University Bulletin – March 14, 2014

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Announcements

Student Activities
Tuesday, March 25, 9:00 PM – Scott Celani, Dansbury Commons.
Wednesday March 26, 1:00 PM – Andrea Davidson in Common Grounds.
Thursday, March 27, 7:30 PM – All Time Low in Mattioli Rec Center.
Friday, March 28, 9:00 PM – Scott and Drew Musical Duo in Dansbury Commons.
Sunday, April 6 – Diamond in the Dirt Mud Run at Stony Acres. All proceeds will be donated to breast cancer research. Students
– $15; Faculty, staff and alumni – $20.
Discount Movie Tickets – Pocono Community Theater and Cinemark Stroud Mall. Students – $5.50, Non-students $8.
Now Playing: Cinemark 300: Ride of an Empire, Mr. Peabody and Sherman, Non-Stop, Son of God The Lego Movie, 3 Days to Kill, Pompeii, About Last Night, Monuments Men, RoboCop, Ride Along and Pocono Community Theater: Frozen, 12 Years a Slave, Non-Stop, Son of God.

The Hon. Rosemary Brown, state representative for the 189th legislative district, will sponsor Financial Literacy Seminars Sunday, March 16, from 4:00 to 7:00 PM, and Monday, March 17, 6:30 to 9:30 PM, at the ESU Innovation Center. The event is part of her initiative to strengthen the next generation’s financial knowledge. Parents can help their child gain valuable information to manage their finances and help them make smart decisions to stay out of debt. The public is invited at no cost.

Empty Bowls: A Grassroots Movement To Help End Hunger is from 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM, Thursday, March 27, in the Keystone Room. All proceeds donated go to the Salvation Army in East Stroudsburg. Event will include a selection of hand- crafted bowl and soup lunch for $10. To purchase tickets, see Linda in the HRTM Department (across from Stroud). For more info call 570-422-3511.

Secondary Education Majors: Screening dates for the 2014 spring semester are set for Tuesday, April 1 and Wednesday, April 2. Sign up by appointment only in Stroud 209 PSED office. You must appear in person to make an appointment in order to confirm that you have met the proper graduate and undergraduate requirements.

Groundswell Rising – Protecting Our Children’s Air and Water, an Environmental Film Presentation, 7:00 PM, Wednesday, April 2, in Stroud Hall, Room 113. With the oil and gas industry’s thurst to expand fracking seen as a moral and civil rights issue, this provocative film documents a people’s movement, a groundswell rising. The director and executive producer will be present to discuss the film and talk about making environmental films and using them to spread awareness and activism. Arguments in favor of the economic and geopolitical advantages of fracking will be provided by Johan Eliasson, Ph.D., professor of political science at ESU and a libertarian. The public is invited at no cost and is encouraged to contribute to the discussion. For more information call Paul Lippert, professor of communication studies, at 570-422-3482.

ESU will host Award-Winning Poet Vijay Seshadri for a Poetry Reading, at 4:00 PM, on Thursday, April 3, in Beers Lecture Hall. Jan Selving, assistant professor of English, and Rick Madigan, associate professor of English, look forward to introducing students and the community to Seshadri’s work, which includes highly acclaimed essays, poems and reviews that have appeared in many publications, including AGNI, The American Scholar, Antaeus, Bomb, Boulevard, Lumina, The Nation, The New Yorker, The Paris Review, Shenandoah, The Southwest Review, The Threepenny Review, Verse, Western Humanities Review, The Yale Review and the Times Book Review. For more information on Seshadri’s visit, which is free and open to the public, contact Selving at jselving@esu.edu or Madigan at rmadigan@esu.edu.

ESU accounting students are offering their assistance to the general public in preparing tax returns free of charge by appointment only through Saturday, April 12. The ESU Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program will be offered from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM Tuesdays and 10 a.m. to noon Saturdays at the ESU Innovation Center, located at 562 Independence Road, East Stroudsburg, Pa. For more information or to make an appointment for tax preparation assistance, please call Sheila Handy, Ph.D., ESU professor and chair of business management, at 570-422-3181. Returns are prepared by appointment only and individuals must meet IRS qualifications.

Cultural Events

Now – March 14
Madelon Powers Gallery, ESU Fine & Performing Arts Center
David Stabley: Paintings and Works in Clay
Gallery hours:11:00 AM to 7:00 PM, Tuesdays and Wednesdays, and 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays. open to the public at no cost.
For information, 570-422-3483 or email esuarts@esu.edu.

March 26 – April 18
Madelon Powers Gallery, ESU Fine & Performing Arts Center
Art Association All-University Student Juried Art Exhibit Gallery hours: 11:00 AM to 7:00 PM, Tuesdays and Wednesdays, and 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays. Open to the public at no cost.
For information, 570-422-3483 or email esuarts@esu.edu.

Wednesday, March 26, 4:00 – 6:00 PM
Madelon Powers Gallery, ESU Fine & Performing Arts Center
Reception for Artists
Open to the public at no cost.
For information, 570-422-3483 or email esuarts@esu.edu.

Thursday, March 27, 7:00 PM
Lower Dansbury
Creative Works by the English Faculty of East Stroudsburg University: A public reading of poetry, fiction, and non-fiction featuring readings of published works and works in progress by the writing faculty of ESU’s English Department.
Open to the public at no cost.

March 28 – 29, 7:00 PM
Abeloff Center for the Performing Arts
Spring Performance
Contemporary Dancers
For information or ticket reservations, call 570-422-3331 or email esuarts@esu.edu.
General admission, $8; faculty and staff, $6; senior citizens and students, $4.
Tickets will be available at the door only. For information, call
570-422-3331 or email esuarts@esu.edu.

Earth Day! Come Celebrate the Environment with your Fellow Classmates, Staff, and ESU Community, from noon to 4:00 PM, Tuesday, April 22, on the Quad. There will be an ecofriendly fashion show featuring styles that have been repurposed. Swag and prizes will be given away throughout the day for our Earth Day trivia. Games, tye-dye, and live music will also be featured at this event. If you are interested in volunteering or having your club present a booth at this event, please contact Kate at kgn8547@live.esu.edu.

Student Senate Invites Local Businesses, Clubs and Organizations to 14th Annual Community on the Quad Event, on Saturday, April 26, from noon to 4:00 PM. This year’s theme of “In the Jungle,” is meant to bring the campus and local communities together for a fun, yet productive gathering for students, faculty and staff members and area residents. In order to participate, Student Senate asks that you provide a nominal donation of $20 which will be used for scholarship funding through ESU’s Foundation. With that donation, vendors are welcome to sell merchandise at a private space which will include two chairs and one, 6-foot table, which may be decorated to go along with this year’s theme. Those wishing to reserve a space or looking for more information about the event should contact Student Senate member and special events coordinator Melissa Ciment at mciment@live.esu.edu by April 4.

ESU Celebrates Women’s History Month 2014

March 10 – 14
ESU’s Dinner Party Plate and Placemat Making
Dinner: Friday, March 28, 6:00 to 9:00 PM, Lower Lounge in Dansbury Commons.
Come to the dinner party where ‘remarkable women’ creations are shared and great food, laughter and the company of fabulous women is enjoyed. *RSVP Required. $25 for faculty, staff, administrators. Free for students.

Plate and Placemat Making: Thursday, March 13, and Wednesday, March 26, 4:30 to 6:30 PM, Art Studio: 1st Floor, Fine Arts Building. To RSVP and receive more information, contact: Andrea McClanahan, Ph.D., professor and department chair – communication studies, Monroe Hall 301, amcclanahan@esu.edu, 570-422-3697.

Spring 2014 March Workshop Schedule BEING AN ACTIVE LEARNER B.A.L.A.N.C.E. AMONG NEW COLLEGE EXPERIENCES

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[ezcol_1quarter] Surviving Spring Break.Tips and Advice on How to be Safe but Have Fun [/ezcol_1quarter] [ezcol_1quarter] 6 [/ezcol_1quarter] [ezcol_1quarter] 2:00 – 2:50 PM[/ezcol_1quarter] [ezcol_1quarter_end] ATOD Peer Educators ESU’s Alcohol Tobacco & Other Drugs (ATOD) Prevention Services
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[ezcol_1quarter] Study Abroad! Exciting Opportunities for ESU Students [/ezcol_1quarter] [ezcol_1quarter] 13 [/ezcol_1quarter] [ezcol_1quarter] 2:00 – 2:50 PM [/ezcol_1quarter] [ezcol_1quarter_end] Michael Laffey Coordinator, International Programs [/ezcol_1quarter_end]

[ezcol_1quarter] B Positive!… Strategies to Get Your Test Taking Blood Pumping [/ezcol_1quarter] [ezcol_1quarter] 27 [/ezcol_1quarter] [ezcol_1quarter] 2:00 – 2:50 PM [/ezcol_1quarter] [ezcol_1quarter_end] Jennifer Serowick Director of Extended Learning [/ezcol_1quarter_end]

WellU Group Fitness Classes 2014 WellU Group Fitness Class Schedule Continuing After Spring Break March 24 – May 2

[ezcol_1third] Monday [/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third] 4:45 – 5:30 PM [/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third_end] Zumba [/ezcol_1third_end]

[ezcol_1third] Wednesday [/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third] 12:15 – 1:00 PM [/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third_end] Yoga [/ezcol_1third_end]

[ezcol_1third] Thursday [/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third] 4:30 – 5:15 PM [/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third_end] Body Pump [/ezcol_1third_end]

[ezcol_1third] Thursday [/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third] 5:30 – 6:15 PM [/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third_end] Core Cycle [/ezcol_1third_end]

Friday, March 14, 2014