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Campus News and Events | February 7, 2024
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NOW Festival Showcases ‘Art in Time of Conflict’ | |
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Please join the Capital University community in welcoming the 2024 NOW Festival’s Composer-in-Residence, Alla Zagaykevich, coming to Columbus from Kyiv, Ukraine, which has been a war zone for almost two years.
Capital University will present “Art in Time of Conflict,” a showcase of performances, lectures, and art by guest artists, students, faculty, and staff in the annual NOW Festival, Feb. 8-18.
Support Ukraine by listening, performing, reflecting upon, and discussing the music of one of its preeminent contemporary composers, and celebrate creativity and imagination of Capital’s artistic community.
The annual NOW Festival at Capital University is one of the most comprehensive and diversified celebrations of contemporary art and its creators in the Midwest. Since its founding in 1987, the Festival has one simple yet extremely important mission: to expose the Central Ohio community to international, national, and regional living artists and their work, exposing, exploring, and discussing the role of music in contemporary society.
For a complete schedule of events, go to www.capital.edu/now-festival.
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Capital Magazine Relaunch | |
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The Capital Magazine is back! We're thrilled to announce the relaunch of Capital Magazine for the spring semester. The mission is clear: to inform, engage, inspire, and entertain our diverse readership of alumni and friends.
Stay connected, get inspired, and foster a sense of pride in being part of our supportive community.
To submit your story ideas or class notes, visit https://forms.office.com/r/JhLnSYujnj.
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Black is Beautiful Showcase | |
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Please join Ebony Brotherhood Association for their annual Black is Beautiful Showcase, a signature event with great performances, amazing art, and a night highlighting and celebrating all of the Black excellence we have at Capital.
Thursday, Feb. 29
6:30 p.m.
Koinonia, Trinity Lutheran Seminary
For anyone interested in presenting or performing their art, please sign-up here before Friday, Feb. 16.
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Get tickets now for Capital’s student production of William Shakespeare’s "Twelfth Night," directed by Sharon Croft, professor of Communication.
The play follows the adventures of shipwrecked twins Viola and Sebastian, who find themselves separated and embroiled in a series of comical misunderstandings. Disguising herself as a man named Cesario, Viola enters the service of the Duke Orsino and becomes entangled in a complex web of romantic hijinks. As mistaken identities pile up, laughter and love bloom in unexpected ways.
Feb. 15-18
Thursday-Saturday, 8 p.m.
Sunday, 2 p.m.
Cabaret Theater (lower level, Student Union)
For reservations, call the Cabaret Theater Box Office at 614-236-7174. Tickets are free for students, faculty, and staff with a current Capital ID; or $5 for students and seniors, and $7 for adults.
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Apply to be a 2024 Orientation Leader! | |
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Student and Community Engagement is accepting applications for the 2024 Orientation Team!
If you are interested in helping new students transition to life at Capital, the Orientation Leader role is right for you!
OLs are undergraduate students who work for the Office of Student and Community Engagement and play an integral role in assisting new students during their initial summer campus visits and fall semester experiences. The group of 50 to 60 OLs will guide more than 450 new students, facilitate small-group conversations, and assist with key programs during Summer Orientation Days and the days following new-student move in during Welcome Weekend.
Summer Orientation Days
Saturday, June 8
Tuesday, June 11
Thursday, June 13
Tuesday, June 18
Wednesday, July 10
Friday, July 12
Thursday, July 25
Welcome Weekend
Saturday through Tuesday, August 17-20
OLs will work in collaboration with the Summer Leadership Team and Student and Community Engagement professional staff to transition a new incoming class and their families to the Capital community. Through this experience, you will grow your leadership skills, build connections and community, and make unforgettable memories!
Compensation: The Orientation Leader position is unpaid. Small honorariums are awarded to students who complete their role. The honorarium are as follows: $10.50/hour per summer orientation date served and $300 for Welcome Weekend and Orientation Leader Training
Apply by completing the application at https://capital.campuslabs.com/engage/submitter/form/start/617423. Applications are due, Sunday, March 10.
Have questions? Need help? Contact the SCE office at [email protected] or [email protected].
| Creative Problem Solving – Using Your Creative Instincts for Success | |
The Institute for Creative Leadership at Work, a professional development collaboration between Capital University and Columbus College of Art & Design, is excited to invite you to learn new techniques for creative problem-solving.
Tuesday, Feb.13
9 to 11 a.m.
CCAD -- Design Studios on Broad
Why is creative problem-solving invaluable to your organization? It helps businesses:
- Bring innovative solutions to their customers.
- Identify unique opportunities for growth in competitive industries.
- Overcome unforeseen challenges and find solutions to unconventional problems.
This workshop will be led by Dr. Daniel Shellenbarger, whose doctorate work examines the creative-thinking process. Shellenbarger stands at the intersection of media, education, and art. He currently runs the statewide PBS station, The Ohio Channel, a station he helped to create in 1996. He is a two-time Emmy award-winning documentary director and editor and has been nominated for an Emmy four times.
During this face-to-face session, participants will:
- Unveil practical strategies to overcome challenges and cultivate ingenuity in your professional sphere.
- Develop a mindset that fosters continuous innovation.
- Use proven research on the creative practices of artists to tap into thinking processes and generate innovative ideas.
- Delve into art criticism as a powerful tool for problem-solving and idea generation.
The cost for this session is $150; alumni get a 25 percent discount.
The registration deadline for the Feb.13 workshop is Feb. 9. Click here to claim your spot!
Interested in more opportunities for individual and organizational professional development? Visit www.creativeleadershipatwork.com.
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Students, faculty, and staff are encouraged to join SCE and Wellness and Prevention for Sips and Safety to learn about safe engagement with alcohol and drugs. The event will feature a mocktail happy hour and speaker presentation by BirdieLight.
Wednesday, Feb. 28
5 p.m.
Student Union Lobby
Join us for mocktails and opportunities to engage with various activities, cool giveaways, and a chance to win raffle prizes! Following the mocktail happy hour, participants are encouraged to stay for snacks and a presentation from BirdieLight on the danger of unintentional fentanyl ingestion and empowering individuals with the tools to detect fentanyl before harm is caused.
This event is open to all of campus. Spread awareness and learn tools to stay safe!
RSVP on Engage!
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Spring 2024 Leadership Workshops are open to all!
Funding and Event Requests
Student organization leaders are invited to come learn about the new event funding process including how to submit funding and event requests.
Thursday, Feb. 8
4 p.m.
Student Union, Schneider South
AIM to Manage Conflict
Understand ways to manage conflict, professionally, by learning communication and mediation tips and tricks.
Thursday, Feb. 15
4 p.m.
Student Union, Schneider South
AIM to Learn Basic First Aid
Being knowledgeable in basic first aid can help save someone’s life. Learn about how to initiate the first steps in the CPR and first aid processes and how to get further medical assistance.
Monday, Feb. 19
4 p.m.
Student Union, Schneider South
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The mission of Capital University’s Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching is to use the scholarship of teaching and learning to support transformative student learning by providing education and resources to faculty and staff.
SIGNATURE LEARNING MEETING – Signature Learning is Capital’s general education program. All faculty and staff are welcome to participate in the Signature Learning conversations. Agenda items for the semester include defining and operationalizing Signature Learning Pathways.
Wednesday, Feb. 14
4 to 5 p.m.
Blackmore Library 110 or https://capital.zoom.us/j/93793468732
CELT BOOK GROUP – Trauma-Informed Pedagogies: A Guide for Responding to Crisis and Inequality in Higher Education, edited by P. Thompson and J. Carello. Read chapters:
- The Trauma of Privilege and Privileged Trauma in Tertiary Music Classrooms, J. D. Perkins, p. 63-74
- Stumbling My Way into Trauma-Informed Nursing Education, A. Alexander, p. 75-84
- Humanizing Social Work Education: Resetting for Healing, A. Jemal, p. 85-90
Monday, Feb. 19
3 to 3:50 p.m.
Blackmore Library 115
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Tax Form Reminder and W-2 Information | |
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As required by the IRS, we are reminding all employees to review their W-4 status and to file a new W-4 if your filing status has changed. If you are claiming “exempt” on your W-4 form, you must complete a new form by Feb. 15, 2024. Failure to complete a new W-4 will result in loss of your exempt status. For your convenience, you will find downloadable copies of the Federal W-4 Tax Withholding Form and the Ohio Tax Withholding Form at https://handbooks.capital.edu/handbooks/5293.
If you consented to receive your W-2 online, they are now available in myCAP. Paper copies were mailed last week for those who did not consent. If you were expecting your W-2 in the mail and did not receive it, you may need to complete the Change of Address Form and/or the Request for Duplicate W-2 form, at the link above.
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Annual Faculty & Staff Chili Cook-Off | |
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The Golden Ladle is up for grabs once again!
Thursday, Feb. 8
4:30 p.m.
One Main Café, Student Union
Faculty and staff are invited to taste, judge, and mingle over hot chili and cold drinks! This year we’re looking for the top three best chilies out there. First place will walk away with a trophy, but all three will have bragging rights for the next year. (With three wins in his trophy case, Jeff Cisco is the man to beat!)
Please RSVP even if you just want to be a taster (or a mingler), so we have an idea of how many are planning to attend. For more information, contact an FSCC team member.
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Capital Athletics is hosting a Kids’ Book Drive in conjunction with the Second & Seven Foundation. In partnership with the Greater Columbus Sports Commission and NCAA, Capital Athletics is hosting a book drive benefitting the Columbus Kids’ Book Bank and the Second & Seven Foundation right here in Columbus. The mission of this organization is to promote reading by providing free books and positive role models to kids in need. Drop off gently used or new children’s books at one of four locations on campus: The Capital Center, Blackmore Library, the Student Union, and Yochum Hall. Donations end March 8.
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Thank you to the more than 50 basketball players, parents, alumni, and friends who joined us for our reception in Greater Cleveland! It was great to connect and celebrate an exciting win over Baldwin Wallace!
Did you meet your significant other at Capital? We want to hear your Capital love story! Share your store here and be entered to win a raffle prize.
The Oral History Project story collection deadline is March 22! Don’t miss out on the opportunity to share your Capital Story! More information can be found here.
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