Crowder College weekly update

(From Crowder College)

Academics

Priority enrollment is currently open for Spring classes. Open enrollment begins Nov. 28. Check out the Spring 2017 Course Listings at: https://my.crowder.edu/ICS/Academics/Public.jnz?portlet=Course_Schedules&screen=Advanced+Course+Search&screenType=next

FINALS WEEK, December 12-15. Go to: http://www.crowder.edu/academics/calendars/2016-08/

Fall 2016 Commencement ceremony will be held Saturday, December 17, 10am, in the Bob Sneller Gymnasium on the Neosho campus. Congratulations graduates!

Athletics

Basketball is now 2-6 on the season. They play on the road Nov. 22 and return home Dec 1 at 6pm vs. North Arkansas. For a complete schedule go to:http://crowderathletics.com/sports/wbkb/2016-17/schedule

Campus Events

Transfer Workshops – Learn about Articulation (transfer) agreements, picking the major that aligns with your career path, What to consider when transferring, the value of earning a bachelor degree, Factors to consider before transferring, Transfer process, and What classes you will need. Attend one of these four workshops on the Neosho campus:

o   Wednesday, November 30 from 1-2 PM (McDonald Hall 254)

o   Thursday, December 1 from 8:30-9:30 AM (McDonald Hall 254)

o   Wednesday, December 7 from 8-9 AM (McDonald Hall 254)

o   Thursday, December 8 from 2-3 PM (McDonald Hall 255)

For more information contact Career & Transfer Services: CareerServices@Crowder.edu or 417.455.5618

Community Events

International Student Market – last two of the semester will be held Nov. 21 & Dec. 5, 10:30am-2pm, in the Student Center. Students will be selling food and crafts from their countries. All proceeds benefit the International student scholarship fund. For more information contact: SarahHorine@Crowder.edu or call 417.455.5550

Book Talk Tuesday, Nov. 29, 6:30-7:30pm in Longwell Museum located inside the Elsie Plaster –The Good Lieutenant by Whitney Terrell. This event is free and open to the public. “War LIT 101: How Today’s War Novels Are Shaping the Way We Think About Combat”, 12:30pm in the Longwell Museum, Terrell recently was awarded the 2017 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in fiction and nonfiction. For more information contact: CindyBrown@Crowder.edu or visit his website: whitneyterrell.com

Crowder Student Art Exhibit, Nov. 28-Dec. 12 in Longwell Museum.

Theatre production A Doll’s House, Dec. 8-10. 7:30pm nightly + 2pm matinee on Saturday. Tickets available at the door: $8-General Admissions; $5-Senior Citizens; $4-Crowder students & staff. For more information: NaTashaDavies@Crowder.edu or call 417.455.5458.

Crowder College Community Choir Gala, Sunday, December 11, 6pm, at the Neosho Civic Center. Free admission and dessert will be served. To reserve a table please contact Becky Shaw:BeckyShaw@Crowder.edu or phone: 417.455.5634.