March 2012

Thursday, March 1
3 p.m. Leadership Lounge, "Advancing Your Group Through Alumni Relations," presented by Julia Krall and Alexis Reed, Rumsey Gallery, Student Center.
8:30 p.m. Men's Basketball vs. West Liberty, WVIAC Tournament Quarterfinals, Charleston.

Friday, March 2
12 p.m. Baseball vs. Lock Haven, Ram Invitational.
1 p.m. WVIAC Tournament Women's Basketball vs. West Virginia Wesleyan.
3 p.m. Ram Invitational, Baseball vs. Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
4 p.m. Women's Lacrosse at Urbana.
7 p.m. "Matewan," sponsored by the Shepherdstown Film Society, special screening in celebration of Shepherdstown's 250th Anniversary, Reynolds Hall, free.
8 p.m. Cashore Marionettes, sponsored by PASS, Frank Center Theater. Tickets are available at the University Bookstore or by calling 304-876-5219. $15 general public; $10 Shepherd staff/senior citizens; $5 children under 18. Free to Shepherd students with valid Rambler.

Saturday, March 3
9 a.m. ShepRobo Fest, Butcher Center.
9 a.m. Annual Common Ground International Book Festival, Wellness Center, until 4 p.m.
9 a.m. Ram Invitational, Baseball vs. Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
11:30 a.m. Men's Tennis vs. Harford Community College, Scrimmage.
Noon Softball vs. Chowan University.
Noon Ram Invitational, Baseball vs. Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
3 p.m. Ram Invitational, Baseball vs. Lock Haven.
4 p.m. Graphic Design Capstone Exhibit, Shepherdstown Community Club, until 8 p.m.
8 p.m. Eastern Regional Jazz Festival Concert with Special Guest Artist Gary Hobbs, Frank Center Theater. Tickets are $22 in advance and $27 at the door for general admission, $22 faculty, staff, and seniors, $15 for students 18 and under. For ticket information call 304-876-5765 or visit http://www.sufom.org.

Sunday, March 4
ShepRobo Fest, Butcher Center.
11 a.m. Women's Lacrosse at Tiffin.
1 p.m. Softball at West Chester.
3 p.m. Bassell Franks, Senior Trumpet Recital, Frank Center, W.H. Shipley Recital Hall, free and open to the public.

Monday, March 5
HLC Accreditation Visit.
10 a.m. One Student Banner making, Midway, East Campus, until 2 p.m.
11 a.m. Financial Aid Outreach, Dining Hall, until 1 p.m.
12:10 p.m. Celebration of Student Teaching, Focus on Learning Workshop, sponsored by the Center for Teaching, Learning, and Instructional Resources, Rumsey Room, Student Center, until 1 p.m.

Tuesday, March 6
HLC Accreditation Visit.
10 a.m. The Clothesline Project, Blue Grey Room, Student Center, until 2 p.m.
12:30 p.m. Celebration of Student Teaching, Focus on Learning Workshop, sponsored by the Center for Teaching, Learning, and Instructional Resources, Rumsey Room, Student Center, until 1:30 p.m.
2 p.m. Softball vs. Bloomburg.
7 p.m. "War Defined," part of the Robert C. Byrd Center for Legislative Studies Documented: Recent Political Documentaries film series. Co-sponsored by the Shepherd University Women's Studies Program. Free and open to the public.
7 p.m. Uncommon Vernacular: The Early Houses of Jefferson County, presented by John Allen, part of Shepherdstown's 250th Celebration, Scarborough Library Reading Room, until 9 p.m.
8 p.m. Andrea Gibson, hosted by Multicultural Student Affairs, Program Board, and Residence Life. Storer Ballroom, Student Center, until 9 p.m.

Wednesday, March 7
HLC Accreditation Visit.
12 p.m. Male Victims of Sexual Assault, Lunchtime Discussion, Cumberland Room.
12 p.m. BP Oil Spill of 2010: The Detrimental Effects of the Gulf of Mexico, Brown Bag Lunch Series One Day Lecture, hosted by the Lifelong Learning Program, Robert C. Byrd Center for Legislative Studies, Room 164, until 1:30 p.m. The cost is $15 per person, free to Lifelong Learning Members. Contact Karen Rice, 304-876-5135.
2:30 p.m. Softball vs. Millersville.
4 p.m. Faculty Research Forum, "ADHD Symtoms and Executive Functioning in Young Adulthood," Dr. Anne Murtagh, Robert C. Byrd Center for Legislative Studies Auditorium.

Thursday, March 8
11 a.m. Be Safe on Spring Break Sunglasses Giveaway, intersection of King and High Streets, until 1 p.m.
Noon Women's Tennis at Mount Olive.
Noon Men's Tennis at Mount Olive.
7 p.m. Miss Representation, hosted by Multicultural Student Affairs, Reynolds Hall.

Friday, March 9
3 p.m. Men's Tennis at Chestnut Hill.
3 p.m. Women's Tennis at Chestnut Hill.
3:30 p.m. Women's Lacrosse vs. Millersville.

Saturday, March 10
Noon Softball vs. Mercyhurst.
1 p.m. Double header Baseball at West Virginia State.
8 p.m. Friends of Music Concert Series presents Two Rivers Chamber Orchestra, Frank Center Theater. Tickets are $22 in advance and $27 at the door for general admission, $22 faculty, staff and seniors, $15 for students 18 and under. For ticket information call 304-876-5765 or visit http://www.sufom.org.

Sunday, March 11
First day of spring recess.
11:30 a.m. Men's Tennis vs. Gordon, Hilton Head, South Carolina.
11:30 a.m. Women's Tennis vs. Wooster, Hilton Head, South Carolina.
1 p.m. Baseball at West Virginia State.

Monday, March 12
11 a.m. New Employee Orientation, Rumsey Room, Student Center, until 3 p.m. Contact Marsha Branch, ext. 5381.
11:30 a.m. Men's Tennis vs. Fairleigh Dickinson, Hilton Head, South Carolina.
11:30 a.m. Women's Tennis vs. Fairleigh Dickinson, Hilton Head, South Carolina.
2 p.m. Softball at Lenoir Rhyne

Tuesday, March 13
Men's Golf at Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Barefoot Resort.
11:30 a.m. Men's Tennis at Winston Salem State.
11:30 a.m. Women's Tennis at Winston Salem State.
1 p.m. Double header Baseball vs. West Virginia Wesleyan.
3 p.m. Softball at Winston Salem.
4 p.m. Women's Lacrosse at Newberry.

Wednesday, March 14
Men's Golf at Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Barefoot Resort.
12 p.m. Retirement Planning, Brown Bag Lunch Series One Day Lecture, hosted by the Lifelong Learning Program, Robert C. Byrd Center for Legislative Studies, Room 164, until 1:30 p.m. The cost is $15 per person, free to Lifelong Learning Members. Contact Karen Rice, (304) 876-5135.

Thursday, March 15
Softball vs. West Virginia Wesleyan, Tournament, Salem, Virginia.
Men's Golf at Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Barefoot Resort.
8 a.m. Men's Tennis vs. Nazareth at Hilton Head, South Carolina.
8 a.m. Women's Tennis vs. Nazareth at Hilton Head, South Carolina.
4 p.m. Women's Lacrosse at Erskine.

Friday, March 16
Spring Break, University Closed.
Men's Golf at Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Barefoot Resort.
Softball vs. West Virginia Wesleyan, Tournament, Salem, Virginia.
11 a.m. Softball vs. Mercyhurst at West Virginia Wesleyan Tournament, Salem, Virginia, Moyer Field 3.
1 p.m. Softball vs. Kutztown at West Virginia Wesleyan Tournament, Salem, Virginia, Moyer Field 4.

Saturday, March 17
Softball vs. West Virginia Wesleyan, Tournament, Salem, Virginia.
Men's Golf at Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Barefoot Resort.
9 a.m. Softball vs. Chowan at West Virginia Wesleyan Tournament, Salem, Virginia, Moyer Field 4.
1 p.m. Women's Lacrosse vs. Kutztown.
1 p.m. Double header Baseball at Seton Hill.
1 p.m. Softball vs. Shippensburg at West Virginia Wesleyan Tournament, Salem, Virginia, Moyer Field 4.

Sunday, March 18
Last day of spring recess.
9 a.m. Softball vs. California University of Pennsylvania at West Virginia Wesleyan Tournament, Salem, Virginia, Moyer Field 1.
1 p.m. Double header Baseball at Seton Hill.
5 p.m. Paul Campbell, Senior Guitar Recital, Frank Center, W.H. Shipley Recital Hall, free and open to the public.

Monday, March 19
First Day of Summer 2012 RAIL registration for continuing students.
1 p.m. Grief and Loss, Counseling Workshop, Cumberland Room.

Tuesday, March 20
8 p.m. Friends of Music Concert Series presents the King's Singers, Frank Center Theater, Tickets are $45 in advance and $50 at the door for general admission; $22 faculty, staff and seniors; $15 for students 18 and under. For ticket information call 304-876-5765 or visit http://www.sufom.org.

Wednesday, March 21
First Day of Academic Advisement for continuing students.
9:30 a.m. Commuter Outreach, Corner of King and High Streets, until 2 p.m.
12 p.m. Danger at Every Turn! The Huaorani Tribe of the Amazon, Brown Bag Lunch Series One Day Lecture, hosted by the Lifelong Learning Program, Robert C. Byrd Center for Legislative Studies, Room 164, until 1:30 p.m. The cost is $15 per person, free to Lifelong Learning Members. Contact Karen Rice, (304) 876-5135.
1 p.m. Double header Baseball at Davis and Elkins.
1:30 p.m. Softball at Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
4 p.m. Women's Lacrosse at Seton Hill.

Thursday, March 22
1 p.m. Grief and Loss, Counseling Workshop, Cumberland Room.
3 p.m. Leadership Lounge, Rumsey Gallery, Student Center, until 3 p.m.
3 p.m. Reading of the Common Reading Student Essay Contest winners, Robert C. Byrd Center for Legislative Studies.
7:30 p.m. Vincent Who?, hosted by Multicultural Student Affairs, Reynolds Hall.
8 p.m. Reasons to be Pretty, The Neil Labute Stage Reading Repertory, Sara Cree Studio Theater, free admission.

Friday, March 23
3 p.m. Men's Tennis vs. Davis and Elkins.
3:30 p.m. Women's Tennis vs. Davis and Elkins.
5 p.m. Blaine Gibson, Senior Percussion Recital, Frank McCoy Rehearsal Hall, free and open to the public.
6 p.m. Late Day in the Zone Goes to the Carnival, Ram's Den, Student Center, until 10 p.m.
7:30 p.m. "Holy Harlots: Two Medieval Plays about Prostitutes," Rude Mechanicals Medieval and Renaissance Players, Tickets available at the door, $5 general public, free for Shepherd students, $2 for other students and Shepherd faculty and staff.
8 p.m. The Mercy Seat, The Neil Labute Stage Reading Repertory, Sara Cree Studio Theater, free admission.

Saturday, March 24
Noon Softball vs. Davis and Elkins.
1 p.m. Double header Baseball vs. Wheeling Jesuit.
1 p.m. Women's Lacrosse vs. Susquehanna.
7:30 p.m. Holy Harlots: Two Medieval Plays about Prostitutes, Rude Mechanicals Medieval and Renaissance Players, Tickets available at the door, $5 general public, free for Shepherd students, $2 for other students and Shepherd faculty and staff.
8 p.m. "Some Girls," Neil Labute Stage Reading Repertory, Sara Cree Studio Theater, free admission.

Sunday, March 25
Men's Golf at Senator Classic, Lakeview Golf Resort, Morgantown.
Noon Softball vs. West Virginia Wesleyan
1 p.m. Men's Tennis at West Liberty.
1 p.m. Women's Tennis at West Liberty.
1 p.m. Baseball vs. Wheeling Jesuit.
2 p.m. "Holy Harlots: Two Medieval Plays about Prostitutes," Rude Mechanicals Medieval and Renaissance Players, Tickets available at the door, $5 general public, free for Shepherd students, $2 for other students and Shepherd faculty and staff.
2 p.m. "The Mercy Seat," Neil Labute Stage Reading Repertory, Sara Cree Studio Theater, free admission.
3 p.m. Jorge Alvarez-Marron, Senior Cello Recital, W.H. Shipley Recital Hall, Free and Open to the public.

Monday, March 26
Men's Golf at Senator Classic, Lakeview Golf Resort, Morgantown.
11 a.m. Commuter Bingo, Ram's Den, Student Center, until 2 p.m.
6:30 p.m. Speaker S.E Cupp, hosted by the Shepherd University Republican Club, Erma Ora Bryd auditorium.
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Tuesday, March 27
8 a.m. Professional Connections Day, Student Center, until 5 p.m.
4 p.m. Women's Lacrosse at Shippensburg.
8 p.m. "Some Girls," Neil Labute Stage Reading Repertory, Sara Cree Studio Theater, free admission.

Wednesday, March 28
1 p.m. Softball at Ohio Valley.
1 p.m. Doubleheader Baseball vs. Concord.
8 p.m. "Reasons to be Pretty," Neil Labute Stage Reading Repertory, Sara Cree Studio Theater, free admission.
9 p.m. "Holy Harlots: Two Medieval Plays about Prostitutes," Rude Mechanicals Medieval and Renaissance Players, Tickets available at the door: $5 general public, free for Shepherd students, $2 for other students and Shepherd faculty and staff.

Thursday, March 29
8:30 a.m. Faculty and Staff Workshop, Diversity and Cultural Competence: Create and Cultivate with Courage and Compassion, Storer Ballroom, Student Center, until 10:30 a.m.
11 a.m. Dr. Beverly Malone, National League for Nursing, Campus Keynote Address, Diversity and Cultural Competence: Create and Cultivate with Courage and Compassion, Butcher Center.
2 p.m. Pre-Nursing and Nursing Student Seminar, Diversity and Cultural Competence: Create and Cultivate with Courage and Compassion, Frank Center Theater, until 3 p.m.
3:30 p.m. Nursing Faculty, Advisory Council, and Community Healthcare Partners Workshop, Diversity and Cultural Competence: Create and Cultivate with Courage and Compassion, Erma Ora Byrd Lecture Hall, until 5:30.
5:30 p.m. Reception, Diversity and Cultural Competence: Create and Cultivate with Courage and Compassion, Erma Ora Byrd Hall Foyer.
8 p.m. "Some Girls," Neil Labute Stage Reading Repertory, Sara Cree Studio Theater, free admission.
9 p.m. "Holy Harlots: Two Medieval Plays about Prostitutes," Rude Mechanicals Medieval and Renaissance Players. Tickets available at the door: $5 general public, free for Shepherd students, $2 for other students and Shepherd faculty and staff.

Friday, March 30
Last day to withdraw from a full semester class.
3 p.m. Relay Alumni Reception, hosted by the Office of Alumni Relations and the Shepherd University Alumni Association, McMurran Hall lawn.
4 p.m. Survivor Torch Run, Relay for Life, (route will run from German Street, down King Street and across campus to the Wellness Center).
4:15 p.m. Opening Ceremony, Relay for Life, Wellness Center.
5 p.m. Fernando Bolanos, Senior Double Bass Recital, Frank Center, W.H. Shipley Recital Hall. Free and open to the public.
7:30 p.m. "Holy Harlots: Two Medieval Plays about Prostitutes," Rude Mechanicals Medieval and Renaissance Players. Tickets available at the door: $5 general public, free for Shepherd students, $2 for other students and Shepherd faculty and staff.
8 p.m. "The Mercy Seat," Neil Labute Stage Reading Repertory, Sara Cree Studio Theater, free admission.
9:30 p.m. Luminaria Ceremony, weather permitting, outside Wellness Center.

Saturday, March 31
Open House, hosted by the Office of Admissions.
Men's Tennis vs. West Virginia Wesleyan.
Women's Tennis vs. West Virginia Wesleyan.
6 a.m. Closing Ceremony, Relay for Life, Wellness Center.
Noon Softball vs. West Liberty.
1 p.m. Baseball at George Washington.
3 p.m. Women's Lacrosse at West Virginia Wesleyan.
7:30 p.m. Holy Harlots: Two Medieval Plays about Prostitutes, Rude Mechanicals Medieval and Renaissance Players, Tickets available at the door, $5 general public, free for Shepherd students, $2 for other students and Shepherd faculty and staff.
8 p.m. A Cappella Choral Concert with Chamber Singers, Women's Camerata, and Men's Choir, Frank Center Theater, $10 general admission; $5 faculty; staff, and students 18 and under; free for Shepherd students and Friends of Music MAC Cardholders. For information call 304-876-5555 or http://www.shepherd.edu/musicweb. 8 p.m. "Reasons to be Pretty," Neil Labute Stage Reading Repertory, Sara Cree Studio Theater, free admission.