THE MULTIFAITH CHAPLAINCY - Mindfulness Meditation - Wednesdays 12:10-12:40 – Chapel -  Chaplaincy Mindfulness is the awareness that emerges  through paying attention on purpose, in the present moment,  and non-judgmentally to things as they are.  Each session will open with a brief poem or reading followed by a guided meditation practice  such as loving-kindness meditation, basic mindfulness, mindful eating, the body scan, walking meditation, and more.

BLOOD DRIVE: 2 seconds is how often someone in America needs blood. 3 is how many lives 1 blood donation can help save. 97% is the chance you know someone who will need a blood transfusion. Make blood donation a regular part of your life. ***BLOOD DRIVE*** Tuesday, September 22. sign up WED-FRI lunch and dinner outside of commons.  To give blood for transfusion to another person, you must be HEALTHY, be at least 17 years old or 16 years old with parental consent. You must weigh at least 110 pounds, and not have donated whole blood in the last 8 weeks (56 days) or double red cells in the last 16 weeks (112 days). Students YOUNGER than 19 years old must also meet height and weight requirements. If you have STUDIED ABROAD, please ask if you are eligible to donate. Stop by our table WED-FRI to find out if you are eligible to donate. BATES EMS - PLEASE DONATE!

LIBRARY OPEN HOUSE: 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. Today 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 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 –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.

FIGURE DRAWING sponsored by the Bates College Museum of Art. Artists should bring their own drawing board and supplies. Easels provided. 6-9pm, Olin Arts Center 259.

Come learn about THE BATES EQUESTRIAN TEAM 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 while you are at it!

The first BATES MUSICIANS’ UNION (BMU) meeting will be today at 7pm in the BMU practice space. The practice space is located on the 1st floor of Chase Hall (look for the ramp next to the main stairwell). The BMU is a club for musicians to meet other musicians, also providing a practice space and equipment for student bands. This meeting is important because we will hold elections for BMU officers and we’ll have a jam session so that people can start meeting and playing with other musicians. Bring your axes, amps, and any other equipment you want to store. We’ll also work on getting keys for everyone. We hope to see y’all there!

PRE-CALCULUS REVIEW PART I for Calculus students.  The session is open to all students.  Topics include: exponents, logarithms, solving equations by factoring, and composition of functions.  Tonight and tomorrow at 7pm Hathorn 104

PEER WRITING ASSISTANTS: Staff meeting from 7:15 to 8:15 p.m. in New Commons 211. See you there!

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! 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).

BATES CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP'S first gathering is tonight...8:00 PM in Hirasawa Lounge.  Come and meet everyone and find out what we are about!

Do you like to move your bod? Want to see more dance on the Bates Campus. Come join the BATES DANCE CLUB for our first meeting of the year! 8:30pm, Pgill G65.

PALG Session for Professor Schlax's Chemistry 107A class.  The session is open to all students of the class and is led by Sasha Villahermosa.  9pm PGill G21 Sept. 16 & 23

HUGE POSTER SALE – art, music, film, photography, vintage, humor, magnets, postcards, frames, tapestries, and more! Don’t’ miss it!! Thursday and Friday, September 17 & 28 from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Chase Hall Lounge

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!)

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

Do you have an EMS license? Come to an informational meeting and get running with BATES EMS. Please bring copies of all your certifications. Questions? Contact Meg Curran (mcurran@bates.edu). Thursday, September 17, 8pm, Skelton Lounge.

CAPTURE THE FLAG in the Quad Thursday 8 pm. Meet at the steps of Hathorn.

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

Want to learn how to debate? Come to the BROOKS QUIMBY DEBATE COUNCIL’S annual novice workshop! No experience is necessary. All are encouraged to attend. BBQ to follow. Sunday, September 20, 1pm, Pettigrew Hall Filene Room.

4:10 pm Brooks Quimby Debate weekly practice! – Pettigrew 309A                      5:00 pm Chinese Table – New Commons, Room 131, A,B,C
7:00 pm Weekly PALG session for Chem 217.  The session is open to all students of the class and is led by Eammon Riley. PGill G21
7:30 pm Amandla! Meeting – Multi-Cultural Center, Downstairs Lounge
7:30 pm Chase the Fiddlers plays fiddle and other folk music on a variety of instruments.  New members and the curious always welcome. Little Room, Chase Hall
8:00 pm Weekly PALG session for Physics 107.  The session is open to all students of Physics 107 and is led by Jean McIntyre.  Carn 113