<rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:trackback="http://madskills.com/public/xml/rss/module/trackback/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"><channel><title>Catawba College News</title><link>http://www.catawba.edu/news/</link><description>Our Purpose: Your Promise</description><managingEditor>Maegen G. Worley</managingEditor><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>.Text Version 0.95.2004.102</generator><item><dc:creator>Maegen G. Worley</dc:creator><title>Author and Architect Sarah Susanka Advises: "Be the Custodian of Your Own Life"</title><link>http://www.catawba.edu/news/archive/2010/03/17/susanka_custodian.aspx</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:16:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.catawba.edu/news/archive/2010/03/17/susanka_custodian.aspx</guid><description>Author and architect Sarah Susanka brought her "Not So Big" philosophy to Catawba College's campus on March 16 and advised those members of her 11 a.m. audience to "be the custodian of your own life. We are that channel by which God moves through this world," Susanka explained, noting "those inner judgments [each person makes about themselves] undermine the truth of who God wants you to be."</description></item><item><dc:creator>Maegen G. Worley</dc:creator><title>BLOG: Thailand Revisited - Introduction</title><link>http://www.catawba.edu/news/archive/2010/03/09/blog_thailand1.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:43:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.catawba.edu/news/archive/2010/03/09/blog_thailand1.aspx</guid><description>2008 Catawba alumnus Jonathan Rhodes is making a 10-day trip to Thailand this month with a high school friend, and 2007 alumnus Joe Brooks. For Rhodes, this is a repeat trip to a country he has grown to love. He'll be sharing his adventures through blog posts here and through his personal blog. Rhodes' introductory post about the trip that will begin March 11 follows...</description></item><item><dc:creator>Maegen G. Worley</dc:creator><title>Seventeen Ketner School of Business Students Inducted into Business Honor Society</title><link>http://www.catawba.edu/news/archive/2010/03/09/bizhonor2010.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:18:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.catawba.edu/news/archive/2010/03/09/bizhonor2010.aspx</guid><description>Seventeen Catawba College seniors, all pursuing academic majors in the Ketner School of Business, were inducted into the Business Honor Society during a March 4 ceremony held at the Cloninger Guest House on campus. Membership in this scholastic honor society is open to all senior majors in the fields of accounting, economics, information systems, management and marketing who have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.2. </description></item><item><dc:creator>Maegen G. Worley</dc:creator><title>Rocky Mountain Institute Co-Founder Advocates Energy Revolution</title><link>http://www.catawba.edu/news/archive/2010/03/05/lovins_recap.aspx</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:05:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.catawba.edu/news/archive/2010/03/05/lovins_recap.aspx</guid><description>He made it sound so easy. Catawba College welcomed Amory Lovins, one of the world's "top thinkers and environmentalists" and co-founder of the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) based in Colorado, to Keppel Auditorium Feb. 23. Speaking to a crowd of more than 700, Lovins discussed doable ways to cut our dependence on oil. "It's not a fantasy," Lovins said. "It's available, practical and profitable now."</description></item><item><dc:creator>Maegen G. Worley</dc:creator><title>Catawba to Participate Exclusively in Direct Loan Program</title><link>http://www.catawba.edu/news/archive/2010/03/04/direct_loans.aspx</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:41:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.catawba.edu/news/archive/2010/03/04/direct_loans.aspx</guid><description>We are pleased to announce that beginning with the Fall 2010 semester, Catawba College will participate in the William D. Ford Direct Loan program. Catawba College students will be required to use the Direct Loan program for all federal  student and parent loans rather than the Federal Family Educational Loan Program program (FFELP). With the Direct Loan program, students and parents will apply directly with the federal government rather than having to go through a lender such as a bank. </description></item></channel></rss>