Announcements
Faculty and Administration Information on May 9 Events
Members of the faculty and administration are reminded that Senior Assembly will be in Johnson Chapel at 5 p.m. on Friday, May 9. Faculty are asked to gather for the assembly in academic regalia no later than 4:45 p.m. (full professors should meet in the classroom just across the hall from the entrance to the Chapel. All others should meet at the west end of the main hallway on the floor below). Faculty and administrators are cordially invited to the Senior Reception and Dinner afterward in LeFrak Gymnasium.
Seniors! Here's Info About Senior Assembly May 9
Senior Assembly is Friday, May 9.
Graduating seniors should assemble -- in
caps and gowns! -- no later than 4:35
p.m. on the Quad side of Johnson Chapel.
If it's raining, the line will form
indoors -- but bring an umbrella just in
case. Remember: gowns sometimes
bleed when they get wet. Senior Assembly
features the awarding of prizes,
speeches by three students (this year
Brian Lewis '08, Ben Merewitz '08 and
Spencer Robins '08) and a speech by a
faculty member or administrator (this
year, Professor Carleen Basler). Senior
Assembly usually ends around 6:20 p.m.
The reception for graduating seniors,
faculty and staff begins at 6:30 p.m. in
LeFrak, and dinner is served at 7:30
p.m., right after Honorary Class
Memberships are awarded. Remember to bring your driver's license or student ID.
All Are Invited to Senior Assembly, Friday, May 9
All members of the Amherst community are
invited to attend Friday's Senior
Assembly, which will be held at 5 p.m.
in Johnson Chapel. The event features
the presentation of senior prizes, as
well as talks by three seniors (this
year, Brian Lewis '08, Benjamin Merewitz
'08 and Spencer Robins '08) and a
speaker invited by the senior class
(this year, Professor Carleen Basler).
In Memoriam: Douglas C. Wilson '62
The Johnson Chapel flag has been lowered
to half-staff in memory of Douglas C.
Wilson '62, longtime Amherst College public affairs officer and editor, who
died May 5 at home in Amherst. He was
67. A former Washington journalist, he
served his alma mater for 27 years
before retiring in 2002. Notes and remembrances are welcomed and can be left by following the link below.
For more information: https://cms.amherst.edu/news/memoriam/node/47777
NEASC Accreditation: Evaluation Team Final Report Online
The Evaluation Team's final report is
now posted at https://cms.amherst.edu/academiclife/dean_faculty/reaccreditation
(note that a log in is required) for
review by all members of the campus
community. Based on the team report,
the self-study report and other
documents, the Commission on
Institutions of Higher Education will
formulate its decision on Amherst's
accreditation in fall 2008.
For more information: https://cms.amherst.edu/academiclife/dean_faculty/reaccreditation
Amherst College To Honor Atomic Agency Head, Princeton President at Commencement
Robert H. Brown Jr. '69, professor of
neurology at Harvard Medical School and
director of the Day Neuromuscular
Research Laboratory and Muscular
Dystrophy Association clinic at
Massachusetts General Hospital; Geoffrey
Canada, president and CEO of the Harlem
Children's Zone; Mohamed ElBaradei,
director general of the International
Atomic Energy Agency; Henry A. Freedman
'62, executive director of the National
Center for Law and Economic Justice;
Shirley M. Tilghman, president of
Princeton University; Sir Brian
Urquhart, former undersecretary-general
of the United Nations; and Saraswathi
Vedam '78, professor and director of the
University of British Columbia's
division of midwifery, will all receive
honorary degrees during Commencement.
For more information: https://cms.amherst.edu/news/news_releases/2008/05/node/48005
Polly Longsworth to Receive Medal of Service at Commencement
Polly Longsworth, member of the board of
governors of Amherst College's Emily
Dickinson Museum and prolific Emily
Dickinson scholar, will receive the
school's Medal for Eminent Service
during its commencement exercises on
Sunday, May 25. The award is presented
to a member of the Amherst community who
has demonstrated extraordinary devotion
to the college.
For more information: https://cms.amherst.edu/news/news_releases/2008/05/node/48013
Employees: Benefits Open Enrollment May 5-30
The annual open enrollment period for
insurance changes begins Monday, May 5, and continues through Friday, May
30. During this time, employees may make
changes to their benefit plans that
become effective July 1, 2008. Employees will
receive a benefits packet soon, but
in the interim, details are available on
the Web at
https://cms.amherst.edu/offices/human_resources/benefits/open_enrollment_2008. Please consider attending the Amherst
College Benefits Fair on Monday, May 12,
2008 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the
Mullins/Faeber Rooms, Valentine Hall.
You can visit with our vendors, complete
forms to make changes to your benefits
and consult with Human Resources staff.
There will also be light refreshments,
door prizes and vendor raffles.
For more information: https://cms.amherst.edu/offices/human_resources/benefits/open_enrollment_2008
Students Receiving Allergy Shots: Pick up Serums by May 16
All students receiving Allergy Shots at
the Keefe Health Center need to pick up
their refrigerated serum by May 16, 2008.
Attention, Music Center Key Holders: Return Keys by May 9
A reminder that all Music Department
keys are to be returned to the Music
Office by Friday, May 9. Please see
Suzette Farnham Monday through Friday
from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. or 1:30 to 4 p.m.
Jazz Combo Concerts May 4, 7, 10
The end of the semester will see three concerts
featuring our jazz combos. Each will be in the
Friedmann Room of the Keefe Campus Center. On
Sunday, May 4, Combos Black Coffee and Offbeat
Generation will perform at 2 p.m. On Wednesday,
May 7, Combos Jazzdrive, Sea Biscuits and Harry
Potter and the Prisoners of Jazz Kaban will perform
at 7:30 p.m. On Saturday, May 10, Combo Blue Nomads
plus guests from Music 37 will perform at 2 p.m. All
concerts are free and open to the public. The
combos are sounding great, so join us to get your fill
of live jazz!
Sponsored by and thanks to the Music Department
and Campus Center.
For more information: http://www.amherst.edu/~jazz
Expand Your Horizons and Decrease Costs At The Pump: Bike Week May 10-18
The ACPP would like to remind all
employees that the Pioneer Valley Bike
to Work Week is May 10-18. All employees
are encouraged to ride their bicycle to
work and on errands when possible. Local
events (including town-sponsored
breakfasts for cyclists) and practical
information can be found at
http://www.massbike.org/mbpv/bikeweek/index.html.
Do you think that it's too difficult to
commute to Amherst by bicycle? You may
get some new ideas after reading the
list of top ten reasons to bike commute
http://www.massbike.org/mbpv/bikeweek/topten.html.
Night Study Break for Students May 11
Dining Services will hold a student
snack break on Sunday, May 11, from 10 p.m. to midnight.
Emily Dickinson Museum to Mark Poet's Death with Annual Poetry Walk May 17
The Emily Dickinson Museum
will host its annual Emily Dickinson
Poetry Walk on Saturday, May 17, at 1
p.m. Featuring 24 teachers from
Franklin, Hampshire, Hampden and
Worcester counties who participated in a
museum-sponsored yearlong workshop about
teaching the work of Emily Dickinson,
the walk will stop at historic spots in
the town of Amherst significant to the
poet and incorporate readings of about
30 of her poems. The event is free and
open to the public.
For more information: https://cms.amherst.edu/news/news_releases/2008/04/node/46429
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