{"id":1251,"date":"2011-09-12T10:17:38","date_gmt":"2011-09-12T14:17:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/core\/?p=1251"},"modified":"2011-09-13T13:21:35","modified_gmt":"2011-09-13T17:21:35","slug":"e-bulletin-for-week-of-9112011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/core\/2011\/09\/12\/e-bulletin-for-week-of-9112011\/","title":{"rendered":"E-bulletin for week of 9\/11\/2011"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>LECTURES THIS WEEK<\/strong><br \/>\nCC101: Michael Zank on Genesis (9\/13)<br \/>\nCC105, Tuesday: Scott Whitaker on &#8220;Motions in the Earth&#8221; (9\/13)<br \/>\nCC105, Thursday: Alan Marscher on &#8220;Motions in the Sky&#8221; (9\/15)<br \/>\nCC201: Michael Corgan on Machiavelli (9\/13)<br \/>\nCC203: Thornton Lockwood on &#8220;The Ancient World &amp; Social Science&#8221; (9\/15)<\/p>\n<p>A reminder to alumni &#8212; if you will be in Boston during a scheduled course lecture, and have a desire to sit in, email core@bu.edu and let us know. It is often that case that you&#8217;ll be able to join the audience as a guest.<\/p>\n<p>This year the Core will make audio recordings of all lectures and post these as downloadable mp3s on the respective course webpage.<br \/>\nIf you have any trouble accessing these recordings, starting 24 hours after the lecture, please contact Zachary Bos, at core@bu.edu.<\/p>\n<p><strong>THE CORE WRITING CENTER <\/strong>is now open; tutors will be available for half-hour appointments Monday through Friday, 10-1 and 2-4. Students may visit the Core office, CAS 119, to sign up for a session, or email <a href=\"mailto:core@bu.edu\">core@bu.edu<\/a> to request and appointment.<\/p>\n<p><strong>UPCOMING EVENTS IN THE CORE<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>THIS WEDNESDAY, 9\/14: <strong>Ecolympics planning meeting<\/strong>. Prof. Hudon invites  you to a planning meeting for the 3rd annual <a href=\"http:\/\/bu.edu\/core\/ecolympics\">Ecolympics <\/a>(which this year  will have to operate under another name, since the United States  Olympic Committee has issued a cease-and-desist order, alas). The  Eco-[something] is a series of events, taking place in the spring, which  are designed to raise awareness of our impact on the environment. Last  year&#8217;s program included movie screenings, nature walks, a sustainable  cooking class, expert seminars, and other eco-fun. Your help is needed  in planning the 2012 events &#8212; please join the discussion at 5 PM in CAS  129.<\/li>\n<li>Friday, 9\/16: <strong>Core Open House<\/strong>. All new students are invited  to join us in the Core Office, CAS 119, from 3 to 5 pm to meet  informally with Core faculty, staff, and other students, learn about  Core student organizations, and sample some of the best chocolate  cookies in Boston, gathered from a selection of bakeries in Boston and  Brookline. RSVP at <a href=\"http:\/\/on.fb.me\/Core-F11-3\">http:\/\/on.fb.me\/Core-F11-3<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Monday, 9\/19: <strong>Workshop on How to Engage Professors.<\/strong> In this  workshop, led by  professors Cirulli, Kalt, and Nelson, students will  learn strategies for  academic success, including how to get to know  their professors better,  how to use office hours effectively, and how  to best participate in  class. 4-6 PM, in CAS room 203. Refreshments  will be provided;  first-year students are especially encouraged to  attend.<\/li>\n<li>Friday, 9\/23: <strong>CITC Trip to the Semitic Museum<\/strong>. Prof. Kyna  Hamill will lead a trip to Harvard Square, where students will be given a  guided tour of the Harvard Semitic Museum. Students should bring fare  money for the T; the group will leave from CAs 119 at 3 PM, and will  leave to return not later than 5 PM. RSVP at <a href=\"http:\/\/on.fb.me\/Core-F11-4\">http:\/\/on.fb.me\/Core-F11-4<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Friday, 9\/30: <strong>CITC at the BPL<\/strong>. Prof. Thornton Lockwood will  lead a tour through the Boston Public Library branch at Copley Square to  view John Singer Sargent&#8217;s famous mural, &#8220;Triumph of Religion.&#8221;  Students should bring fare money for the T; the group will leave from  CAs 119 at 3 PM, and will leave to return not later than 5 PM. RSVP at <a href=\"http:\/\/on.fb.me\/Core-F11-5\">http:\/\/on.fb.me\/Core-F11-5<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Students may RSVP for any of these events by emailing <a href=\"mailto:core@bu.edu\">core@bu.edu<\/a>, by adding their name to the sign-up sheet in CAS 119, or by visiting the RSVP link provided.<br \/>\nIf you have any ideas, or comments about Core activities, please contact Prof. Jennifer Formichelli at <a href=\"mailto:core@bu.edu\">jlf@bu.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>_ _<\/p>\n<p>Get connected with Core:<br \/>\nThe Core blog &#8211; http:\/\/bu.edu\/core\/blog<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; http:\/\/facebook.com\/BUCore<br \/>\nCore events &#8211; at http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/core\/calendar<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LECTURES THIS WEEK CC101: Michael Zank on Genesis (9\/13) CC105, Tuesday: Scott Whitaker on &#8220;Motions in the Earth&#8221; (9\/13) CC105, Thursday: Alan Marscher on &#8220;Motions in the Sky&#8221; (9\/15) CC201: Michael Corgan on Machiavelli (9\/13) CC203: Thornton Lockwood on &#8220;The Ancient World &amp; Social Science&#8221; (9\/15) A reminder to alumni &#8212; if you will be [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":438,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3686],"tags":[48734,48728],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/core\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1251"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/core\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/core\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/core\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/438"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/core\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1251"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/core\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1251\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1252,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/core\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1251\/revisions\/1252"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/core\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1251"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/core\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1251"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/core\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1251"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}