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Adventis Financial Modeling Certification Program
Sat, Feb 1, 2020
9:00 am on Feb 1, to 5:00 pm on Feb 2
Science Center, Kirkpatrick Lecture Hall (A01)
Are you interested in pursuing a position in investment banking, private equity, equity research or other competitive fiel...
Women's Ice Hockey Women's Ice Hockey Pink in the Rink
Sat, Feb 1, 2020
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Come support Amherst Women's Hockey in aiding local families in their fight against cancer! The Women's Ice Hockey team is...
The Amherst College Musical Presents Green Day’s "American Idiot"
Sat, Feb 1, 2020
7:30 pm
The Amherst College Musical presents Green Day’s American Idiot!
You must reserve tickets using the follo...
Tickets Required
CAST and STAGE by a canary torsi
Sat, Feb 1, 2020
7:30 pm
The Department of Theater and Dance is excited to present a special showing of CAST, STAGE, AUTHOR by a canary t...
Disney Bingo and Burritos
Sat, Feb 1, 2020
7:30 pm
Keefe Campus Center, Friedmann
AC After Dark presents Disney Bingo and Burritos! Come to Friedmann Room at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, February 1 and play 12 ...
Students Only
Super Bowl Viewing
Sun, Feb 2, 2020
6:30 pm - 10:30 pm
Ford Hall, Ford Hall Event Space
Want to watch the Super Bowl with your friends? Come to Ford Hall Event Space Sunday at 6:30 p.m! Pub food and drinks will...
The Amherst College Musical Presents Green Day’s "American Idiot"
Sun, Feb 2, 2020
7:30 pm
The Amherst College Musical presents Green Day’s American Idiot!
You must reserve tickets using the follo...
Tickets Required
Join the Indicator Magazine!
Mon, Feb 3, 2020
All day
Morrow Dormitory, Indicator Office (basement)
Become a member of the Indicator Magazine staff! Be a writer, editor and/or artist and see your work published and distrib...
Students Only
CANCELLED: Japanese Language Tables
Mon, Feb 3, 2020
11:00 am
Valentine Dining Hall, 2nd Floor
CANCELLED: German Table
Mon, Feb 3, 2020
11:45 am - 1:00 pm
Lewis-Sebring Commons, Valentine Hall, Mezzanine
Lunch & Learn: Dr. Scott L. Rauch '82, President & Psychiatrist in Chief of McLean Hospital
Mon, Feb 3, 2020
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Loeb Center, College Hall, Events Room
Dr. Scott L. Rauch ’82 is President and Psychiatrist in Chief of McLean Hospital, Chair of Psychiatry and Mental Health ...
Students Only
Registration Required
Prosek Partners: Public Relations Development Program Info Session
Mon, Feb 3, 2020
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Science Center, E208
Prosek Partners is not your average PR agency. The firm’s culture is flat and fast-paced like a newsroom. Employees deve...
Spanish Studies Abroad- Info Table
Tue, Feb 4, 2020
11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Keefe Campus Center, Atrium
Stop by to talk with Spanish Studies Abroad Rep. Jillian Meyer.
Spanish Studies Abroad has been providing unique lea...
Students Only
CANCELLED: Chinese Language Tables
Tue, Feb 4, 2020
12:00 pm
Valentine Dining Hall, 130 - Conference Room
Protik K. Majumder, Williams College: "Heavy Metals, Cheap Lasers and Precision Measurements of Atomic Structure"
Tue, Feb 4, 2020
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Science Center, A011
With important contributions from many Williams undergraduates over recent years, we have completed a series of high-preci...
Foundations of Resume and Cover Letter Writing
Tue, Feb 4, 2020
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Science Center, E108
Did you know that on average recruitment managers spend 5 to 7 seconds analyzing applications to determine if a candidate ...
Imam Ibrahim Kazerooni: "Islamic Law and Human Rights"
Tue, Feb 4, 2020
7:30 pm
Fayerweather Hall, Pruyne Lecture Hall
Born in Iraq, Ibrahim Kazerooni was imprisoned under Saddam Hussein's regime and eventually fled the country in fear of Ir...
Join the Indicator Magazine!
Wed, Feb 5, 2020
All day
Morrow Dormitory, Indicator Office (basement)
Become a member of the Indicator Magazine staff! Be a writer, editor and/or artist and see your work published and distrib...
Students Only
CHI Salon: "Through Composed" with Kate Lilley
Wed, Feb 5, 2020
4:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Frost Library, 210
In both poetry and scholarship, Kate Lilley tarries with the problematic of queer historical transmission and the constitu...
STEM Summer Undergraduate Research (SURF 2020) Mixer
Wed, Feb 5, 2020
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Science Center, Lipton Lecture Hall & Living Room
Interested in spending your Summer 2020 at Amherst?
Learn more from 2020 SURF Mentors about why you might want to d...
Students Only
Registration Required
La Chandeleur - Crêpes Night in French House
Wed, Feb 5, 2020
8:00 pm
King Hall, French House Common Room
Please join your French Language Assistants, Réjane and Jiji, and the residents of French House in celebrating La Chandel...
University of Saint Joseph School of Pharmacy Info Table
Thu, Feb 6, 2020
10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Keefe Campus Center, Atrium
The University of Saint Joseph’s Doctor of Pharmacy Program is a rewarding experience that prepares graduates for the ma...
Staff Survey Coffee Hour - Hosted by Employee Council
Thu, Feb 6, 2020
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Science Center, Cafe
Please join us for a special Staff Survey Coffee Hour on Thursday, February 6 from 10-11 a.m. in the Science Center Café....
German Film Series: "M"
Thu, Feb 6, 2020
4:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Stirn Auditorium, Mead Art Museum
In acclaimed director Fritz Lang’s first sound film and classic Weimar-era thriller, suspense reaches fever pitch as a n...
Helene Keyssar Lecture: "The Girlfriend Film: Affection and Affiliation" with Melissa Hardie
Thu, Feb 6, 2020
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Frost Library, 210
Long before the Bechdel Test codified and implicitly critiqued the failure of films to make female interaction the focal p...
Statistics Colloquium: "Tackling Disparities in Genetics Research: Building the Research and Researchers Together" - Lori Chibnik
Thu, Feb 6, 2020
4:30 pm
Since the sequencing of the first human genome, over 30,000 disease-associated variants have been identified, the majority...
Exhibition Opening and Lecture on Petrov-Vodkin’s “Mother of God and Child”
Thu, Feb 6, 2020
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Center for Russian Culture, 202 Webster Hall
Please join us for the opening of the exhibition One Scholar, One Work: Masterpieces from the Thomas P. Whitney Collect...
Math Colloquium: "Unsupervised Clustering, Harmonic Analysis and Applications" - James Murphy
Thu, Feb 6, 2020
4:30 pm
Machine learning is revolutionizing the sciences, but most existing methods require large amounts of human-generated train...
Introduction to the Finance Industry Workshop: 9 Week Series
Thu, Feb 6, 2020
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Fayerweather Hall, Pruyne
What is the Introduction to Finance Industry Workshop Series?
This is a 9-week program open to first-year students a...
"What Would Equality in Education Look Like?": A Conversation with Tara Westover and Tony Jack ’07
Thu, Feb 6, 2020
8:00 pm
Tara Westover and Anthony Jack ’07 will discuss “What Would Equality in Education Look Like?” in a conversation mode...
Introduction to the Finance Industry Workshop Series (9 Weeks)
Thu, Feb 6, 2020
8:00 pm
Science Center, Pruyne
What is the Introduction to Finance Industry Workshop Series?
This is a 9-week program open to first-year students a...
Students Only
Registration Required
Schwemm’s Bingo Night
Thu, Feb 6, 2020
9:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Keefe Campus Center, Schwemm's
Come to Schwemm’s Bingo Night for a fun night!
Russian Tea
Thu, Feb 6, 2020
9:00 pm
Porter House, Common Room
Come and join the Russian House for Russian Tea! All students interested in Russian language or culture, no matter their l...
Join the Indicator Magazine!
Fri, Feb 7, 2020
All day
Morrow Dormitory, Indicator Office (basement)
Become a member of the Indicator Magazine staff! Be a writer, editor and/or artist and see your work published and distrib...
Students Only
Life Stories Lunch with Carol Bailey, Visiting Associate Professor of English
Fri, Feb 7, 2020
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Keefe Campus Center, McCaffrey
The Life Stories series provides a forum for the Amherst community to get to know each other outside of our professional a...
ThinkFast Trivia!
Fri, Feb 7, 2020
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
ThinkFast, an experiential and interactive game show using TFI software.
Marsh Coffee Haus VI: Haus of Love
Fri, Feb 7, 2020
8:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Marsh House, Ballroom
St. Valentine’s Day is right around the corner, so take your sweetie's hand and skip up the hill to Marsh Coffee Haus (w...
Open House: Spanish Language House & La Casa
Sat, Feb 8, 2020
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Newport House, Common Room
Are you interested in living in Newport House to practice your Spanish language skills and to learn more about Latinx cult...
Students Only
Cameron Chandler ’20 and Shane Auguste ’20 Senior Thesis Concert: “The Motley Crew” and “Outlets”
Sun, Feb 9, 2020
3:00 pm
The Amherst College Department of Music presents The Motley Crew and Outlets, original theses in composition...
Build Your Relationship Tabling
Mon, Feb 10, 2020
11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Come stop by the PA and SHE table at Keefe (Feb. 11, 11 AM-2 PM, Feb. 13, 11 AM- 1PM) for some information on healthy rela...
Alumni-in-Residence: From Student Athlete at Amherst to Sports Medicine Practitioner: A Unique Career Path With Thierry Pauyo ’05
Mon, Feb 10, 2020
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Loeb Center, College Hall, Events Room
Dr. Thierry Pauyo ’05 is a professor of orthopedic surgery at McGill University and has worked in collaboration with a n...
Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Panel Info Session
Mon, Feb 10, 2020
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Frost Library, CHI Think Tank
Interested in teaching abroad following college? Learn how you can teach English abroad with the Fulbright Program. The Of...
Registration Required
Splash! Planning Meeting
Mon, Feb 10, 2020
5:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Science Center, A019
Splash! is a one-day program where middle and high school students come to Amherst and participate in classes taught by YO...
Alumni-in-Residence: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Global Health in Rural Haiti with Dr. Thierry Pauyo ’05
Mon, Feb 10, 2020
7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Science Center, Kirkpatrick
As part of his multifaceted career, Dr. Thierry Pauyo ’05 has worked in Haiti as part of his dedication to international...
e2 - Embracing Entrepreneurship Speaker Series: Innovation for the NEXT Economy
Mon, Feb 10, 2020
9:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Science Center, Kirkpatrick
Innovation exists in every aspect of our lives whether working for a large company or venturing off on your own, the skill...
Build Your Relationship Tabling
Tue, Feb 11, 2020
11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Come stop by the PA and SHE table at Keefe (Feb. 11, 11 AM-2 PM, Feb. 13, 11 AM- 1PM) for some information on healthy rela...
Common Table
Tue, Feb 11, 2020
12:00 pm
Valentine Dining Hall, Second floor
All are welcome to the Common Table—a casual, drop-in time to share lunch and conversation on a topic of spirituality, b...
Alumni-in-Residence: From Amherst College to the NHL, Lunch with Dr. Thierry Pauyo ’05
Tue, Feb 11, 2020
12:15 pm - 1:15 pm
Loeb Center, College Hall, Events Room
Join us for lunch and conversation with Dr. Thierry Pauyo ’05, an orthopedic surgeon and former Amherst College hockey p...
David Hall ’91, Amherst College: “Tying Knots in a Quantum Fluid”
Tue, Feb 11, 2020
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Science Center, A011
Knots are familiar entities that appear at a captivating nexus of art, technology, mathematics and science. They have rece...
Fulbright Study
Tue, Feb 11, 2020
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Frost Library, CHI Think Tank
Learn about pursuing independent study or research with Fulbright. Fulbrighters Sam Presnal ’11, research in France, Jal...
Registration Required
Spring Opening Reception at the Mead
Tue, Feb 11, 2020
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Celebrate the opening of the Mead’s spring exhibitions at this evening reception, featuring “The Best Impressions: Ins...
Junior Political Science Majors Thesis Informational Session
Tue, Feb 11, 2020
5:15 pm - 6:15 pm
Clark House, 100
Professor Javier Corrales will be holding an informational session for junior political science majors who are interested ...
Renting in New York: A Practical Guide
Tue, Feb 11, 2020
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Science Center, E108
Planning to relocate to New York City after graduation? Considering a big city move in the future but feeling overwhelmed ...
DIAL/SELF AmeriCorps Information Table
Wed, Feb 12, 2020
10:30 am - 2:00 pm
Keefe Campus Center, Atrium
The DIAL/SELF AmeriCorps Program, based in Greenfield, Mass., partners with area schools and youth-serving agencies to cre...
IES Abroad Info Table
Wed, Feb 12, 2020
11:00 am - 1:30 pm
Keefe Campus Center, Atrium
Interested in study abroad? Meet with an IES Abroad representative. IES Abroad offers more than 140 study abroad programs ...
Students Only
Middlebury Study Abroad and Language Schools Info Table
Wed, Feb 12, 2020
11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Keefe Campus Center, Atrium
Come learn more about Middlebury’s study abroad options in 16 countries and full-immersion summer language programs!
Students Only
DIS at Amherst
Wed, Feb 12, 2020
11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Valentine Dining Hall, Atrium
Come talk with a representative from DIS - Study Abroad in Scandinavia about studying abroad in Copenhagen!
Fun fact...
Students Only
Dr. Theodore S. Gonzalves to Present “Smithsonian’s Years of Music”
Wed, Feb 12, 2020
2:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Fayerweather Hall, Pruyne Lecture Hall
Dr. Gonzalves will discuss the Smithsonian Institution’s ambitious programming challenge—to present tie-based music-re...
Mastering the Internship Interview
Wed, Feb 12, 2020
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Science Center, E108
Food for the Journey: An Orthodox Christian Gathering of Prayer and Conversation
Wed, Feb 12, 2020
6:00 pm
Chapin Hall, Chapel
Join us for an Orthodox Christian gathering of prayer and conversation. Bishop John Abdalah of the Antiochian Orthodox Chu...
Is An AmeriCorps Fellowship Right for Me?
Wed, Feb 12, 2020
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Beneski Earth Sciences Building, Paino
AmeriCorps is a national network of hundreds of programs across the nation offering a variety of service opportunities, fr...
"Storytelling in the Age of the Climate Crisis"
Wed, Feb 12, 2020
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Science Center, Kirkpatrick Lecture Hall
A live taping of Hot Take, a new podcast that takes an intersectional, critical, but constructive look at climate c...
Fiction Reading: Steven Dunn
Wed, Feb 12, 2020
8:00 pm
Steven Dunn, aka Pothole (because he’s deep in these streets), is the author of two novels from Tarpaulin Sky Press— Stop by the Mead for a morning of waffles, card-making, and poetry-writing to celebrate friendship on campus. Bring a frie... Keefe Campus Center, Atrium Looking for a unique study abroad experience? SEA Semester is a study abroad program combining the interdisciplinary study... Valentine Dining Hall, Atrium Join Arcadia representative Angel Elvin to learn more about the study abroad opportunities Arcadia University has to offer... Stirn Auditorium, Mead Art Museum In this musical romantic drama, a young figure skater gives up her career when she is hospitalized with an injury. After s... Come learn how to visualize data using maps taught by Professor Nussbaum, a lecturer at Mount Holyoke College. In addition... Science Center, E212 Teach For America works in partnership with communities to expand educational opportunity for children facing the challeng... Join us as we welcome Nikki Giovanni, poet and University Distinguished Professor at Virginia Tech. Ms. Giovanni will be t... Keefe Health Center, The Atrium The QRC and Ace/Aro/Gray present “Send Your Love,” an event where you can send notes to friends or partners. We will b... Lewis-Sebring Commons, Valentine Hall, Mullins & Faerber Rooms The Faculty Colloquium Series for 2019-20 presents a lecture titled “Hyper Education: When Good Grades, Good Schools, an... Science Center, Living Room Come and get some puppy love on Valentine's Day! Dog treats and human treats will be provided. There will also be a craft ... Loeb Center, College Hall, Events Room Come to the Loeb Center and work on your internship applications! Show us your cover letters in progress, get feedback and... Join Sexual Respect Education, Amherst LEADS and the Men’s Basketball Team for the launch of the It’s On Us campaign a... Named the Cleveland Quartet Award-winner and honored with the coveted Avery Fisher Career Grant, the Dover has become one ... Boston-based punk band SNOOZER and local punk band LANDOWNER come to Amherst for a show that is FREE and open to all Five ... The Amherst College Jazz Ensemble and the Jihye Jazz Orchestra perform Lee’s new work, "Try Out," for the McBride Jazz C... This annual event will feature ice-skating (skates available), winter games and interactive activities, including a 30' in... Science Center, Kirkpatrick Lecture Hall A011 Seminar with Javier Apfeld, Ph.D., assistant professor in the biology department at Northeastern University C. e... Fayerweather Hall, 113 Professor Isomae Jun’ichi from the International Research Center for Japanese Studies will address the experience of pra... Fayerweather Hall, 117 The Paris Musée d’Ennery owes its existence to a young woman who, in the 1840s, had an interest in acquiring the Chines... Frost Library, Frost Cafe Please join us for Coffee Hour! Meet Employee Council representatives and other staff from around campus, talk about issue... Science Center, A011 “I shall describe the means of vision, which no one at all to my knowledge has yet examined and understood in such detai... Students compete with five- to seven-minute speeches using this year’s theme: Justice. Winners receive cash priz... Fayerweather Hall, 117 Each country’s judgment is valid only in that country, as making a judgment is a sovereign act of the country. However, ... Science Center, E108 In this interactive workshop, learn how to craft an impactful, personalized 30-second ‘Elevator Pitch’ to introduce yo... Fayerweather Hall, Pruyne Lecture Hall Want to learn more about vaping? Curious about recent studies and the various health effects? Christine Johnston, M.P.H., ... Science Center, Lipton Lecture Hall, E110 Join us for a keynote lecture from Dick Goldsby, Amherst's Thomas B. Walton Jr. Memorial Professor of Biology, Emeritus, o... Stirn Auditorium, Mead Art Museum Come celebrate Toni Morrison’s birthday with a film screening of Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am. Drinks and desse... Tag der Offenen Tür: The German Department will be accepting applications to live in the German House (Porter House) for ... Science Center, E108 Learn how two Amherst College statistics professors got to where they are now in their careers in data science. Everyone i... Keefe Campus Center, McCaffrey Room Join the Peer Advocates for Sexual Respect for a group discussion on masculinity and parties on campus! This event is a fo... An evening of poetry and performance from Dao Strom, whose work explores hybridity through melding disparate “voices”... Cohan Dormitory, Skylounge Amherst Dreaming Club invites you to its first meeting this Wednesday in Cohan Skylounge at 8 p.m. Open to all Amherst com... Multicultural Resource Center, Keefe Campus Center Christopher Myers is an artist and writer based in New York City. A widely acclaimed author of literature for young people... Stirn Auditorium, Mead Art Museum Fictional romantic biopic starring Alexander Fehling as the young Goethe struggling as an aspiring poet. When working as a... Frost Library, CHI Think Tank Rhonda Cobham-Sander, the Emily C. Jordan Folger Professor of Black Studies and English, will reflect with us about her te... Clark House, 100 Keramet Reiter, Associate Professor of Criminology, Law & Society in the School of Social Ecology at the University of... Fayerweather Hall, 117 "After giving an overview of the Japanese court system, I would like to talk about the mediation system, which has been ev... Some definitions of the word symmetry include “correct or pleasing proportion of the parts of a thing,” “bala... Christopher Myers is an artist and writer based in New York City. A widely acclaimed author of literature for young people... Keefe Campus Center, McCaffrey Room Are you interested in exploring film and media but don’t know where to begin? Our Film & Media Studies open house is... Keefe Campus Center, Friedman Room It's the time we've all been waiting for! That's right, it's tax and financial aid re-application season. If you didn't kn... Morrow Dormitory, E108 Love the outdoors? Seeking an exciting summer opportunity? For more than 30 years, Overland (Full Details Chapin Hall, 101 Sarah Knott is a writer, feminist and professor of history. She is the author, most recently, of Mother Is a Verb: An U... This year’s Five College Dance Faculty Concert features five faculty and guest artist works (one from each campus) that ... King Hall, French House Common Room Come explore French House. This is an opportunity to meet with current French House residents and the French Language Assi... Porter House, Common Room Come and join the Russian House for Russian Tea! All students interested in Russian language or culture, no matter their l... Enjoy a children’s storybook reading and signing with author and artist Christopher Myers. Books will be available for p... Keefe Campus Center, McCaffrey Loeb Center, College Hall, Events Room Come to the Loeb Center and work on your internship applications! Show us your cover letters in progress, get feedback and... Loeb Center, College Hall, Events Room Come to the Loeb Center and work on your internship applications! Show us your cover letters in progress, get feedback and... The music department presents a special talk by jazz historian and professor of American studies Sherrie Tucker. All are... Fayerweather Hall, 115 - Pruyne Lecture Hall Denise Murrell is the curator behind the highly praised exhibition Posing Modernity: The Black Model from Manet and Mat... Stirn Auditorium, Mead Art Museum Join us to watch 26 short films from Five College students. Celebrate diverse works of animation, documentaries, experimen... This year’s Five College Dance Faculty Concert features five faculty and guest artist works (one from each campus) that ... Keefe Campus Center, Keefe Theater There will be a discussion following Friday’s showing. There will be food! Synopsis: A young couple’s fi... Webster Hall, Studio 1 Are you interested in being a part of Amherst Dance this semester? An all-inclusive, low pressure, and low time commitment... This year’s Five College Dance Faculty Concert features five faculty and guest artist works (one from each campus) that ... Keefe Campus Center, Keefe Theater There will be a discussion following Friday’s showing. Lewis-Sebring Commons, Valentine Hall Are you an Amherst senior? Want to develop campaign and fundraising skills, volunteer on behalf of Amherst, learn about al... Science Center, Kirkpatrick Lecture Hall A011 Laura L. Kiessling, Ph.D., the Novartis Professor of Chemistry in Department of Chemistry at the Massachusetts Institute o... Science Center, Lipton Lecture Hall E110 One of the most valuable skills you can have is being able to network strategically and effectively. Kim Karetsky ’99 w... Science Center, Lipton Lecture Hall Join us as a former standout student-athlete shares her story, promoting self-worth and mental health practices based on h... Loeb Center, College Hall, Events Room Interested in starting a business one day or the lessons an entrepreneur learns when starting a new venture? Then have bre... Valentine Dining Hall, 2nd floor All are welcome to Common Table—a weekly, drop-in lunch conversation on a topic of spirituality, belief or values. Hoste... Science Center, A011 The conversion of interstellar gas into stars provides the energy, momentum and chemical enrichment that help drive the ev... Keefe Campus Center, 204 How does our relationship with money affect our mental health as FLI folks? How does money impact our relationships and co... The rise of algorithmic analysis has been met by a rise in the interest in storytelling, suggesting that we are most human... Bailey Brown House Join the Arts at Amherst Initiative for our first event of the semester, featuring a panel of members from the Amherst art... Frost Library, CHI Science Center, E210 Do you need help navigating the re-application process for financial aid? In our first installment of the FLI Connections ... Keefe Campus Center, McCaffrey Room This fully-funded program bridges the academic and professional worlds with a focus on leadership and China’s role in th... Keefe Campus Center, Atrium Tuck Business Bridge, held at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College, is a total immersion business program desi... Stirn Auditorium, Mead Art Museum This film is based on real life events and tells a story of Soviet hockey player Valeri Kharlamov’s career and the first... Keefe Campus Center, Friedmann Room Join the Peer Advocates as we celebrate our community values through the lens of Healthy Relationships! This year, we pose... Holden Experimental Theater, Webster Hall The Department of Theater and Dance presents Gossamer, written and directed by Sophina Flores ’20. Gossamer
Porter House, Common Room Come and join the Russian House for Russian Tea! All students interested in Russian language or culture, no matter their l... Keefe Campus Center, McCaffrey Room Come to the first meeting of Partners for Animal Welfare for the spring semester! The club is for anyone and everyone who ... Keefe Campus Center, McCaffrey Join us for lunch, raffle prizes, coloring and DIY self-care kits. We will be celebrating the end of the Wellness Challeng... Science Center, Cafe Amherst alum Dr. Chris Lim, member of the graduating class of 2012, will be available for a drop-in conversation on “The... Science Center, Living Room Join Amherst student Andrew Tawfeek '21 as he demonstrates the simple mathematical beauty of polytopes. Join the fun and b... You are cordially invited to join us for the Five College German Studies Undergraduate Research Symposium. We hope to see ... Science Center, Kirkpatrick Lecture Hall - #A011 Professor Ronald T. Raines, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Chemistry ABSTRACT: The lipid bila... Please join us for a public masterclass as M@A Chamber artists the Parker Quartet work with students on their craft. Frost Library, CHI Seminar room The foodie media universe offers storytellers with a passion for the culinary the opportunity to share in and define new c... Keefe Campus Center, Keefe Theater Auditorium Miki Dezaki, a YouTuber who was threatened and harassed by Japan’s notorious netouyo (cyber neo-nationalists) for his vi... Science Center, Living Room On Friday join The Amherst STEM Network (a new student-run science magazine) for Lime Red bubble tea and Fresh Side tea ro... Join Professor Judith Frank, in conversation with National Book Award recipient Susan Choi and finalist Laila Lalami. This... Holden Experimental Theater, Webster Hall The Department of Theater and Dance presents Gossamer, written and directed by Sophina Flores ’20. Gossamer
Frost Library, Center for Humanistic Inquiry (2nd floor Join host J. Riley Caldwell-O'Keefe, director of Amherst College’s Center for Teaching and Learning, in conversation wit... Join host Jennifer Acker '00, founder and editor-in-chief of The Common literary magazine, with special guest Jesmy... Queer Resource Center, Keefe Campus Center First meeting of the semester! This is a safe space for Five College students identifying or questioning along the asexual... Holden Experimental Theater, Webster Hall The Department of Theater and Dance presents Gossamer, written and directed by Sophina Flores ’20. Gossamer
Inspiring performances, luminous sound and exceptional musicianship are the hallmarks of the Grammy-winning Parker Quartet... Keefe Campus Center, Friedmann Room Come decorate mugs and coasters this Saturday at 8pm in the Friedmann Room! Presented by AC After Dark. There will be fo... Interested in writing a 10-minute play? Interested in having your 10-minute play performed in an hour-long student-written... We are running a pilot at Val with late night hours. On Thursdays and Fridays we will be open until 11:30 p.m. beginning F... 
Galentine’s Day: A Celebration of Friendship
Thu, Feb 13, 2020
9:00 am - 10:30 am
SEA Semester- Info Table
Thu, Feb 13, 2020
11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Students Only
Arcadia Study Abroad Info Table
Thu, Feb 13, 2020
11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Students Only
Russian Film Screening: Ice • Лёд
Thu, Feb 13, 2020
4:30 pm
RLadies Amherst: A Conversation with Professor Amy Nussbaum
Thu, Feb 13, 2020
4:30 pm
Teach for America Info Panel: Current Corps Members Share Their Experiences
Thu, Feb 13, 2020
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Grit - Grace - & Glow: A Night with Nikki Giovanni
Thu, Feb 13, 2020
7:00 pm
Send Your Love
Fri, Feb 14, 2020
11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Hyper Education: When Good Grades, Good Schools and Good Behavior are Not Enough
Fri, Feb 14, 2020
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Canine Valentine’s Day
Fri, Feb 14, 2020
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Internship Application Drop-In Clinic
Fri, Feb 14, 2020
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Men's Basketball It’s On Us Men’s Basketball Game
Fri, Feb 14, 2020
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
M@A Chamber Series Presents Dover Quartet with Davóne Tines, baritone
Fri, Feb 14, 2020
8:00 pm
Tickets Required
WAMH 89.3 PRESENTS! A VERY PUNK VALENTINE’S
Fri, Feb 14, 2020
8:30 pm - 11:00 pm
Students Only
McBride Commission Concert: Jihye Lee and the Amherst College Jazz Ensemble
Sat, Feb 15, 2020
8:00 pm
Winter Festival
Sun, Feb 16, 2020
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Biology Monday Seminar
Mon, Feb 17, 2020
4:00 pm
"Ghosts from Fukushima"
Mon, Feb 17, 2020
4:30 pm
“Of Monsters and Women: Collecting Japanese Art in 19th-Century Paris”: A Talk by Professor Elizabeth Emery (Montclair State University)
Mon, Feb 17, 2020
4:30 pm
Employee Council February Coffee Hour
Tue, Feb 18, 2020
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Sanam Nader-Esfahani, Amherst College: “Literature and the Eye in the Age of Kepler”
Tue, Feb 18, 2020
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
JUSTICE! Amherst College’s Speaking Competition
Tue, Feb 18, 2020
4:30 pm - 6:30 pm
"Recognition of American Judgment in Japan"
Tue, Feb 18, 2020
4:30 pm
The Art of the Elevator Pitch & Profile Perfection Workshop
Tue, Feb 18, 2020
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
"Vaping Debunked: Schooling the JUUL & Beyond"
Tue, Feb 18, 2020
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Keynote: Professor Dick Goldsby: “The Nature and Biology of Race”
Tue, Feb 18, 2020
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Film Screening of "Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am"
Tue, Feb 18, 2020
7:30 pm
Open House for German Residential Program
Tue, Feb 18, 2020
9:00 pm - 10:00 pm
RLadies Amherst: A Conversation with Professors Brittney Bailey and Katharine Correia
Wed, Feb 19, 2020
4:00 pm
Unpacking Masculinity 2.0: Mixers Edition
Wed, Feb 19, 2020
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Students Only
Poetry and Performance: Dao Strom
Wed, Feb 19, 2020
8:00 pm
Amherst Dreaming Club First Meeting
Wed, Feb 19, 2020
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Petitioning a Non-Approved Program
Thu, Feb 20, 2020
8:00 am - 4:00 pm
Grab and Don’t Go with Christopher Myers
Thu, Feb 20, 2020
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
German Film Series: “Young Goethe in Love”
Thu, Feb 20, 2020
4:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Reflections on Teaching with Rhonda Cobham-Sander
Thu, Feb 20, 2020
4:30 pm
Law’s Infamy: Ashker v. Brown and the Failures of Solitary Confinement Reform
Thu, Feb 20, 2020
4:30 pm - 6:05 pm
"The Court System of Japan"
Thu, Feb 20, 2020
4:30 pm
Math Colloquium: Amanda Folsom, “Symmetry, Almost”
Thu, Feb 20, 2020
4:30 pm
"The Red Plague Rid You for Learning Me Your Language": Artist Talk with Christopher Myers
Thu, Feb 20, 2020
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Film & Media Studies Open House
Thu, Feb 20, 2020
5:00 pm
Tax Filing and Financial Aid Re-Application Party
Thu, Feb 20, 2020
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Overland Summer Trip Leader Opportunities Info Session
Thu, Feb 20, 2020
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
"Feminist Theory? Queer Studies? Memoir? How to Write the History of Pregnancy and Birth in Changing Times"
Thu, Feb 20, 2020
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
"Intimate Distance": Five College Dance Faculty Concert
Thu, Feb 20, 2020
8:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Tickets Required
French House Open House
Thu, Feb 20, 2020
8:00 pm
Val Trivia Night
Thu, Feb 20, 2020
9:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Russian Tea
Thu, Feb 20, 2020
9:00 pm
Petitioning a Non-Approved Program
Fri, Feb 21, 2020
8:00 am - 4:00 pm
Summer Study Abroad Fellowships
Fri, Feb 21, 2020
8:00 am
Art and Reading with Christopher Myers
Fri, Feb 21, 2020
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Life Stories Lunch with Sheila Jaswal, Associate Professor of Chemistry
Fri, Feb 21, 2020
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Internship Application Drop-In Clinic
Fri, Feb 21, 2020
1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Internship Application Drop-In Clinic
Fri, Feb 21, 2020
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
"Improvising Across Abilities: Pauline Oliveros and the Adaptive-Use Musical Instrument": A Talk by Professor Sherrie Tucker (University of Kansas)
Fri, Feb 21, 2020
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
“Posing Modernity: The Black Model from Manet and Matisse to Today”—A Talk by Denise Murrell
Fri, Feb 21, 2020
4:00 pm
2020 Five College Film & Video Festival
Fri, Feb 21, 2020
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
"Intimate Distance": Five College Dance Faculty Concert
Fri, Feb 21, 2020
8:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Tickets Required
Film Showing: "Queen & Slim"
Fri, Feb 21, 2020
8:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Amherst Dance Auditions
Sat, Feb 22, 2020
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Students Only
"Intimate Distance": Five College Dance Faculty Concert
Sat, Feb 22, 2020
8:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Tickets Required
Film Showing: Queen & Slim
Sat, Feb 22, 2020
8:00 pm - 11:00 pm
There will be food!
Synopsis:
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Senior Gift Committee Welcome Brunch
Sun, Feb 23, 2020
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Students Only
Petitioning a Non-Approved Program
Mon, Feb 24, 2020
8:00 am - 4:00 pm
Summer Study Abroad Fellowships
Mon, Feb 24, 2020
8:00 am
Biology Monday Seminar: “Carbohydrates at the Host–Microbe Interface”
Mon, Feb 24, 2020
4:00 pm
Alumni-in-Residence: Strategic Networking - Powerful Tactics to Gain the Most from Connections
Mon, Feb 24, 2020
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Ivy Watts: Mental Health Empowerment Speaker
Mon, Feb 24, 2020
8:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Petitioning a Non-Approved Program
Tue, Feb 25, 2020
8:00 am - 4:00 pm
Summer Study Abroad Fellowships
Tue, Feb 25, 2020
8:00 am
Alumni-in-Residence: Lessons Learned About Starting a Business, Breakfast with Kim Karetsky ’99
Tue, Feb 25, 2020
8:15 am - 9:45 am
Common Table This Week: Staying Positive in This Political/Social Climate
Tue, Feb 25, 2020
12:00 pm
Chris Faesi, UMass: “The Forest AND the Trees: Bridging the Multi-Scale Physics of Star Formation”
Tue, Feb 25, 2020
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
FLI At Amherst
Tue, Feb 25, 2020
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Statistics Colloquium: “Are We Not Doing Phrasing Anymore?”: Mining Narrative Texts for Meaning with John Laudun
Tue, Feb 25, 2020
4:30 pm
Spring Semester Kickoff: Arts at Amherst Initiative Open Meeting
Tue, Feb 25, 2020
4:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Turkey, Syria and the Future of Kurdish Movements
Tue, Feb 25, 2020
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Money On Our Minds
Tue, Feb 25, 2020
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Students Only
Petitioning a Non-Approved Program
Wed, Feb 26, 2020
8:00 am - 4:00 pm
Summer Study Abroad Fellowships
Wed, Feb 26, 2020
8:00 am
Ash Wednesday Prayer Service and Distribution of Ashes
Wed, Feb 26, 2020
12:15 pm
Schwarzman Scholars Info Session
Wed, Feb 26, 2020
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Registration Required
Petitioning a Non-Approved Program
Thu, Feb 27, 2020
8:00 am - 4:00 pm
Summer Study Abroad Fellowships
Thu, Feb 27, 2020
8:00 am
Dartmouth’s Tuck Business Bridge Information Table
Thu, Feb 27, 2020
11:00 am - 1:30 pm
Students Only
Russian Film Screening: "Legend №17" • Легенда №17
Thu, Feb 27, 2020
4:30 pm
Peer Advocates for Sexual Respect 3rd Annual Community Promise
Thu, Feb 27, 2020
7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
"Gossamer"
Thu, Feb 27, 2020
8:00 pm
LitFest—Spoken Word Slam
Thu, Feb 27, 2020
8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Russian Tea
Thu, Feb 27, 2020
9:00 pm
Intro Meeting Partners for Animal Welfare (PAW)
Thu, Feb 27, 2020
9:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Petitioning a Non-Approved Program
Fri, Feb 28, 2020
8:00 am - 4:00 pm
Wellness Party
Fri, Feb 28, 2020
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
The Path to Grad School: Drop-in with Dr. Chris Lim
Fri, Feb 28, 2020
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Playing with Polytopes
Fri, Feb 28, 2020
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Five College German Studies Undergraduate Research Symposium
Fri, Feb 28, 2020
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Cheminar: "Ghost Proteins"
Fri, Feb 28, 2020
3:15 pm - 4:30 pm
M@A Masterclass: Parker Quartet Feb. 28
Fri, Feb 28, 2020
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Crafting a Career in Food Writing
Fri, Feb 28, 2020
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
"Shusenjo—The Main Battleground of the Comfort Women Issue"
Fri, Feb 28, 2020
4:30 pm
Amherst STEM Network Launch Party
Fri, Feb 28, 2020
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Students Only
A Conversation with 2019 National Book Award Winner Susan Choi and Finalist Laila Lalami
Fri, Feb 28, 2020
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
"Gossamer"
Fri, Feb 28, 2020
8:00 pm
Poets of Amherst: A Conversation with Karen Skolfield
Sat, Feb 29, 2020
11:00 am - 12:30 pm
An Afternoon with Jesmyn Ward
Sat, Feb 29, 2020
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Ace/Aro/Gray Space
Sat, Feb 29, 2020
5:00 pm
Students Only
"Gossamer"
Sat, Feb 29, 2020
8:00 pm
M@A CHAMBER Series Presents: The Parker Quartet
Sat, Feb 29, 2020
8:00 pm
Tickets Required
Craft Night: Mug and Coaster Decorating
Sat, Feb 29, 2020
8:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Students Only
Ongoing Events
Student-Written 10 Minute Play Festival
Tue, Dec 17, 2019
until Feb 1, 2020
Students Only
Val After Dark—Looking for Student Staff
Wed, Jan 29, 2020
4:00 pm on Jan 29, to 5:00 pm on Feb 7
Students Only