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| Major Barbara cast before curtain. |
• MAJOR BARBARA by George Bernard Shaw, the Department of Theatre and Dance's first mainstage play of the academic year, continues at 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Oct. 5-6, and at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 7, Chakeres Memorial Theatre. Read more ...
• A FACULTY ARTIST RECITAL featuring Stephen Siek, adjunct professor of music, piano, will begin at 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 7, Krieg Hall.
• AN INFORMATION SESSION for the Summer 2008 Moscow trip begins at 4 p.m. Monday, Oct. 8, 131 Hollenbeck Hall.
• ATTEND "FIESTA" at the Alpha Delta Pi house between 5 and 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 10, 1019 N. Fountain Ave. The fundraising event promises Hispanic foods, music and a good time. Proceeds support the Ronald McDonald House of Dayton. Admission $5.
• THE FRED R. LEVENTHAL FAMILY ENDOWED LECTURE presents Brigitte Gabriel, founder of the American Congress for Truth Organization. The Witt Series event will begin at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 10, HPER Center Arena. The lecture is free and open to the public. Read more ...
• STEP AFRIKA comes to campus Thursday, Oct. 18. Presented by Union Board, the visit will include Step Afrika lessons at 4 p.m., and the performance will begin at 7 p.m. Both events will be held in Commencement Hollow (rain site: HPERC Gymnasium). Admission is free. Read more ... 
• THE THIRD ANNUAL REFORMATION RUN begins at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 4, near Wittenberg's Weaver Chapel. Funds raised will support the Second Harvest Food Pantry, which serves Clark, Logan and Champaign counties. All participants are encouraged to show additional support by bringing a donation of canned food. Pre-registration must be postmarked no later than Oct. 26. Entry fees are $12 pre-registration with T-shirt and $15 race day registration with no shirt guaranteed. Registration form.
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PAST advisory committee members (from left) Christian Raffensperger, Alejandra Gimenez-Borger, Ty Buckman, Amy Livingstone and Kent Dixon. |
• A PRE-MODERN AND ANCIENT WORLD STUDIES (PAST) minor has been approved. The PAST minor infuses art, economics, English, history, literature and language, music, philosophy, political science, religion and theatre into one multi-faceted program of study. Read more ...
• THE NATIONAL HAZING HOTLINE, a caller-identity-protected line, was recently established by a group of national fraternities and sororities. Alpha Delta Pi, Chi Omega, Gamma Phi Beta, Delta Sigma Phi, Delta Tau Delta, Lambda Chi Alpha, Phi Gamma Delta and Phi Kappa Psi are among the 20 national groups that founded the project. Groups not part of the founding group will also be notified if they are implicated in a report received on the hotline. For further information, contact Wittenberg’s Greek Life office or visit the National Hazing Prevention Web site.
• A COMMUNITY IFTAR CELEBRATION, the meal that breaks the fast during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, was held on campus for the second year on Oct. 1. Read more ...
• A CAMPUS CALENDAR of events related to religious tolerance and respect, interfaith dialogue or understanding or celebrating specific religious traditions, is being compiled for future use. Please send information concerning plans for gatherings that address these issues or variations of these issues to Pastor Rachel Tune. Pastor Rachel, Pastor Andy Tune and Professor of Sociology Jerry Pankhurst would like to ensure that members of the community are aware of opportunities to build understanding and respect among people of various faiths.
• FUTURE JOBS, an employer-driven program that is the first of its kind in Ohio, was announced during a news conference in Bayley Auditorium, Sept. 27. The program could become a model for other communities where there is a mismatch between the available workforce and job openings requiring technical or scientific education. Students at five colleges will participate in the first phase. Read more ...
• DALE WILLIAMS '08 was mentioned in an article titled "Study: More Low-income Families Had Foreclosures," which appeared in the Springfield News-Sun, Oct. 1. The article discussed Williams' internship for the Clark County Department of Job and Family Services. Williams was hired to research foreclosures and look for commonalities or causes. He analyzed public records relating to 535 Clark County foreclosures that went to a sheriff's sale and found that many adjustable mortgages in Clark County defaulted in less than two years with a high concentration in low income or minority neighborhoods.
• JAN KEHRES '08 EARNED Sports Imports/Division III National Player of the Week from the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA). Read more ...
• BOTH MEN'S AND WOMEN'S SOCCER TEAMS have been making news. Read more ...
• WITTENBERG'S ANNUAL CROPWalk took place on Sept. 23. More than 50 walkers raised over $1,500; 25 percent of the proceeds will fight hunger in Springfield through the Second Harvest Food Pantry, and the balance will support the efforts of Church World Service.