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Thu, Sep 5, 2019
Keefe Health Center & Health Education Open House
Come and join us for The Keefe Health Center Open House! There will be light refreshments and cookies! This will be a chance to connect with our Health Services staff and other students.
Students Only
Mammoth Week: Pre-Health Information Session
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Loeb Center, College Hall, Events Room
This is an information session about pre-health at Amherst, including the pre-med track, facilitated by Dean Richard Aronson and Professor William Loinaz. It will be a great opportunity for you to ask questions about health professions, academic course selection, and other issues, and to learn about our program, which aims to build community among pre-health students.
Students Only
Resource Centers Team Open House
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Keefe Campus Center, Resource Centers
Join the RCT for a Mammoth Week Open House! Stop by and learn about Amherst's Resource Centers. We will take you on a treasure map adventure as you learn about the resources, services, and programs we offer, as well as meet the amazing staff! Food, music, raffle prizes and more! All are welcome.
Science Center Community Reception
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Science Center, Living Room/Outdoor Patio
Join us at the Science Center for a reception with science and math faculty, visiting professors, staff and student groups in the Living Room. Learn about department activities, enjoy a slice of pie and play some games.
“From the Archives” Exhibition Opening Reception at Frost Library
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Frost Library, Mezzanine Gallery
Local and international artists explore what it means to be inspired by research and archives. Working with a variety of materials, from institutional collections to the everyday ephemera found in the world around us, these artists recreate, draw inspiration and reinvent as a means to express personal stories and historical interests. The exhibition includes work from Linda Connor, Madeline Conover, Sara K. Lyons, Jen Morris, Tim Pinault, Laura Margaret Ramsey, Naaman Rosen, Annie Sollinger and Sara Smith.
Theater & Dance Auditions
7:00 pm
Webster Hall, Studio 2 (Room 122)
The Department of Theater and Dance invites any and all students to audition for four upcoming shows. Many roles are available, and no preparation is needed! First-year and Five College students welcome! Just show up either night promptly at 7 p.m.
THE SHOWS:
MEDEA by Euripides / Maki Ybarra-Young’s Senior Project in Acting. Rehearsals begin September 9, Performances October 31-November 2
PEACE IN THE HOME / MacKenzie Kugel’s Senior Project in Writing and Directing. Rehearsals begin in September. Performances November 14-16
LOVE AND INFORMATION by Caryl Churchill / Zach Horwitz’s Senior Project in Directing. A community-based ongoing performance project throughout the fall semester
GOSSAMER / Sophina Flores’ Senior Project in Writing and Directing. Rehearsals beginning in September. Performances February 27-29
Midnight Munchies with the Loeb Center
10:30 pm on Sep 5, to 12:00 am on Sep 6
Frost Library, Reading Room
Welcome to campus! The Loeb Center team will be dropping by Frost Library’s Reading Room with a special delivery of Insomnia cookies & milk. And SWAG! Brought to you by the Loeb Center for Career Exploration and Planning.
Students Only
Ongoing Events
Mammoths in (Library) Space Tour
Learning to navigate Frost Library can set you up to take on all your academic missions this year. Get on the right track: take the self-directed Mammoths in (Library) Space Tour! To begin the tour, go to the welcome station across from Frost’s circulation desk. Complete the tour and get a gift card to Frost Café plus a chance to win our grand prize!