Campus Announcements
Campus Announcements for Feb. 2, 2009
Pacers Host Meredith Tonight; ‘Tailgate Party’ Planned
Come help cheer on the Pacers tonight as they face cross-town rival Meredith. Game time is 7 p.m. Last month, Peace defeated Meredith on their home court, so the Avenging Angels will be looking for … vengeance. Help set the pace for the game by joining the “tailgate party.” Tailgate food will be served in Belk Dining Hall beginning at 4:45 p.m. until 6:45 p.m. Students will also host poster-making, face-painting and other fun. For more information email Cameron Hill (clhill@peace.edu)
'International Week' at Peace
This is “International Week” at Peace College. As part of International Week, the College is hosting a delegation from Zayed University and a visit by Goodmon Scholar Ruth Behar. Details on those events is below. The International Studies Office is also holding an information session for those interested in study-abroad opportunities. The session will be held today in the foyer of Belk Dining Hall, starting at 11:30 a.m. In conjunction with International Week, Belk Dining Hall will offer lunches this week featuring foods from other countries around the world. On Wednesday at 2 p.m., students who have traveled abroad will share their experiences. That event will be held at Peace Perk. And, Argentinean tango lessons will be offered to all students, faculty and staff. The lessons will be held Thursday and Friday at 7:30 p.m. in Belk Dining Hall.
Author, Anthropologist Ruth Behar Visits Peace This Week
Ruth Behar, an anthropologist, writer and filmmaker who explores topics involving her Jewish Cuban-American heritage, is visiting Peace College this week as our 2009 Goodmon Scholar. She will give a public lecture Wednesday. The event, which is free and open to the public, will be at 7 p.m. in Jones Lecture Hall. Behar will also take part in other events during her stay at Peace, including a viewing and discussion of her documentary film "Adio Kerida/Goodbye Dear Love: A Cuban Sephardic Journey." The film is on Thursday at 3:30 p.m. in Jones Lecture Hall. The film, produced and directed by Behar, is a personal documentary about the search for identity and memory among Sephardic Jews with roots in Cuba. Behar also will give a reading from her books and articles and give a talk about grief, mourning and loss during a college chapel service. For more details, visit http://www.peace.edu/content/page/id/799.
Welcome Our Guests from Zayed University
This week, Peace is hosting three visitors from Zayed University in the United Arab Emirates. The delegation is visiting the College as part of an effort to arrange an exchange program between the two campuses. They will be sitting in on Graphic Design classes and touring the campus. The delegation consists of one professor, a student and a chaperone. Please help welcome our guests when you see them.
Peanut Week Just Around the Corner
Peanut Week begins next Monday, running through Feb. 12. This Peace tradition pairs up faculty, staff, and students with a secret pal called your “peanut.” Throughout the week you will leave your peanut little gifts in Main and pick up gifts from your peanut. Then on Thursday, the peanuts will be revealed. Email Cameron Hill (clhill@peace.edu) to sign up by Wednesday.
RSVP for Feb. 11 Lunch and Learn
Please sign up now for the Feb. 11 Lunch and Learn lecture, that will feature Dr. Bill Price in a talk entitled "How N.C. Got To Be the WayIt Is." Lunch will be provided to those who RSVP to Kelley Mills by Friday. She may be reached at 508-2047. Price's talk begins at noon in Jones Lecture Hall.
Study-Abroad Applications Due Feb. 16
Please share with students that all applications for Fall 2009 semester study-abroad programs should be turned in to Lyle Sheppard in International Studies Office -- Main 15 -- by February 16.
Spring Break Service Trip
The Center for Community Involvement is seeking one faculty or staff member to accompany those headed to New Orleans for this year’s Alternative Spring Break Trip. There is no cost to attend for chaperones. The trip is scheduled for February 28th- March 7th. While in New Orleans the group will be staying at Camp Hope and will volunteer with Habitat for Humanity and Second Harvest Food Bank. For more information please contact Jessica Baxter jbaxter@peace.edu x2469.
Master Chorale tickets available
The North Carolina Master Chorale Chamber Choir presents its popular winter concert entitled “Romance In The Air” in Kenan Recital Hall on Saturday, February 14. Our own Jim Smith performs with the Chorale at the 4:00 and 7:30 p.m. concerts. A few complimentary tickets ($16 value each) are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Contact Rebecca Leggett, Office 114-B, first floor Main, at ext. 2044 or rleggett@peace.edu, to reserve your tickets.
Money Matters
A new section of Campus Announcements, featuring savings tips and helpful hints! If you have a money-saving tip to share with others through "Money Matters," please send it to Susan Childs, schilds@peace.edu.
W2’s Still Available Online
Most faculty and staff members have either printed their W-2s from the online site or have received their copy in the mail. Please be advised that you can still print your W-2 online in either case. Instructions can be found on the intranet under the Faculty & Staff Link. If you have any questions or concerns, please direct them to Lauren Holmes.
Birthdays
Feb. 3 David Simonton
Feb. 4 Michael John
Feb. 6 Carolyn Parker
Master Calendar
What's Up on Campus?
Following is an abridged version of Master Calendar events. For information on these and other events, see the Master Calendar http://pride.peace.edu/
Monday, Feb. 2
Graduate Salute
10:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m.
Main Hallway
Tuesday, Feb. 3
Graduate Salute
10:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m.
Main Hallway
Chapel – Ruth Behar
Behar gives talk at Chapel Service
3:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 4
Ruth Behar meeting with students/faculty
11 a.m.
Jones Lecture Hall
Goodmon Lecture
7 p.m.
Jones Lecture Hall
Thursday, Feb. 5
Behar film presentation
3 p.m.
Jones Lecture Hall
Saturday, Feb. 7
Home basketball game vs. Christopher Newport
2 p.m.