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Norwalk Community College, the purpose of the FairfieldCounty Women’s Center at NCC is to serve the women ofthe college and the community by providing referrals, programsand services to address their needs. More informationon the Center is available by calling: (203)857-6941.Hillel Club Sponsors Multicultural Seder5:30 p.m. Monday, April 11, Culinary Arts Dining RoomThe Hillel Club is sponsoring a Multicultural Seder.Jewish and non-Jewish students are invited to join togetherfor an evening of education, dialogue and fun.At the Seder, students will learn about the Passovertradition of celebrating freedom from slavery, and discusshow other cultures have experienced different forms of anexodus throughout history.For more information on the Multicultural Seder,contact Hillel’s faculty advisors: Linda Lerman (llerman@ncc.commnet.edu) or Susan Steiz (ssteiz@ncc.commnet.edu).Hillel is open to all NCC students; meetings areMondays at 2:30 in East 218. The Hillel Club President isRachael Lederman.Norwalk Community College AIDS WalkSunday, May 15, 2011Join the Norwalk Community College AIDS Walk teamtoday and walk in Central Park. AIDS Walk New York is a10-kilometer (6.2 mile) fundraising walkathon benefitingAIDS service organizations in the tri-state area. This is aninspirational day filled with energy, excitement, hope, andeven celebrities! This event commemorates a quarter-centuryof strides and lifesaving progress at the 26th year of theworld’s largest AIDS Walk.Register online: Join our NCC Team Leader Marie-Ange Nicholas and visit the AIDS Walk New York websiteat aidswalk.net/newyork and click on: “Register to Walk”and “Join a Team,” then select our team name from thepull-down menu:Norwalk Community College Team # 0337Transportation provided to and from NCC!Register by phone: Call the AIDS Walk office at (212)807-WALK (9255). Be sure to give our team name whenyou register!Staff and Faculty NewsRebecca Savvaides Runs NY Half-marathonCongratulations go out to Rebecca Savvaides in the FinancialAid Office. Becky successfully completed The NewYork half-marathon (13.1 miles) on Sunday, March 20.This was Becky’s first Marathon and she completed the runin 2hrs 33min 24 sec. The run went through Central Park,Times Square, down the West Side Highway and ended atBattery Park.Becky trained for 16 weeks with a group of 19 otherindividuals. Her group raised money for the Leukemia andLymphoma Foundation. Each member of the group had toraise at least $2,000 to be able to participate in the marathon.We are proud to say that Becky exceeded her goal.People say that a marathon can get into your bloodand become addicting. Becky has already signed up foranother half marathon to be held in Fairfield, Ct sometimein June.NCC Art Faculty Show ReceptionThe NCC Art Faculty Exhibition opening receptionwill be held in the East Campus Art Gallery on Thursday,March 31, 2011 from 6 – 8 p.m. The artist talk will startat 7:15 p.m.NCC faculty members James Begesen, David Boyajian,Roger Dickinson, Steve DiGiovanni, Chris Durante,Renae Edge, Joan Fitzsimmons, Joseph Fucigna, RichelleHodza, Anthony Kirk, Lori Lohstoeter, Charles McGill,Lawrence Morelli, Mari Ogihara, Richard Rose, Ken Scaglia,Mark Schoon and Christoper Shore will be exhibitingtheir artwork in a wide range of media.Gallery Hours: Monday to Thursday 9 a.m. – 9 p.m.Friday and Saturday 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.All are invited to attend and admission is free. Forfurther information contact Susan Hardesty, Director ofthe NCC Art Gallery at shardesty@ncc.commnet.edu orcall (203) 857-7197.Civil War Lecture by NCC Professor8 p.m. Thursday, March 31 at the New CanaanHistorical SocietyNCC History Professor Steve Berizzi will give the thirdlecture in a three-part lecture series on the Civil War inMarch, sponsored by the New Canaan Historical Society.He will discuss “Greatest Crisis in U.S. History: TheCauses, Course and Consequences of the Civil War” at 8p.m. Thursday, March 31, at the New Canaan HistoricalSociety, 13 Oenoke Road, New Canaan.The Historical Society’s lecture series is titled “Beyondthe Battles: A Sesquicentennial Commemoration of theCivil War.” It begins on March 10 with an 8 p.m. lectureby archaeologist Nicholas Bellantoni, Ph.D., on “TheSearch for Ezra Chamberlin and Raising the C.S.S. Hunley.”Dr. Robert M. Bedard will give a lecture on “CivilWar Medicine” at 8 p.m. March 24.Professor Berizzi is a Civil War specialist and has adeep interest in the life and legacy of President AbrahamLincoln. In a recent editorial he wrote for The Hour newspapers,Berizzi noted, “The Civil War was the greatest crisis6