First year students-learn to USE THE LIBRARY like a senior-self guided tours and a chance to enter the drawing for $100 gift certificate to the Bookstore-twenty prizes in all. Wednesday, September 16, between 2 pm & 5:30 pm.
OPEN MEETING FOR ANNUAL GRANTS on Wednesday, September 16th. Get answers to questions about financing your research projects for thesis, independent study or academic course work; and/or your meaningful service-learning projects. See what is available and how to apply! Keck Classroom (Pettengill - G52 on Wednesday, September 16th at 4:10 p.m. See you there.
SCIENCE LECTURE: The Bates College Chemistry Department cordially invites you to attend the George S. Hammond ’43, H’73 Eminent Scientist Lecture on Where in the World Will Energy Come From By Dr. Nathan Lewis, George L. Argyros Professor of Chemistry, California Institute of Technology. Dr. Lewis is an internationally known alternative energy expert and chemistry professor whose research team is using nanotechnology to develop more efficient solar cells. 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, September 16, Olin Arts Center Concert Hall - Admission is free, but tickets are required. Call 207-786-6135 or email olinarts@bates.edu for reservations. You are also invited to attend a scientific talk in the afternoon by Dr. Lewis: Sunlight-Driven Hydrogen Formation by Membrane-Supported Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting - 4:10 p.m., Wednesday, September 16, Room 119, Dana Chemistry Hall. The George S. Hammond '43 H'73 Eminent Scientist Lecture fund was established in honor of the internationally recognized scientist George S. Hammond by his students and associates from Iowa State College to support lectures by important and eminent scientists.
THE 2009 FALL WORKSHOP SERIES – Wednesday, September 16, 4:30-5:30PM - The OCS offers hour-long interactive workshops on various career topics throughout the semester. Please register to attend workshops in the Calendar section of eRecruiting. All workshops are held in the OCS Conference Room at 31 Frye Street from 4:30-5:30 pm. This week: Networking.
Come learn about THE BATES EQUESTRIAN TEAM this Wednesday at 6:30 in Carnegie 113 during our first informational team meeting of the year! We will be explaining what we are all about as a team, including showing, lessons and community involvement. Come have your horsey questions answered, and get some free pizza and drinks will you are at it!
An introductory evening for students interested in joining CHASE THE FIDDLERS, a Bates music ensemble exploring North American folk music on fiddles and related instruments. Bring your instrument! Wednesday, September 16 at 7:30 pm in Skelton Lounge
Come hang out with OUTfront- an organization for people of all genders and sexualities. This will be our first meeting of the year, and there will be sweets! All members of the Bates Community are welcome to attend. 8:00PM, Frank's Lounge (280 College). Wednesday, Sept. 16.
Thursday, September 17 - 12:10 until 1:00. New Commons 221 - OTIS SUMMER FELLOWSHIP PRESENTATION by Chad Frisbie, class 2010 - Biking the Ring Road: Rethinking the Icelandic Landscape. Pizza Provided! Sponsored by the Office of the Environmental Coordinator and Environmental Studies Program (EnviroLunch is a weekly community gathering for all students, staff, and faculty!)
SCHOMBURG AFRO-LATINO LECTURE SERIES: This series highlights contemporary Afro-Latino/a scholars and artists who focus on topics including Afro-Latino/a identity, politics, culture, literature and history. Previous speakers have included 2008 Pulitzer Prize winner Junot Diaz (Dominican) and Afro-Bolivian cultural activist Marfa Inofuentes. For more info: http://batesmulticultural.wordpress.com/ Thursday, September 17th at 4:00 pm in the Benjamin Mays Center
Office of Multicultural Affairs - 2009-2010 ARTURO SCHOMBURG AFRO-LATINO SPEAKER SERIES presents Dr. Marco Polo Hernández Cuevas, Associate Professor of Spanish, Department of Modern Foreign Languages, North Carolina Central University - Thursday, September 17, 4:30 pm, Benjamin Mays Center. Please note: in February the Schomburg Series will host Professor Quince Duncan, whose research and scholarship focuses on Afro-Costa Ricans. For more information about the Afro-Latino Speaker Series please go to http://batesmulticultural.wordpress.com
POETRY READING: Jack Collom (b. Chicago, 1931) grew up in Illinois and Colorado small towns, walking the woods, loving nature, then studied Forestry at Colorado A&M. After four years in the U.S. Air Force as a clerk-typist, he worked in factories for twenty years while becoming a poet. For the past thirty years, Collom has worked as a freelance poetry teacher, and also taught in the writing program at Naropa University in Boulder, CO. Collom has published twenty-three books and chapbooks of poetry, the latest being Situations, Sings (with Lyn Hejinian, published by Adventures in Poetry, 2008) and Exchanges of Earth & Sky (Fishdrum, 2006). His selected poems, Red Car Goes By, was published by Tuumba Press in 2001. Collom also has authored three books on and of writings by children, including Poetry Everywhere (Teachers & Writers Collaborative, 1994). Thursday, September 17 at 7:30 pm in Muskie Room
Join the STRANGE BEDFELLOWS for their first show of the year! Come to the Ronj this Thursday at 9pm for a night of laughs as Bates College’s favorite Improv Group performs short and long form Improv Comedy.
THE FINANCE BOOTCAMP is a conference-style event that includes general finance and consulting overviews, break-out sessions, and relationship building. The event is open to all majors – first years through seniors. Alumni returned to campus to engage students in relationship building and networking and to offer their expertise in the finance and consulting industry. Prior registration via eRecruiting is required. Sunday, September 20th in Pettengill G52
Wish to make a difference in the world? Join BATES STUDENTS AGAINST POVERTY! A relatively young group, BSAP needs new members to help fight poverty locally and globally. Email ristrati@bates.edu for more information.
