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On Sat., Oct. 10 at 2:00 p.m. on Central Campus, Russell K. Osgood will be inaugurated as the 12th president of Grinnell College in a formal ceremony. In case of inclement weather, the inauguration will be held in Herrick Chapel. If the ceremony is held in Herrick Chapel, attendees will be required to have tickets, which will be available at the Forum information desk at 8 a.m. on October 10.
Inauguration Symposium: Opportunities for Research in the Liberal Arts.
• On Sat., Oct. 10 at 8:30 a.m. in the Harris Center Cinema, Nobel laureate Tom Cech '71, will deliver the keynote address entitled: Research at Liberal Arts Colleges: A Scientist's View.
Tom Cech is distinguished professor of biochemistry and a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator at the University of Colorado, Boulder.
•Research and scholarship posters and displays will be exhibited from 9:30 a.m. until noon in the North and South Lounges and the Coffeehouse of the Forum. Two symposium sessions, each featuring concurrent presentations, will be held at 10:45 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. in the Noyce Science Center.
Details are available in an Addendum to the Campus Memo.
This week's Scholars' Convocation, History and Faith: Why Do You Reconstruct the Historical Jesus?, will be delivered at 11 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 8, in Herrick Chapel, by Jesus Seminar scholar John Dominic Crossan. Crossan is the author of The Historical Jesus and The Birth of Christianity.
Crossan, professor emeritus of religion at DePaul University in Chicago, was born in Ireland and was a member of the 13th century Roman Catholic religious order, the Servites, from 1950-1969, and an ordained priest from 1957-1969. He joined DePaul University in 1969 and remained there until 1995. He is the author of 18 books on the historical Jesus and early Christianity, and four of his most recent books have been national religious best sellers. He has been interviewed on nearly 200 radio programs and has appeared on television in the BBC's "Lives of Jesus," PBS's "From Jesus to Christ: The First Christians," and in many of A&E's "Mysteries of the Bible" segments.
On Wednesday, Oct. 7 at 8 p.m. in Herrick Chapel, Prof. Crossan will present, Method and History: How Do You Reconstruct the Historical Jesus? The Gates lectureship series was established to honor former Grinnell College president George A. Gates "to bring to campus the very best of modern thought" on philosophy and religion.
On Wednesday, Oct. 7 at 4:30 p.m. in Noyce Science Center 2021 the next Biology Department Seminar will be presented by Elizabeth Twieg '00 and Jim Fausto '00. The title of Elizabeth's talk is, Investigation of a Potential Spot Polymorphism in Clarkia xantiana. Jim will present Reproductive Assurance Plays a Role in the Evolution of Autogamy in Clarkia xantiana (Onagraceae). Refreshments will be served at 4:15 p.m. in Noyce Science Center 1021.
On Wed. Oct. 7 at 4:15 p.m. in the South Lounge, David Osterberg will talk about campaign issues important to him and the '98 election. David Osterberg is running for US Senate as a Democrat. Everyone is encouraged to attend and learn about the race for Iowa's US Senate seat.
On Wed., Oct. 7 at 7 p.m. in ARH 102, Sea Turtle Conservation in Kenya and Zanzibar will be the topic of discussion for Mansir Petrie '99, recipient of a 1998 Environmental Studies summer internship grant. Mansir will have a slide show and discussion concerning the three months he spent studying various sea turtle conservation groups along coastal East Africa.
On Thurs., Oct. 8 at 4:15 p.m. in ARH 102, Professor Don Smith will speak about the possible French roots of that most British of institutions: `Parliamentary Government': A French Idea in British Politics in the Nineteenth Century? Refreshments will be served.
On Wed., Oct.7 at 12 noon in Alumni House Conference Room, 1102 Broad St., Betsy McCallon '99 will present, That's a Private Matter: Society's Acceptance of Domestic Violence and One Agency's Empowering Attempt to Combat Abuse. Betsy will describe domestic violence issues and her internship at Alternatives to Living in Violent Environments (ALIVE) in St. Louis, Missouri. Refreshments will be served.
On Tues., Oct. 6 at 4:15 p.m. in Noyce Science Center 2413, Tony Stubblebine '00, will present, System Administration and Documentation at the Twin Cities Free-Net, based on his 1998 summer internship funded through the Noyce/Intel summer internship grant committee. Tony will discuss how to manage and document the work of multiple volunteer system administrators on a community network.
On Tues., Oct. 13 at 11 a.m., in Noyce Science Center 1023, Ellery Frahm '99 will present a lecture about Pion Absorption Cross sections of Heavy Nuclei. The lecture is sponsored by the Physics Department.
Frahm, who is majoring in physics, conducted research with the Nuclear Theory Group at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, this summer. The researchers created computer models to follow the motion of subatomic particles called pions and to calculate absorption rates. Their research supports their theoretical model.
On Tues., Oct. 13 at 8 p.m. in South Lounge, poet and translator Ellen Doré Watson will present a reading of her poetry. The reading is sponsored by the English department. Watson's first full-length collection, We Live in Bodies, was published in 1997, and was followed by a chapbook, Broken Railings, winner of the Green Lake Chapbook Poetry Prize.
Watson received a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship in 1984 to translate the work of Brazilian poet Adélia Prado, The Alphabet in the Park. She won the Bullis-Kizer Prize in 1995 for two poems in Poetry Northwest and she was awarded 1997 Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers' Award. Her poetry has been published in Field, Boulevard, Ploughshares, The New Yorker, and the cyber journal Poetry Daily.
Watson teaches creative writing workshops, directs the "Readers & Writers, Live!" reading series in Northampton, and is managing editor and translation editor of The Massachusetts Review. She earned her bachelor's degree in English and master's of fine arts in creative writing from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
Today, Tuesday, Oct. 6, at 4:15 p.m. in Noyce Science Center 1405, two students will present summer research projects.
•Carla A. Talarico '99 will present research conducted at the University of Kentucky, entitled, Loss of Glutamate Transport: A Possible Mechanism of Neurodegeneration in Alzheimer's Disease?
•Seong-Hyon Lee '00 will present research conducted at Emory University, entitled, Alterations in Peripheral Markers of CNS Serotonergic Neurotransmission in Postpartum Depression. Refreshments will be served.
On Thursday, October 8 at 8:00 p.m., in ARH 224, Bronwyn Collins '98 and Luna Ranjit '00 will present a Rosenfield Program Summer Internship Colloquium, Toward a Better Tomorrow: Girls Finding New Opportunities for Their Future. Bronwyn's 1998 summer internship was with Girl Power, YWCA of Minneapolis, and Luna's was with Agroforestry, Basic Health & Cooperatives in Nepal. Everyone is cordially invited to attend.
Today, Tuesday October 6, at 4:15 p.m. in South Lounge, the Russian and East European Studies Committee will host a roundtable discussion of the present political and economic crisis in Russia. In the wake of currency devaluation and default on loan obligations, calls for the President to resign, the collapse of the old government, and the slow pace of putting together a new government, Russia prepares to confront a nation-wide strike set for tomorrow, October 7. Come join professors Robert Grey (Political Science), John Mohan (Russian), Jack Mutti (Economics), and Kate Jones '99 to examine the various facets of the situation, and how it is playing out in Russia. Refreshments will be served.
On Mon., Oct. 12 at 4:10 p.m. in Noyce Science Center 2021, Grinnell College Science Division Faculty will hold their second Science Colloquium. Wayne Twitchell, Instructional Multimedia Specialist in the Science Division, will present Multimedia in Science Teaching. Refreshments will be served prior to the presentation and discussion.
SOL is sponsoring Judith Huacuja Pearson, a doctoral candidate at the University of California, Santa Barbara, to speak on Chicano Art.
•On Thursday, Oct. 8 at 8 p.m. in North Lounge, she will present: Chicano Art and the Politics of Identity. This is an introductory lecture on Chicano art and will note the tremendous variety of artistic media and aesthetic practices used within the Chicano cultural movement.
•On Friday, Oct. 9 at 4:15 p.m. in North Lounge, she will present: Chicano Artistic Collectives: Art Making as Cultural Democracy. This lecture will provide a narrative history of Chicana/o artistic collectives, the community participation they engendered and the multiple community discourses they negotiated.
•On Wed., Oct. 7 at 4:30 p.m. in ARH 102, Hormuz Batliboi '00, 1998 Wilson summer internship grant recipient, will present, Public Spaces, Private Faces: Architectural & Urban Heritage Conservation in Bombay, India, based on his internship experience at Rahul Mehrotra Associates.
•On Friday, Oct. 9 at 4:15 p.m. in ARH 224. Heather Korte '99 and Aime Hopper '00, will discuss their 2-month internship in a small, rural Ecuadorian community. They will focus on the Ecuadorians' perceptions of the "American Dream" and their desire to attain it. This talk is titled: Searching for the American Dream: Ecuadorians' Idealization of America.
Their internship experiences were funded through the Wilson summer internship grant program.
On Saturday October 10, at 5:30 p.m., the ASIA Food Bazaar will be held in North Lounge. Members of ASIA will cook an assortment of food available at a small price. It is also fogfast, so if you turned in your ID number for a meal, come eat with us!! A once in a year chance to eat good Asian food.
Arabian Nights, Italy 1974, Directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini, Color: 128 minutes, in Italian with English subtitles. Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m. in ARH 302
The final film of Marxist homosexual Italian poet and filmmaker Pier Paolo Pasolini's Trilogy of Life, Arabian Nights is a carnal comic tale that uses the Thousand and One Nights to frame the adventures of a slave girl, Pelligrini, as she rises to power. "Rich, romantic and magnificent! Its graphic sex scenes, which have a dreamy kind of beauty to them, are erotic without being pornographic" (Vincent Canby, New York Times).
On Wed., Oct. 7 at 6:30 p.m. on Central Campus, join us for a community wide experience of Sukkot, the Jewish harvest festival. We will gather for a festive time of celebrating the holiday, partying and singing. It will be a time of solidarity for all Grinnellians. In case of rain we will gather in the Harris Concert Hall.
The Department of Music will present a Student Recital on Friday, October 9, beginning at 4:15 p.m. in Herrick Chapel. Scheduled to perform are: Aline Aprahamian, soprano; Margaret Higginson, soprano; Timothy Kerber, bass; Bryan Lake, baritone; Elizabeth Lester, soprano; Richard Mankhey, baritone; and Jeffrey Tyner, classical guitar. Duane Gugel will be the pianist for the vocal soloists. Instructors of these students are: Lisa Henderson, Marvin Kelley, Todd Seelye, and Kristie Tigges.
The plot of La Collectionneuse follows the same formula as the other films in Rohmer's
Six Moral Tales, originally written as
stories. A man is committed to a woman, becomes attracted to another, and ends up reaffirming his commitment to the first.
La Collectionneuse is about two men who, spending their summer in a Mediterranean villa, slowly fall prey to the allure of a young woman who
collects men as trophies. Showing at the French House (1130 East), 10:15 p.m., Thursday, October 8. Directed by (my favorite director)
Eric
Rohmer, France, 1966, color, 85 min, subtitled and introduced. E-mail [milin] with comments.
The Concert Committee's Live Lunch series continues this Friday, October 9th, with pianist Radoslav Lorkovic. Bring your lunch and come listen to Rad play New Orleans, Boogie Woogie, and blues piano and Cajun accordian in the Forum South Lounge from 12 to 1 p.m.
Saturday, October 10th, come see Red House recording artist Dave Moore sing the blues along with Radoslav Lorkovic at Harris. Dave and Rad have toured together everywhere from Italy to Texas to Minnesota, playing everything from Mexican-inspired accordian to blues guitar to country classics, such as a rendition of "The Orange Blossom Special" on the harmonica, with hands behind the back. Doors open at 9:30 p.m.; show starts at 10 p.m. Questions? E-mail [hoersche] or [concerts].
•Thursday, October 22, 2 p.m., Carman Center Auditorium, Mayflower Home: Faculty Recital by Rebecca Stuhr, flute, and Royce Wolf, piano.
•Tuesday, October 27, 8:30 p.m., North Lounge: African Music from The Gamba — Papa Susso, kora.
•Thursday, October 29, 8 p.m., Herrick Chapel: Public Events Committee Concert — The Prazak Quartet.
This Thursday, Oct. 8 at 7:30 p.m. in South Lounge, the Debating Union will decide the fate of President Clinton. Who's gone too far, Bill Clinton or Ken Starr? Has the President committed serious offenses worthy of impeachment or so demeaned the Presidency that we should demand his resignation? Or is this a politically inspired series of maneuvers by Mr. Clinton's enemies designed to overturn the mandate of the last presidential election? The future of the current administration is in your hands. Come and take your place as a Member of the House (audience). Interrogate the debaters during Members' Question Time. Even give a speech of your own for or against President Clinton. Vote by private ballot. Refreshments.
•Grinnell College Libraries WWW Home Page
The Grinnell College Libraries WWW home page can be accessed at http://www.lib.grin.edu/. The libraries home page offers organized access to the information resources on the Internet. It contains links to Internet searching tools, as well as links to information resources which have been evaluated and selected by the librarians. The Grinnell College Libraries catalog and catalogs of other libraries throughout the world are also available. The libraries web page continues to expand as new sites are discovered.
•Encyclopedia Britannica Online
The library subscribes to Encyclopedia Britannica Online on the World Wide Web. Go to the libraries home page (http://www.lib.grin.edu/) and click on Indexes and Encyclopedias to find the link to this resource.
•Project Muse
The Grinnell College Libraries subscribe to a collection of journals from Johns Hopkins Press through the World Wide Web. This collection is called Project Muse. There are now 42 journals available through this subscription, including two that are only published electronically. The library subscribes to a portion of these titles in paper as well. Project Muse provides access to the full text of each journal; keyword searching of individual journals or of all journals at once; and downloading and printing of articles from anywhere on campus.
For a list of available journals and a link to the project itself, go to the Libraries World Wide Web page (http://www.lib.grin.edu), click on "Links to Resources," and then "Magazines and Journals." If you have any questions, please contact a reference librarian.
•Interactive Instructional Facility (IIF)
The Grinnell College Libraries is proud to announce the opening of the Interactive Instructional Facility (IIF) located on the ground floor of Burling Library. The facility is equipped with 11 PCs, a laser printer, a projector, and additional audio-visual equipment. The IIF's primary purpose is to integrate technology and teaching in the classroom. Monday through Friday the IIF will be reserved for course instruction during class hours. In the evenings, the IIF will be open for general use and staffed by Instructional Facility Monitors (IFMs). There will also be hours designated for organizational use. For more information, the use policy, and a complete schedule, visit the IIF website at http://www.lib.grin.edu/iif/iif.htm
•Christian Worship: Sunday, October 11 (10:30 a.m.)
Black Church at Grinnell Worship Service in Herrick Chapel; Guest Preacher; Young, Gifted, and Black Gospel Choir with Samuel Williams, Director.
Worship services will resume after Fall Break.
•Jewish Programs
- Chalutzim will meet on Friday, Oct. 9th at 12 Noon in the conference room at 1127 Park Street, don't forget to bring your lunch.
- Shabbat table this Friday, Oct. 9th at 6:30 p.m. in the Chalutzim Lounge, Cowles 1st floor, south side. Reservations are very helpful, please e-mail [CHALUTZ@ac.grin.edu].
Jewish Programs will resume after Fall Break.
•Spirituality Gathering
Spirituality group meets next tonight, Oct. 6th at 8:00 p.m. on the central campus lawn, east side of Steiner (inclement weather location: ARH 120). All are welcome! We meet monthly on the first Tuesday, here is the schedule for this semester: Nov. 3rd; and Dec. 1st.
•Study With The Chaplains
Join us as we study sacred texts of the Bible. today, Tuesday, Oct. 6th at 4:15 p.m. in the Conference Room on the 1st floor of 1127 Park Street with Rev. Deanna Shorb and Rabbi Deborah Brin. We meet bimonthly on the first and third Tuesday, here is the schedule for this semester: Oct. 6; Nov. 3 & 17; Dec. 1st and 15th.
•Chaplains' Interfaith Assoc.
Wednesday, Oct. 7th at 4:15 p.m. in Steiner 305, join us at any time. We meet each week to plan and discuss multi-religious topics and activities, dialogues, study breaks, festivals, and a film series.
•School of Theology
Andy Briscoe, Admissions Counselor for St. Paul School of Theology, will meet with students who are considering seminary studies, on Friday, October 9th between 10:00 a.m. and 12 Noon. Please contact Deb Chance at the Chaplain's Office or e-mail [CHANCED@ac.grin.edu] to schedule an appointment. Drop-ins are welcome!
•Upcoming Event
Inclusivity in the Christian Church, a lecture/discussion with Rev. Steve Sabin, minister from Ames who because of his homosexuality and partnership, recently was asked to resign from his pastorate in the Lutheran Church. Tuesday, Oct. 27th at 7:30 p.m. in South Lounge.
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The Stonewall Coalition is once again sponsoring a variable plethora of fun activities to celebrate National Coming Out Day.
•On Wednesday, Oct. 7 at noon in the Forum Coffeehouse, we will be having a brown bag discussion International Issues in Coming Out.
•On Friday, Oct. 9, at 4:15 p.m. in the South Lounge of the Forum, we will have Coming Out Stories. Come share this safe space and show your support for GLBTA students sharing their individual stories of coming out...or share your own story.
•Friday, Oct. 9, at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday afternoon at 2 p.m., High Art will be showing at the Harris Cinema.
•Friday, Oct. 9, from 10 p.m.-1 a.m. at Harris...Absolutely Fabulous: Coming Out Day 1998 Party!!!! Join us in our celebration!
Grinnell College will once again be sponsoring National Depression Screening Day in conjunction with Grinnell Regional Medical Center and Poweshiek County Mental Health. Screenings will be from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. on Thursday, October 8th, in the Grinnell College Health Center. Participants will be asked to fill out a short questionnaire before meeting with a counselor. The entire screening process will take approximately a half hour to complete. It is free to students, staff, faculty, and the general public. Contact Paul Valencic (x3865) with any questions.
•Burling Library Hours During Fall Break
-Friday, October 16...8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. -Saturday, October17..12:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m. -Sunday, October 18...12:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m. -Monday-Friday, October 19-23.... 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. -Saturday, October 24..12:30-5:00 p.m. -Sunday, October 25....Regular hours resume
Students should note that they are responsible for returning periodicals and interlibrary loan books that are due during break.
•Windsor Science Library Hours for Fall Break
-Saturday, October 16 1-5 p.m. -Sunday, October 17 1-5 p.m. -Monday-Friday, October 19-23 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. -Saturday, October 24 1-5 p.m. -Sunday, October 25 Regular Hours Resume (1-5 p.m.; 7-11 p.m.)
The First Annual Kickin' It For a Cause will take place October 24. The purpose of the event is to raise money for an organization selected by the members of the 1998 Grinnell Women's Soccer Team. This year's squad has chosen the AIDS Project of Central Iowa as its charity and is particularly interested in the pediatrics branch of the organization. Proceeds from Kickin' It For a Cause will go toward the care and education of children infected with AIDS as well as those children whose parents are infected with the disease.
If you would like to participate in this 5K run/walk, please e-mail [BENNING] or call Heather Benning at x4971. Deadline for early registration is October 14th. You may also register the day of the race.
I'm doing an anthropological study of hunting images and practices in the Midwest and am looking for anyone with information to share. I am looking specifically for people who hunt themselves or have knowledge of the hunting community and related issues (from legislation to portrayals in mythology). If you've anything to offer, please e-mail [MUIR], I'd love to talk!
•Lost: a dark-red wallet with ID, cards and keys. I have lost it on Monday, probably somewhere in PEC. If you have found it, please e-mail [Krivin] or call x4124.
•Found: Time Magazine watch found on High Street. Call 236-6104 to claim.
The latest Campus Security Report is an addendum to the Campus Memo.
The Office of International Student Services is looking for volunteer families that are willing to host some of the new and returning international students. These students have lost their host families due to their host families moving. If you are interested in doing this, please call Brenda at 3703 or e-mail Strong@admin.grin.edu.
There will be a voting booth on campus Tuesday October 13th. Faculty, staff, and students are all welcome. The booth will be open from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. in the North Lounge of the Forum. Even if you are not registered you may register on site and vote immediately. Hope to see you there.
Human Resources is advertising the position of Library Assistant - Interlibrary Services. An addendum to the Campus Memo gives more details.
The campus dining halls are no longer able to maintain sufficient staff during meals using exclusively college students and are looking for local high school students to fill these openings. If you have a child 14 years of age or older who would be interested in working between two and 18 hours per week, evenings and weekends, please have them contact the Dining Services Office, 269-3661, and arrange to fill out an application. We can build custom schedules around school and other activities. Starting wage is $5.50 per hour. Our job openings are immediate, so we will be filling positions as soon as possible!
•On-Campus Recruiters
—Peace Corps
Did you know that nine graduates of Grinnell are currently serving in the Peace Corps? This year, Peace Corps will place over 3,500 Americans in positions around the world. Peace Corps is a serious option for graduating seniors, and there is no better time to find out about Peace Corps service than when a recruiter is on campus. You are invited to either attend a seminar or visit the information table at the times and places listed below.
10/6/98 7:00 p.m.: Information Meeting, ARH 102
10/6/98 9 a.m.-3 p.m.: Information Table, Post Office
—Lutheran Volunteer Corps
James Rechs '97 of the Lutheran Volunteer Corps will be visiting campus on October 9, 1998. He will be in the Post Office from 9 a.m. - Noon and from 1-2 p.m. The Lutheran Volunteer Corps is a one-to-two year service program beginning each year at the end of August. Volunteers live in communities of 4-7 people, are paid a modest stipend, and placed in agencies doing social justice work in Chicago, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Washington DC, Wilmington, Seattle, and Tacoma. Lutheran Volunteers need not be Lutheran.
—University of Michigan
Representatives from the University of Michigan Law School will be on campus Monday, October 12 from 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. in the campus post office. Stop by to learn more about their program and ask any questions that you might have about their law school.
—Jesuit Volunteer Corps
An information table will be set up in the campus post office for the Jesuit Volunteer Corps on Thursday, October 15, 1998. Representatives will be available from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
—USC, Duke, Berkeley
What do these three schools have in common? Each will have a law school representative on Grinnell's campus on Friday, October 16. This trio of reps will present a joint session at 12:00 noon in the Forum Coffeehouse on the 16th.
•Summer Internships in Des Moines
The Des Moines Register is offering the following 12-week internships for Summer 1999: Sports Copy Editor, News Copy Editor, Reporter, Photographer, Graphic Artist. Desired Majors: Journalism, Mass Communications, English, Liberal Arts Salary: $410/week. A complete list of qualifications is available in the CDO. Resumes and cover letters are due in the CDO by October 14, 1998. Cover letters should be addressed to: Diane Graham, Managing Editor, Des Moines Register, 715 Locust St., Des Moines, IA 50309.
•Interview with Top Employers
Don't miss the opportunity to interview with some of the nation's top employers in Boston, Chicago, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco, and Washington, DC. Here are just a few employers who conducted interviews last year: Andersen Consulting; Boston Consulting, Dow Jones, E & J Gallo Winery, Ernst & Young, Eckerd Family Youth Services, Inner-City Teaching Corps, Institute for Community Empowerment, McKinsey & Company, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Wyoming Seminary. Stop by the Career Development Office to review this year's list of employers and find out how you can participate! Resumes and cover letters must be submitted to the CDO by Monday, October 26, 1998. This is the only resume collection for these particular interview opportunities.
•Upcoming Workshops
October 5-9 is Career Week in the CDO. Workshops will be held at 4:15 p.m. in the CDO during the week. Tuesday, October 6: "Preparing for an Interview Workshop"; Wednesday, October 7: "Networking & Information Interviewing Workshop". Sign-up sheets for these workshops available in the CDO.
•Job Searching Online (JSO)
The CDO is offering four sequential workshops (every Tues. 10/27 - 11/17) focusing on J.S.O. The workshops will focus on digital resume prep, visiting sites, and professional correspondence. To register for the first workshop contact Nick [Myers@admin.grin.edu] by October 15, space is limited (senior preference).
Time: 7:30-8:30 p.m., YMCA, have a working resume on disk.
•Internship Applications
Please remember that applications for spring 1999 internships will be due in the CDO on Wednesday, October 14. Applications should also be submitted for students planning to be off campus during the spring 1999 semester, who would like to apply for a fall 1999 internship. Any questions, please call the CDO, ext. 4940.
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Toast some marshmallows around the barbecue and enjoy the crisp fall air! Majors and those interested in majoring in history are cordially invited to a picnic at Mr. Drake's house (532 12th Ave.) this Friday, Oct. 9, at 5:30. Contact Jessica Dvorak for meal arrangements.
If you'd like to host a prospective student on October 11th or 12th, please e-mail Volunteers in Student Admission [VISA]. Over 60 students need housing, including 40 on a bus from Chicago.
You, too, can find work! Please join us for a panel discussion by young alumni who are working in science or math-related positions in the surrounding area. Panel members include Emily Martin, Victor Cornejo, Robert Reasoner, Kim Kandl, and possibly others. Sunday, October 11, 7:00 p.m. in South Lounge. All welcome! Sponsored by the New Science Project.
The Mock Trial team will be holding its first organizational meeting on Monday, October 12th at 9 p.m., Location TBA. We will be having two teams this year and are looking for both lawyers and witnesses. For more information or if you're interested in participating but can't make the first meeting, contact Kate [BURNS] by e-mail or at X3728. Hope to see you there!
Are 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! In mid-October, the 1999 New Student Orientation Committee will begin working on the 1999 GO Magazine and the fall New Student Orientation program. 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 by noon, Friday, October 9. The first meeting is scheduled for 4:15 p.m., Wednesday, October 14 in PDR `B' of the Forum. I look forward to hearing from and working with you.
•Dining Services Jobs
We continue to have immediate openings available in the dining halls. Schedules are flexible based on your class/activity schedule. Starting wage $5.50 per hour. We particularly need students who are available weekday breakfasts and lunches. Please go to either Quad or Cowles kitchen during non-meal times and speak with a student employee supervisor.
Are you struggling with understanding your course material? Are you having trouble with knowing how to best approach your homework? If these situations sound familiar, then a tutor may be able to help you. Tutors are students who are recommended by professors and services are at no cost to you. Take advantage of these resources! Tutoring on campus is coordinated for three areas:
-Courses in the Social Studies and Humanities divisions are handled by the Academic Advising Office in is Forum. Contact Carol Ahrens, x3702 or [ahrens@admin.grin.edu] to receive a tutor in those areas of study.
-The Math Lab (Science 2012) is open for drop-in tutoring over 50 hours a week. The schedule is posted in the hall outside of the Lab. Individual tutoring for any of the math classes is coordinated through Katherine McClelland, Director of the Math Lab, x3060 or [mcclella@ac.grin.edu].
-The Science Learning Center handles group and individual tutoring. 100 & 200 level biology and chemistry courses have regularly scheduled mentor sessions and physics 100 level classes have a weekly help session (check the bulletin board outside of Science 2002 for times and locations). Individual tutoring is coordinated by Minna Mahlab, Director of the Science Learning Center, x3015 or [mahlab@ac.grin.edu]. Because science and math tutors are in great demand as the semester comes to a close, a tutor cannot be guaranteed in all cases.
The following vehicles are not registered with the college, have received 3 or more tickets and are subject to immediate tow/immobilization.
Lic#: CA 4BYF124 Ford Lic#: IA 416BLR Toyota Lic#: IA 239BIA Ford Festiva Lic#: IL KD7359 Dodge Lic#: NE 2P4927 BMW
There will be a Grinnell-in-London information session next Monday, October 12th at 4:15 p.m. in ARH 302. If you would like to hear about the fall 1999 program and meet the faculty who will be teaching, please plan to attend! Brochures and applications for GIL Fall 1999 are available in the Associate Deans' Office (Nollen 3rd) or from the Off-Campus Study Office (Fell 1st). Application deadline: February 5, 1999.