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Campus Hosts Wellness, Thanksgiving Events

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Winter is quickly approaching and there are numerous events that are coming up around Alverno College.

Wellness Fair
Taking Steps to Wellness will take place f rom 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Friday November 14. Students, f aculty and staf f are welcome. T he Wellness Fair will take place in the Sister Joel Read Center. T he Wellness Fair will include cooking demonstrations and activities f or the spirit, mind and body. T he cooking demonstrations start at exactly 11 a.m with a session about snacks and treats. T hese sessions will be about how to make simple snacks at home or at a party. At 12 noon, there is a session called Stump the Chef . People get to choose the ingredients and then a chef with Food Service Inc. will make a simple and tasty dish. At 1 p.m., Holiday Re-Make will explain how to make meals out of your lef tovers f rom T hanksgiving.

T he spirit, mind and body session starts at 11 a.m. with Ella Lata Massa, MS, a certif ied yoga teacher. T his session will be about relaxing, self -massaging, stretches and breathing practice. T his session will be held twice, f rom 11:10 to 11:30 a.m. and again f rom 12:10 to 12:30 p.m. T he next session available is with Vicki Karwicki f rom Metro Milwaukee YMCA. T his session is also of f ered twice, f rom 11:40 a.m. to 12 noon and again f rom 12:40 p.m. to 1 p.m. T his session will be about how to boost your energy while sitting at the desk. From 1:10 to 1:30 p.m, visitors to the Wellness Fair can get a sample of the Z en f itness class with Alvernosown Neila Bond, Wellness Specialist. Along with these sessions, there will also be inf ormational exhibitions f rom the Urban Ecology Center, Educators Credit Union, Alverno College Campus Ministry, Volunteer Center of Greater Milwaukee, Jewish Community Center and many more.

Thanksgiving Dinner
Another big event coming up is the campus T hanksgiving Dinner held on T hursday, November 21 at 5:30 p.m. in the Commons. Tickets can be purchased in the Commons in advance f or $8. T he day of the event, the tickets go up to $10. T he menu will include turkey, stuf f ing, mashed potatoes, green beans and, of course, pie. Vegan options are available upon request. Every year, this event is huge and brings Alverno College f amilies together. Students may invite f amily and f riends f rom of f -campus to join. If you would like to reserve a table of eight or more, please email lynda.diaz@alverno.edu. On this day, the Commons of f ers only this dinner. T he Mug will open at their normal business hours, 6:30 p.m.

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COA Youth and Family Centers Offers Volunteer Opportunities

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COA is always in need of volunteers. We have a wide variety of programming, of f ered during dif f erent days and times, so volunteers with a variety of skills and schedules are needed, stated Laura Lysagh, the donor and volunteer coordinator at COA Youth and Family Center. Programs needing volunteers include Early Education and Childcare, GED and Adult Basic Education, Family Support Services, Youth Development, Camp, Health andWellness, and more. COA stands f or Childrens Outing Association. COA has two main locations: 909 East Garf ield Street, located near Kilbourn Park in the Riverwest area, and 2320 West Burleigh Street on the north side of Milwaukee. T he steps to getting involved in this organization are quite simple. Go onto COAs website and click getting involved and the volunteer tab. On this volunteer page, there is a hyperlink that says volunteer intake f orm and once its clicked, it will download the volunteer intake f orm. T his intake f orm must be completely f illed out and submitted to Lysagh f or review and placement. Volunteers must submit to a background check and attend the volunteer orientation. Af ter that theyre ready to begin making a dif f erence in Milwaukee! said Lysagh. Several past volunteers with COA decided to take an internship, and some have even became COA staf f members. COAs volunteers are able to gain f irst-hand experience with the organization and make connections along the way. Supervisors of ten dont mind providing a letter of recommendation to help f uture job opportunities. Lysagh also gave advice f or people who are interested in the non-prof it sector: T here are many areas of opportunity in the non-prof it sector, and I would encourage students to get as much experience as possible in order to decide if this is the right career path. Volunteer, complete an internship, or take a class in non-prof it management in order to gain experience. Network with your peers, prof essors, and career center to f ind opportunities. Consider joining a networking group like the YNPN Young Nonprof it Prof essionals Network to make connections and learn more about careers in non-prof it.

Taking the time to volunteer f or your community could be a wonderf ul f eeling. As a college student, it can be hard sometimes to f ind time to volunteer. COA is an example of a great organization that is willing to work with your schedule. Sometimes its the smallest moments that make a big impact, so start volunteering today. Tags: COA Youth and Family Center, volunteering

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Community Conference Explores Art of Happiness

Filed under Community Community Conf erence Explores Art of Happiness On October 4 Alverno College will host the Art of Happiness Community Conf erence. T he conf erence of f ers students, staf f and community members opportunities to share current research about around a central theme. Registration at the conf erence will start at 7:45 a.m. in the Rotunda. T here will be a welcome in the Sister Joel Read Center at 8:15 a.m. and then sessions will occur throughout the morning and af ternoon. At 11:30 a.m., Dr. Parker Palmer will give a keynote speech in the Pitman T heatre. Palmer is a well-known author of books such as Let Your Life Speak, The Courage to Teach, A Hidden Wholeness and Healing the Heart of Democracy. He is also the f ounder and senior partner of the organization Courage and Renewal. T he Politics of Broken-Hearted, a short essay by Palmer, is available to read bef ore his speech. T here is a lunch break f rom 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. During lunch, Peg Rauschenberger, associate prof essor of nursing, will speak bef ore the af ternoon sessions begin. Also in the af ternoon, participants may create a ceramic bowl to donate to Empty Bowls. Just bring your own creativity and the clay will be provided. Additional art-making activities will take place in the Commons in the af ternoon: T he Big Photo and Finger Painting 101. Finally, the conf erence closes with a Happy Hour, a chance to celebrate with music and dance. In the Mug cof f eehouse, there will perf ormances f rom Peter Roller, Chris Miota, and Adekola Adedapo.

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Discounts Improve Student Life

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Discounts, discounts, discounts! College students love to hear about discounts, but where can college students get discounts?

Comput er Companies
AcademicSuperstore.com T his online website has all computers and/or electronic on sale with a discount. Along with the electronics and computers, there are also many other categories to choose f rom where you can get discount. For example, some of the tabs online f or this site include: learning and games, games, books, backpacks and music. Apple At the Apple Store, students are able to get 8% of f both online and in the store. When going into the store, bring your ID card with you. HP Academic Store Online you can get discounts on computers and electronics.

Car Dealers
General Motors (GM) If you are interested in purchasing a Buick, Chevrolet or GMC, check into the opportunity given to college students.

Ent ert ainment

AMC T heater T he AMC theaters give discount to students on T hursday on movie tickets. Alverno Presents If three students attend the perf ormance with their ID, all three will get in f ree. If you arent aware of the shows going on, f eel f ree to look into Alverno Presents website. Milwaukee Public Museum T he Milwaukee Public Museum is f ree to Milwaukee county residents only on Mondays. All people need to bring is their state issued ID card showing they are a resident of Milwaukee County. Milwaukee Art Museum T he Milwaukee Art Museum is f ree on the f irst T hursdays of each month. T here is a student discount on regular business days, which is $14 dollars with your ID. Also if you would like a membership to the Milwaukee Art Museum, you are in luck. T hey give a student discount on membership, too. T he student membership price is only $35 dollars including f ree museum admission to one f ull time student, reduced rates on classes available, 10% discount at the caf and museum store and much more.

Clot hing St ores

Charlotte Russe Charlotte Russe gives 10% in store with the student ID card. T he Limited T he Limited of f ers 15% with the student ID card. J-Crew J-Crew of f ers 15% of f regular priced items. Eddie Bauer Eddie Bauer of f ers 15% of f on regular priced merchandise in-store with valid student ID. Urban Outf itters Urban Outf itters of f ers 10% of f on certain days.

Food
Pizza Shuttle Pizza Shuttle always has a college student discount available. You can get a large pizza with one topping, f our cups and a voucher f or pictures in the photo booth f or $12, but you can only dine-in. Burger King Burger King of f ers 10% of f your order. Chipotle At Chipotle, you can receive a f ree drink f rom Chipotle with purchase and a valid student ID. Qdoba At Qdoba, you can get a f ree drink with a Qdoba purchase and a valid student ID. Arbys Arbys gives 10% of f your total Arbys purchase with a valid student ID.

McDonalds McDonalds will give 10% of f your total purchase with a valid student ID. Buf f alo Wild Wings At BW3s, you can get 10% of f your total purchase with a valid student ID. T here are also websites that have savings f or everyone, not just college students. LivingSocial.com Living Social is a website f illed with deals in your area. T hese deals range f rom jewelry to spas. It is simple as buying the deal and using it by the expiration date. T he expiration date at least is a year away, so you have some time. Groupon.com Groupon is a website that also is f illed with deals. Groupon has a range of deals f rom car maintenance deals to trip deals. If you are unsure about some deals, f eel f ree to call and ask questions at the company you are interested in. All these stores have multiple locations, except the online stores. Remember to askit will never hurt.

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Media Hub Welcomes Students and Staff

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If you come to the Media Hub and you have a vision, we will help you make it come true, stated Teasha Kirkwood, a student worker at the Media Hub. T he Media Hub is located on the f irst f loor of the Sister Joel Read Center, RC114. T he hours are located right on the door, and during assessment week they proudly extend their hours. Students can borrow equipment like an iPad, laptop computer, iPod, digital camcorder and camera. Staf f can borrw equipment like the white board, projector, f irewire hard drive and easels.

T he Media Hub asks staf f to give a 24-hour notice when placing the order if they would like to borrow equipment. Students can come right to the Media Hub with their Alverno ID and borrow equipment f or up to 72 hours. We do have that a dollar an hour f ine thing. Its not really to punish the students. Its to try to encourage them to bring it in because chances are another student is waiting f or it, said Jerry Dutscheck, director of the Media Hub. T he Media Hub recently got Wi-Fi and is looking f orward to more student visits. According to Dutscheck, the Media Hub is considered the louder lab. It is okay f or students who have group work to come into the Media Hub and do their work. T here is a Mac lab and desktop PC lab available. T he Media Hub also houses a studio f or photography and AIFR, the campus radio station. If students want to use the studio, they need to have a staf f member with them and give advance notice. T he radio station course, PCM 325, did not take place this semester, but next semester it is available. So if a student is interested, register. T he Media Hub staf f and students workers are there f or the Alverno community. Each Media Hub staf f has a specialty under their belt and is more than willing to help students or staf f . Kathy Sielaf f is the audiovisual specialist, Carol Eberhardy is the media lab specialist, Lynn McDonough is the video specialist and Samantha Heckert is the production assistant. T he Media Hub is a great resource f or students and staf f .

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Resources Lead to Success for Students

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Photo by Tynetta Oliver. Welcome to all the new and returning students of Alverno College! Whenever I am asked how to make the school year a success, I simply state: Use your resources! Below, I share details about available resources and the best way to use them. T he most important part is they are all f ree. T he Communication Resource Center (CRC) is located in RC 109D. T his resource center covers the f ollowing areas: reading, writing and speaking strategies, reading analysis, development and organization of ideas, grammar, revision, and APA f ormat. T he staf f consists of prof essionally trained students recommended f or these positions by our prof essors. T he CRC has walk-in hours, or students can also make an appointment. If you have any questions, f eel f ree to look at the Alverno College website or stop by. T he Math Resource Center is located in LA415. T hey can assist with any math related courses including nursing, education, science and business. According to the college website, T he primary purpose of the Math Resource Center is to help you with your understanding of math by responding to your individual questions and concerns. T he Science Resource Center is located in LA 107. T hey can assist in assignments f rom science courses as well as science related areas, which may be especially helpf ul f or nursing students. Last but not least, we cannot f orget about the Career Education Center. It is located in LA 125. T he Career Education center is a stop f or everyone. T hey can assist you with career planning and job searching. T his includes f inding job postings as well as help writing an award-winning resume. Always remember the Career Resource Center is available f or you as a student and as an alumna. If you have any questions, f eel f ree to call 382-6010. If I had to give you one piece of advice f rom my experience at Alverno, it would be to use the academic planner available in our Bookstore. Using the planner will keep you organized and help to remind you of things you need to do. T his can help keep track of the time you will visit Alvernos many resource centers. It is important to

use the resources that are available to make your time here the most successf ul it can be.

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Restaurant Review: Chipotle

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Chipotle is a Mexican grill of f ering gourmet burritos and tacos. I went to the location on South 27th Street across f rom Walgreens. T his location is not only convenient f or campus commuters, but residents also. On the outside, a huge sign says Chipotle in red which made me want to see what they served. When pulling into the parking lot, I immediately noticed that their parking lot was kind of small. I instantly started to think about how busy do they get and what do they do then. Besides the parking lot, the outside of the restaurant was nice and simple. T his gave me an idea that maybe the concept of the restaurant was simplicity. When I entered, I was blasted with welcoming hellos f rom all the employees.. T heir menu was simply laid out and the serving style was available f or you to see, but made by the employees. I knew exactly what I wanted when I walked in, and it was a burrito bowl. T he burrito bowl is just a bowl without the burrito shell. You have the options to get the burrito wrap on the side, but you dont have to. Af ter I decided on a bowl, they asked would I like white or brown rice and I chose brown. I liked the f act that they had an option like brown or white rice f or people who are trying to eat healthier when eating out. I ended up with brown rice, chicken, lettuce, and a corn salsa. I decided to eat in to see how their environment was. Everyone that came in received a loud hello f rom the employees. I was appreciative of that, but it kind of made it hard f or me to hear what some people were saying to me. I liked the f act that everyone was so welcoming and happy. I think that made the environment worthwhile. Patio tables were available f or warmer weather. T he environment was good and I was looking f orward to the taste of the f ood. When I took my f irst bite, I absolutely thought the combination that I picked was a great blend of f lavors. My f avorite part of my meal was the corn salsa. I loved how the corn salsa tasted, including a hint of onions.

If I were asked about whether I would come back our not, I would come back. If I were to rate Chipotle, I would give them a ten. T hey give you a large portion of f ood f or a reasonable price. I also noticed that Alverno has chipotle BOGO days where you can buy, f or example, a burrito and get one f or f ree. I liked that a lot of options were available, including vegetarian options. I think this is f amily f riendly environment and this would be a nice place to go to try something new.