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Each January, traditional methods of teaching and learning yield to a host of alternative approaches. J-Term gives students and faculty a chance to experiment, discover, and dream. Students have the opportunity to explore new subject areas, reinforce and expand existing knowledge, test creativity, create a personalized learning situation, travel or study at another college, or take regular term courses taught in a different format.

Carthage offers a variety of courses for students during J-tem, some of which are not available during Spring and Fall terms. Here are a few of those classes:

Program Director of Physical Education/Health Cynthia Allen and Associate Professor of Psychology Leslie Cameron will be teaming up to present the symposium class “Fat- America’s Obsession With Being Thin.” This course will look at current statistics and long term affects of obesity, as well as study how society has created an environment in which it is easy to ignore healthy lifestyles. More importantly, Professor Allen and Professor Cameron will motivate students to find their own personal ways to apply this to their lives.

Assistant Professor of Business Administration Julie Dawson will be focusing on “Personal Finance” in her J-Term course. This introductory-level course will look at the psychology of spending, encourage financial literacy, and use financial software such as Quicken. Being a hands-on class, the course will cover creating and following a budget, buying a car, renting an apartment, and personal investing.

For students who are interested in digging deeper into personal investment, Assistant Professor of Business Administration Joseph Wall will concentrate on “Security and Portfolio Analysis.” In this highly individualized course, students will be able to investigate different areas of investment and design their own investment analysis projects. Each class session will attempt to incorporate equal parts of theoretical knowledge, real world professional trading methodology, and topics chosen by students. This course is for anyone who wants to learn how to set up a portfolio, or who has an interest in the markets or in the lucrative world of professional investing.

For a complete list of all of the 2009 J-Term classes, visit www.carthage.edu/jterm.

Can’t be at Carthage for the football game? Catch the Red Men live: tune in to WRJN-AM Radio (1400) in Racine, Wis. or listen online at www.carthage.edu/ais/media/love/streaming1.html.

Veteran Kenosha radio sports announcer John Weiser, “The Voice of the Red Men and the Lady Reds,” will handle the play-by-play chores with Dave Manderfeld doing color commentary for selected home games. Live stats for home games are available at www.carthage.edu/athleticspages/livestats/xlive.htm.

The Carthage Homecoming game will take place this Saturday, October 11. The Red Men will be defending their 3-1 title against the Elmhurst Bluejays at 1 p.m.

For current standings and a complete list of all upcoming sporting events at Carthage, please visit www.carthage.edu/athletics/.

Beginning October 6, students should be contacting their academic advisor for an advising appointment for J-Term and Spring class choices. On-line Registration for J-term and Spring classes begins on October 27 and runs through November 17.

Course schedules for J-Term can be found at www.carthage.edu/jterm.

Course schedules for Spring Term can be found at www.carthage.edu/academics/schedule.

The A. W. Clausen Center for World Business at Carthage College is hosting a series of five Tuesday evening discussions examining economic issues pertinent to the upcoming elections. These programs started Sept. 30 and will run through Oct. 28.

The upcoming programs will cover “Energy: Oil Use, Renewable Energy, Energy Security, Sustainability,” “Wall Street at Risk: What it Means for Pensions 401(k) Plans,” and “Tax Policy and Deficit Spending.”

The program facilitators are Associate Professor of Business Administration Mary Krome and Associate Professor of Political Science Jerald Mast. Introductory presentations from both major political parties are planned for each program.

“The idea of this is to produce informed voters,” Prof. Krome says. “You may not change your positions on the candidates, but you will know where they stand.”

For more information, visit www.carthage.edu/clausen/issues.

October 10–12 Homecoming Weekend: Schedule of events

October 24–26 Autumn Family Weekend: Schedule of events

November 2 OneRepublic: Buy Tickets Online

The Campus Activities Board, Student Government, and the Dean of Students Office is pleased to announce that OneRepublic will appear in concert at Carthage College on Sunday, Nov. 2.

This concert will feature four major national acts: OneRepublic, Augustana, The Spill Canvas, and The Hush Sound.

The show will begin at 7:00 p.m., and the doors will open at 6:00 p.m. Ticket prices are $20 for students and $30.00 for guests. Students will be limited to one ticket per person. All public tickets will be sold via an exclusive on-line sale process. No public tickets will be sold by phone, or at any outlet.

Tickets for the general public are $30.00 plus shipping and handling and may be purchased online by visiting www.carthage.edu. There is no other public ticket outlet.

Specially priced student tickets are on sale in the Todd Wehr Center. Ticket supplies are limited and not all students are guaranteed a ticket. Full-time Carthage students each may purchase a ticket for $20.00 (cash only) until supplies run out.

Please note that this is a General Admission show. There will be no fixed or assigned seats. Students seeking additional tickets will need to purchase those during the on-line public ticket sale.

Visit the Carthage Web site often for updates and further details.

Last fall Carthage introduced a multi–modal emergency notification system that allows all students, faculty and staff to be informed of life-threatening situations. Authorized personnel have the ability to send text messages, deliver broadcast e–mail messages, and place automated telephone calls to the entire college community within minutes of an emergency situation.

All members of the Carthage community have the ability to manage their own subscription information and to test their ability to receive text messages. Returning students can check on their subscription or create a new subscription at www.carthage.edu/sms. A Novell username and password are required to access this page.

New students will receive an email within the next few days with instructions on how to create and test their subscription to the Emergency Notification System.

The college tests the system once each semester. Before each test, notices are sent encouraging people to subscribe or check on their subscription.

For students living on campus, Residence Life Council (RLC) is a great organization to help them get connected within the residence halls.

RLC works to make general improvements in the halls (like adding peepholes to room doors and helping to change the smoking policy). This organization also focuses on providing fun activities within the halls.

RLC sponsors all campus programs each year including events such as Alcohol Awareness Week, Little Siblings Weekend and the War on the Shore Sand Volleyball Tournament.

Have your student contact Kyla Hylinski at khylinski@carthage.edu for more information.

The Residence Life Hall Directors, Assistant Hall Directors, and Resident Assistants will all be hosting a variety of programs over the next month.

Programs will focus on resident’s getting to know one another and attending campus wide events together. As the residential staff will be working to know the resident’s in each of their communities, please encourage your student to seek them out for questions and advice.

Keep up with the latest news on campus and in Kenosha!

Check out the online version of The Current, Newspaper of the Carthage Community at current.carthage.edu.