ThisWeek@Goodwin
Congrats to all our students on making it through finals for the Spring session. Bring on the summer! Here's what's happening on this rainy campus. 

The Lead            

Congratulations to Our New Student Council Leaders

Elections have concluded and Goodwin has its new Student Council leaders! Congratulations not just to our new leadership, but to all our candidates for running.

Without further ado, here are your new Student Council Officers...

President - Kimberly Itsou
Vice President - Tiffany Davis
Treasurer - Rajiv Atterbury
Secretary - Ceser Jerez


Goodwin Wins New England EPA Award
The College's green and environmental efforts have not gone unnoticed. In fact, Goodwin is the winner of a 2011 Environmental Merit Award, given annually by the New England Office of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
The College was selected in recognition of revitalizing a former brownfield and turning it into a beautiful campus. The EPA will present the award to Goodwin representatives on Wednesday, April 25, during a presentation at the historic Faneuil Hall in Boston.

Parking Lot Repainting, Weather Permitting
Mother Nature prevented the start of parking lot line stripping and painting today. The College still hopes to have the job done this week while students are on break and things are a little less busy in the lot. As crews work through the job, please heed signs advising drivers where to avoid.
   
 
  
Big Milestones For Nursing Students and Faculty
We're pleased to send our kudos to the Goodwin College Nursing Program on a series of milestones from the past week! First, congratulations to all the graduates of the program who were pinned last Thursday. Next, we are pleased to announce that Instructor Marcia Scanlon has been named a winner of the prestigious Nightingale Award for Excellence in Nursing. The VNA will present the award to Scanlon at a gala event in Hartford on Thursday, May 10
. Last but not least, let's hear it for students Nicole Conover and Veronica Gonzalez, who last week were both awarded $500 scholarships, also by the Nightingale program.

State Honors Student Joel Garcia
Speaking of Nursing Students in the news, congratulations, Joel Garcia! Last week, the Connecticut General Assembly honored Joel during the 15th Annual College Academic Day celebration at the State Capitol on Wednesday. Joel was selected because of his scholastic achievement and extra-curricular involvement. Check our Facebook page to see a photo of Joel with State Rep. Richard Roy and Goodwin Dean of Students Sandy Wirth.   
 

Fortify the Goodwin College Foundation Through Roses 

Sponsor a yellow rose for a 2012 graduate OR start payroll deductions to support our students and community.  

 

To see our redesigned Giving page, complete with a video testimonial from one of our students, click here

 

Activities and Events  
   
Goodwin Idol Competition
Every Thursday
Auditorium, 2:45 p.m.
Culminates in June at the Grad Expo 


Suddenly in Command
Boat Training Course  
Wednesday, April 25
Room 410, 5 - 9 p.m.
Presented by the US Coast Guard Auxiliary
Preregistration required
Free to first 25 People to Sign Up

Rebuilding Together
Saturday, April 28
Site and time to be determined
Open to all
Contact Sandy Pearce for details
 

Art Comes to Goodwin
Sunday, April 29
Throughout the Building, 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Free to all
Read all about it in the Reminder News 
 
 
Early Childhood Education Conference 
Thursday, May 3
Multiple rooms, 8:30 a.m. to 2:15 p.m.
Preregistration required

Laugh Off With Tony Deyo
Friday, May 18
Goodwin College Auditorium, 7 p.m.
Admission free with donation to Transitions Food Pantry


Goodwin College Health Fair 

Wednesday, May 23

Multiple Rooms, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. 
Open to all

For Students

 

Take Career Services Satisfaction Survey For Chance at iPad 

How does a free iPad sound to you? We thought so.

  

College Central Network invites you to enter now to win your chance at a free iPad. All you have to do is register and take a survey on Career Services Satisfaction by May 31. All the details are available on this flyer. Good luck!

  

All the Grad Info You Need on New Commencement FB Page

 Goodwin College Class of 2012 is now on Facebook! If you are a Goodwin student in the graduating class of 2012, "like" this page for a chance to win VIP parking for graduation. For questions, please contact Nicole Miller at nmiller@goodwin.edu. Here's the URL: https://www.facebook.com/GoodwinCollegeClassOf2012.    

 

For Staff and Faculty

 

Community Day is Coming Soon
Community Day is right around the corner for all of Goodwin's full-time employees. Attendance is mandatory on Monday, April 30, as we come together for an update on all things related to Goodwin endeavors. The morning session begins with a light breakfast at 7:45 a.m., followed by the main program at 8:15 a.m. Lunch will be served at noon before faculty break out for professional development. Panera Bread is catering breakfast and lunch. If you are a full-time employee and you cannot attend, please contact Provost Ann Clark at aclark@goodwin.edu.

 

Sports Central   

 

Staff Edges Students at Oakwood

Make it 2-0 for the Staff in recent games against students. Last Thursday, the Staff Gators knocked off the Student Navs 5-2 on the Indoor Soccer pitch at Oakwood in Glastonbury. It was well played on both ends. Here's what's in store for both teams this Thursday:

Gators vs. CT United, 6:30 p.m., Field 2

Navs vs. TKO, 7:30 p.m., Field 2 

 

Soccer, Athletics Gear on Sale in Bookstore

Show your Navigator Pride! The bookstore has new Nike Goodwin Soccer and Athletics Department Gear in stock. Stop by today and pick up some new threads.  

         

Features

 

Trivia     

Tax cheats proved less challenging to our readers than to the IRS. Several people responded correctly to last week, identifying Al Capone as Scarface, who spent most of his jail sentence at the infamous Alcatraz Prison in San Francisco. Chris Boudreu, your name was drawn from all the right answers. Nicely done. Enjoy a soda on us.

  

This Week: American Publications

Allow us a moment to celebrate. This Week at Goodwin is celebrating its one-year anniversary of publication! We first released this newsletter on April 18, 2011, enlightening you all with Goodwin info, events and happenings, and this trivia section. In recognition, this week's category is all about newspapers and online news sites. Answer all five and win your chance at the free soda.


1. With its motto "All the News That's Fit to Print," this daily newspaper is one of the nation's largest.

  

2. Woodward and Bernstein were working for this newspaper when they began investigating Watergate, the scandal that brought down President Nixon in 1974.  

 

3. This magazine, launched in 1888, has brought the world to its readers, with beautiful photographs of people, places, and animals from across the globe.

  

4. You may be surprised to learn that the most circulated magazines in the United States aren't produced by Time Inc. or Hearst, but rather this large organization for retirees.  

 

5. Even before The Daily Show, this satirical newspaper and popular website was making light of the news with headlines like "Study: Red Meat Takes Years Off Of Cow's Life."  

 

Please email your responses to Matt at Mengelhardt@goodwin.edu.

   

 

Thanks and have a great week!  If you know of anyone new to Goodwin, either as a student or employee, please forward us their email address. 

 

If you have something you'd like included in upcoming newsletters, please email us at ThisWeek@Goodwin.edu by the end of the week preceding your announcement.