October 2011 | North Central College

Naperville Chorus to perform “Messiah” in Wentz Concert Hall

Naperville Chorus and Naperville Festival Orchestra will perform Mozart’s arrangement of George Frideric Handel’s “Messiah” on Dec. 3 at North Central College.

North Central College welcomes the Naperville Chorus and Naperville Festival Orchestra for a holiday performance of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s arrangement of George Frideric Handel’s best-known composition “Messiah” on Dec. 3.

DuPage Symphony Orchestra presents “Bold and Beautiful” Nov. 19 at North Central

The DuPage Symphony Orchestra performs second concert of the season featuring rising violinist Elena Urioste.

The DuPage Symphony Orchestra welcomes emerging violinist Elena Urioste in “Bold and Beautiful” Nov. 19 at North Central College.

As the second of five DuPage Symphony Orchestra (DSO) performances this season, “Bold and Beautiful” continues the celebration of great music, stupendous soloists and superb musicians, all under the masterful direction of Maestra Barbara Schubert. Schubert has been honored this year for her 25 years of services to the DSO.

150 Moments: First Homecoming

In this edition of 150 Moments, leading up to North Central College’s 11.11.11 Sesquicentennial Celebration, the College’s first Homecoming is spotlighted.

Top high school students can earn college credit

Richard Wilders, Ph.D., director of Lederman Scholars Program

Gifted high school-aged students can earn up to two years of college credit while still in high school. Learn more at Lederman Scholars open house Nov. 3.

Oct. 14, 2011—Gifted high school-aged students can earn up to two years of college credit while still in high school through North Central College’s Lederman Scholars Program. Prospective students and their parents are invited to learn more at an open house from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 3, in the College’s Smith Hall at Old Main, 30 N. Brainard St., Naperville.

Cardinal football is a family affair

A recent segment of “The Red Zone,” a weekly football highlight produced by Naperville Community Television, featured the family aspect of the Cardinals’ football program—its five sets of brothers on the team and its coaching staff that includes a set of brothers, a father-son combo and a father of two recent alumni. The story about family connections starts around the five-minute mark of the 10-minute edition; the first half of the video reviews the Cardinal win against Augustana, 24-3, on Oct. 8.

Robert Bean shares his “Storylines” in Schoenherr Gallery art exhibit

Artwork by Robert Bean is featured in the exhibit “Storylines: From Past to Present” through Oct. 30 at North Central College.

Narrative artwork by Robert Bean is featured in the exhibit “Storylines: From Past to Present” Sept. 23 through Oct. 30 at North Central College.

The exhibit is free and open to the public in the College’s Schoenherr Gallery at the Fine Arts Center, 171 E. Chicago Ave., Naperville.

Green Cleaning system gives new life to old things

This fall North Central College announced it was shifting to a Green Cleaning system. This change brought not only new cleaning products that use fewer chemicals, but also new dispensers to accommodate eco-friendly products. All old cleaning products and dispensers around campus were removed and replaced with new greener products and dispensers.

150 Moments: Plainfield College

In the final weeks leading up to North Central College’s 11.11.11 Sesquicentennial Celebration, North Central Pride will present moments from our College’s 150-year history. This moment features the birth of Plainfield College.

Students participate in film festival Verandah course

North Central students, faculty enjoying film festival Verandah course

North Central College students joined Associate Professor of Speech Communication Steve Macek for a Verandah course at the Chicago International Film Festival.

Eight North Central College students joined Associate Professor of Speech Communication Steve Macek during the weekend of Oct. 7-9 for a Verandah course at the annual Chicago International Film Festival.

The festival features contemporary films from countries around the world that often don’t receive mainstream attention or distribution. Macek, who is also coordinator of Urban and Suburban Studies and an instructor for the Chicago Term, developed the film festival Verandah, which was offered for the first time this fall term.

Glende presents research from dissertation at national meetings

Philip Glende, North Central College visiting assistant professor of English, presents research from his dissertation at three national conferences.

Philip Glende, visiting assistant professor of English and advisor to The Chronicle student newspaper, spoke at the annual convention of the American Journalism Historians Association in Kansas City, Mo., on Oct. 7. He was part of a panel that discussed his 2010 dissertation, which received honorable mention in the 2011 Margaret A. Blanchard Doctoral Dissertation Award competition. The title of his dissertation and talk was “Labor Makes the News: Newspapers, Journalism, and Organized Labor, 1933-1955.”