THANK YOU
Beta Beta Beta, the biology honor society, would like to thank everyone who participated in their "Bowling for Uganda" bowl-a-thon on November 18. The event was a great success, raising money for Hope North, a camp for internally displaced people in Uganda. The winning teams in the bowl-a-thon were from Kappa Sigma, 1st place (pictured above); Tau Kappa Epsilon, 2nd place; and the School of Science Faculty, 3rd Place. Tri-Beta especially thanks vice president Jennifer Hendrick, who planned and coordinated the event, and treasurer Christina Brown, who provided invaluable support. Proceeds from the bowl-a-thon will go to build a house at Hope North, which will be called the "CBU Home" and have the names of all of the participating organizations and teams painted on the wall.

KUDOS
• Andy Christensen (Natural Science '05) is a first-year pharmacy student at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center.
• Abbie Harts (Business Administration '01) has been accepted to the colleges of medicine at Southern Illinois University and Wayne State University.
• Robert Koerber (Evening Program) played at the State Tennis Tournament that was held November 4-6 in Chattanooga, where his team finished second. He has also been accepted into the University of Memphis doctoral program in adult education. The degree is currently an Ed.D. in adult education, but the University is in the process of changing it to a Ph.D.
• Daniel Messinger (Evening Program) has been accepted into the University of Tennessee College of Social Work. He will be working on his Master of Science in Social Work at the Memphis campus.
• Lindsay Pirtle (Psychology '05) is a first-year pharmacy student at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center.
• Brother Kevin Ryan (Physics) attended the annual meeting of the Tennessee Academy of Science in Martin, TN on November 18. He presented a paper at the History of Science sectional conference on "Medieval Studies of Motion."
• Dr. Lavern Terrell (Education) presented at a paper entitled "Navigating the Discipline Maze: IDEA and the You" at the 51st Annual Conference of the Education Law Association held at the Peabody Hotel, November 17-19.
• Buccaneer forward Kevin Weybright (General Studies '08) was named the Gulf South Conference West Division Basketball Player of the Week for the period ending November 22. He led the Bucs to a 2-1 opening week and scored over 20 points in each game.

CBU IN THE NEWS
• Dr. Ray Brown (Mechanical Engineering) was interviewed in the November 21 issue of Memphis Business Journal in the "Street Talk" column for an item on cost-efficiency in heating systems.
• Dr. Jeff Schultz (Finance) was interviewed for Channel 3 News on November 30 on business and private investing in music production companies and musical performers.
• Jana Travis and Francis "Taga" Nuwagaba (Art) will be interviewed on Channel 3's Live at Nine on Tuesday, December 6. They will discuss their own artwork, art classes at CBU, and projects Taga has established in Uganda.

GRANT NEWS
CBU received a $5,000 grant again this year from International Paper Company Foundation to fund a workshop on packaging engineering for high school students in November 2006. The workshop will include an overview of packaging engineering, some fun hands-on labs and demonstrations, and a panel discussion with packaging engineering professionals. Funds will also be used to develop a website on packaging engineering geared toward 7-12 graders to encourage them to think of CBU and packaging engineering as a major and career.

WELCOME TO CBU
Brad Romig has joined the Office of Admissions in the position of Admissions Counselor.

CONDOLENCES
Prayers are requested for the repose of the soul of Mrs. William (Alexia) Otterpohl, the sister of Brother Mark Gubbels (Business Office, retired). She died of a heart attack and was buried November 22 from Holy Trinity Church in Hartington. NE.

ITS PHOTO CONTEST WINNERS
Thank you to all who entered the second CBU Photo Contest, sponsored by Information Technology Services. Voting was close for many of the entries, and those who placed deserve congratulations: Terri Mayo (ITS), 1st Place and $100; Sarah Plummer (Business Administration '08), 2nd Place and $75; Jermel Tucker (Psychology '07), 3rd Place and $50; Nicholas Salvaggio (Psychology '06), Runner Up; Lee Allen (Mechanical Engineering '05), Runner Up; and Curt Rogers (Career Center), Runner Up. Their winning photos can be seen here.

DECEMBER & HOLIDAY HOURS
Beringer Computer Center will observe the following hours for end of the semester and the Christmas holidays:
• Sunday, December 18, 3:00-8:00 p.m.
• Monday-Wednesday, December 19-22, 8:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m.
• Thursday, December 22, 8:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.
• December 23-January 2, CLOSED.
(The 24-hour Lab will also be closed over the Christmas holiday.)
Plough Memorial Library will observe the following hours for the remainder of the semester and the Christmas holidays:
• Mondays-Thursdays through December 15: 7:45 a.m.-midnight
• Friday, December 9: 7:45 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
• Saturday, December 10: Noon-4:00 p.m.
• Sunday, December 11: 2:00 p.m.-midnight
• Friday, December 16: 7:45 a.m.-8:00 p.m.
• Saturday, December 17: 11:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
• Sunday, December 18: CLOSED
• Monday-Thursday, December 19-22: 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
• December 23-January 3: CLOSED

COMMUNITY SERVICE
Angels of Love is a non-profit organization that has served less fortunate families in the Memphis area for nine years. This year they need CBU's help to donate toys to 800 children in Memphis (ages 2-16) for Christmas. Please bring any brand-new, unwrapped toys by the Campus Ministry Office during regular office hours. The deadline is December 9 at 4:00 p.m. Thank you for serving those less fortunate! If you have any questions, contact Rachel New at rnew@cbu.edu.

PSYCHOLOGY RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS
The Department of Behavioral Sciences proudly presents the Psychology Undergraduate Research Presentations on Thursday, December 15, 1:00-4:00 p.m., in Science Center 153. Everyone in the CBU community is invited to attend and support CBU's psychology students. Faculty mentor for the presentations is Dr. Elizabeth Nelson, and the following students will present their research: Faisal Ansari, Lauren Bobal, Andrea Bordwell, Thomas (Ryan) Clingan, Lyncie Crawford, Candice Dixon, Dorian Durr, Tammy Ferguson, Suzi Franklin, Debra Frey, Embla Gretarsdottir, Tabitha Hamilton, Theresa Hansbrough, Jessica Horvath, Ashley Hum, Beth Kimes, Kristen Kirkland, Kimberly Neal, Lauren Nelson, Rachel New, Jonathan Pritchett, Rebecca Riser, Nicholas Rogers, Jessie Sandlin, Andrew Smith, Brian Weigel, Rachel Wheeler, Charles Wiemar, Shanta Wilson, C.J. Woods, and Megan Wooster.

UP 'TIL DAWN HOMECOMING 5K
Up 'til Dawn will hold its annual Homecoming 5K race on Saturday, January 28. Proceeds from the event go to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. The race will begin at 9:00 a.m. in the Central Lot with registration beginning at 7:30 a.m. Register online or call 321-3529.

NEWS FROM CAMPUS MINISTRY
• "Advent Take A Minute" will take place outside Alfonso Dining Room on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at noon and on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 12:22 p.m. "Advent Take A Minute" will help us recall the reason for the season. Everyone is more then welcome to stop by!
• Thursday, December 8, is the feast of the Immaculate Conception, a holy day of obligation for Catholics. There will be two Masses on Campus that day. The first Mass will be at 12:22 p.m. in St. Joseph Chapel (Barry Hall), and the second will take place at 5:00 p.m. in De La Salle Chapel (Stritch Hall). Everyone is cordially invited to attend either one.

CBU TO HOST SCIENCE OLYMPIAD
CBU will be hosting the Memphis regional Science Olympiad for the first time on February 11. Teams of middle school and high schools students will participate in a day of competitive science activities. Twelve events will be held in each division. Brother John Monzyk is seeking event supervisors and other volunteers needed to make this a successful first experience for CBU. The dean of the School of Engineering and the department heads of the School of Sciences have the events booklets, and a brief description of the possible events will be available. Those interested in being event supervisors should contact Brother John at 321-3446.

SUPPORT YOUR BUCS!
You can help our student-athletes and show the world you're a CBU supporter with the line of university-branded clothing and merchandise at the CBU Online Store. Visit www.memphisstuff.com/cbustore.htm and check out the selection. A portion of all proceeds goes to the CBU Athletic Scholarship Fund.

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