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General Announcements
- Eat Lunch with President Mandel, Dean Sandstrom and Vice President Klass Today
- Human Rights Day: December 10, 1948
- Important Meetings for WOOLF/EphVentures Leader Candidates
- Neighborhood Director Selection Happening Soon!
- Share your struggles and joys as we decorate Paresky with a paper chain!
- Davis Center Study Break
- WGSS Senior Thesis Presentation
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Campus Life/Student Organizations
- VOLUNTEER at an exciting new opportunity at E3 Academy in North Adams, MA
- Volunteer as a mentor with 8th graders at the YMCA/Roots Teen Center in North Adams
- Give Your Books to People in Prison in Berkshire County
- Come Join Student Life for Super stressbusters in Paresky Dec. 10, 9 - 11:30 p.m.
- Law Society Stressbusters
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Academic/Teaching/Research
- Apply for a $10,000 Davis Projects for Peace Fellowship
- Drop-in Peer Tutoring During Final Exams
- Nowhere Differentiable Continuous Functions by Joshua Gilkenson '19, Monday, December 10, 2018, Mathematics Colloquium
- From Black Queer Looks to Freedom Dreams: Final Presentations from WGSS 283 and WGSS 380
- Exhibit Opening: Poetry and Second Wave Feminism
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Administrative/Facilities/Dining Services
- Construction Activity Notice-Weston Hall-North Slope Snow Retention System
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Arts at Williams
- Audition Invitation to Community Members
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Health Services
- Prescription delivery and pick up info
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Lectures, Films, Readings, Panels
- Physics and Astronomy Honors Thesis Talks
- Environmental Planning Workshop Presentation
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Performances
- Cello Studio Recital
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Student Employment
- Student Employment Walk-in Hours for Remainder of the Semester
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General Announcements
- Eat Lunch with President Mandel, Dean Sandstrom and Vice President Klass Today
Join Maud Mandel, Marlene Sandstrom and Steve Klass in Paresky today from 12:15 - 1:15 p.m. for lunch.
- Human Rights Day: December 10, 1948
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which promotes the idea of our universal equality as rights-bearers, has shaped a great deal of political struggle during the past seven decades. The most translated text in the world, you can read it in 513 languages: from Abkhaz to Zulu.
- Important Meetings for WOOLF/EphVentures Leader Candidates
To: Current first-years, sophomores, juniors
2019 EphVentures leader Info session in Paresky Auditorium on Dec 10
6:30-7:30pm for ETA, Leading Minds, Root, Team Eph, Where Am I?
7:30-8:30pm for WOOLF (only first-years eligible to apply)
- Neighborhood Director Selection Happening Soon!
Self-nominations for 2019-2020 Neighborhood Director positions go live on Monday, January 7th. See the description page for more information about the ND role. Juniors and seniors with NLT and/or JA experience are encouraged to apply!
- Share your struggles and joys as we decorate Paresky with a paper chain!
We are making a paper chain; help us make it a giant one! Please drop by the Chaplain's Office or Academic Resources to share a struggle or a complaint or a joy or a gratitude for exam season on a link to be in chain around the balcony.
- Davis Center Study Break
Take a break! Head to the Davis Center for snacks, build-your-own-s'mores, and crafts. Jenness Conference Room | 12.10: 12pm-3pm | 12.11: 4pm-7pm | 12.13: 12pm-4pm
Jenness House, Conference Room
Mon, December 10th, 2018 @ 12:00 pm
Tue, December 11th, 2018 @ 4:00 pm
Thu, December 13th, 2018 @ 12:00 pm
Shawna Patterson-Stephens - Davis Center, VP for Institutional Diversity & Equity
- WGSS Senior Thesis Presentation
Please join our Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program Honors Thesis Student, Olivia Goodheart on Wednesday, December 12 at noon in Schapiro 129.
Schapiro Hall, 129
Wed, December 12th, 2018 @ 12:00 pm
Robin Keller - Philosophy, American Studies
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Campus Life/Student Organizations
- VOLUNTEER at an exciting new opportunity at E3 Academy in North Adams, MA
The E3 Academy is a competency-based program designed for students who are over-age and under-credited and at risk of dropping out. We are looking for Williams students who can commit 2-4 hrs a week to help students with design/engineering/coding/ projects and sports activities.
- Volunteer as a mentor with 8th graders at the YMCA/Roots Teen Center in North Adams
Looking 4-5 Williams students who can collaborate with YMCA/Roots program coordinator to design an after-school mentoring program for 8th graders from Drury High School. 2-4 hrs per week during winterstudy and spring semester.
- Give Your Books to People in Prison in Berkshire County
If you are studying abroad in the Spring or can't bring your books home email me at eoy1@williams.edu or drop them in the Fitch 302A common room. If you are going home (and have books) bring them back for WS. Book drive for BCHoC over WS!
- Come Join Student Life for Super stressbusters in Paresky Dec. 10, 9 - 11:30 p.m.
Super Stressbusters in Paresky
Plenty of food and sweets in Baxter
Brain Art
Handwriting
Make Sweet & Salty Scrubs
Sheliaa Hite the spiritual tarot master reader
Massage Therapists
Paraffin Wax for Hands
Puppy Therapy
And More
- Law Society Stressbusters
Join the Law Society for a much-needed break from school and studying at 8pm in Schapiro 141 on Monday, December 10th! There will be pizza and baked goods from Spring Street Market, among other snacks!
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Academic/Teaching/Research
- Apply for a $10,000 Davis Projects for Peace Fellowship
Apply for a 2019 Projects for Peace Fellowship to win a $10,000 grant for a summer project that promotes peace or addresses social conflict anywhere in the world. Applications due January 21, 2019. Contact av7@williams.edu for more info.
- Drop-in Peer Tutoring During Final Exams
The Peer Academic Support Network will be offering a limited amount of tutoring during finals. See https://academic-resources.williams.edu/final-exam-tutoring-fall-2018/ for a schedule.
- Nowhere Differentiable Continuous Functions by Joshua Gilkenson '19, Monday, December 10, 2018, Mathematics Colloquium
Nowhere Differentiable Continuous Functions by Joshua Gilkenson '19, Monday, December 10, 2018, Mathematics Colloquium, 1 - 1:45 pm, Stetson Court Classroom 101
Stetson Court classroom, 101
Mon, December 10th, 2018 @ 1:00 pm
Marissa Barschdorf - Mathematics and Statistics
- From Black Queer Looks to Freedom Dreams: Final Presentations from WGSS 283 and WGSS 380
YOU are invited to experience the practice of a liberated classroom with Dr. G, WGSS 283 (Black Queer Looks) and WGSS 380 (Freedom Dreams, Afro-Futures, and Visionary Fictions)!
Griffin Hall, 3
Mon, December 10th, 2018 @ 4:00 pm
Kai Green - Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies
- Exhibit Opening: Poetry and Second Wave Feminism
Join us for cider and dessert on Wednesday, December 12 from 7-8:30 p.m. in the Special Collections galleries on the fourth floor of the library for a curated exhibition put together by the students in ENGL, WGSS, AMST 113.
Sawyer Library, Special Collections Galleries
Wed, December 12th, 2018 @ 7:00 pm
Bethany Hicok - English
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Administrative/Facilities/Dining Services
- Construction Activity Notice-Weston Hall-North Slope Snow Retention System
This correspondence provides a revision of dates for the installation of snow guards on the north roof of Weston Hall. Dates for Activity: December 18, 2018 to December 22, 2018
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Arts at Williams
- Audition Invitation to Community Members
Please visit the link below for a message to all Williams students from the director, dramaturg, and facilitator of Theatre's spring production of Stephen Adly Guirgis's The Last Days of Judas Iscariot, scheduled to begin rehearsing in February and present in early March 2019. We encourage anyone who may be considering being involved in the project to reach out to Shadi Ghaheri, … Continue reading "Audition Invitation to Community Members"
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Health Services
- Prescription delivery and pick up info
Automatic delivery of prescriptions ends on Monday 12/10/18. To pick up prescriptions between 8:30am Tuesday 12/11 and noon Tuesday 12/18, you MUST call Walgreens (413 458-2138) to make a special delivery. See full message for more info.
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Lectures, Films, Readings, Panels
- Physics and Astronomy Honors Thesis Talks
Please join our honors thesis students: Ian Banta, Iona Binnie, Felix Knollman, Cielo Perez, Brendan Rosseau, Jeremy Thaller and Ross Yu.
They will be presenting their thesis talks on Monday, December 10, 2018 at 2PM, TPL 205.
Thompson Physics, 205
Mon, December 10th, 2018 @ 2:00 pm
Michele Rech - Astronomy, Physics
- Environmental Planning Workshop Presentation
"Farm to School in North Adams," North Berkshire Community Coalition. The Green, 85 Main Street, North Adams. Marcos Soto Esparza '19, Carmen Saab '19, Ang Sherpa '19
Tue, December 11th, 2018 @ 10:00 am
Dorothy Lewis - Center for Environmental Studies, Zilkha Center for Environmental Initiatives
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Performances
- Cello Studio Recital
More than a dozen of Nathaniel Parke's cello students present in a concert that covers the span of classical works for the cello. All invited!
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Student Employment
- Student Employment Walk-in Hours for Remainder of the Semester
Student Employment walk-in hours will continue until the winter break on the following schedule: Mondays 12:00pm-1:00pm and Tuesdays 4:00pm-5:00pm. Last walk-in hours of the semester will be on December 18th and all sessions will be in the Human Resources Office. Please get any Student Employment related loose ends tied up and questions answered before the break!
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