Information to Anchor Your Simmons Experience

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In This Edition

• Borrow a HappyLight
• COF Employment and Internship Opportunities

• COF Student Programs: Upcoming Events
• Annual Muddy River Symposium

Health & Wellness

Borrow a HappyLight!

Sunlight is an essential ingredient for a healthy lifestyle, but many of us don't get the amount of daylight we need to experience its benefits. HappyLight® therapy lamps mimic sunlight to enhance mood, energy, sleep & focus - but without the UV rays. If you are interested in learning more to get you through the winter lows check out the information in the request form below.

Fit @ Simmons

Fit @ Simmons is back up and running for the Spring semester! All classes are drop-in and free for Simmons students (just bring your Simmons ID). New class options include water aerobics, drop-in indoor soccer, and more! Follow us on Instagram (@fitatsimmons) or visit our website for more information.

Student Experience

Upcoming Events

Black History Month Poetry Reading

Join the Ifill College community for a kick off to Black History Month with a Poetry Reading by Patrick Sylvain. There will be cupcakes following the reading.

1 — 2:30 p.m, Wednesday, February 1 | Common Grounds

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Free Thursdays

25 Evans Way, Boston, MA

February 2, March 2, April 6, and May 4 | 3 - 9 PM |

Weekly All-Encompassing Events Calendar

A new resource for you to know what's going on around campus and the COF! This weekly calendar is updated every week with new fun events as well as reoccurring meetings, drop-ins and resources. The goal is to make all events easily accessible and known to you so that you aren't stuck wondering where to look for events. 

If you have an event you do not see on the calendar and want to add it, please email [email protected] with your Organizations flyer directly. 

COF Student Programs

Upcoming Events

Lunar New Year Festival at MassArt

DMC Atrium at MassArt

Wednesday, February 1 | 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

WitSki Jay Peak Resort Overnight 

Jay Peak Ski Resort, Jay, VT

Friday, February 24 — Sunday, February 26

Veteran Resource Fair 

MCPHS Atrium

Wednesday, March 1 | 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

COF Night at the Red Sox 

Fenway Park 

Tuesday, April 4

Academic Spotlight

Webinar: Brain Diplomacy: A New Approach to Optimizing Global Brain Health

The Warburg Program and the School of Social Work would like to invite you to a webinar on Monday, January 30 at 5:00pm with Harris Eyre, MD PhD, Fellow in Brain Health at The Baker Institute for Public Policy at Rice University. 

Dr. Eyre will discuss maintaining brain health and the proposed brain health diplomacy (BHD) framework which aims to mitigate the complex threats to brain health at an individual, community, national, and international level through large-scale diplomacy. He will also be discussing the Brain Health Diplomacy Toolkit as a practical guide to support brain health collaborations across disciplines, sectors, and national borders by providing case studies of exemplary initiatives, impact evaluation tools, resource identification, and a framework for stakeholder engagement. Dr. Eyre will provide a summary of this work and future directions these activities are taking.

The Colleges of the Fenway Center for Sustainability and the Environment

A collaboration of faculty, staff, and students from the five member colleges working together to enhance understanding of the complex issues of sustainability as they relate to natural resources and the environment. The mission of the Center for Sustainability and the Environment is to engage and support faculty and students in all aspects of sustainability and environmental issues by providing resources and activities focused on education, scholarship, and service to the community. The directorship of the center is drawn from the Colleges of the Fenway (COF) faculty for two year appointments. Ongoing annual Center activities include:

• Environmental Forum, a course open to all COF students that provides both academic and service-learning opportunities focused on issues related to sustainability, offered in the Spring
• Annual Muddy River Symposium showcasing student research on the Muddy River. This year’s 17th Annual Muddy River Symposium Student Research will be showcased on April 18, 2023 at Simmons University.
• A community service project to clean up the Emerald Necklace
• Teach-Ins focusing on climate change
• Student Mini-Grants which provide funding for sustainable projects
• Development and oversight of the COF Minor in Sustainability, approved by all five institutions

Career and Leadership Corner

COF Jobs & Internships

The COF offers employment and internship opportunities throughout the year both within the Central Office and individual departments. Please inquire about openings by contacting [email protected]

Ongoing Open Opportunities:

• Intramural Referees – Contact: Michael Jeffers, Director of Intramurals, [email protected]
• Center for Sustainability and Environment Student Employee - Please submit a cover letter and a resume to: Lavinia Paul, Office Manager/Special Projects Coordinator, at [email protected]

Open Positions

Apply to be a Simmons Academic Mentor (SAM)!

The Simmons Academic Mentors or "SAMs" are a group of current undergraduate students who assist first-year students with academic acclimation. This paid position is hiring for the 23-24 academic year, beginning April 2023. 

View the job description and opportunities.  

Apply to be an Orientation Leader!

Orientation Leader applications are open from January 17 - February 17, 2023. The Eckert Center for Leadership and Engagement is seeking undergraduate students to be OLs to assist with Orientation 2023. To attend an information session and learn more about dates, click below. 

Stay safe, and be well.

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Boston, MA 02115