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December 29th, 2011
Written by Janice S. Ellis Ph.D. in Feature Stories, Latest News with 0 Comments
Like any other job description, there are required qualifications and desired qualifications. The desirable ones are more likely to be dispensable, most of the required are not. What do you think the qualifications of the next President of the United States should be?On Tuesday, January 3, 2012, in less than five days, the official count down to electing the next President of the United States...
December 22nd, 2011
Written by Rita Rizzo in Latest News, Our Daily Walk with 0 Comments
Think back to the holiday seasons of your childhood. Now focus in on your very favorite holiday memory. Are you thinking about that shiny new bike brought by an invisible man in a red suit, or the look on your mother’s face when she opened those fuzzy slippers that you carefully selected and paid for with money saved from your allowance? It seems that the warmest memories of holidays past have...
December 21st, 2011
Written by Rita Cook in Latest News, The Welcoming Table with 0 Comments
You can bet it’s the holiday season when you sit down to a meal particularly around Christmastime and find turkey, dressing, cranberry, and pumpkin pie. This tradition comes primarily from customs adopted from the United Kingdom and brought over to the United States when America was first born.However, across the world there are many holiday food traditions that, these days, other cultures...
December 20th, 2011
Written by Rita Rizzo in Latest News, Setting It Straight with 0 Comments
“Joy to the world! The Lord is come. Let earth receive her King; Let every heart prepare Him room; And heaven and nature sing!” This exuberant Christmas carol is sung by millions around the globe each year at the Yuletide, but is it really a Christmas song? The words hardly sound as though they are trumpeting the birth of an infant, but more like an announcement of the coming of a patriarch....
December 19th, 2011
Written by Janice S. Ellis Ph.D. in Latest News, National Collegiate Dialogue, Our Daily Walk with 0 Comments
As we pause this Holiday Season and enjoy family and friends, it is also a great opportunity to share and learn something about how others, different from us, celebrate during this time of the year. Explore the meaning of those celebrations, enjoy the decorations and ornaments, sample some foods.What a great time to enjoy and enrich our experience in better understanding each other.To learn more...
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