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November 2009 ALUMNI NEWSLETTER: Volume 5, Number 3 |  |
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Catawba to Offer Classes at Nearby Community College In January 2010, Catawba College will enter into a unique academic relationship with Davidson County Community College (DCCC) in Lexington. Initial courses to be offered at DCCC beginning then will be associated with Catawba's Birth-Kindergarten program, offered currently on Catawba's campus to adult learners through its School of Evening and Graduate Studies. Read more » |
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 Abernethy Village is LEED CertifiedCatawba College's Abernethy Village, a complex of five residence halls, has been LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certified by the U.S. Green Building Council. The certification recognizes these residence halls as meeting standards for environmentally sustainable construction. Read more » |
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| Three to be Inducted into Business Hall of Fame Three outstanding business leaders will be inducted into the Catawba College Business Hall of Fame on Saturday, November 7. The event will be held in Peeler Crystal Lounge of the Robertson College-Community Center on campus. Darlene Landis Ball '62 of Greensboro, the late Enoch A. Goodman '38 of Salisbury and James F. Hurley, III of Salisbury will comprise the third class of business leaders to be honored by the Ralph W. Ketner School of Business, which sponsors the event, along with Catawba's Business Advisory Board. Tickets are available. Read more » |
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Journalist/Author Kevin Sites to Speak Award-winning journalist and author Kevin Sites will speak to Catawba College students and others in the campus community in Keppel Auditorium at 11 a.m. on Saturday, November 14, and the public is invited to attend. Sites is the author of "In the Hot Zone: One Man, One Year, Twenty Wars," which was Catawba's 2009 Common Summer Reading. Read more » |
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| Student Newspaper, "The Pioneer" Goes Out of Print Since 1926, Catawba College's student newspaper, The Pioneer, has been a printed publication. Not anymore; it's now online at www.catawba.edu/pioneer.  Students enrolled in Communication Arts Instructor Cyndi Wittum's Applied Journalism course have been working on stories and photographs for the new online site since the beginning of the fall semester. Read more » |
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Homecoming Weekend 2009 Was A Blast! |
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Student Affairs Special Efforts:
Afghans, and Afghanistan Afghans: Catawba's Office of Student Affairs is underway with its annual fundraising efforts to provide local families in need with a Thanksgiving meal. In addition to the traditional "Thanksgiving Duck Draw," this year Student Affairs is also selling Catawba College afghans, or throws, to help raise funds, and alumni are invited to order one of their own! It's a GREAT alumni gift idea! Read More / Order an Afghan » Afghanistan: Dan Sullivan, Dean of Students, reports that three shipments of care packages have been sent to US troops in Afghanistan since the summer, with another shipment planned in time for Thanksgiving. Four battalions so far have enjoyed knowing they're remembered back home with packages that include letters and cards, candy, books, and magazines donated by members of both our campus and local community. |
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 WE'RE HONORED! Students Earn Recognition- New Mathematics Honor Society On Campus - NC Association of Educators Pins Twenty-Six - National Honor Society Inducts Twenty-Five - Chemistry Society Affiliate Chapter Commended - Theatre Students/Faculty/Alumni Win Awards - Student Awarded Research Stipend |
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HONOR ROLL: FIND IT ONLINE! |
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Spotlight on Environment | |
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Green Pigs on Campus, Online, (and if you like, on YOU)!
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| Good News In The Air — Less Ozone This Summer A guest column by Dr. John Wear, executive director of the Center for the Environment, appeared in the Oct. 14 edition of the Charlotte Observer. He noted that cooler summer temperatures, increased rainfall and the recession played a role in the number of reduced ozone alert days. So did environmental laws that were instituted earlier in this decade. Read more » |
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