Campus Announcements

Inauguration Festivities
Please join us as we celebrate the inauguration of Dr. Dianne M. Lynch, 24th president of Stephens College, later this week, October 28-30.

Schedule of Events (See complete event descriptions on the Inauguration Web site.)

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28:
Red Sock Hop “Let’s do it fifties style!”— 9 p.m., John and Mary Silverthorne Arena


THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29:
“Democracy and the Uninformed Community”— 4-6 p.m., Windsor Auditorium
Opening Keynote by Alberto Ibarguen, President and CEO of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, followed by a panel discussion with local journalists.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30:
Parade of Stars—9 a.m.
Costumes, candy, giveaways, the Ghost of Senior Hall on horseback, and more! The Parade begins on Walnut Street by Dearing Hall, follows Short Street to Broadway, left onto Ripley and ends at the corner of Walnut Street and College Avenue. In the case of inclement weather (and cancellation of the parade), an email will be sent out around 7:30 a.m. and the American flag will be taken down from the flagpole along Broadway by Walter Hall.

Installation Ceremony —10 a.m., Kimball Ballroom, Lela Raney Wood Hall
Students and staff must present a ticket to be seated in the Kimball Ballroom. Installation Ceremony tickets can be picked up in Student Services (if you are a student) or the President’s office in LRW (if you are a staff member) starting Thursday, Oct. 29. Please be seated by 10 a.m.; processional starts at 9:45 a.m. Overflow will be located in Windsor Auditorium. You can access a live stream of the ceremony from www.stephens.edu.

Celebratory Picnic—11:30 a.m., Stamper Commons Dining Hall (Note location change)
All students, faculty and staff are invited.

Academic Symposia—1-4 p.m., various locations
A celebration of faculty and student work.

Opening night of Eugene O’Neill’s “Ah, Wilderness!,”—7:30 p.m., Macklanburg Playhouse
Admission: $12 general; $6 students/seniors
Contact the Box Office (x4199) for tickets.


Students: All inauguration events offer leadership points! All students are eligible for an Inauguration Passport, which will be stamped at each event attended. Attend 3 out of the 5 events and you’ll be eligible to submit your Inauguration Passport into a drawing for the chance to win some great prizes (First Place: 19” Flat Screen TV; Second Place: IPOD Nano; Third Place: $75 in ITunes gift cards). Please pick up an Inauguration Passport at the Red Sock Hop on Wednesday, Oct. 28 or Student Services anytime on Thursday, Oct. 29. Passports must be turned into Student Services by Tuesday, Nov. 3 to be eligible for the drawing and to receive leadership points.

Dress Code: No casual Friday this week! Please choose appropriate attire for all inaugural activities.

Important Parking Information: LRW and library parking lots will close Thursday, October 29 at 6 p.m. These lots are open only for guests on Friday, October 30. This will be strictly enforced.


Campus Directory
Thanks to all the faculty and staff who submitted their updates for the online campus directory. For your convenience, several PDF forms are now available for download. Click to access forms such as a “Fall 2009 Faculty and Staff Quick Reference Guide” (including name, email, phone and campus box #), and “Departments and Offices Quick Reference Guide.”

—Sarah Berghorn, Marketing and PR


Student Notices
Do you know your rights when it comes to drinking?
Can you get arrested for walking home after you have been drinking? What can happen if you are arrested for buying alcohol underage? What is the Columbia open container law and how does it affect you?

Find out the answers to these questions (and ask your own) straight from the source, a Columbia police officer!

Join Phi Alpha Delta (pre-law organization) Tuesday, Oct. 27 at 8 p.m. in Windsor Lounge. Leadership points available. This event is sponsored by Phi Alpha Delta Pre-Law Fraternity.


Bulletin Board
Student Ribbons
Freshman Elsie Vieira, riding her Morgan horse, recently won the Working Hunter Reserve World Championship at the Grand National & World Championship Morgan Horse Show. Elsie had many good wins in her classes, including a first- and two-second place finishes. Elsie and her horse were also fourth in the World Champion Low Working Hunters Championship Division. Elsie, herself, placed third in the AMHA Equitation Medal Class and third in the Equitation over Fences, 17 years & under Class. Elsie and her horse also placed third in the Junior/Amateur Hunter class.

—Dianna Rankin, Equestrian Studies

Senior Rachel Duff, an Equine minor, rode Doing Something Right ("Billy") to a third-place over fences win on Oct. 13 at the American Royal in Kansas City. Rachel rode against some of the top professionals and horses in the nation. The class had well over 20 horses in the division. It is quite an accomplishment for our hunter/jumper discipline. I couldn’t be more proud.

—Sara Linde, Equestrian Studies


Faculty Kudos
Please congratulate Susan Bartel, who was recently nominated for the Columbia Daily Tribune Women in Business Award (Professional Excellence category). The awards ceremony will be held tomorrow, Oct. 27, in the Tiger Hotel Ballroom. Susan is chair of the faculty this year, an assistant professor in business and marketing, and also serves as department chair of business programs in Graduate & Continuing Studies.