August 2010
Top Story: Connecticut River Academy Set to Open this Month
Top Story: Connecticut River Academy Set to Open this Month
| Magnet School Update
Connecticut River Academy Set To Open This Month
At the River Campus, an innovative new magnet high school will start classes August 30. Students at Goodwin's Connecticut River Academy will use laptops rather than textbooks in most classes, and the surrounding area, which includes hundreds of acres of open space owned by the College, will serve as a "living laboratory" for river ecology studies. For more about the Connecticut River Academy at Goodwin College, visit www.goodwin.edu/magnetschools 
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| Get Involved!
Help Plan Student Events
The Student Experience Committee is holding bi-weekly meetings to plan for upcoming student events. Our next meeting will be held on August 10 at 2:30 p.m. in room 311. Come share your ideas or lend a helping hand with projects that are underway like the Goodwin College Fashion and Talent Show! If you need more information or would like to submit event ideas, email Lee Sawyer at lsawyer@goodwin.edu or Jenn Vamvakas at jvamvakas@goodwin.edu.
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| Get Noticed At The Tee!
Sponsorships Still Available
Support Goodwin College Scholarships by sponsoring a tee sign at the 5th Annual Goodwin College Foundation Golf Tournament. Tee Signs are $200 each or 3 for $500. The tournament on September 22 is sold out for golfers; however, there are still many sponsorship opportunities available! Visit the sponsor web page for more information or contact the Goodwin College Development Office at 860.291.9934.
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| Save the Date!
Nursing Alumni Reunion
A Goodwin College Nursing Alumni reunion will be held the evening of November 19 — catch up with your classmates and reconnect with your professors! For more information, contact Guy LaBella, Director of Alumni Relations at glabella@goodwin.edu, or 860.727.6948.
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| Don't Miss Your Chance To Participate!
Fiscal Year Ending Soon...
The College's fiscal year ends September 30! Don’t miss your chance to support our students with a gift to the Scholarship Fund this year. As the Foundation enters the final months of its annual campaign, donors have already contributed nearly $143,000 for the College's second fundraising campaign for student scholarships. Thank you to our donors! If you haven't yet, help us blow away last year’s total! Your support helps our students make their lives better. Visit www.goodwin.edu/giving or contact Leia Bell, director of the annual fund, at 860.291.9934. Or, gain exposure for your company through one of our great events with a sponsorship!
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| Alumni News
Graduation Photos Available
Thanks to all who took part in the July 17 alumni/student bus trip to Fenway Park. We had a great time and look forward to doing it again next year! To see pictures of the trip, or get information about upcoming events, please join our Alumni Relations Facebook group. Attention all graduates who walked in the June 2010 commencement: Goodwin College is providing complimentary graduation photos to all the grads through the Alumni Relations Office. Photo distribution will be held in Room 215 (Alumni Relations Office) on Tuesday and Wednesday, August 17-18, from 3:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. If you are unable to come during these times to pick up your photo, please email Guy LaBella at glabella@goodwin.edu to set up a different time.
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| Introducing The Beacon
Open Call For Submissions
Goodwin College is pleased to announce the creation of The Beacon, a new literary and scholarly review composed of submissions from our own students, faculty, and staff. The deadline for the first issue is October 1. To contribute, email Lee Sawyer at lsawyer@goodwin.edu.
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| Join Relay For Life
Support The Team
Join Goodwin College's team to raise money to fight cancer through the American Cancer Society's Relay For Life of East Hartford. This year's event will take place in the Rentschler Field parking lot on Saturday, August 28, from noon until midnight. Walk with us or support the team: http://tinyurl.com/GoodwinRFL2010.
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| School Supply Drive
ECE Club Gathers Gear For Local Preschool
The Early Childhood Education club is accepting school supplies including crayons, markers, pencils, scissors, and glue sticks. Donations may be placed in designated boxes on the 4th floor, with Mary Henderson at the front desk, and in the library at the circulation desk. Donations will be given to the newly NAEYC accredited YMCA preschool site located at the First Church in East Hartford.
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| First Aid Supply Collection
Your Donations Will Make A Difference
The Nursing Department is collecting first aid supplies to be donated to the Hartford school system. Items needed include 2x2 gauze sponges, adhesive bandages, paper towels, cold packs, hand sanitizers, and alcohol wipes. Donations can be brought to the Health Fair on September 29 or dropped off in the Nursing Department from now until the end of September.
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| Kudos
Recognizing Your Success
James McCabe was the Writing Center's 1000th visitor. Click here to see his picture! Professors Colleen Connolly and Regina Salvio attended the Wesleyan University Writer's Conference in June. Professors Fred White and Colleen Connolly and Librarian Marilyn Nowlan attended the National Accuplacer Conference in Boston, MA, in July. Professor Linda Fellows attended the Writing Program Administrator's Conference in Philadelphia in July. Dan Noonan has enrolled in the Master of Science in Management program at Saint Joseph College. See more kudos online...
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| In Brief
Bite Size News Bits
There will be a Nursing Pinning Ceremony on August 19, at 7:00 p.m. Students: Book buyback at the bookstore is August 18 - 21.
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| Contribute to Next Month's enews
Share Your News
Do you want to share information with the Goodwin College community? Send it to the Goodwin College enews by sending an email to lsawyer@goodwin.edu. The next deadline is August 31.
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