This Week in Sociology: April 7-13, 2009
Tuesday April 7
EVENT: Mt Holyoke College Film Screening: “Women and the ‘Heroism of Everyday Life,’” by Ousmane Sembene
7:00 pm AT Mount Holyoke College, Gamble Auditorium, Free Admission
Introduction by Samba Gadjigo, Mt Holyoke College, Panel discussion with Penda Mbow and Aissata Tall Sall
ADVISING:
PREREGISTRATION ADVISING from 3:00-4:30pm in the Thompson Hall Linux Lab (1st floor through the café)
Appointments with the Director of Advising: 11:30-1:30, 704 Thompson Hall
Walk-in Peer Advising: 10:00-2:00, 722 Thompson Hall
Wednesday April 8
INFORMATION SESSION: Peace Corps, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm, Smith College Campus Center 103/104. Peace Corps representatives will present information about the Peace Corps and career opportunities available to students.
ADVISING:
PREREGISTRATION ADVISING from 3:00-4:30pm in the Thompson Hall Linux Lab (1st floor through the café)
Appointments with the Director of Advising: 11:30-1:30, 704 Thompson Hall
Walk-in Peer Advising: 11:30-2:00, 722 Thompson Hall
Thursday April 9
SEMINAR: Dr. Diana Stein and Dr. Jackie Wolf present “Massachusetts Health Care Reform: Miracle or Mirage?” 4:00-6:00pm, UMASS Machmer Room W-26
EVENT: Women, Democracy and Civil Society in Africa: The Case of Senegal, 7:30 pm, Smith College, 106 Seelye
Public talk by Penda Mbow, associate professor, history, University Cheikh Anta Diop in Dakar, Senegal, former minister of culture and specialist on women and Islam; and Aisatta Tall Sall, former minister of information, lawyer, activist and star in the film Bamako. This event is part of a week long series at several campuses: “Africans on Africa: Gender, Generation, and Globalization” from For more information visit: www.fivecolleges.edu/sites/african. Sponsors: Smith College Lecture Committee, African Studies Program, and Government Department Leanna Brown Fund and the Five Colleges African Studies Council among many others
ADVISING:
PREREGISTRATION ADVISING from 3-5pm in the Thompson Hall Linux Lab (1st floor through the café)
Appointments with the Director of Advising: 11:30-1:30, 704 Thompson Hall
Walk-in Peer Advising: 11:30-2:00, 722 Thompson Hall
Friday April 10
INTERNSHIP DEADLINE: Governor’s Office Internship Program Summer Internship Application Deadline (Deadline for Fall Internships is May 8.)
To Apply, submit:
1) A cover letter
2) Resume
3) Writing sample (2-3 pages)
4) 3 letters of recommendation (at least 1 from a current or former employer)
Send to:
Christina Mills- Internship Coordinator, Office of Civic Engagement, State House, Room 160, Boston, MA 02133 or send via e-mail to Christina.Mills@state.ma.us
ADVISING:
PREREGISTRATION ADVISING from 3-5pm in the Thompson Hall Linux Lab (1st floor through the café)
Appointments with the Director of Advising: 11:30-1:30, 704 Thompson Hall
Walk-in Peer Advising: 11:30-2:00, 722 Thompson Hall
Monday, April 13
ADVISING:
PREREGISTRATION ADVISING from 3-5pm in the Thompson Hall Linux Lab (1st floor through the café)
Walk-in Peer Advising: 11:30-2:00, 722 Thompson Hall