Official Bulletin Board for Friday, January 27, 2012

All are invited to the 2012 New Art Majors Exhibit on Sunday, January 29 from 2:00-3:00 in the Benedicta Arts Center Art Courtyard.

Rome-Florence-Munich: Arts & Ideas (1 credit). This course will introduce students to the art, architecture, sustainability efforts and intellectual history of the Classical, Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque periods of Rome and compare discoveries there with what we find in the cities of Assisi, Florence, and Munich. July 19 - August 7. Please encourage your students to participate!

Anthropology Meets Theology: The Creative Crestone Collision Conversation Reflections on my six-month sabbatical research stay at a Carmelite hermitage in the multi-religious, 8,000- ft.community outside Crestone, Colorado, will address the “inner hermit” in Benedictine monasticism, ritual studies in the anthropology of religion,inter-disciplinary research in anthropology and theology,and the application of qualitative social-science methods to the practice of interreligious dialogue.

Join us again this year and enjoy the greenery, lots of chocolate treats, and hot chocolate on a walk in the Melancon Greenhouse, SJU campus, Peter Engel Science Building. Come with your friends or a date for Valentine’s Day. Games, crafts, and prizes! Cost is only $1.00 per person at the door. Tuesday, February 14, 6:00-8:00 pm

25% - 30% off selected Under Armour clothing items! All other Under Armour brand clothing 15% off. Sale ends today, Friday, January 27 at the CSB/SJU Bookstores!!

Students and Faculty that have returned from their Fall 2011 Study Abroad experience The Office of Education Abroad wants to welcome you back, hear stories, and share next steps! RSVP by Jan 27th for dinner at Gorecki 5-7pm Wednesday Feb 1, 2012

If you really want to lend a hand, lend an arm. The CSB Blood Drive will be held in Gorecki 204 on Friday January 27th from 10a.m.-4p.m. Please bring photo ID or blood donor card. Sign up to donate by clicking MORE INFO and entering your information. Walk-ins are also welcome. You must meet the blood donor qualifications. Visit the Red Cross website to make sure you meet requirements.

Come check out the New Majors Art Show on Sunday January 29 from 2:00-3:30pm in the courtyard of the BAC!

Two new exhibits are on display in the Benedicta Arts Center's Gorecki Gallery and Gallery Lounge. Laura Berman's exhibit-On, Over, In, Through-combines her love for color and shape into a whimsical expression based on her rock collection. Wes Bogner's exhibit, Fish Tales, is a series of prints that incorporate new digital techniques with more traditional methods. Bogner uses visual puns and word play to provoke thought and discussion. The exhibits are open through February 17.

Come out to the Clemens Field House for lunchtime soccer on Tuesday, January 31, at 11:30am. All skill levels are welcome. If you are interested in being on the soccer email list, contact schetty@csbsju.edu.

Exercise Around the World! Get a pair of socks for signing up, prizes awarded weekly for participating and if you exercise 300 miles you get a t-shirt! Sign up by either going to the CSB Campus Recreation desk or the Health at Work website to get your log sheet. Just track your miles exercised either at the Fitness Center or send your miles to Amanda Anderson at aanderson@csbsju.edu to be eligible for prizes.

Lt. Col. Mark Vande Hei (SJU Physics and U.S. Army, ROTC, 1989) will be visiting SJU on Tuesday, January 31. He was selected in 2009 as a member of the 20th NASA astronaut class, completed his training in June, 2011, and is now qualified for future flight assignments. He will give a public talk at Pellegrene Auditorium in PENGL Science Center at 7-8 PM. His talk will include a presentation on astronaut candidate training, and will be of interest to students of any age.

Did you find Tuesday's speaker Rita Emmett entertaining and helpful? Her books "The Procrastinator's Handbook", "Manage Your Time to Reduce Your Stress", and "The Clutter-Busting Handbook" are all available and on sale at the CSB/SJU Bookstores.

Louis Johnston, associate professor of economics and department chair, had a column published in the Wednesday, Jan. 25 MinnPost.com titled "The myth behind lowering capital-gains taxes."

At each Reiki workshop the healing energy of your hands is strengthened to promote healing for self & others. Reiki recipients are fully clothed. Join other students, staff, faculty & guests for the 2012 Workshops at St. Benedict’s Monastery. Level 1 Feb 10-12 or Mar 16-18; Level 2 Feb 9 & 10 or Mar 15 & 16. For information contact S. Mary Rachel at mkuebelbeck@csbsju.edu or 320-363-8996.

Postage rates changed on Sunday, Jan 22, 2012, which includes the following: First Class Mail pricing is as follows: Letters (1oz.)-1 cent increase, (was 44 cents) now 45 cents. Postcards- 3 cent increase, (was 29 cents) now 32 cents. Letters to Canada and Mexico(1 oz) 5 cent increase to 85 cents. Letters to other international destinations - 7 cent increase to $1.05. Prices also changed on other mailing services.

Go to our webpage to see the schedule of this week's exercise classes/brown bags/events at CSB and SJU. SPONSORED BY THE CSB/SJU HEALTH AT WORK COMMITTEES!

The Johnnie swimming and diving team returns to action this Saturday, Jan. 28, at the St. Catherine Invitational. The meet is scheduled for 1 p.m. at the Butler Center Pool in St. Paul.

The nationally-ranked SJU wrestling team returns to action with a trio of duals this Saturday, Jan. 28. The Johnnies are scheduled to face Concordia-Moorhead (10 a.m.), St. Olaf (noon) and Augsburg (2 p.m.) at the Auggies' Si Melby Hall in Minneapolis.

The Saint John's hockey team travels to take on Hamline for a 7 p.m. contest tonight at the Vadnais Heights Sports Center.

The Johnnie basketball team plays host to Carleton this Saturday, Jan. 28. Tip-off is set for 3 p.m. at Sexton Arena in Collegeville. Listen to the game live on WBHR-660 AM or www.gojohnnies.com.

The CSB Track & Field Team has their Alumni Meet tomorrow at SJU's Warner Palaestra Indoor Track Complex. The meet begins at 11am, so come out and cheer on your Blazers!

CSB Swimming & Diving @ St. Kate's tomorrow at 1pm! The meet will be held in St. Paul, MN.

CSB Hockey hosts Hamline tomorrow at 2pm in St. Cloud at the St. Cloud Municipal Athletic Complex (MAC). Come out to the MAC and cheer on your Blazers!

CSB Hockey @ Hamline today at 7pm in St. Paul, MN!

CSB Basketball travels to Northfield, MN tomorrow to play Carleton at 1pm!

Justice Walkin’ is a service group that initiates college students into a life transformed by the Gospel and its application in daily living. We will meet every other Saturday to volunteer from 9-11am and have reflection from 11-12:30pm. Email ssj@csbsju.edu for a registration form. Registration is due Wednesday 2/1 and J-Walkin' will officially start Saturday 2/4.