• SIXTY SMITH AND PROVOST SCHOLARSHIP CANDIDATES will be on campus Friday, Jan. 25, to conduct interviews and write essays for Wittenberg's two most prestigious academic scholarships. Easy to identify with their red Wittenberg folders, take a moment to welcome them and help put them at ease.
• WITTENBERG COACHING LEGEND DAVE MAURER reflected on his career as a Tiger. Listen ...
• THE ARENA IN Wittenberg's Health, Physical Education and Recreation Center (HPERC) will officially be dedicated to the memory of Pam Evans Smith, class of 1982, in a ceremony at noon Saturday, Feb. 2. Read More ...
• THE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM will host a sports expo and a postgame meet and greet/autograph session with its players as part of a celebration of National Girls And Women In Sports Day (NGWSD) on Feb. 2. Read More ...
• WEAVER CHAPEL welcomed Capital University Pastor Kurt Keljo at Weekday Chapel, 11:20 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 24. Pastor Keljo spoke on "Environmental Issues and Faith," during the first-ever PoWER Week. Read more ... 
• THE MINIMUM WAGE INCREASE, mandated by Ohio voters, amended the Ohio constitution to increase the state minimum wage each January, based on the CPI at the end of September. An increase of 15 cents, or two percent, raised the rate to $7 per hour effective Jan. 1, 2008. Students will realize the rate increase on the Feb. 15 pay. The Wittenberg administration remains committed to paying students working in special classifications a differential of 50 cents per hour.
• THE CYNTHIA F. BEHRMAN COLLOQUIUM Series in History Spring 2008, "Boundaries," opens with the Third Annual Hartje Lecture at 3:45 p.m. Friday, Jan. 25, Bayley Auditorium, Barbara Deer Kuss Science Center. Professor of History Merry Wiesner-Hanks, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, will present "The Marvelous Hairy Girl."
• POST-IT COFFEEHOUSE, presented by the classes of 2009 and 2011, begins at 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 25, Post 95. Read more ...
• SMOOTH GROOVES COFFEEHOUSE featuring Beau Bristow begins at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 30, Post 95. The event is sponsored by Union Board.
• THE DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC presents two events on Wednesday, Jan. 30, featuring Mark Heeg '84, piano. At 3 p.m., Heeg will give a piano masterclass, and at 7:30 p.m., he will present an Alumni Recital featuring music by Schubert, Liszt and Granados, as well as short Liszt transcriptions of works by Chopin and Schumann. Both events will be held in Krieg Hall. Heeg is assistant professor of piano at Eastern Mediterranean University in northern Cyprus, and he has performed as a soloist in the United States, Germany, Austria, Ukraine, Egypt and Japan.
• UNDER THE WITTENBERG SUN, a Winter Film Series presented by University Counselor Linda Lauffenberger, begins at 12 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 31, 201 Shouvlin Center. Bring lunch. Beverages and desserts will be provided. Co-sponsored by counseling services and human resources, the series will continue on Feb. 28 and March 27.
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• THE ANNUAL CANDLEMAS, a Medieval Candlelight Vespers Service, begins at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 1, Weaver Chapel. Pre-service music starts at 7:15 p.m. Read more ...
• EXORCISM OF EMILY ROSE begins at 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 1, Post 95. The film series is sponsored by Union Board.
• 2008 HONORS CONVOCATION AWARD BALLOTS are due Friday, Feb. 1. Send nominations and comments about the student(s) by e-mail to Angie Fairbanks, executive assistant for student development, or by campus mail to Fairbanks.
• STUDY ABROAD SCHOLARSHIP application deadline is Friday, Feb. 1. The scholarships are available for the fall 2008 semester and the 2008-09 academic year, and all application materials must be submitted to the Office of International Education by the deadline. Stop by the office or call 6185 to schedule an appointment with Director of International Education JoAnn Bennett.
• SUPERBOWL XLII begins at 6:18 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 3, in the main lounge of Tower Hall. The event is sponsored by Tower Hall resident advisers.
• A GENERAL STUDENT RECITAL begins at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 6, Krieg Hall. The Department of Music Concert Calendar has a complete listing of upcoming events.
• "BRIGHTEN THE CORNER WHERE YOU ARE," by Stephen Douglas, begins at 3 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 7, Bayley Auditorium, Barbara Deer Kuss Science Center. The psychologist and guest speaker from Columbus, Ohio, brings humor into the least humorous of situations and has been well-received on previous campus visits.
• THE EAST ASIAN STUDIES PROGRAM presents Gavin Menzies (UK) as its colloquium speaker series at 4 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 7, Kissell Auditorium. Menzies will give a talk titled "Zheng Hi in 1421."
• BRANDAN BARABINO '08 was named 2007-08 NCAC Men's Basketball Player of the Week on Jan. 20. Read more ...
• THE NINTH ANNUAL WITTENBERG TRIATHLON is scheduled for Saturday, April 26. The event is open to all Wittenberg community members and immediate family members. Individuals and relay teams will complete a half-mile swim, a 20-mile bike ride and a 4-mile run. The event is staged from the HPER Center, and registration is free. Visit the Witt Tri Web site for more details. If interested, e-mail Doug Andrews, professor of statistics.