Etiquette Dinner to be Held This Evening

Career Services in partnership with the Alumnae Association will present the annual Etiquette dinner for our seniors this evening. Sixty Peace students, 28 alumnae and eight guests will participate in tonights event. The Networking Reception will be held in Main Parlor and will then move to Belk Dining Hall for dinner. This year's dinner is sponsored by Progress Energy and the Alumnae Board and E-mentors (alumnae).

Alumnae and special guests are volunteering to participate, and to be a role model and career advocate for our students. Which is needed this year, more than ever, to assist our students to be prepared, confident and assertive to enter this very competitive labor market. This event has been completely funded by private donations from e-mentors, alumnae, alumnae board members and private corporations. Jane Hight McMurry, author of the Etiquette Advantage, will be our presenter and will have her books available to sell after the dinner.

A second Campus Forum to discuss budget issues will be held Tuesday, April 7, at 8 a.m. in Pressly 102. The Forum is open to all employees.

Peace Celebrates with Class Day

Class Day will be held Tuesday, April 7, at 3:30 p.m. in Dinwiddie Chapel with dinner following in Belk Courtyard. The ceremony will install new PSGA officers, recognize current and new student leaders. Awards will be presented to Outstanding Members of each Class and for Leadership and Service, in addition Miss Peace will be named. Please come out to show support for our students' wonderful accomplishments this year!

Blood Drive
Think Green...and Red! Each donation will help save up to 3 lives!

The bloodmobile will be parked near new res hall and the softball field. Call (919) 508-2502 to schedule your blood donation appointment!

Alumnae Office organizing night at the Durham Bulls
Join Peace on Saturday, Aug. 8 at 7 p.m. for a night at the Ballpark! Watch the Durham Bulls take on the Syracuse Chiefs. All are welcome! Complete with a picnic and fireworks in the Miller Lite Bull Pen, we will host all Peace alumnae, family, friends, faculty and staff who wish to attend for $27.50 per person. Children 5 and under are free of charge/12 and under are $22 each. Deadline to register is July 10^th. (this is not yet confirmed, but the Chamber Singers are working on doing the National Anthem that night)

The cost includes game ticket and a two-hour buffet with hot dogs, hamburgers, fried chicken, baked beans, mac and cheese, potato salad, Pepsi products, iced T, lemonade, water.

Contribute to 5k run for in memory of Justin Straus
From Heather Lee: Justin's lifelong (except for the first 14 months) friend James turns 14 on April 18th. James' "very good friend" Maddis surprised him with the birthday gift of having a fundraiser in memory of Justin for the Chordoma Foundation. This was in response to a comment she heard James make after leaving a general fundraiser for cancer, "Someone outta do something like this for Justin and chordoma." Mattis took the idea and "ran with it" (pun intended). Maddis' Mom Debbie Collier is helping organize things as is James' Mom Patty but the kids are the ones helping with logistics. James and Maddis spent a few hours here today making posters, selecting photos and just hanging out with us.

I don't know about you but when I was 14, I wasn't so selfless. Whether or not you can join us, please help us "spread the word" and please consider making a contribution in honor of James' birthday gift request to honor his friendship with Justin. You can go online to the Foundation website (in honor of James Becherer) or write "James' 5k Partay" in the memo line of your check and mail it to Chordoma Foundation, PO Box 4562, Greensboro, NC 27404. http://www.chordomafoundation.org/

Peace Hosts a Successful Open House

Congratulations to the Admissions and Financial Aid Offices on an extremely successful Open House Friday. The day solidified the decision of dozens of high school seniors and juniors to attend Peace College. Sincere thanks to all the faculty, staff members and students who contributed their time to make the day so meaningful to these families.

Peace College Garden Club

The Garden Club held its first work day, planting more than 40 boxwoods by the front campus gates. More than a dozen faculty, staff and alumnae (and a few family members) assisted with the project. The next work day will be April 18, when the group will plant flowers in strategic areas. If you'd like to join the group, contact Randy Bass or just show up on the 18^th. Contributions to cover the cost of flowers can be made to the Garden Club account.

Money Matters -- A 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.

Save money, stay at Peace for office supplies
The Office Services department keeps a number of commonly used items in stock. This includes pens, dry erase markers, dry erase board cleaner, paper clips, binder clips, writing pads, pencils, post-it notes, staples, highlighters, and much more. If you need a supply that Office Services doesn't carry in stock, it can be ordered through their office and usually at a discounted rate as compared to going to Staples or Office Max.

Birthdays
April 6 Charlie Duncan
April 8 Pat Weigant
April 9 John Anspach
April 11 Wanda Flowers

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, April 6
Senior Alumnae Networking Reception & Etiquette Dinner
6 p.m.
Main Parlor

Tuesday, April 7
Campus Forum
8 a.m.
Pressly 102

Blood Drive
1 p.m. until 5 p.m.
Softball Field

Class Day
3:30 p.m.
Chapel

Wednesday, April 8
Tennis match, Peace hosting Meredith
3:30 p.m.
Ragland Tennis Courts

Thursday, April 9
Tennis match, Peace hosting Christopher Newport University
Time unavailable
Ragland Tennis Courts

Faculty Advancement Committee meeting
3:30 p.m.
Flowe 112

Curricular Issues Committee meeting
3:30 p.m.
Flowe 208

Promotion & Tenure Committee meeting
3:30 p.m.
Flowe 104

Student Advancement Committee
3:30 p.m.
Flowe 113

Liberal Education Committee meeting
3:30 p.m.
Williams Board Room

Friday, April 10
Holiday - offices closed

Home Tennis match, Peace hosting Meredith
11:30 a.m.
Ragland Tennis Courts