Those who attend will place 300 luminaries in the green space between the flag pole and Haggard Avenue to represent the 2,974 people who died at the Twin Towers in New York City, the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., and Somerset County, Pennsylvania.  

Thursday, May 8 @ 7:30 P.M.
Yeager Recital Hall

Any student may show up and read. Those who want to be published in a chapbook
to be distributed at the reading should submit poems to tcobleigh@elon.edu by 10:00 AM, May 5.

~Sponsored by Arts and Letters Learning Community and
the Truitt Center for Religious & Spiritual Life~

“Turning” is our metaphor for the liturgical Hebrew word, “T’Shuvah”, which means, Return and Repentance. The Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah, is a time for introspection, personal behavior inventory and soul searching. A time to ask for forgiveness from God for good deeds undone (acts of omission) and from our family and our friends for hurts, insults, rudeness and insensitive acts done to them (acts of commission). Our traditional Holiday greeting is: “SHANA TOVAH,” May you have a Good New Year. The “good” in life endures, has meaning, is pleasing to all who are fortunate enough be blessed with its presence.

On Friday, September 14th at 7:00pm, in the Oaks Commons, Room 212, the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Hillel student organization with Jewish Faculty and Staff will gather to welcome the New Jewish Year, 5768, with prayers, songs and the sounds of the Ram’s Horn – The Shofar.

This Holy Day Service is open to all members of our ELON FAMILY. Appropriate dress standards are requested (no jeans, no shorts, shirts with collars, tie optional).

For more information and to reserve your seat, please contact: Rabbi M. Green at mgreen9@elon.edu.

SHANA TOVAH to all,
SHALOM, Peace Be With You,
Rabbi Morton Green
Jewish Chaplain

Sunday, September 9, 2007, 7:00 p.m.
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Community Church

Guest presenters:
Imam Yaser Ahmed, spiritual leader at the Islamic Center of Greensboro (600+ worshipers from 20+ countries). Imam Ahmed is a naturalized U.S. citizen originally from Sudan.

Dr. Charles Wilkins, assistant professor of Middle Eastern Studies, Wake Forest University. Dr. Wilkins (Ph.D., Harvard) has lived and studied in Egypt, Jordan, Syria and Turkey. He was born in Turkey but spent his childhood and teen years in ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ, N.C.

On Wednesday and Thursday from 12-2 PM, an open mic on the west lawn of Moseley will afford any member of our community the chance to comment for 5 minutes on the war’s costs as they perceive them … to the human family, to American interests, to Iraqi people, to the cause of peace. The field of ribbons invites us to think about personal, economic, political and spiritual costs of war.

This commemoration is sponsored by Students for Peace and Justice, Non-Violence Studies faculty, and the Truitt Center for Religious and Spiritual Life.

Dr. Coker’s sermon, titled “Humans as Creators: Stewardship in a Rapidly Evolving World,” will explore how humans are driving modern evolution through genetic and environmental manipulation, what this means for Christian families, and how Christians are called to be loving stewards of Creation.

In observing Evolution Sunday, ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Community Church affirms there is not a conflict between the Christian faith and evolution. Evolution Sunday is observed on the Sunday closest to the birthday anniversary of Charles Darwin, who was born Feb. 12, 1809.

Caitlin was a senior who passed away on January 5, 2007. She had been on medical leave from ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ since late in the fall semester. Caitlin was a senior Psychology major who excelled academically, and was recognized on the President’s or Dean’s list five times. She volunteered for the CrossRoads crisis hotline all four years she was at ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ.

Caitlin’s parents plan to attend the memorial service on Saturday. Her father, as well as student and faculty friends, will offer tributes. Chaplains Richard McBride and Phil Smith will lead the service. A reception will follow in the Fellowship Hall at the Chapel.

Everyone who cared for Caitlin is invited to attend.

Individual honors were presented to Meghan Dillon, Assistant Director for Campus Recreation; Jerrid Freeman, Associate Director of Residence Life Operations; and Angie Passarelli, Director of the Center for Leadership.

Dillon received the New Professional Award for her success in opening the new Harden Club Sports facility on South Campus. Freeman received the Professional Development Award for completing his doctorate and assisting other staff in authoring their first professional articles. Passarelli received the Student Advocate Award for her work as advisor and mentor to the women of a struggling sorority chapter that she guided in returning to their founding principles.

Three program awards highlighted core values of the division. The Collaboration Award went to Greek Life for its multiple partnerships throughout the year –- with Campus Recreation, Multicultural Affairs, Athletics, Religious and Spiritual Life, Take Back the Night, etc. The Diversity Award was presented to the Kernodle Center for Service Learning for its ACE Program, designed to give students a transformative “Alamance County Experience.” The Innovation Award was given to Residence Life for creating a new process for online housing applications and a Web site to improve communication with residents.

Smith Jackson, Vice President and Dean of Students, presented six Dean’s Commendations: Amy Jones for Student Involvement through successful campus concerts; Carol Oakley for Teamwork with multiple university functions; Janis Baughman for service “Beyond the Call of Duty” in student activities and the Moseley Center; Carrie Ryan for doing “Whatever It Takes” as Administrator on Call; Deborah Murphy for “Baptism By Fire” serving as Counselor on Call; and Michael Williams for “Sticking to the Knitting” in making sure that the Moseley Center serves the needs of the entire campus.

You are invited to meet Dietrich Bonhoeffer as portrayed by Michael Shannon in the play “The End, the Beginning of Life: The Prison Experiences of Dietrich Bonhoeffer.”

Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906-1945) was a German Lutheran pastor executed for his role in a plot to assassinate Adolph Hitler. Why did he abandon his pacifist leanings to join the plot against Hitler? What were his thoughts during his 2 years of imprisonment?

The play, which takes place in his prison cell and is based on his _Letters and Papers from Prison_, explores Bonhoeffer wrestling with his faith.

More about Bonhoeffer: Dietrich Bonhoeffer was part of the German Confessing Church that opposed the Nazi regime after its rise to power in 1932. After being denied the opportunity to teach at the University of Berlin by the Nazi government, he served as the principle faculty member for an underground seminary of the Confessing Church. Bonhoeffer opposed the message of “cheap grace” that was being presented by churches that had come under nationalistic influence and called for a more radical “costly” discipleship to Jesus Christ. He eventually joined a plot by members of the German resistance movement to assassinate Hitler, setting aside his pacifist leanings and admiration of Gandhi in the face of the evils of the Nazi regime. Bonhoeffer was executed at Flossenburg Concentration Camp on April 9, 1945 – just days before its liberation by American troops.

About the Artist: Michael Shannon is a UCC pastor who lives in Carrboro and holds an MFA in drama from UNC-Chapel Hill. He has presented this play to audiences all over the US during the past 20 years since developing it with his friend David Newton as a seminary project during their years at the Candler School of Theology at Emory University.

The 1999 award recipients are:

Mrs. Bettie Jane Bryant, Frederick, MD Nominated by Kylene Moore

Hosted by Alan Russell’s section of ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ 101

Mrs. Bryant has been a dance instructor for 40 years. Proceeds from her annual recitals are donated to area charities. She has a special interest in cystic fibrosis. She also instructs physically challenged children in dance.

Mr. John Rogers, Wayne, PA
Nominated by Kelly Gallagher

Hosted by Peter Tulchinsky’s section of ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ 101

Mr. Rogers is Headmaster of Woodlynde School and a board member of International Dyslexia Society. He has prior experience as litigation attorney and continues to provide pro bono work with the Children’s Advocacy Center.

Mr. C. W. Stacks, Charlotte, NC
Nominated by Stephanie Getter

Hosted by Celeste Young’s section of ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ 101

A physics teacher at Charlotte Latin School, Mr. Stacks also advises the school’s community service program. He was Captain in the U.S. Army and Commander of a medical service corp.

Mr. John Tarbox, Block Island, RI
Nominated by Kyle Draper

Hosted by Steve Braye’s section of ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ 101

Mr. Tarbox is a health and physical education teacher at Block Island School. During the past 10 years, he has built a total athletic program (basketball, baseball, soccer) into statewide contenders.

Mr. John Washington, Durham, NC
Nominated by Rebecca Schlesinger

Hosted by David Blackman’s section of ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ 101

Mr. Washington organized the NC Deaf-Blind Association which plans events and activities for the deaf-blind community. He has been a volunteer for 15 years at Camp Dogwood for deaf and blind persons.

Meet these persons who are models of civic leadership at the awards ceremony! (The Hometown Heroes Program is sponsored by the Chaplain’s Office.)