February 28, 2012
Now Showing! The Muppets!
With the help of three fans, The Muppets must reunite to save their old theater from a greedy oil tycoon. Starring Jason Segel and Amy Adams. Rated PG.
When: Thursday, March 1
Showtimes: 4 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Where: Whitman Theater (across from Java and Domino's)
How Much: Faculty, staff and students get in free, all others are $5
Next week is SPRING BREAK! Do you know what that means? It's time to clean out your closets! Gather clothes and household items and bring them on campus beginning March 14th and donate your items to Goodwill! When you donate on campus to Goodwill they will provide vouchers for students to purchase items at Goodwill stores! For more information, contact the Hall Career Center at 540-857-7298 for more information.
But, before you leave for spring break, bring in cans of soup to support SOUP FOR SENIORS. The League of Older Americans collects cans of soup for our local senior citizens. They need our help! Our goal is 2,000 cans and we aren't even close. Help us today and bring in cans of soup!
School Uses Social Media to Muzzle Critics
Western Kentucky University engaged in a battle between free and appropriate speech
Can college students learn as well on iPads, ebooks?
12 Tech Innovators who are Transforming Campuses
http://chronicle.com/article/Rebooting-the-Academy-12-Tech/130926/
Submit Technology News items to publicrelations@virginaiwestern.edu
Join the Media Geeks TODAY and every Tuesday to watch a selected Ted Talk (www.ted.com) in Brown Library, room 107, 12:15 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Today's TED Talk:
Dan Pink on the surprising science of motivation Career analyst Dan Pink examines the puzzle of motivation, starting with a fact that social scientists know but most managers don't: Traditional rewards aren't always as effective as we think. Listen for illuminating stories -- and maybe, a way forward.
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