6:30 p.m. on Thurs., Nov. 10 in McGuire Hall
Chicago (Oct. 14, 2011) Saint Xavier University will host a screening of the restored version of the German classic sci-fi film Metropolis from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Thurs., Nov. 10 in McGuire Hall, located in the Warde Academic Center at the Chicago campus, 3700 W. 103rd St.
Directed by Fritz Lang, the 1927 classic film about a futuristic urban dystopia is widely regarded as one of the greatest movies ever made. It was the most expensive silent film ever made and the special effects are still spectacular more than eighty years later. Metropolis was cut substantially after its German premiere, and much footage was lost as time passed. In 2008, about thirty minutes of lost footage was found in Argentina. The F. W. Murnau Foundation spent two years completely restoring the film, putting the scenes in the proper order with the correct soundtrack and at the right speed. The restored Metropolis was first shown in Berlin in February 2010, and Roger Ebert called it "the film event of the year." The Music Box Theater hosted the Chicago premiere later that year.
This event is sponsored by SXU's Robert and Mary Rita Murphy Stump Library. For more information, visit www.sxu.edu, keyword: library or contact Library Director Mark Vargas at (773) 298-3352.
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Media Contact:
Karla Thomas, Executive Director of Media Relations
(773) 298-3937 or kthomas@sxu.edu
Friday, October 14, 2011
Get info about Medicare, social security and more at Senior Fair on Oct. 17 at SXU
Congressman Dan Lipinski (IL-3) will address attendees
Chicago (Oct. 14, 2011) Senior citizens can get assistance from government agencies and area businesses about a variety of issues at Congressman Dan Lipinski's (IL-3) Senior Fair from 10 a.m. to noon on Mon., Oct. 17 at Saint Xavier University's Chicago campus, 3700 W. 103rd St. More than 300 people are expected to attend this event.
The Senior Fair offers a one-stop shop for area residents to get information on issues such as Medicare, cell phone programs for seniors, public transportation, Secretary of State services, social security and more. Lipinski also will attend the fair and give a speech.
The following vendors are scheduled to attend the fair: the Regional Transportation Authority, Walgreen's, Archer Pharmacy, State Treasurer's Office, Secretary of State's Office, the Illinois Attorney General's Office, Reverse Mortgage, A Touch of Grace Hospice, Senior Suites of Garfield Ridge, Humana, Cook County Clerk's Office, Cook County Sherriff's Office, Wellcare Health Plans, Mutual of Omaha, American Cancer Society, Home Instead, Walden and Reed, Comfort Keepers, Citizens Utility Board, Patient Circle of Care, Illinois Health Connect, Shaklee, Spring Leaf, and The British Home.
For more information, please contact the Shannon Center at (773) 298-3101.
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Media Contact:
Karla Thomas, Executive Director of Media Relations
(773) 298-3937 or kthomas@sxu.edu
Chicago (Oct. 14, 2011) Senior citizens can get assistance from government agencies and area businesses about a variety of issues at Congressman Dan Lipinski's (IL-3) Senior Fair from 10 a.m. to noon on Mon., Oct. 17 at Saint Xavier University's Chicago campus, 3700 W. 103rd St. More than 300 people are expected to attend this event.
The Senior Fair offers a one-stop shop for area residents to get information on issues such as Medicare, cell phone programs for seniors, public transportation, Secretary of State services, social security and more. Lipinski also will attend the fair and give a speech.
The following vendors are scheduled to attend the fair: the Regional Transportation Authority, Walgreen's, Archer Pharmacy, State Treasurer's Office, Secretary of State's Office, the Illinois Attorney General's Office, Reverse Mortgage, A Touch of Grace Hospice, Senior Suites of Garfield Ridge, Humana, Cook County Clerk's Office, Cook County Sherriff's Office, Wellcare Health Plans, Mutual of Omaha, American Cancer Society, Home Instead, Walden and Reed, Comfort Keepers, Citizens Utility Board, Patient Circle of Care, Illinois Health Connect, Shaklee, Spring Leaf, and The British Home.
For more information, please contact the Shannon Center at (773) 298-3101.
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Media Contact:
Karla Thomas, Executive Director of Media Relations
(773) 298-3937 or kthomas@sxu.edu
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Financial Planning Association of Illinois – South Suburban Council donates more than $1,000 to SXU student scholarship
Scholarship named in honor of beloved former business instructor Jim McCabe
(L to R) Financial Planning Association of Illinois – South Suburban Council President Lori Barone, CFP, SXU President Christine M. Wiseman, J.D., and SXU Senior Associate Director for Leadership Giving Jill Roggeveen with a generous donation from the FPA to the Jim McCabe Scholarship.
Chicago (Oct. 13, 2011) Saint Xavier University is pleased to announce a recent $1,096 donation from the Financial Planning Association of Illinois – South Suburban Council (FPA) to a scholarship for business students.
President Christine M. Wiseman, J.D. personally accepted the check for the Jim McCabe Scholarship, created in honor of beloved former Graham School of Management professor Jim McCabe, during a recent FPA meeting. The group made another $1,000 gift to the fund in August. To date, SXU has raised nearly $19,000 of the $20,000 minimum endowment goal. Once endowed, the Jim McCabe Scholarship will become the second endowed scholarship available for business students.
McCabe worked at SXU for more than 25 years before passing away from cancer in 2010. He dedicated himself to serving students as an instructor in the management and financial fraud examination programs, and served as assistant director of graduate and registered programs. He also was active in the FPA and founded its South Suburban Council.
"We appreciate Financial Planning Association of Illinois' generous support of this worthy cause, which honors Jim McCabe's memory and lays the foundation for future generations of business students," said Vice President for University Advancement Steven Murphy, Ed.D.
For more information or to donate to the McCabe Scholarship, please contact Jill Roggeveen in the Office for University Advancement at (773) 298-3317.
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Media Contact:
Karla Thomas, Executive Director of Media Relations
(773) 298-3937 or kthomas@sxu.edu
(L to R) Financial Planning Association of Illinois – South Suburban Council President Lori Barone, CFP, SXU President Christine M. Wiseman, J.D., and SXU Senior Associate Director for Leadership Giving Jill Roggeveen with a generous donation from the FPA to the Jim McCabe Scholarship.Chicago (Oct. 13, 2011) Saint Xavier University is pleased to announce a recent $1,096 donation from the Financial Planning Association of Illinois – South Suburban Council (FPA) to a scholarship for business students.
President Christine M. Wiseman, J.D. personally accepted the check for the Jim McCabe Scholarship, created in honor of beloved former Graham School of Management professor Jim McCabe, during a recent FPA meeting. The group made another $1,000 gift to the fund in August. To date, SXU has raised nearly $19,000 of the $20,000 minimum endowment goal. Once endowed, the Jim McCabe Scholarship will become the second endowed scholarship available for business students.
McCabe worked at SXU for more than 25 years before passing away from cancer in 2010. He dedicated himself to serving students as an instructor in the management and financial fraud examination programs, and served as assistant director of graduate and registered programs. He also was active in the FPA and founded its South Suburban Council.
"We appreciate Financial Planning Association of Illinois' generous support of this worthy cause, which honors Jim McCabe's memory and lays the foundation for future generations of business students," said Vice President for University Advancement Steven Murphy, Ed.D.
For more information or to donate to the McCabe Scholarship, please contact Jill Roggeveen in the Office for University Advancement at (773) 298-3317.
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Media Contact:
Karla Thomas, Executive Director of Media Relations
(773) 298-3937 or kthomas@sxu.edu
Explore the connection between ancient Roman gladiators and NASCAR at SXU on Nov. 3
"Bread and Circuses: Truth and Fiction in the Ancient Gladiator and Chariot Arena" with Western Illinois University Professor Lee Brice
Chicago (Oct. 13, 2011) What do ancient Roman gladiators and NASCAR have in common? Find out at "Bread and Circuses: Truth and Fiction in the Ancient Gladiator and Chariot Arena" with Western Illinois University (WIU) Associate Professor of History Lee L. Brice from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Thurs., Nov. 3 in the Bishop Quarter Room.
Gladiators fighting to the death in the Coliseum remains one of our most prevalent images associated with ancient Rome. Like many modern sports, the ancient arena drew huge crowds. Yet critics dismissed these events as “bread and circuses” created to distract the masses, and similar criticisms are leveled against TV and modern entertainment such as professional wrestling and NASCAR. This illustrated presentation considers the reality of gladiators and chariot-racing and the value of drawing connections to modern entertainment.
Brice holds a Ph.D. in history from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. His primary area of research concerns mutinies in the Roman army, but he also maintains a study of the coins of Greek Corinth. He was a Tytus Fellow at the University of Cincinnati, and received WIU's "Outstanding First-Year Experience Teacher" award. His publications include articles on the Roman army as a peace-keeping force, the treatment of the Roman army in the HBO/BBC TV series Rome, Octavian Caesar and the Roman army, and a forthcoming article examining the Athenian invasion of Sicily in 415 BCE. In addition to his articles, Brice is co-editor of Recent Directions in the Military History of the Ancient World.
This program is made possible in part by an award from the Illinois Humanities Council, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Illinois General Assembly. For more information, contact SXU's Robert and Mary Rita Murphy Stump Library at (773) 298-3350 or visit www.sxu.edu, keyword: library.
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Media Contact:
Karla Thomas, Executive Director of Media Relations
(773) 298-3937 or kthomas@sxu.edu
Chicago (Oct. 13, 2011) What do ancient Roman gladiators and NASCAR have in common? Find out at "Bread and Circuses: Truth and Fiction in the Ancient Gladiator and Chariot Arena" with Western Illinois University (WIU) Associate Professor of History Lee L. Brice from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Thurs., Nov. 3 in the Bishop Quarter Room.
Gladiators fighting to the death in the Coliseum remains one of our most prevalent images associated with ancient Rome. Like many modern sports, the ancient arena drew huge crowds. Yet critics dismissed these events as “bread and circuses” created to distract the masses, and similar criticisms are leveled against TV and modern entertainment such as professional wrestling and NASCAR. This illustrated presentation considers the reality of gladiators and chariot-racing and the value of drawing connections to modern entertainment.
Brice holds a Ph.D. in history from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. His primary area of research concerns mutinies in the Roman army, but he also maintains a study of the coins of Greek Corinth. He was a Tytus Fellow at the University of Cincinnati, and received WIU's "Outstanding First-Year Experience Teacher" award. His publications include articles on the Roman army as a peace-keeping force, the treatment of the Roman army in the HBO/BBC TV series Rome, Octavian Caesar and the Roman army, and a forthcoming article examining the Athenian invasion of Sicily in 415 BCE. In addition to his articles, Brice is co-editor of Recent Directions in the Military History of the Ancient World.
This program is made possible in part by an award from the Illinois Humanities Council, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Illinois General Assembly. For more information, contact SXU's Robert and Mary Rita Murphy Stump Library at (773) 298-3350 or visit www.sxu.edu, keyword: library.
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Media Contact:
Karla Thomas, Executive Director of Media Relations
(773) 298-3937 or kthomas@sxu.edu
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Celebrate creative broadcasting by listening to WXAV 88.3FM today on College Radio Day
WXAV Station Manager Peter Kreten co-founded international event recognizing this unique form of media
Celebrate creative broadcasting by listening to Saint Xavier University's student-run radio station WXAV 88.3FM on the first College Radio Day, Tues., Oct. 11.
The event aims to raise greater awareness of North America's many college radio stations, said WXAV Station Manager and event co-founder Peter Kreten. More than 300 stations from 44 states and three countries have signed up to participate in the event, including Northwestern University, Southern Illinois University, DePaul University, Loyola University and North Central College.
WXAV's theme for the day is "Past, Present and Future." Scott Lucas, of the groups Local H and Scott Lucas & The Married Men, will give a special in-studio interview and acoustic performance. The station will feature a day of music from college radio giants such as R.E.M., The Pixies, Talking Heads, Arcade Fire, The Shins, The Libertines, Shayfer James, Murder by Death, NewVillagers, and William Elliott Whitmore. Additionally, WXAV will air a three-part documentary called "College Radio: Its Past, Present and Future" as well as a documentary about the founding of WXAV and its history.
"College radio is one of the last remaining bastions of creative programming that's free from the restrictions of commercial viability," Kreten said. "It offers unique, fearless programming that play unsigned, local and independent artists on a regular basis."
For more information, visit the College Radio Day website or contact WXAV at (773) 298-3375.
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Media Contact:
Karla Thomas, Executive Director of Media Relations
(773) 298-3937 or kthomas@sxu.edu
Celebrate creative broadcasting by listening to Saint Xavier University's student-run radio station WXAV 88.3FM on the first College Radio Day, Tues., Oct. 11.
The event aims to raise greater awareness of North America's many college radio stations, said WXAV Station Manager and event co-founder Peter Kreten. More than 300 stations from 44 states and three countries have signed up to participate in the event, including Northwestern University, Southern Illinois University, DePaul University, Loyola University and North Central College.
WXAV's theme for the day is "Past, Present and Future." Scott Lucas, of the groups Local H and Scott Lucas & The Married Men, will give a special in-studio interview and acoustic performance. The station will feature a day of music from college radio giants such as R.E.M., The Pixies, Talking Heads, Arcade Fire, The Shins, The Libertines, Shayfer James, Murder by Death, NewVillagers, and William Elliott Whitmore. Additionally, WXAV will air a three-part documentary called "College Radio: Its Past, Present and Future" as well as a documentary about the founding of WXAV and its history.
"College radio is one of the last remaining bastions of creative programming that's free from the restrictions of commercial viability," Kreten said. "It offers unique, fearless programming that play unsigned, local and independent artists on a regular basis."
For more information, visit the College Radio Day website or contact WXAV at (773) 298-3375.
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Media Contact:
Karla Thomas, Executive Director of Media Relations
(773) 298-3937 or kthomas@sxu.edu
Learn fun and helpful fitness facts at SXU's first 2011-12 John T. Farrell, Sr. Forum on Tues., Oct. 18
Join fitness expert Nancy Norkiewicz for "Fitness Facts, Fallacies and Fit-tastic Foods"
Chicago (Oct. 11, 2011) Learn fun and helpful fitness facts on Tues., Oct. 18 at the first lecture in the 2011-12 John T. Farrell, Sr. Forum series, hosted by Saint Xavier University's Renaissance Academy.
Fitness expert Nancy Norkiewicz will present "Fitness Facts, Fallacies and Fit-tastic Foods" from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Butler Reception Room, located in the Warde Academic Center at SXU's Chicago campus, 3700 W. 103rd St. This event is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served.
Norkiewicz said the easy-to-understand presentation will explore simple exercises, how to use exercise equipment and nutrition issues in a non-intimidating manner.
"It's fun, easy, affordable things people can do to make a difference in their health and fitness," Norkiewicz said.
A physical fitness instructor at Moraine Valley Community College, Norkiewicz previously served as a coach, personal trainer, group fitness instructor, and corporate fitness programmer. She also was a columnist for the Southtown Star for almost ten years.
The forum is named in honor of John T. Farrell Sr., a senior economic research analyst and deputy branch chief for the Central Intelligence Agency from 1952 to 1979. Farrell and his wife, Lucille, were facilitators at the Renaissance Academy, teaching a class called “Inside Washington” and a writing workshop. After his death in 1994, Lucille gave a contribution to fund the speaker’s bureau in his name.
The Renaissance Academy is designed with the goal of providing intellectual growth, enrichment and fellowship. This collegial association encourages development of new interests and is part of the Saint Xavier University's community outreach program. The courses are interactive and are enriched by the active participation and fellowship of the participants. Members consist of retired and semi-retired men and women interested in pursuing life-long learning opportunities.
For more information, please contact Kathleen Fassl at (773) 233-3770.
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Media Contact:
Karla Thomas, Executive Director of Media Relations
(773) 298-3937 or kthomas@sxu.edu
Chicago (Oct. 11, 2011) Learn fun and helpful fitness facts on Tues., Oct. 18 at the first lecture in the 2011-12 John T. Farrell, Sr. Forum series, hosted by Saint Xavier University's Renaissance Academy.
Fitness expert Nancy Norkiewicz will present "Fitness Facts, Fallacies and Fit-tastic Foods" from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Butler Reception Room, located in the Warde Academic Center at SXU's Chicago campus, 3700 W. 103rd St. This event is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served.
Norkiewicz said the easy-to-understand presentation will explore simple exercises, how to use exercise equipment and nutrition issues in a non-intimidating manner.
"It's fun, easy, affordable things people can do to make a difference in their health and fitness," Norkiewicz said.
A physical fitness instructor at Moraine Valley Community College, Norkiewicz previously served as a coach, personal trainer, group fitness instructor, and corporate fitness programmer. She also was a columnist for the Southtown Star for almost ten years.
The forum is named in honor of John T. Farrell Sr., a senior economic research analyst and deputy branch chief for the Central Intelligence Agency from 1952 to 1979. Farrell and his wife, Lucille, were facilitators at the Renaissance Academy, teaching a class called “Inside Washington” and a writing workshop. After his death in 1994, Lucille gave a contribution to fund the speaker’s bureau in his name.
The Renaissance Academy is designed with the goal of providing intellectual growth, enrichment and fellowship. This collegial association encourages development of new interests and is part of the Saint Xavier University's community outreach program. The courses are interactive and are enriched by the active participation and fellowship of the participants. Members consist of retired and semi-retired men and women interested in pursuing life-long learning opportunities.
For more information, please contact Kathleen Fassl at (773) 233-3770.
-SXU-
Media Contact:
Karla Thomas, Executive Director of Media Relations
(773) 298-3937 or kthomas@sxu.edu
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