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out to have their blood pressure, body composition, blood glucose and lipid panel screened for free,” Baer said. “We will repeat this event again in the spring to show students the importance of knowing their baseline health information. Though you may look or feel healthy, it is always good to know exactly where your scores fall when it comes to your actual health.” In addition to the dodgeball tournament and the biomedical screenings, CHILLVILLE also included the “CHILL ‘Burg Style’” Wellness Vendor Fair Nov. 4, which drew over 30 local and campus organizations to campus to present a variety of wellness topics. FSU’s Active Minds, a student organization, hosted two successful mental wellness programs Nov. 3 and Nov. 6 to empower students, faculty and staff to maintain a balanced lifestyle. Emma Brashear, L.P.N., of Western Maryland Health System FSU’s CHILLVILLE was organized as part of “Creating Wellness Center takes a student’s blood pressure during Healthy, Informed Lasting Lifestyles (CHILL),” FSU’s “CHILL Factors.” wellness initiative established to promote health practices and education among college students and the local community. CHILLVILLE Makes Sure CHILL is funded by a $228,225 contribution from AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. Student Body Is a Healthy One For more information about CHILL, contact Baer at x4311 FSU’s student body came out in full force for or by e-mailing [email protected]. To learn more about CHILLVILLE, a two-week series of wellness activities Nov. 3 FSU, visit www.frostburg.edu. For more information about through Nov. 12 at FSU, helping the University move forward AstraZeneca, please visit www.astrazeneca-us.com. on its goal to ensure a healthy campus community focused on wellness. “CHILLVILLE was an amazing time on campus where Forum on China Initiative many Bobcats came together to underscore the importance of There will be a university-wide forum about FSU’s China balance and wellness in our lives,” said April Paul Baer, Initiative Wednesday, Dec. 10, from 2 to 4 p.m. in the Lane Project Coordinator for University Wellness. “We had over Center ARMAH, Room 142. The purpose of the event is to 600 people come to our various programs to learn how they communicate to the campus community what FSU is can integrate wellness effortlessly into their daily routines.” accomplishing in China and how FSU’s work there is Over 100 students came out for FSU’s Student Government expanding opportunities in international education. Association’s “Still CHILL and Ballin’ Dodgeball The panelists are Dr. Jonathan Gibralter, President; Dr. Tournament” Nov. 11. FSU students also took advantage of John Bowman, Vice Provost; Dr. Henry Bullamore, Professor, opportunities to learn more about their body composition, Geography Department; Dr. Karen Soderberg-Sarnaker, blood pressure and lipid screenings during “The CHILL Professor, Music Department; and Dr. Ken Witmer, Dean, Factors,” free biomedical screenings held Nov. 5, Nov. 6, College of Education. A PowerPoint of select images will be Nov. 11 and Nov. 12. Over 300 students participated in “The shown while the panelists talk about their respective China CHILL Factors,” helping CHILL make substantial progress in experiences and answer questions. reaching its quota of 500 student biomedical screenings. The forum is open to students, faculty and staff. “Our CHILL Factors biomedical screenings were a big hit among students. Three hundred and twenty-one students came

musical theatre, the evening will Director Jamie McGreevy will Dance highlight original choreography by present two new pieces: one lyrical FSU alums Nicole Frost, Kelley Jones contemporary piece to “Slow Me FSU Dance Alums and Jamie McGreevy, who is also Down” by Emmy Rossum and a serving as Dance Company Director. modern jazz dance to “VooDoo” by Return for Winter Additional pieces created by hip-hop the Massachusetts rock sensation, choreographer Nicki Bailey and FSU Godsmack. McGreevy holds a Dance Concert Dance Company members will also be bachelor’s degree in dance from FSU The featured in the concert. and has been dancing under the Department In addition to choreographing a instruction of Frostburg Dance of Theatre modern duet to Colbie Caillat’s Academy for 22 years, where she also and Dance at “Magic,” Nicole Frost will return to teaches. Audiences will also not want FSU will the Drama Theatre stage to perform a to miss Nicki Bailey’s hip-hop jam to present the modern/contemporary piece titled a mix of today’s hottest songs, or a Winter “My Grandmother: My Angel” to new contemporary work by Kelley Dance music by Blessed Union of Souls. Jones. Concert on Frost, whose work has been featured Tickets to the Winter Dance Friday, in Paris and numerous parts of the Concert are $6 for students and $12 Dec. 5, and Saturday, Dec. 6, at 7:30 U.S., holds her master’s degree in for the general public. For reservations p.m. in the Performing Arts Center. performing arts, with a focus in dance and information, please call the theatre Featuring an array of styles from education, from American University. box office at x7462, Monday through jazz and contemporary to hip-hop and StateLines/2 Friday, 9 a.m. to system after 6 a.m. for the most 4 p.m. Theatre reliable, up-to-date information regarding delayed openings and When Tragedy and cancellations. Instructions are below. Visual Art Notification of delays or closures will Comedy Combine also be made on the main page of the ‘Pressed’ Showcases FSU Web site (www.frostburg.edu), through campus e-mail, via Student Talent www.schoolsout.com and through The Department of Visual Arts local radio stations. announces “Pressed,” a senior thesis You may also register for text exhibition, will be on view through message and/or e-mail notification Wednesday, Nov. 26, in FSU’s through the new e2Campus text Stephanie Ann Roper Gallery. messaging notification system. If you “Pressed” includes work by three haven’t signed up yet, go to the student artists: Alexandra Buchanan, Pictured in photo from left to right: Sean “Technology” link on the FSU home Ryan Fletcher and Galen Hong. The Jefferies (Ron), Emilie Waymire (Nancy), page (www.frostburg.edu), choose three up-and-coming artists will show Nick Carter (Andrew) and Teneisha “Text Messaging Alerts” and follow the outcome of four to five years of Brown (Waverly). the instructions. You must use your FSU user name and password to studying the arts at FSU and allow the FSU Theatre’s Second Stage series access the site. Don’t forget to do the public to view the possible avenues will present the dark comedy “Recent final verification portion of the that art may progressively move Tragic Events” by Craig Wright on signup, or you won’t receive the toward in the future. Thursday, Dec. 11, and Friday, Dec. messages. These text messages will Buchanan creates various linoleum 12, at 7:30 p.m. in the F. Perry Smith also be used to alert the campus in an prints that encompass a wide range of Studio Theatre of the Performing Arts emergency, so even if you don’t want patterning, intricate line direction, Center. weather closing alerts, you should still inanimate subject matter and vibrant The scene is Sept. 12, 2001; the sign up with e2Campus. color. Fletcher explores large-scale setting is the Minneapolis apartment Unless FSU closure is announced abstraction through the delicate living of Waverly, a young advertising on voice-mail or the radio - WE form of printmaking and painting. executive. Soon to venture on a blind ARE OPEN. On most cancellation Hong makes a mix between graphic date amid the media coverage of the days, the University will be closed and organic styles, taking computer- 9/11 attacks, Waverly can’t get until 5 p.m. A decision on evening generated graphic images and putting through to her sister, Wendy, who classes and events will be made by 3 a hand-cut spin on them in his prints. may or may not have been in lower p.m. that day. Likewise, the message Artworks will be available for Manhattan at the World Trade Center. under option 2 at the main University purchase from the artists As the evening unfolds, she and her number will either announce the throughout the duration of the date, Andrew, discover a succession of closure or announce, “There are no exhibit. connections to each other while her delays or cancellations at this time.” The Stephanie Ann Roper Gallery crazed-musician neighbor Ron and his Personnel compensation for has free admission and is open to the girlfriend Nancy come over for pizza closures or delays will be based on public Sunday through Wednesday and to watch “Attack on America.” the appropriate cancellation/delay from 1 to 4 p.m. For more information Her great aunt, who is stranded at the message as presented on the FSU about the exhibition, please contact airport and happens to be noted author voice-mail system. A reminder: the Department of Visual Arts at Joyce Carol Oates, also drops in, “Essential personnel” are required to x4797. bringing yet another startling report to work in the event of any perception of the day’s events. cancellation or delay. These A simultaneously tragic, funny and individuals have been notified of their Presentations serious take on the aftermath of 9/11, “essential” status by their respective “Recent Tragic Events” was among department heads. A list of these Sustainability & many in a series of plays written employees is available in the Office of during the aftermath of 9/11. Human Resources. Higher Ed For reservations and information, In the event that liberal leave is call the theatre box office at x7462, AASHE Conference Overview announced for employees, it is Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to On Monday, Nov. 24, at 4:30 p.m. expected that everyone will make an 4 p.m. All tickets are $6. Dr. Kara Rogers Thomas, Assistant effort to report to work and class. 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Professor, Sociology Department; final decision with regard to your Patrick O’Brien, Associate Director, own personal safety resides with Leadership and CE, Office of Student Take Note you. If, in your judgment, it is not safe and Community Involvement; and for you to come to work or to class Jeffrey Sellers, AmeriCorps, will President’s Holiday while the University is still open, you provide an overview of their recent must contact your supervisor or attendance at the Association for the Reception faculty member and provide this Advancement of Sustainability in The Annual Holiday Reception will information. Employees will be Higher Education (AASHE) be held on Wednesday, Dec. 17, from charged for the appropriate leave time. conference. 2 to 4 p.m. in the Performing Arts The announcement of liberal leave The presentation will be in Room Center Lobby. Faculty and staff are neither relieves essential employees 226 of the Compton Science Center cordially invited to attend! of their need to report to work and will include the following during inclement weather nor does highlights: Best Practices of it cancel classes. Sustainability on College Campuses, Weather-Related Please do not call the University Curricular Approaches to Closings and Delays police or the computer help desk for Sustainability and Service Learning weather-related announcements. The first snowflakes have flown, so and Sustainability. Please do call the University it is time to make sure you know how switchboard at x4000, option 2, or to find out if FSU will experience a check the FSU Web site at closing or delay on bad weather days. www.frostburg.edu. Information will be available at the MAIN UNIVERSITY NUMBER (x4000, option 2). You can access the StateLines/3 Local Radio/TV Stations: Environmental Library at noon to give a presentation. The following local radio/television In addition to the presentation, visitors stations will be notified in the event of Photography Contest can come to City Place from 2 to 3 a closing or delay: p.m. to purchase one of Kirk’s books The sixth Environmental and have it autographed. WFWM (91.9 FM) Photography Contest sponsored by the WFRB (105.1 FM/560 AM) Take the time for holiday storybook Environmental Planning and Land readings at 1 p.m. at Main Street WNTR/WROG (1230 AM/102.9 Management Institute will begin FM) Books, Hotel Gunter, the Bobcat Store accepting photographs on Friday, or Frostburg Community Library. WCBC/W107 (1270 AM/107.1 Jan. 2. If you work, live or attend FM) Drawings for a free book will be held school in Allegany or Garrett County, at all locations. Also, from 1 to 3 p.m. WTBO/WKGO (1450 AM/106.1 you are eligible to enter. FM) the Soroptomist Holiday Auction will Last year, the contest awarded over take place at the Community Center. WKLP/WQZK (1390 AM/94.1 $1,200 in cash, prizes and gifts to the FM) Keyser Once again, the Hotel Gunter will winners. The theme of the contest is house the annual “Mountain City WDZN (100.1/99.9 FM) portraying the beauty and an WLIC/WAIJ (97.1 FM/90.3 FM) Cookies Contest,” starting at 1 p.m. appreciation of the Western Maryland The celebration will conclude with WDYK (100.5 FM) environment. For more information WKHJ (104.5 FM) Oakland the lighting of the city Christmas tree concerning the contest, go to the at 6:30 p.m. Cookies, cocoa and a visit WMSG (1050 AM) Oakland Environmental Planning and Land WWHC (92.3 FM) Oakland from Saint Nick will be part of the Management Web site at holiday program presented at City WWPN (101.1 FM) Westernport www.frostburg.edu/dept/geog/ WVMD (99.5 FM) Place at 6:30 p.m. as well. The Palace einstitute/. Theatre will host an 8 p.m. showing of TV: WHAG-TV, NBC 25 Hagerstown the 1983 holiday classic, “A Note: If there are mixed messages FSU, Frostburg Will Christmas Story.” Tickets are $5 and in the media (one station says we’re are on sale at Main Street Books and open, another says we’re closed), Present Daylong the Children’s Literature Centre at PLEASE call the University number FSU. (x4000, option 2) for clarification. Storybook Holiday For more information, contact the That number will always be the The City of Frostburg will again be Children’s Literature Centre at x3133 FINAL authority in case of transformed into a holiday winter or [email protected]. confusion from other sources. wonderland, as the FSU Children’s Literature Centre and Frostburg First Voice-Mail Instructions: come together to present the fifth The FSU main campus number annual Frostburg’s Storybook (x4000, option 2) will be used to relay Holiday, a daylong event of seasonal information concerning school family activities, on Saturday, closings, class cancellations and Dec. 6, running from 8:30 a.m. to 10 delayed openings due to unforeseen p.m. circumstances. The following The opening celebration will occur procedure should be followed anytime at Failinger’s Historic Hotel Gunter on after 6 a.m. on the day in question. Main Street, where guests can enjoy The Elf Olympics will kick off a day of Dial x4000 (or 301-687-4000 from “Breakfast With the Elves” for $5 a holiday storybook-themed events in an off-campus phone). person at 8:30 or 9:15 a.m. The second downtown Frostburg on Dec. 6, as the When the “automated attendant” annual Elf Olympics will begin at 9 FSU Children’s Literature Centre and answers, press 2. (Option 1 is for a.m., followed by a performance from Frostburg First again host Frostburg’s emergency calls only.) the Frostburg Dance Academy. The Storybook Holiday. It is possible you will get a busy Frostburg Masonic Lodge will sponsor signal. If so, hang up and try again. the Storybook Holiday Parade that Intersession 2009 If the school is closed, classes will roll down Main Street at 10 a.m., cancelled, openings delayed, etc., you ending with a 1K Jingle Run. Take a course online or on campus will begin to hear the details, Restaurants will feature special during your winter break: Monday, otherwise you will be told, “There are holiday offerings, and showcase Jan. 5, through Friday, Jan. 23. no delays or cancellations at this windows will display decorations Registration extends through time.” created by local school children who Tuesday, Jan. 6. were inspired by children’s holiday Late fees are applied after Friday, stories. Dec. 12. Get Your Flu The sidewalks of Frostburg will For more information on specific feature carolers and wandering elves, course offerings, visit the Web site at Shot! and Frostburg’s City Place, located on www.frostburg.edu/intersession. Influenza has been confirmed in Water Street, will host a variety of Maryland! activities throughout the day, Check out November Reminder - Get your flu including free carriage rides from vaccination before Thanksgiving! noon until 4 p.m. From 11 a.m. to 3:30 Brady Health Center still has some Library Displays p.m. children may visit the “Elves When you are near the Ort Library, doses of the FluMist (nasal vaccine) Secret Workshop,” and for $1 choose and the flu shot available. If you stop in to look at the two displays on a craft to make and wrap as a “secret” the third floor. The display to the left missed the Health Fair or the earlier gift. They may also visit the “Letter to clinics on campus, stop by the Health of the entry is November – Hunger Santa” station, where they can write Month. The cases highlight the issues, Center before you leave for the and mail their letter to the North Pole. Thanksgiving Break. concerns and the international crises Children will also have the of hunger. Countries throughout the The cost is $20 for the flu shot and opportunity to have their picture taken $25 for the FluMist, payable by cash, world, Africa in particular, will have with an elf for $2. During the same statistics about poverty and hunger. check or Bobcat Express. time, vendors will be selling various The Food Bank and Heifer Fund are crafts and artwork, and lumps of coal showcased as two examples that help will be available for $1 as a gift for local residents. Dr. Anthony Crosby that “special someone.” Also, Daniel from the Sociology Department Kirk, author of “Library Mouse,” loaned materials on the Heifer Fund “Snow Dude” and “Snow Families” will be at the Frostburg Community StateLines/4 and books about the issues of hunger- poverty, compassion and resolutions. McNair Scholars: Points of Pride Thank you to Jeffrey Maehre, Ph.D.s for Students Reference/Government Documents Moore Interviewed The preference deadline for Librarian, for the concept and research Dr. Robert Moore, an associate applications for the McNair Scholars on hunger, Crosby for the loan of the professor in the Sociology Program for summer 2009 is Sunday, Heifer information and books, and the Department, was interviewed for Nov. 30. Interested students are local Food Bank. MaryJo Price, “Like It Is,” a radio show sponsored encouraged to file the application by Special Collections Librarian, created by the University of Nebraska at this date even though supporting the design for the cases. Omaha. Some of the issues discussed materials may not be complete. Later The Our People, Our Place, Our included Obama’s election and race applications will be accepted if there Coal display uses materials from the relations on college campuses. are places available. Ort Special Collections to highlight the coal and coal-mining history of the To be eligible, a student must be a area. Artifacts have been donated by low-income, first-generation college Dean Subject of area residents and were used in the student or be from a group that is areas mines. The title comes from the traditionally underrepresented in ‘Runner’s World’ Special Collections Room. For more graduate education programs (such as information on coal, please go to Hispanic, African-American or Native Article catalogUSMAI at American students or women in Dr. David Dean, a professor in the www.frostburg.edu/dept/library/ science and technology.) The ideal History Department, was the subject usmai.htm. candidate will have completed the of a lengthy article for “Runner’s sophomore year by May 2009 and World” written by his son, Josh, a have a GPA of 2.8 or higher. Juniors well-known writer. The link is Diehl Hall also are considered. Participants http://www.runnersworld.com/cda/mic receive unparalleled support, rosite/article/0,8029,s6-239-489-0- Renovations to Begin including paid summer research 12912-0,00.html. experiences, coursework, and in December assistance in preparing for graduate Beginning Monday, Dec. 22, Diehl school. Board of Regents’ Hall will undergo extensive For further information, contact Dr. renovation of all bathrooms, student Mary Mumper, Faculty Coordinator, USM Staff Awards rooms and common areas. Similar to at x4359; Dr. Mary Gartner, Assistant Nominations Being Accepted the scope of last year’s renovations in Provost, at x4212 or Harriet Douglas, The Council of University System Sowers Hall, this project will run Director of Student Support Services, Staff (CUSS) is again accepting through intersession and spring at x4263 or visit nominations for the Board of Regents’ semester, with the hall scheduled to http://www.aap.umd.edu/ University System of Maryland Staff reopen in summer 2009. mcnairprogram.html. Awards. These staff awards represent Diehl Hall students will be the highest honor bestowed by the displaced from their current rooms for Regents for achievements of exempt the spring semester, and they will be Planning to Graduate and nonexempt employees from USM given the opportunity to select another institutions, and are presented to staff space on campus. Every effort will be on Dec. 20? The 132nd Commencement members who have demonstrated made to assign students to a hall of excellence in one of the following their choice, and with a roommate of Ceremony is scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 20, in the Harold J. Cordts categories: (1) contribution to the their choice; this includes the effort to institution and/or unit to which the place students with their current Physical Education Center. The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences person belongs, (2) service to students roommate(s) in an empty room. To in an academic or residential make this possible, residents of other will hold its service at 10 a.m., while the College of Business and College environment or (3) public service to halls who do not have roommates will the university or to the greater be required to consolidate with other of Education will present their graduates at the 2 p.m. ceremony. community. Two employees are such residents. All room changes will recognized in each category – one be completed before students leave for There have been two mailings with commencement information sent to exempt and one nonexempt – for a the winter break in December. total of six awards. Students with concerns are home and local addresses. These mailings are also posted on the Nominations are first considered at encouraged to speak with their hall an institutional level before being staff or contact the Residence Life Commencement Web site under “Information and Resources for forwarded to the CUSS Awards Office at x4121. Review Committee for final selection. Graduates.” Caps and gowns are provided at no An internal Staff Awards Review News for Grad cost to all graduates and may be Committee made up of the following picked up in the Bookstore. They will employees will select nominees from Students also be available in the auxiliary gym FSU: • Kelly Durst, Office of Human MBA Applicants for Spring 2009 immediately before and after graduation rehearsal in the Cordts PE Resources, x7487, The MBA program requires that [email protected] entering students complete the GMAT Center Main Arena on Friday, Dec. 19, at 4 p.m. • Nancy Frost, Ort Library, x3058, (Graduate Management Admissions [email protected] Test) or the GRE (Graduate Record Full details about Commencement are on the University’s Web site. Click • Jay Hegeman, Student and Examination). GRE testing Educational Services, x4738, registration information is available on the Commencement icon in the bottom right corner of the homepage. [email protected] through the Educational Testing • Jesse Ketterman, Student and Services Web site at www.ets.org or If you have any other questions about Commencement, please contact Educational Services, x4311, by calling x7990. For information [email protected] about the GMAT, visit Brittni Teter at x4423 or • Patrick McLane, Physical Plant, www.gmac.com/gmac. GRE and [email protected]. [email protected] Praxis are both administered at the Please contact any of these FSU testing center. Committee members with the name of

a potential candidate and why you believe that staff member to be worthy StateLines/5 of an award nomination. The changing the world one family at a roi/annualfund/phonathon/AFTT. Committee members then will work time. cfm, and once it is completed, call with you to complete a competitive No Agape Latte Study Breaks, x3163 to arrange an interview. nomination packet. Nomination Monday, Nov. 24. reviews will begin in mid-December, Workday at Western Maryland with FSU’s selected nominees Food Bank – Another Hunger project Fundraisers submitted to the CUSS Committee in opportunity, Tuesday, early January. Dec. 2, 5 to 6 p.m. We will meet at VDay Annual Scarf Sand Spring Hall to carpool to Cumberland. Free dinner after our Sale Under Way Get Involved work at the Food Bank. Please call or Check out the annual VDay Scarf e-mail your intention to come for this Sale! Tables will be open in the Lane Pre-professional Med service project. Center from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Christian Meditation and Monday, Dec. 1, through Thursday, Society Hosts Contemplative Prayer – Dec. 4. All funds are donated to the Wednesdays, 12:10 to 12:45 p.m. Crisis Center in Cumberland, which Holiday Blood Drive and/or 5:15 to 5:50 p.m., Sand Spring offers assistance to victims of violence It is that time of the year again: a Hall, Room 114. If you are interested in the local and FSU communities. For season for love and thankfulness! in learning to practice various more information, contact Dawn What would be better than to give Christian Meditation or Contemplative Lucas at [email protected]. someone the gift of life? FSU’s Pre- Prayer methods in small groups, two professional Medical Society will be opportunities are available – a lunch hosting this semester’s second blood meditative prayer break or after-work drive Tuesday, Dec. 2, at FSU’s Lane transition. Mark your calendars for Center in the ARMAH. The American Dec. 3 and Dec. 10. This group Red Cross will begin taking blood at experience is open to students, faculty 10 a.m., and appointments and/or and staff. Various Christian meditation walk-in donors will be accepted methods will be introduced and used. through 4 p.m. Brief introductory instructions will be Appointments can be made on the given, but the focus will always be on second floor of Compton as well as the practice of Christian meditation. the main lobby of the Lane Center. Christmas Caroling – Christmas The appointment dates are as follows: caroling can be so much fun, and it Monday, Nov. 24, and Monday, Dec. can bring a sense of holiday spirit to 1, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The society the residents of Frostburg Village has a goal of obtaining 120 units of Nursing Care Center. UCM and CCM blood. There will also be the will be Christmas caroling, Tuesday, possibility at this blood drive to give Dec. 9, at 5 p.m. If you would like to single or double units. Some highly brighten the season for these residents needed types of blood are types O+, and join us for cookies and hot O-, B- and A- but all types are chocolate afterward, please e-mail Dr. gratefully accepted. Don’t forget to Zirlott with your plans to join us at bring your punch card if you have one. [email protected]. So come on down and give the greatest gift possible this holiday season! E-mail Mary Mumper at Jobs, Jobs, Jobs mmumper2@ frostburg.edu as an alternate way to Student set up an appointment. Telemarketing

United Campus Positions Available The Office of University Ministry Advancement, Office of Annual No activities this week – Have a Giving, is hiring interested students to great Thanksgiving Break! – True assist with the Fall 2008 Annual Fund North returns Sunday, Dec. 7, at Telemarketing Campaign. This is an 6 p.m. in the Lane Center, Room 140. excellent opportunity to earn extra If you want to know more, contact money and enhance your Rev. Dr. Cindy Zirlott, Protestant communications skills. Candidates Chaplain, at x7490 or e-mail will be responsible for contacting [email protected]. alumni, verifying information, Heifer Ark of Animals Project - informing them of the positive Interested in doing something about direction of the University and world hunger and economic soliciting unrestricted gifts to FSU. independence for those living in Positions are part-time, evenings, hunger around the world? We are through the fall semester, and pay $7 looking for students to help with a to $10 per hour. Heifer Ark of Animals project, Previous telemarketing experience Wednesday, Dec. 3, through is preferred but those possessing Saturday, Dec. 6 – multiple time slots excellent communication skills will be are open. If you are interested in considered. Advanced marketing and getting more information about the sales skills are also a plus. Candidates December project or other ways to must be available two to four nights, purchase animals, please call the from Sunday through Thursday, from Protestant Chaplain’s office at x7490 7 to 9 p.m. or e-mail [email protected]. Or Interested candidates can download just drop by the office at Room 114, an application from the FSU Web site Sand Spring Hall. Chaplain Cindy will at http://www. be glad to help you get involved in frostburg.edu/admin/foundation/ StateLines/6 Regents, with St Mary’s College, The summit will be held from 8:30 Morgan State University, the a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the University of Community Maryland Association of Community Maryland College Park in the Colony Colleges and the Maryland Ballroom in the Stamp Student Union Textbook Independent Colleges and Universities Building. Association, will host a summit on the Registration is at Affordability rising costs of textbooks. They will www.usmd.edu/usm/legislative_ explore ways to reduce those costs to relations/. For information call Winnie Summit students while ensuring the highest Frederick at 410-269-5085. On Monday, Nov. 24, Chancellor quality and most relevant educational Brit Kirwan and the University information available. System of Maryland Board of

FSU Events Calendar MONDAY, NOVEMBER 24 Schedule for Nov. 24 & 25 *GOLD Council ...... 8:00 p.m...... Lane 201 Monday: *Saxophone Studio Recital ...... 8:00 p.m...... PAC Pealer Recital Hall 3 p.m. NASA SciFiles: “The Case TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25 of the Energy Crunch” Residence Halls Close @ 7:00 p.m. 4 p.m. Human Geography: People, Lane University Center Closes @ 7:30 p.m. Places and Change: “Global *Women’s Basketball: Catholic ...... 5:00 p.m...... Home Firms in the Industrializing *Men’s Basketball: Johns Hopkins ...... 7:00 p.m...... Home East” 4:30 p.m. Earth Revealed: WEDNESDAY, NOVEMER 26 “Metamorphic Rocks” Thanksgiving Break 5 p.m. Frostburg City Council Meeting taped on Thursday, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27—Thanksgiving

Nov. 20. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 28 Thanksgiving Break Tuesday: 3 & 6 p.m. Going Green With Dr. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29 Thanksgiving Break G. Featuring Jamie Winters, Asst. Dir. of Student Activities; SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 30 Jeff Sellers, Sierra Student Residence Halls Open @ noon Coalition member; Interview CCM Mass ...... noon & 8:00 p.m...... Cook Chapel with Gov. Martin O’Malley and Amy Larsen, Rep. of Student Center for Volunteerism *Open to the public. Questions? Call 301-687-4411. All information subject to change. Note: FSU is committed to making all of its programs, services and activities accessible to persons 3:30 & 6:30 p.m. Guest Lecturer: with disabilities. To request accommodations through the ADA Compliance Office, call 301-687-4102 Bob Drogin, Author of or use a Voice Relay Operator at 1-800-735-2258. “Curveball” 4:30 & 7:30 p.m. Frostburg Roadtrip: Miami & Puerto Rico Taking Chances Is Risky - So Little to Gain; So Much to Lose