The following are events and dates currently scheduled. There may be more events planned for the future, including debates on campus featuring the University Heights mayoral candidates!!
Monday, August 31 – Wednesday, September 2
Carroll Counts Kick-Off!!
11:30am – 1pm, Atrium
D. J. Lombardo Student Center
Stop by the Schott Atrium for giveaways, food and fun as we celebrate the Carroll Counts Kick-Off. Jump start your semester and make sure you know how to impact your world!
Tuesday, September 8
Special edition of “Chew on This” Discussion Series in conjunction with Ride for Miles Seminar Series, “Creating a Carbon Neutral Campus”.
4:00pm, Dolan Auditorium
Dolan Science Center
Laura P. Christie, Climate Change Program Manager at the GreenCityBlueLake Institute of the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, will be on campus to discuss John Carroll’s energy use, overuse, and recycling programs. The topic of her presentation will focus on creating a carbon-neutral campus.
Friday, September 11 – GET CONNECTED!!
JCU Service and Internship Fair: “Where and with Whom is Your Heart?”
11:30am – 1pm, Intramural Gym
D.J. Lombardo Student Center
Find out how to get connected with the community partners in the area to expand your commitment and involvement in service opportunities.
Student Involvement Fair
3pm – 5pm, Intramural Gym
D.J. Lombardo Student Center
Come to find out more about how you can be civically engaged on and off campus and make an impact in your community. Over 90 student organizations and departments will be there!
Culture Fest 2009
6pm – 9pm, Keller Commons
Outside the D.J. Lombardo Student Center
Come to experience the diversity of Cleveland through world music, dance and performers, artisan vendors, international foods, and cultural organizations from all over northeast Ohio.
Tuesday, September 29
"Brown Bag" Lunch Series - State Gambling Initiatives featuring Rob Walgate with the Ohio Roundtable
12:30pm – 1:30pm, Underground
D.J. Lombardo Student Center
Join us to gain insight on local issues from the perspective of Catholic social teaching—bring your lunch!
Monday, October 5
Voter Registration Deadline!!! An entirely new slate of mayoral candidates for November '09 means you have the power to shape the future of University Heights!
Tuesday, October 6
"Chew on This" Discussion Series – "Questions and Answers regarding the Cleveland Diocese Parish Reconfiguration Process"
12:30pm – 1:30pm, Underground
D.J. Lombardo Student Center
Come to learn more about important local issues that could impact you as a student at JCU - bring your lunch! Join Rick Krivanka, a member of the Pastoral Planning Office at the Diocese of Cleveland as he discusses the parish reconfiguration plan currently underway.
Monday, October 12
Charter Review Amendment Panel
7:30pm, Jardine Room
D.J. Lombardo Student Center
Come to hear the pros and cons about passing this amendment on Election Day!
Wednesday, October 21
University Heights Mayoral Candidate Debate
7pm – 9pm, Jardine Room
D.J. Lombardo Student Center
Join University Heights mayoral candidates as they discuss their platforms for the community and relationship with John Carroll University.
Wednesday, October 28
Town Hall Discussion featuring University Heights Council candidates
7pm, Jardine Room
D.J. Lombardo Student Center
Join us as each of the ten University Heights Council candidates share their ideas and vision for the city.
Monday, November 2
Speaker – Carl Wilkens, “Seeing Ourself in "The Other" - Life Lessons From the Rwanda Genocide”
7pm, Donahue Auditorium
Dolan Science Center
Carl Wilkens was the director of the Adventist Development and Relief Agency in Rwanda when the genocide erupted there in 1994. He chose to stay in Rwanda during the genocide, and bring food, water, and medicines to several groups of orphans around the capital city of Kigali. Wilkens was the only American to remain in the country after the killings began. His decision to stay and his relief efforts are featured in Frontline’s “Ghosts of Rwanda” and “The Few Who Stayed: Defying Genocide,” an American Radio Works documentary which aired on NPR.
This event is co-sponsored by Facing History and Ourselves in conjunction with the Choosing to Participate initiative.
Tuesday, November 3 – Election Day!
