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daira Calling all students! Because of the lovely weather and
fall foliage, the communications office will be holding
three photo shoots this week for the Campus Center,
Old Centre and Crounse/Young. These are wide angle,
distance shots. For those interested in participating, we
ask that you please try to wear clothes that aren’t black,
white or gray. And it’s great if you’re carrying your books,
food, etc. Thanks in advance! Free candy will be available!
Schedule is as follows:
Weds., Oct. 20: 5:15p at the Campus Center
Thurs., Oct. 21: 8:20a at Old Centre
Thurs., Oct. 21: 5:15p at Crounse

October 23. The Student Activities Council and the
Alumni House invite the entire Centre community to the
free Homecoming concert on the Campus Center lawn,
at 8 p.m. Check out Eric Hutchinson’s album Sounds
Like This, including the singles "Rock and Roll," "Ok," "It's
Alright With Me," and "Oh!" You can learn more about
Eric Hutchinson at his website.

Seelbach Anne Seelbach's exhibit of paintings, Tides and The
Seasons, is currently on display in the AEGON Gallery
Click here for more.
October 19, 2010

Meetings/Gatherings

Sundays. Get Centred is a contemplative Christian worship service held on Sunday nights at 10 p.m. in the candlelit sanctuary of the Presbyterian Church. This half-hour service of music, prayer, scripture readings, and silence is a great way to start the week.
—Jeff Jones

Wednesday, Oct. 20. Psychic Fair. Student Activities is sponsoring a Psychic Fair from noon to 5 p.m. in the Ewen Room in the Campus Center. Open to the Centre community, the Psychic Fair will feature three psychics who will be performing palm and tarot card readings. Appointment sign-ups will be outside of Cowan on Tuesday, Oct. 19.
—Laura Pasley

Wednesday, Oct. 20. The Physics Colloquium Series presents John Nichols (UK): Scanning Tunneling Microscopy. The Scanning Tunneling Microscope (STM) has been a powerful tool for probing the electronic properties of materials and allowing high resolution images of a sample surface. We have built an STM with a long-range feature which gives us high sensitivity at sites on a sample separated by macroscopic distances. We will discuss the principles of how an STM operates, the design of the new long range STM, and images illustrating its capabilities. All are welcome. Refreshments are served at 4 p.m., and the talks start at 4:10 p.m. in Olin 124.
—James Kelly

Thursday, Oct. 21. Witness for Peace luncheon. Nichols Dining Room during common hour. Daira Elsa Quinones will speak about the displacement of Afro-Colombians in Colombia's ongoing war. This opportunity is being co-sponsored by CentrePeace and Religious Life. You may reserve your space at the luncheon by emailing shayne.jarman@centre.edu (please include your student ID number). Watch Daira tell her own story in this online video.
—Jeff Jones

Saturday, Oct. 23. Homecoming After-Party. Party featuring Dump Truck on the Run (Centre faculty/staff party band) in Goggans Hall, 908 Perryville Street from 9 p.m. – 12 a.m. Tickets are $10 which includes food. All Centre faculty and staff (and their guests) are welcome to attend.
—John Rusnak

Monday, Oct. 25. CONVO: Jane Austen and Cognitive Science. 7 p.m., Vahlkamp Theatre. Professor Lisa Zunshine of the University of Kentucky will speak on how Jane Austen intuitively experimented with her readers’ theory of mind: that is, our evolved cognitive ability to explain people’s observable behavior in terms of their unobservable mental states.

Monday, Oct. 25. Kentucky School for the Deaf Halloween Party. 6 - 8 p.m. We need volunteers who are interested in helping with the KSD halloween party. We will be making crafts, playing games, painting faces, and helping with the dance and costume contests. Costumes are not required for helpers but they are encouraged. You don't need to know sign language to help make this a wonderful party for the children at KSD. If you are interested, contact heather.walls@centre.edu.
—Emily Oda, Alpha Phi Omega

Tuesday, Oct. 26m and Tuesday, Nov. 2. Men: interested in learning how to bake treats for your sweet? Come to a baking seminar specifically for men! Two sessions will be held: Baking 101 and Introduction to Fondant. Sessions will be in Pearl Basement from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Please come with $2 for supplies. For more information, contact laura.hansen@centre.edu.
—Laura Hansen

Tuesday, Oct. 26. Majors Fair. Confused about what to major in? Need information about double majoring or course selection for the spring? Come to the Majors Fair during common hour. It will be located on the second floor of the Campus Center. Professors, upperclassmen, and Career Services representatives will be available to answer your questions. Halloween-themed refreshments will be provided, as well as coffee and the chance to enter a raffle for a free Amazon Kindle.
—Blanche Hill

Wednesday, Oct. 27. CONVO: Wood Energy and Improving Appalachian Forest Sustainability. 7:30 p.m., Vahlkamp Theatre. Grant Curry of ecoPower Generation will speak about the reasons for declining forest productivity in eastern Kentucky and how right-sized wood energy plants will provide the incentive necessary for landowners to improve the productivity of their forests for the benefit of future generations.

Thursday, Oct. 28. CONVO: Tokyo String Quartet. 8 p.m., Newlin Hall. Regarded as one of the supreme ensembles of the world, this string quartet performs on a group of renowed Stradivarius instruments.

Saturday, Oct. 30. Interested in attending a rally in Washington D.C., to restore sanity? Or is the March to Keep Fear Alive counter-rally more to your liking? Click here if you need more information on the rally. Either way, Centre Democrats and Centre Republicans are organizing an expedition to take part in this historic event. If you would like to go, please go to this Centre-specific website.
—John Perry, Advisor, Centre Republicans
—Beau Weston, Advisor, Centre Democrats

Notices and Announcements

Notices and Announcements will run for one week only, so please mark your calendar for anything of interest. You can always go back to the week before or archives as well.

UDALL SCHOLARSHIP. Two years ago, Bethany Pratt (’10) became Centre’s FIRST Udall Scholar—this year it could be YOU. The Morris K. Udall Foundation offers a highly competitive scholarship to support students dedicated to continuing their education with a focus on EITHER (a) environmental policy or (b) Native American health and tribal policy. This scholarship is awarded annually to approximately 80 students nationwide and provides $5000 that can be used for tuition, room, board, and other educational expenses. More importantly, it is widely recognized as a most prestigious scholarship. Successful scholars should have a GPA of at least 3.0 and, most importantly, must have a strong record of involvement in either environmental or Native American health and tribal policy issues. The scholarship is open to students who are currently sophomores or juniors. Centre students with a strong, professional commitment to careers that focus on environmental policy are strongly encouraged to consider applying for this scholarship. The Udall foundation is particularly interested in applicants with a documented record of environmental leadership. Any students with a documented Native American heritage can also apply. All applicants must be formally nominated by their home institution. Applications are due in early March but it is important to get an early start on the application process. Please contact Dr. Chris Barton (Y220) if you think you might be interested in applying for this scholarship. Details about this scholarship opportunity can be found at the Udall foundation website: www.udall.gov.
—Chris Barton

Reminder from previous weeks: E-mail Anita Bertram to be added to the babysitter list; the University of Louisville Dental School will have an Open House on Friday, Nov. 5; volunteers needed for the YMCA! Click here for last week’s edition.


Click here for the Norton Center for the Arts Student Ticket Pickup Policy (PDF).

Click here for the AEGON Gallery Events Schedule.

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