SMWC presents Christmas concert “Christmas Around the World.”

The Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College Music and Theatre Department will present the SMWC Chorale and Madrigals in a Christmas concert entitled “Christmas Around the World.” The public is invited to join the SMWC Chorale and Madrigals as they celebrate Christmas as it is recognized around the globe. They will be performing pieces from England, Ireland, France, Eastern Europe, Africa, and the United States.

The “Christmas Around the World” concert will be held on Saturday, December 5, 2009, at 7:00 p.m. in the Church of the Immaculate Conception at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Admission is free.

Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College Chorale and Madrigals include the following students: Jill Coffin, Julie Cox, *Katie Duke, *Cathleen Flynn, Ariel Kai, Laura Kempton, *Brittany Knapke, *Whitney Kos, Amelia Long, Queenie Long, Julia Lopez-Kaley, *Tabatha Mark, Katherine Mendenhall, *Megan Neyer, *Danielle O’Connor, Jennifer Richards, Tiffani Rigsby, Jessica Roark, *Samantha Robbins, *Tiffany Rusin, Danielle Sommers, Jamie Ubalde, *Kelsie Uselman, and *Nicole Wieg. (*Asterisk indicates student is a member of both Chorale and Madrigals)

Saint-Mary-of-the-Woods College has been selected to host the Fall Independent Colleges of Indiana (ICI) Technology Summit.  On November 18th and 19th , Chief Information Officers and appropriate Technical Staff members from the 31 ICI Colleges will assemble at The Woods to observe the technological improvements SMWC has made in recent months.  Participants will also follow an agenda for the two days in which common technological direction/applications for Higher Education will be discussed in a collaborative fashion.  Topics include but will not be limited to: Desktop Virtualization, Governance, “Killer Apps for Higher Ed”, Bandwidth Issues, Legislation (ILIGHT, IRS, Funding, Legal Issues), IPV6, I-Pause (Emergency Notification System), Vendor Management Policies, Cyber Risk/Insurance, and Outsourcing.

“This is a great honor for Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College to host and share the improvements and advancements we have made in technology in the past year; it also affords the opportunity to learn strategies from other institutions to take higher education to the next level.  This will allow everyone from ICI to come together and share ideas and to collaborate together on topics important to today’s college campuses and students,” said Michael Sims, executive director of the Department of Information Technology at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College.

The Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College (SMWC) Art Gallery’s next exhibition will feature the work of seniors Chanel Reeder and Andrea Lynch. The exhibition, titled “Digital Media in Focus," will be on display Nov. 18 through Dec. 8. An opening reception will take place on Wednesday, Nov. 18, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Reeder and Lynch will both graduate from SMWC in May, 2010. Reeder, of Terre Haute, Ind., is a double major in advertising and digital media communications with a minor in journalism. Lynch, originally from Greenfield, Ind., but who now lives in Chula Vista, Calif., is a digital media major with minors in film studies and creative writing. The SMWC Art Gallery is located in Hulman Hall, room 132. Admission is free and open to the public. Regular Gallery hours are Monday through Friday, noon to 4 p.m. For more information, contact Rebecca Mollenhauer, Gallery Director, by phone at 812-535-5265 or by email at artgallery@smwc.edu.

The Paralegal Studies Program and Indiana Legal Assistants at the Woods (InLAW) will be sponsoring the annual Law Day on November 17th , beginning at 9:00 a.m. in the Conservatory on the Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College (SMWC) campus. This day presents an exciting learning opportunity to students and the community of the Wabash Valley.

Law Day at SMWC allows attendees the rare opportunity to watch the Indiana Appellate Court at work. Each year, three appellate judges travel to SMWC’s campus to hear oral arguments on a case before the court. For twenty-five years, the College has invited middle and high school students and members of the general public to attend the court session held on campus. This provides an excellent way for people to learn about the court system while promoting a positive learning environment in a post-secondary educational setting.

This year will be especially eventful as SMWC’s InLaw gears up for their 25th anniversary of Law Day! Sergeant William Turner with the Indiana State Excise Police (ISEP) will be the main speaker for the event beginning at 9:00 a.m.  William Turner is a sergeant with the Indiana State Excise Police.  He serves as the assistant commander of District 5 which covers twenty counties in southwest Indiana.  Sergeant Turner also serves as an instructor of emergency vehicle operations, physical tactics, field training officer operations, and new instructor development for the Indiana State Excise Police and the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy.

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The Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College Soccer Team placed second in the the USCAA Women’s Soccer National Championship Nov. 8 in Burlington, VT.

The Pomeroys were seeded 8^th in an 8-team field but worked their way up to the title match, by defeating Southern Virginia University, the defending champions, and the New Hampshire Technical Institute. In the final match, SMWC was defeated by the Marygrove Mustangs of Detroit, MI.

“SMWC won many honors in the tournament and modeled the kind of character and sporting behavior that a college with values like The Woods should always put first,” said SMWC Soccer Coach Michael Aycock. 

Junior Erin Pugh of Terre Haute, Ind., and Junior April Baranowski of Arlington Heights, Ill., were named to the all-tournament team.  Senior Arrika Garcia of Dayton, Ohio, was named an Honorable Mention in the All-American awards. Four team members were named to the All-Academic team: Junior Emily Contreraz of Greenfield, Ind.; Junior Maureen Brown of Niles, Mich.; Junior Britt Simmerman of Oolitic, Ind.; and Junior Erin Pugh of Terre Haute.

“Hoisting the silver cup is a giant step forward for the Pomeroy soccer program,“ said Aycock. ”They played their best soccer of the season.” 

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The Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College Cross Country Team has won the United States Collegiate Athletic Associations (USCAA) National Cross Country Championship.  The Championship was held in Concord, NH.

Fourteen Woods women participate on the team, 12 of them are freshmen. Freshman, Mannie Bizuneh of Indianapolis, an art therapy major, finished first with a time of 23:26, setting a new course record at NHTI.

“There is absolutely nothing like having a first season at The Woods and then having the team finish their best race ever with the best time,” said Danelle Readinger, SMWC’s Cross Country Coach. “We had 8 personal best during this race.”

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The Top Ten on 10 Scholarship Competition, sponsored by Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College and WTHI-TV, is open to any female student enrolled in grade 12 in a public, private or parochial school in the WTHI viewing area. Female students in grade 12 who are homeschooled are also encouraged to apply.

“At Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, we are committed to trying to make a quality, private education affordable.  One of our premier scholarships is the Top Ten on 10.  This scholarship is available for female students in the WTHI viewing area.  We will award 8 students $13,000 per year, and 2 students $20,000 per year, all renewable for 3 additional years,” said Aaron Kelley, director of Admission.  From October to February, 10 students are chosen to receive a $13,000 renewable SMWC scholarship. Two winners are chosen each month based on academic records, leadership and community service roles, high school/community references and a written essay. From the 10 winners, two students are chosen to receive $20,000 renewable SMWC scholarships.

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