Campaign for Cornell College

Publish your art or creative writing!

Send in your submissions to Open Field, Cornell's literary magazine!

Both art work and creative writing are accepted.

Submission deadline is FEBRUARY 17TH.

For detailed guidelines, visit Open Field's website.

?: Elizabeth Brown

Thinking of presenting at Student Symposium?

Are you doing research with human subjects?

Check the IRB website or contact irb@cornellcollege.edu to see if you need approval prior to conducting and presenting your project.

?: Alice Ganzel

The Civic Engagement Office is Hiring!

We have several student staff work-study positions open for 2012-2013.

With most of our staff graduating, we are looking forward to building a new team to work with our programs across campus.

Student staff lead Lunch Buddies, Middle School Mentoring, Colleges Against Cancer, Alternative Spring Break, and our volunteer coordination efforts.

For questions or to apply, contact Kara Trebil.

Party with  Red Sea Pedestrians!

Chase away the winter blues on Saturday, February 4 on the OC.

Join the chaplain, Inter-faith Understanding, Hillel, Muslim Student Association, and Slick Shoes as they crank up live intercultural music and dancing.

Featuring Chicago's Red Sea Pedestrians and Cornell's Albina Alieva, as well as Slick Shoes leading the group in some oh-so serious dancing.

An optional dance lesson with Slick Shoes will be held at 6 p.m.

The band begins at 6:45/7p.m.

Free and open to the public.

Interested in advertising your event on the Student Gateway? Complete the online form on the left AT LEAST a week in advance. Email submissions will no longer be accepted. Questions: Tera Kringle
 

Candidate presentation
Elizabeth Wheat, candidate for the teaching position in the department of politics, will give a presentation titled “It’s Not Easy Being Green: Environmental Decision-Making at the U.S. Courts of Appeals,” on Monday, Feb. 6, at 3:30 p.m. in Room 221, Law Hall. A reception will follow at 4:30 p.m. in Moosehead Lounge.

KRNL application deadline extended

Applications for KRNL station manager have been extended to 3:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 6. See http://www.cornellcollege.edu/media-board/ for more information.

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Monday, February 6th

Please refer to the master calendar for events that began earlier in the day.

Chautauqua - Term 6: "The Civil War: The First Two Years, 1861-1862
Hedges Conference Room, The Commons, 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m.

Presented by M. Philip Lucas, professor of history. This Chautauqua course commemorates the 150th anniversary of the Civil War. By the end over 600,000 were dead, the South was in ruins, a president was murdered, the nation was reunited, and four million slaves were free. The course will examine the first two years of the war, beginning with the election of Abraham Lincoln and concluding with the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation. This course continues Feb. 13, 20, and 27. Cost of the four-week program is $30. For more information call 895-4119. Contact: Alice Povey

"The Healing of America" Reading Group
Magee Dining Room, Thomas Commons, 11:15 a.m.

Selected students will discuss "The Healing of America: A Global Quest for Better, Cheaper, and Fairer Health Care" with author T.R. Reid following his public presentation. Students have already been notified about selection into this reading group. Sponsored by the Berry Center and Dimensions. Contact: Jamie Waldron

Music Lessons Registration for Semester II (144 Armstrong Hall)
144, Armstrong Hall, 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Music lesson registration and scheduling for the second semester. You must register again if you plan to take music lessons second semester. Contact: Cathy Schonhorst

Concert Choir rehearsals begin (McCague Hall)
McCague Hall, King Chapel, 3:15 p.m.

Concert Choir rehearsals begin for the second semester. Questions? Dr. Lisa Hearne, 248 Armstrong Hall, x4221. Contact: Cathy Schonhorst

Jazz Ensemble rehearsals begin (Ringer Recital Studio)
Ringer Recital Studio, Armstrong Hall, 3:15 p.m.

Jazz Ensemble rehearsals begin for the second semester. Questions? Dr. Donald Chamberlain, 146 Armstrong Hall, x4356. Contact: Cathy Schonhorst

The Healing of America: A Lecture by T.R. Reid
Hedges, Thomas Commons, 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Washington Post columnist T. R. Reid will be on campus to make a presentation tackling public health policy. Reid covered Congress and four presidential campaigns for the Washington Post, later serving as the paper's bureau chief in Tokyo and London; he is currently a regular commentator on National Public Radio. He has written extensively on American and global political affairs, with a focus on global health care policy. Sponsored by the Berry Center and Dimensions: The Center for the Science and Culture of Healthcare. Contact: Jamie Waldron

Presentation by Elizabeth Wheat
221, Law Hall, 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Elizabeth Wheat, candidate for the teaching position in the department of politics, will give a presentation titled "It's Not Easy Being Green: Environmental Decision-Making at the U.S. Courts of Appeals." Members of the community are welcome to attend. Reception to follow at 4:30 p.m. in Moosehead Lounge. Contact: Alice Povey

Orchestra rehearsals begin (King Chapel)
King Chapel, 4:15 p.m.

Orchestra rehearsals begin for the second semester. Questions? Dr. Martin Hearne, 244 Armstrong Hall, x4320. Contact: Cathy Schonhorst

Steel Drum Ensembles rehearsals begin (McCague Hall)
McCague Hall, King Chapel, 5:15 p.m.

Steel Drum Ensembles rehearsals begin for the second semester. Questions? Dr. Martin Hearne, 244 Armstrong Hall, x4320. Contact: Cathy Schonhorst

Tuesday, February 7th

Faculty Meeting
100, West Science, 11:10 a.m.

"Linked" Reading Group
Hedges Conference Room, Thomas Commons, 11:30 a.m.

Selected students will be reading "Linked: How Everything Is Connected to Everything Else and What It Means" by Albert-Laszlo Barabasi. Students have already been notified about selection into this reading group. Lunch will be provided. Sponsored by the Berry Center. Contact: Jamie Waldron

Wind Ensemble rehearsals begin (King Chapel)
King Chapel, 4:15 p.m.

Wind Ensemble rehearsals begin for the second semester. Questions? Dr. Martin Hearne, 244 Armstrong Hall, x4320. Contact: Cathy Schonhorst

Tasmania Clayburn--HIV/AIDS Motivational Speaker
Hedges, Thomas Commons, 6:30 p.m.

Tasmania Clayburn will discuss AIDS from a historically black perspective, particularly focusing on the impact of AIDS on African American women. Clayburn is the community outreach coordinator and minority prevention program specialist for the AIDS Project of Central Iowa, the largest non-profit AIDS service organization in the state. She is also the chair of the Iowa HIV Awareness Coalition and co-chair of the Iowa African American Women of Influence Committee. In addition, she is a member of numerous committees and organizations such as the Mobile Clinic Advisory Board for Des Moines University, Des Moines African American Leadership Council, Iowa/Nebraska NAACP Health Committee, Iowa REHD (Racial/Ethnic Health Disparities) Committee, Central Iowa Region 1 Minority Health Coalition, Iowa Social Service Provider Network, and the Criminal Justice Community Council. Sponsored by BACO and TWRG. Contact: Ariel Harris

Wilderness Field Term Informational Meeting
Magee dining room, Thomas Commons, 6:30 p.m.

Come find out about two classes being offered next year at the Wilderness Field Station in Ely, Minn. Drs. Andy McCollum (BIO308-Invertebrate Zoology) and Craig Allin (POL371 Wilderness Politics and Policy) will answer your questions about what you'll study, what you need to wear, how far you'll canoe, and how to run from hungry wolves and angry moose! An additional session will be held Wed, Feb. 8, at 11:30 a.m. in MLK, Thomas Commons. Contact: Brian Nowak-Thompson