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11/21/2024 Digest
Faculty/Staff Notices
Sherrerd Center Teaching Mentors Are Available for Consultation
Sherrerd teaching mentors for inclusive and equitable pedagogies Liz Pryor (HST) and Kate Queeney (CHM) are available to all who teach for confidential conversations that are not evaluative and are an opportunity to talk with a colleague about some aspect of the teaching-learning process. Conversations may be philosophical or operational or anything in between. Topics may include anything related to your teaching, including assessment, grading, designing group activities, establishing norms or making sense of student feedback. To schedule a meeting: https://forms.gle/u6x9hX1o39f49nHv6.
Performing Arts/Films/Fine Arts
Gamelan Fall Concert
Wednesday, Dec. 4, 7:30 p.m., Earle Recital Hall, Sage
The Smith College Gamelan Ensemble presents an evening of music from Java, Indonesia under the direction of Phil Acimovic with special guest I.M. Harjito. The concert will feature traditional gamelan pieces ranging from slow and serene to lively and joyful, played on bronze percussion, gongs, drums, and with ornate singing. The ensemble includes Smith and Five College students, faculty, staff, and community members. Free and open to the public.