Interviews with Rev. George St. Angelo ‘43, Professor of History Ann Durkin Keating, students and President Hal Wilde, including footage of the keynote address by Dr. Cornel West, were among the highlights featured in a program about the College’s 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King’s visit to campus. The program was produced by Naperville Community Television. Visit http://nctv17.com/videos/napernews17/2010-01-22/mlk.html.

Join North Central’s athletics department in celebrating National Girls & Women in Sports Day Feb. 2 and 6, when a faculty mentor and women student-athletes will be recognized.

On Tuesday, Feb. 2, a luncheon and presentation of the Cleo Tanner Award will take place at noon in the White Activities Center. The award, which is given to an individual or group that has contributed to the advancement of women’s athletics at North Central College, will be given to Professor of Chemistry Nancy Peterson who has served as a faculty mentor with the women’s softball and basketball teams. RSVP for luncheon by contacting Kellen Wells-Mangold at kwellsmangold@noctrl.edu.

On Saturday, Feb. 6, at 1:30 p.m. before the women’s basketball game vs. Millikin University in Merner Field House, Nancy Peterson will be honored and each of the women’s teams will participate in an Olympic-style processional honoring their participation in sports.

Tom Gill, instructional media coordinator in Oesterle Library, will showcase a collection of his photographs in his first gallery exhibit, which runs Feb. 4 through March 4, at the W. F. Wellman Exhibit Hall in Hammond, Ind. Twenty-four of his nature and landscape photographs were chosen to be included in the South Shore Convention and Visitors Authority exhibition titled “Sanctuaries.” The exhibit features more than 150 images of northern Indiana sanctuaries from 25 local photographers. An opening reception will be held Thursday, Feb. 4, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the gallery.

“I got my first camera when I was 8 years old and started shooting pictures of our family vacations,” Gill said. “Now, I capture about 15,000 images annually. A lot of my free time is spent outdoors photographing nature.” More

The Beacon-News: “Study abroad programs can change lives” features North Central’s fall program in Costa Rica

Naperville Sun: “North Central men aim to build on momentum”

Naperville Sun: “In-demand Harlem Gospel choir stops at NCC”

Naperville Sun: “Catch up with North Central College Cardinals on NCTV”

CareerFest is an opportunity for students and alumni from ISCPA member schools to connect with participating employers. This year’s event will take place Friday, Feb. 5, at Drury Lane in Oakbrook Terrace and the preregistration deadline is Friday, Jan. 29. The cost is $10 in cash and increases to $20 at the door. To preregister, students and alumni must visit Career Development in the White Activities Center. For more information call Career Development at 630-637-5141. To see a list of employers and learn more about the event, visit www.iscpa.org/cf_info.html.

“Although the number of employers is down this year, there will be excellent opportunities to network, practice self-promotion and interact with recruiters,” says Jeff Denard, director of Career Development.

Kevin McCarthy, area hall director and housing coordinator, Schneller Hall, was promoted to director of residence life.

John Madormo, assistant professor of broadcast communication and general manager of WONC-FM 89.1, was awarded a two-book publishing contract with Penguin Books for Young Readers for a pair of middle-grade novels titled Casey Collier, Snoop for Hire. The first book will debut in summer 2011 as a Philomel hardcover, followed by a Puffin paperback a few months later. Book two will hit the shelves in summer 2012. The series is about a 12-year old private detective who sets up an agency in his parents’ garage and solves cases for fellow sixth-grade classmates.  More

Lindo Lindo, a broadcast communication major and international student this term from the Philippines, took third place in a worldwide video contest for international students. Visit www.internationalstudent.com/contest to view his five-minute spoof video, The Study Abroad Show. He’s also blogging about his experience, visit http://feeds.feedburner.com/study_usa_blog.

Lindo is taking part in the Global Undergraduate Exchange Program (Global UGRAD), a program of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. Department of State that provides scholarship awards for undergraduate, non-degree study in the United States. More

North Central College is gearing up for its seventh annual Relay for Life (April 30 to May 1) with a kickoff event, “Paint the Gym PURPLE,” Saturday, Jan. 30. The kickoff begins at 5 p.m. during the women’s basketball game and the men’s game at 7:30 p.m. against Wheaton College in Gregory Arena. There will be a bake sale and opportunities to sign up or start your own Relay for Life team, purchase a luminary bag to honor survivors or love ones who lost their battle against cancer, make a donation and enter the 50-50 raffle. Wear purple or purchase a purple Relay for Life T-shirt in the lobby of the White Activities Center. For more information contact Megan Holub ‘13, Relay for Life publicity chair, at mrholub@noctrl.edu or 847-346-2794. More

The College’s Cultural Events and Office of International Programs will co-host the free screening of the documentary Blue Gold: World Water Wars at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 28, in Meiley-Swallow Hall.

Some business circles have referred to fresh water as “blue gold” just as oil is called “black gold.” This film features interviews with 13 specialists who address the worldwide shortage of fresh water. It also follows numerous examples of people around the world fighting for their basic right to water, from court cases, revised constitutions and violent revolutions, to U.N. conventions and local protests at grade schools.

Blue Gold is produced and directed by Sam Bozzo and narrated by Malcolm McDowell. It is based on the 2003 book Blue Gold: The Fight to Stop the Corporate Theft of the World’s Water by Maude Barlow and Tony Clarke. For more information visit www.bluegold-worldwaterwars.com.