Saint Michael's College

Many sessions are available to Saint Michael's students on resume writing, interview skills, graduate school preparation and more. A listing of workshops is available on the Career Development Web site.

Winter is a great time to explore colleges and you're invited to attend one of our campus visit programs. Come tour our campus and learn more about our academic and co-curricular programs.

These information sessions include a presentation by a member of the admission staff followed by a student led tour of the campus (programs typically last about two hours). Weekend options include a shorter information session followed by a campus tour (programs typically last about an hour and a half).

Group Admission Information Session Dates:
Monday, January 18, 2010 at 10:45 a.m.
Saturday, January 30, 2010 at 1:00 p.m.
Wednesday, February 17, 2010 at 10:45 a.m.
Thursday, February 18, 2010 at 10:45 a.m.
Friday, February 19, 2010 at 10:45 a.m.
Saturday, February 20, 2010 at 1:00 p.m.
Saturday, March 6, 2010 at 1:00 p.m.

Dates will be removed from the drop down list when programs become full.

Saint Michael's College presents CRISIS IN THE CONGO, a day focusing on one of the worst humanitarian crises of our time.

Policy Panel: The Way Forward
3:30 p.m. McCarthy Arts Center
John Prendergast, co-founder of the Enough Project to end genocide; director, African Affairs on President Clinton's National Security Council, with Tatiana Carayannis of the Conflict Prevention and Peace Forum, and Maurice Carney, executive director of the Friends of the Congo

Keynote
7:00 p.m., McCarthy Arts Center
Stephen Lewis, co-director, AIDS-free World, special envoy to the UN for HIV/AIDS in Africa, 2001-2006; author of best-selling book Race against Time

Other programs of the day:

10:30 a.m., Cheray Science Hall Room 101
Herbert Weiss, emeritus professor, City University of New York; senior researcher, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Washington, DC, will give the opening lecture, History of the Crisis

12:00 p.m., McCarthy Arts Center
A reading of the play, The Last Envelope, written by Pierre Mujomba, Saint Michael's resident scholar, writer in exile.

1:00 p.m., St. Edmund's Hall Farrell Room 315
Rape as a Form of Genocide, a presentation by Jocelyn Kelly, Gender-based Violence Research Coordinator for the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative

2:15 p.m., St. Edmund's Hall Farrell Room 315
Breaking the Silence: Using Social Media for Advocacy, a presentation by Kambale Musavuli, student coordinator for Friends of the Congo

View the poster on this event for more information.

Jerry Swope, assistant professor of journalism and mass communication, and Dr. Crystal L'Hote, assistant professor of philosophy, will lead a discussion on Can the Virtual be Spiritual?

Whether it is responding to work e-mails, texting friends, researching on the World Wide Web or connecting with old classmates on Facebook, more and more of our time is spent interacting with various forms of electronic media. How, if at all, do these interactions with digital media affect our relationships, our perceptions of self, our perceptions of others, and our perceptions of the world? Can these virtual connections affect our understanding of spirituality? Can these experiences enhance or hinder our understanding of and connection to the divine?

Pianist Annemieke Spoelstra, first prize winner of the Dutch National competition for Young Music Talent, will give a concert titled "Melodias." The concert is free and open to the public.

Ms. Spoelstra, piano teacher at Saint Michael's and accompanist for the Saint Michael's College Chorale, will perform music based on Spanish influences, compositions by Debussy, Granados and Ginastera. She was Music Student of the Year in the Netherlands in 1997, and in 2001, she was a finalist in Paris at the international Nadia and Lili Boulanger competition. Today she performs with different instrumentalists and vocalists.

Saint Michael's College invites the community to Ash Wednesday Mass, with the distribution of ashes, in the Chapel of Saint Michael the Archangel at 11:45 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. The Sacrament of Reconciliation will be available after each liturgy.

As part of the Humanities Colloquium Series, Dr. Peter Tumulty, philosophy, will speak on "A Fertile Paradox at the Heart of the Relationship between Science and the Scientist: A Socratic Reflection on the Will to Keep Alive, a most Human Question."

Tim Wise will speak on "Race and Racism in the Age of Obama." One of the most respected and provocative speakers in the nation on race, antiracism, and white privilege, Tim Wise has spoken in 48 states on 400 college campuses. He is the author of Between Barack and a Hard Place: Racism and White Denial in the Age of Obama and three other books. He is a nationally recognized authority, speaker, trainer for anti-racism programs.

A listing of upcoming productions, with photo galleries of past shows, is available here.

Friday and Saturday, 2/20 and 2/21
10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Alliot Student Center Lobby

Sunday, 2/22
10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Alliot Student Center Lobby

A benefit for MOVE (Mobilization of Volunteer Efforts) International service trips to Kolkata, India, and San Jose de Ocoa, Dominican Republic.

Featuring a variety of instrumental and singing performances, a listing of upcoming concerts is available here.

Jonathon Romain will speak on "From Prison to Acclaimed Painter: The Power of Arts and Redemption," in Alliot Student Center Eddie's Lounge from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and in McCarthy Arts Center from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Acclaimed painter, photographer, gallery owner, speaker and advocate, Jonathon Romain, has shown his work widely, including in exhibits at The Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago, The Studio Museum of Harlem and The National Black Fine Art Show in New York.

Saint Michael's College Social Science Research Center presents Dr. Valerie Banschbach, biology, and Dr. Robert Letovsky, business administration and accounting, speaking on "Interdisciplinary Teaming with Biology and Business Senior Seminar Students."

Saint Michael's College presents Blood Drum Spirit, World Music Jazz Ensemble, with Royal Hartigan '68, Wes Brown, Art Hirahara and David Bindman.

Members of this highly respected Ensemble have lived, played and toured in Africa, the Middle East, Europe, the Americas, and Asia. They have been invited to four tours of China as featured ensemble at the renowned Beijing Midi Jazz Festival.

A listing of upcoming presentations is available here.

Saint Michael's Family Weekend will be held April 9-11, 2010.
More information will be posted soon.

It's not too early to start thinking about visiting college campuses. One of the best ways to learn if a college is right for you is to see it for yourself. The Office of Admission at Saint Michael's invites you to attend one of our campus visit programs this spring to get an introduction to our campus and our admission requirements. Each program lasts approximately two hours and includes an overview of the College (led by a member of the Admissions staff) and a campus tour (led by a current student).

Program Dates:
Friday, April 9, 2010
Monday, April 12, 2010
Friday, April 16, 2010
Monday, April 19, 2010
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Friday, April 23, 2010

Schedule of Events
10:30 a.m. - Registration
10:45 a.m. - Presentation by an Admissions officer
11:45 a.m. - Tour of the campus

Dates will be removed from the drop down list when programs become full.
Programs will be held in the McCarthy Arts Center except on April 9th and April 12th, when they will be held in the Hoehl Wecome Center.

May 12 and May 13
Please visit our Commencement Web site for more information and the schedule of events.