July 3, 2008
7:05 pm

The Bookstore is currently taking reservations for rental regalia for Matriculation and the Presidential Inauguration. Please contact Denise McHale (332-5325; dmchale@allegheny.edu) before July 25 if you want to rent academic regalia for either or both of these events.

The Movies at Meadville will host a free public showing of the family film “Happy Feet” on Thursday, July 10 at 5 p.m. Admission is free, but donations will be accepted to benefit the Creating Landscapes Scholarship Fund. A summer celebration of the Allegheny College Dance Studies program, Creating Landscapes is an interdisciplinary exploration of active learning through the arts and sciences offered to children and teens. For more information about this year's program, which will be held July 7-25, contact the Dance Studies office at 332-2813.

The College community welcomes these new employees to campus: Anthony Cipollone, associate athletics director, recreational services; John Hamill, plumber; Jenny Kawata, director of international programs and services; and Jessica Zinz, graduate Davies leader.

If you have a personal website hosted by the College or manage a departmental website, please check any links you may have to the Chautauqua Institution to ensure you are using the web address ciweb.org. Their previous address has expired and now takes visitors to an adult content site.

In accordance with College policy, employees using personal vehicles to conduct College business will now be reimbursed at the new Internal Revenue Service mileage rate of 58.5 cents per mile (effective July 1, 2008). Please use the Travel and Entertainment Expense Report to request reimbursement.

Healthy Homes-Healthy Children (HHHC) provides free home assessments for families. We inspect homes for a variety of environmental hazards, including lead, mold, and radon, which pose health risks especially to young children. HHHC is a nonprofit outreach program based at Allegheny College and coordinated by Caryl Waggett in the Department of Environmental Science. HHHC focuses on the importance of a healthy home for children as a means to reduce the incidence of diseases originating in the home. Call HHHC at (814) 332-2164 and set up your free appointment today or e-mail us at hhhc@allegheny.edu.

The circulating laptops and projectors that were originally available through Scheduler can now be booked through Allecat, the library's on-line catalog. Simply do a search for "laptop computer" or "media projector" and use the "Book this Material" option. A brief tutorial for booking can be found at: http://www.allegheny.edu/resources/library/you/booking_equipment.php.

The Meadville Market House is pleased to bring you a convenient option for buying local produce. In a CSA, subscribers pay a fee in advance and then receive local fruits and vegetables weekly over a ten-week period. This program will start the week of July 14 and end in mid-September. Each box of produce comes with a newsletter complete with simple-to-prepare recipes. The cost is $40/week for a family of four and $20/week for a two-person subscription. The money goes to a local farm, and the cost helps to subsidize Summer’s Bounty for local senior citizens ($6/week for one). Free delivery is offered for seniors, sponsored by the Market House, SJ Wholesome Foods, and the Davies Family. To subscribe, or for more information, send an email to asjoland@zoominternet.net

Information on Allegheny College Summer Camps can be found here. Please register as soon as possible if your children are interested in attending.

The Dance and Movement Studies Program will host the annual Summer Dance Intensive August 11-22. Classes in Modern Technique, Improvisation, and Composition will be taught by Joan Meggitt and members of Antaeus Dance. This intensive workshop is free to Allegheny DMS students and faculty. Please call x2813 for more information.

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