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On Wed., Sept., 30 at 4:30 p.m. in Noyce Science Center 2021, everyone is welcome to attend this week's Biology Seminar. Melissa Marks '00 will present, The Genetic Basis of Behavior: A QTL Analysis of Conditioned Fear in Mice. Brendan O'Fallon '99 will also present a topic titled, In Examination of Canopy Tree Regeneration in a Heavily Disturbed Rainforest Fragment, Atherton Tablelands, Queensland. Arrive at 4:15 in 1021 for refreshments and conversation before the seminar begins.
On Thursday, Oct. 1 at 4:15 p.m. in Alumni House Conference Room, 1102 Broad, Yolanda Strachan '99 will present, Microcredit in Matagalpa. She will share an overview of her summer internship working with a nongovernmental development organization in Nicaragua and their credit program for women in the city of Matagalpa. Yolanda will address the effectiveness of the program as a poverty reduction tool among the participants.
On Monday, Oct. 5 at 12 noon in Steiner 305, Laurie Kauffman '99 will present, Never Stand Directly Under a Monkey: My Summer at a Wildlife Rescue Center in Costa Rica. Laurie is the recipient of a 1998 Environmental Studies summer internship grant.
•On Thursday, Oct. 1 at 7 p.m. in ARH 102, Jocelyn Luglio '99, recipient of a 1998 Noyce/Intel summer internship grant, will present, Hammer and Nail (and crane and concrete and wind bells): My Summer at Arcosanti. Arcosanti is an architectural experiment which began in the late 1960s. Under the direction of Paolo Soleri (architect, artist, social philosopher) students and other volunteers have been financing as well as physically constructing this urban laboratory one concrete slab at a time. Arcosanti is a prototype arcology, which is Soleri's combination of architecture and ecology. It is a small-scale experimental city being built as an alternative to urban sprawl. And Jocie got to help build it!
•On Tuesday, 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 Tuesday, Sept. 29, 4:15 p.m., Alumni House Conference Room, 1102 Broad Street, Oma McLaughlin '99 will present a Noun Internship Colloquium entitled, Family Across the Spectrum: Adoptive Parents and Pregnant Women in Crisis. Oma will describe her work last summer in the "My Choice" program and her encounters with adoptive family and pregnant woman's populations during her summer in Bangor, Maine. The "My Choice" program is implemented through the Maine Adoption Placement Service. Refreshments Served. All are welcome.
Clifford M. Will, a leading authority on gravitation and general relativity, will deliver two lectures, the first on October 5 and the second on October 6.
• On Monday, Oct. 5 at 7:30 p.m. in Noyce Science Center 2022, he will give a general interest talk Was Einstein Right? He will speak about how—after 85 years—the most celebrated scientific theory of the 20th century has held up under the exacting scrutiny of planetary probes, radio telescopes, and atomic clocks. He will relate the story of testing relativity, from the 1919 measurements of the bending of light to the 1980s measurements of a decaying double-neutron star system that reveal the action of gravity waves. He will show how a revolution in astronomy and technology led to a renaissance of general relativity in the 1960s, and to a systematic program to try to verify its predictions. He also will demonstrate how general relativity plays an important role in daily life in the 1990s.
• On Monday, Tuesday, Oct. 6 at 11:00 a.m. in Noyce Science Center 1023, he will present The Search for Black Holes a region of warped spacetime left over from the catastrophic collapse of a star from which nothing, not even light, can escape. He will discuss the existence of black holes and whether a world-wide network of gravitational-wave observatories currently under construction will give us the "smoking gun" for the existence of black holes.
Will is professor and chairman of physics and a member of the McDonnell Center for the Space Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis. He received a bachelor's of science in applied mathematics and theoretical physics from McMaster University and a Ph.D. in physics from the California Institute of Technology in 1971. He was an Enrico Fermi Fellow at the University of Chicago, an Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Fellow, a Fulbright Fellow and a Guggenheim Foundation Fellow. In addition to more than 160 scientific articles or abstracts, he is the author of two books, Theory and Experiment in Gravitational Physics, and Was Einstein Right? The latter was selected one of the 200 best books of 1986 by the New York Times Book Review, and won the 1987 American Institute of Physics Science-Writing Award in Physics and Astronomy.
•On Tuesday, Sept. 29 at 4:15 p.m. in Loose Lounge, Trinity Muller '00 and Nokwazi Hlubi '99 will present a Rosenfield Program Summer Internship colloquium, Networks & Politics: An Inside Glance at Political & Personal Decision Making with MRA (Moral Re-Armament) in Switzerland and, A Grassroots Organizing Experience with GREEN (Grassroots Environmental Effectiveness Network) in Washington, DC.
•On Thursday, Oct. 8 at 8 p.m. in ARH 224, Bronwyn Collins '98 and Luna Ranjit '00 will present a Rosenfield Program Summer Internship colloquium, Towards a Better Tomorrow: Girls Finding New Opportunities for Their Futures. 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.
The Seventh Annual Science Student Research Symposium will be held from 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 Noon on Saturday, October 3, in the Ahrens Atrium of the Noyce Science Center. Mark your calendar and plan to attend and learn about the research work in which Grinnell College students and faculty have been involved. Families are also invited to attend the poster session as part of the reception with science faculty.
On Tuesday, Sept. 29 at 4:15 p.m. in Noyce Science Center 2400 (Math Lounge), Dan Willms `99 will present the results of his summer work at Grinnell with Professor Jepsen. This exciting mathematics talk is entitled, Cyclic Quadrilaterals with Integer Sides. Come and enjoy the chips and salsa and find out what goodies Margie will bake this time!
On Wednesday, September 30 at 8 p.m. in South Lounge. Professor Amita Baviskar will give a lecture on, Communities in Conflict: Nature and Culture in the Struggle for Conservation in the Indian Himalaya. Baviskar, who completed her doctorate in sociology at Cornell University, teaches in the Department of Sociology, School of Economics, Delhi University. She is the author of In the Belly of the River, an account of the struggles of tribal peoples against dam-building in Central India. This talk is jointly sponsored by the Global Development Studies, Luce, and the Rosenfield Program. Refreshments will be served.
On Monday, Oct. 5 at 8 p.m. in South Lounge, Professor Carey Heckman of Stanford University Law School will give a talk on Technology Law and a "Liberating" Arts Education, sponsored by the Rosenfield Program in Public Affairs, International Relations and Human Rights. Professor Heckman is Co-Director, Stanford Law and Technology Center and Co-Director, Cyberspace Law Institute. He formerly was Vice President and Senior Corporate Counsel of Novell, Inc. He has written extensively on the challenge of new information technologies to US legal practice. Everyone is cordially invited to attend. Students who would like to have a meal with Prof. Heckman should contact Prof. Moyer in the Rosenfield Program Office.
•On Friday, October 2, at 4:15 p.m. in the Alumni House Conference Room, 1102 Broad Street, Stacey Million '99 will present a talk entitled, Milkweed Editions: Is High-Quality Children's Literature Economically Viable in Today's Consumer Society? Stacey, recipient of a 1998 Wilson Summer Internship Grant, will discuss her experiences at a Minneapolis non-profit literary press.
•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.
Shall We Dance? Japan, 1996, 118 minutes. Written and directed by Masayuki Suo In Japanese with English subtitles. Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m., ARH 302
Shall We Dance? is a new Japanese film about the meeting between the conflicting worlds of business and dance. Shohei Sugiyama is a middle aged businessman who has everything - a loving wife, adolescent daughter, and a new home. Yet, his life feels empty. That is, until he summons enough courage to enroll in dance classes and enter a suspicious world considered "beyond embarrassing" by a repressed society. The result is a charming romantic comedy that extends far beyond the main topic of dancing. Masayuki Suo, the writer and director, gives the film an universal sense of humor that offers an appeal to any kind of audience. James Beradinelli calls it a "film for anyone who prefers to leave the theater smiling."
Grinnell Printmakers - Spring 1998, works of art by students enrolled in printmaking classes, currently on display at the Terrace Art Gallery. This show will be a part of the symposium in celebration of the President's inauguration on Saturday, October 10. On that day, the Forum will be filled with displays of scholarly and creative endeavors from all segments of the college community. The show will run through Sunday, October 11. The Terrace Art Gallery is open during regular Forum hours.
Metropolis (1926, 107 min, silent) will be shown on Wednesday, September 30, at 7:30 p.m. at the German House (1019 Park Street). It is the future, and humans are divided into two groups: the Thinkers and the Workers. Completely separate, neither group is complete, but together they make a whole. This movie is the epitome of a surreal movie.
The Department of Music will present a concert by departmental ensembles on Saturday, October 3, at 7:30 p.m. in Herrick Chapel, as part of the festivities for Family Weekend. Scheduled to perform are the Grinnell College Percussion Ensemble, Mark Dorr, director; Grinnell College Chamber Ensembles, Nancy McFarland Gaub, director; the Grinnell Singers, John Rommereim, director; and the Grinnell College Jazz Ensemble, Ralph Russell, director.
In 18th century France a 16-year-old girl (played by the remarkable Anna Karina) is forced to enter a convent, where three abbesses treat her in three different ways, ranging from maternal concern, to sadistic persecution, to lesbian desire. This feminist adaptation of a classic novel by the Enlightenment philosopher Denis Diderot caused a scandal in the 60s and was banned on grounds of anti-clericalism. (by Jacques Rivette, 1966, color, subtitled). French House, 1130 East, 9:45 p.m., this Thursday, Oct. 1.
Ten North Frederick, with Grinnell's own Gary Cooper, is the story of a bittersweet romance, a May-December affair. Gary Cooper's character, in the long run, proves to be honorable. His daughter and the object of his affection are roommates and they meet and fall in love without the daughter's knowledge. A really wonderful story, not generally known. Don't miss it. Thursday, October 1, Harris Cinema, 9:15 p.m.
Next weeks film: Robert Redford and Meryl Streep in Out of Africa.
Reverend Billy C. Wirtz will be playing at the Harris Center Saturday, Oct. 3 at 9:30 p.m. Since 1982, Wirtz has been on a one-man crusade to combine authentic blues piano styles with more contemporary and skewed themes. His electrifying piano skills and on-stage humor are bound to amuse, confuse, and amaze Grinnell College. Students are invited to bring their parents to share in the experience.
•Friday, October 9, 4:15 p.m., Herrick Chapel: Student Recital.
This weekend, October 2-4, is Family Weekend at Grinnell. There are a variety of events happening around campus and we invite students and their parents to participate in as many of them as they wish. There is an updated version of the Family weekend schedule posted on the Grinnell website at: http://www.grinnell.edu/alumni/family.html If you have any questions about any of the family weekend activities, or you need to let us know that your family is planning to attend, please call the Alumni Office at x4801.
The deadline for submitting information to be included in the next Activities Calendar, Oct. 26-Dec. 18, is Monday, October 5. If you are planning an activity during this time and have not completed a calendar reservation form, please come to the Office of Special Services, Harry Hopkins House, 8 a.m.-noon, 1-5 p.m. to submit your information.
The Sept. 20-26 Campus Security Report is an addendum to the Campus Memo.
•Christian Worship: Sunday, October 4 (10:30 a.m.)
Family Weekend Inter-denominational Worship Service with Holy Communion in Herrick Chapel; Rev. Deanna Shorb, Chaplain, will be preaching; Dr. Marlys Boote, College Organist, will be accompanist.
•Jewish Programs
- Chalutzim will meet on Friday, Oct. 2nd at 12 Noon in the conference room at 1127 Park Street, don't forget to bring your lunch.
- Family Weekend Kabbalat Shabbat Service this Friday Oct. 2nd at 5:15 p.m. in Steiner 305
- Shabbat table this Friday, Oct. 2nd 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].
- High Holy Day Schedule
Tonight, Tuesday, September 29th
Erev Yom Kippur Dinner at 6:30 p.m., Chalutzim Lounge.
Kol Nidre Services at 8:00 p.m., Main Lounge.
Wednesday, September 30th
Yom Kippur Morning Services & Yizkor at 10:00 a.m., Main Lounge.
Yom Kippur Discussion & Closing Services 4:30 p.m., Main Lounge.
Break-Fast at 6:30 p.m., Main Lounge.
•Chaplains' Interfaith Assoc.
Wednesday, Sept. 30th 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.
•Dealing with Grief and Loss
Grief and loss discussion group meets, Thursday, Oct. 1st at 8:00 p.m. in the conference room at 1127 Park Street. All are welcome!
•Spirituality Gathering
Spirituality group meets next Tuesday, Oct. 6th at 8:00 p.m. on the central campus lawn, east side of Steiner (inclement weather location: ARH 120). All are welcome!
•Upcoming Event
Inclusivity in the Christian Church, a lecture/discussion with Rev. Steve Sabin, minister from Ames. Sabin was recently asked to resign from his pastorate in the Lutheran Church because of his sexuality. Tuesday, Oct. 27th at 7:30 p.m. in South Lounge.
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The deadline for submitting proposals to the Grinnell College Fund for Excellence is coming up this Thursday, October 1. Complete information about the Fund for Excellence has been posted on the Grinnell College web site (www.grinnell.edu). Linked under "News and Events," the Fund for Excellence page makes available the full text of updated proposal guidelines distributed in August by the Office of the President. The same memorandum outlines the process that will be used to review and select proposals to receive funding this year. If you have questions, please contact the Office of the President or the Office of the Associate Deans.
Have you signed up to donate blood yet? It's not too late. The Grinnell College Blood Drive is next Wednesday and Thursday, October 7 and 8, in the North Lounge. A variety of time slots are still available, particularly on Wednesday. If you are interested, or know of someone who is interested, e-mail [SERVICE] ASAP to reserve your convenient slot now. We will be in the dining halls and post office later this week, also.
If you are interested in becoming a housing committee member, call x3700 and leave your name with the housing secretary. The Housing Committee will meet Tuesday, September 29, at 6:30 p.m. in PDR B of the Forum. This is an organizational meeting. The Housing Committee meeting is open to all members of the campus community. The members of the Housing Committee are Steve Larson, Howe Siegel, Nick Myers, Ilana Golin, Emily Mize, Anthony Westbrooks, and Molly Kennedy.
•Found in ARH: three rings. Please identify in ARH 228 to claim.
•Found: silver and gold-trimmed watch, about ten days ago, on ground outside Main. It says "wrangler" in very small letters and has two small heart designs on it. If its yours, e-mail [Liberato] or call X3290.
The College Mail Service is offering a new over-night option: Airborne Express. If you wish to use Airborne, you must have your envelope/package at the Mail Room in Carnegie by 1:30 p.m. Monday - Friday. Morning or afternoon delivery options are available.
Grinnell College has the pleasure and responsibility of hosting the 1998 Midwest Conference Volleyball Championship Tournament on Nov. 6 & 7, 1998. This is an outstanding opportunity for our program to compete for the conference championship on our home floor and in front of our home crowd. Along with the advantages of playing at home, comes the responsibility of conducting the event. A great number of people will be needed to serve in various positions if we are to do a good job of hosting. If you are a student, staff or faculty who would like to help us, please contact Patty Johnson in the PEC at ext. 3800. We are looking for lines persons, scorekeepers, hosts, ball shaggers, hospitality staffers, assistant tournament directors and the list goes on. Students will be paid and staff and faculty are asked to volunteer. We will work with your schedule, but we need help from 11:30 a.m. on the 6th to 7 p.m. on the 7th. This is a request for your support of our program and this great opportunity. Hopefully, as the tournament draws near there won't be a request in desperation. Thanks in advance for your help.
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.
Don't forget the Family Weekend Coffee Hours! Family Weekend is October 2-4 and the Faculty Coffee hours are scheduled
as
follows:
•Science Poster Session and Coffee Hour, Saturday October 3, from 10:00a.m.-noon, First floor, Noyce Science Center.
•Social Studies and Humanities Coffee Hour, Saturday October 3, from 10:30-11:30 a.m., Forum South Lounge
These coffee hours are a wonderful chance for parents to get to know the faculty that teach their students.
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!
Weight watcher meetings are held every Monday night at 6 p.m. at the Veteran's Administration Building in Grinnell. Weigh-in begins at 5:30 p.m. The classes are taught by Mary Baird. The registration fee is $15, and the cost of each class is $11. Grinnell College will sponsor half of the cost of the classes as a part of the employee wellness program.
Talks on Latin American Culture & Society Program (Fall) and Tropical Field Studies Program (Spring), will be presented on Thursday, October 1, 7:00 p.m., ARH 224 and Friday, October 2, 4:15 p.m., ARH 224.
Leon Narvaez, Director of ACM Costa Rica programs, will hold an information session and slide show for students interested in attending either the spring '00 Tropical Field Research Program or the fall '99 Culture and Society Program. The spring option is particularly suited to environmental studies, biology, and social sciences students interested in field research, while the fall option is more broadly liberal-arts based with emphasis on language acquisition and cultural immersion. For further information, contact Program Advisers: Professor Brown (biology & environmental studies) or Professor Andelson or Professor Bentley-Condit (social sciences). Brochures available in OCS Resource Room, Fell House, 1119 Park Street, 2nd Floor.
The Stonewall Coalition puts together weekly brown bag discussions on topics of interest to the GLBT and allied community. This Wednesday, come discuss the role of allies in the queer community, as well as explore ally support networks, especially outside of the Grinnell campus. Bring your lunch to the Forum Coffeehouse, Wednesday the 30th at noon.
•On-Campus Recruiters
— Epic Systems Epic Systems Corporation will present information about employment opportunities with their company on September 29, in the Forum Coffeehouse from 5 - 7 p.m. Epic Systems develops clinical and financial software systems for very large healthcare providers nationwide. Positions are available for Software Developers (looking for BS in Computer Science or related field) and Technical Services/Scientists & Engineers (BS in a hard science discipline). Pizza will be served. Students should bring their resumes. Complete job descriptions are available in the CDO.
—Peace Corps Representatives from the Peace Corps will be on campus Tuesday, October 6. There will be an information table located in the Post Office from 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. and at 7:00 p.m. that evening a film seminar will be held in ARH 102. You are encouraged to bring a diskette with you to either session.
•Upcoming Workshops
October 5-9 is Career Week in the CDO. Workshops will be held daily at 4:15 p.m. during the week.
-Monday, October 5 in the CDO: "Job Search Workshop"; -Tuesday, October 6 in the YMCA: "Resume Writing Workshop" (don't forget to bring a diskette); -Wednesday, October 7 in the CDO: "Networking Workshop" -Thursday, October 8 in the CDO: "Internet Job Search Workshop".
Sign-up sheets for these workshops available in the CDO.
•CDO Appointments
Please take note that the CDO now has a career counselor available for appointments over the noon hour on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Career counseling appointments are also available as early as 8:00 a.m. on Monday and Wednesday. There are many other appointment options available throughout the week as well, and we will again be offering "walk-in" sessions on Friday afternoon from 12:30-4:30 p.m. Call ext. 4940 to set up a time convenient for you. We hope to see you in the CDO very soon.
•Spring Internship Planning
Have you thought about doing an internship for academic credit during the spring '99 semester? If so, your planning should begin soon. Application materials are available in the CDO and will be due on Wednesday October 14, 1998. You are required to be a third or fourth-year student to participate in this credit-bearing internship program. Interested students should contact the CDO, ext. 4940 and request an appointment with Valorie Moritz in the next three weeks. Also, if you have plans to be off-campus during the spring semester and would like to do an internship in the fall ('99), this October 14 deadline will apply to you as well.
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On Thursday, Oct. 1 at 12 noon in CDO, 3rd Mears, there will be a presentation on Career in Law. What can you do with a degree in law? Public service, private practice, or something else? Stephen Hardwick '89 is the assistant public defender, death penalty post-conviction section, for the Ohio Public Defender's Office. He majored in Political Science and French at Grinnell and received his J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School. Mr. Hardwick will be discussing the options available to students interested in law school, the University of Michigan, and the Peace Corps. Please take advantage of this great opportunity to meet with Mr. Hardwick!
All students interested in chemistry or currently in a chemistry class are invited to attend an enrapturing study break extravaganza. Tonight, Tuesday, October 29, at 8 p.m. stop by the North Lounge for some ping-pong and good food. Not to be missed!
Commencement isn't as far away as you think! Members are currently needed for the 2000 Senior Week Committee. Members have the opportunity to help select a Commencement speaker, plan Commencement weekend events such as the Senior Party and Baccalaureate, and organize the 100 Days Party. The committee also helps with 1999 Commencement. In order to serve on the committee, you must be on campus Spring '99 and Spring '00 (and be enthusiastic and willing to work).
Students interested in serving on the committee should write a short statement detailing past involvement in campus activities as well as highlighting reasons for wishing to serve. Please send your statements to Petar Klaetsch (box 17-80) or e-mail [klaetsch@ac.grin.edu] by October 12.
•Will You Make A Casserole? Anyone wishing to contribute food, help with preparation, transport dinner to Des Moines or help serve the 50 men, women and children who come to eat at Trinity Methodist each night, please contact Amy at the CSC X4247 right away. We will be providing dinner Tuesday evening, October 13th.
•Thanks to everyone who attended the Knights of Columbus Pancake Breakfast to benefit our Unified Sports Program. Special thanks to Russell Osgood for his generous support and to Coach Stanley who bought a victory breakfast for the entire Pioneer Football Team!
Community Voices is a newsletter published by Diversity Coalition dedicated to promoting an ongoing dialogue on campus regarding issues of race, gender, sexual orientation, class, disabilities, age, religion and other such issues that are of concern to the Grinnell College Campus. We invite the community to respond to these issues through written (poems, personal experiences, essays, etc.), photographed or illustrated mediums of expression. Entries will be accepted and published under the two following conditions:
-The full name of the author of the work *must* be submitted to none-other than the editors of the magazine. Full anonymity in the published version of the magazine will be guaranteed under strict professionalism of the Community Voices staff.
-Articles with no name attached *will not be published*
All entries can be e-/mailed to either Suri Dhungana ([DHUNGANA], P.O. Box 03-39) or Alex Racho ([RACHOA] P.O. Box 11-7), the editors of the magazine. Community Voices intends to be a bi-monthly magazine depending, however, on the number of entries received.
Representatives from the community service-oriented student organizations of Habitat for Humanity and Poverty Action Now (PAN) will start collecting student ID numbers in the lobbies of Quad and Cowles dining halls on Sunday, October 4 during the dinner hours for the upcoming Fog Fast scheduled for Saturday, October 10th. Please consider giving up your dinner meal. Proceeds will benefit Habitat for Humanity and PAN.
Are you thinking about studying in London during the fall semester of 1999? The Fall 1999 Grinnell-in-London program will feature the following courses by professors David Campbell, Kathy Kamp, and John Whittaker: ANT/SOC 292: Ethnographic Research in Complex Societies (Kamp); ANT 295: Museum as Text: Presenting Technological Progress (Kamp/Whittaker); ENV 290: Biogeography (Campbell); ENV 295: Botanical Imperialism (Campbell); ANT 295: Prehistory of Britain (Whittaker); ENV 299: An Ecological History of the British Isles (Campbell).
If you would like more information, please plan on attending one of the following information sessions which will be held in ARH 302:
—Monday, October 12, 4:15 p.m. —Monday, November 2, 4:15 p.m. —Monday, November 23, 4:15 p.m.
Next year's faculty will be available at these sessions to talk about their courses and to answer your questions.
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.
Itching to read scads of poetry and prose? On Thursday, October 1, at 7 p.m. in the Forum Coffeehouse, the Grinnell Review will have an informational meeting. The Grinnell Review is the college's annual literary magazine and features poetry, prose, academic, and art works from students, faculty, and alumni. If you are interested in working on the Review, we are looking for poetry, prose, art, and layout editors, as well as committee members for every division. Everyone is welcome and refreshments will be served! If you have any questions, please e-mail [review].
The initial meeting/get together of the Japanese Language Table will be Wednesday, September 30, 5:30 p.m., in PDR #4/Cowles. This is an opportunity for those who share an interest in Japanese language or culture to come together to practice Japanese and discuss cultural issues in a relaxed/informal setting. Please e-mail me, David Weaver [weaverd] if you are interested but unable to attend. I am currently the Public Services Librarian at Grinnell College and spent two years in Japan as part of the Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Program.
Registered nurses from the college Health Center will be administering influenza vaccinations to students in the dorm lounges.
On
Tuesday, September 29 they will be on North Campus and South Campus on Wednesday, September 30. They will begin at 7:00
p.m. There is no charge for students, the inoculation is covered by their health fees.
The Grinnell College women's intercollegiate softball team will hold its fall meeting on October 1, 1998 at 7:30 p.m. in the Cubs room of the Physical Education Complex. The purpose of this meeting will be to discuss the upcoming 1999 intercollegiate softball season and to welcome any new women who might be interested in playing intercollegiate softball for Grinnell College. If you have experience and an interest, come and see what it's all about.
The last moment to submit an application for the Music Department's Student Recital on Friday, October 9, is: Friday, October 2, 4:59 p.m., in the Fine Arts Office. Application forms are available in that office and should be submitted there when they are completed. The Fine Arts Office is now located at 1022 Park Street, first floor.
Are 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! 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.
There will be a Pagan Discussion Circle meeting held on October 1. The topic of the discussion will be Magick. The meeting will also include energy-raising. Everyone is invited to attend. E-mail [PAGAN] if you have any questions.
The Sexual Assault Working Group will meet Tuesday, September 29 at 4:15 p.m. in Forum PDR E. Please come if you are interested in working on issues related to college resources, programs and issues of sexual assault. E-mail [MATYE] with ?????.
•Choir Director/Organist Sought
The First Presbyterian Church of Grinnell is seeking a choir director/ organist (may be one position or two) for creative, energetic leadership of music ministry. The person(s) filling the position should be musically skilled, open to a variety of music styles, able to work with the pastor to plan worship music, and capable of promoting and utilizing church members' vocal and instrumental talents. This is a part-time position. Resumes should be sent by October 4 to Mike Smith, Pastor, 1025 Fifth Avenue, Grinnell, IA. Questions may be directed to Mike Smith at 515-236-6059.
•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.
Every student in college-owned residential housing was assigned a voice mailbox at the beginning of this semester. If you use the college voice mail system, please be sure to record the personal verification and greeting (and prompt maintenance greeting if applicable). Doing so takes full advantage of other features of the system (i.e., caller identification and dial-by-name directory).
If you prefer to use your own answering machine or do not want to use the college voice mail system for any reason, call x4910 or e-mail LOUCKS so your mailbox can be removed.
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#: IL KD7359 Dodge Lic#: NE 2P4927 BMW
Grinnell College students interested in a career in mathematics, the natural sciences, or engineering are invited to apply to the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program. Established by Congress in 1986, the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation operates an educational scholarship program designed to provide opportunities for outstanding U.S. students with excellent academic records and demonstrated interest in, and potential for, careers in mathematics, the natural sciences, and engineering.
In April 1999, the Foundation will award scholarships to students who will be college juniors or seniors during the 1999-2000 academic year. In order to be considered for an award, students must be nominated by their institution. The scholarship covers eligible expenses up to a maximum of $7,500 per year. Junior scholarship recipients can expect to receive a maximum of two years of support. Senior scholarship recipients are eligible for a maximum of one year of support.
To be eligible, a student must be a current full-time sophomore or junior and must be pursuing a baccalaureate degree, have a B average or equivalent, stand in the upper fourth of the class, and be a U.S. citizen, resident alien, or U.S. national who will pursue a career in mathematics, the natural sciences, or engineering.
The on-campus deadline is Wednesday, November 11, 1998. Interested students should contact Angie Story-Johnson, Associate Deans Office, Nollen 3rd, ext. 3460.
Funding 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 $3,000 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 3. The deadline for returning applications to the Office of the Associate Dean is Monday, November 2 at 5:00 p.m.