• MEMORIAL DAY will be observed Monday, May 28. University offices will be closed for the holiday. Day classes will not be held, but evening classes will be in session.
• THE MEMORIAL DAY PARADE will be held from 7 a.m.-1 p.m. Monday, May 28. Parking on North Fountain Avenue from Veterans Park to McCreight and from McCreight to Plum Street will be prohibited, and vehicles will be towed. Side street parking is available along the parade route as well as in the parking lots on Wittenberg-owned property.
• AROUND THE HOLLOW will publish once a month in June and July. Tuesday, June 26, is the deadline for Friday, June 29; Tuesday, July 24, is the deadline for Friday, July 27; and biweekly publication will resume Friday, Aug. 17, with the deadline on Tuesday, Aug. 14.
• THE PASSING OF THE LIGHT at Commencement 2007 as the president of the class of 2007, Ryan Deutschendorf, passes the Wittenberg Torch to the president of the class of 2008, Mark Preston.
• THE NEW WEB SITE DESIGN includes links to "The Roots of 21st Century Science" and "The Egyptian Delta Monastic Archaeology Project." Both include blogs from Wittenberg students.
• NINETEEN VOLLEYBALL TEAM PLAYERS, Coach Paco Labrador, assistant coach Brittany Baume '03 and team manager Kara Guss flew to Madrid on May 22, accompanied by several alumni and friends of the program, for a
12-day trip to Spain. Read more ...
• THE G-12 PROGRAM will present an open meeting with Ms. Jacqueline Dahlberg, nutritionist, Health Partners Group, at noon Thursday, May 31, 105 Shouvlin. Dahlberg will talk about nutrition and diet including how long should you diet, choosing the right diet, the best routine for working out and dieting, myths about diet and some foods, and foods to avoid. A Q & A with the audience will follow her talk.
• DATA WIRING in Recitation Hall and the Annex will be replaced beginning Monday, June 4. The project will begin in Reci, and it is expected to take about two weeks. The Annex will follow with an expected work time of one week. Work will take place on all floors, but not in all areas where previous upgrades have been made.
• ADAM JARA '08, right, has received a scholarship from the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation, one of the highest possible honors in undergraduate science education. Read more ...
• CAMPUS WILL COME TO LIFE when summer academic and athletics camps and the Upward Bound residential program begin in June.
• THE SCHOOL OF COMMUNITY EDUCATION reports an enrollment of 362 students, 58 of them are in Field Study programs. With late registrations for the Overlap term and Term II, it is expected they will match or surpass last year's total of 373.
• THE GREEN WITTENBERG EFFORT will loan copies of An Inconvenient Truth through campus mail. The award-winning documentary film by Al Gore is an hour and a half long. E-mail Professor of Philosophy Don Reed to request a copy.
• OESTERLEN SERVICES FOR YOUTH will hold its annual fundraiser from 6 p.m. Saturday, June 9, in the Center Dining Room, Benham-Pence Student Center. Tickets include one free drink and gourmet hors d'oeuvres and are $40 per person. A silent auction will be held from 6-8 p.m., followed by a live auction. Purchase raffle tickets, $10 each, or 3 for $25, for a chance to win a $1,000 VISA debit card. You do not have to be present to win. E-mail Professor of Psychology Mary Jo Zembar to participate.
• JACOB SCHMALZLE '07, left, will implement his business plan that aims to alleviate systemic poverty in Kenya by helping local artists market their goods in the United States. Read more ...
• COMMENCEMENT 2007 was held May 12 in the newly reconfigured Commencement Hollow. Read more ...
• HONORARY DEGREES were awarded to three distinguished guests at Commencement 2007. Read more ...
• TWENTY-SEVEN ATHLETES were recently selected to All-North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) teams. Read more ...