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Faculty & Staff News of the Week December 5, 2008 Please make your reservation (extension 7005) by Monday, December 8 for the Christmas Dinner to be held on Saturday, December 13 at 6:30 P.M. in the main cafeteria. Congratulations to our colleague, Michael Colonnese, recipient of both an Emerging Artist Grant from the Regional Arts Council (serving Eastern North Carolina), and a fellowship from the Vermont Studio Center. These grants will help fund his sabbatical participation in a writer's program in Vermont. Dr. Sharon Kendrick, Director of Resort and Club Management, co-authored a paper and was accepted to present at the North American Management Society/Midwest Business Administration Association Conference in March, 2009. In addition, Dr. Kendrick and her co-author, former dissertation chair, Dr. Melody Wollan, Assistant Professor of Management at Eastern Illinois University, have received an award for the paper. "Choose life," a poem by Bill Watt, has been published in the collection entitled Famous Poets of the heartland: A treasury of beloved family poems. Lavender Aurora is the poetry editor for the collection produced by Famous Poets, Box 21, Talent, OR 97540. Evan M. Bridenstine (Theatre Department) appears as the ghost of Jacob Marley in The Gilbert Theater's production of A Christmas Carol. The show opens Friday, November 28th and runs through December 14th. For further information or reservations, call 678-7186 or check www.gilberttheater.com. Theatre major Maegan Owens attended the North Carolina Theatre Conference Screening Auditions in Greensboro on November 21 and made it through the call-back session, meaning that she will get to go on to the Southeastern Theatre Conference Professional Auditions in Birmingham, Alabama, in March. SETC holds auditions for theatre companies from all over the country for both summer and year-round employment ranging from stock & repertory companies to dinner theatres, cruise lines, outdoor summer theatres, to children's, touring and theme park venues. Maegan is the first Methodist University Theatre major in more than fifteen years to be selected to attend these professional auditions. Please e-mail any submissions for The Roar to by noon on Friday. The Roar is distributed weekly to students every Monday. Items for The Roar should be brief and include any associated links and contact information. You can read The Roar at www.methodist.edu/roar. Please e-mail if you have any questions. Nimocks Fitness Center Fall hours of operation: Please ask the Fitness Center attendant if you have any questions or need any assistance. Nimocks Fitness Center welcome desk 910-630-7440 Library News Exam and Graduation Hours: Library Competency Classes NOTE: Class size is limited to fifteen students. Provide your name as it appears on your student ID card, Institution ID number, and a contact phone number. Classes may be canceled due to a lack of interest. Classes start promptly at the scheduled times. Happy Birthday (Known birthdays) December
CALENDAR OF EVENTS December 2008 Wednesday 3 Thursday 4-11 Wednesday 10 Friday 12 Saturday, 13 Quote of the Week "Certain thoughts are prayers. There are moments when, whatever be the attitude of the body, the soul is on its knees." - Victor Hugo Faculty & Staff: Please submit news items to Pam Ellis-Phipps at by Wednesday for inclusion in Friday's issue. |
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