Events Calendar 9/22
Friday, September 22, 2023
Biology Seminar: Dr. Jay Mellies (12pm to 1pm @ Biology, Biology 19)
Bugs to the rescue: Can five bacteria help solve the plastic waste crisis?
Jay Mellies’ research focuses on bacteria that cooperatively degrade polyethylene terephthalate, or PET, plastic, the material used to make water bottles and other single-use containers. We use bacterial genetics and biochemical techniques to understand how the bacteria colonize and ultimately mineralize PET plastic.
11:50 am- Snacks & Socializing noon- Talk Begins
Exhibition: Jesse Murry: Rising (12pm to 5pm @ Cooley Art Gallery)
Douglas F. Cooley Memorial Art Gallery, Reed College, in partnership with Converge 45: Social Forms: Art as Global Citizenship.Nestled in the Reed library, always free and open to the public.The Douglas F. Cooley Memorial Art Gallery, Reed College and Converge 45 are proud to present Jesse Murry: Rising—the first west coast showing of the poetic landscapes of American painter, poet, and art critic Jesse Murry (1948–1993).
The exhibition is curated by renowned American painter Lisa Yuskavage, and 2022 Kennedy Scholar Jarrett Earnest, and is part of Social Forms: Art as Global Citizenship—Converge curator Christian Viveros-Faune’s city-wide initiative. The exhibition is organized for the Cooley by curator Stephanie Snyder and Converge artistic director Derek Franklin.
Jesse Murry: Rising presents a group of the artist’s oil paintings created between 1988 and 1993, the last five years of Murry’s life, when he was confronted with the reality of his impending mortality from AIDS-related illness. The works testify to Murry’s lifelong belief in the capacity of painting to hold the complexity of human meaning—at the meeting of a material fact and a location within the mind.
Saturday, September 23, 2023
King Lear Auditions (12pm to 4pm @ PAB 131)
Interested in Shakespeare or theatre but are hoping for something maybe a bit lower commitment? Spanning a year-long process, this production of King Lear is intended as a more casual affair that can be flexible for others' busy schedules and hopefully cultivate a more relaxed vibe. The plan entails capping off Fall semester with a table read, and Spring ending with the full production.
Exhibition: Jesse Murry: Rising (12pm to 5pm @ Cooley Art Gallery)
Douglas F. Cooley Memorial Art Gallery, Reed College, in partnership with Converge 45: Social Forms: Art as Global Citizenship. Nestled in the Reed library, always free and open to the public.The Douglas F. Cooley Memorial Art Gallery, Reed College and Converge 45 are proud to present Jesse Murry: Rising—the first west coast showing of the poetic landscapes of American painter, poet, and art critic Jesse Murry (1948–1993).
The exhibition is curated by renowned American painter Lisa Yuskavage, and 2022 Kennedy Scholar Jarrett Earnest, and is part of Social Forms: Art as Global Citizenship—Converge curator Christian Viveros-Faune’s city-wide initiative. The exhibition is organized for the Cooley by curator Stephanie Snyder and Converge artistic director Derek Franklin.
Jesse Murry: Rising presents a group of the artist’s oil paintings created between 1988 and 1993, the last five years of Murry’s life, when he was confronted with the reality of his impending mortality from AIDS-related illness. The works testify to Murry’s lifelong belief in the capacity of painting to hold the complexity of human meaning—at the meeting of a material fact and a location within the mind.
Tom Dunne Symposium (3pm to 5pm @ Vollum College Center, Lecture Hall)
The Portland Section American Chemical Society invites you to attend a special symposium in honor of the late Thomas Dunne (1930 - 2020), a dedicated professor (Reed College 1963 - 1996), ACS member, and tireless supporter of the Portland Section. The symposium will be held on Saturday, September 23rd from: 3 - 5 PM in Vollum Lecture Hall on the Reed Campus (free and open to the public). Further details may be found here.
ARG Game Night (6pm @ PAB 104)
Come by PAB 104 for an evening of fun and games! Mario Kart, Jackbox, Smash Bros, and more can be found here, with a strong possibility of a Smash Bros tournament. Feel free to either come for fun or just to hang out! Snacks and drinks will be provided!
Sunday, September 24, 2023
Exhibition: Jesse Murry: Rising (12pm to 5pm @ Cooley Art Gallery)
Douglas F. Cooley Memorial Art Gallery, Reed College, in partnership with Converge 45: Social Forms: Art as Global Citizenship.Nestled in the Reed library, always free and open to the public.The Douglas F. Cooley Memorial Art Gallery, Reed College and Converge 45 are proud to present Jesse Murry: Rising—the first west coast showing of the poetic landscapes of American painter, poet, and art critic Jesse Murry (1948–1993).
The exhibition is curated by renowned American painter Lisa Yuskavage, and 2022 Kennedy Scholar Jarrett Earnest, and is part of Social Forms: Art as Global Citizenship—Converge curator Christian Viveros-Faune’s city-wide initiative. The exhibition is organized for the Cooley by curator Stephanie Snyder and Converge artistic director Derek Franklin.
Jesse Murry: Rising presents a group of the artist’s oil paintings created between 1988 and 1993, the last five years of Murry’s life, when he was confronted with the reality of his impending mortality from AIDS-related illness. The works testify to Murry’s lifelong belief in the capacity of painting to hold the complexity of human meaning—at the meeting of a material fact and a location within the mind.
Peer Career Drop-in Advising (6pm to 8pm @ Aspen Multipurpose Room)
Do you have questions about job searching, fellowships, or career development? Do you need feedback on a resume, cover letter, or LinkedIn page? Join our Peer Career Advisors (PCA), a group of current Reedies who are experts in supporting you with your career exploration, for drop-in advising. No need to make an appointment; stop by Aspen Multi-Purpose room to chat with a PCA between Sunday and Thursday from 6-8pm.
Monday, September 25, 2023
Peer Career Drop-in Advising (6pm to 8pm @ Aspen Multipurpose Room)
Do you have questions about job searching, fellowships, or career development? Do you need feedback on a resume, cover letter, or LinkedIn page? Join our Peer Career Advisors (PCA), a group of current Reedies who are experts in supporting you with your career exploration, for drop-in advising. No need to make an appointment; stop by Aspen Multi-Purpose room to chat with a PCA between Sunday and Thursday from 6-8pm.
JSU Yom Kippur Break Fast (5pm to 7:30pm @ Gray Campus Center, GCC-BC)
Join the Jewish Student Union for our Yom Kippur Breakfast Potluck! We will have food, but please bring a dish or food item that is special to you!
Tuesday, September 26, 2023
Peer Career Drop-in Advising (6pm to 8pm @ Aspen Multipurpose Room)
Do you have questions about job searching, fellowships, or career development? Do you need feedback on a resume, cover letter, or LinkedIn page? Join our Peer Career Advisors (PCA), a group of current Reedies who are experts in supporting you with your career exploration, for drop-in advising. No need to make an appointment; stop by Aspen Multi-Purpose room to chat with a PCA between Sunday and Thursday from 6-8pm.
Nature Friends Gathering (12:30pm to 1pm @ Quad)
Let’s gather and engage in a mindfulness practice with our nature friends!
What: Bring a nature friend from home (plant, rock, leaf, etc.) or there will be time to find connection with a being near the gathering area
Where: GCC Quad When: Tuesday September 26th at 12:30pm
You do not need to sign up to attend; we look forward to seeing you there!
Learning and Mislearning from China’s Rise (7pm @ Vollum College Center, Vollum lecture hall)
The first lecture in the series Rising China: Past Reforms, Current Challenges, and New Directions Presented by Yuen Yuen Ang, Alfred Chandler Chair of Political Economy, Johns Hopkins University
“Learning and Mislearning from China’s Rise”
China’s rise makes the country “the biggest player in the history of the world,” in the words of the late Singaporean statesman Lee Kuan Yew. Since opening markets in the 1980s, China has achieved “the fastest sustained expansion by a major economy in history,” according to the World Bank. Developing countries have been eager to learn from China, while China—under Xi Jinping’s leadership—has been just as keen to share development lessons with the world. The act of learning, however, suffers from a basic human flaw: people tend to fixate only on what the rich “did right,” while ignoring problems and risks embedded in their success. When such problems blow up, awe is replaced by disillusionment. The world has undergone repeated cycles of emulation followed by rejection in our attempts to “learn” from the triumph of the West, the East Asian miracle, and China’s rise today. Applying it to China, Ang proposes a different philosophy of learning, defined by three principles: (1) learn, but do not blindly emulate and copy; (2) know both the strengths and weaknesses of any given success; and (3) know what you should learn and not learn. This approach yields balanced, enduring lessons.
Wednesday, September 27, 2023
Peer Career Drop-in Advising (6pm to 8pm @ Aspen Multipurpose Room)
Do you have questions about job searching, fellowships, or career development? Do you need feedback on a resume, cover letter, or LinkedIn page? Join our Peer Career Advisors (PCA), a group of current Reedies who are experts in supporting you with your career exploration, for drop-in advising. No need to make an appointment; stop by Aspen Multi-Purpose room to chat with a PCA between Sunday and Thursday from 6-8pm.
Riso Drop-in Demos at the VRC (10am to 4pm @ Library, Visual Resources Center)
Check out the new Risograph in the Visual Resources Center (VRC)! Starting Mon, Sept. 11, students are invited to drop in for a Risograph demo on Mondays and Wednesdays between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Demos include a brief overview of how to use the Risograph, a printing demo, how to reserve appointments for printing, and time for questions. Drop-in Risograph demos are available through Wednesday, September 27 and the VRC will begin accepting appointments starting Monday, October 2. Questions? Email Chloe Van Stralendorff or visit the VRC website.
Study Sesh Social at the DoJo (10am to 11am @ DOJO, Conference Room)
Body doubling is a productivity technique where individuals work alongside others, either physically or virtually, to enhance focus and accountability. It creates a supportive environment that encourages concentration and minimizes distractions, making it easier to tackle tasks and study effectively.
Join us for a productive and collaborative Study Sesh Social! Need a boost in your study motivation? We’ve got you covered. Bring your textbooks, laptops, and study materials to this interactive session where you can work alongside fellow students. Together, we’ll conquer assignments, share ideas, and create a supportive academic environment. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to make studying a little less daunting and a lot more enjoyable!
Every Monday (Starting September 25th) - 3 PM - 4 PM
Every Wednesday (Starting September 27th). - 10 AM - 11 PM
Quantitative Skills: Studying for STEM Courses (2pm to 3pm @ Virtual Event)
In this workshop, we will look at studying strategies that can help you to better understand and retain information from your Science and Math courses. Studying for STEM courses requires a different set of skills for the challenges ahead. Come to this workshop to ways to incorporate active learning and other research-based studying strategies to assist you in your Math and Science courses.
Dream Your Dorm (3pm to 5pm @ Student Union)
Join the Student Engagement Program Board for an afternoon of crafting to decorate your dorm room or off-campus home! Crafts include collages, dream boards, paint by numbers kits, mosaic tile frames, and more! Free snacks will be provided.
Physics Seminar: Principles of Cellular Behavior (4:30pm to 5:30pm @ P123)
Principles of cellular behavior: perspective from protist biophysics. Although it may be easy to think of cells as the simple building blocks of more complex organisms such as animals, single cells are capable of remarkably sophisticated behaviors such as navigating dynamic environments, hunting prey, and evading predation. These behaviors emerge from interactions among myriad molecular components in conjunction with physical constraints and mechanisms that dictate interactions between the cell and its environment. Despite rapid advances in knowledge of the molecular constituents of cells, understanding and predicting cellular behaviors remains challenging. I will present results illustrating how quantitative, biophysical perspectives can help navigate this mechanistic complexity and illuminate general principles. I will focus primarily on two groups of microbial eukaryotes (protists): First, choanoflagellates, the closest living relatives of animals, are an ideal system for studying the evolution of morphogenesis due to their ability to form multicellular colonies of various shapes and sizes. Second, the ciliate Euplotes, a cell that walks across surfaces using leg-like appendages, provides an opportunity to investigate how cells control complex behaviors. [...]
Great Lawn Sunset Hangout (6:30pm to 8pm @ Great Lawn)
Join the Gray Fund team for a hangout on the Great Lawn to watch the sunset! If you like picnics, taking it easy and not doing much, and need a break from studying, this is the event for you. Free food will be provided! Bring your friends, a blanket, camp chair, etc. and dress warm.
Thursday, September 28, 2023
Exhibition: Jesse Murry: Rising (12pm to 5pm @ Cooley Art Gallery)
Douglas F. Cooley Memorial Art Gallery, Reed College, in partnership with Converge 45: Social Forms: Art as Global Citizenship.Nestled in the Reed library, always free and open to the public.The Douglas F. Cooley Memorial Art Gallery, Reed College and Converge 45 are proud to present Jesse Murry: Rising—the first west coast showing of the poetic landscapes of American painter, poet, and art critic Jesse Murry (1948–1993).
The exhibition is curated by renowned American painter Lisa Yuskavage, and 2022 Kennedy Scholar Jarrett Earnest, and is part of Social Forms: Art as Global Citizenship—Converge curator Christian Viveros-Faune’s city-wide initiative. The exhibition is organized for the Cooley by curator Stephanie Snyder and Converge artistic director Derek Franklin.
Jesse Murry: Rising presents a group of the artist’s oil paintings created between 1988 and 1993, the last five years of Murry’s life, when he was confronted with the reality of his impending mortality from AIDS-related illness. The works testify to Murry’s lifelong belief in the capacity of painting to hold the complexity of human meaning—at the meeting of a material fact and a location within the mind.
Peer Career Drop-in Advising (6pm to 8pm @ Aspen Multipurpose Room)
Do you have questions about job searching, fellowships, or career development? Do you need feedback on a resume, cover letter, or LinkedIn page? Join our Peer Career Advisors (PCA), a group of current Reedies who are experts in supporting you with your career exploration, for drop-in advising. No need to make an appointment; stop by Aspen Multi-Purpose room to chat with a PCA between Sunday and Thursday from 6-8pm.
National Suicide Prevention Month (11:15am to 1:45pm @ Gray Campus Center, GCC Patio Tabling)
We can all help prevent suicide. Please join the HCC counseling team as we mark National Suicide Prevention Month. Learn about resources for suicide prevention and how you can help.
Chemistry Seniors Library Session (4:30pm to 6pm @ Library, L17)
A library information session for Chemistry, Chem-ES, and BMB seniors. This session will be led by Dr. Kelly Chacón and Carly Lamphere, MLIS to prepare you for the senior thesis experience. You will receive guidance on: How to write and organize your chemistry thesis document; How to carry out scientific literature searches using platforms like SciFinder, Web of Science, & Pubmed; And how to set up and use the citation manager software, Zotero.
To prepare for this session: Make sure you remember your SciFinder login, bring any research you have already done on your potential topic, download the Thesis Template from the library website and download & install Zotero.
Please note that attendance at this meeting is mandatory for all Chemistry, BMB, ES-Chemistry seniors planning to perform thesis research in Fall 2023 with a Chemistry advisor. Attendance is also recommended for students planning to enroll in a thesis in Spring 2024. If you cannot attend this meeting, contact Kelly Chacón (chemistry seniors’ liaison) by email as soon as you can.
BMB majors who intend to thesis in Biology are welcome, but not required, to attend.
Note: all seniors should also keep the Thursday, 4:30-5:15 time slot reserved for the entire school year as it will be used for additional mandatory senior meetings and for departmental seminars.
How to Be Sort of Happy in Law School (5pm to 6:30pm @ Psychology, 105)
Each year, over 40,000 new students enter American law schools, and each year, they experience startlingly high rates of depression, anxiety, fatigue, and dissatisfaction. Professor Young conducted one of the most ambitious studies of law students ever undertaken, charting the experiences of over 1000 law students from over 100 different law schools, along with hundreds of alumni, dropouts, law professors, and more, to delve more deeply into law students’ experiences. How to Be Sort of Happy in Law School shares Young’s results in an accessible format for law students and law-students-to-be. The book teaches students how to approach law school on their own terms: how to tune out the drumbeat of oppressive expectations and conventional wisdom to create a new kind of law school experience. Young provides today’s and prospective law students with practical tools for finding focus, happiness, and a sense of purpose while facing the seemingly endless onslaught of problems law school presents daily.
Kathryne M. Young holds a JD from Stanford Law School and a PhD in Sociology from Stanford University. For six years, she was a sociology professor at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, where she taught law and society, social psychology, and teaching pedagogy. She moved to a law school in 2022, and is now Associate Professor of Law at The George Washington University, where she teaches Evidence.