Tuesday, February 16
7:00 to 10:00 p.m.
Harre Union, Ballroom C
Sponsored by the French Club (Cercle français)
Come join us for a Mardi gras celebration to learn about the history and traditions of Mardi gras and Carnival while sampling freshly-made crêpes and galettes des Rois (Kings’ Cakes). Music, Carnival masks, and a Mardi gras raffle. Refreshments provided. Open to all VU students, staff, and faculty.
Don’t forget about the MLK Student Coffeehouse Friday night in the Cafe of the Harre Union. Entertainment begins at 7. The line-up of great VU talent is below. Admission is free. Don’t miss it.
7:00-7:05 Introduction- MC
7:05-7:30 First Act: Jeremy Caywood
7:35-7:50 Ellen Orner
7:50-8:15 RoseBud
8:15-8:25 10 Minute Intermission
8:25-8:50 TriPolar
8:50-9:00 John Linstrom
9:00-9:25 DJ
9:25-9:50 Nick Henton
All Core students are required to attend the Convocation at 10 am as well as choose one other event from those listed in the schedule to which you’ll find a link below.
Looking for service hours?
Looking for a CORE 5th Hour Event?
Want to get involved in the community?
Then join us for the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Service Day!
We will be going to places like Whispering Pines Nursing Home, the Porter Country Animal Shelter, and many more to help them with small and easy tasks. The event will take place on Saturday, January 16, from 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. We will be meeting in the Union Ballrooms for a free breakfast, Civic Engagement Award presentation, and then you will depart on your way. If possible, please provide your own transportation (a limited amount of carpooling will be available). If you or your group is interested, please insert your information into the link attached. Be sure to list your organization name! Also, if you are a CORE student, this event counts toward the required MLK Day event (outside of Convocation).
If you have any questions, feel free to send an email to ace.coordinator@valpo.edu or stop by their office in Room 234 of the Student Organization Suite. Hope to see you there!
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Advocates for Civic Engagement
ace.coordinator@valpo.edu
SOS Room 234
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
Public Service Announcement:
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Anthem at the ARC
September 11th Memorial Ceremony
Friday, September 11, 5:00 PM
Flyer: September 11th Memorial Ceremony Flyer
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(Please note that since this is a memorial rather than instructional event, it does not qualify for Core 5th hour credit. However, it is an important campus event and we encourage everyone to attend.)
You are cordially invited to an Evening of Ives, Valparaiso University Theatre Department’s last production of the year, directed by VU senior theatre major Caroline Crafton. Two comedies by David Ives will be performed: The Philadelphia and English Made Simple. Production time is 35 minutes, in case you’re cramped for time. The Performances will take place this Friday (May 1st) and Saturday (May 2nd) at 8 pm in the Studio Theater. Admission is free. Don’t miss out!
A talk by Dr. Adam Rengstorf, Purdue University Calumet
Friday, May 1, 7:30 pm in Neils Science Center 224
Many of us remember memorizing in elementary school an acronym for the names of the nine planets (My Very Energetic Mother Just Served Us Nine Pizzas). For better or worse, this listing is no longer the case. With the formal definition of a planet by the International Astronomical Union in August of 2006, Earth is now one of eight planets in our solar system, with Pluto reclassified. I will present a brief overview of the solar system with an eye towards how and when the planets were discovered, when and why planets have been demoted (yes, it’s happened more than once), and the necessity and appropriateness of the official IAU definition.
8:30-9:30 Telescope viewing at VU Observatory ( or Planetarium show in NSC if cloudy)
Brauer Museum of Art
Opening Reception
BSFA Student Exhibition
featuring Renee Brozo, Adam Hager and Patrick Lay
Friday, April 24, 2009 7 pm
Refreshments will be served. Everyone is welcome to attend.
Flyer: BSFA Opening Reception
Neils Science Center, room 234, 8 pm.–TONIGHT! (Wed, 4/22)
In connection with National Day of Silence, there will be a screening and discussion of the film “For the Bible Tells Me So,” sponsored by Alliance.
The movie is an exploration of the intersection between religion and homosexuality in the U.S., and how the Bible has been used in the debate over homosexuality. This discussion will be tied in with the recent campus workshop on sexual orientation and will also explore new issues within this overall topic.