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September 21, 2010

Important Notice: The Campus Center will be closed for Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra preparation and events on Saturday, Sept. 25, at 2 p.m. through Tuesday, Sept. 28, at 7 a.m. All meal service will be at Chowan and Jazzmans during this time. Thank you for your cooperation.
—Megan Noltemeyer

Meetings/Gatherings

Be sure to click Career Services and Convos tabs to the left for a complete listing of those related events.

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

Tuesday, Sept. 21. The first Centre Democrats meeting will be held at 6 p.m. on the Campus Center's front patio. Come and enjoy free pizza and drinks while learning about our exciting events planned for this fall. Meeting will be moved to Ewen in case of rain.
—Maddi Stauble

Tuesday, Sept. 21. Disney Game Night. Alpha Phi Omega is hosting a night filled with Disney trivia and fun. Join us from 7 to 9 p.m. in Yerkes Basement. E-mail cheyenne.davis@centre.edu, if you have questions.
—Emily Oda

Wednesday, Sept. 22. Beauty and the Beast Ball. Alpha Phi Omega invites you to be our guest for a magical evening. The Ball will be from 8 to 10 p.m. in the Evans-Lively Room. E-mail cheyenne.davis@centre.edu if you have questions.
—Emily Oda

Wednesday, Sept. 22. CONVO: In the Shadow of the Raid. 7:30 p.m. in Weisiger Theatre. The filmmakers of this documentary will be on campus to talk about their film, which discusses the aftermath of an immigration raid at a kosher meatpacking plant in Iowa. This was one of the largest workplace raids in history. Click here for more.

Wednesday, Sept. 22. The Physics Colloquium Series presents Jerry Yang and Julius Schoop. Jerry will discuss research in grating-waveguide resonators, which may help in the fast transmission of optical signals in dual processor CPUs. Julius will talk about the characterization of nanoporous gold and nickel, as well as photolithography and a steel-related design project. All are welcome. Refreshments are served at 4 p.m. and the talks start at 4:10 p.m. in Olin 124. For the current schedule of colloquia and films, click here.
—James Kelly

Thursday, Sept. 23. CONVO: Dudamel and the Vienna Philharmonic. 7:30 p.m. in Newlin Hall. Professors Barbara Hall, Nathan Link, and Ian Wilson will give a joint convocation in preparation for the following Monday’s Vienna Philharmonic performance.

Thursday, Sept. 23. Clark's Run Cleanup. Come join Alpha Phi Omega in helping cleanup Clark's Run, an urban stream in Danville. Meet behind Nevin. The event will be from 4 to 6 p.m. E-mail cheyenne.davis@centre.edu if you have questions.
—Emily Oda

Friday, Sept. 24, through Sunday, Oct. 10. Spotlight Lexington. Looking for something to do? “Spotlight Lexington” will include various types of entertainment, food, and the opportunity to experience the World Equestrian Games even if you can’t make it to the Horse Park! There are three main venues for Spotlight Lexington: Triangle Park, Cheapside Park, and the main stage at Robert F. Stephens Courthouse Plaza. The main stage will host athletic ceremonies, a live feed broadcasting the competition from the horse park, and nightly concerts. Click here for the schedule.
—Community Event

Friday, Sept. 24. Sadie's Animal Rescue. Alpha Phi Omega invites you to join us at Sadie's Animal Rescue to give the animals some TLC and help with the daily operations. Sadie's is a local no-kill animal shelter. Meet behind Nevin; the event will be from 4 to 6 p.m. E-mail cheyenne.davis@centre.edu if you have questions.
—Emily Oda

Saturday, Sept. 25. Oktoberfest Block Party. Eat, drink, and enjoy crafts, fine food, great beer, bratwurst, cheeses, and other fine foods--all out on the street from 4 to 7 p.m. on 4th and Walnut Streets. $15 will get you a dozen beer tastings, as well as tastes of our fine food offerings. Even better, the money will go to the Heart of Danville as they raise money for outdoor seating and benches in our historic downtown. Tickets can be purchased at V-The Market, Heart of Danville, or the Visitor Center. There are only 500 tickets available, so act quickly! For more information, e-mail adamjohnson@danvillekentucky.com.
—Adam Johnson

Tuesday, Sept. 28. Moon Festival Party. Join us in the Pearl Hall basement from 6 to 8 p.m. to enjoy Chinese and Japanese food, including mooncakes, and some other traditional food from Asia.
—YaYa Zhou

Wednesday, Sept. 29. CONVO: Domestic Violence Awareness. 8 p.m., Vahlkamp Theatre. The director of the domestic violence group in Lincoln County, Lone Gooch, who is also a marriage and family therapist, will speak about the treatment and legal options available for domestic violence victims and how societal attitudes toward women and relationships contribute to the belief that violence is an acceptable way to solve problems.

Friday, Oct. 1. CONVO: The Night Kite Revival. 8 p.m., Weisiger Theatre. Three spoken-word poets bring you “the planet’s ultimate spoken word theater experience.” Anis Mojgani, Derrick Brown, and Buddy Wakefield team up to create “a disarming verbal circus successfully reviving, redeeming, and releasing its audiences from the heaviness of lives caught in holding patterns.”

Tuesday, Oct. 5. Sophomore Survival—you spoke, we listened. This fourth 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 and a grand prize ($50 to Walmart) at the end. Call 859-238-5283 to sign up; deadline is Oct. 1.
—Sherri Gowens

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.

Marine Resources Population Dynamics Workshop Opportunity. Interested in marine ecology? Have strong quantitative skills? Would you like an all-expenses-paid trip to Florida during CentreTerm? Students fitting these descriptions are encouraged to apply for the week-long workshop conducted at the Mote Tropical Research Laboratory from January 3-9, 2011. If you are accepted into the program, you will be able to integrate the workshop experience into three hours of Directed Study for CentreTerm. The competition for the 15 students accepted into the program is strong. All expenses (travel, housing, meals, supplies) will be paid for students admitted to this workshop. For application materials and additional information, click here. Students submitting an application should contact Dr. Chris Barton (ext. 5322; or e-mail chris.barton@centre.edu) to discuss how this workshop would fit into Centre’s Directed Study course credit. This is an excellent opportunity for students with strong backgrounds in both MAT and BIO.
—Chris Barton

Frankfort spring internship: Now’s the time to apply for the 2011 AIKCU Frankfort Semester Internship Program (FSIP), beginning in January. Students attending Kentucky’s 20 independent colleges and universities will compete for paid internships working in state government agencies in Frankfort during the spring semester. Juniors, seniors, or graduate students may apply. Interns will work 30 hours/week in executive branch agencies and complete two academic seminars focused on state government and public policy. Students can learn more about it and obtain an application at www.aikcu.org. Applications will be accepted online or by mail from students in good academic standing, regardless of their academic major. The application deadline is November 5, and interns will be selected by late-November. Students in the program receive a monthly stipend ranging from $325 to $750. The number of internships awarded is dependent on the level of interest by state agencies and their ability to pay the student stipends. Intern classes normally range from four to 10 students.
—Abby Malik

SENIORS: Interested in peace and security issues? Want a six- to nine-month paid internship in Washington, D.C.? Then check out the Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellowship, a competitive national program that provides college graduates the opportunity to work in Washington, D.C., with one of 26 participating public-interest organizations focusing on international security issues, at www.scoville.org/flyer.html. The deadline for the spring 2011 fellowships is October 8. The deadline for summer or fall 2011 fellowships is January 14, 2011. Fellowships are open to U.S. citizens and foreign nationals living in the United States.
—Diane Johnson

The six foreign flags that recently began flying on the lawn outside of Cowan represent the six countries where Centre has permanent semester study-abroad sites. Facing Cowan, the left-hand flag marks Centre’s first semester abroad program in London, established in the fall of 1990; this United Kingdom flag also represents the two additional U.K. semester suites Centre established, at Queens University in Northern Ireland and at the University of Reading. Next, the French flag represents our Strabourg program, established in 1991. Third is the Mexican flag representing the Centre-in-Yucatan program that began in 1999. The American flag in the center is, as protocol suggests, higher than the other flags. After it is the Japan flag, marking our exchange with Yamaguchi Prefectural University, also set up in 1999. The China flag represents the Centre-in-Shanghai program that is currently in its third year. And on the right is the Spain flag, marking our exchange with the University of Lleida, now in its second year.
—Milton Reigelman

Greek in your week! On September 11, the National Day of Service, Centre's greek women participated in a community-wide service plunge sponsored by the Panhellenic Council from 9:30-12 that Saturday morning. Service sites included Soups on Us, the Salvation Army, Batewood, Charleston Health Care Center, Constitution Square, and cleaning the Warehouse for a children's after school program here at Centre.
—Liz Bressler

Be sure to mark your calendar for these upcoming DramaCentre Productions (Weisiger Theatre):
Arcadia. Nov. 3 and 6 at 8 p.m.
The Giver. April 20-23 at 8 p.m.
—Karen Sherwoood

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

Click here for the AEGON Gallery Events Schedule.