Daily Announcements October 2012
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From: WoffordNews [email protected] Subject: Wofford College Daily Announcements for Monday, October 01, 2012 Date: October 1, 2012 at 8:53 AM To: Wofford Staff [email protected], Wofford Students [email protected] Wofford College Daily Announcements for Monday, October 01, 2012 Today's Events Today’s Fitness Class Schedule Upcoming Events Computational Science Internship Talks Wofford Lions Club Interest Meeting German Focus: Business Talk FREE Practice LSAT Puttin' on the Dog Announcements Can Furman Blessing of the Animals Flu Clinic Dates Typist Needed Win Wofford/Carolina Football Tickets ACS Meeting Last Call for Submissions Today's Events Today’s Fitness Class Schedule Date/Time: 10/1/2012 5:00:00 PM Location: Richardson Dance Studio Cost: Free Details: Join us today: General Fitness @5:00, Zumba/Cardio Funk @5:30, Ab-Lab @6:00, Buns of Steel @6:30! Contact: Steve Traylor Email: [email protected] Telephone/Extension: 4069 Upcoming Events Computational Science Internship Talks Date/Time: 10/2/2012 11:00:00 AM Location: Olin 213 Cost: Free Details: All are invited to talks by four students about their great summer internships involving computation in the sciences in Olin 213 at 11 a.m. on Tuesday: Sharon Guffy (Biology, Chemistry, Emphasis in Computational Science (ECS)), St. Jude Children Research Hospital, "Gene Expression and DNA Damage Response in p53 R337H Mutant Human Fibroblasts;" Evelyn Maris (Chemistry, Mathematics), Pacific Northwest Laboratory, "Optimization of Lipid Analysis in Rat Brain Tissue;" Greg Valaninis (Computer Science, pre-med, ECS), Washington University, "Developing iPad Apps with Delphi XE2 RAD Studio;" Allisa Williams (Chemistry, Computer Science, ECS), Harvard Medical School, "The search for an osteochondritis dissecans-causative mutation and an evaluation of RNA- sequencing as a method of genome assay." Contact: Angela Shiflet Email: [email protected] Telephone/Extension: 4528 Wofford Lions Club Interest Meeting Date/Time: 10/2/2012 11:00:00 AM Location: Pavilion Cost: Free Details: If you are interested in helping the needs of the local community, as well as the rest of the world, come join fellow Lions and see what we are all about! Become a part of the biggest international service organization in the world! Contact: Sarah Cromer Email: [email protected] Telephone/Extension: 864-680-2986 German Focus: Business Talk Date/Time: 10/2/2012 6:30:00 PM Location: The Mungo Center for Professional Excellence (Michael S. Brown Village Center) Cost: Free Details: The Upstate region of South Carolina is home to several German-based companies affording a variety of career opportunities to students with German language skills. Come learn what it's like to work for German companies based in the US and abroad from Patrick Hobi '07, Launch Material Control Specialist with BMW, and Scott Cochran '88, Dean of The Mungo Center for Professional Excellence and a former executive with extensive experience living and working in Germany. This is the first in a series of three October talks about working in German-based businesses co-sponsored by Delta Phi Alpha (German Honor Society) and The Mungo Center for Professional Excellence. Refreshments and a "Meet and Greet" session will follow the talk. Contact: Lisa M. Ware Email: [email protected] Telephone/Extension: 4263 FREE Practice LSAT Date/Time: 10/3/2012 6:00:00 PM Location: Main 302 Cost: Free Details: Come join the EKH Pre-Law Society for a FREE practice LSAT! Email Anna Henson at [email protected] to reserve your spot for the LSAT. Everyone is welcome! Contact: Anna Henson Email: [email protected] Telephone/Extension: 843-496-5258 Puttin' on the Dog Puttin' on the Dog Date/Time: 10/5/2012 9:00:00 PM Location: Phase 3 Cost: Free Details: WAC is Puttin' on the Dog for Family Weekend on Friday, Oct. 5, from 9 p.m. to Midnight! All students and parents are invited to Phase 3 for a good time, and music performed by The Ultimates! Contact: Bria Johnson Email: [email protected] Telephone/Extension: 678-520-5785 Announcements Can Furman Details: We are currently in competition against Furman to collect canned foods! Collection will take place leading up to the football game against Furman! Donate canned foods in any of the SAAC or APO bins around campus until Oct 5. All food will be donated to Miracle Hill. Help us support a great cause and BEAT FURMAN! Contact: Maggie Bosley Email: [email protected] Telephone/Extension: n/a Blessing of the Animals Details: We need photos of those beloved pets that many of you call family. The annual Blessing of the Animals will be held Thursday, Oct. 4, at 11 a.m. in Mickel Chapel (Main Building). Photos may be emailed to Abbey Bedenbaugh at [email protected] before 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 3. Please join Chaplain Robinson and Wofford students, faculty and staff for this brief but meaningful time. As always, photos of pets will be placed on the chapel walls. Even if you cannot attend you may still send those pictures. Contact: Abbey Bedenbaugh Email: [email protected] Telephone/Extension: 4050 Flu Clinic Dates Details: The Wofford Wellness Center will be offering Flu shots on the following dates: TUESDAYS: Oct.2, Oct.9, Nov.6, and Nov.13 TIME: 8:15 a.m. till 12 noon. COST FOR STUDENTS: $15 (cash or check ONLY); COST FOR EMPLOYEES NOT ENROLLED IN THE WELLNESS PROGRAM: $15 (cash or check ONLY); COST FOR EMPLOYEES ENROLLED IN THE WELLNESS PROGRAM: $10 (cash or check ONLY) Contact: Tonya Foster Email: [email protected] Telephone/Extension: 4370 Typist Needed Details: Experienced typist needed to transcribe chapters of a manuscript from neatly handwritten notes. Stop by Dr. Machovec's office in 306 Old Main Monday through Thursday between 4 and 5 p.m. if you are interested. Contact: Dr. Machovec Email: [email protected] Telephone/Extension: 864-597-4586 Win Wofford/Carolina Football Tickets Details: Come out this Tuesday night to support your women's volleyball team and you'll be entered into a drawing to win football tickets to the Wofford v. South Carolina football game! You can increase your chance of winning by bringing 3 canned foods or the dollar equivalent to support the "CAN FURMAN" food drive! The winner will be drawn at halftime... GO TERRIERS! Contact: Mary Lewis Griffin Email: [email protected] Telephone/Extension: 803-727-8272 ACS Meeting Details: Join the American Chemical Society in Roger Milliken Science Center, Room 304 this Thursday, Oct. 4, from 11:00-11:15 a.m. We will be signing up for La U y Tú and Halloween Carnival, as well as discuss T-shirt designs and the process for becoming a national member. Check your emails, and bring a friend! Contact: Sharon Guffy Email: [email protected] Telephone/Extension: 803-669-2505 Last Call for Submissions Details: Today is the final day to enter in the Native Tongues poetry event. If you are interested, please submit the required information today via email for consideration. The first fifteen applicants will be included in the event. The event is open to all Wofford Students, Faculty, and Staff. Required information: Title of poem, Author of poem, Year of Publication, Original Language of the poem, and why you chose the poem. Please email Dr. Catherine Schmitz, ([email protected]), or Dr. Beate Brunow ([email protected]). Contact: Catherine Schmitz Email: [email protected] Telephone/Extension: 4512 For daily information about Dining Services, go to: http://campusdish.com/en-US/CSSE/Wofford. Register with the Wofford Emergency Alert System for text and e-mail notifications at: http://www.wofford.edu/campusSafety/content.aspx?id=33330. To submit an item for the Daily Announcements, go to: http://www.wofford.edu/dailyAnnouncements. For up-to-date information on campus events, visit the Wofford Campus Calendar. From: WoffordNews [email protected] Subject: Wofford College Daily Announcements for Tuesday, October 02, 2012 Date: October 2, 2012 at 9:17 AM To: Wofford Staff [email protected], Wofford Students [email protected] Wofford College Daily Announcements for Tuesday, October 02, 2012 Today's Events Computational Science Internship Talks Wofford Fly Fishing Club Fly Tying Session PSA Lunch Today’s Fitness Schedule PSA Tuesdays BEAT FURMAN. Terrier Volleyball hosts the Paladins Tonight German Focus: Business Talk James Fund First Meeting Upcoming Events FREE Practice LSAT Wofford Chamber - All Organizations must Attend "Give a Dam" Water Balloon Fight Moved to next Tuesday (Oct. 9) Announcements Terrier Tag Signups Continue Blessing of the Animals Burwell Closed Saturday, Oct. 6 Join Twin Towers Service Organization- Applications Due Friday What are YOU doing this Summer? UMCYes! Video Contest- Cash Prizes Success of "The Cup" WAC Beat Furman Shirts on Sale Today's Events Computational Science Internship Talks Date/Time: 10/2/2012 11:00:00 AM Location: Olin 213 Cost: Free Details: All are invited to talks by four students about their great summer internships involving computation in the sciences in Olin 213 at 11 a.m. today: Sharon Guffy (Biology, Chemistry, Emphasis in Computational Science (ECS)), St. Jude Children Research Hospital, "Gene Expression and DNA Damage Response in p53 R337H Mutant Human Fibroblasts;" Evelyn Maris (Chemistry, Mathematics), Pacific Northwest Laboratory, "Optimization of Lipid Analysis in Rat Brain Tissue;" Greg Valaninis (Computer Science, pre-med, ECS), Washington University, "Developing iPad Apps with Delphi XE2 RAD Studio;" Allisa Williams (Chemistry, Computer Science, ECS), Harvard Medical School, "The search for an osteochondritis dissecans-causative mutation and an evaluation of RNA-sequencing as a search for an osteochondritis dissecans-causative mutation and an evaluation of RNA-sequencing as a method of genome assay." Contact: Angela Shiflet Email: [email protected] Telephone/Extension: 4528 Wofford Fly Fishing Club Fly Tying Session Date/Time: 10/2/2012 11:00:00 AM Location: Olin 116 Cost: Free Details: Interested in fly fishing? Want to know how to tie your own flies that will catch fish? Join us for our Fly Tying Session! We will be in Olin 116 for an hour.