September 15, 2009
Next Issue will be September 21

Convos
Click here to download a Word document with all events and details.

The Constitution: A Living Document?
Sept. 17, 7:30 p.m. Vahlkamp Theatre.
The format will be a debate on the question of whether judges should interpret the Constitution according to the intent of those who framed it in 1787, or whether they should interpret the Constitution in light of contemporary values and realities. The participants will be two Centre graduates—John David Dyche (1982) and Ryan Keith (1996) who have gone on to distinguished careers in law.

Spanish in the Medical Field
Sept. 30, 7:30 p.m., Vahlkamp Theatre
Dr. Thomas F. Whayne will talk on his experiences as a cardiologist working with the Spanish speaking community in Kentucky and his professional trips to Latin America. The talk will also focus on how learning Spanish has shaped Dr. Whayne’s research and career as a doctor and professor at the University of Kentucky.

Drama Centre: Master Harold . . . and the Boys
Sept. 30 through Oct. 3, 8 p.m., Weisiger Theatre
Set in South Africa in the early 1950s during the era of apartheid rule, this production concerns an afternoon in the life of Harold, the 15-year-old son of the lower middle class tea room owner, and Willie and Sam, the middle-aged African men that work for his father.

Meetings/Gatherings
Every Sunday night at 10 p.m. until the end of the semester until Nov. 29. Get CENTREed. This weekly Christian worship service is held in the candlelit sanctuary of the Presbyterian Church. A 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 (pictured)

Every Wednesday night. Compline Prayer Service at Trinity Episcopal Church. Centre's Episcopal students announce a weekly Compline prayer service. The first service will be held this Wednesday, Sept. 16 from 8:45 until 9:30 p.m. in the lounge of Wiseman Hall.
—Rick Axtell

Every other Wednesday night at The Presbyterian Church. The churches 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.
Sept 23: JUNO, led by Paula Hill
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

Tuesday, Sept. 15. Meeting for 2011 CentreTerm Abroad Courses at 4 p.m. in the Davidson Room of Carnegie. Anyone thinking about proposing a CentreTerm course abroad next year? Come to this meeting where we’ll go over the procedure. Proposals will be due Tuesday, Oct. 20. Interviews with the IPC will be Monday, Oct. 26. This meeting is merely informational, but it gives us a sense of how many 2011 courses abroad are being contemplated and time to encourage others if there are not a sufficient number.  
—Milton Reigelman (pictured)

Tuesday, Sept. 15. Meeting for all students going abroad CentreTerm. This is a required health clinic meeting at 11:30 a.m. in Weisiger Theatre. You will be given a medical form at this meeting that your director must have before you can travel abroad under Centre’s auspices. If you have work-study during this time, please work out some arrangement with your work-study supervisor.  
—Milton Reigelman

Tuesday, Sept. 15. ECCO veggie cookout at 6 p.m. in the Pearl Courtyard. Enjoy delicious vegetarian burgers and vegetarian-friendly sides at the first ECCO meeting of the year. Find out more about upcoming projects, goals for the year, and share your suggestions for new ECCO events.
—Laura Hansen

Wednesday, Sept. 16. Physics Colloquium. Dr. Phil Lockett will kick off the fall term Physics Colloquium and Film Series with an introduction to masers. Astrophysical masers are intense beams of radio waves reaching Earth from outer space. The beams act as maser pointers, allowing astronomers to learn about the physical conditions in the regions where the masers are formed. No previous physics knowledge is required--all are welcome! Refreshments begin at 4 p.m. in Olin 124. For the full schedule of colloquia, see http://web.centre.edu/phy.
—Jason Neiser (pictured)

Wednesday, Sept. 16. A representative from the Peace Corps will be in Career Servcies, Old Carnegie building to talk with students. Register TODAY (as space is limited) by calling 859-238-5283 or e-mail sherri.gowins@centre.edu. Pizza will be provided.
—Sherri Gowins (pictured)

Wednesday, Sept. 16. Lunch with the Arts, noon at the Community Arts Center (CAC). Please join us every third Wednesday of the month as the CAC presents a featured artist who will demonstrate his or her work, with time available for discussion with the artist. This week DramaCentre's artistic staff and cast from "Master Harold & the Boys" will present a stage reading and a discussion of the rehearsal process and issues surrounding the play. Follow this link to make your $10 catered lunch reservation, or bring your own lunch and $5 at the door.
—Vivian Richmond

Saturday, Sept. 19. Interested in taking a FREE practice, proctored LSAT Exam? Join us at 8 a.m. in Crouse 301. E-mail Centre.Senate@gmail.com by noon this Friday, Sept. 18 to sign up or for more information. Sponsored by SGA Senate & Law Society.
—Scott Meltzer

Sunday, Sept. 20. Alpha Phi Omega Recruitment Information Night. Centre's chapter of Alpha Phi Omega, a National Co-Ed Fraternity dedicated to service, leadership, and fellowship, would like to invite all Centre students to learn more about our organization. This is an opportunity to meet current members, hear about what Alpha Phi Omega does on campus, and learn more about recruitment events Sept 21-25. For more information call: 513-535-2657.
—Heather Walls

Monday, Sept. 21 and Tuesday, Sept. 22. Auditions for the West T. Hill Community Theatre production of "The Fantasticks" will be from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at "West's Wing" (across from the drive-through for Chase Bank on Third Street). Singers: prepare a song and bring sheet music. Click here to download a Word document with more details. For more information e-mail Paula Hill, general director. Janelle Dishman is musical director. Performance dates are Nov. 13, 14, 15 and Nov. 20, 21, 22.
—Paula Hill

Thursday, Sept. 24. Sophomore Survival—you spoke, we listened. This 3rd annual program just for sophomores will be at 5 p.m. Get information in three brief sessions on internships, choosing a major and resume writing. We’ll have snacks throughout and a pizza party at the end. Door prizes at every session and a grand prize ($50 to Wal-Mart) at the end. Call 5283 to sign up, deadline is Sept. 23.
—Sherri Gowins

Friday, Sept. 25. Master Harold's Ice Cream Social at 4 p.m., outside of Crounse library (inside if raining). Anyone who shows us their already reserved tickets for the show will receive FREE ice cream. Everyone else only has to pay 25¢ per scoop, but why pay for ice cream when you can get it (and a ticket to an amazing show) for free! So go get your tickets early at the Norton Center Box Office or by calling 1-877-HIT-SHOW.
—Vivian Richmond

Oct. 2-3. Family Weekend. Click here for event schedule.

Sunday, Oct. 25. Danville’s citizens concerned for 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. At the Oct. 25 discussion, 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. Deign 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. Cost is $5 per student to attend. 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. Division III – College or Technical Students, Design a dress, Entry Fee is $25. For more information contact Bonnie Tanner (859) 734-9337 or e-mail bonnie.tanner@uky.edu, or Mercer County Habitat for Humanity www.hfhmercerco.org.
—Sherri Gowins

Click here for a listing of area churches. Many of the churches have special services for college students.

Miscellaneous
Freshman, are you ready to make that 1st 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 all done with this requirement. Click here for information or call 5283 to sign up.
—Sherri Gowins

Attention All First-year Students, Sophomores and Juniors...Are you interested in working on campus? Are you self motivated, detail oriented, and do you have a positive attitude toward the work you do? If so, the Center for Teaching and Learning is hiring students for the 2009-10 academic year. For more information about the CTL, please visit our website at http://ctl.centre.edu. If interested, please e-mail a copy of your schedule, along with any conflicts, to candace.bonnett@centre.edu.
—Candace Bonnett (pictured)

SGA Representative Elections this Tuesday and Wednesday! Check out the candidates at http://web.centre.edu/sga.
—Brian Klosterboer

Welcome back students! Sadie's Animal Rescue & Adoption needs face painters for Constitution Square & Arts Festival, Sept. 18-20. It is only a couple of blocks from Campus! It's lots of fun! If you would like to help, e-mail Barb at trailheads@att.net ASAP.
—Trailheads

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 (pictured)

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. Welcome to everyone at Centre College. We look forward to meeting new students, faculty and staff and greeting returning members of the Centre community.
—Linda, Shauna, Merry, Gretta

Cornhole Tournament Results. Thanks to all who participated in the Cornhole Tournament on Sunday evening Sept. 6. Approximately 90 teams participated and over 200 students attended the event, which was sponsored by Centre Christian Fellowship. Congratulations to the overall winners, Katie McKenna and Marissa Cianchetti, who won a Wii, and to the runners-up, Aaron Herbert and Justin Basham, who won a flatscreen TV.
—Steve Asmus (pictured)

Support Group. A local professional counseling group believes there is interest in starting a local support group for individuals who have gone through a divorce. If you are interested, or know of someone who might be, contact me for more details.   
—Mona Wyatt

Bookmark or Add to Favorites this page for future access.

Please feel free to send any comments or suggestions you may have to mkjones@centre.edu. Enjoy!

Want to submit something to Notesworthy for the next publication? E-mail it to mkjones@centre.edu by noon on Monday. Notesworthy goes out every Tuesday!

Faculty/Staff News
Congratulations CTL, ITS, and Library Services! The Association of Independent Kentucky Colleges and Universities (AIKCU) recognized Centre during its Board Meeting recently. Centre won in two of the organizations five categories. One of Centre’s awards was for Most Innovative Use of Technology for Instructional Purposes. This award is given to the school that has demonstrated a creative, unique and resourceful use of technology for Instructional Purposes. The Information Services Team (CTL, ITS, and Library Services) collaborated to develop and implement a variety of new services and technologies that connect our faculty and students in new ways: Google Apps, iTunesU, VBrick, Moodle, among others, that is proving to be a great technology environment for our campus.

The other award for Most Successful Infrastructure Project is given to the school that has implemented major changes to its technology infrastructure resulting in improved services and/or cost savings. This could include changes to the physical hardware used to interconnect users and computers, server projects, network expansions or changes, desktop hardware changes, etc.
—Art Moore

The film “Walden: The Ballad of Thoreau” featuring Centre Drama Professor Anthony Haigh recently won the John Muir Gold Award at the 2009 Yosemite Film Festival. The film continues to be shown on Public Television stations across America. The next scheduled broadcast is by WCNY in Syracuse, New York on Sept. 28.

Click here for the AEGON GALLERY Schedule. (Word document).

Our invited artist for this Fall is Paul Oberst ’77. Ceremonial Objects, Tents, Temples and Blankets Exhibit.
Oct. 3 Family Weekend from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Oct. 30 Gallery Talk at 3:30 p.m. and Public Reception for the Artist, hosted by the Alumni House, from 4 to 5:30 p.m.
Oct. 31 Homecoming from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.    

The Community Arts Center, Inc. Arts education in dance, drama, music, and visual arts provided by local independent arts instructors. Be sure to check us out at 401 W. Main Street. Phone (859) 236-4054 or e-mail or visit us on the Web.

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