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Wed, Apr 10, 2019
Watson Fellowship Info Session
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Keefe Campus Center, McCaffrey
Do you want to explore the world through the lens of an independent project? The Watson might be a good fit for you. Join staff from the Office of Fellowships and learn about this fellowship. We will provide an overview of the Watson, discuss the application process, characteristics of strong candidates and review a past-winning application. All are welcome.
For accessibility/accommodations, or with questions, please contact Carter McClintock.
Self-Care and the Cost of Compartmentalization
As part of our "Labor Intensive" series and Mental Health Week, join us in the WGC for a conversation on compartmentalization with Laura Fusari and Jessica Gifford. What's the impact of having to perform emotions while suppressing or compartmentalizing aspects of your experience or identity? Together, we'll find tricks and self-care strategies you use at the moment and retrospectively. There will be bubble tea!
For accessibility information, contact wgc@amherst.edu or 413-542-5667.
"Seeing the Moon in Islamic Traditions"
Join us for a conversation with Amherst College Muslim Student Association and advisors to learn more about the lunar calendar and moon sightseeing in Islamic traditions leading up to the month of Ramadan. People of all religions, beliefs and experience levels are invited to attend.
This program is offered in conjunction with Dimensionism: Modern Art in the Age of Einstein with support from the Office of Religious and Spiritual Life and the Muslim Students Association.
This event is free and open to all!
Guggenheim Partners Information Session
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Fayerweather Hall, Room 113
Guggenheim Partners is a global investment and advisory firm with more than $305 billion in assets under management and a track record of delivering results through innovative solutions.
The firm's commitment is to advance the strategic interests of its clients and to deliver long-term results with excellence and integrity. Guggenheim helps governments, institutions, and individuals address complex financial challenges, identify opportunity, and achieve their long-term objectives.
Attend this information session to meet with Guggenheim representatives (including Amherst alum Taylor Barrise '12), learn more about the firm and its culture, and find out how to apply for its entry-level opportunities.
Anxiety and Performance: Mindfulness Tools and Techniques-- Laura Fusari
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Keefe Campus Center, Friedman Room
As part of “Mental Health Week” join Laura Fusari, psychotherapist from the counseling center as she offers tips and techniques for mindfulness and self care. All community members are welcome to attend.
Ongoing Events
"Between the Imagined and Seen: The Hand-Pulled Prints of Betsey Garand and Microscope Images of Caroline Goutte"
until Aug 30
Frost Library, Mezzanine Gallery (2nd Floor)
Visit the Mezzanine Gallery in Frost Library to view Between the Imagined and Seen: The Hand-Pulled Prints of Betsey Garand and Microscope Images of Caroline Goutte, on exhibit from March 4 to Aug. 30. This exhibition is sponsored by the Arts at Amherst Initiative
Professor Caroline Goutte is chair of the Department of Biology and a member of the Program in Biochemistry and Biophysics at Amherst College. Betsey Garand is senior resident artist in the Department of Art and the History of Art at Amherst College.