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Show 7 Tuesday, October 3, 2006 A Service Learning Scholar Program 7-- 9 Staff Writer 10 Alumni Employee Breakfast, Tanner Atriuni, 9 a.m. 11:30 a.m. legacy Luncheon, Tanner Atrium, noon Converse Hall Anniversary Celebration, Converse Hall and Tanner Plaza, 2 p.m. Westminster Sound Stories, Behnken Room of Converse Hall, 5 p.m. 3-- Alumni Receptions, 7 p.m. MBA Tcmkin Terrace MPC Foster Faculty Lounge School of Nursing and Health Nursing 5-- Sciences Tanner Atrium Aviation Gore Atrium Education Malouf Hall Late 60sEarly 70s Alumni Gathering HWAC Special Events Room ASWC Oktoberfest, Tanner Plaza, 7--9 p.m. Saturday Jam Session, Emma Eccles Jones Conservatory, 11:30 a.m-noon the ' 4 11 Personal Statement Workshop, Jewett Center, Room 200, 5:30-7:3- 0 p.m. ASWC Comedian Kyle Dunnigan (Cow Shaker Kathleen Bratcher Jess Cummings Tara Fagenbush Kristie Giles 6 Joey Hellrung Wesley Jarman Hannah Kerksiek Kristina Larsen Jessica McDonald Brooke Niemeyer Nick Parker Stephanie Petersen Chris Ruppel 7 12 Carl's Jr. commercials), Courage Theatre, 8 p.m. Thursday Science Undergraduate Research Fair, Tanner 1 Friday Mens Lacrosse vs. U of U, Dumke Field, 4 p.m. 13 Saturday Distinguished Alumni Award Dinner, Downtown Marriott Hotel, 6 p.m. (S35) 9 Homecoming Presidents Ball, 9 Kids on Campus: French Club and Crepes, 1 p.m.3 p.m. 14 Sunday Mens Soccer vs. Westminster College Alumni, 15 ht letters to Kate Pappas ntforumlihivstminitercoiJege.eJu. Only signed letters will be accepted. rIhe Forum reserves the right to edit all submissions. Views expressed are those of the writers and are not to be considered those of The Forum , ASWC, the faculty, staff or administration. 10 ail Monday Opening of Art Club exhibit, Richer Alcove, Emma Eccles Jones Conservator)', Monday-Saturda10.a.m-- 4 p.m., until Oct. 21 Annual Scholarship Luncheon, Multi Purpose Court, HWAC, 11 a.m. Thursday Women's Soccer vs. Salt Lake Community College, Dumke Field, TB A MSU-Norther- n, 7 p.m. Friday MBA Power Lunch, Alta Club, 100 E. South Temple, 11:30 a.m. Womens Volleyball vs. University' of Great Falls, HWAC Field House, 7 p.m. Dumke Field, 11 a.m. The Forum of Westminster College is published every other Tuesday. Our circulation is about 1,200 newspapers. Hie first copy is free of charge; additional copies may be purchased for 50 cents. We encourage students, faculty, all staff and other readers to provide feedback. Wednesday Womens Volleyball vs. HWAC Field House, Coordinating Council, Howa Conference Room, Shaw Center, 9 a.m. 8 17 Opening of Anne Watson art exhibit, Emma Eccles Jones Conservatory', 6 p.m. p.m. p.m.-midnig- 3-- Premiere of Westminster Documentary Speaker Series featuring Albert Maysles, screening of film Lakes Kin: The Legacy of Cotton, Vieve Gore Concert Hall, 8 p.m. Wednesday Atrium, Kate Pappas Business Manager: f Tuesday - Staff Writers: Tiffeny Tam 40 Auditions for The Shape of Things, Dumke Student Theatre, 6:30 p.m. staff of fall 2006 Production Manager: physical rewards. Senior Alivia Huffman, a psychology major, volunteered at a rape recovery center and realized that, like the women she was helping, she benefited from being there. I realized I might take my privileges for granted. Even if 100 hours of service seems overwhelming, the Volunteer Center is ready to connect you with the right people who need help. Volunteer Center Director Julie Tille has compiled a list of many different types of organizations, all of which she has worked with before. The organizations are categorized by topic, so students can choose which area of service is best fitting. If working with animals, for instance, makes the time fly by, Tille will know exactly who to contact. The Volunteer Center, which used to be in the basement of Shaw, moved to Gore to join the Center for Civic Engagement. Tille welcomes students into her office, Gore 221, to find out more informaor email her at volcntrQwest-minstercollege.ed- u. tion. Call 832-28- Campus Calendar Oct. Editor: Kim Zarkin - n 5 Adviser: , t r 3 Stan Sarkisov , The Service Learning Scholar program shows the importance of integrating service by academic learning. This program is different from the Service Learning honor from the past because it is open to more than one student a year. Orientation meetings about the Service Learning Scholar program have already been held this semester, but its not too late to start as infomation is available at the Center for Civic Engagement and the Volunteer Center. Senior Veronica DeOllos is one student who took on service learning. While working with the Starlight Program, a proctor foster agency, DeOllos found that 66 percent of teens in foster care do not graduate from high school. They dont know they have the option to go to college, she says. DeOllos developed a volunteer program for college students to tutor those in the foster program because she knew they would respond to college students. Its good for the teens to meet with someone close to their age, and see that they can do a lot of stuff. Classes without Quizzes, Converse, 10 Copy Editor: . . nizes students for what they give to the community. Triday Leslie Nuon 'it' Theres a new honor cord students can earn and wear on graduation day.. In addition to being recognized for grades, the Service Learning Scholar award now recog- p.m. Alumni Connections, HWAC Special Events, 7 J & College Movie Night (college life films), Gore Auditorium, p.m. 6 Students can choose to enroll in one of three different levels of recognition, based bn the number of service hours they commit. These include 100, 200, or 300 hours. Completing the program at any of the three hour levels will earn the student a certificate from President Michael Bassis, as well as the honor cord. Of course, there are benefits beyond these Stephanie Petersen Alumni Mentoring Program Round-u- p Reception, Richer Alcove, 6p.m. Sundae Thursday, Shaw Center, J Recognition for Volunteers Thursday 7-- i t , li Alumni Homecoming and Parents Weekend 5 " 16 y Tuesday 17 Graduate school and Internship Fair, HWAC Field House, noon All College Meeting, Gore Auditorium, 3 p.m. Saturday Excellence in the Community Concert, Vieve Gore Concert Hall, 7:30 p.m. Sunday Westminster Concert Series presents Four Utah Symphony Winds, Vieve Gore Concert Hall, 3 p.m. Monday Registration for Spring 2007 begins for graduates and seniors Tuesday Utah Womens Alliance for Building Community' Awards, Vieve Gore Concert Hall, 6 p.m. Homecoming Events L J Volume XXKX: Issue 4 ,V V; A J r& - i ' |