October 13, 2009
Next Issue will be Oct. 20

Convos
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Big Bone Lick: The Cradle of American Paleontology
Oct. 20, 7:30 p.m., Vahlkamp Theatre
Dr. Stanley Hedeen, Emeritus Professor of Biology at Xavier University, will discuss the Big Bone Lick paleontological site in Northern Kentucky. Dr. Hedeen has recently published a book on the topic. Big Bone Lick, site of an ancient saline spring, has been known among the archaeological and paleontological communities for more than 250 years; it is one of the world’s premier sites for the recovery of Pleistocene Epoch fossils, and its abundance of salt has drawn animals, including humans, there for millennia. Consequently, it has enormous historical and scientific significance.

The Science and Politics of Climate Change
Oct. 22, 7:30 p.m., Vahlkamp Theatre
Terry Cook, Director of the Kentucky Nature Conservancy, will speak on the most contentious environmental issue we have ever seen. The climate debate extends from whether or not climate is changing to how much and how fast. These scientific uncertainties are magnified in the media and halls of Congress, where legislation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions is currently being debated. This talk will explore what is known about climate change and the way this information is being used to inform the current policy debate.

Henry Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas
Oct. 23 and 24, 8 p.m., Weisiger Theatre
Purcell’s masterpiece is an hour-long opera featuring Centre students and a small orchestra. The story is based on the tragic story of Dido’s love for and betrayal by Aeneas in Book IV of Virgil's The Aeneid. Beautiful music, dances, and witches’ machinations transform the tragic tale.

Meetings/Gatherings
Every Sunday night (until Nov. 29) at 10 p.m. GET CENTRED: A weekly Christian worship service held in the candlelit sanctuary of the Presbyterian Church. This half-hour contemplative service includes scripture reading, prayer, music, and periods of silence. It's a great way to begin the week on the right note. Refreshments served immediately following the service.
—Rick Axtell

Every Wednesday night. Compline Prayer Service. Join Centre's Episcopal students for the weekly Compline prayer service this Wednesday night from 9 until 9:30 p.m. in the Davidson Room (on the ground floor of Carnegie building).
—Rick Axtell

Monday nights are Centre Nights at the Danville Bowlarama! From 5 p.m. to close. $2 games, $1 shoes, $5 burger plate (includes regular-sized fries and a soft drink). Must show Student ID. Groups are no problem-just call ahead (859) 236-6452.
—Danville Bowlarama

Tuesday, Oct. 13. Osteopathic medicine discussion at 11:20 in Olin 124. Linda Dunatova, a representative from Pikeville College School of Osteopathic Medicine, will be offering information about the program.
—Kyle Forte

Tuesday, Oct. 13. Mountaintop Removal Roadshow at 7 p.m. in the Valkhamp Theater. Dave Cooper will be presenting this stunning 20-minute slideshow about the impacts of mountaintop removal on coalfield residents, communities and the environment. The film features traditional Appalachian mountain music and shocking aerial photos of damaged Appalachian mountains.
—Laura Hansen

Every other Wednesday night at the Presbyterian Church. The church's Second Wind group is excited to announce its upcoming series, "At The Movies," which also includes FREE supper. Supper begins at 5:30 p.m., and the program is from 6 to 7 p.m. Clips from movies will be shown with discussion along the way. If you have seen the movie, that's fine; if you want to check it out ahead of time that's fine, too; but don't worry if you have never seen it-you will be able to understand what's going on.
Oct 14: Hotel Rwanda, led by the Mounts
Oct 28: Slumdog Millionaire, led by the Reigelmans
Nov 11: Amazing Grace, led by Jim Moore
—Mary Trollinger

Saturday, Oct. 17. DANTASTIC Race, an “Amazing Race-like” event through Danville/Boyle County to benefit for the Community Arts Center. Recruit your friends for this challenging and entertaining road competition…with $500 on the (finish) line! Team cars will set out on a county-wide adventure that will put each team's endurance and knowledge of Danville/Boyle County to the test! Register quickly! Registration is $25 per team member (teams of 4). Click here for registration form. 
—Megan Noltemeyer 

Sunday, Oct. 25. Danville’s citizens concerned about human relations will sponsor a discussion of James McBride’s The Color of Water: Meditations on Identity at 4 p.m. at the Great American Doll House on Sixth Street. McBride will give the Humana library lecture Nov. 3 in Newlin Hall, and several copies of his book are available to check out at both the Doherty Library here on campus and the Boyle County Public Library. Centre Professor Andrea Abrams and Berea Professor Demetrius Semien will facilitate, and desserts and drinks will be provided. For more information, or to sign up to participate, contact J.H. Atkins (6223) or Sallie Bright (5343).
—Sallie Bright (pictured)

Friday, Oct. 30. Design-related symposium. 10 a.m.-noon. Burgin Independent School. College students are invited to participate in a symposium that will include interactive discussion with Mr. Alexander Julian and other prominent professionals in the design field. Project Runway will also be featured. For students, the cost to attend is $5. Project Runway: Students must design the garment to wear to the 2010 World Equestrian Games, construct or oversee the construction, accessorize and model or select the model for the garment. Fabric will be provided to students in each division. For Division III – College or Technical Students, Design a Dress. The entry fee is $25. For more information, contact Bonnie Tanner (859) 734-9337, e-mail bonnie.tanner@uky.edu, or contact Mercer County Habitat for Humanity www.hfhmercerco.org.
—Sherri Gowins (pictured)

Saturday, Nov. 21. The UK College of Pharmacy Open Houses will take place at 10 a.m. This is a great opportunity for students to receive information from the Dean, faculty members, the Admissions Director, and current pharmacy students. Registration is required and is available here.
—Jennifer Muzyka

Notices
Fall Break. If you plan to stay on campus during any of fall break, please fill out the Survey Monkey questionnaire you’ve received from Anita Bertram. Also, for food preparation purposes, please note any meals you think you will eat at the Hall of Fame Café.
—Ann Young

Nicaragua, Trade, and Coffee. Sign up this week! CentrePeace, Hispanic Society and the Religious Life Office invite you to lunch on Thursday, Oct. 22 from 11:20 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Evans Lively Dining Room of Old Carnegie. The speaker is Eddy Gutierrez from Jalapa Nicaragua. He is a leader in the Nicaraguan Cooperative movement and the Coordinator of Nicaragua's National Coffee Council. After experience with agrarian reform in the l980s, he worked in the '90s to obtain legal land title for small farmers through the cooperative movement. He serves on the Economic Development Committee of Jalapa and educates people about the impact of the Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) on small and medium farmers. Space is limited, and reservations are due by next Thursday, Oct. 20, at noon. To reserve a seat, e-mail Shayne.Jarman@centre.edu with your name and I.D. number (for meal deductution). First come, first served basis.
—Rick Axtell (pictured)

Your Opinion Matters! Students, please be sure to complete the survey on Service and Civic Engagement that you should receive via e-mail from “asce@centre.edu.” Our participation in this national survey will help us to understand Centre’s level of engagement relative to other institutions of higher education and provide better programs to fit your passion for service. If you have any questions, e-mail patrick.noltemeyer@centre.edu.
—Patrick Noltemeyer (pictured)

If you are applying for entrance to the University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy PharmD program for entrance in Fall 2010, apply soon! They use rolling admissions, so you should ideally apply early in their process (September). Please keep in mind that you don't have to participate in Early Decision to submit your application early. Make sure your PCAT scores were sent to PharmCAS, code 104…scores do NOT go directly to UK. Your application will not be viewed as complete until they receive your PharmCAS application, UK supplemental application, and application fee. If you have questions about pharmacy school, e-mail muzyka@centre.edu.
—Jennifer Muzyka (pictured)

Goldwater Scholarships are awarded to outstanding students who are currently juniors or sophomores and who are interested in a career in mathematics, the natural sciences or engineering. The awards apply to tuition, fees, books, and room and board up to a maximum of $7,500 annually. If you are interested in applying for a Goldwater Scholarship, e-mail lockett@centre.edu by Nov. 6. Detailed information about the Goldwater Scholarship Program may be found at www.act.org/goldwater.
—Phil Lockett (pictured)

Looking for an all-expenses-paid educational opportunity in Florida this January? If you have a strong quantitative interests and a basic understanding of ecology, the Marine Resources Population Dynamics workshop may be just the opportunity you are looking for. Several years ago, Ellen Wisner was accepted into this program and found it to be an exceptional experience. If accepted into the program, we can incorporate the workshop participation into a more extensive directed study that will be tailored to your specific interests/background for course credit during the CentreTerm. Interested students can find more information and an application form here. Applications are due by Oct. 14.
—Chris Barton (pictured)

Faculty/Staff News
Be sure to welcome new faculty and staff members to the Centre community. Click here for more information.

Miscellaneous
Web Site Redesign. For some time, the Communications Office has been working in cooperation with several other offices around campus on a redesign of the College Web site. We've also consulted with numerous other groups (including GSP students, two professional Web site design companies, and first-year students—30 of 30 of whom preferred the new design to the current one), and the feedback has been very consistent:    

• make the homepage less busy, with fewer links
  
  
• make use of space further down the screen ("below the fold")
  
  
• make the navigation more consistent on every official page of the new site (the College's senior staff has endorsed this concept, which will make the site more user-friendly and more graphically consistent.)

Implementing the new design is a big undertaking, which will be done in stages, beginning with the homepage and moving to "first level pages" and then to pages deeper within the site.

For a preview of the new design, click here or paste the URL into your browser and press "return." (This is a graphic representation of the page only—i.e., the links are not yet live.)

Please send your comments and suggestions to Tom Sturgeon at sturgeon@centre.edu.
—Mike Norris

Calling All Artists! Plans are underway for the 12th Gallery Hop Stop, set for Friday, Nov. 13, from 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Centre art students and faculty with work to sell are invited to exhibit. Jewelry, ceramics, glass, woodcarving, fiber art, oil, acrylic, mixed media, and more will be featured at this downtown event. There is no fee or commission for exhibitors. Meet new faces and make a little cash for the holidays ahead. For more information or to register as an exhibitor, please contact Arts Commission Executive Director Ann Nichols at 238-0063 or arts-dbc@hotmail.com.
—Sarah Scott Hall

Internship of the Week: The Kentucky Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Louisville is looking for CentreTerm interns to assist in autopsies and lab work.  For more information, see eRecruiting or your career counselor.
—Sherri Gowins

Pet sitter needed for Fall break. Looking for a student to sit with Phyllis Passariello’s pets while she’s in Mexico. The student will need a car and is welcome to stay at her house from Friday to Sunday to take care of an elderly golden retriever and two cats. Please e-mail robyn.cutright@centre.edu.
—Robyn Cutright

First-year students, are you ready to make that first CentreFutures appointment? This year, we’re doing these appointments in group format. All you need to do is sign up for a CF101 session and you’ll be done with this requirement. Click here for information or call 5283 to sign up.
—Sherri Gowins

Are you a writer? Up-and-coming artist? Interested in editing and graphic design? Get published! Send your work to Vantage Point, Centre's only literary magazine. To submit or edit, contact vantage.point@centre.edu. Submision deadline is Oct. 25.
—Chelsea Apple

Looking to hire a chemistry tutor. Would prefer the weekend. If interested, please contact Patsy Jackson at (859) 238-0244 or 516-2443 or e-mail patsyannjackson@hotmail.com.
—Sherri Gowins

Easy Money! Local mother needs a student to drive her child to an after-school activity on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 3:45 to 4:15 p.m., starting Oct. 20.  Please e-mail ann.young@centre.edu if interested.
—Ann Young

Blazers needed. The Technology Service Organization at Boyle Co. High School is in need of navy blazers to wear to their competitions. If you have a navy blazer that you’ve outgrown and would like to donate it, drop it by my office (2nd floor Old Centre) and I’ll get it to them.  
—Mona Wyatt

Memphis, anyone? If any faculty, students or staff are driving to or through Memphis in the near future and are willing to transport a few things back to Danville, please e-mail jwertz@centre.edu.
—Jan Wertz

Calling all Knitters and Crocheters! With midterms in the not-so-distant future, are you finding that you need a social, relaxing and fun way to relive some of the built up stress? Love crafting? Why not combine them? I am trying to start a knitting group that would meet once a week here on campus, where students could relax, talk, eat, and, of course, knit/crochet! Whether you’re experienced or just beginning, everyone is welcome! This group will probably meet on a Monday or Tuesday for about an hour. The specifics are very flexible. E-mail natalie.pope@centre.edu if you are at all interested!
—Natalie Pope

Recycle toner to benefit a good cause. Please send ANY & ALL toner and print cartridges to Jan Wertz (Young Hall). They will be recycled for the Danville-Boyle County Humane Society.
—Jan Wertz

The Centre Bookstore hours are Monday-Friday from 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
—Linda, Shauna, Merry, Gretta

Lost/Found. A cell phone was turned in several weeks ago and a set of keys was turned in this week to the Crounse secretary's office. To identify and claim please stop by Crounse 418.
—Shayne Jarman

Between 3:55 p.m. and 4:15 p.m. last Thursday (Oct. 8) in Boles Hall, someone mistakenly took an umbrella from the umbrella stand in this building. The fabric is crème, brown, and a touch of red paisley print. Please return this item to the CTL office.
—Candace Bonnett

To the person who was in Old Centre last week looking for your mother’s sunglasses, WE FOUND THEM!  Please come back to the President’s Office in Old Centre to claim them.
—Cindy Arnold

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