February 23, 2010

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Convos for February
The Tchaikovsky Ballet (Norton Center event) Tuesday, Feb. 23, 8 p.m., Newlin Hall
Anthony Cortese: "Mobilizing Higher Education for a Healthy, Just and Sustainable Society" Wednesday, Feb. 24, 7 p.m., Weisiger Theatre
Beauty Undressed Thursday, Feb. 25, 7 p.m., Newlin Hall

“Go for the Gold” Convo, Monday, March 1st, 7:30 p.m., Weisiger Theatre.  This convo features four of Centre’s award winners talking about the process of applying for and/or winning prestigious national awards. Edmund Sauer ’01 (Truman, Rhodes, Fulbright), Alex Brown ’07 (Rotary), Bethany Pratt '10 (Udall), and Morgan Smith ’10 (Critical Languages, Marshall, Rhodes) will talk about competing for awards at the national level. This convo is sponsored by the Honors & Prizes Committee as a way of encouraging Centre underclassmen to go for the gold (or at least silver or bronze). There will be a Q&A session at the end of the convocation.  
 
To see the complete convo schedule, click here.

Norton Center for the Arts
Tuesday, Feb. 23, Tchaikovsky Ballet - Sleeping Beauty, 8 p.m. in Newlin Hall

March 5, 6, and 7, Church Basement Ladies
(all shows in Newlin Hall)
Friday, March 5, 8 p.m.
Saturday, March 6, 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.
Sunday, March 7, 2 p.m.

Tuesday, March 9, Pilobolus, 8 p.m.

Be sure to check out the Norton Center for the Arts complete schedule. Click here.

Meetings/Gatherings
Get Centred on Sunday nights (Feb. 28; March 7, 14, 28; April 4, 11, 18, 25; May 2, 9). Get Centred is a contemplative Christian worship service held on Sunday night 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. Join us!
—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

Wednesday, Feb. 24, from 4 to 5 p.m in Olin 124. The Physics Film Series presents The Great Robot Race. The Defense Department is offering two million dollars to the builders of the first robotic vehicle to cover a 210-mile stretch of desert in California and Nevada. This film goes behind the scenes as top engineering teams struggle to solve the daunting problems of making a vehicle drive itself. Everyone is welcome. Refreshments will be served at 4 p.m. and the film will begin at about 4:10. Click here for the current schedule of films and colloquia.
—James Kelly

Friday, Feb. 26. “IT’S ALIVE!” Come out to see and hear the musical monster that Dr. Brian Storz created in his basement laboratory. The seven-piece rock band officially known as “Dump Truck on the Run” will be unleashed upon Danville at The 4th Street Deli & Tap beginning at 8:30 p.m. The music is an eclectic mix of rock songs from the 1950s to the present and the band consists of Mike Barton, Jessica Chisley, Brian Cusato, Nathan Link, John Rusnak, Brian Storz, and Jennifer Asmuth’s husband, Sam Day.
—John Rusnak

Friday, Feb. 26 at 7 p.m. The sounds of anthems, sacred hymns, and spiritual songs will fill the sanctuary as The Presbyterian Church of Danville hosts The Presbyterian College Choir and Ringers. The Presbyterian College Choir is the premier touring ensemble at Presbyterian College and is on a spring tour that will take the choir from South Carolina to Illinois. The Presbyterian Ringers is one of the finest collegiate bell choirs in the Southeast United States. They will present a great concert this Friday that is free and open to the public. Hope to see you there!
—Jeff Jones

Sunday, Feb. 28. Bowl For Kids Sake. There is still time to register your team for Bowl For Kids Sake and to have the chance to win personalized bowling shirts! Since 2004, Centre has raised almost $40,000 in support of Big Brothers/Big Sisters of the Bluegrass – and you still have a chance to make this year the best yet! We are looking for teams of four to five individuals who will each raise at least $75 and bowl from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. If you are interested in registering your team, please e-mail kate.wintuska@centre.edu.
Also, help run Bowl for Kids Sake! Big Brothers/Big Sisters is looking for five Centre students willing to help facilitate the Bowl For Kids Sake fundraising event at the Danville Bowl-A-Rama from 10:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 28. If you are willing to help with this fun event, please e-mail patrick.noltemeyer@centre.edu.
—Patrick Noltemeyer (pictured)

Monday, March 1 and Tuesday, March 2. Important information for seniors. The representatives from Herff Jones will be on campus to take your orders for Commencement announcements and to measure you for your cap and gown. They will be located in the Campus Center, Room 202, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days. You will also be able to order a class ring at that time.  
—Amy Wilson (pictured)

Monday, March 1. A representative from Pittsburgh Theological Seminary will be in the Campus Center from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. If you're considering seminary or divinity school, please come by to see what this Presbyterian seminary has to offer.
—Rick Axtell

Monday, March 1. Bio Seminar at 4:10 p.m. in Young 202. Dr. Randy Hunt (pictured, formerly at Centre but now at Indiana University Southeast) will present a seminar entitled, “Influence of host shifts on mating signal divergence and speciation in a group of plant-feeding insects." This presentation will focus on Dr. Hunt’s vibrational communication research in leafhoppers. Refreshments will be served.
—Chris Barton

Tuesday, March 2. Read Across America Day from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Interested in promoting youth literacy? Have an hour to have fun with kids? Volunteers are needed to read children's books in local elementary schools. For more information, e-mail kiara.roberts@centre.edu.
—Kiara Roberts

Tuesday, March 2. Anyone interested in a January 2011 trip to Greece should come to a 20-25 minute meeting in Crounse 316 at 7 p.m. If you cannot make this meeting, call 5259 or e-mail morrison@centre.edu. Any rising senior who has not gone abroad AND cannot make this meeting AND is interested in going to Greece next January must contact Professor Morrison. The time has been changed from a previous posting.
—James Morrison (pictured)

Tuesday, March 2. Mathematics Seminar from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in Olin 123. How to recover a manifold from a point cloud? Marian Anton will be speaking. This is a second talk in a series for a study group in topological data analysis. We show how to construct a "Lego" version of a manifold by starting from a finite set of data points. The technique is based on the idea of Cech complex associated with a covering by balls, and we will discuss an efficient version of it called "the Delaunay triangulation of a Voronoi diagram." The talk is accessible to the first-year undergraduate students. If you want to join the TDA study group, e-mail marian.anton@centre.edu.
—Marian Anton

Now through Saturday, March 27. Recyclemania! RecycleMania is a friendly competition among college and university recycling programs nationwide that provides the campus community with a fun, proactive activity in waste reduction. During a 10-week period, campuses compete in different contests to see which institution can collect the largest amount of recyclables per capita, the largest amount of total recyclables, the least amount of trash per capita, or have the highest recycling rate. This will also require extra help with recycling. If anyone is interested in volunteering, please contact Cheryl Coulter at 238-5923 or e-mail cheryl.coulter@centre.edu. The winner of the Per Capita Classic will have the statue to display for one year, in addition to receiving an award to keep permanently. Click here to learn more about Recyclemania. Click here for more.
—Cheryl Coulter

Friday, April 23 will be the next blood drive. Thanks to all blood donors for their generosity! The Kentucky Blood Center collected 51 pints of usable blood from donors on campus Feb. 15th! This achieved 117% of our established goal!
—Patrick Noltemeyer

Notices
The 2010 Centre Symposium (RICE, FEED YOUR HEAD) abstract deadline that is fast approaching. In order to participate in RICE, please submit a 150-word abstract describing your work to the symposium Web page (click here) by Monday, March 1st at 11 p.m. The RICE Symposium is an opportunity to present (either through a poster session or brief oral presentation) academic work from the past year, including research (e.g., class paper, faculty-student collaboration, etc), internship experience, or creative activity (e.g., poetry, musical performance, documentary, painting). It is a great opportunity to showcase your work to a wider audience and is excellent preparation for graduate school and the workforce. If you have any questions or need additional information, please see the symposium Web page (click here) or contact John Perry john.perry@centre.edu or Melissa Burn-Cusato at m.cusato@centre.edu.
—Melissa Burns-Cusato

Applications for summer employment at Centre have been sent to all students via e-mail. You may also obtain a copy from the Human Resources Department in Boles Hall. Office hours are Monday-Friday, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The office is closed for lunch from 12 to 1 p.m. There are a limited number of positions available. Please submit your application for summer work by Feb. 24.
—Glenda Beaven (pictured)

Special housing accommodations. Students who were granted special housing accommodation this past year are reminded that forms are due for 2010-11 to Parsons Student Health no later than March 5. Forms need to be updated every year, and your having received the accommodation last year does not guarantee it this coming year. You can download the form here. Questions? Please call 5480 or
e-mail ann.young@centre.edu.

Please note that several room selection dates have been changed to accommodate other activities happening in April. These dates will replace the dates in your Centre Handbook.
March 5. Medical/special housing accommodations due to Parsons Student Health.
March 30. Housing selection for students going abroad next year from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in the Campus Center Ewen Room.
April 7. Meeting at 6 p.m. in the Campus Center Ewen Room for those who wish to live off campus. Meeting at 6:30 p.m. in the Campus Center Ewen Room for single room selection.
Meeting at 7 p.m. for Hillside selection.
Meeting at 7:30 p.m. for Pearl Hall selection.
April 19. Meeting at 6:30 p.m. in the Campus Center Ewen Room for selection of apartments, rooms with attached baths, etc.
April 27. Meeting from 6 to 9:30 p.m. in the Campus Center Ewen Room for all students not previously housed.
—Ann Young (pictured)

Interested in being an RA? It’s not too late to apply! The deadline is in ONE WEEK – March 1. The Residence Life Office is now accepting applications from students looking to join the Residence Life Staff. All application materials can be found here. If you have any questions, please contact Sarah Scott Hall or Jacob Raderer in the Student Life Office.
—Jacob Raderer (pictured)

TWO PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH FINANCIAL AWARDS FOR CENTRE STUDENTS.
Presbyterian Outlook magazine is sponsoring a $1,000 award for a graduating senior who writes the best 1,000-word essay on the subject, "How my education at a PC(USA) church-related college has shaped my faith and equipped me for significant service and leadership." The second-place essayist will receive a $200 award. The essays will be printed in the 2011 PRESBYTERIAN OUTLOOK Guide to PC(USA)-related Colleges, to be published in the October 18 issue. Deadline for essay submissions is Feb. 28. One of last year's winners was a Centre student.
 
The Samuel Robinson Award is a Presbyterian scholarship for undergraduate junior and senior students enrolled full-time in one of the colleges/universities related to the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). To receive the $1,000 award, students must 1) be active members of a Presbyterian Church, 2) memorize and recite the Westminster Shorter Catechism and 3) submit a 2,000-word essay on the topic, "Which question-answers pair in the Westminster Catechism do you think speaks most directly to the PC(USA) today? Why?" To request an application, please fill out the Samuel Robinson Grant questionnaire. Deadline is April 1.
—Rick Axtell (pictured)

Juniors and Faculty. John C. Young Honors Program. Juniors: It’s not too early to begin working on your application for our John C. Young Honors Program. Applications are open to rising seniors (students who will be seniors in the 2010-11 academic year). Student applicants will need a faculty sponsor. Additional details may be found here. The application deadline is March 31. This year’s John C. Young symposium will be held Sunday, April 18.
—Michael Hamm

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Miscellaneous
The Center for Courageous Kids. Looking for a great way to spend your summer? The Center for Courageous Kids® is a world-class medical camp designed specifically for children living with medical challenges who could not attend a traditional camp. Centre volunteers have been a part of the CCK since its beginning, and CCK is looking for more counselors for the summer! For more information, e-mail kim@courageouskids.org.
—Patrick Noltemeyer

Volunteers needed for children with special needs. Centre student volunteers are needed to work with children with special needs in the CAKE (Clinic Adapted for Kids’ Exercise) program offered by the McDowell Wellness Center. Volunteers will be trained to work one-on-one with a child with a disability to develop gross motor skills and to enhance physical activity and aquatic skills. Activities take place in the gymnasium and pool at the McDowell Wellness Center in Danville. Volunteers are needed Fridays from 5 to 7 p.m. March 5 - April 23. Interested students should contact Patrick Noltemeyer.
—Patrick Noltemeyer

Recycle to benefit the Humane Society. Please send ALL used printer and toner cartridges to Jan Wertz. All benefits go to help the Humane Society.  
—Jan Wertz (pictured)

The Centre Bookstore will be closed for inventory Saturday, Feb. 27.
—Centre Bookstore

Send Danville's finest to prom! Bring gently used dresses, shoes, and jewelry to the ADPi House between 7 and 8 p.m. on Tuesday nights from now until the end of February. Monetary donations are also welcome. For further information e-mail katie.moore@centre.edu.
—Katie Moore

2010 Study Abroad Photo Contest! Want to win some cash for those awesome photos you have from studying abroad? Please e-mail morgan.lynn@centre.edu with a maximum of 3 photos you would like to submit to our annual study abroad photo contest. An anonymous selection committee will choose a 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th place winner for cash prizes of $100, $50, $30, and $20 respectively. In addition, the top 20 photos will be displayed in the Norton Center and in the Library. Submissions are due by 4 p.m. on Friday, March 5.
—Morgan Lynn

Important Information from Career Services
Job Searching in a Difficult Economy, Thursday, March 11 at 11:30 a.m. in the Career Services Office. Learn the best ways to locate jobs in a difficult economy and how to make yourself stand out from the crowd! Call 859-238-5283 to sign up TODAY!
 
Internship of the Week. The application deadline for the summer Koch Internship Program is fast approaching! If you are interested in a paid internship in Washington, D.C., consider applying for this opportunity. The deadline is March 1. For more information, see eRecruiting or your career counselor.

Juniors and Seniors! It’s time once again for “Spotlight Career Fair," when Centre joins Kentucky’s other private colleges and universities to host a career fair where employers recruit students for post-graduation jobs and summer internships nationwide. Various Kentucky graduate schools will also be represented. This year’s fair is Thursday, March 4, from 2 to 5 p.m. To register, please phone 5283. You must come by Career Services for an “info session” and brief resume critique. Dates/time of sessions: Feb. 23, 25 and March 2 at 11:30 a.m.
 —Sherri Gowins (pictured)

Faculty/Staff News

Centre Welcomes New Staff
Tyler Chelf graduated from Centre in 2005 with a B.S. in Computer Science. Prior to returning to Centre as the sser support coordinator in the ITS department, he used the experience gained as a student worker in the ITS department in his role as a network analyst at Kentucky State University and later as a Remote Systems Engineer at NetGain Technologies in Lexington, Ky. He currently resides in Frankfort with his girlfriend, Lindsay Merritt, who works at the Kentucky Historical Society, and their two dogs, Henry and Flapjack.

Kristi Jenkins joined the staff of ITS as technology support specialist on Monday, Feb. 1. Kristi is a 2009 graduate of Asbury College with a B.A. in Business Management & Ethics. She comes to Centre with seven years' work experience in information technology, the most recent five with the University of Kentucky. Kristi  is particularly fond of her two dogs, Maya and Chloe, and her cat, Ollie, all three of whom help her maintain her sanity. She also loves running, working out, and working jigsaw puzzles. One of her most rewarding activities is working with recovering alcoholics and addicts and spending time with them as they begin a new life.

Jillian Embrey graduated from Centre in 2006 with a B.A. in history and religion and received her M. Div. from Columbia Theological Seminary in Atlanta in 2009. Prior to returning to Centre as associate director of alumni affairs this month, she served in area churches and worked with several non-profit organizations in Atlanta, focusing on issues of poverty and homelessness. Jillian is married to Dan Graber, assistant coach of cross country and track and field at Centre. They currently live in Lexington with their dog, Wordsworth, and cat, Gatsby. Jillian enjoys being an active volunteer with several area service organizations, cooking, traveling, and trying to survive as an avid Duke basketball fan in Kentucky.
 
Please welcome them to the Centre community.

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