CURRENT EVENTS

End of Year Picnic
The end of the year is at hand, and we are having a picnic to celebrate. This will be on Saturday, May 4, 11AM-5PM at the West-Wishire park. It's also known as Pan-Pacific Park, and it is located between first and third streets and Gardner.

From USC -- Take 10 West to LaBrea, get off going North. Take LaBrea to 3rd Street, go west (left). Take 3rd to Gardner Street, just past the 7-11, and you can park either on LaBrea, on Gardner, or in the small parking lot at the rec center/library at 141 S. Gardner.

From the Westside -- Take 10 East to LaBrea, get off going North. Then follor the directions above. Alternatively, take Beverly Blvd. East all the way to Gardner (Between Fairfax and LaBrea). Go South (right) on Gardner, then park on Gardner, or in the rec center at 141 S. Gardner.

From the North -- Take the 110 S. to the 10 West, and follow the directions from USC.

At the park, we have reserved the lower picnic area, where there are tables and benches, as well as a large grass area. We've paid our dough, so we can kick off others there.

American Sociological Association Meetings
The 91st ASA Meetings will be held from August 16-20 in New York City. Registration for students before June 20 is $25. After June 20, it is $35. For more information, contact: ASA Meeting Services, 1722 N. Street N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036-2981. Or phone at (202) 833-3410, x305; FAX (202) 785-0146; email asa_meeting_services@mcimail.com

Graduate Student Symposium
The University of California, Riverside Sociology Graduate Student Assocation and Global Studies are sponsoring the first annual Interdisciplinary Graduate Student Symposium on Friday, April 19, 1996 at UC Riverside. The theme is "Disturbing the Peace: Activism, Power, and Social Change."

Western Social Science Association
The Western Social Science Association (WSSA) is holding its annual conference April 17-20, 1996 in Reno, Nevada. For more information, contact N. Prabha Unnithan, Department of Sociology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523; (970) 491-6615 (voice mail); (970) 491-2191 (fax).

Western Association of Sociology and Anthropology
The Western Association of Sociology and Anthropology is holding its annual meeting at Okanagan University, Kelowna, Canada, May 9-12, 1996. The theme is "Re/turning Right: Culture, Politics, and Society: Approaching the Millennium."

Fellowships, Scholarships, Job Opportunities:

Cheryl Allen Miller Scholarship for the Study of Women and Work
Sociologists for Women in Society has established a new award for graduate students and PhDs working in women and work. The award, the Cheryl Allen Miller Scholarship for the Study of Women and Work, is supported by a bequest from the family of the late Cheryl Allen Miller, a sociologist and feminist who studied women and work.

The purpose of the award is to recognize a sociology graduate student or a recent doctorate who has made an outstanding contribution to the field of women and work. This contribution may take the form of scholarly or policy research or activism. The award is $500. The winner will present her or his paper or project at the 1996 annual SWS meeting in New York.

Applicants must be graduate students or have received the PhD is 1995 or 1996 and must belong to Sociologists for Women in Society. (Applicants may join at the same time they apply for the award. For information on joining SWS, please contact Verna Keith, Dept. of Sociology, Arizona State Univ., Tempe AZ 85287-2101; e-mail: ATVMK@ASUVM.INRE.ASU.EDU)

Submissions must include a 2-3 page vita, a paper of no more than 10 double-spaced pages, and an abstract/cover page. The abstract/cover page should include applicant's name, address, telephone number, email address, and -- for applicants with the PhD -- the date the PhD was completed.

Applications must be postmarked by June 3. Send three copies of all application materials. Please print on both sides to save paper and mailing costs.

Mail applications to: