February 2008 | Volume 8, Issue 5
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I. FROM THE OFFICE OF ALUMNI RELATIONS

COMING SOON: THE BC ONLINE ALUMNI COMMUNITY -

The Office of Alumni Relations is proud to announce that we will soon be launching an online alumni community! This robust tool will allow alumni to perform social as well as career networking online. Similar to MySpace and Facebook, BC alumni log in to the community and update their personal profile with current contact information, career information, and can upload class notes and even photos. Then you can search the alumni profiles for classmates, roommates, teammates, etc. You can even search for alumni to assist with career opportunities, mentoring, and can upload your resume. STAY TUNED - More information to come. In the meantime, for marketing purposes, help us come up with a name and web address for the BC online alumni community. Click here to vote for your favorite name for this new tool.

ALUMNI VOLUNTEER SERVICE = "DAY OF SHARING"�

The BC Alumni Association encourages alumni, students and friends to join together in volunteer service projects in their hometowns in a national BC "Day of Sharing"� on Saturday, March 8. As a service volunteer, you will provide valuable help to the various agencies as well as build good will by representing the College in various communities. If you would like to be involved, mark your calendar now and identify an agency or project in your community that you can volunteer with. For volunteer opportunities and details visit: http://www.bridgewater.edu/alumni-service.

WINCHESTER AREA ALUMNI & FRIENDS EVENT - MARCH 27, 2008

Alumni, parents and friends in the Winchester, Va., area, mark your calendars now for an alumni reception on Thursday, March 27, at the home of Ted, '79, and Faye Barker, 602 Sterling Drive, Winchester. Come reconnect with college and other BC alumni and friends while enjoying appetizers, campus updates from President Phillip C. Stone and head football coach, Mike Clark, as well as door prizes and more! Watch your mailbox for the event postcard and registration information or for more info call the Office of Alumni Relations at 540-828-5451.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR ALUMNI WEEKEND: APRIL 18-19, 2008

If you don't already have Alumni Weekend on your calendar, mark it now - April 18-19!

Just a few of the highlights:

- The Class of 1958 will mark its 50-year reunion and be inducted into the Ripples Society on Friday, April 18.

This year's Ripples Medals are being presented to:
John S. Flory Jr., '32

Margaret "Peg"� Flory Wampler Rainbolt, '37

- Reunion luncheons are scheduled Saturday, April 19, for the Classes of 1933, 1938, 1943, 1948, 1953, 1958, 1963 and 1968.

- At the Alumni Banquet on Saturday evening, April 19, the annual BC Alumni Association alumni awards will be presented.
This year's award recipients are:

Young Alumni Award: A. David Ervin, '91

Distinguished Alumni Award: John R. Milleson, '78

West-Whitelow Award for Humanitarian Service: David R. Radcliff, '75

A full schedule of events and registration form will be mailed out in March so be watching your mailbox for it. Click here to view the schedule of events online or download a registration form.

SAVE THE DATE: PICNIC & ORIOLES GAME - JUNE 1, 2008

Mark your calendars for Sunday, June 1 and plan on joining us for our annual noon picnic in Camden Yards followed by an Orioles vs. Red Sox game at 1:35 p.m. Cost: $37/person (includes picnic and game ticket). RSVP: by Monday, May 5, 2008 by contacting the Office of Alumni Relations at 540-828-5451 or email shottel@bridgewater.edu.

JOIN US FOR LUNCH IN RICHMOND ON JULY 13

Mark your calendars to have lunch with Bridgewater College alumni and friends at the Church of the Brethren Annual Conference in Richmond, Virginia, on Sunday, July 13. The Church of the Brethren and the Brethren Church will be marking the 300th anniversary of the founding of the Brethren movement in Germany in 1708, and we anticipate a large crowd for the joint worship service on Sunday morning, followed by our luncheon at noon in Salon E of the Marriott Richmond Downtown Hotel. Tickets for the luncheon are $17 each and may be purchased through Annual Conference registration, which opens March 7 at www.brethren.org (click on Annual Conference tab) or by sending your check, payable to Bridgewater College, to Office of Church Relations, College Box 186, Bridgewater College, Bridgewater, VA 22812.

II. CAMPUS NEWS AND UPDATES

BC PARTICIPATES IN RECYCLEMANIA 2008
Bridgewater College is participating in Recyclemania 2008 - To follow our results,

click on the Recyclemaniacs BC page. RecycleMania is a friendly competition among college and university recycling programs in the United States that provides the campus community with a fun, proactive activity in waste reduction. Over a 10-week period, campuses compete in different contests to see which institution can collect the largest amount of recyclables per capita, the largest amount of total recyclables, the least amount of trash per capita, or have the highest recycling rate. The main goal of this event is to increase student awareness of campus recycling and waste minimization. In the end, RecycleMania helps all participating colleges and universities make achievements in recycling and waste reduction! Click here for the complete story.

CLIFTON FORGE ARTIST TO EXHIBIT AT BC

The paintings and drawings of Clifton Forge artist Michael Farrar will be on exhibit March 3 - April 12 in the Cleo Driver Miller Art Gallery at Bridgewater College. Farrar will give an artist talk/slide presentation at 4 p.m. Monday, March 3, in the Boitnott Room. An artist reception will follow from 5 - 7 p.m. in the Miller Gallery. The talk, reception and exhibit are open to the public at no charge. The exhibit, "Nurds on Parade," is based on Farrar's observations of people who surround us every day, some more noticeably than others. He records their mannerisms as they search for balance or attempt to participate in "the dance of life." Farrar says he "aims to deflate the pompous, reflect upon life's absurdities or chuckle a way out from under more poignant moments." The Miller Gallery is located on the second floor of the Alexander Mack Memorial Library. The Gallery is open 8 a.m. to midnight Monday - Thursday, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, and 3 to 11 p.m. Sunday. Click here for complete story.

DR. BARR HAS COMMISSIONED ANTHEM PERFORMED

Dr. John Barr, professor of organ and piano emeritus, had an a cappella anthem, "Tantum ergo sacramentum"� ("Therefore we, before him bending"�), first performed on Feb. 10 by the choir of St. John the Beloved Catholic Church in McLean, Va. Under the direction of David Lang, director of music and organist, who commissioned it, the piece was published by Beatin' Path Publications of Bridgewater. Barr's Toccatina on EASTERHYMN ("Christ the Lord is Risen Today"�) appeared in the current issue (March, 2008) of The Keyboardist's Year published by Wayne Leupold Editions of Colfax, N.C.

III. ATHLETIC NEWS AND UPDATES

EAGLES TIE FOR 5^TH AT ODAC SWIM CHAMPIONSHIPS

02/17/2008 - Bridgewater College tied for fifth place at the ODAC Swimming Championships held at the Dedmon Center on the Radford University campus. The championship was the first-ever appearance for the Eagles at the ODAC meet. Bridgewater scored 239 points to tie Guilford College for fifth place. Washington & Lee placed first with Randolph-Macon second, Sweet Briar third and Randolph College fourth. Hollins in seventh and Emory & Henry in eighth rounded out the standings. Bridgewater had four Top 10 individual performances during the meet with three coming in the same event - the 200-yard freestyle. Click here for complete story.

MEN'S TRACK NO. 27 IN D3 POWER RANKINGS

02/14/2008 - The Bridgewater College men's track team is ranked No. 27 in the latest Division III Indoor Track power rankings released this week. The rankings are based on a points system using the team's top two performances in each event.The Eagles are ranked No. 27 out of 61 teams submitting results this week. Bridgewater's women's team is ranked No. 35 out of 57 teams submitting results this week. Click here for complete story.

RITTENHOUSE SETS MARK IN 5000 METERS

02/01/2008 - Bridgewater junior Nathan Rittenhouse shattered the BC record in the 5000 meters Friday at the UNC Invitational. Rittenhouse placed fourth, finishing behind three Division I runners, with a time of 15:16.74. Rittenhouse broke his own mark of 15:43.54 set a year ago.

BC SOFTBALL TIED FOR TOP SPOT IN ODAC POLL

02/14/2008 - SALEM, Va. - Bridgewater College and Lynchburg College sit tied at the top of the 2008 ODAC Softball Coaches Poll. Both squads earned 91 total votes with Bridgewater receiving four first place votes and Lynchburg picked up three top nods. The Eagles return three All-ODAC first team selections in seniors Laura Barry and Jennifer Hall and junior Caity Butler, but they have a hole to fill on the mound with the graduation of ODAC Pitcher of the Year, Lisa Rhodes. The Eagles start this season off ranked No. 19 in the NFCA Division III softball poll. Click here for complete story.

IV. STUDENT SPOTLIGHT

BC STUDENT A CONTESTANT ON "THE PRICE IS RIGHT,"� TV SHOW

Chad Sinclair, a junior from Stuarts Draft, Va., was on "The Price is Right"� which aired on Tuesday, Feb. 19. He made it on stage during the first half of the show and won about $1,500 worth of prizes.

V. UPCOMING EVENTS

March 8 - ALUMNI DAY OF SHARING

March 27 - WINCHESTER AREA ALUMNI EVENT, at the home of Ted ('79) & Faye Barker

April 18-19 - ALUMNI WEEKEND, on campus

May 17-30 - ALUMNI TRAVEL TRIP - ITALY

June 1 - PICNIC AND ORIOLES GAME VS. RED SOX, Camden Yards in Baltimore

July 13 - CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN ANNUAL CONFERENCE LUNCHEON, in Richmond, VA

Click here to view the Office of Alumni Relations Calendar

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