R. Stanton Hales Jr. will deliver the Founders Day address.
Wednesday, Jan. 16. Founders Day: “A Contrarian View.” Time/Place: 11 a.m., Newlin Hall. Click here for more.
Because the convocation begins at 11 a.m., we will have an altered class schedule for that day as follows: 90-minute block from 8:50 to 10:20 a.m. meets from 8 to 9:10 a.m., 10:30 until noon meets from 9:20 to 10:30 a.m., from 12:50 to 2:20 p.m. meets from 1:30 to 2:40 p.m., from 2:30 to 4 p.m. meets from 2:50 to 4 p.m. Three-hour block from 9 a.m. to noon meets from 8 to 10:20 a.m., from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. meets from 1:40 to 4 p.m., from 1 to 4 p.m. meets from 1:40 to 4 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 18. New Century Chamber Orchestra featuring Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg. Time/Place: 8 p.m., Newlin Hall.
Monday, Jan. 21. Martin Luther King, Jr. Time/Place: 6:30 p.m., Newlin Hall.
Norton Center For The Arts
The Norton Center asks that all students attending events observe the following rules:
Please turn off all cell phones, computers and other electronic devices.
Do not read, study, sleep or put your feet up on the seats.
Talking is inappropriate and disturbs those patrons who have paid to attend the event.
No eating or drinking, except bottled water, while inside Newlin Hall or the Weisiger Theatre.
You are expected to be attentive and demonstrate mature, polite and civil behavior. You not only represent yourself, but you also represent your peers, faculty and staff of Centre College.
Finally, students exhibiting inappropriate behavior may be told to leave by members of the audience, faculty, staff or student convocation workers and will not receive credit if the event is a convocation.
Friday, Jan. 18. Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg Lecture. Time/Place: 5-6 p.m., Gillespie Recital Room (Grant 114). Free Admission.
Ms. Salerno-Sonnenberg will discuss musical leadership in chamber music and will describe her experience as the music director for the New Century Chamber Orchestra. A question and answer session will follow.
Friday, Jan. 18. CONVO: The New Century Chamber Orchestra. Time/Place: 8 p.m., Newlin Hall.
Centre College Orchestra Director Jaemi Loeb shares her insights into what makes the New Century Chamber Orchestra such an incredible ensemble (click here).
Wednesday, Jan. 16 through Friday, Jan. 18. Student ticket pick up. Students, get your tickets for Cyrano de Bergerac and The Taming of the Shrew during regular box office hours 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Student tickets available on a first-come, first-served basis until the block of tickets is distributed. Please present your Centre Student ID. You may pick up your ticket and up to three additional Centre student tickets as long as you have their IDs. Student tickets may not be held on reserve and a fee of $2 will be charged for ticket exchanges.
Wednesday, Jan. 16. CentrePeace presents "War on Drugs, War on People." A Witness for Peace documentary that addresses human rights violations that have taken place during the War on Drugs in Colombia, as well the United States' involvement. Following the film there will be a discussion led by a student who attended a Witness for Peace delegation this summer. Learn more about the Colombian labor rights violations, and what we can do to support the Colombian GM autoworkers. Time/Place: 8 p.m., Campus Center 201. Pizza and drinks will be provided. Please email anielia.polak@centre.edu if you are interested in attending.
Thursday, Jan. 17. CARE's Alternative Spring Break Info Session. Join CARE for an informational session on Alternative Spring Break! By going on Alternative Spring Break, you can help others while having fun traveling with other Centre students. Come learn about the various destinations and types of service for this year! Time/Place: 7:30 p.m., Ewen Room in the Campus Center.
Sunday, Jan. 20 and Monday, Jan. 21. Performance of Far Away by Caryl Churchill. Far Away is set in a dystopian society where everyone and everything is at war and no one knows who to trust. The performances are completely student produced and are directed by Olivia Palmer. Time/Place: 7:30 p.m., the Black Box in Grant Hall.
Sunday, Jan. 20. Get Centred. A contemplative Christian worship service in the candlelit sanctuary with a half hour of scripture, prayer, music and silent reflection is open to everyone. Time/Place: 10 p.m., Presbyterian Church.
Tuesday, Jan. 22. CentreTerm 2014 - England Regional Theatre Tour Meeting. Discover England through touring the cities and countryside of that country and visiting the theatres that are often at the heart of those communities. Traveling in our own bus with the freedom to stop and explore, we will visit Liverpool, Manchester, Leeds, Sheffield, Stratford and half a dozen other places and see plays! Led by Centre’s resident Englishman and Theatre guru Tony Haigh, this trip will be the experience of a lifetime. No previous theatre experience required. Time/Place: 4:30 p.m., Grant 502.
Wednesday, Jan. 23. Performance of The Bible: The Complete Word of God (abridged). Come see fellow students in a completely student produced version of The Bible (abridged), the wildly comedic show originally performed by the Reduced Shakespeare Company takes an affectionate and yet irreverent look at everyone's favorite book. Directed by Michael duPont. Time/Place: 7 p.m. and 10 p.m., Weisiger Theater.
Notices/Announcements
Centre's home page is updated on Thursday's. Be sure to check it out!
Join us in performing Handel's Messiah. Students: register for MUS183 College Choir. Faculty and staff singers are welcome as well. Rehearsals begin Feb. 4 at 7 p.m. in Grant 114. For more information, contact Barbara Hall at 5431 or email barbara.hall@centre.edu.
Photos from the Debate needed for video. The Development Office is putting together a Debate related video to show to major donors and trustees at an event the end of January. We are in need of photos that show Centre students interacting or posing with the candidates, journalists or politicians. If you have a photo you would like to share please email it to mona.wyatt@centre.edu or to the producer kim@message-matters.net. Save photos as “actual size” as video files need to be as large as possible. We will give you photo credit and a copy of the video as a keepsake!
Centre is now part of the Shepherd Higher Education Consortium on Poverty, a group of 20 schools dedicated to academic opportunities and internship experiences that highlight poverty on a local, national and global level.
Summer Internships. Students may apply online.Application deadline is January 25.Click here and here for more information.
RecycleMania Coming Soon! Watch for more details!
RecycleMania springs back into action as college campuses compete to see who can reduce, reuse and recycle the most on-campus waste. Centre is once again participating in RecycleMania, which officially begins on Feb. 3 and ends on March 30. The two week trial period begins Jan. 20. For eight weeks, schools across the country recycle as much as possible for recognition as green campuses. In years past, Centre has recycled more than ten tons of weight. Help us recycle even more by participating this year! Click here for more about recycling at Centre.
R. Stanton Hales Jr. will deliver the Founders Day address.
Centre is now part of the Shepherd Higher Education
RecycleMania Coming Soon! Watch for more details!