Student Activities<\/strong> 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<\/strong>. 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.<\/p>\n Secondary Education Majors:<\/strong> 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.<\/p>\n Groundswell Rising \u2013 Protecting Our Children\u2019s Air and Water, an Environmental Film Presentation, 7:00 PM, Wednesday, April 2, in Stroud Hall, Room 113<\/strong>. With the oil and gas industry\u2019s thurst to expand fracking seen as a moral and civil rights issue, this provocative film documents a people\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n ESU will host Award-Winning Poet Vijay Seshadri for a Poetry Reading, at 4:00 PM, on Thursday, April 3, in Beers Lecture Hall<\/strong>. Jan Selving, assistant professor of English, and Rick Madigan, associate professor of English, look forward to introducing students and the community to Seshadri\u2019s 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\u2019s visit, which is free and open to the public, contact Selving at jselving@esu.edu<\/a> or Madigan at rmadigan@esu.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n 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<\/strong>. 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.<\/p>\n Now \u2013 March 14<\/strong> March 26 \u2013 April 18 Wednesday, March 26, 4:00 – 6:00 PM<\/strong> Thursday, March 27, 7:00 PM<\/strong> March 28 – 29, 7:00 PM<\/strong> 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<\/strong>. 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<\/a>.<\/p>\n 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<\/strong>. This year\u2019s theme of \u201cIn the Jungle,\u201d 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\u2019s 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\u2019s 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<\/a> by April 4.<\/p>\n March 10 \u2013 14 Plate and Placemat Making: Thursday, March 13, and Wednesday, March 26, 4:30 to 6:30 PM, Art Studio: 1st Floor, Fine Arts Building<\/strong>. To RSVP and receive more information, contact: Andrea McClanahan, Ph.D., professor and department chair \u2013 communication studies, Monroe Hall 301, amcclanahan@esu.edu<\/a>, 570-422-3697.<\/p>\n Courses Pending Approval by The University-Wide Curriculum Committee<\/strong>. Descriptions are available upon request in the office of the committee chair in the English Department (Stroud 309). Address questions within 10 university calendar days after first appearance.<\/p>\n Additions:<\/strong> [ezcol_1quarter]Title<\/strong>[\/ezcol_1quarter] [ezcol_1quarter]Date<\/strong>[\/ezcol_1quarter] [ezcol_1quarter]Time<\/strong>[\/ezcol_1quarter] [ezcol_1quarter_end]Presenters<\/strong>[\/ezcol_1quarter_end]<\/p>\n [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]<\/p>\n [ezcol_1third] Monday [\/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third] 4:45 \u2013 5:30 PM [\/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third_end] Zumba [\/ezcol_1third_end]<\/p>\n [ezcol_1third] Wednesday [\/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third] 12:15 \u2013 1:00 PM [\/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third_end] Yoga [\/ezcol_1third_end]<\/p>\n [ezcol_1third] Thursday [\/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third] 4:30 \u2013 5:15 PM [\/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third_end] Body Pump [\/ezcol_1third_end]<\/p>\n [ezcol_1third] Thursday [\/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third] 5:30 \u2013 6:15 PM [\/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_1third_end] Core Cycle [\/ezcol_1third_end]<\/p>\n
\nTuesday, March 25, 9:00 PM<\/strong> \u2013 Scott Celani, Dansbury Commons.
\nWednesday March 26, 1:00 PM<\/strong> \u2013 Andrea Davidson in Common Grounds.
\nThursday, March 27, 7:30 PM<\/strong> \u2013 All Time Low in Mattioli Rec Center.
\nFriday, March 28, 9:00 PM<\/strong> \u2013 Scott and Drew Musical Duo in Dansbury Commons.
\nSunday, April 6<\/strong> \u2013 Diamond in the Dirt Mud Run at Stony Acres. All proceeds will be donated to breast cancer research. Students
\n– $15; Faculty, staff and alumni – $20.
\nDiscount Movie Tickets<\/strong> \u2013 Pocono Community Theater and Cinemark Stroud Mall. Students – $5.50, Non-students $8.
\nNow Playing:<\/strong> 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.<\/p>\nCultural Events<\/h2>\n
\nMadelon Powers Gallery, ESU Fine & Performing Arts Center
\nDavid Stabley:<\/strong> Paintings and Works in Clay
\nGallery 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.
\nFor information, 570-422-3483 or email esuarts@esu.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n
\nMadelon Powers Gallery, ESU Fine & Performing Arts Center
\nArt Association All-University Student Juried Art Exhibit<\/strong> 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.
\nFor information, 570-422-3483 or email esuarts@esu.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n
\nMadelon Powers Gallery, ESU Fine & Performing Arts Center
\nReception for Artists
\nOpen to the public at no cost.
\nFor information, 570-422-3483 or email esuarts@esu.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n
\nLower Dansbury
\nCreative 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\u2019s English Department.
\nOpen to the public at no cost.<\/p>\n
\nAbeloff Center for the Performing Arts
\nSpring Performance
\nContemporary Dancers
\nFor information or ticket reservations, call 570-422-3331 or email esuarts@esu.edu<\/a>.
\nGeneral admission, $8; faculty and staff, $6; senior citizens and students, $4.
\nTickets will be available at the door only. For information, call
\n570-422-3331 or email esuarts@esu.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\nESU Celebrates Women\u2019s History Month 2014<\/h2>\n
\nESU\u2019s Dinner Party Plate and Placemat Making
\nDinner: Friday, March 28, 6:00 to 9:00 PM, Lower Lounge in Dansbury Commons<\/strong>.
\nCome to the dinner party where \u2018remarkable women\u2019 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.<\/p>\n
\nATEP 205 Health Promotion & Lifetime Wellness (3:3:0)
\nEXSC 205 Health Promotion & Lifetime Wellness (3:3:0)
\nHLTH 205 Health Promotion & Lifetime Wellness (3:3:0)
\nNURS 205 Health Promotion & Lifetime Wellness (3:3:0)
\nPETE 205 Health Promotion & Lifetime Wellness (3:3:0)<\/p>\nSpring 2014 March Workshop Schedule BEING AN ACTIVE LEARNER B.A.L.A.N.C.E. AMONG NEW COLLEGE EXPERIENCES<\/h2>\n
WellU Group Fitness Classes 2014 WellU Group Fitness Class Schedule Continuing After Spring Break March 24 \u2013 May 2<\/h2>\n