Stand Up Against Cancer April 15, 2011
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For the first time, the Stevenson University community is hosting Relay For Life to benefit the American Cancer Society. The overnight event will take place Friday, April 15 and run through Saturday, April 16, 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. Festivities will be held in Stevenson’s Owings Mills campus gymnasium, located on 10945 Boulevard Circle in Owings Mills, Maryland.
Students, staff and faculty members will sacrifice a night of sleep to participate in teams where they will walk the gym in support of Relay for Life. Additionally, there will be free food and a myriad of entertainment and fundraising activities in which off duty team members can participate. Each team, representing a different club, organization, or department at Stevenson, will be walking to raise money for cancer research and Relay for Life.
Registration for these teams will remain open until the start of Relay For Life, and is open to the entire Baltimore community. The participants need only pay a minimum donation of $10, which serves as a registration fee, and can join an existing team, create a new team, or participate individually. Registration can be completed at http://www.relayforlife.org/StevensonUniversity.
Once participants enter the gym, they can leave and re-enter at their leisure until midnight, when re-admission will be closed.
Prior to the event, Stevenson is hosting a free reception for cancer survivors and their caregivers, from 5-6 p.m. in the Brown School of Business. Those interested in attending must pre-register by calling or emailing Nick Farano at 516-710-5842 or by e-mail: nfarano@stevenson.edu.
Relay For Life is an American Cancer Society-sponsored event that brings communities together around the globe to create awareness and raise funds for cancer research. “Because cancer never sleeps, Relays are overnight events up to 24 hours in length,” according to the organization’s website.
Taken By Storm April 14, 2011
Posted by Marina in : Fun Events, Spring 2011 , add a commentOn January 15, 1908: ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA SORORITY, INCORPORATED took the campus of Howard University BY STORM… and now she’s doing it again…
STEVENSON UNIVERSITY was taken over by the Divine 9 Tau Theta Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated on April 14, 2011 at 7:08 pm.
The Divine 9 were escorted onto the back patio of the Ratcliffe Community center to greet Stevenson University and other associated sororities and fraternities. The young women performed several step routines and chants to introduce themselves and describe a little more about who the ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA SORORITY, INCORPORATED girls are.
This sorority was The first & The finest. Here is the Tau Theta Chapter AKA Step http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W38fnxj9smo&NR=1 after watching this check out a few of the related videos at the end to see more of the performance.
Congratulations to all of the young women who are now apart of an amazing sorority and a special congratulations to two very dear friends…
Ms. Krystal Sharp & Ms. Jennifer Robinson
who are now official members of the Divine 9 Tau Theta Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated!
NASD April 13, 2011
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On Wednesday, April 13th Stevenson hosted it’s annual National Alcohol Screening Day (NASD) Field Tests on the Greenspring Campus at the MC from 10 am to 2 pm and on the Owings Mills Campus at Rockland from 11:30 am to 1 pm and at Ratcliffe from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm.
Every year surveys are taken, games are played, and students learn about the effects of alcohol through interactive games.
Games included:
Alcohol Screening Survey (answer questions about yourself and your peers related to alcohol usage).
Sobriety Check (walking the line with beer goggles on).
Dart Board (playing darts with beer goggles on).
Pour Your Own Drink (mix the correct amount of alcohol for drinks).
Tricycle (riding a tricycle through a coned area with beer goggles on).
Brain Injury Association (learn how alcohol damages the brain).
While some college students may drink, more and more of them drink alcohol in ways that can place them and others at risk. NASD raises awareness, educates students about unhealthy drinking habits and offers them confidential alcohol screenings.
The screenings – offered online or in-person at NASD events — are anonymous and confidential. The brief screening about alcohol use will help students get help if needed and referrals are tailored for the campus counseling center or health center.
Greenfest April 12, 2011
Posted by Marina in : Fun Events, Spring 2011 , add a commentCome one, come all to SU’s first annual GreenFest!
Tuesday, April 19th on the Greenspring Campus Quad from 11am-2pm.
Admission is free, and this event is open to the general public as well.
There will be FOOD, music and lots of free giveaways as well as raffles and MUCH MUCH MORE. Green companies and organizations will also be in attendance and will be talking about green jobs and volunteering opportunities (some of whom might even be accepting resumes!).
This event has something to offer to everyone of all ages and interests!
Mayhem Poets April 11, 2011
Posted by Marina in : Fun Events, Spring 2011 , add a commentHey Stevenson, want to see a group that mixes hip-hop, theatre, and comedy along with rhyme?
Then come see The Mayhem Poets, it won’t cost you a dime! MAP will be hosting the event on Monday, April 11th, in the Rockland Banquet Room. Come for a show so good that nothing else could compare!
Open Mic at 5:30 is how it will start
Don’t be shy, come share, if you’re a poet at heart
At 6:15 Stevenson Speaks will perform
So come on, bring your friends, and get out of your dorm
Last but not least Mayhem Poets are on at 7
We’ll be serving coffee and treats so good you’ll think you died and went to heaven
But, finally, if all this isn’t reason enough to come out and enjoy
You’ll have a chance to win a $100 Barnes & Noble gift card, Oh Boy!
A Night for HOPE April 3, 2011
Posted by Marina in : Fun Events, Spring 2011 , add a commentThere will be a benefit concert held in the Rockland Banquet Room to raise money for the charity, Shared Hope – this Thursday!
STARRING STEVENSON’S VERY OWN: JEFF OTRADOVEC!
Not only are you able to get to see 5 really great bands and help raise money for a really great cause, you get all this for ONLY $5!!
The bands have been practicing for countless hours to prepare for the show, making everything perfect to make it the place to be on Thursday Night!!
When:Thursday, April 7th from 8pm-11pm
Where: Rockland Banquet Hall
Price: $5 admission at the door
Who: SOMA, Panchatantra, Migration of the Herd, Echoes in Color, and The Unbroken Heroes
Why: Benefit Shared Hope International (visit http://www.sharedhope.org/ for more information about the cause)
Let’s Party! March 30, 2011
Posted by Marina in : Fun Events, Spring 2011 , add a commentOn Thursday, March 31st, SU Social Club will be having a Masquerade Party to raise money for Relay For Life. The party will be from 9pm to 2am in the Ratcliffe Community Center located on the Owings Mills Campus. Tickets will be on sale starting Monday, March 28th through Thursday, March 31st from 5pm to 8pm in the Rockland Lobby.
Tickets: $3 in advance, $5 at the door w/ SU ID, and $8 for non-students
Get your ticket along with a FREE Mask to decorate!!!
Music by: Takeova Ent’s own DJ Kali
March Madness March 26, 2011
Posted by Marina in : Fun Events, Sports, Spring 2011 , add a commentThat’s right, March Madness is HERE….
Stevenson Style!!!!!
The Student Government put together a team of faculty members, and they’re hoping to raise $1000. Having close to their goal, but wanting to excel higher they are sponsoring a Student vs. Faculty Basketball game — March Madness Throw-Down on March 31st at 7pm in the Owings Mills Gymnasium. Non-athletic students will square off against faculty and admin in a fun little game. Admission is $2 at the door for spectators.
Come out to show your support and to see who wins the bragging rights trophy!
**Be sure to look for updates on who wins!!**
Email sga@stevenson.edu for more information.
BSU Fashion Show March 26, 2011
Posted by Marina in : Fun Events, Spring 2011 , add a commentLast night Stevenson’s BSU hosted it’s annual Fashion Show. Due to the great turn out last year and the high level of interest from the student body the BSU decided to prepare for the show early and involve more students. Changing the theme to get the school questioning what they would get to see was a success!
This year featuring students portraying
As soon as tickets went on sale students rushed to be sure they had a seat to the show, nearly selling out the BSU was very happy with the turn out and left many students talking and wondering still what they will do next year to top this year’s show.
Freshman Aleisha Watkins preparing for her catwalk debut
Freshmen Victoria Smith and Monte’ Woods strike a pose before hitting the catwalk
PROJECT LOVE YOURSELF – VDAY February 18, 2011
Posted by Marina in : Fun Events, Spring 2011 , add a commentHappy Valentine’s Day to all from Stevenson University!
This year we decided to celebrate our Valentine’s day just a little different by hosting a two day event of body tracings and Vagina Monologues.
On Monday, February 14th, Valentine’s Day students were able to join in the old time favorite art project of tracing your body! Once the outline was drawn on the paper students were asked to write positive sayings, quotes, feelings about themselves inside of their body tracings. These were then collected and hung up around the upstairs lobby of Rockland to be viewed before students, staff, and relatives attended the Vagina Monologues on Tuesday, February 15th.
On Tuesday, February 15th Stevenson University hosted the Vagina Monologues where students and staff members performed and spoke about sexual violence against women and girls. Family, friends, students, and staff all came out in support of these brave young women who embraced the powerful stories that are based from the award-winning play based on VDAY founder and playwright’s Eve Ensler’s interviews with more than 200 women. With humor and grace the piece celebrates women’s sexuality and strength. Through this play and the liberation of this one word, countless women throughout the world have taken control of their bodies and their lives. For more than twelve years, The Vagina Monologues has given voice to experiences and feelings not previously exposed in public.
Congratulations and a huge round of applause to all of the students and staff that took part in bringing this powerful event to Stevenson! We cannot wait to enjoy what The Vagina Monologues will bring next year.
VDAY is a global activist movement to stop violence against women and girls. Further information about VDAY can be found at http://www.vday.org/cojopening2.html