February 2, 2009                                              

Vol. 13 No. 21

 

Items for multiple weeks will be posted with >>> and linked to a follow-up page with complete details. To print a hard copy of the Coffey Break you will need to go to www.huntington.edu/news/ and choose Coffey Break and the date you want.  You can then print from the website.

 

Campus Ministries

 

Verse Of The Year - John 13:34 

“A new command I give you: Love one another.  As I have loved you, so you must love one another.”

 

Chapel: Tuesday and Thursday @ 10:00 AM
Ekklesia: 
Student-led service Wednesdays @ 9:30 PM
Convocation or Divine Hours: 
Fridays @ 11:00 AM

February
Tuesday:  10:00 AM MCA Praise/Worship Joyful Noise  
Wednesday:  No Ekklesia

Thursday:  10:00 AM Luke Fetters
Friday:  No Divine Hours

“CSI or Forensic Scientist”

4:00 PM on Friday, February 6, in Hiner Hall

Paul Misner, Biology Section Supervisor at the Indiana State Police Laboratory, will give a presentation entitled “CSI or Forensic Scientist” at 4:00 pm on Friday, February 6, in Hiner Hall of the Science Hall at Huntington University.  Mr. Misner received his Bachelor of Science degree in Biology in 1981 from Huntington. The seminar is part of a seminar series entitled “Christians Making a Difference in the Sciences,” and elective chapel credit will be given to students attending the entire presentation.  Mr. Misner will also be available for dinner with students at the DC afterwards.

 



Applications for CMC and Joyful Noise

positions for the 2009-2010 year are available on-line.  You can find the applications on the HU Portal on the Spiritual Life page.  Please download the application, fill it out and return it to the Campus Ministries Office by the dates indicated on the application.  If you have any questions, please contact Jodi Fiedler in the Campus Ministries office.

 

Academics

 

All Social Work Majors!
A social work major orientation meeting required for all majors will be held on Tuesday evening, February 3, 2009 from 5:30-6:30 pm.  Please bring your food trays up and we will be meeting in one of the rooms in the upper Dining Commons.  Updates on the program, activities for the semester, and information about the just completed Junior Practicum will be shared.  You must notify Twyla Lee, Director of Social Work Education, if you cannot attend.
 


 

Planning to Study Abroad Next Year?

If you’re planning on studying off-campus during the next school year, Fall 2009 or Spring 2010, your HU Off-Campus application is due by Friday, February 6th. You can find the application at http://www.huntington.edu/golearn/application/application.pdf, and you may drop it off at the OCIS office, room 298 in Loew-Brenn. If you have any questions, email Jon Stotts at jstotts@huntington.edu.
 



Unsure of where you’re going to work this summer?

Love working with kids? Recruiters from a variety of camps and organizations will be on campus during the spring semester to talk with students about summer staffing needs.

The following will be on the lower level of the DC during the lunch hour unless specified otherwise:

 

Monday, February 2
Son Life Camp and Geneva Center
 

Tuesday, February 3
Gull Lake Ministries
 

How will you spend your summer?

 

Compulsively checking facebook for new friends


Planning road trips you really can’t afford

 

Working a dead end job

 

Changing the lives of youth and families while building friendships and making bank

 

Is there really an option? Gull Lake Ministries is looking for students who refuse to let their summer become just another mundane funk.  We are a Youth Camp for the whole family (Mom, Dad, Grandma, Grandpa, even Uncle Larry). At Gull Lake, we combine joyful service and energetic programs to bring Christ-centered change to lives of individuals and families.  (Sounds good-right? Well, check this out). Not only will your summer be spent making a difference for Christ but you will make more friends than you will be able to keep up with. (Wait, there’s more.) The pay for college students is 2,000 for the whole summer and 1,000 for half of the summer. Purpose + friends + extra mula = BEST JOB EVER!

 

Check it out at www.gulllake.org or contact Kim Heavey at 269-671-6326 or kimberlyh@gulllake.org.

 

Thursday, February 5
International School in Tegucigalpa Honduras
International School is a Christian Bilingual school located in Tegucigalpa Honduras. We currently have over 1000 students enrolled K-12. International School is seeking native English speaking teachers to fill available positions in Pre-School, Elementary, Middle and High School. Teachers must be willing to commit to teaching 2 ten month school years. We provide all teachers with Medical Insurance in Central America, Housing, Monthly Stipend, Visa/Residency Status, Round Trip Airfare (Houston-Tegucigalpa), and Private Spanish Instruction. Please visit, www.internationalschool.hn/recruiting or contact us at recruiting@internationalschool.hn for more information.

 

Thursday, February 12 - Impact 2818
Get paid $305/week for 9 weeks of the summer as you minister to youth with a team of other college students!  Are you looking for a summer job that will have a HUGE impact in the lives of others?  Impact 2818 is a Christian camping ministry in northern Indiana with four different camp sites. We are looking for servant leaders to join our staff ministry teams for nine weeks of the summer.  Pay rates start at $305/week and positions include life guarding, ropes team, administration, video, photography and much more!  Housing and some meals are provided. We will be on the Huntington campus on Thursday, February 12 from 4:00-7:00pm in the Dining Commons.  Grab your friends and stop by our booth for more details and free stuff!

 

Thursday, February 12 - YMCA Camp Potawotami

Paid Summer Camp Positions South Milford, IN

We are looking for 16-20 men and women with strong values to live and work with children aged 6-17 in our resident camp program.  They will need to serve as positive role models while leading fun, active outdoor programs.  Life guarding, 1st Aid and CPR certifications are a plus.  Pay starts at around $200/week, depending on experience, plus meals and lodging.  Dates of employment are May 30-August 15, with pre- and post-season employment opportunities as well in our Outdoor Education program.  For more information visit www.fwycamp.org or e-mail craig_cheney@fwymca.org.  Specialist positions are also available in the areas of Waterfront and High Ropes. 

 

Wednesday, February 18 - YMCA Camp Tecumseh
Want to make a difference in our world? Make friends from around the world and right next door? Earn a competitive salary and work in a beautiful location while growing spiritually, personally, and professionally? Become part of the staff family at YMCA Camp Tecumseh located 20 miles north of Lafayette, IN. Camp Tecumseh is a co-ed residential summer camp serving 450 kids per week during 9 weeks of summer camp programming. Stop by and see us in the DC on Wednesday, February 18 from 10:30 am-1:00 pm and 5:00-7:00 pm.  For more information check out our website:
www.camptecumseh.org.

 

Tuesday, February 24 - Camp Days 2009
25 different camps will be represented for this day



Married and Engaged Students
Sign up now for the 5th annual Healthy Relationships Retreat.  It will be held at Splash Universe Hotel in Shipshewana, IN on Friday evening, March 6 through Saturday afternoon, March 7, 2009.  Space is limited to the first 20 married or engaged couples that sign up and pay the $10 registration fee.  The rest of the cost for the retreat is covered by a grant.  The retreat includes: 1) An online Couple Check-up before going, 2) Food, fun, and sessions on making a good relationship great with Cary & Tracy Balzer (JBU), and 3) a follow up session on Friday, March 27 at HU.  For more information or to register contact Dr. Steve Lee (260.359.4241) (slee@huntington.edu) or Prof. Twyla Lee (260.359.4252) (tlee@huntington.edu). 

 

 

Administrative

 

IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR FINANCIAL AID > >

 

Attention January Graduates > > >
 



For the next 6 weeks we are doing some new Spring Specials at Norm's.  Basically it is more offerings of Flex Dollar options and few new Meal Exchanges.

 

 

Spring Specials @ Norm's!!
Each week Norm's will be offering new FLEX Dollar options!! 
Look for new selections in the current week's

Coffey Break!
This week's FLEX Dollar specials:
   Bagels
   Tuna Salad
   Tuna Salad Croissant
   Sara Lee Muffins
New Wednesday Meal Exchange:
   Pulled Pork Sandwich

 

 

Activities & Organizations

Pizza, Friends, and Missions

Tonight - February 2 from 5-8:00 PM

Support the Dominican Republic Spring Break Trip by eating the buffet at Pizza Hut tonight from 5-8 pm. For every buffet purchased Pizza Hut will donate a portion of the profits to cover the trip costs.



HU Theatre Presents
Harvey
MCA Studio Theatre


Thurs.& Fri.
February 5-6
@ 7:30 PM

Saturday, February 7 @ 2 and 7 PM

Tickets: General Admission $12

Student/Seniors $10

HU Faculty/Staff $9

HU Students $5

13 & under $6

Interested in seeing the play "Harvey" in the MCA on February 5 at 7:30 PM?
Interested in seeing it for half price?
Senate will be giving away 25 admissions tickets at half price before the February 5th show. This is on a first come first serve basis.

Hurry and buy your half price ticket at the MCA today!  Questions? Contact Senate at senate@huntington.edu
 



Alpha Chi

The first Alpha Chi business meeting of the spring semester will be Tuesday, February 10, 5:30 in the DC upper level.  RSVP regrets only to DR M.
 


 

Forester Lecture

Martin Thomas, Exeter University (UK)

 

Thursday Feb 12, 9:00 PM

Zurcher Auditorium, MCA

 

Martin Thomas is Professor of Colonial History at the University of Exeter, UK. He has written extensively on the problems of 20th century empires and the dynamics of decolonization. His most recent books are Empires of Intelligence: Security Services and Colonial Disorder after 1914 (2007) and Crises of Empire: Decolonization and Europe’s Imperial States, 1818-1975 (2008).  He was awarded a Philip Leverhulme Prize for outstanding research in 2002 and a Leverhulme Trust Research Fellowship in 2008.  His lecture will focus on the process of French decolonization in Africa, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia.
 


 

Want to be a Mentor?

Calling Men, women, Athletes, all majors, current Freshmen-Juniors!  We are recruiting University Life Mentors! Pick up an application in the Student Development office (upstairs in the HUB) between February 2 – 20. 

 

Applications are due back to the Student Development office by February 20 @ 5 pm.

 

Questions? Contact Grace McBrayer @ gmcbrayer@huntington.edu  x4286

 

 



How many old T-Shirts do you have just lying around?

Please donate your slightly used shirts! Drop off at the JMC Office to raise money for the Boston Trip T-Shirt Sale!  Contact us at jmc@huntington.edu.
 



Wanting to go out to eat?

Don't forget that Buffalo Wild Wings offers a 10% discount to HU students when student I.D.'s are shown.  Don't pass up this tasty opportunity!
 



Student Worker Position

Do you need some money for Spring Break? Do you enjoy talking on the phone? Do you want to help raise money for Huntington University? We need students to make phone calls in the evening for 3 weeks.

Dates: February 16, 17, 19, 23, 24, 26,  and March 2 & 3

Times: 5:45 PM – 9:15 PM

If you are interested, please call or email me: Jeremy Rufener (c) 260-224-3290 or jrufener@huntington.edu

 

Student Worker Position
HU Baseball

Huntington University Men’s Baseball is in need of a male student worker to do computerized stats for all of the games for the 08-09 season.  Please visit http://www.huntington.edu/athletics/baseball

/0809/0809schedule.htm for a copy of the most up-to-date game schedule.  Job responsibilities include using computer software to enter game-time play-by-play stats for all home and away contests.  Candidates will be considered part of the team and will travel with the team.  Please contact Coach Mike Frame at 359-4082 or by emailing him at mframe@huntington.edu.


 


 





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