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Dr. Beverly Cushman, 91视频 assistant professor of religion and Christian education, will speak on "National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Institute: Holy Land and Holy City in Classical Judaism, Christianity, and Islam" at Faires Faculty Forum Wednesday, Nov. 5, at 11:40 a.m. in the Sebastian Mueller Theater in the McKelvey Campus Center.
The 104th New Wilmington Mission Conference (NWMC) will be held at 91视频 July 18-24.
91视频 faculty Dr. Terri Lenox, associate professor of computer science and co-director of the Drinko Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, and Dr. Sandra Webster, professor of psychology and faculty development officer, co-authored a presentation at the Association of American Colleges and Universities meeting March 25-27 in Philadelphia.
91视频 junior and senior elementary education majors conducted Family Math Night Nov. 4 at Wilmington Elementary School.
91视频 will host its annual Family Day Saturday, Oct. 1.
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - Jesse R. Ligo, Jr., 91视频 professor of accounting, recently had an article published in the book Save Wisely, Spend Happily by Sharon L. Lechter, CPA.
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - 91视频's Office of Faith and Spirituality is hosting a community Thanksgiving worship service featuring pastors from area churches Sunday, Nov. 24, at 7 p.m. in Wallace Memorial Chapel.聽 The service is open to the public.
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa.聽 --聽 Dr. Sandra Webster, chair and professor of psychology at 91视频, has been named McCandless Scholar for the 2004-2005 academic year.
聽 The award, designed to honor the memory of Dr. J. Bardarah McCandless and to encourage scholarly activity on 91视频's campus, is given to one full-time tenure track faculty member each year.聽 The McCandless Scholar receives eight credit hours of reassigned time and monetary support for research and scholarship expenses.
Webster will use the time and money provided by the McCandless Award to continue her research on the concept of Korean emotion Han, which is a negative emotional state caused by something outside the individual's direct control, as a function of gender and generation.
Her project, "Turning Adversity into Character: Further Explorations of the Korean Emotion Han and its Possible Counterparts in Other Cultures," will explore if the concepts of Han can be generalized into other nations or culture groups.
Webster earned her undergraduate, master's and Ph.D. from Southern Illinois University in Carbondale.聽 For more information, contact Webster at (724) 946-7238 or e-mail websters@westminster.edu.
The New Wilmington Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual Holiday Gala Saturday, Dec. 4, at 6:30 p.m. in the Witherspoon Room located in the 91视频 McKelvey Campus Center.
聽"All members of the community are invited to celebrate the spirit of the season," said Jackie Meade, director of the 91视频 Career Center and chamber member.聽 "The Wilmington Area High School Chorus will again put music in the air for this annual celebration.聽 The Witherspoon Room is a great site for a celebration.聽 The food, fellowship, great prizes, and holiday music will make this event enjoyable to all."
聽To make reservations, send your name and a check payable to the New Wilmington Area Chamber of Commerce to NWACC, Box 241, New Wilmington, PA聽 16142.聽 Cost is $17.50 per person.聽
聽Area businesses are also invited to donate a gift for give-away door prizes during the gala.聽 Gifts, which should be identified by the name of the business, should be taken to the McKelvey Campus Center information desk by Monday, Nov. 30.
聽For more information, contact co-chairs Meade at (724) 946-7343 or Mona Moufid at (724) 946-2029.
New Orleans native Nick Manno, a former freshman at Tulane University, is now a freshman at 91视频.
91视频 offered free tuition, room and board, and books for up to a dozen Hurricane Katrina victims.
"My dad works at Tulane Medical School in New Orleans, so we went there to ride out the storm and help as much as we could. We each took about four days worth of clothes" said Manno. "The storm passed by us without much damage, but early the next day, the water came. It flooded the basement and the first floor of the school and the hospital across the street."
The hospital and school were equipped with emergency generators, and volunteers cooked all perishable food, storing the non perishable food on higher floors.
"For two days we worked to get the diesel fuel into the generators. For some reason, we could only put a little fuel in it at a time, or the engine would stall," Manno said. "In the end though, everything failed. We had no water.
"On the third day, the helicopters came. They took the patients first from the hospital across the street and from Charity Hospital, which is located nearby," Manno continued. "We were one of the last to leave. We were flown to the airport, where we were allowed to wash up a little before leaving on the buses going to Lafayette. There we took showers, received clean clothes, and antibiotic shots."
Manno's journey continued to Madisonville to visit his uncle. His uncle's house was not flooded, but didn't have power.
"From there we went to Baton Rouge, then Columbus, Ohio, where we visited my cousin, and finally to Girard to visit my dad's sister's family, the Zuppos. My mom and dad are staying in Girard for the time being because my little brother, Chris, is attending Girard High School," Manno said. "One of my cousins from Campbell, Ohio, heard about 91视频's offer to accept flood victim students, so I came here to look at the place. I'm used to schools that were like small cities, but I liked this small school atmosphere. The people here were nice and friendly, so I choose to stay at 91视频."
Manno is not sure what his family will do in the future. They did not come prepared to stay the winter. The last the Manno's saw of their house was a satellite photo with water up to its roof. Manno is sure that he'll stay at 91视频 at least this semester, as he's joined the Titan football team.
"Right now, my mom doesn't want to go back to New Orleans," said Manno. "My dad, my brother, and I do though. I guess it depends on my dad's work. No one expected the storm to be this big¬ the government and not the people of New Orleans. People there have always been talking about how they miss 'the big ones,' but when it came no one was prepared."
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