Bowdoin Public Service Initiative Info Sessions

• Thursday, October 12, 7:30pm, Banister 106 (BPS in Washington)
• Monday, October 16, 7:30pm, Baxter House Common Room (Both programs)
• Wednesday, October 18, 7:30pm, McKeen Center Common Room (BPS Fellowships)
• Wednesday, November 1, 7:30pm, McKeen Center Common Room (BPS in Washington)

The BPS Initiative is a  new College program aimed to help students gain insights into the rewards and challenges of serving the common good through careers in government, public service and policy. If you are a sophomore, come learn about BPS in Washington – an educational seminar on topics in public service followed by a one-week immersion trip to Washington D.C. If you are a junior, come learn about BPS Fellowships, which will offer support for five summer internships in public service in Washington D.C. during Summer 2018. Contact Sarah Chingos.

Join us this October for our annual Graduate School Fair! We’ll pack Smith Union with over 80 schools who represent a variety of graduate and professional programs.

This is a great opportunity to learn more about top graduate programs and the application process, or to just explore graduate school and ask questions. You’ll have a chance to talk with representatives about post-graduate options and what’s available to you.

The fair is always a lively event, and an important opportunity for students considering graduate school as an option sometime after Bowdoin. Come to the Grad Fair prepared with questions for representatives. Don’t be afraid to engage with reps — this is why they’re here, and they enjoy talking with students!

View the attendees below! You can also download the table set up to know where schools’ tables will be located on the day of the fair.

POP (Pursuing our Purpose) is a new club on campus that aims to provide under represented students (women, people of color, first gen/ low income students, etc) in STEM with networking opportunities, internship workshops, and a chill environment to talk about different identities in STEM.
Contact Rebeca Perez Bernal ([email protected]) or Eskedar Girmash ([email protected]) with questions.

Visiting Assistant Professor Leah Wilson, Psychology and Neuroscience, Bowdoin College
Thursday, September 21, 2017 | 4:00 PM – 5:15 PM | Druckenmiller Hall, Room 020

Dr. Leah Wilson is a Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at Bowdoin College. Leah’s research explores the neural mechanisms of social behavior and the ways in which neural mechanisms generate individual and species differences in social behavior. In her talk, she will discuss the neuroendocrine systems that promote winter flocking in sparrows. Leah will also discuss her ongoing research at Bowdoin which investigates the neural regulation of social behavior in goldfish.

Wicked Smart Fridays with the Center for Teaching and Learning (CLT)
Fridays 12:30-1:30 PM
Russwurm House 2nd Floor

Sept 15 How to Read Like a Professor

Sept 22 Making it Stick: Active Learning

Sept 29 Writing Papers in College: Beginning

Oct 13 Study Habits in STEM

Oct 20 Making Sense of Difficult Texts

Oct 27 Writing Papers in College: Middle

Nov 3 Making it Stick: Asking Questions to Deepen Learning

Nov 10 Study Habits in STEM

Nov 17 Writing Papers in College: Ending

Learn new approaches or reinforce effective study habits with CLT staff members, mentors, tutors and writing assistants. Snacks, information, and practice will be provided on working smarter, not harder to be a more effective learner. Each month will go deeper into building capacities with college reading, studying, and writing. We look forward to seeing you at one or all of these events. Every participant each week will be entered into a drawing to win a special surprise awarded at the last session on November 17.

Learn more: www.bowdoin.edu/center-learning-teaching

EnviroLunch: Local Politics, Small Government a discussion with Sarah Elkind
Tuesday, September 19, 2017
11:30-1:00pm
Moulton Union, North & South Dining Rooms

Please join us on Tuesday September 19 for the first EnviroLunch of the Fall. We will be joined by Sarah Elkind. Elkind teaches environmental, urban, political, and public history at San Diego State University. Her most recent book focuses on how local politics shaped federal policy in the Los Angeles area from 1920-1950.

On Campus Event: Bowdoin Organic Garden
Are you interested in farming or Sustainability?
Come meet the folks at the Bowdoin Organic Garden

Meetings every Tuesday at 5:00 PM on the second floor of Thorne Hall
This year we will be:

• Volunteering at the garden
• Tortilla event with Bowdoin Organic Garden (BOG)
• Organizing a Camping trip to the Common Ground Fair
• Tours of farms in Maine
• And much more!See the webpage for more information.

This Friday, September 15th at 1:30pm come join us for a workshop and expedition on the Science and Art of Sketching Nature. See the attached event poster:

Fall 2017 Schedule

• September 15, 2017
• October 20, 2017
• November 17, 2017
• December 15, 2017

Like exploring nature, field identification, drawing, writing or photography? Fuel your curiosity and enjoy our local ecology 1:30-4:30pm including transportation. Possible fall topics include: art and ecology, Latin for the sciences, mushrooms, intertidal communities and tracking. More details to follow, watch the digest or join Bowdoin Eco and Env Sci Facebook page to learn more.

Contact Elizabeth Halliday Walker [email protected] or Shana Stewart Deeds [email protected] for more information or to reserve a seat in the van (for off campus adventures).