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2010 Empty Bowls Dinner to be held at Knights of Columbus Hall
The tenth annual Empty Bowls event to benefit the PATH Center is planned for Thursday, Feb. 18, from 4:30 to 7 p.m. at Knights of Columbus Hall, 111 Elliott Lane. The project is jointly sponsored by the Defiance College Social Work Organization, art department, and office of spiritual life. The goal is to raise funds to help feed the hungry, with all proceeds going to the PATH Center.
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State-Wide Free Financial Aid Event to be held at Defiance College
Defiance College will be a host site for the state-wide college financial aid event College Goal Sunday (CGS) on February 14 at 2 p.m. in the Serrick Campus Center.
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Ohio Legislative Internships for 2010 College Graduates
Check out this exciting opportunity with the Ohio Legislature for 2010 college graduates!!!

The Ohio General Assembly, through the Ohio Legislative Service Commission (LSC), has sponsored a legislative and telecommunications internship program for over forty years. The LSC sponsors twenty-four paid thirteen-month legislative internships designed to provide college graduates with practical experience in the legislative process. This experience often leads to permanent employment opportunities in the legislature, state government, or related areas.

Traditionally, twenty interns are assigned to work with the majority or minority party caucus in either the House or the Senate, with additional interns being placed with the LSC research and fiscal staff and The Ohio Channel (with parent company Ohio Government Telecommunications or OGT). Interns assigned to a caucus normally engage in research, constituent services, writing speeches and news releases, and related administrative work. Interns that work directly with the LSC staff draft legislation, perform legal or fiscal research, monitor sessions of the General Assembly, and attend committee hearings. The interns assigned to OGT work as production assistants, where they assist in televising legislative sessions and in the production of public service communications.

Successful applicants will be employed on a full-time basis from December 1, 2010 to December 31, 2011.  Interns receive full state of Ohio employee  benefits and are paid $25,200 per year with an opportunity to earn a $2000 bonus.

Eligibility requirements: Applicants must complete at least a bachelor's degree program by December 2010.  Residents and nonresidents of Ohio may apply.  Successful applicants have an interest in government/politics/public policy or public programming, above average communication skills, and generally have a "B" average or higher.  Many duties require an intern to attend evening committee meetings and floor sessions.  An intern should not plan on attending school on a part-time basis during the internship.

For application information, log on to the Defiance College Job Board at www.collegecentral.com/defiance and search for LSC Intern  (Job ID 1843928).

Deadlines:  Applications packets must be post-marked by April 1, 2010 for the Legislative Internships  and May 31, 2010 for the Telecommunications Internships

DC Gallery features “Northwest Ohio Foodways Traditions” Exhibit
"Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you who you are" may be a quote from 18th century French philosopher Brillat-Savarin, but it is still very true today as it sums up the Northwest Ohio Foodways Traditions exhibit now on display in the Women’s Commission Gallery at Defiance College. The exhibit will run from Thursday, Jan. 21, through Friday, Feb. 19. The gallery is open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Monday through Friday, or on weekends by appointment.
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DC Responding to the Crisis in Haiti
Defiance College will be assisting in the Haiti relief effort by collecting and donating hygiene kits to be distributed by Church World Service. Collection boxes for the kits will be located on the DC campus Jan. 19 through Feb. 6. The kits will be packed and shipped Feb. 8 and 9.
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Alternative Spring Break Trip-Civil Rights Tour
There are still seats available on the Office of Intercultural Relations and McMaster School for Advancing Humanity Alternative Spring Break Civil Rights Tour (March 5-10, 2010).

The cost of the trip is $170.00 per student.  This includes travel, hotel and admission costs of the museums. 

Below is a list of the sites we will be visiting:

Memphis, TN (March 5&6): National Civil Rights Museum, Memphis Rock ‘n’ Soul Museum, Neely’s BBQ, Beale Street

Birmingham, AL (March 7): Birmingham Civil Rights Museum, 16th Street Baptist Church, Kelly Ingram Park

Nashville, TN (March 8):  Scarritt Bennett Center- Harambee Institute, Fisk University(Home of the Jubilee Singer), Meharry Medical College (HBCU)

Cincinnati, OH (March 9): National Underground Railroad Freedom Center

TO RESERVE A SEAT, CONTACT THE OFFICE OF INTERCULTURAL RELATIONS AT EXT.2362. 

Upcoming Events

Monday, February 8
Nondenominational Prayer Service for Haiti

Please come join the Office of Spiritual Life, STAND, and others in a nondenominational prayer service for the people of Haiti.  We will also be blessing the Hygiene Kits that have been collected around campus in the past weeks.

When: Monday, February 8 at 11:30 am
Where: First Floor Atrium of Serrick Center (in between cafe and dining area)

Tuesday, February 9
Poetry and Fiction Reading by Faculty

Join Stefan Hall, Dawn Comer, and MC Harper for an hour of poetry and fiction reading at the Defiance Public Library on Tuesday, Feb. 9, at 7:00.

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Tuesday February 9
DC Interfaith Lunch Series

DEFIANCE, Ohio – Defiance College will host its annual Interfaith Lunch series beginning Feb. 2  at 12 noon and continuing each Tuesday in February. This brown-bag lunch series is an informal discussion and dialog with the guest speakers who will share some of their faith traditions. The lunches will be held in the Buchman Board Room on the second floor of the Serrick Campus Center.

Guest presenters will be from different faith backgrounds and will share information about their faith journeys as well as answer questions. Guest presenters include:

• Feb. 2 - Rev. Geoffrey Black, General Minister and President of the United Church of Christ
• Feb. 9 - Mark Gordon, President of Defiance College, who will discuss his Jewish faith
• Feb. 16 - Pastor Robert Frake, pastor of First Apostolic Church, Defiance, and Van Wert Apostolic Church
• Feb. 23 - John Miles of McComb, member of the Iroquois Nation, who will speak on Eastern Woodland traditions
  

The Interfaith Lunch series is sponsored by the Intercultural College Community Task Force and the Office of Spiritual Life of Defiance College. The events are free and open to the community.

For more information about the Interfaith Lunch series, please contact Jan Bechtel, campus chaplain and director of church relations, at 419-783-2444, or jbechtel@defiance.edu.

Friday, February 12
BASA Fish Fry

The Black Action Student Association will be hosting a Fish Fry Fundraiser on Friday, February 12, 2010 from 4pm-7pm in the Hive (Hubbard Hall).  

Members will be selling dinners for $9.50 and sandwiches for $5.50.  

Faculty and staff members can place advance orders by completing the attached order form.   We will deliver on campus!

For more information, please contact Mercedes Clay at ext. 2362 or mclay@defiance.edu.

Order Form

Thursday, February 18
Tenth Annual Empty Bowls Event

The tenth annual Empty Bowls event to benefit the PATH Center is planned for Thursday, Feb.18th, from 4:30 to 7 p.m. at Knights of Columbus Hall, 111 Elliot Lane, Defiance, Oh. sponsored by the Defiance College Student Social Work Organization. The goal is to raise funds to help feed the hungry, with all proceeds going to the PATH Center.

Area restaurants and individuals make and donate a variety of soups and breads included in the dinner menu, with soup served in handmade bowls. The bowls will be made in the Defiance College art department for this event. Diners will be encouraged to continue using these one-of-a-kind bowls as a reminder of those who their donations will serve.

Many of Defiance’s restaurants, organizations and individuals have donated items for the dinner which will enable us to make this dinner a success. As in years past, some of our very own professors will be providing their own specialty soups. 

Tickets are $10 for adults and $7 for students and children under age 17. Tickets may be purchased at the door or in advance at Defiance College’s information desk in Defiance Hall. The information desk at Northtowne Mall will also be selling tickets the week of the event.

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Summer Course Schedule Available on the Web
Start planning now for summer!  The Course Schedule for Summer 2010 is now available on the Defiance College webpage.  Check it out at http://www.defiance.edu/pages/catalog.html.  You can sign up for classes through the Registrar’s Office in the Serrick Center, or, if you are a nontraditional student, through the Center for Adult and Graduate Programs.

Coldstone Discount
Coldstone Creamery is now offering a 10 percent discount off your total purchase anytime Monday through Thursday. Just show your Defiance College ID to receive your discount.

Coffee Discount   
Defiance College students, faculty and staff can enjoy their favorite coffee drink every day of the week with a 10 percent discount at Biggby Coffee. Just show your college ID!

Flu Prevention
To Faculty, Staff and Students,
As you may know, flu can be spread easily from person to person. Therefore, we are taking steps to prevent the spread of flu at Defiance College. We need your help to accomplish this.

We are working closely with the Defiance County Health Department to monitor flu conditions and make decisions about the best steps to take concerning our institution. There are no reported cases of H1N1 in Defiance or surrounding counties. We will keep you updated with new information as it becomes available to us.

Here are a few things you can do to help:

• Practice good hand hygiene by washing your hands with soap and water, especially after coughing or sneezing. Alcohol-based hand cleaners also are effective.

• Practice respiratory etiquette by covering your mouth and nose with a tissue when you cough or sneeze. If you don’t have a tissue, cough or sneeze into your elbow or shoulder, not into your hands. Avoid touching your eyes, nose, or mouth; germs are spread this way.

• Know the signs and symptoms of the flu. A fever is a temperature taken with a thermometer that is equal to or greater than 100 degrees Fahrenheit. Look for possible signs of fever: if the person feels very warm, has a flushed appearance, or is sweating or shivering.

• Stay home if you have flu or flu-like illness for at least 24 hours after you no longer have a fever of 100 degrees Fahrenheit or signs of a fever (have chills, feel very warm, have a flushed appearance, or are sweating). This should be determined without the use of fever-reducing medications (any medicine that contains ibuprofen or acetaminophen).

Seasonal flu vaccine is available in the Health Center for $10. The 2009 H1N1 flu vaccine will be offered when it becomes available (predicated mid to late October).

People at higher risk for 2009 H1N1 flu complications include: pregnant women and people with chronic medical conditions (such as asthma, heart disease, or diabetes). For more information about priority groups for vaccination, visit www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/vaccination/acip.htm. If you have any questions please stop in the Health Center or call at #2527.

Karen Schroeder RN, BSN
Defiance College Director of Health & Wellness