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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

Now through April 7. International Week. Exciting international events will be held every day! Check out Facebook or contact Tong Zhu at 859-753-7827 for more information.
—Tong Isabel Zhu

Now through April 9. Attention Centre Greeks! It's time to pull out those letters and show your chapter pride. Whether you're an athlete, artist, or musician, there will be an event for you to show the entire campus why your organization is the best. Come out to support your brothers/sisters at the following events:
Tuesday, April 5: Slime Time Live. Time/Place: 6:30 p.m., outside the Campus Center.
Wednesday, April 6: Greek Olympics. Time/Place: 6:30 p.m., Breck Beach.
Thursday, April 7: Bake-off/Grill-off and Mixer. Time/Place: 7 p.m., Warehouse.
Friday, April 8: Banner Contest. Time/Place: 4 p.m., Greek Row.
Saturday, April 9: Service Day for Race for the Ones You Love. Time/Place: 8:30 a.m. and 10 a.m. for C.A.R.E. Service Plunge. For more information, email benjamin.tudor@centre.edu
—Benjamin Patrick Tudor

Tuesday, April 5. One Day Without Shoes. Join the TOMS Club, the Centre community, and the wider Danville community in experiencing a day in the life of someone who does not have shoes. Spend the day shoeless to better understand "barefootedness" and to help raise awareness of the fact that thousands of people around the world don't have shoes, yet desperately need them. Let's go barefoot so kids around the world don't have to! The barefoot walk down Main Street will start at 4:30 p.m., beginning in front of the Campus Center.
—Mary Trollinger

Thursday, April 7. IMPORTANT Education Announcement. Sophomores and juniors interested in applying for admission to the education program should attend this informational meeting. If you are unable to attend this important meeting, please email sarah.murray@centre.edu or call 5376. Time/Place: 11:20 a.m., Grant 401.
—Sarah Murray

Friday, April 8. Kickball for Cystic Fibrosis. Alpha Phi Omega is hosting a kickball tournament, and all money raised will be donated to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Each team will have eight people. Registration is $20 per team. To register or for more information, contact Jadon Naas. Time/Place: 7-10:30 p.m., Chowan.
—Emily Oda

Wednesday, April 13. Passover Seder. Join the Jewish Student Organization in a celebration of the Exodus from slavery in Egypt. There will be a sign-up table in Cowan for the ritual dinner or email your reservation request to rebecca.pugh@centre.edu. Time/Place: 6 p.m., Warehouse.
—Rick Axtell

Thursday, April 14. Is graduate school right for me? What is graduate school like? What should I be doing to prepare for graduate study? Students considering graduate study in philosophy or other disciplines are invited to participate in an informal meeting over lunch with members of the philosophy faculty. Time/Place: 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Nichols Dining Room in the Campus Center.
—Andrew Roche

Friday, April 15. CONVO: Musicians’ Showcase. As part of the RICE Program, the Centre Music Program presents a concert of some of our best student musicians. Time/Place: 7:30 p.m., Newlin Hall.

Friday, April 15 through Sunday, April 17. Kentucky Writers Day Celebration. Historic Penn's Store presents this event featuring songwriters, playwrites, poets, and more! Click here for a complete schedule.
—Ann Young

Monday, April 18. What If They Had Shared a Cupcake? What if JFK and Fidel Castro had shared a cupcake? Or Hernan Cortes and Montezuma? CentreFaith invites you for cupcakes and a stimulating discussion about how to overcome the things that divide us by using communication, understanding, and respect. Time/Place: 8:30 p.m., Ewen Meeting Room in the Campus Center.
—Natalie Pope

Tuesday, April 19. CONVO: Student Government Association Debate. Candidates running for SGA offices will discuss their platforms for the year and open the floor for questions from current students. Time/Place: 7 p.m., Newlin Hall.

Tuesday, April 19. Latin America Dinner. Students who have studied recently in Mexico and Nicaragua are joining together to sponsor a dinner and program on Latin American realities. The catered dinner, featuring regional specialties, has both educational and philanthropic goals. Students will share experiences and insights from their travels. They will also be raising money for two projects: 1) A scholarship program for children of Ramon Garcia Nicaragua that will allow children to travel to a nearby town for secondary education; 2) A shelter for Central American migrants in need because they have run into difficulties on their journey through Mexico. Seating is limited. The cost of the event is $10, but $5 for students with meal ticket (I.D. number required). To sign up, please email shayne.jarman@centre.edu and bring your donation to the administrative office on fourth floor of Crounse no later than Wednesday, April 13. Even if you cannot join us, donations are appreciated! Make your check out to Centre College Religious Life Office. Time/Place: 5:30-7 p.m., Evans-Lively room in Carnegie.
—Rick Axtell

Wednesday-Saturday, April 20-23. CONVO: The Giver. This DramaCentre play is set in a future society which is at first presented as a utopia and gradually appears less and less perfect, as everyone is shallow and alike. The play follows a 12-year-old boy who has been chosen to “store” memories of the past which he receives from “the Giver.” When he finds out what life was like before everyone became the same – back when there were deep emotions, music, literature and art – he faces some tough decisions. Time/Place: 8 p.m., Weisiger Theater.

Tuesday, May 10. Faculty and Staff Picnic. Mike and Stephanie Fabritius will host the annual Potluck Picnic; details will be sent via e-mail very soon. Please mark your calendar for a fun evening with your colleagues. Time/Place: 5:30 to 8 p.m., Overstreet House.
—Marsha Crowe

Notices and Announcements

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

Important Housing Dates and Information from the Student Life Office (SLO)

Now-April 8: Off-campus applications available in the SLO
Now through April 7: Substance Free and Study Intensive Housing Sign-ups in the SLO; signups for all singles, apartments, Pearl Hall, Stuart Hall, Hillside, Fox Hall, Rodes, 5th Street, and special housing (rooms with attached bath). Time/Place: 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m., SLO
April 8: Lists of all students by gender and planned graduation date will be posted on the bulletin boards on the second floor of the Campus Center and at the Post Office. Students should check for accuracy.
April 12: Meeting for students wanting to live off-campus. Time/Place: 6 p.m., Ewen Room in the Campus Center
Single room selection. Time/Place: 6:30 p.m., Ewen Room in the Campus Center
Hillside selection. Time/Place: 7 p.m., Ewen Room in the Campus Center
Pearl Hall selection. Time/Place: 7:30 p.m., Ewen Room in the Campus Center
April 18: Apartments and special room selection. Time/Place: 6:30 p.m., Meeting Rooms 201 and 210 in the Campus Center
April 19: Meeting for students without a roommate 4:30 p.m., Room 201 in the Campus Center
April 20: Assigned numbers posted on the bulletin boards on the second floor of the Campus Center and the Post Office
April 22: Possible housing options posted on the bulletin boards on the second floor of the Campus Center and the Post Office
April 26: Room Selection (by class). Time/Place: 6 p.m., Ewen Room in the Campus Center
July 15: Any student who does not have his/her financial account up to date on this date will be dropped from their selected room assignment.
August 10: Off-Campus decisions finalized

Miscellaneous

Do you have a six or 10-year-old? The Cognition Lab of the Centre Psychology Department is investigating how children develop the concept of number! By participating in this brief study that involves answering a few questions about pictures, your child will help us learn more about how young children understand what numbers are. At this time, we are looking for children who are 5 ½-6 years old or 9 ½-10 years old. This study takes place on the Centre campus and takes about 20 minutes to complete. We can schedule a time that is convenient for you, on the weekend or during the week after school hours. Your child will receive a fun “Centre Scientist” t-shirt as a thank you gift. To schedule an appointment, email jennifer.asmuth@centre.edu or call 5327.
—Jennifer Asmuth

Do you have extra children’s games or toys? The Latino church based at Danville’s Gethsemane Baptist Church is looking for donations of children’s games and toys for their Sunday school. If you would like to donate, please email natalie.pope@centre.edu or kaitlin.nuthall@centre.edu. Thank you for your help!
—Natalie Pope

Babysitter Job. Looking for a student interested in sitting for two children (ages eight and four) this summer. They will be involved in several activities throughout the summer and will need transportation, so a driver's license and vehicle are required. This job will begin approximately June 1 and will last until until Aug 5. (One to two weeks during this time period we will be out of town.) Interested candidates should email merwhite77@gmail.com or tonyjoe.white@centre.edu. Paid weekly on Fridays (amount to be discussed).
—Meredith White

Babysitter Job. Babysitter needed for the summer for two little boys who live in Lawrenceburg. The hours are somewhat flexible and could be either three to four days a week. For more information, please call 859-583-5887.
—Brenda Gorley

Faculty/Staff/Student News

Welcome Michael Strysick, Director of Communications
E-mail: michael.strysick@centre.edu
Phone: 859-238-5710
Michael's nearly 20 years of professional experience is split evenly between his work as a faculty member and administrator. He earned his Ph.D. in comparative literature at Binghamton University, SUNY, and shortly thereafter completed an NEH Summer Seminar at Yale University with the now late R.W.B. Lewis. He has taught English at Georgia Tech, campuses in the Kent State and University of Wisconsin systems, Davidson College and Wake Forest University, where he transitioned to administrative staff and began his career in communications.

Hearts of Darkness: Melville, Conrad and Narratives of Oppression, co-edited by Milton Reigelman and Pawel Jedrzejko, the leading Melville scholar in Eastern Europe, was recently published by M. Studio. The book grew out of an international Melville/Conrad conference in Poland that Reigelman co-chaired and that attracted 120 Melville and Conrad scholars from around the world. The 14 essays in the volume include leading Melville scholars from the U.S., the U.K., Japan, Poland, Japan, Spain, Italy, Algeria, and Canada. A second volume, Secret Sharers: Melville, Conrad and Narratives of the Real, is now being readied for publication in early June; it will include essays by scholars from the U.S., the U.K., Poland, Turkey, Italy, New Zealand, Israel, and Japan. Reigelman has also been named co-editor of the Melville Studies Series, a publishing venture that will publish one or more books each year to promote Melville scholarship around the world.

Click here for past Faculty News

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

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