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Greetings!
This Saturday, we are holding our first ever "Celebrating Our Founders Day" in conjunction with our annual Stop Hunger Now effort. More than 300 volunteers, including students, faculty, staff and other members of the community, will come together for a day that will begin with a service of worship and song at 9 a.m. in Vaughn Chapel, led by our new Dean of the Chapel, Dr. Jan Nicholson. Next, the volunteers will gather at the campus YMCA from 10 a.m. to 12 noon with a goal to package 50,000 meals to help feed the hungry. After the meal packaging, everyone is invited to an informal "Soup Supper" to be served in the Blue Ridge Mountain Room in Franklin Hall. If you would like to support this event with a donation, visit the Stop Hunger Now web site here and following the instructions. Learn more here.
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Kimberly S. Crannis '83 - Executive In Residence
Join Us at 11:15 AM on Campus or Watch Her Presentation With Live Online Streaming
Kimberley S. Crannis '83, chief of police for the Town of Blacksburg, Va., will serve as Ferrum College's next Executive in Residence on Tuesday, February 11, 2014. In addition to sharing her career experiences with students in a number of classes, Crannis will give a keynote address to which the public is invited in the Blue Ridge Mountain Room in Franklin Hall at 11:15 a.m. Her talk may also be viewed streaming live online at www.ferrum.edu/streaming. Read more about Crannis here.
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Darwin Expert Duncan Porter to Speak Next Friday
Dr. Porter will examine how Darwin voyaged from rocks to worms in his search for facts about the evolution of the earth and its inhabitants.
Dr. Duncan Porter, professor emeritus of biological sciences at Virginia Tech, will speak at the Natural Sciences and Mathematics Seminar at Ferrum College on Friday, February 14, 2014. During his presentation that begins at 1:25 p.m. in Garber Hall 106, Porter will examine "how Charles Darwin voyaged from rocks to worms in his search for facts to explain how the earth, its geological features, and its inhabitants evolved." The event is free and open to the public. Read more here. |
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Celebrate Valentine's Day with the Celtibillies!
The Green Grass Cloggers and Rince na h'Eireann will also perform Appalachian clogging and Irish step dance.
The Celtibillies, a Virginia based acoustic group whose music explores the connections between Celtic and Appalachian traditions, will present a special Valentine's Day performance in Ferrum College's Sale Theatre on Friday, February 14, 2014. Joining the Celtibillies on stage will be two dance troupes, the Green Grass Cloggers and Rince na h'Eireann, who will further illustrate the connections between Appalachian and Celtic cultures. Tickets may be ordered at www.blueridgeperformingarts.com or by calling (540) 230-6600.
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