MASSASOIT MONTHLY
Springfield College

MASSASOIT MONTHLY
Report from Springfield College
January 2004
The Massasoit Monthly is a summary of Springfield College events and issues that are of interest to alumni, parents, and friends of the institution. To access further information, please visit our Web site through the links provided.


TRANSCRIPTS NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE
Springfield College alumni may now order transcripts from the office of the registrar via the Internet.
To access this new service, log onto www.gettranscript.com or to www.springfieldcollege.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/registrar. This service, available for a fee of $6 per copy, is available 24 hours per day, seven days per week, anywhere in the country. Transcript requests will be processed within three business days and the transcript fee can be charged to a major credit card. Questions about the service should be addressed to the registrar’s office at (413) 748.3151.


NEWS

SPRINGFIELD COLLEGE WINS $788,000 AMERICORPS GRANT
New Americorps grants to Springfield College totaling $788,000 will provide financial aid to 30 graduate students and also infuse Springfield schools and not-for-profit organizations with a talent pool of graduate student help in many fields.Read More.

ALUMNI ASSOCIATION SEEKS
The office of Alumni Relations is accepting nomination forms for the four alumni awards presented annually to individuals who distinguish themselves by service to the College, community, state, nation, or field of athletics. Read More.

SPRINGFIELD COLLEGE TO USE ACALOG™ SYSTEM
Springfield College will implement acalogtmcatalog managemaent software to assist with updating and maintainingundergraduate and graduate catalogs. The college expects to launch a user-friendly on-line edition of its catalogs in winter 2004. Read More.


SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK POST-MASTER'S CERTIFICATE PROGRAM IN ADVANCED PRACTICE WITH CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS TO BEGIN IN JANUARY.
Designed for social workers, nurses, mental health professionals, school counselors, and others who have earned master's degrees in related fields, the certificate program is aimed at providing professionals with the opportunity to advance their knowledge of clinical practice with children and adolescents. Participants will receive 90 CEUs. Applications are currently being accepted.
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CALENDAR

SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK OPEN HOUSE, January 22, 2004 from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Brennan Center on Island Pond Road, Springfield.

THE SPRING 2004 WILLIAM SIMPSON FINE ARTS SERIES will begin January 21 with "transition," a survey of prints and drawings based on the human form, exhibited by Jack Coughlin at the William Blizard Gallery. The spring series will also include student art exhibits, fiction reading, a film tribute to Katherine Hepburn, and the Springfield College Theatre's performance of "The House of Blue Leaves" at the Black Box Theatre. Read More.


ATHLETICS

DOTTIE POTTER ZENATY ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT The legendary field hockey coach and educator, who will be inducted into the National Field Hockey Coaches Association Hall Of Fame on January 9, will step down at the conclusion of the 2003-2004 season. Read More.

AMERICAN FOOTBALL COACHES ASSOCIATION HONORS MIKE DELONG DeLong is one of five Division III coaches nationally to be selected as a regional coach of the year.Read More .

MEN'S BASKETBALL FALLS IN EXCITING HOLIDAY INN-NAISMITH CLASSIC FINAL The Pride drops an 80-68 decision to national power Elizabethtown (Pa.) despite 33 points from sophomore guard Derek Yvon.Read More .

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL SPLITS TWO GAMES IN HOLIDAY INN NAISMITH CLASSIC Senior Guard Kelly McOmber and junior forward Kacey Wunsch are named to the all-tournament team.Read More .


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