Tuesday, Sept. 25. Forum on Environmental Issues. Time/Place: 7 p.m., Young Hall, Room 113. Click here to find out more.
Thursday, Sept. 27. Contesting Paul: Early Christian Debates on Marriage and Celibacy. Time/Place: 7:30 p.m., Young Hall, Room 113. Click here to find out more.
Thursday thru Saturday, Sept. 27-29. After Orpheus Time/Place: 8 p.m., Weisiger Theatre. Click here to find out more.
Meetings / Gatherings
Sundays. Get Centred. A contemplative Christian worship service in the candlelit sanctuary of the Presbyterian Church every Sunday night. The half hour of scripture, prayer, music and silent reflection is open to all students, staff and faculty. Time: 10 p.m. For more information, see the Get Centred Facebook page.
Thursday, Sept. 27. Pizza and Politics. Faculty from the Government and International Studies programs are sponsoring a series of informal panel discussions on the 2012 presidential election. The next will focus on domestic policy issues (taxes, healthcare, etc.) in the Romney and Obama campaigns. Come with your questions! Pizza available on a first-come-first-serve basis! Time/Place: Common Hour, 11:30-12:30, in Crounse 468.
The third and fourth “Pizza and Politics” events for the fall semester will be on Oct. 25th and Nov 8th, details TBA.
Thursday, Sept. 27. Human Trafficking Week of Action. Join CentrePeace for the film "Sex and Money." This provocative film shows the reality of minor sex trafficking in our own country and the modern day abolitionist movement fighting to stop it. Time/Place: 9 p.m., Breck Lobby.
Monday, Oct. 1. CentreFaith Opening Introductory Dinner. Pizza will be provided. For more information and directions, please email william.williamson@centre.edu. Time/Place: 6-8 p.m., Dr. Rick Axtell's house.
Monday, Oct. 8. Biology Seminar. Dr. Michael Perlin from the Department of Biology at the University of Louisville will give a seminar on "Shedding light on how smut fungi sense nitrogen availability." Time/Place: 2 p.m., JVAC 201. All are invited to attend.
Saturday, Sept. 29. Family Weekend Centre Music Showcase. Time/Place: 11 a.m., Presbyterian Church. Click here for more information.
Volunteer Opportunities
Join the Debates! 200 Centre students are needed to serve as facilitators for online video discussions with high school students following each Presidential Debate. Students will be trained to facilitate discussions via Google Hangouts with up to 10 high school students from around the world, processing the content of each Debate and the issues covered in each debate. Interested students should register using the following link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/JoinTheDebates. Questions can be directed to patrick.noltemeyer@centre.edu.
The Battle of Perryville! Centre students needed to help register Civil War re-enactors. Email joan.house@ky.gov.Thursday, Oct. 4: Two volunteers from 8 p.m. to 12 a.m. Friday, Oct. 5: Three volunteers from 12 to 4 a.m., Three volunteers from 4 to 8 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 6: three volunteers from 12 to 4 a.m., Three volunteers from 4 to 8 a.m.
Family Weekend, Sept. 28-29. We need several students to serve as hosts for our Saturday morning presentations, ticket takers at the President’s Brunch and as general helpers/greeters during Family Weekend. Shifts are usually only about 2 hours and we will offer a $15 gift card (per shift) to Walmart as your reward! To sign up please contact Mona at 5345 or email mona.wyatt@centre.edu. First-come, first-served.
Miscellaneous
If you would like to be placed on a babysitter list – please email your name and contact telephone number to anita.bertram@centre.edu. This list will be provided to Centre and Danville community members upon request.
Dress Code for volunteers in area classrooms. Dress professionally in khakis or dress pants (no denim, no shorts, no short skirts) and in a button down or collared blouse or shirt (no transparent clothing, no revealed undergarments, no spaghetti straps or muscle tops). Appropriate footwear for the classroom includes sneakers, dress shoes or sandals, NOT flip flops. For more complete field experience dress guidelines, please contact Professor Sarah Murray (5376) or Dean Glazier-McDonald (beth.glazier@centre.edu).
Lost/Found: If you lost a pink water bottle with a gray top over the last few weeks, we have it in the Registrar’s Office. The Registrar’s Office is located in Wiseman Hall, Room 106. We are open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Please stop in and pick it up at your convenience.
