October 2006
Volume VII, Issue 1
FAMILY WEEKEND
Calling all BC students' families! Family Weekend is Oct. 27-29, and the reservation deadline is this Friday, Oct. 20. The weekend schedule is packed full of activity for the whole family, from movies and a FanFest on the campus mall, to coffee with President Stone, meetings with professors, a musical presentation and, of course, football versus Washington & Lee. The seniors will be receiving their class rings in a special ceremony, and Theatre at Bridgewater College will be presenting "The Threepenny Opera" on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights and again in matinee on Sunday afternoon. For more information on the production, click here.
ALUMNI OFFICE UNDERGOES REORGANIZATION
Citing a commitment to further cultivate and strengthen relationships with alumni, President Stone recently announced to the Bridgewater College Alumni Association Board the College's decision to reorganize Alumni Relations. Effective Jan. 1, 2007, Alumni Relations will again be integrated with the Office of Institutional Advancement, where functions and activities complement alumni-related programs. Ellen Layman, current director of Alumni Relations, will become the director of special projects and will take on several writing projects. She also will continue to handle Church Relations and Ripples Society activities. The College has begun its search for a new director of alumni relations. For the job posting, click here.
CAMPUS MOURNS PROF. PAULEY
Stacy Pauley, instructor of English at Bridgewater College since 1997, died in an automobile accident Oct. 11 in Nelson County, Va. The family requested that, in lieu of flowers, memorial contributions be made to your local Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. If you wish, the contributions may be directed to the Rockingham-Harrisonburg SPCA at PO Box 413, Harrisonburg, Va. 22803 with a notation in memory of Ms. Pauley. Your expressions of sympathy may be sent to her husband, Steve Pauley, at 440 Rainbow Ridge, Faber, VA 22938.
BRIDGEWATER FUND GOAL SET
The Bridgewater Fund has an ambitious unrestricted goal of $700,000 for 2006-2007, a 6 percent increase over last year. This fund provides immediate resources for financial aid, library improvements, faculty support and more. As such, your unrestricted gift to Bridgewater College is one of the most important gifts you can make each year.
At the end of September, we were 15 percent toward our annual goal. We need your gift to reach 50 percent by the end of December. To have your gift count immediately, please consider making a secure online credit card gift by visiting www.bridgewater.edu and clicking on "Give to BC." There, you will find a Click & Pledge button that will take you through the process. For more information, contact Kathleen Pantaleo, Director of the Bridgewater Fund, 540-828-5456 or kpantale@bridgewater.edu.
MUSEUM FEATURES HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES
The Reuel B. Pritchett Museum is featuring an exhibit on the 2006 inductees into the College's Athletic Hall of Fame through Dec. 22. The exhibit includes photographs and memorabilia highlighting the athletic achievements of the inductees before, during and after their careers at Bridgewater College. Inducted on Sept. 29 were Delmer G. Botkin of Churchville, Va., class of 1964; Michael A. Kidd of Williamsport, Md., class of 1977; Alice Hopkins Puckett of Churchville, Md., class of 1981; Robert J. "Bobby" Stevens Jr. of Bridgewater, Va., class of 1974; and Dorita Puffenbarger Webster of Singers Glen, Va., class of 1989. The museum, on the ground floor of Cole Hall, is open 1-4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. During Family Weekend, the museum also will be open 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday. Admission is free.
RENOVATED SNACK SHOP REOPENS
The Eagle's Nest, the campus snack shop on the ground floor of the Kline Campus Center, has reopened after extensive renovations over the summer and early fall. With comfortable seating and large-screen TVs, the snack shop is now open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Drop by on your next visit to campus!
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL RANKED 12
The BC women's basketball team has earned the No. 12 spot in the preseason rankings by Women's D-III News.
SPORTS HIGHLIGHTS
The women's volleyball team, with an overall record of 23-2, is ranked third in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference with a 6-1 record. The Eagles host top-ranked Washington & Lee (8-0 in ODAC) at 11 a.m. this Saturday, Oct. 21.
Nathan Rittenhouse, a sophomore from Greenbank, W.Va., won the Virginia State Division II and III cross country championships with a time of 27:53.9 and earned ODAC Runner of the Week honors.
The football team had its 36-game streak of ODAC victories snapped last week at Guilford, but is looking to start a new streak this weekend, hosting Emory & Henry.
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