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Convos
Click here for the Spring Convocation Calendar.

Norton Center for the Arts
Click here for the Norton Center for the Arts complete schedule.

Meetings/Gatherings
The Centre Parents Association will be serving breakfast every morning of finals at 7:45 a.m. in Olin and Young Halls. Good luck on your finals and have a great summer!

Tuesday, May 16, and Thursday, May 20. Hooping it up! Dust off those old hula hoops and find your inner child. We are "hooping it up" and celebrating the end of another school year. Even if you’ve never hula hooped before or are rusty at it, it’s a great workout for your mind, body and soul. Come join us next week in the Sutcliffe aerobic room at 5 p.m. We have a limited supply of hoops; if you have your own, bring it along.
—Marlene Settles

Saturday, May 22. The Mercer County Relay for Life will be hosting their annual Kenducky Derby Duck Race at the Anderson Dean Park Pool in Harrodsburg. The race starts at 10 a.m. and ducks are $3 each or three for $5. All proceeds go to the American Cancer Society. There will be 1st, 2nd and 3rd places winners. If you would like to purchase a duck or ducks, please contact Meredith Sizemore at 5466 or e-mail meredith.sizemore@centre.edu.
—Meredith Sizemore

Friday, May 28. Hope Springs Charity Yard Sale! This is our 7th year for the event. It will be held in Chowan. If you have items you wish to donate, please e-mail Sarah Scott Hall (sarah.hall@centre.edu), Ann Young (ann.young@centre.edu), or Patsi Trollinger (trollinger@kycom.net).
—Ann Young

Saturday, May 29. COMMUNITY YARD SALE! Beginning at 8 a.m., Scenic View Estates in Perryville. Right off Perryville Road, passed the fire station, on the right just before you get into the city of Perryville.

June 23-26. ROMP River of Music Party in Owensboro, Kentucky. Click here for more information.
—Gavin Christ

Notices
COMMENCEMENT. Seniors, please remind your parents to make reservations for all of the Commencement weekend activities if they have not already done so. Your parents received a meal reservation form in their Commencement packets. Just ask them to fill it out and mail it to Amy Wilson, or they may make reservations over the phone by calling Amy Wilson at 859-238-5208. You can pick up your cap and gown at the Centre Bookstore May 20-22 by 5 p.m. Graduating seniors who have outstanding debts or those who paid after May 17 must see Judy Bowell in the Finance Office and make payment arrangements. She will have your cap and gown. Your cap and gown are keepsakes, so you don’t need to return them. For complete Commencement information click here.
—Amy Wilson

IMPORTANT FINANCIAL AID INFORMATION FOR RETURNING STUDENTS WITH STAFFORD LOANS. In late March, President Obama signed new health care legislation that also included major changes to the federal Stafford and PLUS Loan programs. All colleges are required to transition to the Direct Loan Program. Beginning July 1, 2010, lenders will no longer participate in the Stafford and PLUS Loan programs. The U.S. Department of Education will be the only lender. This means that for the 2010-11 school year you will not be able to use your current lender for your Stafford Loans. The amounts that you may borrow and the interest rates will not change. For all Stafford Loans a 1% origination fee will be deducted from each loan disbursement. A 0.5% rebate will be granted up front, but will be lost if the first twelve payments are not paid on time. You will need to complete a new Master Promissory Note (MPN). The MPN can be completed online at www.studentloans.gov. You will need your PIN that you used to complete your FAFSA to access the electronic MPN. This requirement needs to be completed before the beginning of the fall 2010 semester. Your 2010-11 loan will not disburse until you have completed a new MPN. For more information about the Direct Loan Program go to www.studentloans.gov. Please contact the Student Financial Planning Office by e-mail julie.graham@centre.edu or by phone 5365 if you have any questions.
—Julie Graham

PAID INTERNSHIP IN WASHINGTON. If you are about to graduate and are interested in getting started in a policy organization, you can apply for a position with the Koch Foundation, which offers a paid internships and valuable experience living and working in Washington, D.C. during the fall of 2010. The Koch Internship Program is designed to give real, hands-on experience with a free-market public policy organization. The application deadline for the fall program is August 9, 2010; the internship will run from September 13 - December 3, and pays $12/hr. Interested candidates can apply directly through the Web site or contact Thomas Russell if they have any questions. Thomas Russell, Charles G. Koch Charitable Foundation, (703.875.1655).
—Rick Axtell

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