This Week in Sociology: February 2-6, 2009
Welcome to week #2 of the Spring Semester. It’s good to see so many of you in and around the office this past week. We hope you are hammering down your class schedule and settling in to the winter at UMASS. Here’s what going on in and around Sociology this week, some upcoming dates to mark on your calendars, and important announcements:
This Week in Sociology
Monday, Feb. 2
Advising Walk-In Advisor Hours: 11:30-1:00pm, 704 Thompson Hall
Speaker Series: Donald Tomaskovic-Devey, “Policy, Politics, and Private Sector Discrimination Since the 1964 Civil Rights Act,” 12:00-1:00, Thompson 620
Tuesday, Feb. 3
Advising Appointment Hours: 2:00-3:30, Thompson 734, send e-mail to advising@soc.umass.edu for appt.
Domestic Exchange Information Session: 4:45pm, 614 Goodell
Speaker Series: “When Gay People Get Married,” 12:30pm, Machmer, W-32
Wednesday, Feb. 4
Advising Walk-in hours: 11:30-1:00, 704 Thompson Hall
Advising Appointment Hours: 2:00-3:30, Thompson 734, send e-mail to advising@soc.umass.edu for appt.
In Honor of African-American History Month
Film: “Traces of the Trade: A Story from the Deep North” Bartlett Auditorium, 7-9pm
Thursday, Feb. 5
Advising Walk-in hours: 10:00-1:00
Friday, Feb. 6
Advising Walk-in Hours: 11:30-1:30
Announcements:
Spring 2009 Course Offering: “Obama, Racism, and the American Experience,” Tues/Thurs 2:30-3:45, 311 New Africa House
Springfield Public Schools: Application for Placement, College and University Pre-practicum, Practicum, Internship, Research, and Observation Requests:
Human Resources Department
Springfield Public Schools
195 State Street
Springfield, MA
413-787-7211
Alumni Association Scholarships and Awards:
Leaders in the Making Scholarship
Four $2,000 scholarships given to promising sophomores and juniors with diverse records of achievement
in academics and volunteerism.
Life Member Scholarship for Internships
Two $2,000 scholarships given to exceptional sophomores or juniors to help defray the cost of a summer, unpaid, away-from-home internship.
Michael W. Morris Scholarship
One $2,000 scholarship given to a student from Lawrence or Lowell, MA. The scholarship is in honor of
Lawrence native and longtime UMass Amherst champion, Michael W. Morris ’63.
Senior Leadership Award
Twenty-five $500 savings bonds will be given to graduating seniors who have demonstrated outstanding
leadership and service to the campus community. Students must be nominated by faculty or staff.
For more information: www.UMassAlumni.com/students
Summer Research Internship: Center for Global Justice, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, June 30-August 1, 2009. For more information contact: info@globaljusticecenter.org or www.globaljusticecenter.org
Alternative Spring Break: Volunteer in the Gulf States and New Orleans. Now accepting applications. For more information, contact altspringbreak09@gmail.com (Sponsored by UMASS Interfaith Alliance)