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Around the Hollow

Around the Hollow aims to present a helpful, informative and efficient online overview of weekly life at Wittenberg. From calendar events and brief news items to mini-profiles and university announcements, Around the Hollow seeks to highlight campus happenings and become a valuable, user-friendly stop on Wittenberg's little corner of the World Wide Web.
March 15, 2002


What's Up On Campus

• MAUREEN FRY, director of the Writing Center, will conduct a writing skills workshop for staff members that will focus on the preparation of memos, routine correspondence, minutes and other departmental writing tasks on Wednesday, March 20. The session will be held from 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. in 203 Shouvlin Center, and it will be limited to 15 - 20 participants. Today is the deadline to RSVP. Call human resources at 327-7517, or e-mail tallen@wittenberg.edu by 5 p.m.

• THE NEW CAMPUS GATEWAY at Fountain Avenue and Ward Street graciously welcomes all who enter. The beautiful new entrance has been completed except for the background landscaping. Mark Goheen, superintendent of grounds, said that Thomas & Marker will grade the slopes for planting and maintenance needs. Euonymus coloratus, the groundcover used in the landscape of the Benham-Pence Student Center parking lot will continue on the north side, and grass will be planted on the south side.

• A WITTENBERG WELCOME to Nancy Bridgman who began her duties as receptionist in the Office of Admission on March 11. Congratulations go to Linda Himes on her promotion to coordinator of The Wittenberg Fund effective March 11.

• THE STUDENT HEALTH CENTER will present the second program of its "The Doctor Is In" series on Wednesday, March 20. Click here for program information. Check Highlights for details.

• THE STUDENT HEALTH CENTER will present the first program in a new "Lunch & Learn" brown bag series on Thursday, March 21. The series will include a variety of life-management topics such as health, family and information related to financial planning. The first program will focus on the importance of health screenings. RSVP to Teresa Allen at 327-7517 or e-mail tallen@wittenberg.edu. See Highlights for details.

• ON THURSDAY, MARCH 21, the Wittenberg Series Phi Beta Kappa lecture welcomes Alexei V. Filippenko, astronomer. Learn more about Filippenko at http://astron.berkeley.edu/faculty_pgs/filippenko.html. See Highlights for details.

• THE WITTENBERG CHOIR marks the end of the 2002 Spring Concert Tour when it performs at Weaver Chapel Friday, March 22. See Highlights for details, and listen to the choir sing a special arrangement of the "National Anthem" at http://www4.wittenberg.edu/academics/music/choirpic.shtml.

• ONE SOURCE BUILDING SERVICES has nine student interns from Clark County Joint Vocational School (JVS) participating in a 10-week on-the-job training course. Art McNalley, manager of building services, said that the program is being conducted in conjunction with the physical plant, and that JVS teacher Stephanie Riegel '92 comes to campus to observe the students.

• KEITH DOUBT, professor of sociology and department chair, and Joe O'Connor, professor of history, are organizing a group to attend the award-winning Bosnian film No Man's Land at the Little Art Theatre in Yellow Springs on Monday, March 25. The film begins at 7 p.m., and after the film, the group will meet at Ha Ha Pizza for open discussion. Both Doubt and O'Connor have traveled to the region several times. Those interested in attending can contact Doubt at 327-7504 or e-mail kdoubt@wittenberg.edu, or O'Connor at 327-6138 or e-mail joconnor@wittenberg.edu.

• MEN'S AND WOMEN'S BASKETBALL team members and coaches J.J. Searls and Pam Smith are busy getting their passports and making other preparations for a trip to China in May. The trip is made possible by the East Asian Studies Freeman Grant. Read more here Ryan link to release. The deadline for proposals for the first cycle of East Asian Studies/Freeman Foundation Travel/Curriculum Development Grant is April 1. Ten copies of each proposal must be submitted to Linda Lewis, director of East Asian Studies.

• "THE SIGHTS AND SOUNDS OF WITTENBERG," the on-line campus video, recently switched to a newer version, which includes several scenes of student interaction and a revitalized perspective of campus. It offers prospective students and others who visit the Web site an opportunity to experience some of the energy that defines campus life.

• THE COMPUTING CENTER has established WittBoard, a place on the Web site for personal communications. It's a great spot to list personal items for sale, lost and found, general announcements and requests for rides. WittBoard is password protected, so take a minute to go to Web Services / WittLink at http://www.wittenberg.edu:88/ws/, enter your username and password and click on WittBoard. Before you leave, bookmark it to make regular visits easier. WittBoard can become a great source and exchange of information.

• PLANNING FOR DISASTER has paid off for the university, Thomas Library and those who care about the history of Lutheranism. With an action plan in place, the rare and priceless old books damaged in a January flood in the archives, will be saved.

• MARK YOUR CALENDARS for Thursday, April 11, and plan to attend the dedication of the Michael Wuchter Memorial Garden during the weekday chapel at 11:20 a.m. A plaque will be installed, which quotes Micah 6:8, in the newly re-landscaped garden south of the chapel. Shirley Wuchter, Pastor Larry and Gundula Houff will be present.

• THE WITTENBERG TRIATHALON will be held on Saturday, April 27, and slots are still available. Anyone who is interested in competing individually or as a team should contact John Paulsen, director of the physical plant, at 327-7390, or e-mail him at jpaulsen@wittenberg.edu.

• ON MARCH 11, the six-month anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, an article in the Springfield News-Sun related different ways the event affected people. Jathiya Abdullah '02 and Matthew Smith, assistant professor of communication, were two of those interviewed.

• ON MARCH 7, staff members gathered in the CDR to share a training program on diversity presented by SST Communications. President Tipson scheduled the staff coffee and training session upon the recommendation of the Diversity Task Force.The theatre-based training company combines factual information with comedic and dramatic vignettes as an educational tool.


Spotlight On

• SANDY DUKAT '94 is a member of the U.S. women's alpine skiing team at the Salt Lake 2002 Paralympics. Check her results and watch a video of Dukat at http://www.paralympics2002.com/sports/alpine/as_features/031102/three.html.

• DAN STROEH '01 will perform his award-winning play it is no desert at the Aronoff Center's Jarson-Kaplan Theater in downtown Cincinnati on Friday, March 22 and Saturday, March 23 at 7:30 each evening. Tickets are $16 and can be reserved or purchased by calling (513) 241-7469.


Faculty Forum

• KEITH DOUBT, professor of sociology and department chair, has been asked to serve on the sociology peer review committee for the Fulbright Senior Specialists Program for The Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES). Learn about CIES and the Fulbright Scholars Program at http://www.cies.org/.

• BILL HIGGINS, associate professor of mathematics, has written an op-editorial based on mathematics and the award winning film A Beautiful Mind. His article appeared in the Urbana Citizen on March 13, and is scheduled for publication in the Springfield News-Sun on Sunday, March 17.

• ED CHARNEY, associate professor of art, currently has two shows of his works on exhibit. "Recent Paintings by Edward Charney" is on display through April 2 at Edison Community College in Piqua, Ohio. Call (800) 922-3722 extension 398 for details. Another show, "Ed Charney," is on exhibit at a muse gallery in Grandview Heights, Ohio. A second exhibit at a muse gallery, "Art for Life Artists," will run from April 2 - 27 with an opening reception on April 5. For additional information, call (614) 299-5004.

• STEVE REYNOLDS, professor of theatre & dance, has written a review of The Dying Gaul by Craig Lucas, which has been published in the March 2002 Theatre Journal in the performance review section. Reynolds saw the performance at the Intiman Theatre in Seattle on Aug. 14, 2001.

• A FACULTY DEVELOPMENT brown bag lunch will be held on Tuesday, March 19 in 105B Shouvlin Center. Matthew Smith, assistant professor of communication, will present "Seeking Credibility Online: The Rhetoric of Chain E-mail."

• A FACULTY DEVELOPMENT workshop will be held on Thursday, March 21 at 3:45 p.m. in 201 Shouvlin Center. Saundra K. Schuster, assistant attorney general for Ohio, will be the presenter and will discuss "Legal Issues for Faculty."


Colloquia/Seminar

• THE DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH will hold a colloquium on Wednesday, March 20. Terry Otten, professor of English, will discuss "Arthur Miller: Writing the Last Act," which was inspired by Miller's Mr. Peters' Connections, a 1998 New York Premiere that starred Peter Falk.

• THE DEPARTMENT OF LANGUAGES will hold a colloquium on Thursday, March 21. Alvaro Gonzalez, instructor of Spanish, will present "Heads and Tales: Narrative Games in Valle-Inclan's Carlist Texts."



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