Daily Announcements March 2015
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From: WoffordNews [email protected] Subject: Wofford College Daily Announcements for Monday, March 02, 2015 Date: March 2, 2015 at 8:52 AM To: Wofford Staff [email protected], Wofford Students [email protected] Wofford College Daily Announcements for Monday, March 02, 2015 Today's Events Girl Scout Cookies Cafe francais Relay for Life meeting Upcoming Events Faculty/Staff Open Forum World Film Series: Juan of the Dead World Film Series: Juan of the Dead Accountemps on Campus John Lane reading and book signing Announcements Special Needs Housing 2015-2016 Seniors ONLY- Enter the TAGS You're It Giveaway Forum on Student Responsibility Dietician for Faculty/Staff Wellness LAST DAY for Fantasyland Auditions Today's Events Girl Scout Cookies Date/Time: 3/2/2015 5:15:00 PM Location: Burwell Cost: Details: Local Girl Scout troops will be selling Girl Scout cookies in Burwell. Contact: Kathleen Benedict Email: [email protected] Telephone/Extension: 864-414-0430 Café francais Café francais Date/Time: 3/2/2015 6:00:00 PM Location: Game Room, Campus Life Cost: Free Details: Do you speak French? Do you want to? Join Le Caf? Francais for a weekly conversation group. We meet in a friendly setting, to practice our French and get to know each other. No matter your level, we welcome you to join us. Listen a bit, talk a bit, and increase your love of the beautiful language that is French. Contact: Nicolas Tran Email: [email protected] Telephone/Extension: 864-597-4190 Relay for Life meeting Date/Time: 3/2/2015 7:00:00 PM Location: RMSC 122 (the Pit) Cost: free! Details: If you're interested in Relay for Life, come to our planning meeting tonight! We'll talk about themes for the event and fundraisers. Help us save lives with the American Cancer Society! Contact: Lauren Crawford Email: [email protected] Telephone/Extension: 9084423933 Upcoming Events Faculty/Staff Open Forum Date/Time: 3/3/2015 3:30:00 PM Location: McMillan Theater Cost: Free Details: The Faculty/Staff Open Forum will be held on March 3, from 3:30-4:30 p.m. in McMillan Theater. Dr. Samhat will open with a brief update. John Jacques, Senior Associate at McMilliam Pazdan Smith Architecture, will give an update on the campus master plan, followed by time for questions from the college community Contact: Annie Mitchell Email: [email protected] Telephone/Extension: 4199 World Film Series: Juan of the Dead Date/Time: 3/4/2015 3:30:00 PM Location: Olin Theater Cost: Free Details: Director: Alejandro Brugu?s; Spain/ Cuba, 2011; 100 minutes; Spanish with English subtitles. "In the middle of what official media refers as isolated incidents provoked by dissidents paid by the US government, in a Havana filled with flesh eating zombies, one hero, Juan, comes to rescue. The only way to beat them is destroying their brains, so Juan realizes there is an upside to this situation, he can confront them making some money out it? Juan adopts the motto ?we kill your beloved ones'... at a reasonable price, and by doing so begins with this business/adventure that evolves into this Cuban zombie comedy that has great fun for all your beloved ones." (http://www.juanofthedeadmovie.com). The film may not be appropriate for younger viewers. It may contain violence, nudity, sensuality, rough language, or contain or refer to alcohol/drug use. Contact: Patricia Nuriel Email: [email protected] Telephone/Extension: 4905 World Film Series: Juan of the Dead Date/Time: 3/4/2015 7:30:00 PM Location: Olin Theater Cost: Free Details: Director: Alejandro Brugu?s; Spain/ Cuba, 2011; 100 minutes; Spanish with English subtitles. "In the middle of what official media refers as isolated incidents provoked by dissidents paid by the US government, in a Havana filled with flesh eating zombies, one hero, Juan, comes to rescue. The only way to beat them is destroying their brains, so Juan realizes there is an upside to this situation, he can confront them making some money out it? Juan adopts the motto ?we kill your beloved ones'... at a reasonable price, and by doing so begins with this business/adventure that evolves into this Cuban zombie comedy that has great fun for all your beloved ones." (http://www.juanofthedeadmovie.com). The film may not be appropriate for younger viewers. It may contain violence, nudity, sensuality, rough language, or contain or refer to alcohol/drug use. Contact: Patricia Nuriel Email: [email protected] Telephone/Extension: 4905 Accountemps on Campus Date/Time: 3/5/2015 11:30:00 AM Location: The Space Conference Room Cost: Free Details: Accountemps is a leader in financial staffing. They specialize in providing skilled accounting and finance professionals on a temporary, temporary-to-hire and project basis to meet clients' staffing needs. Meet and listen to representatives talk about how they can help you find in a job in the finance and accounting industry! RSVP to [email protected] Contact: Rebecca Parker Email: [email protected] Telephone/Extension: 4265 John Lane reading and book signing Date/Time: 3/5/2015 7:00:00 PM Location: Hub City Bookshop, 186 W. Main St. Cost: Cost: Details: Wofford professor John Lane will be reading from his first novel, "Fate Moreland's Widow," a haunting first novel from the award-winning poet, environmentalist, and storyteller that delves into historically inspired events of life, livelihood, death, and destiny against a rural Southern backdrop on the cusp of modernity. Lane is the author of a dozen books of poetry and prose. A professor of English and director of the Goodall Environmental Studies Center at Wofford, Lane is a 2014 inductee into the South Carolina Academy of Authors. Contact: Laura Corbin Email: [email protected] Telephone/Extension: 4180 Announcements Special Needs Housing 2015-2016 Details: The Office of Residence Life will begin the lottery process for room assignments for the 2015-2016 academic year in late March. Students with special physical, emotional or academic needs must provide documentation from a health care provider to Dean Beth Wallace in the Wellness Center prior to Friday, March 13. Details about this process can be found on the Health Services website, http://www.wofford.edu/wellnessCenter/HousingPolicies/. Contact: Brian Lemere Email: [email protected] Telephone/Extension: 4068 Seniors ONLY- Enter the TAGS You're It Giveaway Details: We recently kicked off the class of 2015's TAGS You're It! campaign, and we're excited to offer seniors an incentive to keep on giving! We're giving away a pewter Wofford alumni front license tag, and we'd love for YOU to win the "TAGS tag"! Here's how to enter: Add us on Snapchat (username woffordtags) and send a Snapchat selfie showing your Wofford pride- that's ONE entry. Creativity is encouraged, and remember... keep it classy, Terriers! You can also make your Annual Fund gift by THIS Friday, March 6, at 12 noon for ANOTHER entry into the drawing. That's TWO easy ways to enter to win the Wofford alumni front license tag. If you've already made your gift, you automatically have one entry into the drawing. Note that all entries must be in by noon on Friday to qualify, and the winner will be announced at 2 p.m. on Friday, March 6! Check your emails for more information. To give, visit wofford.edu/youreit. Good luck!? Contact: Krista Redding Email: [email protected] Telephone/Extension: 4191 Forum on Student Responsibility Details: Please join us tomorrow, Tuesday, March 3, at 6 p.m. for a special forum in Leonard Auditorium hosted by Judicial Commission along with Honor Council and Campus Union. All students will receive free koozies for attending! Greek Week points Campus Union. All students will receive free koozies for attending! Greek Week points will also be given for members of fraternities and sororities in attendance. Please send any questions involving the college's Alcohol & Drug Policy, Code of Student Rights & Responsibilities to [email protected]. Contact: Judicial Commission Email: [email protected] Telephone/Extension: 4040 Dietician for Faculty/Staff Wellness Details: March is National Nutrition Month. Join us for lunch on Tuesday, March 3 at 11:30 a.m. in the Gray-Jones Room as we will host Registered Dietician James Smith. James has worked for Benefit Control as a Wellness Coordinator for many years and will be discussing ways your diet can help with elevated blood pressure, cholesterol and blood sugar. Contact: Lisa Lefebvre Email: [email protected] Telephone/Extension: 864-597-4370 LAST DAY for Fantasyland Auditions Details: Interested in playing a DISNEY character for Wofford's 3rd annual Fantasyland event? Fantasyland is a non-profit project aimed at providing the magic and wonder of Disney World to our community's underprivileged kids right here on Wofford's campus! This year's event will be held on SATURDAY, March 14th from 12 pm to 3 pm. To audition for a character, please fill out the following form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1c6CVdPrE4jqj95EvLpukCde14MDOqOVeOl65iaELtT w/viewform?usp=send_form. For more information about Fantasyland please visit http://kulsoom93.wix.com/fantasyland. THE DEADLINE TO AUDITION IS TONIGHT BY 9 PM! Contact: Kulsoom Haq Email: [email protected] Telephone/Extension: 8644319810 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/newsroom/emergencyManagement/emergencyAlerts/. 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.