Wittenberg University

April 5, 2002

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• A CEREMONY FOR JO WILSON, professor of psychology, will be held this afternoon at the Bayley Alumni House celebrating Wilson's being named to the Paul Luther Keil Chair in Psychology. A reception will follow. See Highlights for details.

• A WITTENBERG WELCOME to Norman Riker who was selected as the new women's soccer head coach. Click here to read the Wittenberg press release.

• INTEREST FREE LOANS will soon be available to students in need. The Charles E. Schell Foundation, Fifth Third Bank, Trustee, has awarded a grant of $25,000 per year to Wittenberg for four years, bringing the total award to $100,000.

• ALPHA DELTA PI SORORITY alumnae and current members have announced a new $1,000 scholarship to be awarded to a junior woman at Wittenberg. The scholarship has been established in recognition of the 150th anniversary of the founding of Alpha Delta Pi Sorority. The recipient of this award will be selected from nominations submitted by faculty, staff and students. The application deadline is April 20. Click here for more details about the scholarship, and click here to learn more about Alpha Delta Pi.

• SMOKE-FREE POSTERS went on display around campus on April 1. The posters were designed by students who then entered them in a contest sponsored by the Health and Wellness Center earlier this year. Click here to read the Wittenberg press release.

• THOMAS & MARKER HAS BEGUN construction of a new building for grounds on the site of the old white barn at the Bill Edwards Field Athletic Complex. The 4,000-square-foot rectangular building will be white with red trim. "Although it's not a glamorous building," explained John Paulsen, director of plant, safety and environment, "it will be very functional." He added that it will provide handicapped-accessible restrooms for the public, as well as replace the functions of the existing grounds building and include storage, work space and a small break room.

• TRUDY FABER, professor of music, chair of the department and director of the Handbell Choir, will perform new repetoire for the organ and harpsicord at Wittenberg on Sunday, April 7. The event marks the 35th consecutive year Faber has performed new repetoire on campus. Click here to read the Wittenberg press release, and check Highlights for details. Faber was also featured in the Springfield News-Sun on Thursday. Click here to read the article.

Attendees of last year's Empty Bowls event pick out their bowl of choice.

• EMPTY BOWLS comes to campus on Monday, April 8. The popular project is sponsored by the art department where students make the hand-thrown bowls. Each guest will personally select a bowl and enjoy a special dinner for $10, which will benefit the Second Harvest Food Bank. See Highlights for details.

• THE WITTENBERG SERIES will present the final event of its 20th anniversary year with a performance by the Emerson String Quartet. The four-time Grammy Award-winning chamber ensemble will appear at Weaver Chapel. See Highlights for details, and click here to read the Wittenberg press release.

• TICKETS WILL GO ON SALE on Monday, April 8 for the coming performances of The Importance of Being Earnest, by Oscar Wilde. Click here to read details, and click here to read about the play and cast members in the major roles.

• ON THURSDAY, APRIL 11, an open house will be held at the Matthies House, 817 Woodlawn Ave., home of the Honors Program. It will offer an opportunity to see the interior of the house, learn about the honors program, meet current honors students and Tim Wilkerson, associate professor of languages, who will become the new director of the program in July. Click here to take a virtual tour of the Matthies House.

• THE FOURTH ANNUAL SPAGHETTI DINNER sponsored by the Gamma Phi Beta Sorority, 628 Woodlawn Ave., will be held on Thursday, April 11. Tickets are $4 and can be purchased at the house, or in advance during lunch and dinner at the Benham-Pence Student Center. Proceeds will go to Camp Joy. Click here to learn about Camp Joy, and click here to read about the Gamma Phi Beta sorority.

• CROPWALK, organized by the Church World Service, will be held on Saturday, April 13. The four-mile walk will begin at the Stoughton Lawn entrance to the Benham-Pence Student Center. Students, faculty, staff and members of the Springfield community will walk together to remember those who must walk to feed themselves. To participate, contact Leanne Wierenga, professor of languages, at 327-6337, or e-mail lwierenga@wittenberg.edu. Click here to learn more about CROPWalk.

• THE IMANI GOSPEL CHOIR will host the annual Gospel Fest on Saturday, April 13 in the Field House adjacent to the HPER Center. Gospel choirs from Cedarville College and Capital University will participate along with the Vessels of Praise Gospel Choir from Cincinnati and the Pool of Bethesda Gospel Choir from Columbus. See Highlights for details.

• CELEBRATE SERVICE and register to spend a campus-wide Day of Service in partnership with Urban Light Ministries. All Wittenberg students, faculty, staff and their families are invited to join in a day of fun, food and prizes on April 27. Register in the Benham-Pence Student Center during lunch and dinner through April 12. Call the Community Service Office for information at 327-7523.

• THE INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION OFFICE is looking for host families for incoming international students. Click here to read about the Host Family Program here.

• WITTENBERG ATHLETES PROVE they can win in the classroom as well as on the playing field. Click here to read about their successes.

• MAUREEN FRY, director of the Writing Center, conducted a writing workshop on March 20, which was attended by eight staff members. Fry talked about style, guidelines for bias-free writing and common grammar mistakes such as the use of commas, colons and semicolons. Participants said that her teaching style made them comfortable enough to ask questions and identify difficulties with their individual writing styles.



• JERRY PANKHURST, professor of sociology, will speak on "Islam and Modernity" at the Faculty Development brown bag lunch on Tuesday, April 9 in 105B Shouvlin.

• BARB MACKEY, director of community programs, presented "Retaining Adult Students in Online Courses" at the Ohio Learning Network Conference on March 5 in Columbus and the Ohio Continuing Higher Education Conference on March 7 in Cleveland. In these interactive sessions, participants were engaged as educators, learners and administrators to consider issues that would make an online class experience useful to adult students.



• THE SOUTHERN OHIO CHAMBER ALLIANCE (SOCA) has announced its fourth annual SOCA scholarship awards. SOCA will award five $1,000 scholarships. To be eligible, the student must be a 2002 high school graduate, and at least one of the student's parents or guardians must be employed by a business member of a Chamber of Commerce that belongs to SOCA. The submission deadline is April 30. For complete information, contact the Springfield-Clark County Chamber of Commerce at 325-7621 and ask for Pam.



• HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY will include a colloquium co-sponsored by the departments of religion and foreign languages. Gershon Greenberg, professor of religion and philosophy at American University, will present "The Holocaust of a Lithuanian Yeshiva" on Tuesday, April 9. See Highlights for details, and click here to read about Greenberg.

• THE DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE will present "Debate the Issues" with College Democrats and College Republicans during a colloquium on Wednesday, April 10. See Highlights for details.

• THE DEPARTMENT OF PHILOSOPHY has scheduled a colloquium with Nancy McHugh, assistant professor of philosophy, who will present a paper titled "Intersex, Race and Passing" on Thursday, April 11. See Highlights for details.



• THE GAY-STRAIGHT ALLIANCE serves as a support system for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender students at Wittenberg. Click here to learn more about the organization.



• The Office of University Publications needs student employees for the summer. Flexible hours can be arranged to suit schedule requirements. Responsibilities include assisting in the preparation of university publications, formatting type and layout. If you enjoy working on a computer and meeting people from across campus, this is the place for you. Will train. Call Phyllis Eberts at 327-6116.



• KUDOS TO MAUREEN FRY, director of the Writing Center. "Special Thanks to Maureen Fry for leading the staff writing workshop. The interest of several of the participants to audit her English 101 class is a testimony to the value of the workshop."


• KUDOS TO MARK DEVILBISS, director of student activities, who is doing double-duty while attending the Springfield Leadership Academy. "Mark is working in our office, updating computer records, fulfilling his internship. We keep him busy."

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