"I have this theory that if one person can go out of their way to show compassion then it will start a chain reaction of the same." - Rachel Scott (First person killed at Columbine High School shootings).

Join us in starting Virginia Western's chain reaction of kindness!

Wednesday - December 7, 2001

9:00 a.m. - Noon

Third Floor of Webber

Organized by the Student Leadership at Virginia Western. Contact the Student Activiites Office for more information at 857-6326 or nlee@virginiawestern.edu.  

Psi Beta Information Sessions - Psychology Honors Society 

Friday,  November 18^th at noon in D103

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Tuesday, November 29^th at 3:30 in D106

 Fall Application Deadline: Monday, December 5, 2011

Applications can be picked up at the sessions and from Lora Vasiliauskas in D112a or email her at lvasiliauskas@virginiawestern.edu

Don't forget to register for the Career Bytes Seminar on December 1, held  in the Hall Career Center, room S202.  Get registered before the Thanksgiving break and we'll give you a reminder call when we return.

The topic will be Interviewing Skills. Come learn what employers will ask, how you should answer, and what you can do to be really prepared for that interview. The seminar is held at 12:15 p.m. or 5:15 p.m. and last about 30 minutes.

You can register by emailing rrice@virginiawestern.edu or calling 857-7298. This event does qualify for an Hall Career Center Passport Stamp and is the last event of the semester.

Join us in the Natural Science Center on November 29th at noon for a discussion of the best-selling novel, The Help. If you've read the book and can't wait to see the movie on December 1st, bring your lunch and please join us. If you have read the book and would like to lend out your copy or if you have not read the book and are looking for a copy, please contact Tara Nepper.

REVIEW: The Washington Post - Sybil Steinberg

Southern whites' guilt for not expressing gratitude to the black maids who raised them threatens to become a familiar refrain. But don't tell Kathryn Stockett because her first novel is a nuanced variation on the theme that strikes every note with authenticity. In a page-turner that brings new resonance to the moral issues involved, she spins a story of social awakening as seen from both sides of the American racial divide

The Learning Technology Center will be closed for the Thanksgiving Holiday from Wednesday, November 23rd at noon until Monday morning at 8 a.m. on November 28th.

Reminders from the Financial Aid Office

• The tuition due date for the spring 2012 semester is January 5, 2012.
• Students receiving financial aid may begin charging textbooks and supplies in the bookstore on January 3, 2012.  This date is different than the date in many award letters.  Please make a note of this change.
• The next deadline to appeal for reinstatement of financial aid is January 3, 2012 at 5:00pm.

Join us Saturday, November 19th, as the Met Live in HD series continues with a performance of Glass's Satyagraha. Order lunch in advance from McAlister's Deli by calling 819-9422 or email carolhelms@peakrestaurants.com.

Doors open at noon and the performance will begin at 1 p.m. in Whitman Theater. The performance is scheduled to run approximately 4 hours with two intermissions. Scott Williamson, General & Artistic Director of Opera Roanoke, will present a discussion of this opera prior to the performance.

The Met’s visually extravagant production is back for an encore engagement. Richard Croft once again is Gandhi in Philip Glass’s unforgettable opera, which the Washington Post calls “a profound and beautiful work of theater.” Tickets are free to students. Some complimentary tickets are available, first come, first serve. Contact Tara Nepper (tnepper@virginiawestern.edu or 857-6492) for more information.