• CAMPUS WAS BLANKETED IN SNOW AND ICE Tuesday-Wednesday, Feb. 13-14. Classes were cancelled and the university was closed from noon Tuesday until 8 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 15. Temperatures in the teens without the wind chill factor did not discourage sled riding in Myers Hollow.
• A WITTENBERG WELCOME to three new colleagues: University Police Officer Christopher Burns and Director of University Event Planning Kristy Emch, began their responsibilities on Feb. 12, and Executive Director for University Advancement David Long will begin on Feb. 19.
• THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES by Eve Ensler will be performed at 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Feb. 16-17, Wally's Pub. Tickets are free and available one hour before each performance. Donations will be accepted for V-Day, a global movement to stop violence against women.
• SOWING THE SEEDS: A Celebration of the Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Youth Leadership Initiative Grant will be held from 4-5:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 22, 105 Shouvlin Center. The program will include a visual display of the stories and accomplishments of the grant as well as acknowledge the hard work of the faculty, staff, students and community service representatives who helped sow the seeds of service learning across the campus and in the community. R.S.V.P. by e-mail to Molly Ritchie, Ohio Campus Compact, Americorps VISTA intern, or by phone at (937) 327-7552 by Friday, Feb. 16.
• RUTH KUNKEL BAYLEY '42 and ROBERT 39, right, were recognized during halftime at the men's basketball game Feb. 15 for their generous $500,000 gift for improvements in the HPER Center. Student athletes presented a basketball signed by the men's and women's varsity team members as a sign of their gratitude for the newly completed the Legends Lobby.
• THE CHINESE NEW YEAR will be celebrated on campus at 5 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 18, at the Black Culture House. The event, sponsored by The East Asian Studies Club and Assistant Professor of Language Shelley Chan, will begin with the Chinese Dragon Dance, followed by performance, games, fireworks and more. Handmade dumplings and authentic Chinese food will be included as Wittenberg celebrates the most important cultural event of China. Read more ...
• WUSO RADIO STATION is currently out of service due the winter storm damage. It is anticipated that the station will be back on the air by game time according to Mark DeVilbiss, director of the Benham-Pence Student Center and student activities.
• THE NCAC QUARTERFINALS will be played Tuesday, Feb. 20. The games will be broadcast on the Internet.
• BLACK KNOWLEDGE CONFERENCE 2007 titled “Striving Towards Success” will be held from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 24, 105 Shouvlin Center. Read more ...
• KATHY HITTLE '07 and PATRICK DENBOW '07, university basketball standouts, have been recognized for the combination of their athletic and academic accomplishments with second-team CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America College Division All-District IV honors. Read more ...
• MEN'S AND WOMEN'S SWIMMING AND DIVING TEAMS posted a pair of outstanding team finishes in the 2007 North Coast Athletic Conference Swimming and Diving Championships. Read more ...
• DAWN HENSELER WHITE, left, has served the university for 17 years in professional positions in student services, student development and university advancement. She recently announced her plans to pursue new interests, and an open house will be held in her honor from 3:30-5 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 22. The event will be hosted by Associate Vice President for Student Development and Dean of Students Carolyn Perkins at 224 W. Ward St.
• MUSIC AT WITTENBERG will present the Wittenberg Symphonic Band, Brandon Jones, conductor, at 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 24, Weaver Chapel. Wittenberg alumnus Brad Hall '05 will present an organ recital at 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 25, Weaver Chapel, and an M&M Recital will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 28, Krieg Hall. Read more ...
• THE SHAPE OF THINGS, the Department of Theatre and Dance first main stage production of the new year, will be held at 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, Feb. 22-24, and at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 25, in Chakeres Memorial Theatre. Tickets are $4. Read more ...
• THE WITTENBERG CHOIR will begin its 2007 Spring Concert Tour at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 1, in Cincinnati, Ohio. 2007 Wittenberg Choir Spring Tour Schedule.
• WITTENBERG COSTUME SHOP STUDENTS joined Deborah Henderson, technical assistant for theatre and dance, and Wittenberg alumna Celise McKee '01 in making quilts for children in the Asharan Orphanage in India. Tanvi is pictured at right, sound asleep under her new quilt. Read more ...
• OUTLOOK CONVERSION SESSIONS and other training opportunities will be given by Wittenberg's Computing Solution Center. Check the 2007 Spring Training Schedule.
• THE WITTENBERG CREDIT UNION will hold its 46th annual meeting at 6 p.m. Monday, Feb.26, 105 Shouvlin Center.
• RYAN HAMILTON '08 recently competed for the title of world's "Best Bagger" at Ceaser's Palace in Las Vegas. Read more ...
• HABITAT FOR HUMANITY FOUNDER, Millard Fuller, spoke at Wittenberg Feb. 9. Read more ...
