This week's Scholars' Convocation, The Caring Gap: An Educational Discourse, will be presented at 11 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 16, in Herrick Chapel by philosopher Jane Roland Martin. Professor Martin is a visiting professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and professor emerita of philosophy at the University of Massachusetts. The focus of her work has been on gender, and she has moved on to study the issues of gender and culture, and gender and race. She is nationally and internationally renown for her philosophical research and theories of higher education.
Professor Martin received her bachelor's degree and Ph.D. from Radcliffe College, and her master's in education from Harvard University. She also received an honorary Ph.D. from the University of Umeå, Sweden.
She is the author of several books, including Changing the Educational Landscape: Philosophy, Women and Curriculum; The Schoolhome: Rethinking School for Changing Families; and Reclaiming a Conversation: The Ideal of the Educated Woman. She has written more than 50 published articles, including A Girls' Pedagogy `In Relationship,' There's Too Much to Teach: Cultural Wealth in an Age of Scarcity; The Radical Future of Gender Enrichment, and The Contradiction and Challenge of the Educated Woman.
Professor Martin has received several awards and fellowships, including a fellowship from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, a Spencer Foundation Grant, a Guggenheim Fellowship, a National Science Foundation Fellowship in the History and Philosophy of Science, and was an Educational Research Fellow at the Bunting Institute at Radcliffe College. She was a Society for Women in Philosophy 1991 Honoree: Distinguished Women Philosopher. She has served as a visiting professor at the University of Umeå, Sweden, and a John Dewey Lecturer for the John Dewey Society.
Alejandra Casas, the Spanish Language Assistant, will give an informal talk on her native country of Argentina. The presentation (in Spanish), will take placeon Wednesday, October 15, in ARH 224 at 4:15 p.m. Refreshments will be served.
On Wednesday, October 15, 7:30 p.m., Science 2022, two chemistry majors will present the results of their 1997 summer projects: Christina Ward '98 will talk about Organometallic Chemical Vapor Deposition of YBCO Superconductors which was work performed in an industrial lab, and John Baty '99 will present The Reduction of Two Organodiboranes with Potassium Graphite Intercalated
Compound, and the Synthesis of an Icosohedral Boron Compound which was work performed at The Ohio State University. Refreshments will be served.
Bob Uetz, an environmental advocate from Ames, Iowa, will speak on Tuesday, Oct. 14 (today) at 7:15 p.m. in South Lounge, about the expansion of the hog industry in Iowa and the threats factory farming imposes on all of us. Hog manure is stored in lagoons which can leak or crack causing the manure to get in our rivers and streams infecting our water supplies and destroying the ecosystems. Come learn about the most important environmental issue in Iowa right now and find out what you can do to help. This talk is sponsored by Free the Planet and EAG.
•Internships in Independent Publications presented by Erin Hendel '99 and Kristen Morrow '99 Wednesday, October 15, 1997, 4:15 p.m. - Forum Coffeehouse.
•The Prevalence and Practicality of Electronic Medical Records presented by Roger Wang '98 Thursday, October 16, 1997, 7:30 p.m. - Forum Coffeehouse.
Medha Patkar, a social and environmental activist from India, will speak Wednesday, Oct. 15, at 8:00 p.m. in South Lounge. Patkar serves as coordinator of the National Alliance of People's Movements. She has been a key player in the grassroots movement to stop the
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building of a dam on the Narmada River in India. She began working with the people of the Narmada River valley in 1985, when the valley was in danger of being submerged by the Sardar Sarovar Dam. Traveling on foot and by bus in the area to be flooded, she encouraged 400,000 villagers to stand up to the government and dam officials and demand just compensation. The movement against the dam gained momentum and soon included scientists, engineers, activists and journalists, nationally and internationally. In 1989, this movement was formalized as the "Save the Narmada Movement." Through non-violent protest and fasting, and by offering economic and technical critiques of the project, the movement forced a review of the project by the World Bank. The project was stalled in India's Supreme Court and stands half as tall as planned. The World Bank and other foreign interests have withdrawn funding, and Patkar and the movement have succeeded in making large dams a political issue in India. Patkar received the Right Livelihood Award in 1992, the Goldman Environmental Prize in 1993, and the BBC-United Kingdom Award for best International Political Campaigner in 1995. The lecture is sponsored by the Rosenfield Program in Public Affairs, International Relations and Human Rights. Pathfinder LectureAfricana Studies Concentration & Multicultural Affairs presents the October Pathfinder Lecture. Stephanie Colbert, University of Iowa will discuss Critical Race & Feminist Theory on Wednesday, October 15, 4:15 p.m. at the Black Cultural Center (BCC). If you are interested in attending Law School, this is a lecture you should attend. Pizza will be served. Physics Department SeminarOn Wednesday, October 15, at 4:15 p.m., in Science 1022, Professor Tony Marston, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Drake University will present Circumstellar Media and the Evolution of Massive Stars. Refreshments will be |
served 15 minutes before the presentation. Pultizer Prize-Winning Poet, Yusef Komunyakaa to SpeakYusef Komunyakaa, who served in Vietnam as correspondent and editor of The Southern Cross, will give two presentations on Thursday, October 16. •4:15 p.m. in South Lounge, he will give a lecture on The Vietnam Experience and Poetry. • 8:00 p.m. in South Lounge he will give a poetry reading. Komunyakaa received a Pulitzer Prize for Poetry and the Kingsley Tuft Poetry Award for Neon Vernacular: New and Selected Poems, in 1994. He is professor of creative writing at Princeton University, and has served as a visiting professor in English and creative writing at Washington University, St. Louis and as professor of English and African-American Studies at Indiana University. He served in Vietnam from 1965 to 1967 and received the Bronze Star. His books include Dien Tai Dau, The Second Set, The Women Carry River Water, a translation of the poetry of Nguyen Quang Thieu, Magic City, and I Apologize for the Eyes in My Head. "In his poetry, Yusef Komunyakaa weaves together the elements of his own life in short lines of vernacular to create complex images of life in his native Louisiana and the jungles of Vietnam." (Contemporary Authors). "In the pantheon of poet stereotypes—the vitriolic, passionate drunkard is one; the wry acerbic loner another—Mr. Komunyakaa...is more the dreamy intellectual, a Wordsworthian type whose worldly philosophic mind might be stirred by something as homely and personal as a walk in a field of daffodils," wrote Bruce Weber in a New York Times review. Komunyakaa received his bachelor's degree, magna cum laude, in English and sociology from the University of Colorado, his master's in creative writing, poetry, from Colorado State University, and his master's of fine arts in creative writing, poetry, from the University of California, Irvine. |
Teaching ColloquiumThe Faculty Development Committee is sponsoring a teaching colloquium on Thursday, October 16, from 4:15 to 5:30 p.m. in ARH 318. The topic of this colloquium is Issues of Interest to New and Junior Faculty. Discussion facilitators will be Sandy Goldberg, Philosophy Department and Ann Ellis, Psychology Department. Volcanoes and Earthquakes!Notice the new display about volcanoes and earthquakes at Burling Library. Government documents about the subject have been arranged by Misty Huacuja '99 on the shelves to the right of the library exit. Cultural AnnouncementsGaub and Gaub to Play Recital at Mayflower on WednesdayMusic faculty members Nancy McFarland Gaub, violin, and Eugene Gaub, piano, will play a recital in the Carman Auditorium at the Mayflower Home on Wednesday, October 15, beginning at 7 p.m. Works to be performed are Sonata in E Minor, K. 304, by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; "Praise to the Immortality of Jesus" from Quartet for the End of Time by Olivier Messiaen; and Sonata in A Major, Op. 100, by Johannes Brahms. The recital is free and open to the public. Music After Break•Sunday, November 2; Herrick Chapel; 7 p.m.: Schubert Chamber Music Series, Concert II — Nancy McFarland Gaub, violin; Jonas Tauber, cello; Jocelyn Langworthy, clarinet; and Eugene Gaub, piano. •Sunday, November 9; Herrick Chapel; 3 p.m.: Faculty Concert by Aaron Ichiro Hilbun, oboe; Douglas Huff, bassoon; and pianist. | |||||||
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Chaplain's Office Announcements•Christian Worship -Sundays, October 19 & 26: Fall Break. Worship Services will resume after break. -Sunday, November 2: Inter-Denominational Worship Service with Holy Communion, Rev. Deanna Shorb preaching, 11:00 a.m. in Herrick Chapel. All are welcome! If you would like to participate as a reader, greeter or worship leader, contact the Chaplain's Office, ext. 4981. •Jewish Worship Please join us this Friday at 5:15 p.m. in Steiner 305 for Kabbalat Shabbat service. Services are liberal/egalitarian in Hebrew and English, with music and song. All are welcome! •Prayer Service You are invited to attend weekly prayer services offered by college members of St. Mary's parish. The services will be held Thursday evenings at 9:15 p.m. in Steiner 305. •Spirituality Gathering Let's talk about spirituality, what guides us in our spiritual growth, Wednesday, October 15 at 9:00 p.m. in Steiner 305. Coordinated by C.I.A. All are welcome! Debating Union ResultsIn last Wednesday's Debating Union parliamentary debate on the motion: This House Would Study The Humanities, Not The Sciences, 39 out of 44 people present cast the following vote: On the motion: Ayes: 17, Noes: 20, Abstentions: 1. The motion was defeated; On technical merit: Proposition: 16, Opposition: 20, Abstentions: 3. The Opposition was voted as best side. Debating Union general meetings are held on Mondays at 4:15 p.m. in the Forum Coffeehouse. You are welcome to join at any time in the semester and to participate as your schedule permits. To add your name to the mailing list, send an e-mail message |
to both Ben Patrick and Richard Bright. Questions? Contact Ben Patrick (President) or Andi Tracy (Vice-President). Fall Break Hours•Burling Library Hours during Fall Break -Fri. Oct. 17th — 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. -Sat. Oct. 18th — 12:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m. -Sun. Oct. 19th — 12:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m. -Mon. - Fri., Oct. 20-24th — 8:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. -Sat. Oct. 25th — 12:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m. -Sun. Oct. 26th — Regular hours resume Students should note that they are responsible for returning periodicals and interlibrary loan books that are due during break. •Forum Fall Break Hours -Friday, October 17: 8 a.m.-10 p.m. -Saturday, October 18: CLOSED -Sunday, October 19: CLOSED -Monday - Friday, Oct. 20-24: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. -Saturday, October 25: CLOSED -Sunday, October 26: 1 p.m. - midnight The Grill will close at 5 p.m. on Friday, October 17 and will re-open on Sunday, October 26 at 2 p.m. Figure Drawing SessionStarting October 16th and resuming after fall break, there will be a nude figure drawing session every Thursday night from 7-10 p.m.. You are free to come and go as you please during those three hours. The sessions will take place in the drawing studio on the second floor of Fine Arts. Bring your own paper and drawing materials. All are welcome. Questions? E-mail Bobbie McKibbin [MCKIBBIN] or Jeremy Lundquist [LUNDQUIS] for further information. Free Salad SupperThe Bookstore is participating in the Lady Elks fashion show and needs two people to model clothing. All models receive a free salad supper before the show begins. The show is during Fall break, Monday, October 20. There is a short rehearsal on Sunday afternoon, Oct. 19. If you are interested, please contact Cassie at the | ||||||||
Performing Arts Film: Dead Poets SocietyRobin Williams givesa tour-de-force performance as an inspiring and joyously eccentric English t4eacher. Peter Weir is the director. Jean Shalit of NBC called the film, "A classic that will be treasured for years to come." Thursday, Oct. 16 at 9:15 p.m., Harris Cinema.
First film afer break: Hitchcock's, To Catch a Thief, Thursday, Oct. 30 at 9:15 p.m., Harris Cinema. All Campus AnnouncementsBurling Library Announcements•Accessing Firstsearch with Password To connect to FirstSearch—a collection of 20+ indexing and abstracting sources available via the Internet and the campus network—you will need the Grinnell College Libraries barcode number on the back of your College ID and the current password. The password is changed every two weeks and can be obtained from a reference librarian or, after 10 p.m., from the Circulation Desk Supervisor in Burling Library. FirstSearch is accessed via the "Connect to another database" option on the main menu of the on-line library catalog, INNOPAC. •Reference Librarian Hours Reference librarians are available to help you at the Burling Library reference desk from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. every day, and from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m., Sunday through Thursday. A librarian is on call to answer reference questions Monday through Friday mornings. | |||||||||
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We will finish An Other Tongue edited by Alfred Arteaga and follow that text with Not Only for Myself: Identity, Politics and the Law by Martha Minow. Texts for next semester will be determined by the group. If you have questions, e-mail Ana Martinez Aleman at [ALEMAN]. Red Ribbon with PaychecksGrinnell College has graciously allowed us to place a red ribbon and flier in each of its employee's paychecks this week. Please feel free to wear this ribbon with pride. Also, take time to read the flier and discuss this important issue with your family. Student AnnouncementsCareer Development Office Announcements•No Walk-ins Due to our career counselors' attendance at an advising conference, the CDO will not be offering walk-in hours on Friday afternoon, October 17. •Teacher Candidate Interviews Representatives from the Rialto Unified School District will be interviewing teaching candidates on the University of Iowa campus on Friday, November 7 and Saturday, November 8. Students are invited to schedule interviews either day by calling 319-335-5353 (after October 13). •Lutheran Volunteer Corps A representative from the Lutheran Volunteer Corps will be available in the Campus Post Office from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. on October 14 (today). The LVC places full-time volunteers in jobs at shelters for homeless people and abused women, food banks, peace and justice organizations, children's programs and medical clinics. Lutheran Volunteers commit to the LVC goals of working for justice while living simply within the setting of | |||||||||
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Bookstore x 3424. Help! It's Cold!The alternative break trip needs kind hearted souls to donate winter clothing to the Sioux Indians of North Dakota. Please help by dropping off your donations to the CSC (Community Service Center) in the basement of Mears Cottage before fall break. If you have any question, please contact [LY] or [TAYLORR]. Influenza InoculationsInfluenza vaccine continues to be available for the campus community at the health center, Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. The cost for faculty/staff remains $5.00. Students who did not receive the inoculation on registration day may still do so. Please consider receiving this inoculation for the wellness of the community! Lost and Found•Lost: A Canon Sure Shot camera — maybe in a maroon colored nylon camera bag — lost Friday evening September 26 in Quad Dining Hall at Science Building Dedication Dinner. If found, please call Val McKee at ext. 3172 or e-mail [mckeev@ac.grin.edu]. •Lost: A blue Spanish workbook called El Diario that goes with the A Conocernos! textbook. Lost about two weeks ago, possibly in Burling Library. If you know where it is, please contact Rachel Liberatore by e-mail [Liberato] or call 269-3595. •Lost: My red and yellow striped hat, somewhere in the Goodnow-Steiner-Post Office-Bookstore region. It is a warm beanie style red hat with yellowish stripes and I miss it. Please let me know if you picked it up..thanks. Rachel [Benbrook]. •Found: The following items have been turned in to the Science Secretaries' Office (Room 1232) x3172: -A silver and gold bracelet -A leather and silver bracelet -A red umbrella |
-A maroon umbrella -A child's windbreaker (left at the Observatory) Please identify to claim. Red Ribbon WeekThe Grinnell SAFE Coalition is asking for your support in the 1997 National Red Ribbon Celebration. We encourage everyone to wear and display red ribbons throughout the week of Oct. 26-Nov. 1 to join the rest of the nation in promoting a drug-free America. Quaker MeetingBecause of fall break at the college, Silent Meetings will not be held for the next two Sundays, October 19 and 26. Our regular Silent Meeting will resume on November 2 at noon in Steiner 305. Weekly Campus Crime Report•It was reported on October 5 that between the hours of 3 a.m. - 7 p.m. on Friday (Oct. 3) a bike was stolen from the bike racks outside Dibble Hall. •It was reported on October 7 that sometime during September 25 a bike was stolen from 1026 1/2 High Street. •It was reported on October 9 that between the hours of 7:30 p.m. - 9:15 p.m. a bike was stolen from outside the Physical Education Center (PEC). Questions/Concerns/Comments, please e-mail (Safety) or call Student Affairs at X3700. Faculty/Staff AnnouncementsRace/Ethnicity Reading GroupThe Race and Ethnicity Reading Group will be meeting on alternate Thursdays from 12-12:45 p.m. this semester in Faculty House. The first meeting will be on October 30th. | ||||||||
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intentional Christian community. •Cerner Corporation Accepting Resumes Cerner Corporation is a leading developer of clinical information systems. Health organizations worldwide use Cerner's Health Network Architecture. Permanent positions are available as Programmer/Analyst or Application Developer. Internships as Programmer/Analysts are also offered. Candidates should have an interest/aptitude in computers; experience with COBOL, JAVA, Visual C+, Visual Basic; 3.0 or greater GPA; be willing to relocate to Kansas City, MO. Open to all majors. More information on these positions is available in the Career Development Office. Resumes and cover letters are due in the CDO by October 17. •Internship Application Deadline Applications for spring internships will be due on Wednesday, October 15 by 5:00 p.m. This deadline is also applicable if you will be off campus in the spring and would like to do an internship during the fall 1998 semester. •Iowa State University Graduate & Professional School Day Wednesday, October 22, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Great Hall, Memorial Union Over 80 representatives from a variety of graduate and professional programs from a broad geographic area will be attending. For an up-to-date list of attending institutions with links to their respective homepages, visit the ISU Web site: http://www.public.iastate.edu/~career_info/gpd97.html. On Tuesday, October 21, 50-minute seminars will be offered from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Pioneer Room, Memorial Union. Topics will be: "Choosing and Applying to Graduate and Professional School," 11 a.m.; "Taking Graduate and Professional Admissions Tests," 12:10 p.m.; "Financing Graduate Education," 1:10 p.m.; "Graduate Opportunities for Under-represented Groups," 2:10 p.m.; and "Using the Web for the Graduate and Professional School Search," 3:10 p.m. No preregistration is required. *Resume Review Would you like to have your resume looked over, but you seem to be lacking |
time to go to the CDO? Mark your calendar for Wednesday, October 15, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Two career counselors will be available outside of Quad Dining Hall to review a copy of your resume. Committee on Student LifeThe next meeting of the Committee on Student Life will be in PDR B of the Forum on Monday, October 27, at Noon. The agenda will be Lounge Parties, Parking at Darby, a Crosswalk at 6th & Park, and having the halls open during Spring break. Girls OnlyIf you attended an all girls school and would be interested in participating in a study about the advantages/disadvantages of a single-sex education, please e-mail Beth Gerdes [GERDES] or call x3779. Your help would be greatly appreciated! Golfers WantedThe Grinnell College men's golf team will have an organizational meeting Wednesday, October 15 at 7:15 p.m. in the P.E.C. North Classroom. Please contact Coach Wallace at x4219 with questions. 1998 CycloneAn order form for the 1998 Cyclone is an addendum to the Campus Memo. Health Center TransportationThere will be no transportation available from the Health Center over fall break. Students will need to make their own arrangements for transportation to medical appointments during this time. Registered nurses will be on duty. Now Forming! 1998 New Student Orientation CommitteeAre you energetic, like to work with people and willing to share your Grinnell College |
experiences with others? If the answers to these three questions are yes, yes and yes; then we are interested in you! The 1998 New Student Orientation Committee will begin working on the 1998 GO Magazine and Fall Orientation Week Program later this month. Be a part of making the experience of next year's "first year students" an informative, fun and smooth transition. Join the New Student Orientation Committee today! Students should stop by the Forum Office (located on the lower level of the Forum) to pick up an application from Michael Sims. Preference will be given to those students who return their completed application in by noon, Friday, October 17. I look forward to hearing from you! Security Over Fall BreakDuring Fall Break, individual "motel" style locks will be installed inside every residence hall room across campus. This is an additional lock for your security while you are inside your room. Facilities Management will be installing these locks from October 20 - 24. They will start at Norris Hall and work south until all the halls are finished. The installation crew will be starting each morning at 8 a.m. and will need to temporarily enter each residence hall room. If you have questions, please contact Student Affairs at X3700. Residence Hall "Electronic Locks"The new electronic card access locks for the exterior doors of each residence hall will go into effect immediately after Fall Break. The new cards will be distributed on October 27 and 28. The time and location of card distribution will be posted at a later time. Both the card and your current key will work until all the new access cards are distributed. If you have questions please e-mail (Safety) or call Student Affairs at X3700. Student Solo Recitals: Last MomentStudents who are planning to give a solo recital during second semester must submit a Solo Recital Proposal Form by Wednesday, October 15, 4:59 p.m. This | |||||||
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form, and other pertinent materials, can be obtained from Berneil Mueller in the Fine Arts Office. The completed form should be returned to Mueller in that office. Women Interested in Law CareersWomen interested in careers in law are invited to get a glimpse of what law school is all about at the 21st annual "Women in Law Recruitment Conference" Saturday, Oct. 18, at the University of Iowa College of Law. The annual conference is designed to introduce prospective women law students to the study of law and to provide them with an overview of the support, social and cultural resources available at the law school. Events begin with registration at 8:45 a.m. A breakfast with the women faculty follows. A mock class and women student and practitioners panels are designed to give women an idea of what it's like to be a student and working lawyer. The keynote speaker is Minnette Doderer, an Iowa legislator since the 1960s. In addition, admissions, financial aid, and placement personnel will be on hand to answer questions. The $10 (in advance, $13 at the door) registration fee covers all meals and materials for the conference. To register, contact the Organization for Women Law Students and Staff (OWLSS) at (319) 335-9052. More information and registration forms are available at the Career Development Office, Or contact Lillian Davis at: lldavis@blue.weeg.uiowa.edu Vehicle Warning ListThe following vehicles have received 3 or more tickets and will be subject to immediate towing or immobilization if parked on campus. -IA Lic# 295CMH, GMC Sonoma -IA Lic# 907CGB, Chevy Corsica -IA Lic # 922CML, Toyota Truck -IA Lic# 986EKN, White Toyota Camry -MN Lic# 466PUS, Ford Escort -NJ Lic# LG579E, Honda Civic Academic Awards/Scholarships/ |
Internships/GrantsDevelopment Internships — Summer Grant ProgramFunding for summer development internships are available to third-year students with a minimum GPA of 2.75 who wish to: 1) participate in the Peace Corps Preparatory Program; or 2) fulfill the optional internship requirement of the Global Development Studies Concentration; or 3) complement their majors by doing unpaid work in a development context either here or abroad. Students receive a $2,500 stipend for a ten-week internship and a full tuition scholarship for 4 credits. Brochures and applications are available in the Office of the Associate Dean, Nollen 1. The deadline for returning applications to the Office of the Associate Dean is Monday, November 3 at 5:00 p.m. Curricular Development AwardsThe Africana Studies Concentration invites faculty applications for Curricular Development Awards for course development or modifications. Information on these awards is listed as an addendum to the Campus Memo. | ||||||||