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Greetings!
Welcome to the biweekly Inside Eckerd newsletter - providing you with news and information about what's happening at Eckerd College. If you missed a previous issue or want to invite a friend to join our mailing list, please visit the Inside Eckerd archives page. Help us build our Inside Eckerd network by sharing this email with your friends and family 'outside Eckerd'. Enjoy!
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January 14-21: Mark Your Calendar for Free Evening Readings by Top-Notch Authors
Literary prowess will abound on campus this coming January during the Eighth Annual Eckerd College Writers' Conference: Writers in Paradise. Join best-selling authors Andre Dubus III (House of Sand and Fog, The Garden of Last Days, and Townie), Elizabeth Berg (Once Upon a Time, There Was You, Open House, and The Last Time I Saw You), Dennis Lehane '88 (Moonlight Mile, Shutter Island, and The Given Day), and more award-winning faculty and speakers for the free evening readings in Miller Auditorium.
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The Sweet Potatoes are Especially Enormous!
From the bloggers of The Edible Peace Patch Garden, a cooperative effort between Eckerd College Environmental Studies and Lakewood Elementary School
"... The progress I have seen in the garden is incredible. We have full sized okra, beets, squash, radishes, carrots, green beans, and a plethora of green tomatoes well on their way to ripening. The sweet potatoes are especially enormous!"
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Campus News
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Eckerd in the News
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Hayden Grad Biggs Named AVCA Third Team All-American
WIBW TV-13, Topeka, Kan., November 29, 2011
- Volleyball head coach Courtney Draper comments on the naming of outside hitter Linsdey Biggs '14 to the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Div. II Third Team All-American
Mocha Vida Cafe Puts a Modern Spin on Coffee House Tradition
Old Northeast - Downtown St. Pete Patch, November 23, 2011
- Comments by alumnus Jeff Sprinkmann
Eckerd College's Celebration of the Arts Day cultivated creativity
New Roots News, November 22, 2011
- Comments by visual arts professor Arthur Skinner
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Only at Eckerd Support Our Seniors! Go to the GO for The Festival of Hope on Dec. 7
This annual College Program Series event is the conclusion to Quest for Meaning, a 40-hour service-learning project conducted by Eckerd College seniors. On Wednesday, Dec. 7 from 1-3 pm under the GO Pavilion, booths will showcase the non-profits where members of the Class of 2012 have volunteered during the semester. Enjoy the Candy Land theme, free coffee, cookies, cotton candy and tie-dye!
Eckerd College Campus Garden Hosts Fall Harvest Festival on Dec. 10 The coordinators for the Eckerd College Campus Garden are preparing for the annual Fall Harvest Festival to be held on Saturday, Dec. 10 from 4-7 pm between the soccer and baseball fields. Enjoy a potluck dinner (bring your favorite dish!), live music and fun activities. Contact Andrea Willingham '12 for more information. All are welcome!
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Events@Eckerd Art: "EC Residential Visual Arts Faculty and Staff Exhibition"
Through Dec. 2, 10:30 am - 4:30 pm, Elliott Gallery Art: "A Sense of Place: A series of reproductions of major works by Christopher M. Still"
Through Jan. 13, 2012, 10:30 am - 4:30 pm, Cobb Gallery CPS, Theatre: "Proof" - A Student-Produced Play
Dec. 1 to 4, Bininger Studio Theatre
Thur. - Sat., 8 pm; Sun, 2 pm
Fri., Dec. 2, 7 pm, Miller Auditorium
Dec. 4-9, Elliott Gallery
Sun., Dec. 4, 3-5 pm, Opening Reception
Gallery hours: 10:30 am - 4:30 pm, Mon-Fri
Wed., Dec. 7, 1-3 pm, The GO Pavilion
Last Day of Classes, Dec. 9
Sun., Dec. 11, 4 pm, Wireman Chapel
Exam Period, Dec. 12-15
Christmas Recess Begins, Dec. 16
ASPEC Forum: Dr. Jonathan Ellen, "The Integration of All Children's Hospital within the Johns Hopkins Health System"
Wed., Jan. 4, 4 pm, Lewis House
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Go Tritons!Calling all volleyball and basketball fans to cheer on the home team! Women's Basketball vs. Northwood University (Fla.)Wed., Dec. 7, 6 pm, McArthur Gymnasium Women's Basketball vs. Nova Southeastern University (Fla.)Sat, Dec. 10, 2 pm, McArthur Gymnasium Men's Basketball vs. Nova Southeastern University (Fla.)Sat, Dec. 10, 4 pm, McArthur Gymnasium Men's Basketball vs. Tuskegee University (Ala.)Sat., Dec. 17, 2 pm, McArthur Gymnasium Men's Basketball vs. West Liberty University (W.Va.)Sun., Dec. 18, 2 pm, McArthur Gymnasium
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