January 2012 | North Central College

Receive emergency text messages about snow events and more

On Jan. 12, the College’s Crisis Task Force used the emergency text message alert system to inform subscribers of the decision to remain open during the snow event. This is a friendly reminder that you can sign up to receive emergency text messages via your Merlin account or, if you are already a subscriber, you can update your contact and mobile carrier information via Merlin. If you did not receive the message but believe you are a subscriber, please take a moment to verify your information in Merlin.

North Central hosts 2012 AMC 10 and 12 math contests

North Central College will host a testing site for the American Mathematics Competitions (AMC) 10 and AMC 12 exams Feb. 22 for high school students.

North Central College will host a testing site for the American Mathematics Competitions test 10 and 12 (AMC 10 and AMC 12) on Feb. 22. These contests are the premier high school examinations in mathematics.

May 20 Switchfoot concert will be first in North Central College Res/Rec Center

Alternative rock band Switchfoot performs May 20 at North Central College.

A May 20 performance by the alternative rock band Switchfoot will be the first concert in North Central College’s Residence Hall/Recreation Center. The band Bottle of Justus will open.

The Switchfoot performance will begin at 6 p.m. Sunday, May 20, in the Residence Hall/Recreation Center, 440 S. Brainard St., Naperville. Tickets are $30; call the North Central College Box Office at 630-637-SHOW (7469) or visit northcentralcollege.edu/showtix.

Special fine arts offer for faculty, staff ends Jan. 13

North Central College’s fine arts is offering faculty and staff a 50 percent discount on presented events through the remainder of the 2011-2012 season. This special offer ends Friday, Jan. 13.

Winter term contemplative series begins Jan. 12

The department of religious studies invites the campus community to join its contemplative events, including Catholic, Jewish and mindfulness meditations.

Students, faculty and staff are invited to join the department of religious studies for its winter series of events that focus on the contemplative dimension of human experience.

The mindfulness meditations take place Thursdays, Jan. 12, 26 and Feb. 9. The Catholic meditation is set for Tuesday, Jan. 31, and the Jewish meditation will meet Thursday, Feb. 23. All events take place from 4 to 5 p.m. in Heininger Auditorium at the Larrance Academic Center. Short presentations by practitioners from diverse traditions will be following by optional contemplative exercises.

Wolf gives talks, organizes sessions as chair of undergraduate German program

Gregory Wolf, North Central College professor of German, gave presentations, organized sessions at American Association for Teachers of German annual meeting.

Gregory H. Wolf, North Central College professor of German, is chair of the Small Undergraduate German Programs special interest group of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL). He organized a breakfast and presented “Keeping German Programs Visible” and co-organized two sessions with six presentations addressing language pedagogy, instructional technology and curricular development at the national meeting of the American Association for Teachers of German in Denver, Colo.

This week’s top 5 internships

Check out these new student internship opportunities. To learn more about the top five and more internships, contact Marlene Starzyk, assistant director of Career Development and internship coordinator, at 630-637-5143 or mstarzyk@noctrl.edu, or stop by her office in WAC, room 101.

Brookfield Zoo: You’ll help with data collection (mostly outdoors in the park) and data entry and potentially other aspects of ongoing research projects, such as pilot testing new methodologies. Best suited for majors in Spanish, psychology, sociology, marketing.

Watercolorist Tom Lynch showcases dramatized landscapes in North Central exhibit

Artist Tom Lynch strives for a level of excitement and drama in the exhibit “Dramatic Watercolor” April 1 through May 3 at North Central College.

Artist Tom Lynch strives for a level of excitement and intensity in the exhibit “Dramatic Watercolor” April 1 through May 3 at North Central College.

The exhibit is free and open to the public in the College’s Oesterle Library Gallery, 320 E. School St. An artist reception will take place from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday, April 1. Guests can meet Lynch and complimentary refreshments will be served.

Theatreworks USA brings family-friendly musical “Nate the Great” to North Central April 21

North Central College welcomes Theatreworks USA for two family-friendly performances of “Nate the Great” on April 21.

North Central College welcomes Theatreworks USA on April 21 for two family-friendly performances of “Nate the Great.”

WFMT to broadcast Rachel Barton Pine concert recorded at North Central College

On April 20, WFMT-FM 98.7 will broadcast a concert by violinist Rachel Barton Pine recorded last year in Wentz Concert Hall.

On April 20, 98.7WFMT—Chicago’s classical and fine arts radio station—will broadcast a concert by renowned violinist Rachel Barton Pine recorded last year in North Central College’s acoustically stunning Wentz Concert Hall.

The concert will be broadcast at 8 p.m. Friday, April 20 and may be heard on the radio in the Chicago area at WFMT-FM 98.7 or online anywhere at wfmt.com/streaming.