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• MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. was assassinated 40 years ago today, April 4. Read more ...

• A WITTENBERG WELCOME to those recently joining the campus community: Brenda Duncan, vice president for advancement, and Eric Stahlberg, computational scientist in residence and director of computational science, both began their new duties on March 31. In February, electrician Scott Gannon joined the physical plant craftsmen, and in March Sarah Zane began as assistant women's lacrosse coach Carey Cooper joined the academic services office as staff assistant, and registered nurse Marla Byron began work as a call-in. On April 14, Pam Burton Sr. begins her duties as a programmer analyst.

• THE PRE-LAW ASSOCIATION hosted its second annual Witt Law Day, April 3. The event featured Judge Denise Moody of Clark County Municipal Court and University of Dayton Professor of Law Pamela Laufer-Ukeles. Read more ...

• "Seams OF PRIDE," the final event of the Pride Week 08, includes a “Project Runway” competition featuring student models, Just Eve performing as the Spice Girls, Body Beautiful Project, Student Drag Queens and Kings, and Professional Drag Queen Miss JJ. Prizes awarded for first and second place in each category and door prizes. Doors open at 8 p.m., show starts at 8:30 Friday, April 4, CDR. Cosponsored by Circle K and CBS, a $2 donation will be collected to benefit AIDS organizations.

• THE PAM EVANS SMITH 5K Memorial Walk/Run will be held Saturday, April 5. All proceeds from the event will go toward the Pam Evans Smith '82 Memorial Scholarship, which will be awarded annually to a deserving female senior who has demonstrated leadership and academic abilities. Read more ...

• EAST AND WEST CAMPUS DRIVES will close Saturday, April 5, to accommodate those participating in the Pam Evans-Smith 5K Walk/Run event. Participants will utilize both drives from 10-11:30 a.m.

• RELAY FOR LIFE will begin at 6 p.m. Saturday, April 5, with a survivor speech and lap at the Edwards-Maurer Field and Earl F. Morris Track. The Luminaria ceremony will take place at 10 p.m., and the event will continue until 11:30 a.m. Sunday, April 6. Schedule of Events.

• SARAH FETTERS '08, ANDY VANOVER '08 and 33 additional Witt athletes receive recognition for outstanding performances in the classroom. Read more ...

• THE WITTMEN CREW presents its annual Spring Show at 5 and 8 p.m. Saturday, April 5, Ness Family Auditorium, Hollenbeck Hall. Tickets cost $2.

• A FACULTY ARTIST RECITAL featuring Professor of Music Trudy Faber begins at 4 p.m. Sunday, April 6, Weaver Chapel. Faber presents her 41st annual organ recital, which features “Prelude and Fugue in E minor” of J. S. Bach and “Sonata in D Major” by Rheinberger. In recent years, Faber began including compositions of women in her programs, and this year she will play a piece by the French woman composer Jeanne Demessieux. Read more ...

• THE BEAUX ARTS TRIO performs at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 8, Weaver Chapel. The performance is the final event of The Witt Series 2007-08 calendar. Read more ...

• THE INAUGURAL LAWRENCE COLLOQUIUM on Science and Religion begins at 5 p.m. Wednesday, April 9, Bayley Auditorium, in the Barbara Deer Kuss Science Center. The colloquium is funded by the generous endowment of David Lawrence, a physician in the Springfield community who wishes to support and encourage the vital dialogue between science and religion. Read more ...

• A STUDENT RECITAL by baritone William Mattox '08 begins at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 9, in Krieg Hall. The vocal performance includes Maurice Ravel’s song cycle “Don Quichotte à Dulcinée,” selections from Gerald Finzi’s song cycle “Earth and Air and Rain,” and duets and arias from Mozart’s operas Don Giovanni and Die Zauberflöte. Mattox will perform with Kay Kulma '09 and April Bennett '09, both sopranos and accompanied by Diane Slagle, piano.

• THE SPRING SEMESTER STAFF COFFEE, hosted by President Erickson begins at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, April 10, CDR. New members of the staff will be introduced, and a report on recent developments at Wittenberg will be presented.

• THE CENTENNIAL LECTURE SERIES continues with “Transformational Space: Japanese Reflections in Frank Lloyd Wright’s House Beautiful” at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 10, Bayley Auditorium. The Westcott House Foundation’s Lecture Series presents Margo Stipe, curator and registrar of collections, The Frank Lloyd Wright Archives, Taliesin West, discusses how Wright’s close encounters with Japanese culture informed the evolution of what his clients have called “transformational” space. Admission is $5, free to WHF Members and students with a valid I.D. Call (937) 327-9291 or stop by The Westcott House Museum Store for tickets. They will also be available 15 minutes prior to the lecture.

• "UNDER THE MUSHROOM CLOUD: Reflecting on the Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki," an exhibit from the Hiroshima Peace Museum, will be displayed through April 12 in the Thompson Gallery, Koch Hall. The exhibit promotes world peace and abolition of nuclear weapons, and includes full-color posters with text, images and artwork that explain the effects of the bombings upon the citizens of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Read more ...

• POST-IT COFFEEHOUSE, sponsored by the classes of 2009 and 2010, begins at 7 p.m. Friday, April 11, Post 95.

• Urinetown: The Musical, a collaboration of the Wittenberg Departments of Theatre and Dance and Music, is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, April 10-12, and 2 p.m. Sunday, April 13, in Chakeres Memorial Theatre. Read more ...

• "EYES WIDE OPEN: Life on the Lake" runs from 6:30-9:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, April 11-12, second floor of the Shouvlin Center. Photographs from nine children, ages 6 to 17, document life on The Tonle Sap Lake in Cambodia. For many of these children, it is their first experience with a camera. Free admission. Read more ...

• DODGE THIS DODGEBALL, Clark County Red Cross Dodgeball Challenge, sponsored by Nextedge and Wittenberg, begins at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 12, HPER Center. $120 per team. For more information visit the Clark County Red Cross Web site.

• The WITTENBERG HANDBELL CHOIR, directed by Professor of Music Trudy Faber, begins at 4 p.m. Saturday, April 12, in Weaver Chapel. The program includes the hymn “All Creatures of Our God and King” and excerpts from Phantom of the Opera. The handbell choir will be accompanied by David Hearne '10, oboe.

• THE WITTENBERG FLUTE CHOIR, directed by Adjunct Instructor of Music Lori Adkins, performs at 8 p.m. Monday, April 14, in Krieg Hall. The program includes Pachelbel’s “Canon” and Faure’s “Pie Jesu” from Requiem. Check the Department of Music Concert Calendar for additional events. All of these events are open to the public, and admission is free.

• NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK will begin soon. Story Time will be held from 3 to 4 p.m. on Tuesday, April 15 in the new book area in Thomas Library. Admission is free and open for all ages.

• BECKY HALL, Wittenberg softball head coach, reached a landmark March 29, with 201 career coaching victories. Read more ...

• THE WITTENBERG GARDEN CLUB presents Natalie Stephenson at noon Tuesday, April 15, Alumni Room, Benham-Pence Student Center. Stephenson with give a talk titled "A Gardener's Gift." The meeting is open to any who would like to attend. A $2 fee will be collected.

• THE CBS WALKOUT begins at 10:20 a.m. Wednesday, April 16. Students will gather at the Wittenberg Seal and share the reasons they should never forget the actions of 13 Black students who in 1969 left campus and went to Antioch University to protest the climate for Black students on campus. They then walk through the academic and administrative buildings and come together for reflection on Alumni Way outside the Benham-Pence Student Center.

• THE NOON LUNCHEON LECTURE SERIES continues Thursday, April 17, 105 Shouvlin Center for Lifelong Learning. Guest speaker will be Robert Welker, professor of education, who will speak on "Responding to Violence in the Schools: Building Compassionate Youth." The buffet lunch and lecture will run from noon to 1:30 p.m., and a question and answer period will follow the lecture. Read more ...

• THE 21ST ANNUAL HONORS CONVOCATION begins at 4 p.m. Friday, April 18, 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 ...

• WOMYN'S HISTORY MONTH ended with a celebration of women who make a difference in students' lives at Wittenberg. Those women nominated by students reflect a cross-section of the women on campus. Those nominated and honored on March 27 were Beckett Broh, assistant professor of sociology; Kathy Rowell; Linda Arena, professor of health, fitness and sports; Jenny Capper, administrative assistant for community education; Heather Wright, assistant professor of political science; Angie Fairbanks, executive assistant for student development; Wendy Gradwohl, associate professor of management and department chair; Shelley Wing Chan, assistant professor of languages; D’Arcy Fallon, associate professor of English; Terumi Imai, assistant professor of languages; Lori Askeland, associate professor of English and director of women's studies; Alejandra Gimenez-Berger, assistant professor of art; Jo Wilson, professor of psychology; Cathy Smith, coordinator for athletics; Becky Hall, women's softball coach, interim assistant director of athletics; Carmiele Wilkerson, associate professor of English and director of Africana studies; and Elizabeth George, associate professor of physics and department chair.