Events

Spring 2009 Calendar

*All events take place at the Spencer Center unless noted otherwise

Sept. 8
10-11:15am
Service-Learning Forum
Community agency representatives and MBC faculty will discuss creating an effective service-learning experience.

11:30-1:30pm
Community Service Fair – Hunt West

Sept. 9
12:00-1:00 p.m.
International Café – Spencer Center
Bimonthly dialogues on current topics of global significance
topic TBA

Sept. 11
National Day of Service

Sept. 12
8am
Alzheimer’s Memory Walk – Frontier Culture Museum

Sept. 16
1-2pm
Community Service Speakers Series – Miller Chapel
Jericho and Damascus Road Outreach Inc. - Elaine Rose
Staunton Creative Community Fund - Meghan Williamson

7-8:30 p.m.
Special presentation by Claudia Bernardi, Artist-in-Residence
Francis Auditorium

Sept. 23
12:00-1:00 p.m.
International Café – Spencer Center
Bimonthly dialogues on current topics of global significance
“Artists as Peace Practitioners: Art in Community in El Salvador” with Dr. Marlena Hobson and students who participated in the MBC spring break 2009 course in Perquin, El Salvador

1-2pm
Community Service Speakers Series – Miller Chapel
Rebuilding Together Greater Augusta - Lee Warren
Habitat for Humanity - Rhonda Howdyshell (tentative)

Sept. 29
11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
Study Abroad Fair – Hunt West
Find out about MBC’s May Term offerings in 2010 and meet representatives of study abroad programs worldwide.

Sept. 30
1-2pm
Community Service Speakers Series – Miller Chapel
Staunton Augusta Rescue Squad - Kim Craig
Local Heath Care Activist - Jody Grogan

Oct. 7
Apple Day Service Project

Oct. 14
12-1 pm
International Café – Spencer Center
Bimonthly dialogues on current topics of global significance

1-2pm
Community Service Speakers Series – Miller Chapel
Speakers TBA

Oct. 21
1-2pm
Community Service Speakers Series – Miller Chapel
GreenRight – Andrea Gram
Lewis Creek Watershed Advisory Committee - Doug Wolfe

Oct. 28
1-2pm
Community Service Speakers Series – Miller Chapel
Staunton City Schools - Steve Nichols
Community Child Care Center – Barbara Workman

Nov. 2
Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week

Nov. 3
Election Day

Nov. 4
12-1 pm
International Café – Spencer Center
Bimonthly dialogues on current topics of global significance
“Why Is Pakistan a Failed State?”
Dr. Daniel Metraux, Professor of Asian Studies

1-2pm
Community Service Speakers Series – Miller Chapel
Blue Ridge Area Food Bank – Ruth Jones
Valley Mission – Wendy Shifflett

Nov. 10
1-6pm
Blood Drive – Student Activities Center

Nov. 11
1-2pm
Community Service Speakers Series – Miller Chapel
SPCA (tentative)
Local volunteer - Hugh Westfall

Nov. 18
12-1 pm
International Café – Spencer Center
Bimonthly dialogues on current topics of global significance

1-2pm
Community Service Speakers Series – Miller Chapel
TBA

December 2
12-1 pm
International Café – Spencer Center
Bimonthly dialogues on current topics of global significance
“Election Violence and Powersharing in Kenya” with Dr. Jennifer Coffman, Professor of Anthropology, James Madison University