• DISTINCTIVELY WITTENBERG: A VISION FOR EXCELLENCE, Wittenberg's
Strategic Plan, has been published. According to President Mark Erickson, "Our strategic
plan is not a report that marks the end of the planning process, but rather it is a living, breathing statement of our commitment to actively shape Wittenberg’s future." Read more ...
• SPRING 2007 REGISTRATION will be held from Monday, Oct. 30-Friday, Nov. 10.
• THE KENNETH H. SAUER LUTHER SYMPOSIUM, a Wittenberg Series event, will be held at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 30, Weaver Chapel. Theologian Martin Marty, Fairfax M. Cone Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus at the University of Chicago, will present "The Future of American Lutheranism.” Read more ...
• A CAMPUS PHONES AND AUDIX-system training session will be held at 3 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 31, 201 Shouvlin Center. The session will teach shortcuts to make the system easier to use. For planning purposes, please e-mail Petal Morais, human resources generalist.
• LOVE DOESN'T HURT, a program on dating and domestic violence, will feature Project Woman Prevention and Outreach Coordinator Tyra Jackson at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 31, 105 Shouvlin Center.
The program is sponsored by the Womyn’s Center-Women Advocating Gender Equity.
• MUSIC AT WITTENBERG will present an M & M informal recital featuring students and faculty at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 1, Krieg Hall.
• ENTREPRENURIAL BUSINESS AWARD NOMINATIONS will be accepted until Wednesday, Nov. 1. The business must be located in Clark or Champaign County, must have been in operation for at least three years, and employ a successful innovative or distinctive business practice. Nominations may be made at the EBA 2007 Web site, by calling (937) 327-7910, or by e-mailing WittCAM.
• WITTENBERG'S PAPERCRAFT CLUB will hold its monthly brown bag luncheon at noon Thursday, Nov. 2, upstairs in the Dietrich House/Student Development Office. To attend, RSVP to Alexandra Kimball so project kits can be pre-assembled.
• THE FALL DANCE CONCERT will be held at 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, Nov. 2-4, and at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 5, in Chakeres Theater. Tickets are $4, and they can be purchased at the Benham-Pence Student Center Service Center desk or at the door before each performance.
• A DAY OF THE DEAD celebration will be held from 10-12 p.m. Friday, Nov. 3, at Los Mariachis Restaurant in Springfield. Sponsored by the Hispanic Culture Club, the event aims to raise awareness about the significance of this holiday in Hispanic cultures. Meet at the Benham-Pence Student Center for van rides to the site.
• "NEW BEGINNINGS," the theme for the 51st annual Wittenberg Guild Style Show, will begin at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 4, at the Courtyard by Marriott. Tickets are $25 per person. For more information call 327-7432. The proceeds from the show will benefit the Wittenberg Guild, which has raised $840,000 for scholarships that benefit students in Clark County and its surrounding areas who want to attend Wittenberg. Artist Stacey Vermilion produced the original painting that was used by the Wittenberg Guild for this year's style show promotional material.
• N*W*C* stage production will be performed at 9 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 9, in the CDR. N*W*C* stands for N*gger Wetb*ck Ch*ink and is an explosive comedy that reportedly "charges into the dangerous territory of race." The theatrical production is said to "truly open up people's minds to the recognition that America is anything but perfect." Sponsored by Union Board.
• THE ANN MILLER GALLERY, Koch Hall, will feature a photography exhibit by Joel Whitaker from Monday, Nov. 6-Friday, Dec. 15. The gallery is open from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday, and is free and open to the public. A lecture and workshop will be held in conjunction with the exhibition, watch for details from the art department.
• THE WILLIAM A. KINNISON ENDOWED LECTURE IN HISTORY will be held at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 10, Weaver Chapel. The Wittenberg Series event will feature John W. Dower, Ford International Professor of History, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, who will give a talk titled "Cultures of War: Pearl Harbor, Hiroshima, and 9/11."
• MUSIC AT WITTENBERG will present the Wittenberg Singers, Carol J. Todd, conductor, at 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 11, Weaver Chapel.
• THE WITTENBERG BRIDGE CLUB is the only club remaining of The Wittenberg Women, an organization that has existed for more than four decades. Bridge club members meet on the second Tuesday of every month. Read more...
• WITTENBERG WAS NAMED to the first President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll in recognition of extraordinary volunteer efforts by the university and its students to serve area neighborhoods and Gulf Coast communities devastated by Hurricane Katrina last year. Read more ...
• WITTENBERG'S GREEK COMMUNITY members support many charities and complete philanthropic projects throughout each year. Read more ...
• CANS ACROSS AMERICA on Oct. 18 realized an unofficial weight of 355.65 pounds from Wittenberg's campus. Second Harvest picked up the donation for Springfield's local food bank.
• MAKE A DIFFERENCE DAY brings children ages 3 to 12 to campus for a Halloween Festival on Oct. 28. Read more ...
• JOURNALIST CHARLES FISHMAN discusses “The Wal-Mart Effect” at the 2006-2007 Wittenberg Series
Event, the Fred R. Leventhal Family Endowed Lecture. Read more ...
