Campus Connections February 2012

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Pink Tie Ball . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Student Events on Campus . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Library News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Faculty and Staff News. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Public Events on Campus . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

FEBRUARY 2012

WHAT’S INSIDE

Student SpotlightA 7:00 a.m. breakfast followed by eight toten hours in the woods tracking animals isa great day for Jessica Landry , sophomorein the biological sciences program. This was

a typical morning for her during her four-week summer course at The Coe CollegeWilderness Field Station in Ely, Minnesota

in 2011. The course, Boreal Mammology,was taught by UNH Manchester’s ProfessorStephen Pugh.

An outdoor enthusiast, Landry saw the

course as a great opportunity to test herinterest in animal research and tracking.The 2010 Pinkerton Academy graduatehas always enjoyed being outside, even asa kid. “Growing up my family always wentcamping. Camping to us was going out intothe woods at a park, not a campground,” shesaid.

Landry admits that she didn’t really knowwhat she wanted to do when she enrolled atUNH Manchester. Given her interest in theoutdoors, the biological sciences programappealed to her. So far it’s proven to be thebest decision she’s made. “I feel like the

classes I’m taking right now are shapingmy future for me,” says Landry. “Theclasses are well structured and are helpingme narrow down my interests and career

possibilities.” She also appreciates the oneon one attention she’s been able to get fromthe faculty. “You’re on a first name basiswith the professors. You can go see themafter hours and they take pride in helpingyou to learn.”

Though she doesn’t quite know what herperfect job may be, she does have the travelbug after going to Minnesota last summer.At the moment she’s leaning towardworking in animal conservation in thewest. Whatever her future holds, she said,“I want that unique job where I can make a

difference.”

M A N C H E S T E R

UNH

2012 GraduationGraduating this year? Congratulations!We hope you’ll join us in celebrating yoursuccess at this year’s annual commencement

ceremony on Thursday, May 17 at 6:00 p.m.

A few notes for those of you graduatingin May. Be sure you stop by the AcademicCounseling Office before Friday, February 24 to file your intent-to-graduate form.What’s the point? The form is a notification

to the Counseling Office that you think you may have enough credits to graduate.After they receive the form they’ll audityour records to determine if you qualify to graduate in May. Filing your paperwork on time will also place your name on ourmailing list so you receive information inMarch about commencement.

The 2012 ceremony will be the first to beheld outside, in the Arms Park Lot behindthe campus. We are renting an 80’ x 160’ tentwhich can accommodate as many as 1,400people and the staging. Plans are underway

and we’re excited for this new venue.

The planning committee is looking for twograduating seniors to serve on the planningcommittee. Contact Kim Wall if you’reinterested, [email protected], or stop by office number 328 on the third f loor.

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Financial Aid News

Free Hot CocoaFinancial Aid Week is February 13-17.Stop in for Hot Cocoa (for as long as itlasts) and enter our book scholarshipraffle.

Looking for Work?

We are currently accepting Work Study applications for the ManchesterSchool District’s Afterschool ProgramAssistants and Refugee AgriculturalAssistant at Southern NH Services.

Current ScholarshipsUNH Manchester ProgramScholarships are currently available inthe Financial Aid Office and onlineat manchester.unh.edu/financial-aid/scholarships.

Due February 15• Study Abroad Scholarship

Due April 1

• Scholars in Science and Technology

Program Scholarship (STEM)

• Degree Program Scholarships:

Biology, Business, CommunicationArts, Computer InformationSystems,

• English, Engineering, History,

Humanities, Politics & Society,Psychology, Sign Language

InterpretationDue May 1

• Enrichment Scholarship

• Makris Scholarship

Please visit the Financial Aid Officefor tips on how to search for outsidescholarships! And don’t forget, theFAFSA applications are due March 1,2012.

Campus News

Student AwardsThe UNH 2012 StudentAwards nominations site is open andready to receive your nominations!Visit the website to see the list of awards, http://nominations.unh.edu.Nominations will be accepted throughMarch 1 at 4:00 p.m.

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Campus News

Document the History of UNH Manchester

The history program is offering a one-credit internship this semester, “Preparing aDocumentation Strategy for an Institutional History of UNH Manchester.”

An intern would work with Elizabeth Slomba, University Archivist, in Durham; and withProfessor Resch, academic supervisor, in Manchester. This would be a wonderfully valuableexperience, and resumé item for anyone interested in graduate study, in public history, inlibrary or archival work, or in the history of UNH Manchester.

The history program will accept applications for the first two weeks of the spring semester,and select the most qualified applicant in the third. Contact Professor John Cerullo formore information.

Campus News

Pink Tie Ball

The second annual Pink Tie Ball for the Susan G. Komen for the CureFoundation will be held on Friday, February 17 in Manchester. ThePink Tie Ball is coordinated by students from UNH Manchester’sbusiness program and the Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE)program. A guest speaker from Susan G. Komen will be at the event.

The Ball will be held at Drynk at 20 Old Granite Street in Manchester

on Friday, February 17 from 6:00-9:00 p.m. In addition to a buffetdinner, there will be a silent auction with items donated fromlocal businesses. Tickets for the event are $30 each with 100% of the proceeds going toward the Susan G. Komen for the CureFoundation.

The event will be held at Space is limited so people are encouragedto RSVP to Kristen Tejada at [email protected] or call(603) 505-0277.

Campus News

Florence Summer Program

The Politics and Society

program will onceagain offer a six-week summer program inFlorence, Italy. Studentscan earn academic creditwhile living abroadin the birthplace of the Renaissance. Theprogram is located in thebeautiful and historicRucellai Palace in centralFlorence, and is offeredin collaboration with

the Institute at PalazzoRucellai.

Students are housed in fully-furnished, centrally-located apartments, close to all of Florence’s most famous landmarks. The 2012 summer session begins May 16 and endsJune 30. Classes are held Monday through Thursday, affording students long weekendsfor independent travel. Rome, Milan, Bologna, Venice, the Alps, Sicily, and many otherdestinations are easily accessible by train.

More information is available on the college’s website, manchester.unh.edu/student/studyaway. You may also contact Professor Michael Contarino, 641-4138, [email protected] or Professor Melinda Negron-Gonzales, 641-4364 [email protected].



Deals & Discounts

Currier MuseumYou can use your UNH Manchester IDcard for free admission to the CurrierMuseum of Art in Manchester. Simply present your ID at the museum’sVisitor Services Desk for unlimitedfree access to the galleries. (Admissiondoes not include the ZimmermanHouse or ticketed special exhibits.)Your ID card also gives you freeadmission to the Currier’s publicprograms; access to the art researchlibrary during business hours; anddiscounted admission to concerts. Formore information about admissionto the Currier, check out the library’swebsite, manchester.unh.edu/library/museum-passes.

UNH Manchester, the

financially sound choice!Like other colleges, UNH studentspay mandatory fees along with theirtuition. You may be interested to knowthat students in Manchester pay muchless in mandatory fees than studentsin Durham. Manchester students pay $1,300 less per semester. Here is abreakdown of fees:

Maintenance Fee(D - $250 | M - $90)

Student Activity

(D - $49 | M - $75)

Health Services & Counseling:(D - $290.50 | M - $0)

Memorial Union(D - $168.50 | M - $0)

Recreation(D - $236 | M - $0)

Student Athletics(D - $463 | M - $0)

Transportation(D - $53 | M - $20)

Technology(D - $85 | M - $85)

Registration(D - $0 | M - $20)

The difference in fees represents morethan $10,000 in savings for Manchester

versus Durham, over four years.

Durham: unh.edu/business-services/tuitug11-12.html

Manchester: manchester.unh.edu/admissions/fees

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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

For more information, visit

manchester.unh.edu/campuslife

All events funded by your Student Activity Fee and are subject to change.

Thursday, February 2

By Appointment | Milling AroundCo Ed A capppella AuditionsAuditions for coed a cappella group,

Milling Around, UNH Manchester’s –

and Manchester NH’s first collegiate a

cappella group. Visit Millingaround.org

for more details.

11:30-1:00 and 4:00-5:30, Grotto | ClubFair

Soccer, art, sign language, cinema...there are more than 25 student clubs

available on campus. Stop by and see

what’s available. And grab some cocoa

and s‘mores while you’re there.

Monday, February 6

All Week, Lounge | You CAN help: Forthe Love of HelpingYou can help fight hunger! Fill the

windows in the lounge all week this

week. All food items will be donated to

the New Hampshire Food Bank.

12:00-1:00, Room 255 | LEAD Series:Paperwork and Policies 101Club leaders, potential leaders, and

interested students who want to start

a club…Come and join the Office of

Student Activities in this LEAD series as

we show you what it takes to become

successful on this campus and beyond!

Tuesday, February 7

11:00-1:00, Grotto | Help make theWorld’s Largest PLARN Ball“Plarn” is a word formation derived from

the words “plastic” and “yarn.” Plarn is

typically used to refer to plastic bags

that have been cut up and re-purposed

into yarn for crocheting, knitting, or

other crafts.

Help us turn this Plarn into reusable

bags and help contribute to the

environment by reducing the amount

of waste (single use grocery bags)

going to the landfill.

Wednesday, February 8

12:00-4:00, Grotto | Help make theWorld’s Largest PLARN Ball

11:00-5:00, Grotto | From the Heart:Make Your Own Valentine’s Day Cards

Tuesday, February 14

11:00-5:00, Grotto | Fromthe Heart: Make Your OwnValentine’s Day Cards

Monday, February 20

All Week, Lobby | Cellphones forSoldiers: Cell Phone Drive

The Office of Student Activities is

organizing a collection drive for the

Cellphones for Soldiers program. Since

we started last year we have collected

over 80 cellphones. Bring in your old/

unused cellphones (working or not)

and any accessories you want to get rid

of. We will send these phones in and

a company will convert these phones

into useable phone cards and send

them overseas to our soldiers. The drop

box will be in the lobby all week.

12:00-4:00, Grotto | From the Heart:Make a Card for a VeteranLet’s remember our Veterans all year

round by making cards for their

birthdays, thinking about you cards,

and other holidays besides the two

times a year they are remembered and

honored. We will supply the supplies,

you supply the message!


12:00-4:00, Grotto | From the Heart:Make a Card for a Veteran

Monday, February 27




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Campus News

Tropical Tuesday for

First Year Students

Written by Ryan Pitts, business

student and PAL

PALs (Peer Assistant Leaders)

from the First Year Experience arehosting a Tropical Tuesday eventfor first year students from 3:00 to6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 14 inthe auditorium. There will be food,beverages, games, contests, and otherfun activities.

Tropical Tuesday is an opportunity for first year students to catch up withtheir peers, or even just grab a bite toeat between classes. Stop by for thewhole time or 5 minutes, but don’tmiss Tropical Tuesday!

Campus News

Alumni News

Congratulations to JonathanLanteigne, a graduate of the CISprogram, for making the UnionLeader’s annual 40 under Forty list.Lanteigne was recognized for hiscontributions to the Brain Injury Association of New Hampshire wherehe’s been an advice columnist for theorganization’s newsletter.

Campus News

The URC

The 13th Annual UndergraduateResearch Conference (URC) will beheld in Manchester April 24-27.

Over 1,000 UNHundergraduatestudent presentationsshowcase the results of their scholarly,engaged, and creative research in over20 professional and artistic venues

at both campuses (Durham andManchester), making the UNH URCone of the largest conferences of itskind in the country.

The deadline for students to registeris Friday, March 2. Talk with youradvisor for more information aboutparticipating in URC 2012.


Campus News

Art History Study Tours Abroad

UNH Manchester art historianAndrew Laurie Stangel willconduct two intensive one-week art history tours inEurope in 2012. The first tourwill be to London during the2012 spring break, March11-17. The second tour will beto Amsterdam/Holland in thesummer from July 8-14.

These four (4) credit study tours have been specially planned to provide participants theopportunity to learn about peoples and cultures beyond their horizon and to experiencefirst-hand “a close and personal look at many of the art-historical treasures which form anintegral part of the western historical tradition!”

Each tour includes visits to museums, monuments, and historical sites and guidedcommentary by Dr. Stangel. Students, family, and friends of UNH are welcome toparticipate in these special Art History Tours. For further information and detaileditineraries, please contact Dr. Stangel at (603) 774-7308 or email [email protected].

Campus News

CD Recording

Sixteen students from the performance groups Milling Around and the Mill’s Tones took tothe recording studio, otherwise known as room 319, for five days during winter break. They are recording their first CD which is set to be released in May. Songs you can expect to see onthe CD include Bad Romance by Lady Gaga, Perform This Way by Weird Al, and Rolling in theDeep by Adele. Proceeds will be donated to a charity which will be selected later this spring.

Campus News

MLK Food Drive

We all know that hunger doesn’t end after the holidays. In fact, the shelves at the NH FoodBank get pretty empty this time of year. New Hampshire Americorps volunteers have planneda food drive in honor of Martin Luther King that runs until February 29, 2012.

Help the Food Bank restock the shelves with non-perishable food items so they may continueserving the 130,000 people in NH who rely on donations.

Please donate your non-perishable foods by dropping them off at the collection boxes locatedon each floor of our building at 400 Commercial Street, or in the student lounge located on thefirst floor. Look for the MLK poster and please give whatever you can.



Campus News

Day in College

The college classroom can bemysterious to someone who’s neverbeen there, especially children. Theannual Day in College hopes to easethis anxiety for the more than 50 fifthgrade students from Parker Varney elementary school in Manchester whowill spend their day learning in ourclassrooms on Friday, February 24.

Coordinated by the Student ActivitiesOffice, the day provides the studentswith an opportunity to experience acollege classroom, meet professors andstudents, and become comfortable inthe college environment. Volunteerinstructors include Professional TutorChristine Andrews who will teachabout animal tracks; Professor AndrewStangel will give a lecture about arthistory; student Ruth Linehan willteach the students about puppetry;and Professor Ralph Draper will teachthem about science and technology.

To top off their experience, JamieSaucier, student activities coordinator,will lead a game of “Are You Smarterthan a Fifth Grader” between studentsand their teachers. You’re welcome tocome and enjoy the game show experi-ence in the auditorium at 12:00 Noon.

This is a great volunteer opportunity for UNH Manchester students whoare interested in teaching. For moreinformation, please contact [email protected].


Library News

Cat’s Cache Printing at the Library You can now use your student ID/Cat’s Cache card to print and make copies at the UNHManchester Library. The library’s photocopier is set up to accept your Cat’s Cache card,and you can also print to a Cat’s Cache printer from the library’s public computers.

Please note that when printing a document from our computers, the default option is fora single-sided document. To print a double-sided document, you must select that optionfrom a drop-down menu on the pop-up print menu. If you have questions, please ask alibrarian for assistance.

Still have money on your old UNH Manchester print card? Never fear. You cantemporarily continue to send documents from the library’s computers to a “print card”printer. You must select the “old” print system from a drop-down menu when sendingthe document. Ask a librarian for assistance. If you’d like to use your UNH Manchesterprint card to make copies, there is a “print-card copier” located on the first floor near the

vending machines.

We will continue to provide dual-system printing and copying for a few weeks so thatstudents can use up the funds on their print cards; however, you can no longer add money to the old cards. Be prepared to make the transition to Cat’s Cache printing and copyingby Spring Break!

RefWorks Drop-in SessionsRefWorks is a citation program that can help researchers manage their library resourcesand compile bibliographies for their papers. It is offered to UNH students, faculty, andstaff free of charge through the UNH databases. This spring, the UNH ManchesterLibrary is offering two RefWorks drop-in sessions. Come to a session to set up yourpersonal RefWorks account, learn how to use the program, and get RefWorks assistancefrom a knowledgeable librarian!

RefWorks drop-in sessions:Friday, February 3, 4:00-5:00pm, Computer Lab ATuesday, February 28, 12 noon-1:00 pm, Computer Lab A

For more information, please contact Rachel Blair Vogt at 641-4330. Hope to see you there!

Community Connections: The Undergraduate Research ConferenceThe Undergraduate Research Conference (URC) is a celebration of academic excellenceat the University of New Hampshire. During the month of February, the UNHManchester Library will promote student participation in the Undergraduate ResearchConference through our display space. Visit the library to learn more about the URC andto find out how you can get involved.

The library display will include examples of student work presented at URC in the past, aswell as information about how you can register for the conference.

URC presentations showcase the results of students’ scholarly, engaged, and creativeresearch. Registrations are now being accepted for the 2012 URC; the deadline forregistration is Friday, March 2, 2012. Be a part of this celebration! Visit the library todiscover how you can contribute to this year’s URC.

Art ExhibitThe library’s Spring 2012 art exhibit, titled A Selection of Photographs from Greece and Turkey, features photography by artist and NHIA graduate, Elizabeth Ellenwood. Elizabeth’s work is from a study abroad semester in Greece. The exhibit beginsJanuary 16, 2012.

If you have any questions about library services, please drop by the Reference Desk or give us a call at 641-4173.




Rachel Blair Vogt and Carolyn Gamtso,reference and instruction librarians,presented a workshop at the WinterMeeting of the New England Library Instruction Interest Group (NELIG) atKeene State College. Their session wasentitled “Speed Databasing: Making LastingConnections in 10 Minutes or Less.” They

demonstrated a learner-centered, inquiry-based, hands-on library instruction lessonthey have developed for First Year Writingcourses.

Patricia Halpin, lecturer of biology, wasinterviewed for an article in the Physiologist

(October 2011).

Jack Hoza, associate professor anddirector of the sign language interpretationprogram, wrote a feature article that appearsin the current issue of Across the Board , thequarterly publication of the Australian Sign

Language Interpreter Association (ASLIA).The article is titled “Team Interpreting:

Framing and Processing What We Do.”The piece discusses how the interpretingprofession’s view (i.e., framing) of workingin teams has changed over the years,strategies teams of interpreters can use toeffectively work together, and how teamscan best process (discuss and explore) theirwork together.

Jeff Klenotic, associate professor of communication arts, had an essay titled“From Mom-and-Pop to Paramount-Publix: Selling the Community on theBenefits of National Theater Chains”published in the book Watching Films

(2012). He also has a forthcoming articletitled, “Women’s Business: Female FilmExhibitors in New Hampshire During the1910s” in Locating the Moving Image (2012).

Patrick “Pax” McCarthy , along withtwo Deaf colleagues from University of

South Maine’s Linguistic Department, andNational Technical Institute for the Deaf at

Rochester Institute of Technology’s ASL/

Interpreter Training Program presented

a talk in November 2011 at Denver’s

American Council of Teachers of Foreign

Language (ACTFL) conference. It was on

an initial test-run collaborative research

experience with six similar colleges and

universities. The purpose of the research

was to assess their f irst year AmericanSign Language students’ outcomes,

in collaboration with Northeastern

University’s Regional Interpreter Education

Center.

Jack Resch, professor of history,

contributed an essay, “History Behind

the Documents,” as the Preface to An

American Reader edited by Jin Hengshan,

Vice Dean at East China Normal University

where Resch was a Fulbright Lecturer in

2009/2010. The Reader is published in

Chinese and English by Peking University Press.

Student Videos Need Your Vote

Eight students in the biological sciences program enteredtheir short films in the American Physical Society’s (APS)Phantastic Physiology Voyage film contest in December inhopes of winning cash prizes and an invitation to attend anational conference.

The APS Phantastic Physiology Voyage: “Function Follows

Form” video contest encourages undergraduate andgraduate students to creatively connect with physiology andengages them with the broader public through a short videocontest on YouTube. Vote for them by watching their videosonline, manchester.unh.edu/biocontest. A viewer’s choiceprize will be given to the YouTube fan favorite.

The following are the student produced films for the APS video contest. Please support them by watching the videos.Each time someone views the video, it counts as a vote!

Skeletal Muscle: Through the Eyes of a Skier by Kaeley Pinkham

The Secret Sense of the Inner Ear by Jennifer Evansand Millet Ali

Energy Production and Exercise by Rebecca Mason

Why does the funny bone hurt? by Rebecca Cronk

The New Intoxication by Ashley Eames and JessicaNormand

Inside a horse’s digestive system by Jill Johnston

Faculty and Staff News




CAMPUS Connections consistsof contributions from members of the UNH Manchester Community.

Writing, Editing, Design &

Photography by the Marketing &Community Relations Department.For more information contact Kim

Wall, [email protected] or 641-4306.

Visit www.manchester.unh.edufor more information about

programs and events.

Share Your News!

Keep our community informed

about the great things happeningon and off campus. Share your news

and information in the March 2012

issue of Campus Connections! Email

information to Kim Wall by Tuesday,

February 21 at [email protected].

Master’s Degree Gives Student Edge in Job Market

Written by Candice Brown, educational assistant

What’s an Internship?

Written by Donna McIntire, Internship Coordinator

Matthew Flanagan completed hisundergraduate degree in criminal justice inthe summer of 2009, looked at the waning

job market and two weeks later enrolled inUNH’s Master of Public Administrationprogram in Manchester. He accepted an

entry-level position as a security officerwith the hope that by the time he finishedhis degree he would be able to begin acareer in the public sector.

“I thought going to graduate school wouldbe an investment in my future, but evenbefore I’ve finished my degree I’ve had twopromotions,” said Flanagan.

Since he began the program, Flanagan hasworked for global defense contractor BAESystems and more recently was offered amid-level position with Raytheon BBN

Technologies. Flanagan credits his UNHgraduate degree program for opening thedoor to these job opportunities that haveincreasing levels of responsibility.

“While I was researching the career field

of industrial security, I realized early onthat I would be competing with other moreexperienced candidates for positions atthe next level,” Flanagan explained. “Twoother co-workers and I were competingfor the same job – they had more work

experience, but I believe it was the fact thatI was earning my master’s degree that gaveme the edge.”

When asked why he chose the programon the Manchester campus, Flanagansaid that he had applied at two other localcolleges, but it was the friendliness andresponsiveness of the staff that made himfeel at home at UNH.

“Last year when work relocated me fromMerrimack to Boston I didn’t even considerchanging schools in spite of the fact that I

had to commute for class. I really like thesmall class sizes and access to world classinstructors.”

Flanagan expects to complete his degreerequirements in May of 2012.

For more information on UNH’s Master of Public Administration program, contactPam Neville at [email protected],or attend one of our evening informationsessions held on the first Tuesday of themonth. Visit www.gradschool.unh.edu/manchester or call 603-641-4313.

An internship is a workplaceposition that allows a studentto gain professional experiencein an occupational area they areconsidering while also gainingcollege credit. The experience hasa level of responsibility that allowsthe student to develop new skillsin the field and offers trainingand supervision that facilitateslearning and reinforces classroomtheoretical learning. An internshipalso provides an opportunity for networking in the field thatcan enhance job prospects after

graduation.

If you are a junior or senior with a GPA of at least 2.5, why not speak to your advisorabout how an internship can fit in yourprogram of study? See what an internshipcan do for you!

• Internships give students professional“hands-on” work experience in their field.

• Students who have interned during college

report higher starting salaries and higher-

level jobs than those who have not.

• Internships give students more confidence

in their abilities.

• Many internships lead to offers of employment.

• Internships –> Networking –>more jobopportunities.

Contact Donna McIntire, Coordinatorof Undergraduate Internship Program,to schedule an appointment, 641-4327 oremail [email protected].

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PUBLIC EVENTSon campus

The events listed are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted.

Please contact Kim Wall for more information, [email protected].

Visit our website for more information about these or future events.

View events on campus by visiting the University’s online calendar.

Is there an event you would like to add to the University’s online calendar of events?

Visit manchester.unh.edu/campuslife/events and submit your event.

on campus


6:00 p.m., CAE | ESOL Open House The first step toward college may be difficult, even

with the support from family and friends. Current ESOL

students will share their college experiences in a panel

presentation for prospective students.

6:00 p.m., 286 Commercial St., 4th Floor | TechnologyGraduate Programs Info Session

Monday, February 13

All Week, Student Services Suite | Financial Aid Week Stop in for Hot Cocoa (for as long as it lasts) and enter our

book scholarship raffle!


6:30 p.m., Library | Books in the Mill:March by GeraldineBrooksBrooks imagines the Civil War

experiences of Mr. March, the absent

father in Louisa May Alcott’s Little

Women. An idealistic Concord cleric,

March becomes a Union chaplain

and later finds himself assigned to be

teacher on a cotton plantation that

employs freed slaves, or “contraband.”

His narrative begins with cheerful

letters home, but March gradually

reveals to the reader what he does not to his family: the

cruelty and racism of Northern and Southern soldiers, the

violence and suffering he is powerless to prevent and his

reunion with Grace, a beautiful, educated slave whom

he met years earlier as a Connecticut peddler to the

plantations.

Friday, February 17

6:00 p.m., Drynk Restaurant | The Pink Tie Ball The Students in Free Enterprise are organizing

the 2nd Pink Tie Ball event for the Susan G

Komen breast cancer foundation. Contact

Professor Kelly Kilcrease for more information,

including tickets:[email protected]


12:00 Noon, Auditorium | Demystifying GlutenGluten free has

become a more

common sight in

grocery stores, in cook

books, and on menus. What is gluten and why are so many

people trying to avoid it in their food? Join us to learn more

about what it is, the effect it can have for some, and what it

means to live gluten free.Presented by Dr. Bert Mathieson


12:00 Noon, Auditorium | Brown Bag Lecture: Art andEmpire in the Ancient Near EastAssyrians, Babylonians,

Persians -- and their

relationships to the Jews in

the History of the Holy Land.

An illustrated lecture.

Illustrated lecture presented by Professor Andrew Stangel

Friday, February 24

9:00-1:30, Auditorium | Day in CollegeFifth Graders from

Parker Varney will

be here to learn and

explore college. This

is a great opportunity

for students who are

interested in teaching.

For more information,

please contact [email protected].


12:00 Noon, Auditorium | Everything You Want to KnowAbout the Deaf Community, but Were Afraid to Ask Professor Patrick McCarthy will answer audience questionsabout the Deaf Community. English/ASL interpreters will be

available.

Presented by Professor Patrick (Pax) McCarthy