The “Festival of Voices” will take place on November 1st at 3 pm in the Ballroom of the Harre Union. The Festival of Voices is an annual fundraiser for the Hilltop Neighborhood House. This event has many diverse acts including Folklorico, an African American vocal group and childrens’ vocal groups representing a variety of socio-economic backgrounds. Come experience some great music and support a great cause!
Tickets are $3 and available at the door.
Jus Vitae presents:
Is it Always Wrong to take a Human Life? A Discussion about Abortion, War, Capital Punishment, Assisted Suicide and what it Means to be Pro-Life
November 10, 2009, 5 pm
Harre Union, Ballroom A
It’s often said that a person cannot be Pro-Life if he or she supports a war or execution. Conversely, is someone authentically Pro-Life if he or she opposes war and capital punishment but favors legalized abortion and euthanasia? Hopefully this discussion will provide some answers. This will be a candid discussion about sensitive issues that encompass morality and the law. Our panelists include: Dr. Rachel MacNair, Professor Geneva Brown, Professor Derrick Carter, and Professor Ed Gaffney.
A free dinner will be served.
All students, faculty, and interested members of the community are welcome.
An astronomy presentation by Dr. Shawn Slavin, Purdue University Calumet
7:30 pm Friday, October 23, 2009
Neils Science Center – Room 224
8:30-9:30 pm Telescopic viewing at VU Observatory (if clear)
9:30-10:30 pm Remote telescopic viewing with the SARA telescope in Arizona
The desire to understand the nature and scale of the universe is as old as humankind. With the understanding that the force of gravity drives the motion of and distribution of matter within galaxies, comes the notion that studying the motion of stars and gas in our Galaxy and others will allow us to understand their contents. Fairly recent observations of the cold hydrogen in our Galactic disk, and similar observations of other spiral galaxies, have shown that the mass contained as luminous matter (stars, gas, etc.) may be as little as 5-10% of all the mass driving its evolution. So, the vast majority of the mass in the Galaxy, and others like it, appears to be completely dark, such that we cannot observe it directly. We detect it only through the tracer motion of luminous mass, like stars. In this talk, I will present a brief history of the dark matter problem, why we believe dark matter is very real and what might constitute the invisible elephant it represents in the small room of the Universe.
Flyer: IYA2009b_VU_5
VU PRSSA welcomes special guest speaker Jamie Buchanan of the American Cancer Society to address student organizations and give tips on furthering their brand and increase notoriety and membership.
VU Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) will host a free public relations workshop that will help student organizations create a clear picture of how best to promote their brand and image in order to improve awareness and effectiveness of the organization.
This workshop features Jamie Buchanan, Community Representative at the American Cancer Society, who will touch on the basics of organizational promotion and share insight based on her experiences with the Ball State PRSSA chapter and Cardinal Communications, as well as professional experience in public relations and event planning in various fields (including corporate, freelance and nonprofit).
The second portion of the workshop will feature an interactive group activity working on the principles of promotion and publicity needed in order to effectively promote a student organization. A contest will be held and prizes will be handed out. This workshop is CORE approved.
WHEN and WHERE:
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Harre Union Ballroom B
Event sponsor: Nursing and Pre-Med Club
Date, time and place of event: Tuesday, October 13th from 5:30-7:30 PM in the Union Ballroom
Cost: Suggested $5 donation for VU students and $10 donation for VU faculty and community members
Traditional Nicaraguan food will be available as students have the opportunity to watch a presentation about the Spring Break International Service Learning (Medical Mission) Trip to Central America. Students who have attended the trip in previous years will be on hand to share their experiences through pictures and stories.
The dinner will be cooked and served by nursing and pre-med students. The presentation will be given by students who have been on the spring break trip in previous years.
October 6, 2009
Dear Core Students,
This week is a very important cultural event for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning and ally community. This Wednesday, Oct. 7, in observance of National Coming Out Day, Valparaiso University’s Alliance organization will be hosting a 5th Hour Approved event entitled “Sexuality Monologues.” Please join us in celebration of our culture and pride, and for an entertaining journey into the lives and thoughts of the LGBT community. There will be discussion afterward, directly following the event. Refreshments will be served.
Alliance
BRAUER MUSEUM OF ART
Student Coffee Hour & Teacher Workshop
with John Ruff
VU Professor John Ruff will talk about the current exhibitions
and ways to incorporate them into the classroom.
Wednesday, Oct. 7, 7 pm
Brauer Museum of Art
Everyone is welcome to attend.
Admission is free.
This event has been approved for CORE 5th hour credit.
VALPARAISO UNIVERSITY CELEBRATES THE INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF ASTRONOMY 2009
Understanding the Night Sky
A Public Lecture by Dr. David Bradstreet, Eastern University
A new age of planetarium education is dawning with the onset of exquisitely capable digital planetariums that increase the usefulness of these exciting facilities one hundred fold! This presentation will emphasize some of the new curriculum and fantastic capabilities that have been developed specifically for the Spitz SciDome digital planetarium. Astronomical concepts can be taught in new and exciting ways and topics presented that were almost impossible to get across to lay audiences in the past. A new planetarium age is upon us!
Neils Science Center – Room 224
7:30 pm Friday, October 2, 2009
8:30-9:30 pm -Telescope viewing at the VU Observatory (if it is clear; if not planetarium show in Neils)
SPONSORED BY: Valparaiso University Dept. of Physics & Astronomy and the Indiana Space Grant Consortium
The first Wordfest event of ‘09-’10 is just around the corner. Join us to hear Michael Martone, fiction writer and essayist, read from his latest work. Hoosier by birth and degree, Martone now teaches at the University of Alabama. Come check out his moves.
“We are forced to live in our eyes, in the outposts of our consciousness, the borders of our being. Forget the heart. In the flatness, everywhere is surface.”
when: Mon the 28th, 7 p.m.
where: Brauer Museum of Art
what else: refreshments and book signing to follow
what else else: CORE 5th hour approved