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Items to be included in the notice of the May 9 Faculty Meeting should be sent to Faculty Secretary Margaret Nelson (mnelson@allegheny.edu) by 9 a.m. on Monday, May 6.

Please include electronic versions of any reports or documents associated with your agenda item, as well as suggested text for any announcement.

For questions regarding potential inclusion of items on the agenda, please contact Margaret Nelson or Ken Pinnow, faculty moderator.

You did it, students! More than 150 students made a donation on Gator Give Day- so everyone gets ice cream! Stop by the Gator Quad today (May 1) from 12-2 pm for Casey’s Ice Cream!

Paws Hand Delivered will provide therapy dogs to the campus for Study Day! The therapy dogs and their handlers will be located in the Campus Center 301/302 on Wednesday May 1, from 12:00 to 5:30 pm.

Take a study break, relax, and have some good self-care time with furry friends! Contact wellness@allegheny.edu with any questions.

Come enjoy a delightful evening of popular 17th-century arias composed by Handel and Vivaldi, performed by music faculty members Wei En Chan and Kevin Dill on May 3 at 7:30 pm in Ford Memorial Chapel. Free admission!

Wei En Chan is a countertenor from Singapore whose singing is lauded for its “time-stopping” beauty and technical finesse. He leads an active career in Asia and North America performing lead roles in the works of Bach and Handel. Highlights include the title role in Handel’s Oreste with the 2019 Singapore International Festival of Arts, alto solos in Bach’s B minor mass & St. Matthew Passion with Bachfest Malaysia, Ruggiero in Handel’s Alcina with The Opera People, Cupid in John Blow’s Venus & Adonis with the Cambridge Chamber Ensemble, and Orlofsky in Strauss’ Die Fledermaus with the Singapore Lyric Opera. Wei En also interpreted the role of Ircano in Chatham Baroque & Quantum Theatre’s ambitious 2022 revival of Broschi’s Idaspe to much acclaim.

Kevin Dill is Allegheny’s Instructor of Organ and College Organist. He serves as an accompanist for the college’s choral ensembles and has been the Music Director of the First Presbyterian Church of Meadville since 2006.

Allegheny in New York City! For students residing or interning in or near NYC, it is important that you check your email this summer. Institutional Advancement will be sending out invitations for you to connect with alumni in the city.

If you are interning in NYC, please inform the Center for Career and Professional Development so we can ensure you receive these important invitations. Feel free to email career@allegheny.edu or inform a career coach of your plans.

Starting on Monday, May 6, the Wise Center will be open 7 AM-7 PM from Monday to Friday until Aug. 23. Regular hours resume Aug 24. Here is the live link for hours.

The Alumni Office seeks volunteers to help transport alumni and guests around campus on golf carts during Reunion Weekend, May 31 to June 1. Driving a golf cart is a fun way to say hello to people who really appreciate the service you are providing.

To sign up to drive a golf cart, click here. Please sign up for as many shifts as you are willing to work. Thank you!

Student Life presents Study Break Activities!

• Late Night Breakfast- Tuesday, April 30, in Brooks Circle at 10 pm
• Study Break Takeaways- Wednesday, May 1, in the CC Lobby from 10 am-2 pm
• Campfire Break- Wednesday, May 1, in the Murray Lawn Fire Pit from 7 pm-9 pm.

The Office of Physical Plant would like to ask anyone who is ordering items to be sure to have their name and address put on the delivery. We are getting multiple items delivered to the Physical Plant dock that have no names or department and have the address as 520 North Main Street.

Our bays and dock are getting full, and it takes a lot of time to try to figure out where things go. We appreciate everyone’s help with this. If you need to know your building’s address, please reach out to Pplant@alelgheny.edu or 814-332-5378, and we would be happy to help you.

As you pack up and move out for the semester, please consider how to be most sustainable with items you no longer need or want. Can you donate or recycle that item in the collection locations placed in your residence hall?

• DONATE: Donation carts will be placed in all residence halls (check your lounge, laundry room, or kitchenette) by mid-week. Please donate any items that are worthy of reuse, clean, dry, and undamaged. Items may include clothing, shoes, furniture, furnishings, bedding and linens, appliances, electronics, books, office supplies, kitchen items, housewares, athletic and sporting goods, music, games, and decorations. Please do not donate junk. Do not donate items you wouldn’t offer a friend – if it’s damaged, ripped, stained, not functioning, just plain worn out, or perishable.
• RECYCLE: Move-out is no exception to the rule that Allegheny always recycles plastic (#1 & 2), metal, cardboard, and paper. Recycle these items in any waste collection location in the labeled recycling bin.
• ELECTRONICS: You can donate working appliances and electronics (clear all personal data first) or you can recycle damaged items in the electronics waste collection cage in the back of the Campus Center lobby.

Got questions? Contact sustainability@allegheny.edu.