St. Stanislaus School benefit, 9 to 4 in Kolbe Hall, Adams. Bake sale, snack bar, games, Chinese auctions, money raffle, crafts, and pierogi.
Blackinton Union Church, 1373 Massachusetts Ave., North Adams; 10 to 2. Crafts table, bake sale, Chinese auction, the Christmas table, and kid's grab bag. Lunch $4, $2 kids.
First Congregational Church, North Adams, 9-2.
Nov. 28 Becket Federated Church, Route 8, holiday bazaar from 9-3. Lunch, crafts, baked goods, holiday and other items. Information: Mary Peltier, Parish House, 413-623-5217.
Dec. 5
Holiday Fair at First Congregational Church, 25 Park Place, Lee, from 10 to 3; handcrafted items, raffles, children's shop, bake sale, cut Christmas trees and lunch from 11 to 1. Includes angel-themed goods from SERRV. Information, 413-243-1033 or www.ucc-lee.org.
Dec. 12-13
North Adams Country Club, crafts 9-4; food from That's a Wrap from 11-2. Information: Sheryl Morehouse at 413-822-3329.
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Williams College senior was awarded a Public Policy and International Affairs (PPIA) Fellowship
03:27PM / Tuesday, October 13, 2009
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Williams College senior Catalina Vielma 2010 was awarded a Public Policy and International Affairs (PPIA) Fellowship and spent eight weeks last summer in intensive study of public policy.
Students awarded PPIA fellowships spend their summers at one of the Junior Summer Institutes at UC Berkeley, Michigan, Carnegie Mellon, Maryland, or Princeton. Students take classes in economics, statistics, and public policy and analysis.
A political science major from Chicago, Ill., Vielma's interests lie in U.S. economics and politics, housing policy, and income equality. She completed her program with 16 other students at the Heinz College at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, which specializes in public policy. She studied economics and statistics with Professor Marc Wessel, cross-cultural communication with Professor Amir Anwar, and policy analysis with Professor Sylvia Brozutzky.
"I really enjoyed the PPIA fellowship," Vielma said. "It gave me the opportunity to experience life at a big research university, so I know what to expect in graduate school," she said. "I think I also got some insight on what graduate schools in public policy are looking for in successful applicants."
PPIA serves to educate rising college seniors in public policy. It focuses its efforts on diversification, assembling a wide array of students representative of groups not always visible in leadership positions.
After their senior year, PPIA fellows are often recruited by schools affiliated with PPIA. The program works with more than 30 affiliated Consortium schools, including Brown University, Carnegie Mellon, Columbia University, and Harvard University. Fellows pursuing degrees at any of the affiliated Consortium receive a minimum of $5,000 towards their tuition.
The application deadline for this year's program for Williams students is Nov. 1.
