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March 28, 2005

Lecture and Reception in honor of Prudence Hall’s Retirement

Please join the Biology Department on Monday, April 4th for a reception and lecture to celebrate the retirement of Prudy Hall, who has been an integral part of the Biology Department since joining the Hiram College Faculty in 1988.  The reception will start at 4:00 p.m. in the Pritchard Room with a lecture following at 4:45 p.m. in Prudy’s honor. The title of the lecture is "From Photochemistry to Vitamin B6: How a Career Battling Plant Disease Leads in Unexpected Directions."  The speaker, Margo Daub, is Prudy’s friend and professional colleague.  Daub is Professor of Plant Pathology and Chair of the Department of Botany at North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC.  Everyone is invited.

National Student Employment Week

Each year colleges and universities across the nation recognize their student employees by participating in National Student Employment Week.  This year's nationwide event will be held April 4-8. 

During this week, departments are encouraged to show their appreciation for all that the student employees do throughout the year.  Departments may recognize a student employee for outstanding performance by nominating him or her for the Hiram College Student Employee of the Year Award.  Federal work study and non-work study student employees are eligible.  Three students will be recognized campus-wide.  There will be prizes given for 1st, 2nd and 3rd places sponsored by the Hiram College Financial Aid Office, The Admission Office and the Bookstore.  Those students chosen as outstanding employees will be announced on Friday, April 8. 

The nomination forms will be evaluated by representatives from Hiram College departments that do not employ students.  Nomination forms must be received in the Human Resources Office by Friday, April 1, by 5 p.m.  For more information, please call Chris McMullen, Federal Work Study Coordinator, at ext. 5111.

ANWR Film on Campus

SEAC (Student Environmental Action Coalition) is sponsoring a film this month about the Artic National Wildlife Preserve.  "Oil on Ice" addresses the possible problems that the wildlife of the refuge could face if it were opened up to oil drilling.  The film will be shown on Monday, March 28 at 5 pm in Frohring Art 5.  Refreshments will be served.  For more information about the film visit http://www.oilonice.org.

Damaris Peters Pike Seminar Room Dedication

The Music Department will host a reception to dedicate the new Damaris Peters Pike Seminar Room on Thursday, March 31, from 4:00-5:30 p.m.  Damaris, Emerita Professor of Music, and her husband Ken Pike provided funds for refurbishment of Frohring Music 203 as a classroom and vocal studio with new flooring, paint, lighting, furniture, and sound system.  There is also a wall display of historic photos of music faculty and ensembles.  Please drop by on Thursday to greet Damaris and see the new space.

Hyden, Parkinson Attend Conference

Junior Amberly Hyden will be presenting a paper, "'The Sovereign Principle of Life': Images of Blood in Baumgartner's Bombay", at the 20th Annual National Undergraduate Literature Conference in Ogden, Utah, at the end of the month.  Amberly is majoring in English with a Creative Writing Emphasis and wrote the paper for ENGL 438: Visions of India.  Kirsten Parkinson will be accompanying Amberly to the conference and chairing a panel there.

Alaolmolki to present talk at Akron Council on World Affairs

Professor of Political Science Nozar Alaolmolki will present his essay, “Saudi Arabia since the September 11th Terrorist Attacks,” for the Akron Council on World Affairs (ACWA) dinner on April 7, 2005. The program and dinner is part of the John and Betty Seiberling ACWA 2004-2005 Program Series. Alaolmolki’s talk will analyze the development of democracy in Saudi Arabia in light of low voter registration and increasing terrorism. Dinner begins at 6:45 p.m. and the talk begins at 7:30 p.m. at the Hilton Inn in Fairlawn. Reservations for the program are required by Saturday, April 2, 2005. For more information, contact the ACWA at 330.867.6412.

Hiram Bookstore -- Book Buyback Hours

Friday, April 1: 8 am - 5 pm
Sat-Sun, April 2-3:  10 am - 5 pm
Mon-Fri, April 4-8:  8 am - 5 pm
Sat-Sun, April 9-10:  10 am - 5 pm
Mon-Fri, April 11-15:  8 am - 5 pm
Sat-Sun, April 16-17:  10 am - 5 pm

Opera/Musical Theater Workshop to perform Irving Berlin

The Hiram Opera/Musical Theatre Workshop will perform "Irving Berlin - A Musical Revue."  The show will present the music and life of the legendary song and Broadway composer.

The cast includes Robin Behlow, Bradley Cromes, Charity Jean, Thomas Kindt, Daniel Klinzing and Isabelle Tuma.

Performances are Thursday, March 31 and Friday, April 1 at 8:00 p.m. in Frohring Recital Hall.  Admission is free and open to the public.

Senior Seminar Presentations - Environmental Studies Program

Tuesday, March 29
7:30 PM, Gerstacker 123

Kevin Pearce, "Ravenna Army Ammunition Plant/Training and Logistics Site: Environmental implications of Demolition of contaminated munitions buildings"
Corie Mansor, "Ohio's Pay As You Throw (PAYT) Program, Recycling, and Landfills"
Lea Spicknall, "Environmental Consequences of Dam Removal"
Ed Ward, "Monitoring the Industrial Waste Stream and Corporate Sustainability"

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