Spring 2012 - Lourdes College

campus news briefsNight at Ciao! benefitsscholarships – eventtransitions to CelebrityWait NightThis past fall, President BobHelmer, PhD, welcomed guestsas they enjoyed Lourdes Nightat Ciao! Attendees enjoyedstupendous Italian cuisine andrenewed acquaintances whileraising nearly $3,000 for studentscholarships. Mike Gibbons,CEO and President of MainstreetVentures, Inc. and as a LourdesBoard of Trustees memberhas provided the LourdesCommunity with this greatopportunity for several years.The event will transition toa Celebrity Wait Night onSeptember 10, 2012, with RealSeafood Company at the Docksin downtown Toledo serving asthe venue. For more informationor to nominate a CelebrityWaiter, contact AdvancementEvents Coordinator KellyDilworth at 419-824-3751 orkdilworth@lourdes.edu.Rabbi Sokobin lectureamong Lifelong LearingofferingsIn honor of his friendship withLourdes President EmeritaSr. Ann Francis Klimkowski,OSF, PhD, Rabbi Alan MayorSokobin, ThD, DD, JD, lecturedon “Judaism: Survival in a HostileSea.” The pro bono lecture waspart of three events offered thispast fall through the LifelongLearning educational programfor adults of all ages.Other educational opportunitiesincluded a trip to the MazzaMuseum in Findlay, the world’slargest museum devoted toliteracy and a performance byThe Toledo Symphony.For information on upcomingclasses, trips and events, contactCoordinator Laura Megeath,PhD, at 419-517-8897 or visitwww.lourdes.edu/lifelong.Planetarium in the newsThe Appold Planetariumcontinued to delight audiencesthis past fall with a new show,SETI – The Search for ExtraTerrestrial Intelligence. SETIdelved intothe world ofextra terrestriallife and itspossibilities– from theplanets thatare now beingfound aroundother stars, tothe feasibilityof traveling tothe stars and what aliens mightNEW at the Appold Planetarium!Sept 17, 24 • Oct 1, 15, 22 • Nov 12, 19Saturdays 7:30 pm • 419.517.8897 • planetarium@lourdes.edu$5 Adults, $4 Children/Lourdes Community • Reservations recommendedwww.lourdes.edu/appoldactually be like, to the possibilitythat UFOs have been visitingand the various methods thatscientists today are using to getin touch.Planetarium Coordinator LauraMegeath, PhD, received highhonors last semester – beingnamed one of only 20 NASAEarth Ambassadors nationwide.As part of a two-year program,the NASA Climate Days initiativeencourages schools andcommunities to raise awarenessof climate change in order toimprove the climate literacy inthe United States.For more information onthe Appold Planetariumprogramming, visitwww.lourdes.edu/planetarium.ATLOURDES MAGAZINE | Spring 2012 53