Please join 2009 OTIS LECTURER, M. SCOTT MOMADAY for an informal writers' forum: today - 9:30-11:00 AM, Muskie Archives - Momaday was the first Native American to be awarded the Pulitzer for his novel, House Made of Dawn. His other awards include a Guggenheim Fellowship and the “Mondello,” Italy’s highest literary honor. His works include The Way to Rainy Mountain, The Names: A Memoir, The Ancient Child and a new collection, Three Plays, that celebrates Kiowa history and culture. Behind it all beats the heart of the oral storyteller, keeping alive — in myths and memories — the people persecuted and the land lost. “In the oral tradition,” says Momaday, “stories are not told merely to entertain or instruct. They are told to be believed. Stories are realities lived and believed. They are true.”

Please join us for a PIZZA GEOLUNCH TODAY in Carnegie Room 219 - noon to 1pm - Followed by a presentation titled  "Geology of the Maine Coast by Sea Kayak:  Epic Adventures from Short Term 2009" . Presented by the class, prof, and guide (hopefully)

Noonday Concert:  Juanito Pascal, flamenco guitarist. Free Admission. For more information contact 207-786-6135 or E-mail: olinarts@bates.edu. TODAY, from 12:30 - 1:00 PM in Olin Arts Center Concert Hall.

BLOOD DRIVE***TODAY - CHASE HALL LOUNGE 3-8 - WALK-INS WELCOME! 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.

REMINDER:  The last day to Add a fall course and elect the Pass/Fail grading option is today. The Garnet Gateway system is available for you to check your schedule at your convenience, so please take advantage of this and make sure your schedule is correct. Click on your "Detail Schedule" to check registrations and grading mode for each course. The last day to *drop* a course is November 6th.

VOLUNTEER FAIR: Come visit the Volunteer Fair today from 5-7 p.m. in Room 221 of New Commons.  Find out about volunteer opportunities and talk with community partners about their work!

ADMISSIONS PHONE-A-THON: Come to the Admissions Office in Lindholm House tonight from 6-8, Wednesday from 6-8 and Thursday from 7-9 to get delicious food (Thai tonight, Heidi’s Deli on Wednesday and Tu Casa on Thursday) while calling prospective students for the class of 2014. For more information, contact eedmonso@bates.edu.

T-SHIRT CONTEST!   Looking for creative individuals to design the 2009-10 IM T-shirt and the FY League t-shirt.  See details at:  http://abacus.bates.edu/IM/tshirtcontest.html.   Deadline:  Sept. 28.

Bates College Presents THE FIFTH ANNUAL TASTE OF LEWISTON-AUBURN - Wednesday September 23rd, 11am-1pm - Gray Cage. Come have a taste of what many great restaurants in the Lewiston-Auburn Area has to offer.  Participants include Mother India, Fish Bones, Gritty McDuff's, and many more! Admission is $5, and all proceeds will be donated to the Lots to Gardens Program (a youth and community driven organization that uses sustainable urban agriculture to create access to fresh food, and to nurture healthy youth and a healthy community (www.stmarysmaine.com) Questions?  Please feel free to contact Sara Noyes via email (snoyes@bates.edu) or by phone (755-5936).  Sponsored by the Bates College Student Activities Office

THE 2009 FALL WORKSHOP SERIES - 4:30-5:30PM - The will OCS offer an hour-long interactive workshop on RESUMÉS on Wednesday. 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.

MUSEUM OF ART LECTURE: Art maven Carl Little discusses the work of Bernard Langlais, putting his abstract wood constructions featured in the current museum exhibition in the context of his greater ouevre.  Among Carl Little's many books are Edward Hopper's New England and The Watercolors of John Singer Sargent. His reviews and articles appear in a range of regional and national publications, including Art New England and Art in America. He contributed an essay to the catalogue for the exhibition "Bernard Langlais: Independent Spirit" at the Portland Museum of Art in 2002. – Wednesday, September 23rd at 6:00 pm in Olin 104

AUDITION for the Robinson Players' EVENING OF ONE-ACTS!!  Wednesday Sept 23 at 4pm in PGREW 200 or Thursday Sept 24 at 7pm in PGREW 204. No experience necessary! kmoraros@bates.edu FMI.

On Wednesday, September 23, the Harward Center for Community Partnerships inaugurates its 2009-2010 CIVIC FORUM series with a panel presentation entitled, "Dealing with Climate Change: The Debate among Policy Makers.”  Panelists will include Ted Koffman, the Executive Director of Maine Audubon, and former chair of the Natural Resources Council; Pete Didisheim, Advocacy Director of the Natural Resources Council of Maine; Melissa Carey, Climate Change Policy Specialist with the Environmental Defense Fund; and Tom Tietenberg, Professor Emeritus of Environmental and Natural Resource Economics at Colby College.  The panel will focus on the pros, cons, points of confusion and contention in the current policy debate over climate change. The panel will be held at 7:30pm in the Muskie Archives. The Civic Forum is a lively series that invites the audience to wrestle with and explore civic, political and policy issues of significance to the Bates community, Maine, and beyond. For more information, please contact Kristen Cloutier at the Harward Center for Community Partnerships at  Bates College at 207-786-6202.

ENVIROLUNCH - Thursday, September 24, 12:10 until 1:00, New Commons 221 - Project 350: Focusing the world's attention on climate change through local activism. Presentation by Julie Rosenbach, Environmental Coordinator, Ryan Dean, L/A 350 Project Coordinator Campuses, residents, businesses and non-profits are organizing around Project 350  with visual displays of “350,” educational forums, celebratory fairs, arts, bike rides, etc.  all leading up to and on Oct 24. Come find out how to get involved in the L/A effort! 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!)

Jon Furbush will be running an ADVANCED CONDITIONING CLASS to the open campus starting this Thursday September 24th at 8pm in Alumni Gym. The class will run every Tuesday and Thursday from 8-8:30 pm through the month of October.  During October break week there will be class on Monday the 19th, but no class on Tuesday or Thursday of that week.  The purpose of the class is to enhance the endurance, speed and quickness for those who are looking to get into shape.  Proper workout clothing and footwear is required.  Attendance will never be taken and anyone is welcome to show up for any given day.

INFORMATION SESSIONS FOR SOPHOMORES who are interested in studying on a JSA or JYA program during their junior year.  There will be two repeated sessions. The first session will begin at 7:00 p.m and the second session will begin at 9:00 p.m. in Chase Lounge on Thursday, September 24th.

FREE BUS TO COMMON GROUND FAIR –Saturday, September 26.  Bus leaves at 10 am and returns to campus at 6:00 pm – Sign up in the Student Activities Office in Chase Hall

6:00 pm German Table – New Commons Jarnyrd Room #222