Volume VII, Issue 6
I. FROM THE OFFICE OF ALUMNI RELATIONS
PENNY FOR YOUR THOUGHTS, OPINIONS AND SUGGESTIONS
The Office of Alumni Relations needs your help. To better serve you, we would like you to take a few minutes to complete a survey about what type of events, programs, and services you would like to see us provide to BC alumni. This survey can be completed online at: http://www.bridgewater.edu/alumni-survey. Or, for a printed version of the survey, call us 540-828-5451 or email alumnews@bridgewater.edu . As a bonus, if you complete this survey, we'll send you a thank you gift as a small token of our appreciation. In addition to the survey we'd like you to help us pick a slogan for the Office of Alumni Relations. Click here to vote on your favorite slogan.
UPCOMING ALUMNI EVENTS IN WINCHESTER AND RICHMOND
If you are in the Winchester/Martinsburg area, plan on attending a regional alumni gathering on Thursday, March 22, from 7-9:30 p.m. at the home of Ted Barker, ('79), 602 Sterling Drive, Winchester, Va. If you live in the Richmond area, come out the following Thursday, on March 29, from 6:30-9:30 at the Clubhouse at Wellesley in Richmond. President Stone and Coach Mike Clark will be in attendance to give campus and football updates. To RSVP for either of these events call the Office of Alumni Relations at 540-828-5451 or email shottel@bridgewater.edu.
CALLING ALL ALUMNI AND FACULTY AUTHORS
During Alumni Weekend, on Saturday afternoon, April 21, alumni and faculty authors are invited to participate in a book-signing party in the Carter Center. If you would like to have your book available for sale and are willing to be there to autograph it, notify the Office of Alumni Relations at alumnews@bridgewater.edu and also contact the college bookstore at 540-828-5334 so that a supply of your books can be ordered and ready for purchase. Let's have a huge party and sell lots of books!
SHOW YOUR SCHOOL PRIDE WITH A VIRGINIA BC LICENSE PLATE!
Bridgewater College has a Virginia license plate available. This plate is a revenue generating plate which means that after the first 1,000 plate sales, $15 of the annual $25 DMV fee for every plate sold will be transferred back to BC for scholarships. What are you waiting for? Put your pride where it counts. Help us get over the 1,000 plates mark to help generate scholarship funds. Get a BC plate on your bumper today! The BC Virginia license plate can be ordered online by visiting: www.bridgewater.edu/plate .
ELECTION NEWS IS IN THE AIR
Election candidacy is big news these days. With that in mind, there still is time left for you to elect five new members to your BC Alumni Association Board of Directors. A ballot was included with your Alumni Weekend brochure that you should have received by now. Please return ballots by March 26. If you didn't receive the brochure/ballot, contact the Office of Alumni Relations at 540-828-5451 or email alumnews@bridgewater.edu. You can also download a pdf version of the ballot.
REGISTER NOW FOR ALUMNI WEEKEND!
If you don't already have Alumni Weekend on your calendar, mark it now - April 20-21! By now you should have received the Alumni Weekend brochure with the full schedule of events and registration form. If you didn't receive it contact the Office of Alumni Relations at 540-828-5451. You can also view the weekend's schedule and download a registration form by visiting http://www.bridgewater.edu/alumni. (Click on "Alumni News & Events."¯) Registration and payments are due by April 11!
II. CAMPUS NEWS AND UPDATES
THE BRIDGEWATER FUND COUNTDOWN HAS BEGUN!
Just 104 days are left until the end of our fiscal year, June 30, 2007. That means there is still time to help Bridgewater College meet this year's alumni participation goal of 28 percent by making a gift to the Bridgewater Fund. Meeting this goal is important because these gifts, regardless of size, are used for BC's highest priorities. Once there, you can use the blue Click & Pledge button to make your own gift and be counted with your classmates who have already made a gift. Thanks!
RECOGNIZE AND THANK TWO RETIRING BIOLOGY PROFESSORS
Two Biology Department professors, Dr. Michael Hill and Dr. Sarah Swank, are retiring at the end of this semester. Dr. Hill came to Bridgewater in 1972, and Dr. Swank came in 1981. Honor them and all their years of outstanding service and dedication to the College by sending pages for a "book of letters"¯ for each of them. Recognize and thank them for their service and the impact they had on your life, or simply wish them well in their future endeavors. Mail individual flat 8.5x11 pages to: Office of Alumni Relations, College Box 40, Bridgewater, VA 22812. Or email us your pages at alumnews@bridgewater.edu. In addition, you are invited to make a special gift in honor of Drs. Hill and Swank. All money collected will be used for special projects within the Biology Department. You may enclose your gift with your letter if you wish to make a donation. Questions? Contact the Office of Alumni Relations at: 540-828-5451 or email alumnews@bridgewater.edu .
BRIDGEWATER CONCERT CHOIR SPRING TOUR
The 46-voice Bridgewater College Concert Choir will present a program at 8 p.m. Friday, March 23, at First United Church of Christ in Hampton, Va., to kick off its spring concert tour. Click here to download the tour schedule. The concert is open to the public at no charge and features, in addition to the Concert Choir, the 23-voice Chorale and the student-directed Handbell Choir. The Concert Choir and Chorale are directed by Dr. Jesse E. Hopkins, the Edwin L. Turner Distinguished Professor of Music at Bridgewater. The Concert Choir is selected by audition each fall and includes students from all four classes at Bridgewater. The group performs at special occasions on campus and each spring presents a series of weekend concerts throughout the eastern United States. Click here for complete story.
BRIDGEWATER TEAMS UP WITH JMU AND EMU ON RESEARCH PROJECT
Three area schools are joining in a special research project that will give 12 college students an opportunity to conduct intensive research into molecular biology.
The project will link students at Bridgewater College, James Madison University and Eastern Mennonite University in studies of genetics, cell tissues, organisms and ecosystems. The project will commence May 21. "The goal is for each student to develop independence as a researcher by conducting his/her own research project, gaining skills in the laboratory, being exposed to the primary literature, participating in scientific presentations and discussions,"¯ said Terrie Rife, an assistant professor of biology at JMU. Click here for complete story featured in The New Dominion.
THE BRIDGEWATER COLLEGE CUPID PROFESSOR
Four BC students found out their professor will go above and beyond the call of duty in the name of love. Dr. Jeff Pierson is a professor in the communications studies department, but maybe he should add a doctorate in romance to his curriculum vitae. With his help, two seniors were able to pull off dual engagements during Bridgewater's annual Interterm. Dr. Pierson led a group of 50 students to London and Paris to study European media and culture. Just after Thanksgiving, Colin Owens, Jr. and Mark Hall, both seniors, came to Dr. Pierson's office to discuss the trip. He provided some helpful location suggestions for their proposals. To pull off the surprise, they said, he would need to guard the engagement rings. Pierson, who teaches their fiancées, Brittany Mears and Emily Price, thought the plan was inspired. "I thought it was a wonderful idea,"¯ he says. "And I thought Colin and Mark were really incredibly romantic to plan that far in advance."¯ Click here for complete story featured in the Rocktown Weekly.
III. ATHLETIC NEWS AND UPDATES
LOOK AT HER GO: SENIOR LEAVES BC WITH FOND MEMORIES
One of the toughest moments in Katy Herr Lovell's storybook basketball career came in the midst of a 44-point blowout. Her BC squad stormed out to a 33-1, first-half advantage over Hollins. With the game's outcome determined, Herr Lovell and the other starters left the game with seven minutes left. The 5-foot-4 senior normally comes out in favor of the backup point guard once the game is safely in hand. But this time was different. This time was Senior Night, the contest set apart to honor the upperclassmen in their final home game. When Herr Lovell left Nininger Hall's court, it wasn't just for that game. It was for good. "I wish she wasn't coming out," said Herr Lovell's teary-eyed mom, Sherry. "I want to see her play some more. It went too quickly." After rewriting the girls' basketball record books at Robert E. Lee High School, Herr Lovell has firmly cemented her name in Bridgewater's archives, too. Click here for complete story featured in Staunton's The News Leader.
TONY KONATE EARNS SOUTH REGION HONOR
Tony Konate, a freshman from Reston, Va., was named the South Region Track Athlete of the Year by the United States Track and Field and Cross County Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) on March 8, prior to the NCAA Division III Track and Field Championships. He placed second in the 55 meters and 200 meters at the Old Dominion Athletic Conference Indoor Championships. He had the fastest time of the season in the ODAC in the 55 at 6:40 seconds and had the second-fastest time in the 200. He competed at the NCAA Championship meet in the 55 meters, but failed to make the finals. Click here for complete story.
THREE LADY EAGLES TO PLAY IN ALL-STAR EVENT
The top basketball seniors from the ODAC and the USA South will meet this Sunday (March 18) at Roanoke College in the annual all-star event pitting the best players from the two conferences. The game will be played at 1 p.m., and admission is $3. High school age students and younger will be admitted free. Representing Bridgewater College are Katy Herr Lovell from Bridgewater, Va., Amy Childs from Covington, Va., and Shannon Scales, from Chesterfield, Va. Click here for complete story.
FIELD HOCKY PLAYERS HONORED FOR ACADEMICS
The National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) released its 2006 Division III National Academic Squad on Tuesday (March 6) and 11 members of the Bridgewater College team were recognized. The National Academic Squad program recognizes those collegiate student-athletes who have achieved a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.30 through the first semester of the 2006-2007 academic year. The Eagles also were recognized for the National Academic Team Award as one of 86 colleges and universities with a field hockey team GPA of 3.0 or better during the first semester of the 2006-07 school year. Click here for complete story.
IV. UPCOMING EVENTS
March 18 - JAZZ BAND CONCERT: 8 p.m., Cole Hall.
March 20 - SCOTT SYMPOSIUM ON BUSINESS ETHICS: J. Russell Bruner, Class of 1977, president and CEO of Maersk Inc.; 7:30 p.m., Cole Hall.
March 22 - WINCHESTER-MARTINSBURG ALUMNI RECEPTION: Thursday, March 22, 7-9:30 p.m.
Home of Ted Barker, ('79), 602 Sterling Drive, Winchester, Va.
March 27 - LYCEUM: Cantus, male vocal ensemble. 8 p.m., Carter Center. Tickets: $13 adults and $10 for senior citizens, non-BC students and children. Tickets sold only at the door, beginning one hour before the performance.
March 28 - ANNA B. MOW LECTURE SERIES: Reza Aslan "The Future of Islam: Toward the Islamic Reformation,"¯ 7:30 p.m., Cole Hall. Free admission.
March 29 - RICHMOND ALUMNI RECEPTION: 6:30-9:30 p.m., Clubhouse at Wellesley.
April 3 - FOUNDER'S DAY CONVOCATION: 11 a.m., Carter Center.
April 20-21 - ALUMNI WEEKEND 2007.
April 20-22 - BC SPRING THEATER PRODUCTION "We Won't Pay! We Won't Pay!"
May 13 - BACCALAUREATE: 10 a.m., Nininger Hall.
May 13 - COMMENCEMENT: 2 p.m., Campus Mall.
July 1 - ALUMNI LUNCHEON at Church of the Brethren Annual Conference: Noon, Cleveland, Ohio.
Aug. 12 - PICNIC IN THE PARK AT CAMDEN YARDS, Baltimore: Picnic in Garden Terrace at noon; Orioles vs. Boston Red Sox, 1:35 p.m.
Sept. 1 - EAGLES WE-HAUL.
Oct. 12-13 - HOMECOMING WEEKEND 2007.
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