Tuesday, November 27, 2007

November / December PSA's

PSA: Dining Services/ Health & Nutrition
Kill end of fall semester!
(:30 s)


Volunteers are needed for focus group discussions on physical activity and nutrition!
The School of Health and Environment is seeking faculty, staff, and students to participate in these discussions to help increase physical activity and improve nutrition on the UMass Lowell campus. Each discussion will take approximately two hours, one hour during the winter and one hour during the spring or fall of next year. The locations and times of the focus group discussions will be determined based on the availability and schedules of the participants. If you are interested in participating, please contact Deirdra Murphy at Deirdra_Murphy@uml.edu with your interest and contact information.

December Events!

Calendar of Events
posted: 11/26/2007


now - 12/7 (Friday) A limited number of tickets are on-sale for the Nutcracker at the Opera House in Boston. Tickets are $25 each and include a round-trip bus ride. Tickets are available at the North or South Student Information Centers. For more information call Student Activities at 978-934-5001.

now - 12/10 (Monday) Warm Coat Collection: members of Psi Chi (Psychology Honors Club) will be holding a collection of warm coats, hats, mittens and gloves. Collection boxes will be located in Mahoney Hall and the lobby of Olsen Hall on North campus. All donations will benefit local shelters.

now - end of semester: International students may pick up their Student Health Insurance cards in the Student Health Services, located in McGauvran 334 on South Campus. Students must present their UMass Lowell student ID to receive their insurance card. Please call 978-934-4991 with any questions.

11/30 (Friday) The Women of UMass Lowell will display and sell their creations: art, crafts, poetry, food, and publications from 11:30am to 7:00pm in Cumnock Hall on North Campus! Come Discover the hidden talents of a wide range of UML-connected women; featuring music, door prizes, delicious food, and holiday treats! For more information contact Meg Bond and the Center for Women & Work at ext. 3971!

12/2 (Sunday) The Discovery Series Holiday Concert: featuring Grammy nominee, John McCutcheon. The “Living & Celebrating Peace Holiday Concert,” is open to the public and appropriate for all ages; beginning at 2pm in Durgin Concert Hall on South Campus.

12/6 (Thursday) Staying Active Over Break?! Free Wellness Workshop in the Rec. Center Meeting Room at 6:00pm. For more information, contact Justin Lawler at (978) 934 2332.

12/6 (Thursday) Graduate Student's Graduation Deadline: Are you completing your degree requirements this semester? If all coursework, thesis/dissertations and missing work will be completed by the end of the Fall semester, please remember this deadline to submit your graduation clearance forms to the Registrar’s Office!

12/7 (Friday) The Graduate Student Association (GSA) is holding an open meeting at 5:00 pm in Kitson 301 on North Campus. All graduate student clubs must send a representative from their club to this meeting. It will be followed by a Holiday Party open to all Grad students.

12/7 (Friday) WUML Lowell 91.5 FM Presents: ROCK FOR TOTS, in the VPAC on the 3rd Floor of Fox Hall, beginning at 6pm! Check back soon... Bands will be announced closer to the date! All proceeds from the concert will be sent to ONE LOWELL, a charitable, civic action group that stresses progressive action and access to vital services for citizens of Lowell, Massachusetts.

12/11 (Tuesday) Chancellor Marty Meehan will speak to Dr. Fred Lewis's Political Science classes at 12:30 p.m. in O'Leary 222. All UML students are invited to attend. An alumnus of UML’s Political Science program, the chancellor will comment and answer questions on current developments in national politics as well as matters of general concern to UMass Lowell students.

12/11 (Tuesday) "Playing with the Boys: Why Separate is not equal in Sports," is a talk by Eileen McDonagh and Laura Pappano. In their forcefully argued book, McDonagh and Pappano show in vivid detail how women have been unfairly excluded from participating in sports on an equal footing with men. This event starts at 7:30pm at the Campus Rec Center.

12/13 (Thursday) "Scenes from a Parish," a film by James Rutenbeck that explores two yeras un the life of St. Patrick's Church in South Lawrence, a traditionally Irish-American parish undergoing huge changes that reflect dramatic demogrpahic and economic shifts in the city. This film will be shown at 12:30 pm in O'Leary 222 on South Campus. For more information, please email Jeff_Gerson@uml.edu.

12/13 (Thursday) WUML Lowell 91.5 FM Potluck Dinner: Join in on some taste-testing fun! WUML welcomes the UML community to the Fox Hall MPR between 4 and 8pm to share delicacies in music and cuisine. Live music, Free Food, Lots of Fun!! Donations to better your "One and Only" college radio station will be accepted!!

12/13 (Thursday) Common Text Film Series Wrap-Up! Finish off the semester with a suspenseful turn. Take a break from studying and come watch, M. Night Scyamalan's 2004 Thriller, "The Village" at 7:00pm in O'Leary 222.

Sunday, November 04, 2007

Careers in Media PSA

Media Careers Panel
Kill: 11/9/2007
posted: 11/4/2007

Discover which media career best suits your interests, and get advice on landing your dream job!!!!

Join the UMass Lowell Connector, WUML News Dept, and the Literary Society for panel discussions with the following media professionals who will offer career advice to students:

Letoyia Edwards, NECN News Anchor
Matt Murphy, Lowell Sun news reporter
Adrienne LaFrance, WBUR Radio
Doug Eisenhart, Content Manager for the Boston Globe

Thursday, Nov. 8th at 4 p.m. in O’Leary Media Room 325

For more information, contact Connector editor Krista_Perry@student.uml.edu or Julie_Nash@uml.edu.