http://www.vwc.edu/news_events/calendar/index.php Virginia Wesleyan College weekly events calendar en-us Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.vwc.edu/news_events/calendar/index.php Sunday worship, 4 p.m. Monumental Chapel. "SOAR" is a faith-filled time of music, prayer, scripture and proclamation. This Sunday there will be a Celebration of Holy Communion, with guest preacher Rev. Rachel Gilmore, Minister to Young Adults from Courthouse Community UMC, Virgina Beach preaching on Jeremiah 7:1-14, "The Lord has Left the Building." Our very own Stephanie Drinkard will provide special music. For more information, contact Florence Brooks with Chaplain's Office at 757.455.3400 or e-mail fbrooks@vwc.edu. This event is open to the public. Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.vwc.edu/news_events/calendar/index.php Father Jim Parke, from Church of the Ascension, will offer a full liturgy in Monumental Chapel for the VWC community. Please join us.
For more information, contact Rev. Florence Brooks with Chaplain's Office at 757.455.3400 or e-mail fbrooks@vwc.edu. This event is open to the public. Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.vwc.edu/news_events/calendar/index.php Please join the English Department and the Wesleyan Activities Council in hosting Fall Poet in Residence, Michael O'Brien. Mr. O'Brien is from Granville, NY, studied in Fordham, the University of Paris and Columbia. He has written many books such as The Summer Poems, Conversations at the West End, Blue Springs, and Veil just to name a few. He will be on campus Monday November 16 from 1:30 p.m. -2:45 p.m. visiting ENG 248: American Literature. On Monday November 16 there will be a Poetry Reading at 7 p.m. in Hofheimer Theater. On Tuesday November 17 we will have another Poetry Reading at 11 a.m. in the Boyd Shafer Room. Micheal O'Brien will also be available for book signings. For more information, contact Dr. Weinstein with English Department at 757.455.3276 or e-mail jweinstein@vwc.edu. This event is open to the public. Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.vwc.edu/careerservices Learn how to create the resume that will get an employers attention and get you an interview.
This workshop is sponsored by the Career Services Center and will be held in the Jane P.Batten Center, Room 228, on November 17. For more information, contact Leslie Hines with Career Services Center at 757.455.3337 or e-mail career_services@vwc.edu.
Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.vwctickets.com Calling all Marlins who have ever wondered about their finances. Big Money, a game show on credit card debt, can help you discover some secrets to financial management. You may even win some extra cash while you're there. This event is being brought to you by the Wesleyan Activities Council (I.C.E. Committee). Location: Marlin Grille. Time: 7 p.m. You can also reserve your tickets by going to www.vwctickets.com. For more information, contact Arianna Benzineb with I.C.E. at 757.233.8726 or e-mail at ajbenzineb@vwc.edu.
This event is open to the public. Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.vwc.edu/academics/csrf/programs/2009_2010/index.php The Nexus Interfaith Dialogue, continues on November 16, 7:30 p.m. until 9 p.m., Boyd Dining Hall. Sponsored by the Center for the Study of Religious Freedom. Free and open to the public. No reservation required. For more information, contact Ann Shappell with Center for the Study of Religious Freedom at 757.455.3129 or e-mail csrf@vwc.edu.
Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.vwc.edu/student_life/comm_service/events.php The American Red Cross will hold a "Blood Drive" on September 16 on the VWC Campus - To select a donation time, go to www.givelife.org. To volunteers, sign up for a time slot in the Office of Community Service. Donors and volunteers are needed for this event. For more information, contact Diane Hotaling with Office of Community Service at 757.455.3216 or e-mail dhotaling@vwc.edu.
Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.vwc.edu/student_life/comm_service/events.php In partnership with the Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia,volunteers in this program prepare hot meals in the campus kitchen, which are later distributed to children in after-school programs through Kids Cafe. Prep starts at 6:30 p.m. and concludes by 8:30 p.m. Sign up in the Office of Community Service. For more information, contact Diane Hotaling with Office of Community Service at 757.455.3216 or e-mail dhotaling@vwc.edu.
Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.vwc.edu/academics/csrf/programs/2009_2010/index.php Cookson Religious Freedom Lecture, Dr. Ursula Goodenough, Professor of Biology, Washington University in St. Louis, Boyd Dining Center on November 18, from 7:30 p.m. until 9 p.m. Sponsored by the Center for the Study of Religious Freedom. Free and open to the public. No reservation required. For more information, contact Ann Shappell with Center for the Study of Religious Freedom at 757.455,3129 or e-mail csrf@vwc.edu.
Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.vwc.edu/news_events/calendar/index.php The "Frankly, My Dear, Film Festival" will be held in the Boyd Dining Center on November 19.
Celebrate the 70th Anniversary of 1939 Cinema! The year 1939 has been considered the greatest in all of film history! For more information, contact Devin Cowhey at 215.840.3449 or e-mail dncowhey@vwc.edu. This event is open to the public. Times for this special event to be announced. Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.vwc.edu/news_events/calendar/index.php Author and film critic Molly Haskell will discuss the impact of Gone with the Wind and cinematic images of women on American society. Haskell, a native of Richmond, VA, is the author of the classic feminist text From Reverence to Rape and the recently published Frankly, My Dear: Revisiting Gone with the Wind. Molly Haskell will speak on November 19, starting at 11 a.m. This event will be held in the Boyd Dining Center.
For more information, contact Devin Cowhey at 215.840.3449 or e-mail dncowhey@vwc.edu. This event is open to the public. Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.vwc.edu/news_events/calendar/index.php Finals are just around the corner! Are you ready? Learn how you can best prepare for upcoming final exams. Open to all students, but highly recommended for freshmen (and counts as an FYE-2 event for those enrolled in FYE). This event will be held on Thursday, November 19, at 11 a.m., in Jane P.Batten Center, Room 228. For more information, contact Linda Sykes with the Learning Center at 757.455.3122 or e-mail lhsykes@vwc.edu.

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.vwc.edu/careerservices All students are invited to a full four-course etiquette dinner, co-sponsored by Career Services and "Career 15." Polish up your dining and social event etiquette skills, learn the dos and don't s of professional good manners. There will be a Question & Answer period during the evening. A $5 deposit holds your place. Your deposit will be returned at the dinner. Reservations must be made by Friday, November 13 in the Career Services Center. This event will be held in the Princess Anne Room in the Boyd Dining Center. For more information, contact Leslie Hines with Career Services Center at 757.455.3337 or e-mail career_services@vwc.edu.
Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.vwc.edu/news_events/calendar/index.php Join us in the Boyd Dining Center and enjoy various 1939 films. Molly Haskell will introduce our first film and lead an informal discussion and question and answer session on the films Friday, November 20, at 1:45 p.m. The films of 1939 impacted Hollywood forever, and the movies have never been the same. Watch the films and participate in various contests and activities! Enjoy a cinematic experience that simulates one from 1939! For more information, contact Devin Cowhey at 215.840.3449 or e-mail dncowhey@vwc.edu.
This event is open to the public. Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.vwc.edu/news_events/calendar/index.php A Documentation Workshop (MLA, APA, Chicago) will be held in the evening, November 19, from 7:15 p.m. until 8 p.m. in Clarke Hall, Room 118. Learn the important citation and formatting differences between MLA, APA, and Chicago Manual of Style.
For more information, contact Anne Fansher with the Writing Center at 757.233.8718 or e-mail AFansher@vwc.edu.
Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.vwc.edu/news_events/calendar/index.php The Virginia Wesleyan College Concert Series presents William & Mary faculty Susan Via, Sarah Glosson, Ruth van Baak Griffioen, and Tom Marshall perform music of the 16th & 17th century on period instruments in "Birth of the Baroque."
Mark your calendar for November 20 at 7:30 p.m. and join us in the Hofheimer Theater for this special evening. Free to VWC students.For more information, contact Sandra Billy with VWC Concert Series at 757.455.2101 or e-mail concerts@vwc.edu. This event is open to the public. Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.vwc.edu/news_events/calendar/index.php Come out and be a part of a costume contest and see 1939 films! Spend a lazy Saturday afternoon with films that cannot be forgotten, even 70 years later! This event will be held in the Boyd Dining Center, on November 21, starting at 1:30 p.m. For more information, contact Devin Cowhey at 215.840.3449 or e-mail dncowhey@vwc.edu.
This event is open to the public. Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500