Join KWC Dining Services this Tuesday, March 9, as we get a jump on St. Patrick’s Day by celebrating the luck of the Irish with traditional Irish fare from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Following on the heels of last week’s successful Soul Food dinner, your taste buds will be tickled as you try these traditional Irish dishes:

Barley Onion Soup

Traditional Irish Stew served in a homemade bread bowl
Corned Beef & Cabbage
Boiled Potatoes
Carrots
Green Beans
Turnips

Irish Soda Bread

Vegetarian Dish (“Champ”) — one of the most widely made potato dishes in Ireland

Dessert
Apple Cake
Bread Pudding

Come join us this Tuesday, March 9, in Hocker Hall for some Irish Fun!

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Katy Evans Harrison ‘01 is a third-grade teacher at Cravens Elementary School in Owensboro (and the daughter of Joyce Ann Evans, KWC’s Director of Development).

Her class recently finished reading  Mr. Popper’s Penguins and decided it would be fun to build a milk jug igloo. Her mom helped round up milk jugs from faculty and staff at KWC, and 276 jugs later, her third grade class finished the igloo!

They plan to use the inspired creation as a classroom reading spot.

KWC president Cheryl King also visited Ms. Harrison’s classroom for ”I Love to Read” Day. She spent time reading  Teammates to the kids and explaining why reading is important for everyone.

–UPDATE–

The igloo had to be moved recently, and of course, this was the result:

But never fear. Ms. Harrison (and her husband) put the igloo back together again:

Follow more of the Cravens Elementary School third grade adventures at Katy Harrison’s blog: http://harrisoncravens.blogspot.com/.

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KW Seniors looking for a job — here’s a great opportunity from the Association of Independent Kentucky Colleges and Universities (AIKCU). KWC is a member, so you’re eligible to attend. From AIKCU:

The annual Spotlight Employment and Internship Fair, a collaborative fair for students from all 20 AIKCU member institutions and Hanover College (IN), will be held March 4, 2010 from 2:00 – 6:00 pm at the Holiday Inn North in Lexington, KY.

This is the 25th annual Spotlight, the region’s premier career and internship fair. Up to 300 highly qualified juniors and seniors from Kentucky’s independent colleges and universities are expected to attend.

You can check out the list of employers attending the fair before you go. Also, here are an agenda, driving directions, a map and available hotel accommodations if you need them. 

Here’s what students and employers said about last year’s event:

Contact Robin Fleischer at Georgetown College for more details:

Graves Center for Calling and Careers
Georgetown College
400 East College Street
Georgetown, KY 40324
502.863.8122 (phone) or Robin_fleischer@georgetowncollege.edu

What are you waiting for? Go! Find a job!

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The high school girls basketball 9^th District Tournament Championship this Thursday night at Apollo High School has a distinctly Kentucky Wesleyan feel about it.

The game features Daviess County High School, coached by Pat Hume ’92, against Owensboro Catholic High School, coached by Ray Zuberer ’84 and Allison Estes Ross ’02.

Zuberer and Ross both played basketball for KWC. Hume’s mother, Ruthie, is a long-time employee of Kentucky Wesleyan.

If you’re a KWC fan or just a fan of basketball, come out to Apollo High School Thursday night at 7 to get a look at how KWC’s basketball tradition is trickling down to local high school programs.

K-Dub Idol is in full swing again this year. We just completed Round Two last night (Chairman of the Board Mitch Settle even made a guest appearance as a celebrity judge!), with Candace Garrett, Deidra Frazier and Noah Strader moving on to next week’s final round.

A few photos below, with video (hopefully) to follow:

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David Bertschinger is a KWC junior majoring in physics. He is spending the Spring 2010 semester studying in Rome. He will be providing regular updates to KWConnect. Click here for an aggregate page of all his posts through the semester (newest posts at the top). View a larger gallery of his photos on KWC’s Flickr channel.

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“In restless dreams I walk alone, narrow streets of cobblestone.”

Paul Simon penned these words over forty years ago in the immortal classic ‘The Sound of Silence,’ but they have resonated with me over the past weeks I’ve spent on the other side of the Atlantic. Until today, I have been walking through a dream, always expecting to walk around the corner and see a distinctly American world once again.

However, there is no America to be found. Even the McDonald placard has been replaced with McItaly. The narrow streets, alleys and tall ancient buildings box me in like an architectural canyon. I let the flat, snow-covered farmland of northern Italy remind me of Illinois as the endless bus rides ship us from destination to destination. Every new stranger’s voice takes me farther from home as they chat in a language
that is still mostly gibberish to me.

Now, walk down the cobblestone, breathe the air and see Italy from the ground up with me.

The biggest difference between Italy and the United States … isn’t. Everything is smaller here. The streets, the cars, the stores, the restaurants, even the bathrooms are all notably diminutive. The average American driver would tremble at the thought of navigating the narrow and packed lanes of traffic that spider-web through the cities of Italy.

But even our coach (private tour buses) drivers deftly maneuver amongst the Fiats and Alfa Romeos through tight corners and roundabouts. Pedestrians have to be as fearless as the drivers when crossing streets, for they have no right-of-way but what they boldly claim for themselves by stepping into the crosswalk.

Off the streets, the stores are built into the old architecture of the city and some could not even fit 10 people who have no personal space issues. Not to be alarmed — there are many comfortable sit-down restaurants, café’s and bars where standing elbow to elbow is not required. However, you will get acquainted with those you sit with, as playing “footsie”, bumping arms and tapping knee caps is unavoidable at the small tables.

Public bathrooms are generally engineered so that there is enough room for the door to open inwards and just miss the fixtures, and no more. Getting in one requires mild contortionism at times.

Although, as a future engineer and overall practical person, I cannot solidly object to this efficiency of space.

Italians take great pride in their work. The squares (piazza) in Firenze house many street merchants and outdoor markets, where shop owners set up stands to display and sell their goods. While there are many souvenirs stands, others mainly include leather goods (jackets, gloves, wallets, purses) and scarves. When you barter with any of the store owners, they always detail the products and sing their praises as fine craftsmanship. They are eager to say how many generations have been in their business and to make you appreciate their work.

The culture, history and very atmosphere of Italy are vibrant and rich, but different from anything we’re used to in America. The true sights of a country are not found at the tourist-touted landmarks, but right on the street, feet on the cobblestone, walking through the dream of seeing the world.

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