Segue Newsletter
March 21, 2011
Volume 1, Number 2
Welcome!
Scheduled Events
Dear Colleagues,
Tomorrow!
Thank you so much for making our events in the new lounge so successful.
Bob Burger will launch the
Works-in-Progress series
tomorrow, Thursday, March
24th from 4 to 5:30 in the
Emeriti Lounge, Neilson
Library, level B (go to the
calendar section for more
details).
Quick Web Links
Retirement Planning
This link contains helpful
information from the
Provost/Dean of the Faculty
Emeriti Advisory Committee
This link supplements the
College’s webpage. It is
updated annually.
OBND Schedule
Go here for the OBND meeting
schedule
This second edition of our newsletter contains announcements and updates. Please
send us feedback and suggestions for future events.
Happy Spring!
Your Emeriti Advisory Committee, 2010 – 2011
Robert Burger (rburger@smith.edu)
Betsey Harries (eharries@smith.edu)
Don Robinson (drobinso@smith.edu)
Marjorie Senechal (senechal@smith.edu)
Betty von Klemperer (evonklem@smith.edu)
Convener: Danielle Ramdath, Assoc. Dean of Faculty
(dramdath@smith.edu )
Emeriti Receptions for Alumnae during Reunion
Weekends, May 14th and May 21st
The Emeriti Advisory Committee will host receptions
in honor of Smith alumnae on May 14th and May 21st
from 2 to 3 p.m. in the Emeriti Lounge, level B of
Neilson Library.
Please invite alumnae to attend, or stop by to see
who is there! In any case, the receptions will be a
time for Emeriti faculty members and alumnae to
gather during Reunion weekends.
Campus Visits by TIAA-CREF and Fidelity Reps
Contact Us
Office of the Provost
Smith College
Northampton, MA 01060
413-585-3000
provostoffice@smith.edu
TIAA-CREF ~ Michael Muscarella will be on
campus April 21 and May 19, 2011. To
schedule an individual session to discuss your
retirement account, please call 800-732-8353
Fidelity Investments ~ Robert Crowley will
be on campus for April 4, May 4, and June 8,
2011. To schedule an individual session to
discuss your retirement account, please call
(800) 642-7131
Please remember, the following HR specialists can be contacted, if you
have questions or concerns:
 Lynn Cocco, (Health Insurance): lcocco@smith.edu or ext. 2273
 Tina Benoit, (Retirement/Life Ins.): tbenoit@smith.edu or ext. 2261
Space Survey due April 22nd
The Provost’s office will soon send out a survey of space
needs for Emeriti faculty members. We ask that you fill out
and return the survey to Hayley Spizz by April 22nd.
Unfortunately, the College can no longer provide private
offices for all Emeriti faculty members, but we will do our
best to meet the needs of active Emeriti in need of
workspace. Your answers to this survey, along with last
year’s data, will enable us to determine how to meet the
needs.
Emeriti Events (held in Emeriti Lounge, Level B, Neilson Library)
Works-in-Progress Lecture: Thursday, March 24, 2011, 4 to 5:30 p.m.
Ancient Earthquakes and the Enigmatic Rocks at Barton Cove, Turners Falls, MA
H. Robert Burger, Achilles Professor of Geology
The origin of some very unusual and spectacular rocks exposed at Barton Cove, Turners Falls,
Massachusetts, has been controversial for several decades. Recent work by myself and two
undergraduate geosciences majors suggests that these rocks were formed by shaking forces
from earthquakes that occurred while the rocks were still soft sediment. If confirmed, such
rocks (termed seismites) would be the visible result of strong earthquakes that occurred some
200 million years ago in the Connecticut Valley. This talk will illustrate the rocks we believe
represent seismites and present the evidence for this interpretation.
Information Session: Thursday, April 21, 2011, 4 to 5:30 p.m.
Global Connections
Marshalling Emeriti experiences in support of the College’s global initiatives
Information Sessions are opportunities for Emeriti faculty members to learn from staff,
administrators, and faculty about new initiatives and policies. Join the director of the new
Global Studies Center and discuss your international connections.
Receptions for Alumnae: May 14th and May 21st, 2 to 3 p.m.