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their annual production of “Music, She Wrote.” The performance will feature music by all women composers, and will include a variety of instruments, vocals and music ensembles from the Department of Music. Free and open to the public. Info: x4109. WEDNESDAY: “Plate Tectonics, Volcanism and the Earth’s Interior,” 7 p.m., Compton Science Center 226. Volcanologist Dr. Michael Ryan will present the keynote address at FSU’s celebration of National Geography Awareness Week with an illustrated talk describing "Plate Tectonics, Volcanism Election Night Viewing Party and the Earth's Interior." Free and open to the public. FSU Flute Studio and Ensemble Recital, 8 p.m., PAC Draws Enthusiastic Crowd Pealer Recital Hall. FSU’s Department of Music will FSU’s Lane University Center Manicur Assembly Hall was present the FSU Flute Studio and Ensemble under the a packed house on Election Night 2008, Nov. 4, where a direction of Pamela Murchison. Solo and chamber works bipartisan gathering of more than 300 students gathered to by Schrocker, Faure, Boyce, Gaubert and others will be watch television coverage as election results rolled in, as well performed. Flutists include Samantha Beauman, Ashley as to participate in a World Café discussion. Burton, Amanda Kiser, Amy Saavedra, Caroline Shedd The gathering was part of FSU’s Student Center for and Abbie Vanderwest. Free and open to the public. Info: Volunteerism’s 2007-2008 “Raise Your Vote” Voter x4109. Registration Campaign. It was also sponsored by the Office of THURSDAY: Leadership and Civic Engagement, the University Lunch in the Loft - Austin Willacy, 2 p.m., Lane Derezinski Programming Council and the Department of Student and Lounge/Loft. San Francisco-based musician, vocalist and Community Involvement. songwriter Austin Willacy will perform as part of FSU’s The “Raise Your Vote” Voter Registration Campaign Lunch in the Loft Series sponsored by the University assisted nearly 600 people to register to vote or to request an Programming Council. Free and open to the public. Info: absentee ballot for the general election. Another 170 people x4411. were assisted for the primary election. Over the course of the FSU Clarinet Studio Recital, 8 p.m., Pealer Recital Hall. last four years, more than 1,200 voters were registered or The recital will include works by Pierne, Weber, Poulenc, helped to acquire an absentee ballot. Berio, Mozart and Hindemith. Free and open to the public. FSU student Corey Ryan coordinated “Raise Your Vote” Info: x4109. this year and has been an active volunteer throughout his FSU career. SATURDAY: For more information on the “Raise Your Vote” Voter Jimmy Heath Quartet at FSU, 8 p.m., Lane Manicur Hall. Registration Campaign, visit http://organizations. Legendary jazz master and saxophonist Jimmy Heath will frostburg.edu/studentvolunteerism/ryv2008/. bring his style of jazz to Western Maryland when the Jimmy Heath Quartet comes to FSU. Admission $18 for adults, $13 youth under 17. (Before the concert, Heath will lead a THIS WEEK discussion on his ensemble’s style of music and share his experiences in the jazz industry at an Arts Outreach session TUESDAY: at 4:30 p.m. that is free and open to the public.) “Music, She Wrote,” 8 p.m., PAC Pealer Recital Hall. FSU’s Department of Music and Sigma Alpha Iota will sponsor

Ann Fischer-Wirth, author of “Five Writing at x4024 or Literature Terraces,” says “This is a beautiful [email protected]. book. It is as skillfully constructed as Barbara Hurd to a poem, and like a poem its meanings widen. It is a series of fascinating, Read From ‘Wrack informative nature essays, but more deeply it is a series of meditations on Music Line’ ‘what might be rescued from near- FSU’s Department of English and destruction, from silence, from Dept of Music Will the Center for Creative Writing invisibility.’” The book is the third present Dr. Barbara Hurd, who will installment in Hurd’s environmental Present ‘Music, She read from her newly released book, meditations trilogy, which also “Walking the Wrack Line: On Tidal includes “Stirring the Mud: On Wrote’ Shift and What Remains,” on Swamps, Bogs and Human FSU’s Department of Music and Monday, Nov. 17, at 7:30 p.m. at Imagination” and “Entering the Stone: Sigma Alpha Iota will sponsor their Main Street Books in Frostburg. Hurd, On Caves and Feeling Through the annual production of “Music, She an evocative nature writer, is a Dark.” Wrote,” on Tuesday, Nov. 18, at 8 professor in the English Department at The reading is free and open to the p.m. at the Performing Arts Center FSU. public. A reception and a book signing Pealer Recital Hall. The performance “Walking the Wrack Line” explores will follow. For more information, will feature music by all women diverse beaches from Massachusetts to contact the Center for Creative composers and will include a variety Morocco in a series of poetic essays. of instruments, vocals and music StateLines/2 ensembles from the Department of jazz industry at an Arts Outreach stories and the joy of their music and Music. session at 4:30 p.m. that is free and dances. “Music, She Wrote” is sponsored open to the public. Foley’s “A Celtic Christmas” by Sigma Alpha Iota music fraternity Recognized as a brilliant features Grammy-award winning at FSU. SAI chapters further the instrumentalist and magnificent guitarist William Coulter, renowned development of music in America and composer and arranger, Heath, 81, Irish fiddler and Irish dancer Kathleen throughout the world. The Lambda began as a Charlie Parker disciple in Keane, acclaimed piper Brian Bigley Theta chapter at FSU sponsors the 1940s and made a leap from and world champion Irish harpist and additional music events, including the stylistic jazz by changing from alto champion Irish step dancer Marta annual All Campus Sing each year at saxophone to tenor and soprano sax. Cook. homecoming. He has performed with nearly all the Tickets for the additional The event is free and open to the jazz greats of the last 50 years, from performance are $18 for adults and public. For information, visit Howard McGhee, Dizzy Gillespie and $13 for those under 17; discounted www.frostburg.edu or contact the FSU Miles Davis to Wynton Marsalis. The group tickets are available. Tickets Department of Music at x4109. jazz icon Gillespie said of him, “All I may be ordered by calling x3137 or can say is, if you know Jimmy Heath, online at http://ces.frostburg.edu. you know Bop.” “A Celtic Christmas” is graciously Chamber Choir Will During his career, Heath has supported by The Peter and Iris performed on more than 100 record Halmos Family Foundation. Present Fall Choral albums, including seven with the Concert Heath Brothers and 12 as a leader. He has written more than 125 Dance FSU’s Chamber Choir will present compositions, many of which have its Fall Choral Concert Friday, Nov. become jazz standards and have been FSU Dance Alums 21, at 7:30 p.m. at St. Thomas recorded by other artists, including Art Episcopal Church in Hancock, Md., Farmer, Cannonball Adderley, Clark Return for Winter and Sunday, Nov. 23, at 4 p.m. at the Terry, Chet Baker, Miles Davis, James Emmanuel Episcopal Church, 16 Moody, Milt Jackson, Ahmad Jamal, Dance Concert Washington St., Cumberland, Md. Ray Charles, Dizzy Gillespie, J. J. The Department of Theatre and Under the direction of Dr. Karen Johnson and Dexter Gordon. Dance at FSU Soderberg-Sarnaker and accompanied After having just concluded 11 will present by pianist Betty Jane Phillips, the years’ service as professor of music at the Winter Chamber Choir’s performance will the Aaron Copland School of Music at Dance Concert include Mocnik’s “Motet Verbum Queen College, Heath maintains an on Friday, Supernum Prodiens” (Slovenia), extensive performance schedule and Dec. 5, and Busto’s “Ave Maris Stella” (Spain) continues to conduct workshops and Saturday, featuring baritone Arnold McNeal and clinics throughout the United States, Dec. 6, at 7:30 the Hebrew arrangement of Shavu’ot Europe and Canada. p.m. in the by Jacobson. The choir will also Tickets for the Jimmy Heath Performing perform “Three Choral Ballads” by Quartet performance are $18 for adults Arts Center. Stenhammar (Sweden). The choir will and $13 for youth under 17. Group Featuring an array of styles from also be accompanied by clarinetist discount tickets are also available. jazz and contemporary to hip-hop and Elizabeth Maloy and organist and The Jimmy Heath Quartet musical theatre, the evening will former Chamber Choir member performance at FSU is graciously highlight original choreography by Daniel Weatherholt. The choir will supported by Allegany Aggregates FSU alums Nicole Frost, Kelley Jones conclude the program with Inc. and Jamie McGreevy, who is also “Kondalilla” by Leek (Australia), “El serving as Dance Company Director. Hambo” by Mantyjarvi (Finland) and Additional pieces created by hip-hop “Domaredansen” by Hallberg Second Show Added choreographer Nicki Bailey and FSU (Sweden), conducted by Charlene Dance Company members will also be Beyerlein, student conductor. for ‘Celtic featured in the concert. The event is free and open to the In addition to choreographing a public. For more information, contact Christmas’ modern duet to Colbie Caillat’s the FSU Department of Music at Due to ticket demand for Tomáseen “Magic,” Nicole Frost will return to x4110. Foley’s “A Celtic Christmas,” the the Drama Theatre stage to perform a Cultural Events Series at FSU has modern/contemporary piece titled decided to add a second performance “My Grandmother: My Angel” to Jazz Master Heath at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 1. music by Blessed Union of Souls. Brings Quartet to Tickets for the additional performance Frost, whose work has been featured in FSU’s Pealer Recital Hall, in Paris and numerous parts of the FSU Performing Arts Center, are now U.S., holds her master’s degree in available for sale. performing arts, with a focus in dance Legendary jazz “We originally scheduled ‘A Celtic master and education, from American University. Christmas’ for Tuesday, Dec. 2, and Director Jamie McGreevy will saxophonist that date sold out almost as soon as Jimmy Heath will present two new pieces: one lyrical tickets went on sale. We were very contemporary piece to “Slow Me bring his style of fortunate to be able to add a second jazz to Western Down” by Emmy Rossum and a performance to our schedule,” said modern jazz dance to “VooDoo” by Maryland on Mary Jane Plummer, director of CES. Saturday, Nov. the Massachusetts rock sensation, “A Celtic Christmas” is a joyous Godsmack. McGreevy holds a 22, when the and unforgettable celebration of the Jimmy Heath bachelor’s degree in dance from FSU season. An acclaimed Irish storyteller, and has been dancing under the Quartet comes to FSU. Presented by Foley recreates the joy and innocence the CES Jazz Club and sponsored by instruction of Frostburg Dance of a night before Christmas in a Academy for 22 years, where she also Kauffman Music, the renowned farmhouse in the remote parish of quartet will perform in the Alice R. teaches. Audiences will also not want Teampall an Ghleanntain in the west to miss Nicki Bailey’s hip-hop jam to Manicur Assembly Hall in FSU’s of Ireland, when the neighbors gather Lane University Center at 8 p.m. a mix of today’s hottest songs, or a around the fire to grace the long new contemporary work by Kelley Prior to the concert, Heath will lead wintry night with the laughter of their a discussion on his ensemble’s style of Jones. music and share his experiences in the StateLines/3 Tickets to the Winter Dance His research interests include annual Elf Olympics will begin at 9 Concert are $6 for students and $12 magma migration mechanics and the a.m., followed by a performance from for the general public. For reservations fracture flow of hydrothermal fluids in the Frostburg Dance Academy. The and information, please call the theatre active and ancient volcanic centers. Frostburg Masonic Lodge will sponsor box office at x7462, Monday through He has conducted theoretical and field the Storybook Holiday Parade that Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. studies in active volcanic centers in will roll down Main Street at 10 a.m., Japan, Iceland, Hawaii and the High ending with a 1K Jingle Run. Cascades of Washington and Oregon. Restaurants will feature special Visual Art He is currently conducting research in holiday offerings, and showcase the Mesozoic basins of eastern North windows will display decorations Senior Exhibition America aimed at a reconstruction of created by local school children who the links between regional tectonics were inspired by children’s holiday ‘Conclusion Under and magmatism. He is a fellow of the stories. Geological Society of America and the The sidewalks of Frostburg will Construction’ Opens Geological Society of London. In feature carolers and wandering elves, FSU’s Department of Visual Arts 2008, he started the Magma Physics and Frostburg’s City Place, located on announces the Senior Exhibition, Project in Hilo, Hawaii. Water Street, will host a variety of “Conclusion Under His presentation is sponsored by the activities throughout the day, Construction,” open Department of Geography, the including free carriage rides from through Wednesday, Nov. 19. in the Geography Club and Gamma Theta noon until 4 p.m. From 11 a.m. to 3:30 Stephanie Ann Roper Fine Arts Upsilon, the International p.m. children may visit the “Elves Gallery. Geographical Honorary Society, at Secret Workshop,” and for $1 choose The exhibition includes works by FSU. a craft to make and wrap as a “secret” graduating FSU seniors Autum The presentation is free and open to gift. They may also visit the “Letter to Bowman, Darryl Giles and Rachel the public. Santa” station, where they can write Nussear. In addition, National Geography and mail their letter to the North Pole. Bowman will be showing both Awareness Week will be recognized at Children will also have the painting and photographic work. Her FSU with a panel on study abroad opportunity to have their picture taken work consists of showing narrative opportunities on Monday, Nov. 17, at with an elf for $2. During the same and work based on the design 5 p.m. in Gunter Hall 208 and team time, vendors will be selling various elements of line, color and repetition. competition in Geopardy - the live crafts and artwork, and lumps of coal Giles will be showing a mixture of geographic quiz show - on Friday, will be available for $1 as a gift for graphic design and illustrations, Nov. 21, at 3 p.m. in Gunter Hall 208. that “special someone.” Also, Daniel including posters, brochures and Kirk, author of “Library Mouse,” package design, using hand-drawn “Snow Dude” and “Snow Families” images and photos that have been Take Note will be at the Frostburg Community manipulated by computer. Nussear is a Library at noon to give a presentation. photographer and will be displaying Environmental In addition to the presentation, visitors works of digital photography and can come to City Place from 2 to 3 Polaroids, with a focus on Photography Contest p.m. to purchase one of Kirk’s books manipulation of light and combining The sixth Environmental and have it autographed. multiple images. Photography Contest sponsored by the Take the time for holiday storybook The event is free and open to the Environmental Planning and Land readings at 1 p.m. at Main Street public. For more information, contact Management Institute will begin Books, Hotel Gunter, the Bobcat Store the Department of Visual Arts at accepting photographs on Friday, or Frostburg Community Library. x4797 or visit www.frostburg.edu. Jan. 2. If you work, live or attend Drawings for a free book will be held school in Allegany or Garrett County, at all locations. Also, from 1 to 3 p.m. you are eligible to enter. the Soroptomist Holiday Auction will Presentations Last year, the contest awarded over take place at the Community Center. $1,200 in cash, prizes and gifts to the Once again, the Hotel Gunter will Volcanologist to winners. The theme of the contest is house the annual “Mountain City portraying the beauty and an Cookies Contest,” starting at 1 p.m. Speak at National appreciation of the Western Maryland The celebration will conclude with environment. For more information the lighting of the city Christmas tree Geography concerning the contest, go to the at 6:30 p.m. Cookies, cocoa and a visit Awareness Week Environmental Planning and Land from Saint Nick will be part of the Management Web site at holiday program presented at City Event www.frostburg.edu/dept/geog/ Place at 6:30 p.m. as well. The Palace Volcanologist Dr. Michael Ryan einstitute/. Theatre will host an 8 p.m. showing of will present the keynote address at the 1983 holiday classic, “A FSU’s celebration of National Christmas Story.” Tickets are $5 and Geography Awareness Week with an FSU, Frostburg Will are on sale at Main Street Books and illustrated talk describing "Plate Present Daylong the Children’s Literature Centre at Tectonics, Volcanism and the Earth's FSU. Interior" on Wednesday, Nov. 19, at 7 For more information, contact the Storybook Holiday Children’s Literature Centre at x3133 p.m. in Compton Science Center The City of Frostburg will again be Room 226. or [email protected]. transformed into a holiday winter Ryan recently retired from the U.S. wonderland, as the FSU Children’s Geological Survey with over 25 years Literature Centre and Frostburg First of service as a research volcanologist come together to present the fifth and research hydrologist. He earned annual Frostburg’s Storybook his doctoral degree at Pennsylvania Holiday, a daylong event of seasonal State University, was a post-doctoral family activities, on Saturday, Dec. 6, research fellow at the Smithsonian running from 8:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Institution in Washington, D.C., and The opening celebration will occur was assistant professor of geology and at Failinger’s Historic Hotel Gunter on geophysics at the University of Hawaii Main Street, where guests can enjoy The Elf Olympics will kick off a day of and the Hawaii Institute of Geophysics “Breakfast With the Elves” for $5 a holiday storybook-themed events in at Manoa (Honolulu), Hawaii. person at 8:30 or 9:15 a.m. The second downtown Frostburg on Dec. 6, as the StateLines/4 FSU Children’s Literature Centre and The first mailing was sent the first Frostburg First again host Frostburg’s part of October to both your local and Storybook Holiday. Second Annual HR your permanent address. Please update your address information in PAWS to Day to Be Nov. 17, assure that you will receive all the Check out November Lane 201 details. Full details are on the University’s Library Displays The second Annual HR Day is Web site. Go to “Current Students.” When you are near the Ort Library, scheduled for Monday, Nov. 17, Lane Commencement information is under stop in to look at the two displays on University Center, Room 201, from 10 Academics on the left side. the third floor. The display to the left a.m. until 2 p.m. This is an If you have any other questions of the entry is November – Hunger opportunity for employees to talk with about Commencement, please contact Month. The cases highlight the issues, members of the OHR staff in an Brittni Teter at x4423 or concerns and the international crises informal setting. [email protected]. of hunger. Countries throughout the Part of the day’s events will include world, Africa in particular, will have a Wellness Fair sponsored by the statistics about poverty and hunger. Maryland Department of Budget and Points of Pride The Food Bank and Heifer Fund are Management. Flu shots will be offered showcased as two examples that help to current state employees at a Police Receive 21st local residents. Dr. Anthony Crosby discounted cost of $10 per person. The from the Sociology Department location for the flu shots is Lane Governor’s Crime loaned materials on the Heifer Fund rooms 205-206. (Please bring $10 in and books about the issues of hunger - exact change or a money order Prevention Award poverty, compassion and resolutions. payable to Kaiser Permanente. No University Police has won the Thank you to Jeffrey Maehre, checks or credit cards.) Employees are Maryland State Governor’s Crime Reference/Government Documents reminded that the flu shots are Prevention Award for the 21st time this Librarian, for the concept and research available on a first-come, first-served year. This award is presented to on hunger, Crosby for the loan of the basis. No appointment is necessary. groups and individuals throughout Heifer information and books, and the Employees wearing their FSU IDs Maryland who have “made local Food Bank. MaryJo Price, will receive a coupon for a discount at outstanding contributions to the Special Collections Librarian, created the FSU Bookstore or the Bobcat furtherance of crime prevention the design for the cases. Store on Main Street. Also, any programming." The Our People, Our Place, Our employee bringing in a non-perishable Each year, the Maryland Coal display uses materials from the food item for the Western Maryland Community Crime Prevention Ort Special Collections to highlight Food Bank will receive a special Institute, with the Department of the coal and coal-mining history of the thank-you gift from OHR. Public Safety and Correctional area. Artifacts have been donated by If you have any questions, please Services, the Maryland Police and area residents and were used in the call Lee Ann Nightingale in OHR at Correctional Training Commissions areas mines. The title comes from the x4398. and the Maryland Crime Prevention Special Collections Room. For more Association, presents the Annual information on coal, please go to Governor’s Crime Prevention Awards. catalogUSMAI at News for Grad FSU’s police department is being www.frostburg.edu/dept/library/ Students recognized for its impressive efforts to usmai.htm. do its best to make sure every student MBA Applicants for Spring 2009 in Frostburg is safe. The department The MBA program requires that strives to educate every student on Diehl Hall entering students complete the GMAT personal safety, rape prevention, drug (Graduate Management Admissions and alcohol education, theft Renovations to Begin Test) or the GRE (Graduate Record prevention, residential and in December Examination). GRE testing commercial activity as well as other registration information is available topics specific to college populations. Beginning Monday, Dec. 22, Diehl through the Educational Testing FSU’s police department is Hall will undergo extensive Services Web site at www.ets.org or considered unique in its approach to renovation of all bathrooms, student by calling x7990. For information crime prevention. Instead of having an rooms and common areas. Similar to about the GMAT, visit individual or division dedicated to the scope of last year’s renovations in www.gmac.com/gmac. GRE and preventing crime, every single officer Sowers Hall, this project will run Praxis are both administered at the is expected to educate the public - through intersession and spring FSU testing center. students, faculty and staff - by semester, with the hall scheduled to completing at least eight crime reopen in summer 2009. prevention activities each year. To Diehl Hall students will be Planning to Graduate ensure every student at FSU is safe, displaced from their current rooms for University Police takes a hands-on the spring semester, and they will be in December? approach to crime prevention. Officers given the opportunity to select another If you are planning to graduate at may be found in the classroom, heard space on campus. Every effort will be the end of this semester, please note on the airwaves, read on the Internet made to assign students to a hall of the following: or seen in a demonstration. their choice, and with a roommate of The 133rd Commencement their choice; this includes the effort to Ceremony is scheduled for Saturday, place students with their current Dec. 20, in the Harold J. Cordts roommate(s) in an empty room. To Physical Education Center. The Get Involved make this possible, residents of other College of Liberal Arts and Sciences halls who do not have roommates will will hold its ceremony at 10 a.m., Pre-professional Med be required to consolidate with other while the College of Business and Society Hosts such residents. All room changes will College of Education will present their be completed before students leave for graduates at the 2 p.m. ceremony. the winter break in December. Holiday Blood Drive Please complete your graduation It is that time of the year again: a Students with concerns are application in PAWS now. This will encouraged to speak with their hall season for love and thankfulness! enable you to receive information What would be better than to give staff or contact the Residence Life about your upcoming Office at x4121. someone the gift of life? FSU’s Pre- Commencement. professional Medical Society will be StateLines/5 hosting this semester’s second blood purchase animals, please call the England, Japan and many other drive Tuesday, Dec. 2, at FSU’s Lane Protestant Chaplain’s office at x7490 countries. The CIE office number is Center in the ARMAH. The American or e-mail [email protected]. Or x4714. Don’t delay! Deadline for Red Cross will begin taking blood at just drop by the office at Room 114, summer and fall ‘09 applications is 10 a.m., and appointments and/or Sand Spring Hall. Chaplain Cindy will Feb. 27. walk-in donors will be accepted be glad to help you get involved in through 4 p.m. changing the world one family at a Appointments can be made on the time. Fundraisers second floor of Compton as well as No Monday, Agape Latte Study the main lobby of the Lane Center. Breaks, Nov. 24. VDay Annual Scarf The appointment dates are as follows: Christian Meditation and Friday, Nov. 21, Monday, Nov. 24, Contemplative Prayer – Sale Underway and Monday, Dec. 1, from 10 a.m. to Wednesdays, 12:10 to 12:45 p.m. Check out the annual VDay Scarf 2 p.m. The society has a goal of and/or 5:15 to 5:50 p.m., Sand Spring Sale! Tables will be open in the Lane obtaining 120 units of blood. There Hall, Room 114. If you are interested Center from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. for two will also be the possibility at this in learning to practice various weeks: Monday, Nov. 17, through blood drive to give single or double Christian Meditation or Contemplative Thursday, Nov. 20, and Monday, units. Some highly needed types of Prayer methods in small groups, two Dec. 1, through Thursday, Dec. 4. blood are types O+, O-, B-, and A- but opportunities are available – a lunch All funds are donated to the Crisis all types are gratefully accepted. Don’t meditative prayer break or after-work Center in Cumberland, which offers forget to bring your punch card if you transition. Mark your calendars for assistance to victims of violence in the have one. So come on down and give Nov. 19 and Dec. 3 and Dec. 10. This local and FSU communities. For more the greatest gift possible this holiday group experience is open to students, information, contact Dawn Lucas at season! E-mail Mary Mumper at faculty and staff. Various Christian [email protected]. mmumper2@ meditation methods will be introduced frostburg.edu as an alternate way to and used. Brief introductory set up an appointment. instructions will be given, but the Jobs, Jobs, Jobs focus will always be on the practice of Christian meditation. Student ENCORE Meeting All Campus Interfaith Telemarketing for Non-traditional Thanksgiving Service - Mark your calendars for the All Campus Positions Available Students Interfaith Thanksgiving Service on Tuesday, Nov. 18, at 7 p.m. in Cook The Office of University ENCORE, the group for non- Chapel (Lower Level of Frost Hall). Advancement, Office of Annual traditional students, will meet on Sponsored by UCM and CCM, this Giving, is hiring interested students to Monday, Nov. 17, at 4:30 p.m. in the service is open to the entire assist with the Fall 2008 Annual Fund Compton Science Center, fourth floor. community and will be an opportunity Telemarketing Campaign. This is an New members are welcome. For more for reflection, prayers of thanksgiving excellent opportunity to earn extra information, contact Mary Moran at from many faith traditions, a money and enhance your [email protected]. recounting of the history of this communications skills. Candidates holiday and a time for personal will be responsible for contacting United Campus thanksgiving. alumni, verifying information, informing them of the positive Ministry direction of the University and soliciting unrestricted gifts to FSU. No True North Program, Sunday, International Positions are part-time, evenings, Nov. 23 and Nov. 30, because of through the fall semester, and pay $7 Thanksgiving Holidays - The Thinking About to $10 per hour. program will resume the first Sunday Previous telemarketing experience in December. If you want to know Study Abroad is preferred but those possessing more, contact Rev. Dr. Cindy Zirlott, Summer or Fall? excellent communication skills will be Protestant Chaplain, at x7490 or e- considered. Advanced marketing and Visit the Center for International mail [email protected]. sales skills are also a plus. Candidates Education in the Fuller House, Heifer Ark of Animals Project - must be available two to four nights, Wednesday, Nov. 19, through Interested in doing something about from Sunday through Thursday, from Friday, Nov. 21, 1-4:30 p.m., to world hunger and economic 7 to 9 p.m. check out the many different independence for those living in Interested candidates can download opportunities available. Former study hunger around the world? We are an application from the FSU Web site abroad students may be available to looking for students to help with a at http://www. answer questions and help students Heifer Ark of Animals project, frostburg.edu/admin/foundation/ plan their study abroad experience. Wednesday, Dec. 3, through roi/annualfund/phonathon/AFTT. Program brochures and catalogs are Saturday, Dec. 6 – multiple time slots cfm, and once it is completed, call also available. Some programs allow are open. If you are interested in x3163 to arrange an interview. getting more information about the students to pay FSU tuition for December project or other ways to universities located in Ireland,

4:30 & 7:30 p.m. Earth Revealed: “Sedimentary Rocks, Key to Past Environments” TV3 5 & 8 p.m. Fiction Reading by Author Brenda Flanagan Tuesday: Schedule for Nov. 17-21 3 & 6 p.m. Going Green With Dr. G. Featuring Asst. Dir. of Student Activities, Jamie Winters; Sierra Student Coalition member, Jeff Sellers; Interview With Gov. Martin O’Malley and Rep. of Student Monday: Center for Volunteerism, Amy Larsen 3 & 6 p.m. NASA SciFiles: “The Case of 3:30 & 6:30 p.m. Celebrating Women’s Leadership Panel Discussion the Mysterious Materials” 5:30 & 8:30 p.m. FSU’s Ghost Documentary 4 & 7 p.m. Human Geography: People, Places and Change: “Reflections on a Wednesday: Global Screen” 3 & 6 p.m. Learning Math: Patterns, Functions & Algebra: “Patterns in Context” 3:30 & 6:30 p.m. City Palace Café StateLines/ 4:30 & 7:30 p.m. The Habitable Planet: “Earth's Changing Climate” (Repeat at 5 & 8) FSU Events Calendar 5:30 & 8:30 p.m. Connecting With the MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17 Arts: “Two Dance Collaborations” *FSU Bookstore Balfour Ring Day ...... 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m...... Lane Lobby Thursday: *Leadership & Civic Engagement Oxfam Hunger Banquet ...... 5:30 p.m...... Lane ARMAH 3 & 6 p.m. FSU This Week *Greek Council...... 5:45 p.m...... Lane 201 3:30 & 6:30 p.m. Lead TV: Featuring *Men’s Basketball: Shenandoah ...... 7:30 p.m...... Home Executive Director of the J. Glenn Beall *GOLD Council ...... 8:00 p.m...... Lane 201 Institute, Tim McGrath, & SGA President, Kellie Goforth TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18 4 & 7 p.m. Office Ergonomics Seminar *FSU Bookstore Balfour Ring Day ...... 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m...... Lane Lobby 4:30 & 7:30 p.m. Live at the Loft: *Faculty Assembly ...... 4:00 p.m...... Cordts PEC Leake Room Featuring Michael Gulezian *RHA Meeting ...... 5:00 p.m...... Dunkle Hall 218 *Women’s Basketball: Stevenson ...... 6:00 p.m...... Away Friday: *Leadership Development Workshop: Stress Management 3 & 6 p.m. Bridging World History: “The ...... 7:00 p.m...... Lane 201 Spread of Religions” *Sigma Alpha Iota: Music She Wrote ...... 8:00 p.m...... PAC Pealer Recital Hall 3:30 & 6:30 p.m. NASA “Destination WEDNESDAY, NOVEMER 19 Tomorrow” *S.A.F.E. Office Great American Smoke Out 4 & 7 p.m. Essential Science for ...... 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m...... Lane Lobby Teachers: “Density and Pressure” *BURG Presentation ...... 1:00 p.m...Lane Derezinski Lounge/Loft 5 & 8 p.m. Frostburg City Council *Student Recital #5 ...... 3:00 p.m...... PAC Pealer Recital Hall Meeting taped on Thursday, Nov. 20. *BURG General Body Meeting...... 4:00 p.m...... Cordts PEC Leake Room *Black Student Alliance General Body Meeting ....8:00 p.m...... Lane 201 *FSU Flute Ensemble ...... 8:00 p.m...... PAC Pealer Recital Hall

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20 *UPC Lunch in the Loft Music Series: Austin Willacy ...... 2:00 p.m...Lane Derezinski Lounge/Loft *SGA Meeting ...... 7:30 p.m...... Lane 201 *UPC Life at the Loft: Java Jams ...... 8:00 p.m...... Lane ARMAH *Clarinet Studio Recital ...... 8:00 p.m...... PAC Pealer Recital Hall

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21 *Women’s Basketball: Jim Crawley Tournament ...... 6:00 p.m. & 8:00 p.m...... Home

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22 *UPC Off-Campus Trip: NYC Excursion, Bus departs at 8:00 a.m. from PAC Lot *Enrollment Management Open House ...... 8:30 a.m...... Lane University Center *Men’s/Women’s Swimming: Penn State Behrend ...... 1:00 p.m...... Away *Women’s Basketball: Jim Crawley Tournament ...... 2:00 p.m. & 4:00 p.m...... Home *CES Arts Outreach: Jimmy Heath Educational Jazz Session ...... 4:30 p.m...... Lane ARMAH *NAACP Cotton Club ...... 8:00 p.m...... Lane Appalachian Station *CES Jazz Club ...... 8:00 p.m...... Lane ARMAH

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 23 *CCM Mass...... noon & 8:00 p.m...... Cook Chapel *Planetarium: How Stars Die...... 4:00 p.m. & 7:00 p.m...... Tawes Hall *FSU Chamber Choir ...... 4:00 p.m.. Emmanuel Episcopal Church 16 Washington St., Cumberland

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