 Creative Arts Collegium plans Celebration of Arts
The Fourth Annual Celebration of the Arts at Eckerd College will be held on Saturday, Nov. 15 at, various venues on campus. It is sponsored by the Creative Arts Collegium. The daylong event, which starts at 10 a.m. and is free and open to the public, highlights the creative inspiration fostered at Eckerd College, one of the hidden treasures of this great city of the arts. The day will feature visual and performing arts, including theatre, spoken word and gallery exhibits.
View the complete schedule.
Image of Life of Pi by Margaret Brommelsiek '80, Ph.D.
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 Peer mentorship
program smooths
freshman transition
Marjorie Sanfilippo, Ph.D., associate dean of faculty and professor of psychology, spearheaded a peer mentorship program, now in its second year, that is designed to augment the three-week Autumn Term for new students and smooth the transition from high school to college. "One sophomore mentor is assigned to each of the 22 to 25 sections of our first-year class (approximately 20 to 22 students in each section), and works closely with the students and faculty...," Sanfilippo wrote in College Planning and Management Magazine. "Peer mentors lead freshmen through academic and community-building activities, help develop time-management and study skills, and help first-year and transfer students adjust both academically and socially to college life. ...Students tell us that the peer mentors helped ease their anxieties about registering for classes and provided invaluable support during their first weeks on campus." Read more.
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Taking a short break to help
the environment
Fall Break last week (Oct. 27-28) gave students and faculty a couple days off as the semester moves into the final stretch. While some students studied, relaxed or headed to the Waterfront, 16 students spent their Fall Break restoring staghorn coral with the Coral Restoration Foundation in Key Largo. They dove for hours to clean, trim and replant corals stressed by human and environmental factors. The Fall Break activities were sponsored by the Eckerd College Office of Service-Learning and Eckerd Environmental Divers.
Photo by Spencer Yaffe '17
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 Mayor Kriseman
gives State of the City to ASPEC
A capacity crowd of 130 people turned out at Lewis House last week to hear St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman address the state of the city. He discussed the importance of Eckerd College to the community and some of the pressing issues he faces, from building a new downtown Pier to devising a new development plan for the downtown waterfront. He also addressed Eckerd's concerns about a proposed 15-million-gallon reclaimed water tank 20 feet from the College. The mayor assured the audience, including residents of nearby neighborhoods, that he would work to lessen the impact of odors, noise and traffic from the project. The City Council delayed a vote on the project Thursday (Nov. 6) after Eckerd President Don Eastman asked for more time to study it. | The Tampa Tribune | Tampa Bay Times | Photo by Bill Stickley, ASPEC
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Eckerd, Pittsburgh Seminary offer ministry degree
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Pittsburgh Theological Seminary and Eckerd College are partnering to offer the Doctor of Ministry Parish Focus degree.
It is the second time the two institutions have offered the program, intended for mid-career Presbyterian pastors seeking to enhance their education. The program offers classes at Eckerd for two weeks in January and two weeks in June over a three-year period.
It is open to about a dozen students, beginning in January 2015. Applications are now being accepted.
"Eckerd has had a long history with the Presbyterian Church and we're thrilled to partner with them again," said the Rev. Dr. Susan Kendall, director of the Doctor of Ministry Program at Pittsburgh. "Eckerd provides library and research support, classroom space and easy access to the airport and amenities unique to the area."
The Rev. Doug McMahon, Eckerd's chaplain and director of the Center for Spiritual Life, said the program allows busy pastors in the Southeast to earn a doctorate without having to travel to Pittsburgh. "We are pleased with the success of this program and delighted that this partnership will continue," McMahon said. "It is an excellent example of the deep, historical ties between Eckerd and the Presbyterian Church." Read more.
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 Former president
of the Maldives
speaks at Eckerd
Eckerd College and the Blue Ocean Film Festival teamed up to bring Mohamed Nasheed, former president of the Maldives, to campus on Wednesday night (Nov. 5). Nasheed, the subject of the critically acclaimed documentary The Island President, discussed the challenges of climate change to his island nation (the lowest-lying country in the world) and innovative solutions used there and around the world. Before his talk at Miller Auditorium Nasheed met with students and faculty to answer questions about his climate-change activism. The Blue Ocean Film Festival also hosted a climate change solutions panel discussion Friday morning (Nov. 7) featuring Eckerd College Marine Science Professor David Hastings, one of five scientists who met with Gov. Rick Scott this summer to discuss the threat of global warming to Florida. Read more | Photo by Spencer Yaffe '17
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 Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards hold election-eve rally
Cecile Richards, the national president of the Planned Parenthood Action Fund, spoke at Hough Quad on the eve of Tuesday's elections. She was invited by Eckerd VOX, the student chapter of Planned Parenthood. Richards spoke of the importance of the Florida elections, particularly the governor's race. She said the future of women's reproductive rights was at stake. It was part of a multi-state tour she made to promote candidates who the group believes support women's rights. She also spoke at New College on Monday (Nov. 3).
Photo by Spencer Yaffe '17
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Critical Humanities: On the Once and Future University
Nov. 11, 7:30 p.m.
Fox Hall
Michael Levine, Professor
of Comparative Literature,
Rutgers University
Breaking Down the Gubernatorial and Midterm Elections
Lewis House
Susan MacManus, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor, University of South Florida
Adam Smith, Political Editor
Tampa Bay Times
Shakespeare: A Celebration of his 450th Birthday
Nov. 15, 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
Lewis House
Third Annual Literary Symposium featuring the life and works of "the Bard," with readings and film clips of his plays along with commentaries on his times and his messages.
Collages and Artist Books by
Margaret Brommelsiek '80
Sept. 29-Nov. 15
Elliott Gallery
Robert Hodgell: Religious Works
Paintings, prints, drawings and sculpture
Oct. 20-Dec. 12
Cobb Gallery
Celebration of the Arts at Eckerd College
Nov. 15, 10 a.m.
Various campus venues
Schedule
Eckerd College
Community Chamber Orchestra Concert
Nov. 17, 7:30 p.m.
Roberts Music Center
Room 104
Music of Bach, Corelli and Casals, featuring Fred Gratta
Faculty Cellist and Florida Orchestra Member
Eckerd Community Orchestra Fall Concert
Nov. 20, 7:30 p.m.
Fox Hallo
The repertoire will range from Baroque to modern in several styles, showing off the abilities of our student musicians.
Theatre
Waiting for Godot By Samuel Beckett Nov. 6, 7, 8, 13, 14, 15, 8 p.m. & Nov. 9, 16, 2 p.m. Bininger Theatre Directed by Gavin Hawk $10 general public, $5 Eckerd community, $1 students, free on Nov. 15.
Love Letters
By A.R. Gurney
Directed by Julia Barton Nov. 20-22, 8 p.m.
Nov. 23, 2 p.m.
Bininger Dance Studio
Free, limited seating
Film
Nov. 7, 7 p.m.
Miller Auditorium
Directed by Narushima Izuru (Japanese with English subtitles, 147m, 2011)
Nov. 14, 7 p.m.
Miller Auditorium
Directed by Morita Yoshimitsu (Japanese with English subtitles, 129m, 2010)
Winter Sleep
Nov. 21, 7 p.m.
Miller Auditorium
Directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan (Turkish with English subtitles, 196m, 2014)
Saturday, Nov. 8
Women's Volleyball
vs. Palm Beach Atlantic University
Sunday, Nov. 9
Women's Basketball
vs. Ohio State
University (Exhibition)
Friday, Nov. 14
Women's Basketball
vs. Valdosta State
University
Friday, Nov. 14
Women's Volleyball
vs. Lynn University
Men's Basketball
vs. Delta State University
Saturday, Nov. 15
Women's Basketball
vs. University of West Georgia
Saturday, Nov. 15
Women's Volleyball
vs. Florida Tech
Sunday, Nov. 16
Men's Basketball
vs. University of West Alabama
Wednesday, Nov. 19
Women's Basketball
vs. Flagler College
Thursday, Nov. 20
Men's Basketball
vs. University of Central Florida
"We're ground zero for the impacts of climate change. If any state should be worried, it should be Florida."
--Marine Science and Chemistry Professor David Hastings, quoted by Vice News
"This team has shown me that I'm a lot stronger than I thought."
--Sophomore Meg Evans, quoted in a nationally distributed Associated Press article about the Eckerd College Search and Rescue (EC-SAR) team
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