We’d love to see you at the Saints Saving Lives Blood Drive on April 4-5. The drive is accepting appointments now.

Go to: redcrossblood.org and enter sponsor code: gosaints.

Reasons to participate in this drive:

• Critical Need: O Negative, B Negative and Platelet Donors due to a current blood and platelet shortage.
• The Red Cross must collect nearly 14,000 blood donations every day for patients in need.
• Type O negative is the universal blood type and what emergency personnel reach for in trauma situations when there isn’t time to determine a patient’s blood type. This blood type is also often used for babies who need transfusions.
• Type O positive is the most common blood type and can be transfused to Rh-positive patients of any blood type. This blood type is also often used for babies who need transfusions.
• Types A negative and B negative can be transfused to Rh-positive or negative patients.

Plant your own vegetable or herb and watch it grow as the weather warms.

Part of National Public Health Week.

Carroll student, Rachel Bechtel, presents: Away and Abroad in Spain.

The Artaza Center is hosting "World on Wednesday" and invites Carroll students, employees and faculty to give informal presentations on the international experiences they have had. World on Wednesdays will be a casual, brown-bag lunch, from 12:00 – 1:00 PM, in the Artaza Center’s Global Education Room (110 St. Charles).

6pm O'Connell Room 125 Your Real World:  Learn about Learn about checking and credit and what to expect out there in the real world. Presented by Ashley Williams from Rocky Mountain Credit Union. One $500 Scholarship will be given away!

Apply for the 2018-19 ASCC Executive Counsel and make a difference at Carroll College! The Executive Officers shall be responsible to hear student suggestions and ideas and act to ensure that the rights of each student are upheld. Apply for President, Vice President, Director of Communications, or Treasurer.

Download the application here

Timeline

• March 29 - Executive applications available
• April 4 - Executive Applications due
• April 5 - Campaign meeting
• April 12 - Elections from 8am to 10pm

Find a more detailed timeline in the application

Applications are due by Wednesday, April 4, 2018 at 11:59pm to ASCC Director of Communications Lizzy Younce at eyounce@carroll.edu.

We’d love to see you at the Saints Saving Lives Blood Drive on April 4-5. The drive is accepting appointments now.

Go to: redcrossblood.org and enter sponsor code: gosaints.

Reasons to participate in this drive:

• Critical Need: O Negative, B Negative and Platelet Donors due to a current blood and platelet shortage.
• The Red Cross must collect nearly 14,000 blood donations every day for patients in need.
• Type O negative is the universal blood type and what emergency personnel reach for in trauma situations when there isn’t time to determine a patient’s blood type. This blood type is also often used for babies who need transfusions.
• Type O positive is the most common blood type and can be transfused to Rh-positive patients of any blood type. This blood type is also often used for babies who need transfusions.
• Types A negative and B negative can be transfused to Rh-positive or negative patients.

12:15-1pm, Thursday, April 5 in the Maronick board room (upper campus center).  Carroll students can get training on how to register people to vote in Montana, thanks to the Forward Montana Foundation.  The event is sponsored by the Political Science department.

Learn about the Department of Education's central database for student aid where you can view your federal loans and grants, loan repayment plan options, Loan repayment plan options, and how to estimate your loan payments using the Department of Education's loan repayment Calculator. One $500 Scholarship will be given away!

Interested in pre-law, political science and international relations? Join us for this advising event as we discuss law school and majoring in political science/international relations. 

Pizza will be provided - please join us!

With Dr. Kyle Strode, Carroll Pre-pharmacy Advisor and Dr. Amy Diepenbrock, Feik School of Pharmacy

Dr. Strode and Dr. Diepenbrock will discuss pharmacy as a career, how to best prepare yourself for pharmacy school and how to strategize to have the highest probability of acceptance into pharmacy school.

Dr. Diepenbrock will also be available all-day on Thursday, April 5th and Friday, April 6th for one-on-one meetings with individual students. To schedule a meeting with Dr. Diepenbrock, please contact Dr. Strode at kstrode@carroll.edu.

Dr. Diepenbrock is the Assistant Dean of Student Affairs at the Feik School of Pharmacy at the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio, Texas.

Find out more about the pre-pharmacy program.

Come learn the basics of climbing and try it out for the 1st time Thursday April 5th at 4pm at the HAC. All climbing gear is provided! A confirmation email with more details will be sent to you before the outing.

Register online here

For more information and questions please email bmaddock@carroll.edu.

Test your knowledge and win a prize at health trivia.

Part of National Public Health Week.

Amanda Hicks, Assistant Professor, Health Outcomes & Policy, University of Florida College of Medicine presents "Sexual orientation and gender identity as scientific concepts in medical research." Trinity Hall. Thursday, April 5th 7:00 PM.

How do scientific communities determine what counts as an object of research? Amanda Hicks will address how epistemology, ontology, and the sensibility of particular communities help us answer this question. She will look specifically at the shift in medical communities from documenting information about sexual orientation and gender identity only as pathologies to recording such information as routine demographic data. Her talk will show how conceptual analysis can help us understand the roles sexual orientation and gender identity play in contemporary medical research.

Scholly helps you fill out 8 simple parameters, and then their comprehensive and constantly curated scholarship database delivers a verified and personalized list of scholarships for you.  Hear from the "other" side about what scholarship reviewers look for, how to stand out, what disqualifies an application and how to conduct followup  Presented by Marti Johnson from Reach Higher Montana. One $500 Scholarship will be given away!

Come learn how to tie flies for fly fishing! Supplies and instruction provided. Every Friday (except Good Friday) in the HAC.

Come learn healthy drink and snack options as well as have your blood pressure tested all while getting a workout in.

Part of National Public Health Week.

Come join us to Swing Dance, learn to swing dance, have some fun!

Join us for our next Service Saturday! We'll be going out into the greater Helena area for three hours to serve our community with love and compassion. We'll try to place you in a service area that you desire. We will meet in the Cube at 8:30am for coffee, muffins and juice. We'll have an optional pizza party afterwards! Thank you for your willingness to serve!

Sign up for Service Saturday online!

This is event is free and open to the public.

In a powerful, one-man performance, David Casteal plays the character York as “a whirlwind, a force of nature, a vital, laughing, raging bundle of muscle and brain” – Jim Kershner, The Spokesman-Review

York was William Clark’s personal slave, accompanying the Corps of Discovery as the only black man on the Lewis and Clark Expedition. In a stirring performance, Casteal weaves the story of York’s challenges and accomplishments, blending gripping first-person narration with energetic, live African drumming and traditional Native American drum recordings.

The Lewis and Clark Expedition left St. Louis in the Spring of 1804 and returned in the Fall of 1806.   This story portrays York from age four through five years after the Expedition.

Although York proved an important participant in the Expedition, as a black man and a slave, York was not recognized as a member of the Corps of Discovery until nearly 200 years after the Expedition, when, in 2001, President Bill Clinton posthumously awarded York the rank of Honorary Sergeant in the Corps of Discovery. Don’t miss this important story.

HISTORY OF YORK
York premiered at Spokane Civic Theatre on April 29, 2005, as directed by Susan Hardie and performed by David Casteal, with  performances in New York City in July 2006.

This production was conceived by two Spokane-based talents, actor and African drummer David Casteal and playwright Bryan Harnetiaux (Spokane Civic Theatre’s Playwright-in-Residence), and has been performed across the northwest to packed
houses and standing ovations.

Sponsored by the Carroll College History Department.

Join College Christian Fellowship (CCF) for their weekly Monday night meeting on the Carroll campus in the Simperman Amphitheatre at 8:00pm. People of all faith backgrounds are welcome to join us in a time of worship, study of the Bible, and fellowship at the Crosswalk afterwards.

This semester we are focusing on Matthew 22:37 "Jesus replied, "You must love the LORD your God with all your heart, all your soul and all your mind."

Join us for a Public Health Week event in the Cube. Healthy snacks and their recipes will be handed out. 

Cor/Via are separate Campus Ministry formation groups for both women and men so that each gender can ask questions and explore issues that are relevant to their unique take on life. They both meet every Tuesday that classes are in session from 5:50-7pm.

Cor's default location is the Maronick Board Room, Via's is the Siena Room of the Lower Cube.

Find out more about Cor and Via formation groups.

April 3:  Money Rules 6pm O'Connell Room 106

Money Rules:  Learn about the simple path to lifelong security though behaviors and healthy habits. Presented by Ashley Williams from Rocky Mountain Credit Union. One $500 Scholarship will be given away!

Carroll Women Athlete Fellowship - Be strong and courageous! Every Tuesday at 7:07 p.m. in the Fortin Scola.

Contact Brielle Bumgarner at gbumgarner@carroll.edu for more information.

Sponsored by Campus Christian Fellowship.

Join us for the Mass of the Sacraments. Students will be baptized and confirmed.

All are welcome - come support your fellow students!

The Annual Student Easter Egg Scramble on St. Charles Lawn (west side by the grand stairs) starting promptly at 5:30pm - SHARP! The race for 5000 eggs filled with candy and prizes!

This year's grand prizes include a 32-inch smart TV, cooking equipment and cookbooks, a Captain America coffee maker, Carroll gear, and other awesome items! In addition to the grand prizes, there are over 400 large candy prizes to be claimed, as well!

Sodexo will also host a cookout under the trees by the Cube and the STAC will be closed that night. Lines will open at 5pm and will have typical cookout fare, burgers, dogs etc. If we have Montana weather, the cookout will move inside the Cube.

Note: The Easter Egg Scramble for children of faculty/staff will take place on Wednesday, March 28 at 5:30 PM on the O'Connell Lawn.

All showings at 6:30 p.m. in Carroll’s Simperman Hall Wiegand Amphitheatre, room 101/202, with panel discussions following. Free and open to the public. Sponsors: Carroll College Corette Library, Intercultural Students Network, Student Activities, Department of Languages and Literature, and Department of Communications

APRIL 9
Welcome to Leith A chronicle of the attempted takeover of a small town in North Dakota by a white supremacist.

APRIL 10
Audrie & Daisy A documentary about ripple effects that result when sexual assault crimes against two underage women are caught on camera.

APRIL 11
Fire at Sea A film that explores the heavy toll of the migrant crisis and the price of freedom as thousands risk their lives to make the brutal crossing of the Mediterranean.

Contacts: Doreen Kutufam at dkutufam@carroll.edu and Soumitree Gupta at sgupta@carroll.edu.

Join College Christian Fellowship (CCF) for their weekly Monday night meeting on the Carroll campus in the Simperman Amphitheatre at 8:00pm. People of all faith backgrounds are welcome to join us in a time of worship, study of the Bible, and fellowship at the Crosswalk afterwards.

This semester we are focusing on Matthew 22:37 "Jesus replied, "You must love the LORD your God with all your heart, all your soul and all your mind."

Montana Women Vote, a non-partisan, non-profit organization, will be in the Upper Cube to make voter registration convenient for Carroll college students.

Visit sos.mt.gov to print out a voter registration application as well.

Sponsored by Student Activities.

At a table in the Upper Campus Center, Marti Johnson from Reach Higher Montana  Answering/Asking Questions on Financial Literacy topics  One $250 Scholarship will be given away!

• Will you be a college sophomore or junior next academic year?
• Are you interested in conservation, environmental stewardship, or environmental policy?
• Have you demonstrated your commitment to the environment through participation in campus activities or service to your community?
• Are you working towards a career that will enable you to address environmental issues on a local, national, or global scale? 

If so, you should apply to be an Environmental scholar through the Udall Foundation. Come find out more about this scholarship opportunity. 

Cor/Via are separate Campus Ministry formation groups for both women and men so that each gender can ask questions and explore issues that are relevant to their unique take on life. They both meet every Tuesday that classes are in session from 5:50-7pm.

Cor's default location is the Maronick Board Room, Via's is the Siena Room of the Lower Cube.

Find out more about Cor and Via formation groups.

All showings at 6:30 p.m. in Carroll’s Simperman Hall Wiegand Amphitheatre, room 101/202, with panel discussions following. Free and open to the public. Sponsors: Carroll College Corette Library, Intercultural Students Network, Student Activities, Department of Languages and Literature, and Department of Communications

APRIL 9
Welcome to Leith A chronicle of the attempted takeover of a small town in North Dakota by a white supremacist.

APRIL 10
Audrie & Daisy A documentary about ripple effects that result when sexual assault crimes against two underage women are caught on camera.

APRIL 11
Fire at Sea A film that explores the heavy toll of the migrant crisis and the price of freedom as thousands risk their lives to make the brutal crossing of the Mediterranean.

Contacts: Doreen Kutufam at dkutufam@carroll.edu and Soumitree Gupta at sgupta@carroll.edu.

Carroll's 1st annual CSA Night at Helena’s Broadwater Hot Springs & Fitness! Carroll Student Activities Programming Board (CSA) teamed up with Broadwater to host this event. Come enjoy the hot springs!

• Admission is free with a new Carroll ID card (your ID must work at the HAC).
• Transportation will be provided 7pm-12am from the Cube Parking Lot.
• No outside food or beverage allowed.

The Broadwater is at 4920 West Highway 12.

Carroll Women Athlete Fellowship - Be strong and courageous! Every Tuesday at 7:07 p.m. in the Fortin Scola.

Contact Brielle Bumgarner at gbumgarner@carroll.edu for more information.

Sponsored by Campus Christian Fellowship.

Vote for your 2018-19 Executive Council. Vote here.

Montana Women Vote, a non-partisan, non-profit organization, will be in the Upper Cube to make voter registration convenient for Carroll college students.

Visit sos.mt.gov to print out a voter registration application as well.

Sponsored by Student Activities.

You will have a chance to purchase tickets to the May 3 Keith Anderson concert in the FLEX Theatre at 7p.m. Tickets are $2.00, limit two tickets, must have Carroll ID to purchase. Show up early - tickets will go fast. Brought to you by CSA.

Carroll Professor, Kay Satre, presents:  Global Capstone Writing.

The Artaza Center is hosting "World on Wednesday" and invites Carroll students, employees and faculty to give informal presentations on the international experiences they have had. World on Wednesdays will be a casual, brown-bag lunch, from 12:00 – 1:00 PM, in the Artaza Center’s Global Education Room (110 St. Charles).

Captain's Meeting for Softball Weekend is Wednesday, April 11 at noon in the Trinity Lounge. Captains, please let your team know of all the details we went over during this meeting. You are also responsible to understand the rules of the game in order to explain it to your team members.

• Everyone who plays must presently be enrolled at Carroll College – or on Faculty or Staff. NO EXCEPTIONS! Any team found playing with a member of the team that does not fit these rules will be illuminated from the tournament.
• Every person playing in the tournament must fill out a responsible conduct agreement form (link is external).
• All paperwork for your team must be turned in together in one package by noon on April 11th (team roster (link is external), conduct form (link is external) for every team member, and $100 per team)
• Club funds cannot be used to pay for Softball Weekend.
• The Helena Umpires Association has been hired to umpire our games. Read the rules to the games and be familiar with the drop-dead rule.
• Team Names and shirts must be appropriate and approved.

Softball Weekend website

All showings at 6:30 p.m. in Carroll’s Simperman Hall Wiegand Amphitheatre, room 101/202, with panel discussions following. Free and open to the public. Sponsors: Carroll College Corette Library, Intercultural Students Network, Student Activities, Department of Languages and Literature, and Department of Communications

APRIL 9
Welcome to Leith A chronicle of the attempted takeover of a small town in North Dakota by a white supremacist.

APRIL 10
Audrie & Daisy A documentary about ripple effects that result when sexual assault crimes against two underage women are caught on camera.

APRIL 11
Fire at Sea A film that explores the heavy toll of the migrant crisis and the price of freedom as thousands risk their lives to make the brutal crossing of the Mediterranean.

Contacts: Doreen Kutufam at dkutufam@carroll.edu and Soumitree Gupta at sgupta@carroll.edu.

Daniel Walker Howe will be presenting the lecture: "Religious Freedom and Conflict in the Young American Nation, 1800 to the Civil War" on Wednesday, April 11 at 7:00 p.m. in the Lower Campus Center as part of the Constitutional Studies Center lecture series Religious Toleration and the American Experiment. Free and open to the public.

Daniel Walker Howe is a Rhodes Professor of American History Emeritus, Oxford University and Professor of History Emeritus, University of California, Los Angeles. His book, What Hath God Wrought: the transformation of America, 1815-1848, has received numerous prestigious awards, including the Pulitzer Prize for history. Professor Howe is especially expert in the history of religious communities in the early American republic. This lecture will be held on Wednesday, April 11, at 7:00pm, in the Lower Campus Center.

This lecture is part of a spring lecture series featuring internationally prominent academics, each of whom will address the theme of "Religious Toleration and the American Experiment." This program, sponsored by the Apgar Foundation, will feature three lectures on theoretical founding of religious toleration, the U.S. Constitution, and religious practice in the early United States. Part of a yearlong program by the same title, this lecture series will hold events on February 19, March 13, and April 11 of 2018.

This event is free and open to the public.

Sponsored by Carroll College's Constitutional Studies Center.

Admitted Student Open House is for students who have been admitted to Carroll and may call Carroll home.

This program provides an excellent opportunity for you to finalize any remaining details on getting enrolled (class registration, ID photos, parking permits, etc.). It’s also a great chance to meet and make friends with fellow incoming students.

A tour of freshman campus housing will begin at 9:30 AM in Guadalupe Hall.  Check-in will take place at 9:45 AM in the Upper Campus Center.  The day will conclude at approximately 3:30 PM.

Register online

Please join Professor Marie Suthers and Andrew Lucas, from EcoLife Expeditions to learn more about the summer 2019 study abroad program to South Africa.

Carroll Colors Literary Magazine will be holding its annual opening reading for the 2018 edition on April 16 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Red Atlas. This reading will be in celebration of the magazine's publication and allow the authors to read some of their work.

Hor d'oeuvres and drinks will be provided. All welcome - bring guests!

Panel: Why State Politics Matters. Featuring Montana House and Senate candidates from the Helena area.

Monday, April 16, O'Connell 107, 7-8:30pm.  Sponsored by the Political Science Department.

Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA) meeting for members and friends, April 16, 7pm, OC 102 - snacks provided!

Join College Christian Fellowship (CCF) for their weekly Monday night meeting on the Carroll campus in the Simperman Amphitheatre at 8:00pm. People of all faith backgrounds are welcome to join us in a time of worship, study of the Bible, and fellowship at the Crosswalk afterwards.

This semester we are focusing on Matthew 22:37 "Jesus replied, "You must love the LORD your God with all your heart, all your soul and all your mind."

Table in Cube  Marti Johnson from Reach Higher Montana  Answering/Asking Questions on Financial Literacy topics  One $250 Scholarship will be given away!

Federal Loan Exit Counseling is MANDATORY for all graduates who have borrowed federal loans while in attendance at Carroll College. According to our records you will be completing your degree this spring. YOU MUST ATTEND ONE of the scheduled exit counseling sessions listed below.

Caps, gowns and college transcripts may be held for students with incomplete Exit Counseling.

Federal Loan Exit Counseling is required for each loan type (Stafford and Perkins) prior to your last date of attendance. You are receiving this email because our records indicate you have borrowed at least one type of federal student loan while in attendance at Carroll.

PLAN AHEAD: You must have an active FSA ID in order to complete the required Stafford Loan Exit Counseling, to verify your FSA ID is active,visit the StudentAid.gov website. You will not be able to complete the required exit counseling unless you have an FSA ID. You will also need your driver's license number, social security number, and the names and addresses for three references. Federal Perkins Loan borrowers must complete a separate Loan Exit Counseling online through the University Accounting Service website, you will need a UAS Issued PIN in order to complete the Perkins Exit Counseling, vis UAS to Request a UAS Issued PIN. If you have issues with the UAS Issued PIN request,you may contact me for assistance.

Information about your federal loans may be accessed online through the NSLDS website (FSA ID login is also required). This site contains information about federal student loans only, it does not include private education loan information. If you've borrowed private education loans and need lender information, you may contact me for assistance.

One hour Federal Loan Exit Counseling sessions will be held in the Simperman Hall Computer Labs on the following dates. Please mark your calendar to attend one of the sessions.

• Tuesday, April 17 SH146 12:30pm - 1:30pm.
• Wednesday, April 18 SH145 7:30am - 8:30am; 8:30am - 9:30am; 12:00 pm - 1:00pm; or 4:00pm - 5:00pm
• Thursday, April 19 SH146 12:30pm - 1:30pm or 3:30pm - 4:30pm
• Friday, April 20 SH146 4:00pm - 5:00pm
• Monday, April 23 SH146 7:30am - 8:30am or 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Space is limited, please email Leslie at lolsen@carroll.edu and indicate which session date/time you plan to attend. Congratulations and best wishes on your future goals!

Questions?

Leslie Olsen, Associate Director, Financial Aid
406-447-5424 or lolsen@carroll.edu

April is Spiritual Health Month, and the Office of Human Resources invites all Carroll College employees to come together at 4:00 p.m. on April 17 in the All Saints Chapel. After the Mass, we will be serving light refreshments.

Cor/Via are separate Campus Ministry formation groups for both women and men so that each gender can ask questions and explore issues that are relevant to their unique take on life. They both meet every Tuesday that classes are in session from 5:50-7pm.

Cor's default location is the Maronick Board Room, Via's is the Siena Room of the Lower Cube.

Find out more about Cor and Via formation groups.

Carroll Women Athlete Fellowship - Be strong and courageous! Every Tuesday at 7:07 p.m. in the Fortin Scola.

Contact Brielle Bumgarner at gbumgarner@carroll.edu for more information.

Sponsored by Campus Christian Fellowship.

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Federal Loan Exit Counseling is MANDATORY for all graduates who have borrowed federal loans while in attendance at Carroll College. According to our records you will be completing your degree this spring. YOU MUST ATTEND ONE of the scheduled exit counseling sessions listed below.

Caps, gowns and college transcripts may be held for students with incomplete Exit Counseling.

Federal Loan Exit Counseling is required for each loan type (Stafford and Perkins) prior to your last date of attendance. You are receiving this email because our records indicate you have borrowed at least one type of federal student loan while in attendance at Carroll.

PLAN AHEAD: You must have an active FSA ID in order to complete the required Stafford Loan Exit Counseling, to verify your FSA ID is active,visit the StudentAid.gov website. You will not be able to complete the required exit counseling unless you have an FSA ID. You will also need your driver's license number, social security number, and the names and addresses for three references. Federal Perkins Loan borrowers must complete a separate Loan Exit Counseling online through the University Accounting Service website, you will need a UAS Issued PIN in order to complete the Perkins Exit Counseling, vis UAS to Request a UAS Issued PIN. If you have issues with the UAS Issued PIN request,you may contact me for assistance.

Information about your federal loans may be accessed online through the NSLDS website (FSA ID login is also required). This site contains information about federal student loans only, it does not include private education loan information. If you've borrowed private education loans and need lender information, you may contact me for assistance.

One hour Federal Loan Exit Counseling sessions will be held in the Simperman Hall Computer Labs on the following dates. Please mark your calendar to attend one of the sessions.

• Tuesday, April 17 SH146 12:30pm - 1:30pm.
• Wednesday, April 18 SH145 7:30am - 8:30am; 8:30am - 9:30am; 12:00 pm - 1:00pm; or 4:00pm - 5:00pm
• Thursday, April 19 SH146 12:30pm - 1:30pm or 3:30pm - 4:30pm
• Friday, April 20 SH146 4:00pm - 5:00pm
• Monday, April 23 SH146 7:30am - 8:30am or 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Space is limited, please email Leslie at lolsen@carroll.edu and indicate which session date/time you plan to attend. Congratulations and best wishes on your future goals!

Questions?

Leslie Olsen, Associate Director, Financial Aid
406-447-5424 or lolsen@carroll.edu

Hilton Lewis from Keck Observatory in Hawaii presented the keynote address of the Student Undergraduate Research Festival entitled, "W. M. Keck Observatory: Portal to the Universe."

Reception to follow in the Scola from 8:00 - 9:00 p.m. This event is free and open to the public.

Since first light in 1993, the W. M. Keck Observatory has been the largest, most versatile, and most productive astronomical observatory among the world's optical and infrared telescopes. Hilton Lewis, appointed as Keck Observatory Director in 2014, was one of the original designers of the observatory. He participated in the introduction of some of its most advanced technologies, including segmented primary mirrors, adaptive optics, and laser guide stars.  Using these technologies and their giant light grasp, the Keck telescopes have been central to some of the most seminal discoveries of the past quarter century, including the discovery of dark energy, providing the definitive evidence of a super-massive black hole at the center of the Milky Way Galaxy, and the discovery and categorization of the first exoplanets.  Hilton will share the complex engineering behind the Keck telescopes and their resulting scientific discoveries. In addition, he will tell his personal story and what he believes is critical for Keck Observatory's continued success today, tomorrow, and well into the future.

About Hilton Lewis, Director of the W. M. Keck Observatory

Hilton Lewis is the Director of the W. M. Keck Observatory. He has held many leadership roles throughout the history of the Observatory, ranging from software development to managing the engineering division to overseeing the full range of technical activities required to develop and operate this world-leading research facility. Lewis holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Cape Town and earned his MBA from the University of Hawai’i at Manoa. Lewis was recruited in 1986 to lead the design and development of the software that controls the Keck Observatory’s twin, 10-meter telescopes. He then took over management of all software, mechanical and electronic engineering at the Observatory before being promoted to Deputy Director in 2002 with overall responsibility for all technical activities. Lewis was selected by the California Association for Astronomy Board to lead the Observatory as its Director in 2014. Lewis has dedicated his career to building, operating and updating the most sophisticated ground- based optical/infrared telescopes in the world, a commitment that has contributed to the unprecedented astronomical innovation and forefront science of the W. M. Keck Observatory.

Above: Hilton Lewis, Director of the W. M. Keck Observatory

Student Undergraduate Research Festival (Instructors are encouraged to develop alternate assignments that incorporate SURF presentations.)

SURF sessions will be held in lieu of traditional classes.

For more detail, visit the Student Undergraduate Research Festival website.

This year marks the 40^th anniversary of the Manion Symposium. The symposium recognizes the dedication and contributions of Professor James J. Manion, a biology professor at Carroll College from 1956 to 1987. We who find inspiration in “Doc” Manion’s academic legacy and who benefit from the Chair established in his honor join together in celebration of scientific inquiry and faculty-mentored, student-focused research.

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Schedule of Events

Friday, April 20:

• 9-10 a.m. REFRESHMENTS AND POSTER SESSION, Campus Center
• 11-11:45 a.m. MANION SYMPOSIUM PRESENTATIONS, Trinity Hall Lounge
  • Dr. Jennifer Glowienka—Celebrating 40 years of the Manion Symposium
  • Emma Esposito—Analysis of antimicrobial peptide efficacy against chytridiomycosis from skin secretions of Columbia spotted frogs (Lithobates lueiventris)
  • Kerry McInnis—Long-term care of elderly citizens: a comparative study
• 11:45 a.m.-1 p.m. Join biology faculty and student presenters at the MANION SYMPOSIUM LUNCH in the Fortin Scola. RSVP for the lunch by April 13 to Dr. Jennifer Glowienka at jglowienka@carroll.edu or 406-447-4461. Please indicate special dietary needs.

STUDENT POSTERS—MANION SYMPOSIUM

Friday, April 20, 9–10 a.m., Campus Center upper level

• Brandon Adair and Tamra Jones: Manganese toxicity in the dopamine synthesis pathway in Drosophila melanogaster
• Teal Bullick: Modeling Culex tarsalis habitat suitability in the Great Plains of Montana
• Teal Bullick and Bryce Green: Effects of UVB light on p8/TTDA gene expression in developing Drosophila melanogaster
• Reegan DeBruycker: Growth and production of hops (Humulus lupulus) varieties in the Helena Valley (MT)
• Emma Esposito and Keenan McNally: The effects of sulfur dioxide exposure on abd-A gene expression and larval development in Drosophila melanogaster
• Nick Hensley: Landscape genetics of Dermacentor andersoni
• Kaitlin McHugh: The influence of avian distributions on West Nile virus infection rates
• Brenden McMahon and Scott Kahle: Investigation of Tetrahymena thermophila's response to oxidative damage
• Keenan McNally: Land association of Culex tarsalis in western Montana
• Bob Pearhill: Genetic identification of Culex tarsalis host plants from extracted gut contents
• Anna Sapone and Michael Wilson: Put your phone down: effects of cellular radiation on Drosophila melanogaster
• Evelyn Sowers and Alex Skoulis: The effect of alcohol on feeding and cellular metabolism in Tetrahymena thermophila
• Rachel Tremaine, Anna Sapone and Katie McHugh: The effects of salt concentration on Tetrahymena thermophila growth and CRP1 gene expression
• Bryce Walker: Diversity post-wildfire of vegetative understory in Rocky Mountain ponderosa pine woodland and montane sagebrush steppe

STUDENT UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH FESTIVAL

The Student Undergraduate Research Festival (SURF) showcases student research on subjects ranging from history to engineering to biology. You are invited to attend the SURF keynote event on Thursday, April 19, and the SURF presentation and poster sessions on Friday, April 20. See the full SURF schedule.

Matthew Eussen, Political/Economic Section Chief, U.S. Embassy in Armenia and Carroll College alumn ('96) presents "The Enduring Role of Values in U.S. Foreign Policy."

This event is made possible by the support of the Jack Miller Center through a grant from the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust.

Federal Loan Exit Counseling is MANDATORY for all graduates who have borrowed federal loans while in attendance at Carroll College. According to our records you will be completing your degree this spring. YOU MUST ATTEND ONE of the scheduled exit counseling sessions listed below.

Caps, gowns and college transcripts may be held for students with incomplete Exit Counseling.

Federal Loan Exit Counseling is required for each loan type (Stafford and Perkins) prior to your last date of attendance. You are receiving this email because our records indicate you have borrowed at least one type of federal student loan while in attendance at Carroll.

PLAN AHEAD: You must have an active FSA ID in order to complete the required Stafford Loan Exit Counseling, to verify your FSA ID is active,visit the StudentAid.gov website. You will not be able to complete the required exit counseling unless you have an FSA ID. You will also need your driver's license number, social security number, and the names and addresses for three references. Federal Perkins Loan borrowers must complete a separate Loan Exit Counseling online through the University Accounting Service website, you will need a UAS Issued PIN in order to complete the Perkins Exit Counseling, vis UAS to Request a UAS Issued PIN. If you have issues with the UAS Issued PIN request,you may contact me for assistance.

Information about your federal loans may be accessed online through the NSLDS website (FSA ID login is also required). This site contains information about federal student loans only, it does not include private education loan information. If you've borrowed private education loans and need lender information, you may contact me for assistance.

One hour Federal Loan Exit Counseling sessions will be held in the Simperman Hall Computer Labs on the following dates. Please mark your calendar to attend one of the sessions.

• Tuesday, April 17 SH146 12:30pm - 1:30pm.
• Wednesday, April 18 SH145 7:30am - 8:30am; 8:30am - 9:30am; 12:00 pm - 1:00pm; or 4:00pm - 5:00pm
• Thursday, April 19 SH146 12:30pm - 1:30pm or 3:30pm - 4:30pm
• Friday, April 20 SH146 4:00pm - 5:00pm
• Monday, April 23 SH146 7:30am - 8:30am or 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Space is limited, please email Leslie at lolsen@carroll.edu and indicate which session date/time you plan to attend. Congratulations and best wishes on your future goals!

Questions?

Leslie Olsen, Associate Director, Financial Aid
406-447-5424 or lolsen@carroll.edu

Come learn how to tie flies for fly fishing! Supplies and instruction provided. Every Friday (except Good Friday) in the HAC.

The Honors Convocation will be held in the Lower Campus Center. Recognizing our students for their academic achievements.

We will finish our season (April 20-30) with Disney's beloved The Little Mermaid, a full length musical based on the animated 1989 animated film of the same name and the classic story by Hans Christian Andersen. Set under and above the high seas, The Little Mermaid tells the story of Ariel, an adventurous young mermaid who’s got a thing for disobeying the rules and following her heart. Ariel’s fascination with the human world often leads her to the sea surface, a zone that’s designated as “off-limits” by her father Triton, the sea king. One day while sneaking to the surface, Ariel witnesses a shipwreck and rescues Prince Eric, with whom she become instantly smitten. Furious at Triton’s inability to understand her love for the prince, Ariel runs away and strikes a deal with Ursula, Triton’s evil witch of a sister, to experience the life she dreams of on land. Will the two worlds find a way to see eye to eye?

Carroll student Mary Zimmerman presents:  Fund for Global Health.

The Artaza Center is hosting "World on Wednesday" and invites Carroll students, employees and faculty to give informal presentations on the international experiences they have had. World on Wednesdays will be a casual, brown-bag lunch, from 12:00 – 1:00 PM, in the Artaza Center’s Global Education Room (110 St. Charles).

Free dress rehearsal performance with Carroll ID

We will finish our season (April 20-30) with Disney's beloved The Little Mermaid, a full length musical based on the animated 1989 animated film of the same name and the classic story by Hans Christian Andersen. Set under and above the high seas, The Little Mermaid tells the story of Ariel, an adventurous young mermaid who’s got a thing for disobeying the rules and following her heart. Ariel’s fascination with the human world often leads her to the sea surface, a zone that’s designated as “off-limits” by her father Triton, the sea king. One day while sneaking to the surface, Ariel witnesses a shipwreck and rescues Prince Eric, with whom she become instantly smitten. Furious at Triton’s inability to understand her love for the prince, Ariel runs away and strikes a deal with Ursula, Triton’s evil witch of a sister, to experience the life she dreams of on land. Will the two worlds find a way to see eye to eye?

We will finish our season (April 20-30) with Disney's beloved The Little Mermaid, a full length musical based on the animated 1989 animated film of the same name and the classic story by Hans Christian Andersen. Set under and above the high seas, The Little Mermaid tells the story of Ariel, an adventurous young mermaid who’s got a thing for disobeying the rules and following her heart. Ariel’s fascination with the human world often leads her to the sea surface, a zone that’s designated as “off-limits” by her father Triton, the sea king. One day while sneaking to the surface, Ariel witnesses a shipwreck and rescues Prince Eric, with whom she become instantly smitten. Furious at Triton’s inability to understand her love for the prince, Ariel runs away and strikes a deal with Ursula, Triton’s evil witch of a sister, to experience the life she dreams of on land. Will the two worlds find a way to see eye to eye?

Please consider participating in the Second Annual Tom McCarvel Campus Clean Up Event and Lunch, named in honor of a recently retired Carroll employee and friend of the college, Tom McCarvel. For those who had the privilege of working with Tom you might remember how important it was to him to get our campus ready for Commencement. Students have requested to also help this year and Sodexo has generously agreed to provide lunch for the volunteers. 

Please hold an hour or two on Tuesday, April 24 (rain date of April 26) between 10:00 am and 3:00 pm to help pull weeds, pick up trash, and refresh mulch. Interested staff who wish to volunteer please seek permission to participate from your supervisor to ensure that all offices remain staffed appropriately. 

Please sign up by April 18th so that the Grounds Department and Sodexo have adequate head counts.

Montana Women Vote, a non-partisan, non-profit organization, will be in the Upper Cube to make voter registration convenient for Carroll college students.

Visit sos.mt.gov to print out a voter registration application as well.

Sponsored by Student Activities.

Table in Cube Financial Aid Office Providing information on Scholarships, Deadlines, Cash Course, and NSLDS.   One $500 Scholarship will be given away! (Drawing from students who complete a CashCourse Assignment or print off their NSLDS information.

Cor/Via are separate Campus Ministry formation groups for both women and men so that each gender can ask questions and explore issues that are relevant to their unique take on life. They both meet every Tuesday that classes are in session from 5:50-7pm.

Cor's default location is the Maronick Board Room, Via's is the Siena Room of the Lower Cube.

Find out more about Cor and Via formation groups.

Gender based violence can bring incredible trauma and long-term consequences for survivors. One tool for healing can be sharing, in safe way, the realities of such assaults with those in our community. In light of the recent news coverage about the pervasiveness of sexual harassment and sexual assault, the Gender Studies Program is organizing We Too Speak Out, a public reading of testimonials from survivors of sexual harassment, sexual assault, sexual abuse, and sexual violence. "Invisible" sexual crimes are normalized; this event will give voice to survivors among us in a way that can be supportive and still keep them safe.

Volunteers will read these anonymous testimonials at “We Too Speak Out.” Because these stories can be both hard to hear and hard to share, we will have a campus counselor at the event should the event “trigger” memories or feelings that you’d like help dealing with. Please, come out to listen to We Too Speak Out on Tuesday, April 24 at 7:00 p.m. in the Upper Cube.

Carroll Women Athlete Fellowship - Be strong and courageous! Every Tuesday at 7:07 p.m. in the Fortin Scola.

Contact Brielle Bumgarner at gbumgarner@carroll.edu for more information.

Sponsored by Campus Christian Fellowship.

Join us for a discussion on how to recognize and confront racism. Speakers from the Helena Indian Alliance, Montana Human Rights Network, and International Student Network will share race-related experiences and provide effective strategies for confronting racism.

Sponsored by the YWCA and the Carroll College International Student Network club.

Montana Women Vote, a non-partisan, non-profit organization, will be in the Upper Cube to make voter registration convenient for Carroll college students.

Visit sos.mt.gov to print out a voter registration application as well.

Sponsored by Student Activities.

Join the Anthrozoology program as they honor Carroll’s top dogs with a graduation celebration. Carroll student handlers have been working and living with the dogs during the school year and serve as foster caregivers for the shelter dogs while they train them in one of several disciplines such as service, narcotics detection, or search and rescue.

Students will present short videos and share stories of working with their dog partners this year.

Light refreshments will follow and this event is free and open to the public.