Friday, April 29, 2011

Commencement ceremony to be carried live on Internet

Hundreds of people will help celebrate the graduation of the Waldorf College Class of 2011 on Saturday. For people who can't attend the commencement ceremony in Forest City, the Waldorf Communications Department will host a livestream of the event at http://stream.waldorf.edu beginning at 1:30 p.m.

The commencement ceremony begins at 2 p.m. The livestreaming also can be viewed on a mobile device, as provided by Ustream.

School officials encourage students whose families and friends are unable to attend the ceremony to share the link so that they can view the graduation live.

Anyone with questions about the live-stream may use the contact form on the stream.waldorf.edu site or by e-mailing Ian Fuchs at ian.fuchs@waldorf.edu.

A podcast of the graduation ceremony will be available at the Waldorf iTunes U page shortly after graduation is complete. The link to the iTunes U page can be found at stream.waldorf.edu.

Thursday, April 28, 2011

Commencement, baccalaureate ceremonies to bring hundreds to campus on Saturday

It's a big weekend for Waldorf College, as hundreds of people will descend on the campus to celebrate the graduation of the Class of 2011.

Approximately 800 people, including students, their families and friends, are expected to attend the baccalaureate and commencement ceremonies on Saturday, April 30.

The baccalaureate will start at 10:30 a.m. in the Atrium and will be presided over by Steve Smith, Waldorf assistant professor and the chairman of religion and philosophy. Commencement exercises begin at 2 p.m. at Hanson Fieldhouse and will feature keynote speaker Jody Dosser, a recent inductee into the Waldorf Athletic Hall of Fame. Lunch will be provided around 11:45 a.m.

Tickets are not required for either the baccalaureate or commencement. Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis.

Lunches will be provided for graduates and their family members at the following locations:
  • Business majors (including fire science, sport management, organizational leadership) will meet in Salveson Ballroom.
  • Psychology/wellness/biology/communications majors will meet in the North Dining Hall (use the northwest stairs by the Mitchell Room rather than the main entrance)
  • Education majors (including foundations, elementary and secondary) will meet in Gatsby's Grill.
  • English/history/creative writing/music/theater/humanities majors will meet in the library (second floor classrooms). Interdisciplinary majors also are included in this group.
For more information on the ceremonies, go to www.waldorf.edu/graduation.

The Waldorf Bookstore is the place to be this week, as the store has a variety of items on sale on its rummage sale tables. And on Thursday, April 28, the store is offering 25 percent off all regular priced merchandise (clothing and imprinted items).

In addition, the store is buying back students' books through Friday, April 29. Buyback hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday and Friday, April 28-29.

The rummage sale offers $5 T-shirts and pants, $10 sweatshirts and $15 long-sleeve T-shirts and polo shirts. The sale will continue through Saturday, April 30. The store will be open 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. leading into commencement exercises, which begin at 2 p.m.

Thursday, April 21, 2011

Department of the Month for March: Campus Ministry

Congratulations goes out to the Campus Ministry Department on being selected as the Department of the Month for March!

Each month, the President's Council accepts nominations for the award that recognizes department workers for their stellar work. Campus Ministry was honored by the council and received the traveling trophy to which they will add their decorative touch.

Kelly Youngblood
Campus Ministry coordinator Kelly Youngblood serves as the lone paid employee of the department, however, she says she could do it with the help of others. They include Steve Smith, chair of the Religion and Philosophy Department,who Youngblood says is greatly involved.

"Alicia Danielson, who does some Campus Ministry work through work study, Nancy Farndale, who is the organist/pianist and Mamisoa Ranaivoson, Christine Wellendorf, Dayv Raleigh, Kellie Grunzke and Jon Aguilar who also provide music at times," are also instrumental to the success of the program, Youngblood said.

Her duties with the Campus Ministry are "to provide a variety of Christian experiences on campus as well as a spring break missions trip." Youngblood works about 10 hours a week, typically on Wednesday and Thursday mornings. She says the ministry offers some type of worship service each day of the week. She indicated about 50 or so students attend services throughout the week.

The schedule is:

* Monday: Chapel
* Tuesday: Exit to Hope
* Wednesday: Chapel
* Thursday: Catholic Mass
* Friday: Holden Evening Prayer

Youngblood says the student-led Exit to Hope is the most popular service. She hopes to implement more popular opportunities for students to worship next year

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Creative Writing students to offer thesis presentations

Waldorf seniors in the Creative Writing program will present their thesis works on two days next week in the Salveson Ballroom.

Four students are set to make presentations on Tuesday, April 26, and three will present on Wednesday, April 27.

Each presenter will read from his or her thesis and take questions from the audience, said Joe Wilkins, assistant professor of English and creative writing.

The following is the presentation schedule with the presenter's name, genre and name of his/her thesis:

7:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 26
  • Anna Eggebraaten, poetry, "Fighting Forms"
  • Molly Lumley, mixed genre, "Broken Mirrors"
  • Josh Otterman, fiction, "Finding Asylum"
  • Lauren Trembath-Neuberger, mixed genre, "How All of It Felt Like Praying"
7:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 27
  • Brian Anderson, poetry, "Web Spinner"
  • Rebekah Morgan, mixed genre, "Saying Aloud in the Night"
  • Kara Searcy, poetry, "The Spaces Around Them"