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Faculty Toast to Graduates

… Those that Learning nourish; Long Live each member of the same, Long live all that bear its name, Let them ever … cares that pule and pine! Perish envious blamers! Die the Devil, thine and mine! Die the starch-necked Philistine! scoffers and defamers! Let us …

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Meals and Entertainment

… Meals and Entertainment Meal Expenses Personal meals are the meal expenses of travelers who are on a business trip. … meals and entertainment for business purposes will be on the basis of actual and reasonable costs up to a maximum of $50 per day in the local Amherst area and a maximum of $75 per day in all …

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Fire, Health, and Safety

… ensure that no hall or mod ever needs to use them, the housing operations office (HOO) provides the following: Information Education and Outreach Inspections … about Hampshire's fire safety policies can be found in the online student handbook . For updates, regularly check …

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Alums, Family, and Friends Cuba Trip

… (as well as a social scientist or two) to get a sense of the complexities and contradictions of contemporary Cuban … issues related to gender, race, equality/inequality, the recent protests, the relations between Cuba and the U.S, and the ways these …

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Formal Student Conduct Process

… Student Rights and Responsibilities: Our Philosophy The guiding philosophy and approach to rights and … individual growth and accountability for behavior within the community. Our goal is to help and encourage students to … both socially and academically; this includes providing the tools for students to make informed decisions. The …

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Kahlo Gallery

… Kahlo Gallery Call for Proposals The Cultural Center accepts Kahlo Gallery proposals on a … from students, staff, faculty, and community members for the academic calendar year. Proposals for art exhibits, … email proposals to culturalcenter@hampshire.edu . Include the following information: Your name Your phone and email …

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Event and Program Insurance Requirements

… (minimum of $1,000,000 general liability) and to add the College as an additional insured to the insurance policy. The purpose of this is to indemnify the College for any loss …

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Commencement Address

… day belongs. Let me use presidential privilege to call for the first of many rounds of applause for them. I think it's … to make it possible for you to study here. Can I turn the tables for a moment and ask you to recognize the faculty and staff, every one of them, who are such …

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Compact Fluorescent Lights: Use and Disposal

… CFLs do contain a small amount of mercury sealed within the glass tubing (an average of 5 milligrams), about the amount that would cover the tip of a ballpoint pen. By comparison, older thermometers …

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Lab Safety Manual: Biological and Controlled Substance Safety

… working with microbiological techniques, or involved in the treatment or disposal of biohazardous waste, must receive … proper training prior to work with these materials. The supervising faculty member is responsible for providing … areas) must clearly display a biological hazard sign with the international biological warning symbol in the entrance …

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Risk Management

… Risk Management The role of risk management is to reduce the costs and mitigate the risks associated with the operations of the colleges …

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In Memory of Samuel Josiah Butterfield 09S

… Butterfield 09S Writer Elizabeth Mehren was invited by the College Communications Office to share memories of her … Sam, who was an enormously talented young journalist, and the educational and vocational search process that led him to … in his native Northeast. In fact he basically ruled out the entire East Coast, preferring to cast his academic gaze …

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Space Scheduling

… and contracting most space at Hampshire College. Using the campus reservation system, Ad Astra , our staff provides assistance with the selection of appropriate space based on the type of meeting or event, anticipated attendance, and …

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A Continuing Experiment

… an event at "an experimenting college," affiliated with the other schools in the Valley, to see if I might want to help and support it: in effect be a substitute alumnus because the College was new. Surprised, I asked why he thought I …

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Carrel Use Policy

… carrel . Carrel Use Policy Assigned Carrels Carrels remain the property of the library at all times. Whenever you are not present at … checked out and contain pink Due Date slips, available at the InfoBar. Items that are not checked out will be …

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Request a Book or Film

… a Book or Film Five College Delivery requests For items in the Five College Libraries Catalog , use the "*Request Item" link at the top, and log in with your Hampshire user ID and password …

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Neil Stillings Scholarship Fund

… Scholarship Fund Honoring a founding faculty member of the School of Cognitive Science. Professor of Psychology Neil … involve foundations of cognitive science, music cognition, the evolution of cognition and culture, and helping students negotiate the landscape of the psychological, neural, and cognitive …

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Web Writing Tips

… effective content for web users varies from text on the printed page. These tips are designed to help authors … blocks of text can look like walls, and act as such to the user. Research has shown that short, concise paragraphs … lists work best for web use. Your first paragraph is the most important one. As such, it should be brief, clear, …

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Alum Action Group

… Alum Action Group Our Mission The mission of the Alum Action Group (AAG), established at the invitation of former President Jonathan Lash in 2012, is …

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Technical Description of our Network

… Castle, while our server bandwidth is purchased through the University of Massachusetts via UMASSNET. Redundant … connectivity to UMASSNET for each college is provided by the 10-gigabit Five College fiber-optic network. UMASSNET has many redundant connections to the internet. At Hampshire, we have one connection to …

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Smith-Barr Internship Award

… in an internship with an organization whose focus is on the environment or on indigenous communities in the U.S. or the developing world. Funding from the Iris Barr and the …

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Commencement Address: May 17, 2008

… but let me invoke presidential privilege to call for the first of many rounds of applause for them. I think it's … to make it possible for you to study here. Can I turn the tables for a moment and ask you to recognize the staff and faculty, every one of them, who are such …

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Bibliography: Volume 4

… finalized - five school plan to be implemented." The Forward , v.3(1):1, Feb. 5, 1998. DS5.S1 #6 Affirmative … "New constitution expected to clarify lines of authority." The Forward , v.3(5):1,4, Mar. 5, 1998. DS5.S1 #6 Andrews, … Gillian. "AdCom rejects Change Team recommendations." The Forward , v.2(11):1,5; Nov. 13, 1997. DS5.S1 #6 Armacost, …

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Community-Supported Agriculture

… Community-Supported Agriculture Hampshire College Farm CSA The Community-Supported Agriculture program (CSA) provides a … linking consumers to farmers. With over 120 members, the vegetable CSA provides fresh organic produce to the campus and local community. We do not currently have a …

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Brendan Toller Tells a Secret History of Rock and Roll

… more than 20 years later, Brendan Toller 04F is telling the tale of this little-known but hugely influential figure … independent record stores in this country have closed in the last decade. In the summer of 2007, he traveled across the United States …

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