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September 25, 2008

Award-winning film to screen on campus sounds alarm on global water crisis. Director Irena Salina sounds the alarm in her award-winning film, FLOW: For the Love of Water, which will be shown at Centre College on Wednesday, Oct. 1 at 7:30 p.m. in Newlin Hall of the College's Norton Center for the Arts. The 83-minute film examines water as a resource in peril across the planet. The screening is free and open to the public. Full story.

Students say Centre Futures paves road to success. Centre Futures, administered by the Office of Career Services, is an innovative program at Centre College that begins in a student's first year and continues throughout and beyond four years on campus. Participants are encouraged to begin meeting with their career counselors early so that they're ahead of the game by their senior year and well prepared to jump into a career or attend graduate school. Full story.

Leading author to discuss masculinity on college campuses. According to Dr. Michael Kimmel, "Over the past three generations, women's lives have been utterly and completely transformed—in politics, the military, the workplace, professions and education." Full story.

Tips for a greener Centre. In recent years, Centre College has initiated numerous energy conservation projects and policies. President John Roush is one of four Kentucky college and university presidents to join forces in the creation of "Energizing Kentucky," an innovative partnership between the public and private institutions to stimulate the efforts of government, business and education leaders in creating a statewide energy policy. Roush is also a charter signatory and member of the Leadership Circle for the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment (ACUPCC). Full story.

Campus question: Can Centre folks survive a week without their cell phones? What would you do if you had to go one week without a cell phone?" This is the question Laura Pasley '10, student writer in the communications office, recently asked members of the Centre College community. Full story.