October 2009

Thursday, October 1
First Day of Mid-term Exams.
8 p.m. Intramurals 3 vs. 3 Basketball League, Wellness Center Gym, until 10 p.m.
8 p.m. Scarborough Society Lecture and Awards Ceremony, "The History of Every Country": Place in the Poetry and Fiction of Silas House, Erma Byrd Hall.

Friday, October 2
Last Day to Apply for May 2010 Graduation, Registrar's Office.
3 p.m. Women's Tennis at West Virginia State.
4 p.m. Soccer, Intramurals Field, until 6 p.m.
4 p.m. Pasta Dinner Fundraiser for Dr. Gonino Scholarship Fund, Hosted by Shepherd HPERS Club, Butcher Center, until 8 p.m. Tickets: $10.
5 p.m. "The Appalachians: Writers and Renegades," with George Brosi and Silas House, Robert C. Byrd Center for Legislative Studies. Sponsored by Sigma Tau Delta English Society.
7 p.m. Women's Volleyball at Wheeling Jesuit.
8 p.m. The Appalachian Heritage Festival Concert, Frank Center Theater, Music with John Lily, and a Reading of the Award-Winning West Virginia Fiction Competition Selection. Tickets Required.

Saturday, October 3
Appalachian Heritage Festival.
Inaugural Freedom Run. Post-Race Party on Shepherd Midway.
8 a.m. Sigma Tau Delta Literary Conference, Reynolds and Knutti halls, until 8 p.m.
10 a.m. Women's Tennis at Charleston.
Noon Women's Volleyball at West Liberty.
1 p.m. The Appalachian Heritage Festival Jam Sessions and Music, German Street.
2 p.m. The Appalachian Heritage Festival Songwriters on Songwriting, Jean Ritchie and John Lilly, Shepherdstown War Memorial Building.
3:30 p.m. The Appalachian Heritage Festival Square Dance, Shepherdstown War Memorial Building.
4 p.m. Football at Concord.
4 p.m. Men's Soccer at Concord.
4 p.m. Women's Soccer at Concord.
8 p.m. Appalachian Heritage Festival Concert, Frank Center Theater.Tickets Required.

Sunday, October 4
Golf at California (PA) Vulcan Invitational.
3 p.m. The Shepherd Three, Benefit Concert for Mason Ellsworth, Shepherdstown Train Station.

Monday, October 5
Golf at California (PA) Vulcan Invitational.
10 a.m. Howard N. Carper, Jr. Learning Commons Dedication Ceremony, First Floor of Scarborough Library.
11 a.m. Howard N. Carper, Jr. Learning Commons Open House, First Floor of Scarborough Library, until 2 p.m.
3:10 p.m. Faculty Senate Meeting, Cumberland Room.
4 p.m. Intramurals Flag Football League, until 6 p.m. Sign-up Required.

Tuesday, October 6
Noon Sexual Perceptions in Modern America Program, National Coming Out Day, Thacher Residence Hall Lobby, until 1 p.m. Food will be Provided.
12:30 p.m. Smartboards, Tech-Shops, Scarborough Library 307.
3 p.m. Ultimate Frisbee, Intramurals Field, until 5 p.m.
6:30 p.m. "Redefinition of Identity" Lecture, Magdalen Hsu-Li, Robert C. Byrd Center for Legislative Studies.
8 p.m. Intramurals 3 vs. 3 Basketball League, Wellness Center Gym, until 10 p.m.

Wednesday, October 7
Last Day of Mid-Term Exams.
9 a.m. National Depression and Anxiety Awareness Day, Rumsey Gallery, Student Center, until 4 p.m.
Noon National Coming Out Day, Panel Discussion Sponsored by Counseling Services, Cumberland Room, Student Center, until 1 p.m. Pizza Provided by Program Board.
3:30 p.m. Men's Tennis vs. Gettysburg.
3:30 p.m.Women's Tennis vs. Gettysburg.
4 p.m. Beach Volleyball, Intramurals Beach Volleyball Courts, until 6 p.m.
4 p.m. Intramurals Flag Football League, until 6 p.m. Sign-up Required.
4:30 p.m. Animal Vegetable Miracle Dinner, Dining Hall, Music by the Speak Easy Boys, until 7 p.m. Cost is $7.50 for Anyone Not on the Meal Plan.
5:45 p.m. Amnesty International Upper Potomac Chapter Meeting, Planning, Shenandoah Room, Student Center, until 6:45 p.m.
7 p.m. Scarborough Society Lecture, Dr. Ray Smock, "Booker T. Washington: Black Leadership in the Age of Jim Crow," Scarborough Library Reading Room.
9 p.m. Free Bowling and Billiards, Sponsored by Intramurals, Game Zone, Second Floor of Student Center, until 11 p.m.

Thursday, October 8
Golf at Southern Regional.
3 p.m. Leadership Lounge Workshop, Rumsey Room, Student Center. Free Pizza; $5 Per Member of Student Organization.
3:30 p.m. Men's Soccer vs. Davis and Elkins.
4:30 p.m. Strangely Beautiful, Mixed Media Painting/Collage By Professor Sonya Evanisko, Bridge Gallery in Shepherdstown, until 6:30 p.m.
8 p.m. Intramurals 3 vs. 3 Basketball League, Wellness Center Gym, until 10 p.m.
8 p.m. Intramurals Swim Meet, Wellness Center Pool, until 10 p.m. Sign-up Required.

Friday, October 9
Women's Volleyball at WVIAC-CIAA Cross-Over.
Golf at Southern Regional.
9 a.m. Mid-term Grades Due.
4 p.m. Soccer, Intramurals Field, until 6 p.m.
4 p.m. Women's Tennis vs. Seton Hill.
4 p.m. Intramurals Flag Football League Make-up Day, until 6 p.m. Sign-up Required.
7 p.m. "Four Weddings and a Funeral," Shepherdstown Film Society, Reynolds Hall.
8 p.m. Intramurals Swim Meet, Wellness Center Pool, until 10 p.m. Sign-up Required.

Saturday, October 10
Washington Gateway Trip to Washington, D.C.
Women's Volleyball at WVIAC-CIAA Cross-Over.
1 p.m. Women's Soccer at Ohio Valley.
3:30 p.m. Men's Soccer at Ohio Valley.
6 p.m. Football at West Virginia Wesleyan.

Sunday, October 11
Noon Women's Tennis vs. Fairmont.

Monday, October 12
Fall Break.

Tuesday, October 13
Fall Break.

Wednesday, October 14
Second 8-weeks Classes Begin.
Mid-term Grades Available on RAIL.
9 a.m. West Virginia Board of Treasury CD Auction, Robert C. Bryd Center for Legislative Studies, until 10:30 a.m. Open to the Public.
1 p.m. Women's Soccer vs. Kutztown.
3:30 p.m. Men's Soccer vs. Shippensburg.
4 p.m. Beach Volleyball, Intramurals Beach Volleyball Courts, until 6 p.m.
7 p.m. First Panel in the Animal Vegetable Miracle Food Fight Speaker Series "Living La Vita Local," Moderated by Clarissa Mathews, with Panel Members Lex Miller, David Ober, Liz Gallery, and Jack Shaw, Robert C. Byrd Center for Legislative Studies.
9 p.m. Free Bowling and Billiards, Sponsored by Intramurals, Game Zone, Second Floor of Student Center, until 11 p.m.

Thursday, October 15
8 p.m. Intramurals 3 vs. 3 Basketball League, Wellness Center Gym, until 10 p.m.

Friday, October 16
8 a.m. Department of Music Visitation Day, until 3 p.m.
10 a.m. Accessor Refresher, Focus on Student Learning, Scarborough Library 256, until Noon. Sponsored by the Center for Teaching and Learning.
1 p.m. Sotto Voce Poetry Festival, Conversation and Reading with Rick Campbell and Alice Friman, Robert C. Byrd Center for Legislative Studies Auditorium, until 1:50 p.m. Free and Open to the Public.
2:15 p.m. Sotto Voce Poetry Festival, Workshop: In The End Is The Beginning with Rick Campbell, Room 209, Scarborough Library, until 4:45 p.m. Advance Registration Required; $50 Fee.
4 p.m. Soccer, Intramurals Field, until 6 p.m.
4 p.m. Late Day in the Zone, Student Center, until 8 p.m.
5 p.m. Marie Crenwelge Senior Clarinet Recital, Frank Center, Room M08. Free and Open to the Public.
7 p.m. Women's Volleyball vs. Fairmont.
7:30 p.m. Sotto Voce Poetry Festival, Readings by Stanley Plumly and Alice Friman, Robert C. Byrd Center for Legislative Studies Auditorium. Free and Open to the Public.
8 p.m. Upper Potomac Celtic Weekend Cape Breton Concert, Frank Center Theater, Co-Sponsored with Shepherdstown Music and Dance. Tickets: $15 for General Admissions; $12 for Senior Citizens; $10 for Shepherd Staff or Shepherdstown Music and Dance members; $8 for Children under 18; and free for Shepherd Student with Rambler ID.
8:30 p.m. Sotto Voce Poetry Festival, Reception and Book Signing, Christian Caine Jewelers, 99 Maddex Square Drive. Free and Open to the Public.

Saturday, October 17
Fall Admissions Open House.
9:30 a.m. Sotto Voce Poetry Festival, Workshop: Master Class in Poetry with Stanley Plumly, Room 309, Scarborough Library, until Noon. Advance Registration Required; $50 Fee.
10 a.m. Shepherd University Bookstore Open until 5 p.m.
10:30 p.m. Sotto Voce Poetry Festival, Individual Consultations with Rick Campbell Room 209, Scarborough Library, until 12:30 p.m. Advance Registration Required; $25 Fee.
11 a.m. Women's Volleyball vs. West Virginia State.
1 p.m. Football vs. West Liberty.
1 p.m. Half-time Show, Ram Band Presents "Chicago."
1:30 p.m. Sotto Voce Poetry Festival, Workshop: Strategies for Constructing a Book of Poems with Peggy Shumaker, Room 309, Scarborough Library, until 4 p.m. Advance Registration Required; $50 Fee.
2 p.m. Women's Soccer vs. Seton Hill.
2:30 p.m. Sotto Voce Poetry Festival, Individual Consultations with Peter Stitt, Room 209, Scarborough Library, until 4:30 p.m. Advance Registration Required; $25 Fee.
4:30 p.m. Sotto Voce Poetry Festival, Panel with Peter Stitt and Rick Campbell Room 256, Scarborough Library, until 5:30 p.m. Advance Registration Required at the Festival. Free and Open to the Public.
7:30 p.m. Sotto Voce Poetry Festival, Readings by Rick Campbell, Peggy Shumaker, Stanley Plumly, and Alice Friman, Erma Ora Byrd Auditorium. Free and Open to the Public.
8 p.m. Two Rivers Chamber Orchestra, Concert of American Composers Featuring Symphonic Triptych to Honor Dr. Guy Frank, Frank Center Theater.
8:30 p.m. Sotto Voce Poetry Festival, Dessert and Coffee Reception, and Book Signing, Erma Ora Byrd Foyer, until 9 p.m. Free and Open to the Public.
9 p.m. Sotto Voce Poetry Festival, Open Mic, Stone Soup Bistro. Register.

Sunday, October 18
10 a.m. Sotto Voce Poetry Festival, Workshop: The Rough Draft or Which Came First, the Chicken or the Egg? Or Both? with Alice Friman, Room 164, Robert C. Byrd Center for Legislative Studies, until 12:30 p.m. Advance Registration Required; $50 Fee.
11 a.m. Women's Tennis vs. West Virginia Wesleyan.
3 p.m. Women's Tennis vs. Davis and Elkins.
3 p.m. Heather Nowell Senior Percussion Recital, Frank Center, Room M21. Free and Open to the Public.

Monday, October 19
Golf at WVIAC Championship.
Noon Fine Tune Your Advising Skills, Focus on Student Learning, Scarborough Library 307, until 1 p.m. Sponsored by Center for Teaching and Learning.
3:10 p.m. Faculty Senate Meeting, Cumberland Room.
4 p.m. Homecoming Spirit Day.

Tuesday, October 20
Women's Soccer at Alderson-Broaddus.
Golf at WVIAC Championship.
12: 30 p.m. Fine Tune Your Advising Skills, Focus on Student Learning, Scarborough Library 307, until 1:30 p.m. Sponsored by Center for Teaching and Learning.
3 p.m. Ultimate Frisbee, Intramurals Field, until 5 p.m.
4 p.m. Eighth Annual Intramurals Homecoming Sports Competition, Midway.
8 p.m. Intramurals 3 vs. 3 Basketball League, Wellness Center Gym, until 10 p.m.

Wednesday, October 21
Golf at WVIAC Championship.
9 a.m. Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week, Screenings and Information on Alcohol Abuse or Addiction, Ram's Den, Student Center, until 4 p.m.
11 a.m. Rambler Tailgate Party. Food, Prizes, and Music, until 1 p.m.
4 p.m. Men's Soccer vs. Millersville.
4 p.m. Ninth Annual Homecoming Academic Bowl, Student Center, Storer Ballroom.
4 p.m. Beach Volleyball, Intramurals Beach Volleyball Courts, until 6 p.m.
5:45 p.m. Amnesty International Upper Potomac Chapter Meeting, Letter Writing, Shenandoah Room, Student Center, until 6:45 p.m.
9 p.m. Free Bowling and Billiards, Sponsored by Intramurals, Game Zone, Second Floor of Student Center, until 11 p.m.

Thursday, October 22
Leadership Lounge.
1 p.m. Women's Leadership Series: Power of Projecting Confidence and Credibility Webinar, West Virginia Room, Scarborough Library, until 2 p.m.
3 p.m. Women's Soccer vs. Pitt Johnstown.
8 p.m. Intramurals 3 vs. 3 Basketball League, Wellness Center Gym, until 10 p.m.
9 p.m. Annual Homecoming Skit Competition, Student Center, Storer Ballroom.

Friday, October 23
8 a.m. 18th Annual Alumni Association Golf Tournament Cress Creek Golf and Country Club, Shepherdstown.
4 p.m. Soccer, Intramurals Field, until 6 p.m.
7 p.m. Women's Volleyball, Alumni Game.
8 p.m. Choral Concert. Admission: $10 for General Admission; $5 for Faculty, Staff, and Students 18 and Under; and Free for Shepherd Students and Friends MAC Cardholders.

Saturday, October 24
9:30 a.m. Homecoming Alumni Breakfast, Front Lawn of McMurran Hall. Co-sponsored by the Alumni Association and the Shepherd University Foundation.
10 a.m. Shepherd University Bookstore will be open, until 6 p.m.
10 a.m. Scarborough Library Tours, Led by Members of the Scarborough Society, until Noon.
11 a.m. Women's Volleyball vs. Ohio Valley.
11 a.m. Homecoming Parade, German Street.
11 a.m. Multicultural Student Affairs Homecoming Reception, Ram's Den Bistro, Student Center, until 4 p.m. Free and open to all. Sponsored by Diversity and Equity Committee.
11:30 a.m. Men's and Women's Basketball Alumni Homecoming Cookout, Amphitheater, East Campus, until 1 p.m. RSVP to Coach Justin Namolik at 304-876-5264 by Wednesday, October 21.
12:30 p.m. Crowning of Homecoming King and Queen, Ram Stadium.
1 p.m. Homecoming Game, Rams vs. W.Va. State.
Halftime Announcement About Shepherd's Create the Future Campaign.
3 p.m. Women's Volleyball vs. Shippensburg.
3:30 p.m. Alumni Homecoming Party, Grounds of the Bavarian Inn. Post-Game Party with the Band Cazhmiere, until 5:30 p.m. Cost is $5; $1 for Alumni Association Members; and Food, Soft Drinks, and Beer will be for Sale.
6 p.m. Class of 1959 50th Reunion Reception and Dinner.

Sunday, October 25
10:30 a.m. Alumni Legacy Family Brunch, Storer Ballroom.
Noon Women's Soccer at Wheeling Jesuit.
2:30 p.m. Men's Soccer at Wheeling Jesuit.
3 p.m. Robert Northrup Senior Voice Recital, Frank Center, Room M08. Free and Open to the Public.

Monday, October 26
11 a.m. Intramurals Table Tennis Tournament, Student Center, until 2 p.m. Sign-up Required.
Noon Engaging Millennials: Part One, Focus on Student Learning, Scarborough Library 256, until 1 p.m. Sponsored by the Center for Teaching and Learning.

Tuesday, October 27
12:30 p.m. Engaging Millennials: Part One, Focus on Student Learning, Scarborough Library 256, until 1:30 p.m. Sponsored by the Center for Teaching and Learning.
3 p.m. Ultimate Frisbee, Intramurals Field, until 5 p.m.
4:30 p.m. Etiquette Dinner, Lower Level Dining Hall, Free for Shepherd Students and Alumni, until 6 p.m. Register to Attend, jobweb@shepherd.edu or 304-876-5116.
8 p.m. Intramurals 3 vs. 3 Basketball League, Wellness Center Gym, until 10 p.m.
8 p.m. Friends of Music Presents Vienna Boys Choir Concert, Frank Center. General Admission: $40 At the Door and $35 in Advance.

Wednesday, October 28
First Day of Academic Advisement for Continuing Students for Spring 2010.
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, "Farm to Fork" Harvest Cooking Demo with Liz Wheeler.
10 a.m. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Meet and Greet, Student Center, Ram's Den, until 2 p.m.
3 p.m. Men's Soccer at Salem International.
4 p.m. Beach Volleyball, Intramurals Beach Volleyball Courts, until 6 p.m.
4:30 p.m. Oktoberfest Dinner, Dining Hall, Continentals Trio will Perform from 5 to 6 p.m., until 7:30 p.m.
5:45 p.m. Amnesty International Upper Potomac Chapter Meeting, Planning, Shenandoah Room, Student Center, until 6:45 p.m.
6 p.m. Common Reading Presents “Farm to Fork” Harvest Cooking Demo with Liz Wheeler, Stutzman-Slonaker 102, until 8 p.m.
7 p.m. Women's Volleyball at West Chester.
7 p.m. Shep-or-Treat, Student Center, until 9 p.m.
9 p.m. Free Bowling and Billiards, Sponsored by Intramurals, Game Zone, Second Floor of Student Center, until 11 p.m.

Thursday, October 29
Noon Faculty Research Forum Fall 2009, Dr. Joseph Robbins, Party System Institutionalization and Government Spending, Scarborough Library, Room 256 (Brown Bag Lunch).
2 p.m. Women's Soccer vs. West Virginia Wesleyan.
8 p.m. Intramurals 3 vs. 3 Basketball League, Wellness Center Gym, until 10 p.m.
8 p.m. Preview of "Dead Man's Cell Phone," Studio Theater, Sara Cree Hall. Tickets are free for students, $8 for faculty, and $10 for general public.

Friday, October 30
3 p.m. Women's Soccer vs. Salem International.
4 p.m. Soccer, Intramurals Field, until 6 p.m.
6 p.m. Women's Volleyball vs. Charleston, Senior Night.
8 p.m. "Dead Man's Cell Phone," Studio Theater, Sara Cree Hall. Tickets are free for students, $8 for faculty, and $10 for general public.
9 p.m. Late Night in the Zone, Student Center, until 1 a.m.

Saturday, October 31
Deadline to Register for Trip to the Deep South.
2 p.m. Men's Soccer at Charleston.
8 p.m. "Dead Man's Cell Phone," Studio Theater, Sara Cree Hall. Tickets are free for students, $8 for faculty, and $10 for general public.