Tuesday, February 9

• Bonner Scholars Silent Auction

  To fund their upcoming Alternative Spring Break Trip to New Orleans, the Macalester Bonner Scholars are conducting an online silent auction. Members of the Macalester Community are invited to bid on a wide range of personal services and goods offered at competitive rates by participants on this community service trip. 

  Faculty have received a catalog of items up for auction, and are encouraged to keep an eye out for instructions on how to participate in this exciting event. 

• Library Hours 8 a.m. - Midnight

  DeWitt Wallace Library

• Nominate a staff or faculty member for the Educator of the Year Award!

  MCSG Office (Room 235), Ruth Stricker Dayton Campus Center

  Has any staff or faculty member gone the extra mile for you this year? Want to recognize the contributions of someone who makes Macalester great? Nominate them for MCSG's annual Educator of the Year Award!

  The application is online in PDF form at http://macalester.edu/mcsg. Nominations from groups of students are allowed and encouraged! Any staff or faculty member is eligible. If selected, he or she will be honored at the Community Recognition Ceremony on April 20, 2010.

  Nominations are due by Friday, March 12, 2010. Email completed forms to Aaron Brown at ambrown@macalester.edu. Also, feel free to contact Aaron if you have any questions or comments about the process or the award.

• Monthly Faculty Meeting

  11:20am, Board Room, Weyerhaeuser Hall

• International Studies Presents Hubert H. Humphrey Visiting Chair Candidate

  11:30am, Carnegie Hall 404

  Professor Maano Ramutsindela will present a talk titled "Peace parks: a catalyst for a peaceful and sustainable world?" - Light lunch served. All are welcome.

• Stammtisch at Cafe Mac

  12pm, Cafe Mac, south side by stage area, Ruth Stricker Dayton Campus Center

  Come and eat while practicing German speaking skills with our native speakers.

• Sitting at Mac (Meditation and Experiencing the Dharma)

  4:45pm, Weyerhaeuser Memorial Chapel

  Macalester's Buddhist meditation group that meets every Tuesday and Friday at 4:45 pm in the Chapel. Practice involves sitting and walking meditation followed by Dharma talks and discussions.  Opportunities also exist for regular retreats and visits to local Buddhist centers.

• Senior Job Search Group part 2/5

  5pm, Kagin Commons

  Feeling overwhelmed? Want help clarifying your ideas and plans?

  Sign up for the SENIOR JOB SEARCH GROUP

  This 5-part workshop offers support as you explore your options including:

  -Suggestions for your resume, cover letter and applications

  -Efficient and strategic job search tools

  -Interview guidance and preparation

  -Preparation for the MN Private College Job & Internship Fair on 2/16-17

  -Greater confidence and peace of mind

  -Networking and informational interviewing skill development

  DATES: Feb. 2, Feb. 9, Feb. 23, March 2 & March 9

  Dinner will be provided.

  Sign up by Friday, Jan. 29 by emailing Kate Larson at klarson7@macalester.edu or extension 6255.

• TOM MOORADIAN will speak on "Love, Basketball and the KGB: 13 years Behind the Iron Curtain"

  7pm, Russian House

  Tom Mooradian is an American who grew up in Detroit as the son of Armenian immigrants.  After graduating from high school at the top of his class, he, together with some other Armenians decided to repatriate their homeland.  He hadn’t planned on staying for more than a few years , but that all changed when he unwittingly gave up his passport and was forced to become a Soviet citizen.  What happened when Tom found himself with a KGB gun held against his head?  How do basketball and the Harlem Globetrotters or Eleanor Roosevelt in a Moscow hotel figure in his adventures???  COME AND FIND OUT!

   

  Everyone welcome—refreshments served.

   

  Tom’s website is:  www. tommooradian.com.   His book, The Repatriate:  Love, Basketball and the KGB, is reviewed on Amazon.