Welcome to Notesworthy
SGA is thrilled to announce a new water bottle fillingstation on the first floor of Sutcliffe. We invite everyone
to join us in making Centre a more environmentally
conscientious community - be sure to try it out and share
your thoughts with us! Email sga@centre.edu or text
SGA at (859) 904-9742 (9049SGA).
How much of the world would you like to see?
International study is a way of life at Centre. About 85 percentof all Centre students study abroad at least once, putting
Centre in the top three of the 3,500 colleges and universities
in the country.
Want to spend the summer in Strasbourg? The summer2012 Strasbourg program will take place May 21 through
June 11. Class excursions will transport students to
Baden-Baden in Germany across the Rhine River and the
Vosges Mountains in Alsace. The second weekend is free
for individual travel in Europe from Thursday-Sunday
evening; the last few days of the course are conducted
in Paris. To apply, email leigh.cocanougher@centre.edu.
Want to go abroad in 2012-13? There are still spotsopen in the fall 2012 Centre-in-China program and the
fall and spring Centre-in-the-Yucatan programs. If
you're interested in participating in these trips,
please email leigh.cocanougher@centre.edu.
Applications are due by noon on Wednesday, March 14.
RecycleMania is now through March 31!Click here to see up-to-date progress. RecycleMania is a
friendly 10-week competition among college and university
recycling programs nationwide that provides the campus
community with a fun, proactive activity in waste reduction.
Campuses compete 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. Interested in
volunteering? Please email cheryl.coulter@centre.edu.
Email Notesworthy submissions to marykay.jones@centre.edu. Notesworthy is sent by email to all faculty, staff and students every Tuesday. Please send submissions by noon on Monday. If you have suggestions for Notesworthy, please feel free to email Mary Kay.
Meetings/Gatherings
Sundays (during regular academic term). 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.
CONVO: Tuesday, March 13. Centre Singers and CentreBrass Yucatan Peninsula Tour Concert. Join the Centre Singers and CentreBrass as they perform selections from their tour repertoire before embarking on their tour of the Yucatan Peninsula, March 16-24. They will perform a wide variety of music from differing styles, periods and traditions. Time/Place: 7:30 p.m., Weisiger Theatre.
—Amelia Groetsch
Tuesday, March 13. A Physics Colloquium Talk by U.K. physics graduate student and former Centre physics student Joshua Qualls. He will discuss what it’s like it physics graduate school, including his research and what he wishes he knew as a Centre physics student. Come find out more about what physics graduate school is like. All are welcome. Time/Place: The talk begins at 4:10 in Olin 124. Come for refreshments at 4 p.m.
—James Kelly
Wednesday, March 14 through Friday, March 16. Norton Center student ticket pick up. Students may pick up tickets this week for these upcoming shows: Moulin Rouge-The Ballet (March 27 - Convocation), Brentano String Quartet (April 5 – Convocation), Australian Chamber Orchestra (April 13 – Convocation) and We Are What We Eat (April 17). Please visit NortonCenter.com for information about these performances. There are tickets reserved for Centre students for each of these performances and are available on a first-come, first-served basis until the block of tickets is distributed. To get your free ticket to any of the above mentioned shows, please present your Centre College Student ID at the Norton Center Box Office during the hours of 9 a.m to 4 p.m. You may pick up your ticket and up to three additional Centre Students’ tickets as long as you have their IDs with you. Student tickets may not be held on reserve and a fee of $2 will be charged for any ticket exchanges. Please consult the Centre student handbook or the material that was sent to you over the summer for more specific information.
—Many Prather
Friday, March 16 and Saturday, March 17. Attention former speakers, debaters and forensicators. The Kentucky National Forensic League will hold its annual speech and debate tournament at Centre. KYNFL seeks to hire Centre students with debate and/or speech team experience to judge rounds; faculty and staff are also welcome. If you are interested in making a little money to start spring break with, please email steve.meadows@danville.kyschools.us. We especially need Congressional Debate judges for March 16!
—Steve Meadows
March 16 through 24. Spring Break! Whether you're going somewhere exotic over spring break or are staying close to home, we'd love to see the world through your eyes! Send your submissions to Photo of the Week to elizabeth.trollinger@centre.edu and visit the Centre homepage on Thursday afternoons to see if your picture won.
—Elizabeth Trollinger
Please remember that all residence halls and houses are closed for spring break from 6 p.m. Friday, March 16 until noon on Sunday, March 25. Please make your travel arrangements accordingly. Room selection information for 2012-13 will be coming out immediately after spring break.
—Ann Young
Library mid term and Spring Break hours:
March 14-15: 7:45 to 2 a.m.
March 16: 7:45 a.m. to 5 p.m.
March 17-18: CLOSED
March 19-23: 8:30 a.m.to 4:30 p.m.
March 24: CLOSED
March 25: 6 p.m. to 12 a.m.
—Lanna McAninch
Spring Break Hours for Cowan, Everyday Café, and Jazzman’s:
Cowan will close at 2 p.m., Friday, March 16
Everday Café will close at 7 p.m., Friday, March 16
Jazzman’s will close at 6 p.m., Friday, March 16
—Sodexo
Saturday, March 31. Race for the Ones You Love. The sisters of Alpha Delta Pi would like to invite you to participate in our second annual Race for the Ones You Love to support Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center and the Central Kentucky Cancer Program Foundation, while also supporting Alpha Delta Pi Foundation Philanthropy Programs. Registration forms are available at the SLO, Danville Bike and Footwear and the Hub and can be submitted with the registration fee through campus mail to Alpha Delta Pi. If you have any questions, please email hillary.dawe@centre.edu. Time/Place: 8:30 a.m., Millennium Park.
—Katie Smalley
Friday, April 27. Staff Congress is proud to sponsor Useful Strategies And A Few Rules For Talking With Centre Parents. Open to both faculty and staff, this session will include Kathy Miles, director of counseling services; Jamey Leahey, associate vice president for legal affairs and gift planning; and Mona Wyatt, director of parent programs and donor relations, as they present a one-hour session on communicating with today’s college parents – including some best practices, things to say or not say and ways that you can help our Centre parents as they try to help their students. Time/Place: 10 a.m., Vahlkamp Theatre.
—Meredith Sizemore
Tuesday, April 24. Spring Concerto Concert. The Music Program would like to congratulate the students selected as featured soloists in the Centre Orchestra's Spring Concerto Concert: Andrew Boylan '12, Sarah Palmer '14, Erika Voss '12, and Ben Yeiser '13. Eleven students competed in the auditions which were held Dec. 2 in Weisiger Theatre before a panel of esteemed musicians from across the Bluegrass. Time/Place: 7:30 p.m., Newlin Hall.
—Amelia Groetsch
Wednesday, March 14. Sophomore Major Declaration Forms Due. Major Declaration Forms are due to the Academic Affairs office by Wednesday. DO NOT leave for Spring Break without turning in the major declaration form to the Dean’s Office. Please contact Dean Gulley if you have questions.
—Mary Gulley
Important Housing Information. Students will be receiving detailed information regarding the room selection process after spring break, however, please note the following changes that are different from dates/events posted in the Handbook.
Abroad Housing: Thursday, March 28, 6:30 p.m., Ewen Room
Sign-ups for Brockman Commons, Pearl, and Apartments: Monday, April 2 through Wednesday, April 4 only, Student Life Office
Off-campus Meeting: Monday, April 9, 6 p.m., Ewen Room
Selections for Brockman Commons, Pearl, and Apartments: Monday, April 9, 7 p.m., Ewen Room
Sign-ups for Hillside, special rooms with attached baths and/or kitchens, and single rooms: Tuesday, April 10 through Thursday, April 12
Selections for Hillside, single rooms, and special rooms: Monday, April 16, 8:30 p.m.
Tuesday, April 24, beginning at 6 p.m. for those students who have not been previously selected rooms.
Students: Please note that Brockman Residential Housing will have 25 units available that are 1 double room and 2 single rooms. The two people in the single rooms will have a single charge on their bill. The units will be determined on a seniority basis, based on anticipated year of graduation.
—Ann Young
Want to work and study in Washington? The Washington Semester Program offers students to take two courses a t American University while serving an internship with a Washington agency for a total of 12 hours credit. Interested students should check out the website and apply online for admission. Applications should be completed by April 1. Accepted students will need to be nominated by Centre. See Prof. Stroup (Crounse 471) for details.
—Dan Stroup
The Samuel Robinson Scholarship awards $2,000 to $5,000 to Presbyterian (USA) juniors or seniors attending Presbyterian related colleges. Applicants must memorize and recite the Westminster Shorter Catechism and write a 2,000 word essay on which question/answer pair in the Westminster Catechism speaks most directly to the Presbyterian Church (USA) today and why. The deadline is April 1. To request an application, please fill out the Samuel Robinson Grant questionnaire. If you have questions, see Rick Axtell, Crounse 452.
—Rick Axtell
Bluegrass Pizza and Pub Tagline Contest! Are you creative? Do you like pizza? If you answered yes to either or both of these questions you are in luck! The Bluegrass Pizza and Pub is taking submissions from Centre students for a “tagline” to be used in future advertising and publications. A tagline is a branding slogan used by companies to succinctly summarize the products or services they offer in a creative and unique way (e.g.: Papa John’s: Better Ingredients, Better Pizza or Nike: Just Do It). Students are invited to submit a tagline for the Bluegrass Pizza and Pub for a chance to win a $25 gift card, courtesy of the owners Colin and Melissa Masters. What we’re looking for:
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CONVO: Tuesday, March 13. Centre Singers and CentreBrass Yucatan Peninsula Tour Concert. Join the Centre Singers and CentreBrass as they perform selections from their tour repertoire before embarking on their tour of the Yucatan Peninsula, March 16-24. They will perform a wide variety of music from differing styles, periods and traditions. Time/Place: 7:30 p.m., Weisiger Theatre.
—Amelia Groetsch
Tuesday, March 13. A Physics Colloquium Talk by U.K. physics graduate student and former Centre physics student Joshua Qualls. He will discuss what it’s like it physics graduate school, including his research and what he wishes he knew as a Centre physics student. Come find out more about what physics graduate school is like. All are welcome. Time/Place: The talk begins at 4:10 in Olin 124. Come for refreshments at 4 p.m.
—James Kelly
Wednesday, March 14 through Friday, March 16. Norton Center student ticket pick up. Students may pick up tickets this week for these upcoming shows: Moulin Rouge-The Ballet (March 27 - Convocation), Brentano String Quartet (April 5 – Convocation), Australian Chamber Orchestra (April 13 – Convocation) and We Are What We Eat (April 17). Please visit NortonCenter.com for information about these performances. There are tickets reserved for Centre students for each of these performances and are available on a first-come, first-served basis until the block of tickets is distributed. To get your free ticket to any of the above mentioned shows, please present your Centre College Student ID at the Norton Center Box Office during the hours of 9 a.m to 4 p.m. You may pick up your ticket and up to three additional Centre Students’ tickets as long as you have their IDs with you. Student tickets may not be held on reserve and a fee of $2 will be charged for any ticket exchanges. Please consult the Centre student handbook or the material that was sent to you over the summer for more specific information.
—Many Prather
Friday, March 16 and Saturday, March 17. Attention former speakers, debaters and forensicators. The Kentucky National Forensic League will hold its annual speech and debate tournament at Centre. KYNFL seeks to hire Centre students with debate and/or speech team experience to judge rounds; faculty and staff are also welcome. If you are interested in making a little money to start spring break with, please email steve.meadows@danville.kyschools.us. We especially need Congressional Debate judges for March 16!
—Steve Meadows
March 16 through 24. Spring Break! Whether you're going somewhere exotic over spring break or are staying close to home, we'd love to see the world through your eyes! Send your submissions to Photo of the Week to elizabeth.trollinger@centre.edu and visit the Centre homepage on Thursday afternoons to see if your picture won.
—Elizabeth Trollinger
Please remember that all residence halls and houses are closed for spring break from 6 p.m. Friday, March 16 until noon on Sunday, March 25. Please make your travel arrangements accordingly. Room selection information for 2012-13 will be coming out immediately after spring break.
—Ann Young
Library mid term and Spring Break hours:
March 14-15: 7:45 to 2 a.m.
March 16: 7:45 a.m. to 5 p.m.
March 17-18: CLOSED
March 19-23: 8:30 a.m.to 4:30 p.m.
March 24: CLOSED
March 25: 6 p.m. to 12 a.m.
—Lanna McAninch
Spring Break Hours for Cowan, Everyday Café, and Jazzman’s:
Cowan will close at 2 p.m., Friday, March 16
Everday Café will close at 7 p.m., Friday, March 16
Jazzman’s will close at 6 p.m., Friday, March 16
—Sodexo
Saturday, March 31. Race for the Ones You Love. The sisters of Alpha Delta Pi would like to invite you to participate in our second annual Race for the Ones You Love to support Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center and the Central Kentucky Cancer Program Foundation, while also supporting Alpha Delta Pi Foundation Philanthropy Programs. Registration forms are available at the SLO, Danville Bike and Footwear and the Hub and can be submitted with the registration fee through campus mail to Alpha Delta Pi. If you have any questions, please email hillary.dawe@centre.edu. Time/Place: 8:30 a.m., Millennium Park.
—Katie Smalley
Friday, April 27. Staff Congress is proud to sponsor Useful Strategies And A Few Rules For Talking With Centre Parents. Open to both faculty and staff, this session will include Kathy Miles, director of counseling services; Jamey Leahey, associate vice president for legal affairs and gift planning; and Mona Wyatt, director of parent programs and donor relations, as they present a one-hour session on communicating with today’s college parents – including some best practices, things to say or not say and ways that you can help our Centre parents as they try to help their students. Time/Place: 10 a.m., Vahlkamp Theatre.
—Meredith Sizemore
Tuesday, April 24. Spring Concerto Concert. The Music Program would like to congratulate the students selected as featured soloists in the Centre Orchestra's Spring Concerto Concert: Andrew Boylan '12, Sarah Palmer '14, Erika Voss '12, and Ben Yeiser '13. Eleven students competed in the auditions which were held Dec. 2 in Weisiger Theatre before a panel of esteemed musicians from across the Bluegrass. Time/Place: 7:30 p.m., Newlin Hall.
—Amelia Groetsch
Notices/Announcements
Most Notices/Announcements will run for one week only, so please mark your calendar for anything of interest, or visit the archives.Wednesday, March 14. Sophomore Major Declaration Forms Due. Major Declaration Forms are due to the Academic Affairs office by Wednesday. DO NOT leave for Spring Break without turning in the major declaration form to the Dean’s Office. Please contact Dean Gulley if you have questions.
—Mary Gulley
Important Housing Information. Students will be receiving detailed information regarding the room selection process after spring break, however, please note the following changes that are different from dates/events posted in the Handbook.
Abroad Housing: Thursday, March 28, 6:30 p.m., Ewen Room
Sign-ups for Brockman Commons, Pearl, and Apartments: Monday, April 2 through Wednesday, April 4 only, Student Life Office
Off-campus Meeting: Monday, April 9, 6 p.m., Ewen Room
Selections for Brockman Commons, Pearl, and Apartments: Monday, April 9, 7 p.m., Ewen Room
Sign-ups for Hillside, special rooms with attached baths and/or kitchens, and single rooms: Tuesday, April 10 through Thursday, April 12
Selections for Hillside, single rooms, and special rooms: Monday, April 16, 8:30 p.m.
Tuesday, April 24, beginning at 6 p.m. for those students who have not been previously selected rooms.
Students: Please note that Brockman Residential Housing will have 25 units available that are 1 double room and 2 single rooms. The two people in the single rooms will have a single charge on their bill. The units will be determined on a seniority basis, based on anticipated year of graduation.
—Ann Young
Want to work and study in Washington? The Washington Semester Program offers students to take two courses a t American University while serving an internship with a Washington agency for a total of 12 hours credit. Interested students should check out the website and apply online for admission. Applications should be completed by April 1. Accepted students will need to be nominated by Centre. See Prof. Stroup (Crounse 471) for details.
—Dan Stroup
The Samuel Robinson Scholarship awards $2,000 to $5,000 to Presbyterian (USA) juniors or seniors attending Presbyterian related colleges. Applicants must memorize and recite the Westminster Shorter Catechism and write a 2,000 word essay on which question/answer pair in the Westminster Catechism speaks most directly to the Presbyterian Church (USA) today and why. The deadline is April 1. To request an application, please fill out the Samuel Robinson Grant questionnaire. If you have questions, see Rick Axtell, Crounse 452.
—Rick Axtell
Miscellaneous
Babysitter needed for the summer. Sitter needed for 2 boys, ages 5 and 7 for Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays (some weeks possibly more). Dates needed are May 15-July 5, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Must have a car. Pay is $65 a day plus additional money for gas and food. Pool access all summer. If interested, please call Rami Little at (859) 324-6329.Bluegrass Pizza and Pub Tagline Contest! Are you creative? Do you like pizza? If you answered yes to either or both of these questions you are in luck! The Bluegrass Pizza and Pub is taking submissions from Centre students for a “tagline” to be used in future advertising and publications. A tagline is a branding slogan used by companies to succinctly summarize the products or services they offer in a creative and unique way (e.g.: Papa John’s: Better Ingredients, Better Pizza or Nike: Just Do It). Students are invited to submit a tagline for the Bluegrass Pizza and Pub for a chance to win a $25 gift card, courtesy of the owners Colin and Melissa Masters. What we’re looking for:
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• 140 characters or less of your unique creative genius
• A slogan that is clever, funny and clean (family friendly)
• Starting with the phrase “Bluegrass Pizza” or “Bluegrass Pizza and Pub”
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