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• A RALLY FOR A GREENER WITTENBERG kicks off the Green Wittenberg Green Week at 10 a.m. at The Fountain. The peaceful demonstration aims to raise awareness throughout the campus community about ways to become a greener campus. Schedule of Events for Green Week.

• THE 21ST ANNUAL HONORS CONVOCATION begins at 4 p.m. today, April 18, in Weaver Chapel. Students who have excelled as scholars and leaders during their college careers will be recognized at this event. A traditional academic procession begins at 3:55 p.m. Afternoon classes will be adjusted by 20 minutes. Read more ...

• THE WITTENBERG MARCH OF DIMES CHAPTER continues its fundraiser, "Bills for Babies," through Monday, April 21, at the Wittenberg Book Store. Donate a dollar to the March of Dimes and add your name to the "Wall of Marchers."

• THE SENIOR ART EXHIBIT begins with an opening reception from 5-8 p.m. Friday, April 18, Koch Hall. The works will be on display from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday, through Commencement, Saturday, May 10. The exhibit is free and open to the public. Read more ...

• WEIGHT WATCHERS AT WORK begins a second 10-week session Monday, April 28 that continues through Monday, July 14. Read more ...

• GIRL SCOUTS SCIENCE AND MATH Exploration Night begins at 6 p.m. Friday, April 18. Read more ...

• JUST EVE, Wittenberg's all female a capella ensemble presents its Spring Concert at 7 p.m. Friday, April 18, Krieg Hall. Tickets are $3 at the door. Pre-order Just Eve's new CD at a discounted price. Order forms are in the program.

• WITTENBERG'S 14TH ANNUAL GOLF SCRAMBLE begins at noon Friday, May 16, Reid Golf Course. A $20 fee includes 18 holes of golf, cart fee, dinner and awards ceremony. All Wittenberg faculty, staff and retirees are welcome. Non-golfers are welcome to attend the dinner free of charge. March 9 is the deadline for entry. Read more ...

• A TIAA-CREF representative will be on campus Tuesday-Wednesday, April 29-30, and individual appointments may be arranged. Read more ...

• THE BENJAMIN PRINCE DAY 30th anniversary celebration is Saturday, April 19. Read more ...

• WEAVER CHAPEL ASSOCIATION completes its fundraising raffle with a "raffle/dance" party from 9:30 p.m.-Midnight Friday, April 18, 105 Shouvlin Center. All proceeds benefit Springfield Christian Youth Ministries (formerly known as SCYM-West), a ministry serving over 250 elementary and middle school youth in Springfield, both at school and after school, through a variety of programs for more than 10 years. Raffle tickets are $1 and can be purchased by e-mailing Pastor Rachel. She will forward it to a student who will complete the transaction. Winners will be contacted the following week.

• CELEBRATE SERVICE 2008, "Connect, Action, Transform," takes place Saturday, April 19. Students, faculty, staff and members of the Springfield community are teaming up to transform the city. Read more..

• A JOINT CONCERT featuring the Wittenberg Singers, Susan Musselman, conductor, and Wittenberg Chamber Orchestra, Brandon Jones, conductor, begins at 3 p.m. Saturday, April 19, Weaver Chapel. The Chamber Orchestra will perform music by J.S. Bach, Johannes Brahms, David Holsinger and Norman Leyden, as well as a cello concerto by Antonio Vivaldi, presented by soloist DANIEL KAZEZ, professor of music. The Wittenberg Singers will perform music by Robert A. Harris, Felix Mendelssohn, Morten Lauridsen, René Clausen, Manning Sherwin and Mangwani Mpulele, arranged by Robert DeCormier. Diane Slagle will be providing piano accompaniment for the Wittenberg Singers. Read more ...

• SURVIVOR WITTENBERG will be held from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Saturday, April 19, on Alumni Way. Teams of students will compete in 10 different competitions designed for both physical and mental challenges. All proceeds will go to help children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Lesotho. Read more...

• THE HISPANIC CULTURE CLUB hosts a Latin Fiesta at Mi Jalapeño at 10 p.m. Saturday, April 19. Admission is $3, and transportation will be provided. All proceeds will go to help underpriviledged South American children who live in Ohio.

• GREEN WEEK begins Sunday, April 20, with additional recycling efforts and an Earth Day Goal of 20 percent of total waste diverted from the landfill.

• THE DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC has several concerts and student recitals on its calendar for the end of the academic year. Read more ...

• THE FACULTY MEMORIAL CONCERT begins at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 20, Weaver Chapel. The music department will commemorate the passing of Thomas A. Kennedy, associate professor of music, and Pam Evans Smith, Wittenberg class of 1982, women's basketball head coach and associate director of athletics. The Wittenberg Choir, Donald Busarow, director, will perform four movements from Johannes Brahms' German Requiem, with Adjunct Instructor of Music Susan Musselman, soloist, as well as Rupert Lang's "Kontakion" and Professor of Music Donald Busarow's "Nunc Dimittis." Wittenberg's only bag-piper, Alexander Kramer '08, will perform the prelude, and an original composition by William Mattox '08, written in memory of his father and based on the poem "Do Not Stand at my Grave and Weep," in included in the program. A couple of audience participation pieces are also included on the program.

• YUZURIHA, a four-member taiko group from Kanazawa, Japan (Ishikawa prefecture), performs at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 23, Krieg Hall. The group performs traditional pieces, original arrangements and original works on three types of drums: nagado, oke-taiko and shime-taiko, and the shinobue (a Japanese transverse flute) and shamisen (a three-stringed instrument played with a plectrum).

• A GREEN WITTENBERG COLLOQUIUM begins at 4 p.m. Thursday, April 24, Bayley Auditorium. Reports from STAND and PoWER on spring break activities in Virginia, attendance at statewide conference, Powershift and summer opportunities will be given by various participants. Megan Hentges '10 will discuss the President’s Climate Commitment; participants from Lobby Day in Columbus will report; Michelle McWhorter, assistant professor of biology, will provide an update on the food co-op; Sarah Welch, marketing specialist for dining services, will report from Sodexho about green initiatives at Wittenberg; and Rick Incorvati, associate professor of English, will provide updates on recycling.

• THE ANNUAL SENIORS AND FACULTY DANCE CONCERT begins at 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, April 25-26, and at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 27, Blair Hall Theatre.The performance is the capstone project for seniors with minors in dance. It will include a variety of dance styles, including ballet, jazz, tap, modern and eclectic that showcase many different forms of dance. Admission is free and tickets can be picked up one hour before the show. Read more..

• A COMPOSITION RECITAL begins at 7 p.m. Friday, April 25, Weaver Chapel. Music by Wittenberg student composers Allie Daniels ’08, William Mattox ’08, Greg McCoach ’08 and Steven Wolgast ’08 will include works for four-hand piano, string quartet, organ and string duo, as well as two choral pieces, which will be sung by the Wittenberg Choir. McCoach will be the featured composer with three works represented, a string quartet, a piano piece for two players and a choral work sung by the choir, Donald Busarow, director. An organ piece, written and played by Wolgast; two pieces by Daniels, a trio for cello, string bass and piano, and a piano solo; and Mattox will present a choral piece by the choir and a vocal solo, which he will sing.

• WITTFEST, Wittenberg's annual spring festival starts at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 26. CARTEL will headline the event.

• THE WITTENBERG SYMPHONIC BAND, Brandon Jones, conductor, presents "Wind Band Classics" at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 27, Weaver Chapel. The concert will include music by Gustav Holst, Percy Grainger, William Walton, and John Barnes Chance, as well as the premiere of music by Wittenberg music composition major Greg McCoach ’08.

• SPRING SEMESTER classes end Wednesday, April 30. Reading Day will follow on Thursday, May 1, and final exams will be given May 2-3, 5-7. Exam Schedule.

• RESIDENCE HALLS close at 12 p.m. Thursday, May 8. Students who need to remain on campus include Commencement ushers and others involved in Commencement activities. E-mail Melissa Jensen, assistant dean of students and director of residence life, to add those students necessary to a late check-out list. All halls close entirely at 6 p.m. Saturday, May 10.

• THE PHI KAPPA PSI fraternity hosted a bone marrow drive on April 15, in the Benham-Pence Student Center. Fraternity President Matt Wigton, class of 2009 from Lancaster, Ohio, was moved to organize the event when he and his brothers recently learned of the leukemia diagnosis of Blake LaForce, son of Mark LaForce '75 and the family's inability to find a suitable bone marrow donor due to his mixed ancestry. Read more ...

• THE UPWARD BOUND PROGRAM is accepting applications for new students. Upward Bound works to stimulate interest in college among students of low-income families or families in which there is little history of college study. The program provides role models of college-educated students and academic assistance to prepare participants for the challenge of study beyond high school. Students requesting an application must be entering grades 9 or 10 and live within the Springfield City School geographical area. The deadline for applications is May 15. For applications contact Ieesha Perkins, assistant director for Upward Bound, at (937) 327-7535. Read more...

• WITTCAM's Entreprenurial Business Award for 2008 was given to Kristin Clum for her work with Comfort Keepers, a company that provides non-medical, in home care for clients. The annual award is sponsored by Mad River Valley Region Junior Achievement and Security Bank and is administered by WittCAM and has awarded to for-profit Champaign and/or Clark County businesses since 1998.