Schedule of Events
Freshman Connections
Fall 2008

August 2008:
24--Freshman Convocation
Official Opening of the Academic Year for New Students,
2:00 p.m., Emens Auditorium
Book Discussion Groups, 3:15 p.m. Various Campus Locations
4:30 p.m., Discussion Leader reception, Bracken 225

September 2008:

16-- Campus Visit by Elizabeth Kolbert, author of Field Notes from a Catastrophe
Public Lecture, 7:30 p.m., Emens Auditorium

25-27, 28, Oct. 1-4--"Violet," Student Play
7:30 p.m. (2:30 p.m. on September 28)
By Jeanine Tesori/Brian Crawley, Directed by Beth Turcotte
A freak accident while chopping wood left thirteen-year-old Violet Karl horribly disfigured. Now twenty-five, Violet sets out in search of a new life and a new face, meeting a host of characters, including two soldiers who vie for her affections, along the way. Climb aboard the Greyhound and follow Violet on her down home healing journey through life, love, and the ultimate acceptance of herself.  (First-year students receive free tickets for this performance; see details from your FC staff.)

October 2008:

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December 2008: