, writing for The New Yorker and other publications on transitions to democracy in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe. He has just finished a book on race in America.
He will make the following public appearances during his visit:
·Tuesday, January 28, 4:15 p.m., Forum Coffeehouse, informal discus sion on Democratization in Russia.
·Wednesday, January 29, 8:00 p.m., South Lounge, talk on Arab and Jew: The Psychology of Peace.
·Thursday, January 30, 9:00 a.m., informal discussion with students interested in journalism at Career Development Office, Mears Hall.
·Thursday, January 30, 4:15 p.m., Black Cultural Center, reception and informal discussion of racial stereotypes.
·Friday, January, 31, 4:15 p.m., Forum Coffee House, informal discussion of Black-Jewish relations.
Note: The Thursday and Friday afternoon events have been inter changed from the schedule which appeared in last week's Campus Memo..
Mr. Shipler's visit is sponsored by the Rosenfield Program in Public Affairs, International Relations and Human Rights
Chemistry Seminar
A presentation on Grinnell 1997 Summer Research Program in Chemistry-Part I (Luther Erickson, Leslie Lyons, and Mary Mader) will be on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 7:30 p.m., Science 2022. Refreshments will be served.
The chemistry department will again host a 10-week summer research program from the end of May until the beginning of August. Students will receive 4 credits (CHM 399) and a stipend. The department will continue to be one of the National Science Foundation funded sites for Research Experiences for Undergraduates (NSF-REU). Interested students should attend both the Jan. 29 and Feb. 5 seminars where applications and information will be distributed. At the first of two presentations on the summer research program in chemistry, faculty members Luther Erickson, Leslie Lyons, and Mary Mader will present the topics available for student collaboration in the summer of 1997. On Feb. 5 faculty members Martin Minelli, Lee Sharpe, and James Swartz will present their research and information on the Leiden, Netherlands exchange program.
Hard Math Problems Solved!
Come and watch members of the math dept. as they unravel the latest batch of Putnam Competition problems. Fun for all!! 4:15 p.m. this Wednesday (Jan 29) Science 2413.
Native American Poetry Performance: Cedar Tongue Talk
Krystal Cook, the first Nations Woman from the N'Amgis Territory of Alert Bay, British Columbia, is part of the Kwakwaka'wakw Nation. Paying homage to the orality of her people, Krystal's poetry performance encompasses and emulates her life journey as a Kwakwaka'waka first Nation Woman. Through sound, movement, rhythm, tone, fire, spoken words, affirmation and spirit, Krystal will share her experiences, views, thoughts, feelings, ideas and research about her personal history, identity, love, womanhood, abuse, sexism, relationships, racism, sexuality, genocide, colonization, sacred union and ancestral spirituality. A performance you must see on Tuesday, February 4 at 7:30 p.m. in South Lounge. This event is sponsored by NASA and Multicultural Affairs.
Religious Studies Presentations
·Sunday (Feb. 2), 7 p.m., Steiner 305 -Dr. Tyler T. Roberts; ·Monday (Feb. 3), 4:15 p.m ., Steiner 305- Dr. Kathleen Roberts Skerrett.
They are applicants for a shared position, teaching the Christian
Tradition in the Religious Studies Department. Each has a degree in
Theology from Harvard University.
CULTURAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
Cultural Films Series: Rome; Open City, Jan 31- Feb 2
Rome; Open City, (Italy, 1945), 103 minutes, Directed by Roberto Rossellini Screenplay Sergio Amidei, Federico Fellini, and Roberto Rossellini. Shown in ARH 302, Friday/Saturday, 8 p.m. and Sunday, 2 p.m.
Considered the first neorealistic film, Rossellini's masterpiece exposes life in Rome during the last days of World War II, focusing on the underground's uncompromising resistance to Fascism. Anna Magnani and Aldo Fabrizi give memorable performances as Pina, the unwed mother, and Don Pietro, a parish priest turned underground fighter. The film's newsreel -like intensity held up the harsh reality of war for the world to see and forever altered the development of the aesthetics of film. Winner of the Grand Prize at the 1946 Cannes Festival, it remains one of the small number of films that changed the course of film history.
Early Russian Cinema
The Russian and East European Studies Committee and the Depart ment of History are pleased to sponsor the screening of a series of early Russian silent movies. The melodramas provide acute insight into early twentieth-century Russian popular culture, as well as give a rare glimpse into the origins of a movie industry that helped catapult Eisenstein, Pudovkin, and other later Russian directors to international fame. All films will show on Mondays, 7 p.m. in ARH 224; everyone is invited to attend. The series will conclude with a special lecture on Monday, March 10 by Prof. Louise McReynolds, an historian of popular culture of late imperial Russia, and currently at work on a project examining pre-revolutionary Russian entertainment industry. Please clip and save the schedule for future reference.
·Monday, February 10, 7 p.m., ARH 224: Merchant Bashkirov's Daughter, Dir. Nikolai Larin, 1913.
·Monday, February 17, 7 p.m., ARH 224: Child of the Big City, Dir. Evgenii Bauer, 1914.
·Monday, February 24, 7 p.m., ARH 224: Silent Witnesses, Dir. Evgenii Bauer, 1915.
·Monday, March 3, 7 p.m., ARH 224: A Life for a Life, Dir. Evgenii Bauer, 1916.
·Monday, March 10, 7:30 p.m., ARH 102, Special Lecture: Home Was Never Where the Heart Is: Domestic Dystopias in Russia's Silent Movie Melodramas, Prof. Louise McReynolds (U. Hawaii).
PERFORMING ARTS FILM JAGGED EDGE
A series of films aimed at exploring the American judicial system and the "beyond reasonable doubt" standard of proof will begin Thursday, January 30 - with Jagged Edge. The film, incidentally, features Peter Coyote in a supporting role; other cast members include Glenn Close, Jeff Bridges, and Robert Loggia. The story is of a husband who is accused of his wife's murder. An attractive defense attorney takes his case, and their relationship evolves into what appears to be mutual love until complications arise. Thursday January 30 - Harris Center - 9:15 p.m. - 108 minutes.
SGA Films This Weekend
·Get on The Bus: A Spike Lee film about a very diverse group of Black men who "get on the bus" and go from L.A. to D.C. for the million man march. Through much discussion and tribulations, they realize that they have as many differences as similarities. Friday, 1/31, 7:30 p.m., Harris Center and Saturday, 2/1, 2:00 p.m., Harris Center.
·Babe: This entertaining story about a pig with several odd friends, some of which are ducks who think they are roosters and a dog who he calls Mom. Babe wants to become a sheep -herding pig and in the process learns that pigs can be anything they want. Friday, 1/31, 8:30 p.m., North Lounge and Saturday, 2/1, 7:30 p.m., Harris Center.
·Bateman: This classic movie stars Michael Keaton as Batman as well as Jack Nicholson as the Joker. The Joker tries to take over Gotham City but Batman (and Vicky Vale) save the day. Saturday, 2/1, 8:30 p.m. in North Lounge and Sunday, 2/2, 6:30 p.m., Harris Center.
Tuesday Movie Madness
Doggtown Productions is excited to present the special edition of James Cameron's Terminator 2: Judgment Day. This special edition is letterboxed and includes more than fifteen minutes of extra footage. Plus, for this engagement, both surround sound and a subwoofer will be added for our listening enjoyment. The film will be shown Tuesday 28 January 1997 at 11:00 P.M. in Gardner. Finger [HUANG] for more information.
Leontovych Quartet to Play Friday Evening
The Department of Music will present a concert by the Leontóvych String Quartet on Friday, January 31, beginning at 8 p.m. in Herrick Chapel. The program will include Quartet No. 1 in C Major, Op. 49, and Quartet No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 110, both by Shostakovich, and Quartet No. 14 in D Minor, D. 810 (Death and the Maiden) by Schubert. Members of the Quartet are Yuri Mazurkevich, violin; Yuri Kharenko, violin; Boris Deviatov, viola; and Vladimir Panteleyev, cello. Founded in Kiev in 1971, the Quartet was named after Nicola Leontóvych, a Ukrainian composer and folk music collector. The Quartet made its American debut in 1988 and has concertized in major cities throughout the country. Their playing has the characteristically emotional and dramatic quality that is the hallmark of European-style quartet performance.
On Saturday, February 1, Quartet members will conduct a workshop beginning at 11 a.m. in Herrick Chapel.
Music Next Week
·Friday, February 7, 8 p.m., Julius Drake, piano.
·Sunday, February 9, 4 p.m., Mayflower Home Carman Center Auditorium: Recital by Rebecca Harms '97, piano.
·Sunday, February 9, 7 p.m., Herrick
Chapel: Faculty Concert by Basically Baroque of Iowa State Rebecca
Stuhr-Rommereim, baroque flute; Kevin Schilling, baroque oboe; Mary
Pshonik, cello; and Lynn Zeigler, harpsichord.
ANNOUNCEMENTS- ALL CAMPUS
Chaplain's Office Announcements
·February Worship Schedule
All services are in Herrick Chapel at 11:00 a.m.
-February 2: Worship with Holy Communion Chaplain Deanna Shorb preaching; Laura Davis 98, guest organist.
-February 9: Worship Service Professor George Drake preaching Marlys Boote, college organist.
-February 16: Black History Month Worship Service Young Gifted and Black Gospel Choir
-February 23: Worship Service.
If you would like to participate as a reader, greeter or worship leader, contact the Chaplains Office, ext. 4981.
·Additional Student Program
In last week's Campus Memo, the Chaplains Office included a listing of student programs, internships, and other service projects. The following summer internship has an application deadline of February 14th.
United Church Board for Homeland Ministries: 1997 Summer Peace and Justice Internships. Includes spending time with children, youth and adults while raising peace and justice issues. Remuneration: Room & Board,
Travel, Accident Insurance, and $125 per week stipend. See Deb Chance, 1233 Park Street - 2nd floor alcove office for further details.
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Community Chorus
Imagine: it's a cold, windy, dark Monday evening. Making a heroic effort, you struggle through the wind and the snow, and finally arrive at the Community Chorus rehearsal (7:00 p.m. FA104). You're late, uncomfortable, cranky. A few phrases of the "Bell Chorus" from Pagliacci go by. Having found your place and joined your voice to the others, you are irritated by the fact that the beguiling melody very nearly caused you to grin. You tell yourself, "no, don't do it! Life is too painful and cruel. The world doesn't deserve my smile; it's made me too miserable." But halfway through the "Anvil Chorus" from Il Trovatore, the sheer exuberance of the music overwhelms you. Your pleasure grows. Your fellow chorus members reach to restrain you as you spontane ously leap and dance in a wild delirium of opera-chorus-induced joy!
The Chorus is singing a selection of opera choruses this semester. You will recognize many of the tunes, even if you don't recognize the titles to the operas or the composers. Everyone is welcome, including college students, faculty, staff, and members of the wider community. For more informa tion, call John Stuhr-Rommereim at 236-9033, or the Fine Arts office (3064).
Exotic Programming Languages Study Group
All interested students, faculty, and staff members are invited to partici pate in the Exotic Programming Languages Study Group, which meets weekly to learn computer languages that are not covered in the regular Grinnell College curriculum. This semester, we'll be studying Icon, a very-high-level language designed for rapid development of text-processing utilities and for high-level programming of graphics applications under the X Window System.
The first meeting of the study group this semester will be on Tuesday, January 28, at 4:15 p.m., in Science 2413 (the mathematics and computer science seminar room).
Experimental College is Up and Running!
It was passed as a student initiative and now it's here. The Experimental College will be offering 9 courses this semester, ranging from Knitting to the Beat Generation. Students, faculty, administrators, and townspeople are all invited to participate. See the Experimental College Catalog (published as an addendum to this week's Campus Memo) for additional information about ExCo, course descriptions, and registration information. ExCo is Love.
Jewish Worship
Kabbalat Shabbat services will begin at 5:15 p.m. in Steiner 305. Services will be held weekly while the college is in session. For more information contact Rabbi Jennifer [FLATTE] x4266 or the Office of the Chaplain, x4981.
Reception Honoring Oda Callison
There will be a reception in South Lounge on Wednesday, January 29 from 4-5:30 p.m. for Oda Callison honoring her for her 32 years of employment. Everyone is welcome.
UNICEF Sales
The three mornings of sales of UNICEF cards in the lobby of the Campus Post Office last December generated $900. Thank you on behalf of the world's poor children who have come to rely on the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) as their front-line protection against starvation and disease.
Upcoming Computer Services workshops! All are invited to attend!
·February 4; 2-4 p.m. ARH124: Excel 5 - Creating Charts, Tables and Graphs. Learn to create useful and colorful charts, tables and graphs using Excel 5. Learn to use Excel shortcut commands and increase your efficiency and productivity.
·February 12; 9-11 a.m. ARH 124: WordPerfect 6.1 - Creating a Working Mail Merge. Learn the basics of creating a working mail merge, including creating form and data files. Learn to convert files from Datatel and Excel mailing lists for use with WordPerfect mail merges.
·February 14; 9-11 a.m. ARH124: Excel 5 - Linking and Embedding
Excel charts and WordPerfect documents. Want to create graphs, charts
and tables with data in Excel? Do you like the "Look" of your WordPerfect
documents? You can combine the two! After a quick refresher on
creating charts, tables, and graphs in Excel 5, learn the secrets to linking
and embedding files. Call x3322 and register today!
ANNOUNCEMENTS- FACULTY/STAFF
AAS Concentration
Faculty interested in joining meetings of the AAS Concentration should contact Katya Gibel Azoulay [azoulay] and indicate, the times that you are free for meetings.
Job Announcements
The Office of Human Resources is advertising the following job open ings: Director of Forum, Director of Housing, Residence Life Coordinator, Desk Supervisor in Burling Library. Detailed information on each position and application procedures is an addendum to me Campus Memo.
Tai-Chi Class
A beginners tai-chi class taught by Ming Yang is being offered through
the college "Staying Well" program for all employees of the college. A
limited number of students may join the class as well. Classes will be held
in the upstairs fitness room of the Phys. Ed. Complex and we must have
at least 8 participants. Employees should register with Mary at X3804 by
Thursday Jan. 30th and students should call Evelyn at X3810 for more
information. You will receive notification through campus mail if and when
classes commence. Anyone interested in an advanced tai-chi class should
call Evelyn at X3810.
ANNOUNCEMENTS- STUDENT
Alternative Break
Don't want to go home for spring break? That trip to Florida not as affordable as you thought? The Alternative Break Program offers an inexpensive option. Vanloads of students do volunteer work (social, environmental, construction, etc...) at locations across the continent. Keep Altbreak in mind as you formulate your plans. It's a rewarding way to spend a vacation.
Auditions for After Easter, a play by Northern Irish writer Anne Devlin, will be held Wednesday, January 29, at 4:15 and 7:30 p.m. in the Flanagan Arena Theatre. Roles are available for 7 women and 6 men. A poignant and funny contemporary portrait of a woman's search for identity, After Easter will be performed April 17-20. Full rehearsals will not begin until mid-February, although cast members will be expected to begin work on lines and dialects immediately. The play will be directed by Jan Czechowski.
Anne Devlin was born and grew up in Northern Ireland. She has written plays for BBC radio and television and also adapted Wuthering Heights for Paramount Pictures in 1991. She was the 1982 winner of the Hennessey Literary Award for Short Stories and the Samuel Beckett Award for Television Drama. She was co-winner of the George Devine Award in 1986 for her play, Ourselves Alone. After Easter was first performed by the Royal Shakespeare Company at the Other Place, Stratford, in May of 1994.
Bob's Underground
Starting Monday, Jan 27, Bob's will be open days!!! Monday - Friday, 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Come check out Bob's in the daylight, and get a hot chocolate for only 75 cents during our first week of daytime hours. See you there! Also: Thursday, Jan 30, 10 p.m.: Celebrity Bingo with Theatre Prof. Pip Gordon!
Brass Players Needed
Did you play a brass instrument in high school? Was it fun? Were you a half-decent player? If you answered "yes" to at least one of the above questions, you should join the Grinnell Brass Ensemble.
Playing an instrument is something you can enjoy your whole life. Why quit after high school? Our Brass Ensemble is a low pressure, fun group that works on good music. Playing an instrument is still a good way to make friends, learn about music, and be involved in group creativity (when was the last time your advanced- calculus class created art as a group?). Credit is available but not required.
We are looking for any brass player who will show up and play once a week. We especially need trumpet, horn, trombone, euphonium/baritone, and tuba players. If we decide to look for performing opportunities, some outside practice will be expected. (Nothing outrageous.) The main requirement is regular attendance at the weekly rehearsal (every Tuesday from 4:15-5:30 p.m.). Come to Fine Arts 106 today (Tuesday) at 4:15 p.m. Bring your instrument. Plan on playing.
Instructor: Donn Schaefer (bass trombone player from the frozen tundra of Canada.) Send me an e-mail with any questions or just to let me know that you'll be there [dschaefr@blue.weeg.uiowa.edu]. Looking forward to meeting you!
Career Development Office Announcements
·Ernst & Young Resume Collection
Ernst & Young is seeking Business Analyst (B.A.) candidates to join their National Strategic Advisory Services group in Chicago. Ernst & Young LLP, is one of the world's premier management consulting organizations, providing a wide range of services to companies in a variety of industries. The Business Analyst position is well suited for an individual with a strong liberal arts background. If you are interested in this exciting opportunity, please submit a copy of your resume
and transcript to the Career Development Office by January 29, 1997. You will also find more information about Ernst & Young in the CDO.
·Careers in Journalism
David Shipler, Pulitzer prize-winning author and former foreign correspon dent of The New York Times will be available to speak with students in the Career Development Office on January 30, 1997 from 9:00 - 10:00 a.m.
·Summer Job in Wyoming
The A-Bar-A Guest Ranch is located on 140,000 private acres of southern Wyoming, surrounded by national forest and wilderness area. There are openings in all areas of guest services. Positions are available from approxi mately June 1 to early or late September. The manager, Bob Howe, will be interviewing on campus January 28 (today). To arrange an interview time or get an application stop by the Career Development Office. Questions? Call 303-838-1940 or e-mail abararanch@aol.com.
·Financial Planners
Equitable Life of Iowa has entry level positions open for Financial Planners in Des Moines and the surrounding area. Salary Range is $24,000 -$40,000. Resumes are due in the Career Development Office by January 31, 1997.
·Position Open for Financial Advisor
American Express Financial Advisors in West Des Moines is accepting resumes for persons interested in becoming Financial Advisors. Resumes are due in the Career Development Office by February 10, 1997. Position description and qualifications are available in the CDO.
·Final Resume Collection For IPCCC
The final recruiting schedule for the Iowa Private College Career Consortium (IPCCC) is now available for your review in the Career Development Office. To be considered for an interview, review the openings and submit a resume by Monday, February 10, 1997 to the CDO.
·Independent Educational Services (IES)
IES provides recruitment and placement services for over 500 indepen
dent schools and would like to connect with any Grinnell College students who may be interested in teaching. Resumes and cover letters are due in the CDO February 10, 1997.
·Openings Available at CIRSI
CIRSI (Central Iowa Residential Services, Inc.) is recruiting for staff positions (both full- and part-time) at their Prairie Street group home in Grinnell. CIRSI provides training and supervision in independent living skills to individuals with mental retardation in a community residential setting. Resumes and cover letters are due in the CDO by February 10, 1997.
·Upcoming Workshops
Application workshops will be held for students interested in applying for summer internship grants. The first workshop will be held on Tuesday, February 4, at 4:15 p.m. in the Career Development Office.
For students planning a fall internship, application workshops will begin on Wednesday, February 5 at 12:00 noon in the Career Development Office.
Application workshops will continue throughout the month of February. A complete listing of available workshops is listed in the February issue of Career Briefings. Attendance at one workshop per internship is required.
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Clarinet Ensemble
If you enjoy playing clarinet and miss the experience of playing in a group, now is your chance to join the Grinnell clarinet ensemble. The ensemble is open to anyone who can read music and play clarinet. Rehears als will be Thursdays at 5:00 p.m., with the first organizational meeting on Thursday, Jan. 30th at 5 p.m. in the music house. Please contact Jocelyn Langworthy [LANGWORT] if you would like more information.
Committee on Student Life
The CSL meeting is scheduled for Monday, February 3rd, at Noon in Windsor House.
Creative Work Needed
The submissions deadline for the spring issue of The Freehand Press is Friday, January 31. All members of the Grinnell College community are invited to submit poetry, prose, art, or photography. Creative work may be mailed to The Freehand Press, Box 09-80, and writing may also be e-mailed. E-mail [FREEHAND] for more information.
Community Service Center Announcements - Volunteers Needed
Job skills, people skills, do something worthwhile, volunteer!! The second semester CSC Volunteer Opportunities Fair will be held on Friday, Jan. 31st from 3:30 - 5 p.m. in North Lounge of the Forum. Don't miss this chance to meet representatives of local agencies and service projects who need you! Volunteering is a life experience with perspective. This semester, why not learn to know yourself better, create important relationships and really help people. Contact Liz or Amy at the [CSC] or X4247 for more information about current, available volunteer opportuni ties.
Diversity Coalition Seeking New Members
Diversity Coalition was founded in the Spring of 1995 to promote dialogue on campus and within the surrounding community. Under the Office of Multicultural Affairs, the Coalition conducts workshops and seminars related to issues of diversity and multiculturalism.
The coalition sponsors workshops that encourage dialogue about the differ ences of race, ethnicity, gender, class, cultural/religious, sexual harassment, and sexual orientation. Conducted in residence halls and academic and administrative departments, these workshops are designed to promote awareness on campus by helping participants confront stereotypes through interactive exercises. This past year, the coalition has been involved in creating dialogue through the Social Action Theatre (SAT).
This past year DIVCO conducted workshops in the residence halls, for various departments on campus, performed during New Student Days, and for the ACM - Committee on Minority Concerns at Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois.
If you are interested in becoming a member of DIVCO, please pick up an application from the Office of Multicultural Affairs or e-mail DIVCO. The Diversity Coalition is looking for dedicated individuals who are interested in promoting dialogue and educating the campus and surrounding community on issues of diversity and multiculturalism. January 31, 1997 is the deadline for all applications.
Do You Need to Improve Your Reading Rate?
You're invited to a one-hour workshop at the Reading Lab, on Thursday, January 30, 11:00 a.m. to noon, at 1233 Park St. (corner of 8th Ave. and Park St.). No preregistration necessary. Questions? Contact Joan Mohan (MOHANJ or X-3118).
Drumming at Grinnell
Many opportunities can be yours in percussion here at Grinnell College. Private lessons (any area of percussion), group lessons in hand drum ming (no experience necessary), and percussion ensemble (must be able to read music notation). Contact Mark Dorr via e-mail for information and sign up today.
Enrich Your Life (And Get Credit For It)
The Music Department offers a rich variety of opportunities for private and group study. Private lessons (Music 220/420) are available in violin, voice, brass, clarinet, saxophone, percussion, guitar (classical, flatpick, and jazz), harpsichord, piano, banjo, harp, organ, viola, flute, lute, cello, string bass, bassoon, oboe, and electric/jazz bass. In addition, students can participate in the following music organizations (Music 101): Chorus; Collegium Musicum; Grinnell Singers; Orchestra; Brass Ensembles; Young, Gifted, and Black Gospel Choir; Javanese Gamelan and Dance; String Chamber Ensembles; and Jazz Ensemble. For more information, inquire in the Fine Arts Office or the Office of the Registrar. Registrations for Music 101, 220, and 420 are handled in the Office of the Registrar.
Field Biology in the Wilderness
Looking for a great way to learn this summer? The ACM Wilderness Field Station located on the edge of the Boundary Waters/Quetico Wilderness Area in northern Minnesota offers two 5-week sessions of courses in biology and environmental studies. Two courses (Environmental History of North America and Environmental Issues of the Northwoods) have no prerequisite. Other courses (Lake and Stream Ecology, Landscape Ecology, Behavioral Ecology, Insect Ecology and Wetland Ecology) have only a single course in biology as a prerequisite.
Jackie Brown, Grinnell's advisor for the program and an alumnus of the WFS, will describe life and learning at the Station and answer questions about this year's courses on Thursday January 30th at 8 p.m. in Science 1021.
Application deadline for this program is Feb. 14. Please contact Prof. Brown at x3096 or [brownj] for more information or an application. Addi tional information, including detailed course descriptions, is available at the ACM Website, reachable through the Grinnell Biology Department Home Page.
French Table
French Table is back! Mondays, from 6 to 7 p.m. in PDR 1, Cowles.
German Table
German Table starts on Tuesday, January 28 and will continue every Tuesday in Cowles, PDR 1 at 6:00 p.m. until April 29. All levels of German speakers are welcome.
Grinnell-in-London 1997 Announcements
·Information Session
The Off-Campus Study Office will be a Grinnell-in-London information session today, January 28th at 4:15 p.m. in ARH 302. If you would like to hear about next year's program and meet the faculty who will be teaching, please plan to attend! Last year's faculty, Michael Bell and Victoria Brown will also be on hand to discuss the program.
·Student Discussion
Do you have questions about the GIL program? Would you like to hear about the experiences of past Grinnell-in-Londonders? If so, come to ARH 102 on Thursday, January 30th at 7:00 p.m. Students who have participated in GIL will be on hand to discuss their experiences and what it was like to live and study in London. Everyone is welcome. Refreshments will be served.
·Application Deadline
Applications and brochures are now available for the Fall 1997 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 7, 1997.
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Hockey Fans Unite!!
Do you get excited at the thought of hard rubber? Need a good forecheck to make the week feel complete? Can't go another semester without singing the "Hey" song? Fulfillment is just an hour away! I'm interested in getting hockey fans together to watch the Des Moines Buccaneers. The Bucs play most weekend nights and are first in their USHL division. Tickets cost $7. Please e-mail [HARMS] if you are interested. The season only runs until spring break and then you just have to watch ESPN.
La Casa de Español (1997-1998)
La Casa de Español busca estudiantes que quieran vivir en un ambiente que promueve el conocimiento de las culturas hispanas y el mejoramiento de sus capacidades lingüísticas en español. Si Ud. está interesado en vivir en la Casa durante 1997-1998 o quiere más información, mande un mensaje por correo electrónico al profesor Mark Hernández [HERNANDE].
La Mesa de Español
¡Ven! Y ayúdanos a crear un ambiente relajado en que todos tengan la oportunidad de hablar en español: principiantes con expertos, nativos con no-nativos. Nos reunimos los jueves al mediodía 12:00-13:00 en Cowles PDR 1. ¡Todos están muy bienvenidos! Les pedimos sólo que hablen mucho, que hablen español, y que hablen con todo el mundo.
El Departamento de Español tiene dinero (limitado) para invitar a los que no tienen pensión (carné para el comedor). Si éste es tu caso, escribe por favor a la Prof. Kathryn McKnight (MCKNIGHT) G-5.
Models Needed
In the past, nearly every semester, the art department has enlisted models every once in a while to help our figure-drawing students. This semester things are different: this time we really need your help! Please e-mail [wilcox] if you'd like to spend a few hours each week at this campus' highest-paying student job. We'll be setting up a regular schedule, so you'll be assured that when you show up, you'll work, and you'll be paid.
Music Practice Reservations
Music practice room sign-ups began in the Fine Arts Lobby today, Tues., Jan. 28, for third-and fourth-year piano students and all harpsichord, percus sion, and organ students. All other private music students may reserve practice rooms beginning tomorrow (Wednesday), also in the Fine Arts Lobby. Students may reserve up to ten hours of practice time per week for each private lesson registration. Students who are not registered for private lessons can sign up for practice rooms on or after Tuesday, February 18. These students will need to submit a written statement from a Music faculty member, stating why they should be allowed to reserve practice time, and will also need to pay a fee of $10. Until reservations are made, the practice rooms are available on a first-come, first-practice basis.
Music Instruments, Keys, and Padlocks
A limited number of Music Department instruments can be checked out by students taking private lessons or participating in Music Department ensembles. Students needing instruments should talk to Paul Nelson, FA3C [NELSONP]. A $25 deposit is required for each instrument.
Music Department keys and padlocks can be checked out from Berneil Mueller, Fine Arts Office [MUELLER], on weekdays between 4 and 5 p.m. A $10 deposit is required for each key and padlock.
Phonathon
A list of available sign up times for the Spring Phonahon is at the end of the Campus Memo.
Seniors
The 100 Days Party will be held on Feb. 8 from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. at the Down Under Pub, Main Street. Tickets will be distributed to seniors Feb. 5-7 at the post office by the Senior Week Committee members: Lisa Alexander, Tasha Johnson, Fred Mann, Liz Nowacki, Reynee See, Yayoi Suzuki, Rachel Terpstra, and Jenn Tryon. Tickets are non-transfer able, and ID's are required.
Seniors/Alums in Grinnell
Seniors and alumni who still haven't left Grinnell: I am putting together a theatrical style production for Bob's which will include your commentary on "The Grinnell Experience." My goal is to illuminate the realities of Grinnell from the perspective of those of us who've been here 3 or more years. If you are interested in writing play scripts, poetry, monologues, songs, producing visual art, in acting or helping with production of this event, or just want more information, please contact Jamie [Heckert] (236 -1063).
Second Semester Hours Starting For The SRC
The Stonewall Resource Center will be starting its second semester hours starting Monday, January 27th. Regular hours are M-Th 4:15-11 p.m.; Friday 4:15-6 p.m.; Saturday 1-4 p.m.
Come check out the new additions to the movie and book collections and our new look (no more institutional blue)!
Summer Research Opportunities in Biology
Tuesday, February 4 in Sciences Room 2021 at 4:30 p.m., Biology Department faculty who are looking for students to assist them with summer research will be giving brief presentations describing their research plans. Refreshments will be served in Sciences Room 1021 at 4:15 p.m. Note that information regarding off-campus opportunities for summer research will not be discussed but is available on the Biology Department homepage (http://www.grin.edu/~bioweb/) and on the bulletin board between Sciences Rooms 1605 and 1606.
Student Employment
·Book Store Jobs
The Book Store needs students who are able to work a minimum of one hour shifts between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday-Friday and on Saturdays. Training will begin this semester. Pick up an application at the Book Store.
Vehicle Warning List
The following vehicles are not registered with the college, have received 3 or more parking violations and subject to immediate towing /immobilization.
CA Lic #3HIW894, Mazda Protege
ACADEMIC AWARDS/ SCHOLARSHIPS/ INTERNSHIPS/ GRANTS
ACM/Chicago Urban Studies Program
If you are interested in spending the fall semester in Chicago, engaged in an internship and studying urban problems and public policy, then you should attend and informational meeting on Wednesday, January 29 at 4:30 p.m. in the Forum's PDR B. Paul Schnorr, from the ACM Urban Studies Program, will describe the program
and answer your questions. This will be your last chance to gather informa tion on this program before the sign-up deadline on February 7. For more information, contact Prof. Victoria Brown, History Dept. (brownv or ext. 3087)
ACM Minority Students and Academic Careers (MSAC)
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 in the spring semester. Each ACM Scholar must be matched with a faculty mentor with whom he or she will conduct a summer research experience. The mentoring relationship will continue during the following academic year.
The ACM Minority Students and Academic Careers Program is in tended to help address the nationwide problem of declining minority student interest in pursuing academic careers. The program centers center around 1) a mentoring relationship between a minority student and a faculty mem ber; 2) a full-time summer research project for the student under the guidance of the faculty mentor; 3) a classroom teaching experience for each student; and 4) a set of consortial meetings to create a network of ACM students considering academic careers. We hope to convey to the students the challenges and rewards of academic careers and to coordinate assistance to students applying to graduate school. The program has been designed to encourage and prepare minority students who might already be considering academic careers, as well as to attract those academically talented students who may not yet have considered an academic career. The program is designed to focus on and encourage African American, Asian American, Hispanic, and Native American students. Foreign students, unless they are permanent residents of the United States, are not included on the program.
The ACM Scholars will participate in a ten-week summer research experi ence with a faculty mentor. The research plans will be formally developed after the selection of the Scholars and faculty mentors, but applicants may include preliminary plans as part of the application. The summer work will follow the normal guidelines for independent study (four academic credits for the summer project). The mentors will continue to assist the Scholar in academic plan ning and in graduate school selection after the summer experience. The Scholars and the mentors will participate in an early summer workshop and a fall workshop organized by ACM. A stipend of $3,000 will support each Scholar. In addition the college will provide a tuition scholarship for the four academic credits. The ACM Scholars and faculty members must be able to work together during the summer usually on the Grinnell College campus.
Applicants must have a minimum 2.75 cumulative GPA. The program requires a written paper or report at the end of the summer to be presented at the fall workshop. Applications are available from the Office of the Associate Dean of the College, Nollen 1, x3460. The on-campus application deadline is March 3, 1997, 5:00 p.m.
Academy of American Poets Poetry Contest
The Academy of American Poets announces the 1997 University and College poetry prize: $100 prize for the best poem or group of poems submitted to the English Department. Please submit entries to Terri Phipps, ARH 228, Box V-7, by 4:00 April 1, 1997. No late entries will be accepted. Entries will be judged by Pulitzer prize poet Jorie Graham, University of Iowa's Writers' Workshop. For further information contact Saadi Simawe, English Department, ext. 4804, [SIMAWE].
Art Department Internships
·Summer Museum Internship
The deadline for applications for the Summer Internship Program at The Cloisters, the branch museum of The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City devoted to medieval European art, is February 7, 1997. The Cloisters internship program offers eight paid internships for nine weeks and is concerned primarily with conducting museum workshops for New York City day campers and for developing a public gallery talk. This is a highly competitive internship for undergraduates, with particular consideration given to first and second year students who are interested in art and museum careers and who enjoy working with children. If you are interested in additional information, pick up a copy of the announcement as soon as possible in the Fine Arts Office. Contact Professor S. Strauber (Steiner 309; e-mail STRAUBES) for further information.
·Metropolitan Museum of Art Internship
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City offers a six month internship for graduating seniors, recent graduates, and graduate students in art history June 9-December 5, 1997. Interns will be assigned to one of the Museum's departments to work on projects matching their academic background, professional skills, and career goals. This program is intended to promote greater diversity in the national pool of future museum professionals Application deadline is January 31, 1997. Hono rarium is $8000. If you are interested in additional information, pick up a copy of the announcement as soon as possible in the Fine Arts Office. Contact Professor S. Strauber (Steiner 309; e-mail STRAUBES) for further information.
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Camery Prize in History
Each year the Department of History awards the Camery Prize, established through the bequest of Lura Camery '24, for the "outstanding piece of historical work submitted during the year to the Department of History by a full-time student at the College." Last year, Rachel Unruh '97 won the Camery Prize for her essay, Dynamic Nationalism and Dynamic Gender Roles: The Girl Scouts of the 1930s. Any studentand not necessarily a history majoris eligible. The deadline for submissions (to Prof. D. Kaiser, Box C-1) in this year's competition is May 2, 1997.
Grinnell-Nanjing Teaching Fellowship
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 demon strate 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 1996-97 are David Kiddoo and Megan Spellacy.
Deadline for application is February 28, 1997. Fellowship applications are available in the Office of the Associate Dean of the College, Nollen 1st.
Joseph F. Wall Scholarship
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 26, 1996.
Maria Okey Prize
The Okey Prize honors with a cash award "such student as shall submit [to the Department of History] the best essay on some phase of the general subject 'The Influence of English Life and Institutions on American Life and Institutions.'" In 1996 Owen Stanwood '97 received the prize for his essay, England of the New World: Visions of Canada in Conservative Periodicals, 1826-1875. Any student is eligible to take part in the competi tion, but all submissions must be delivered to Prof. D. A. Smith (Box F -5) no later than May 9, 1997.
Phi Beta Kappa Sophomore Book Awards
Beta of Iowa Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa is pleased to announce the following students, because of their outstanding academic achievement during their first year, have been selected as this year's recipients of the Neal Klausner Sophomore Book Awards: Jonathan Edel, Dustin Goot and Robin Wagner.
Phi Beta Kappa Scholar's Award 1997
This award, established in 1981, is given annually to a Grinnell student fore 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 or play, or any project done in connection with a course. A scientific project, art work, or a musical composition will also be considered if accompanied with sufficient prose to demonstrate the significance of the work and how it relates 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. proofread and edited before submission. Faculty members should encourage entries from students who have submitted scholarly work of outstanding merit.
The winner, who will be announced in May, 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 Lenore Durkee (SB 1101). Completed entries must be received by 5 p.m. on March 3, 1997.
Steiner and Whitcomb Fiction and Poetry Contests
This is a call for entries for the Selden Whitcomb Poetry Prize and Henry York Steiner Award for Short Fiction. Manuscripts must be submitted by 4:00 p.m. on Monday, February 24, to be considered for either award. Students of Grinnell College may submit one or two short stories (typed, double-spaced) for the Steiner competition, and/or a poetry entry for the Whitcomb competition, containing up to three poems. Your name should not appear on the poem or short story itself. Instead, attach a cover sheet with your name, campus mailbox number, and title of the piece(s). Cover sheets will be removed for judging, so that the entries may be judged anonymously. $500 for the Whitcomb and $500 for the Steiner will be divided and awarded to first, second, and third place winners. All entries are due by 4:00 p.m. on Monday, February 24, in the ARH faculty secretaries' office, ARH 228. No late entries will be accepted. Submissions will be judged by poet Jorie Graham from Iowa City, Writers Workshop and fiction writer Zee Edgell from Kent State University, who will be our guest writers in April. Award winners will be announced in the Campus Memo during the week of April 2. Direct any inquiries about the contests to Saadi Simawe, English Department, Box E-5, or TELL SIMAWE on the VAX.