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This Week at CBU

• The newly renovated Buccaneer Grill will present a Grand Opening for Students on Monday, March 13! Doors will open at 11:00 a.m. featuring a prize wheel starting at 11:30 — and the Buc will be open and serving all day until 11:00 p.m. The Buc will return to its normal hours of 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m. starting Tuesday.

• CBU Food Recovery Network is selling Popcorn & Popsicles on Thursday, March 16 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Quad! $1 each or $1.50 for both!

• Come out and support Beta Beta Beta Biological Honor Society as they present Trivia Night on Thursday, March 16 at 7:30 p.m. in Alfonso Dining Hall! Test your wits and have a good time with your friends! Prizes for the winners! Admission is $5 per person. Teams can consist of 2-4 players. All proceeds benefit Church Health! Register via email (hpatel5@cbu.edu or pzeballo@cbu.edu) or at the door.

• The Lady Buc Softball Team is hosting a doubleheader with a Silent Auction for the Make-a-Wish Foundation on Saturday, March 18 — Free grilled hot dogs and soft drinks!! The games against Mississippi Collge start at 1:00 and 3:00 p.m.

(And remember, for the most up-to-date list of campus events, check cbu.edu/events…)

Career Calendar

THIS WEEK:
LIFE AFTER COLLEGE: CREDIT SCORES
Tuesday, March 14 | 12:30-1:45 p.m. | St. Joseph Hall, Room 10
Come learn about why your credit score is so important, and steps you can take to monitor your score, and keep it as high as possible! Free pizza will be served.

FIRST IMPRESSIONS: HOW TO LOSE A JOB IN 10 DAYS
Thursday, March 16 | 1:00-2:00 p.m. | Montesi Executive Center
Hear from a panel of employers and alumni as they recount some of the major faux pas committed by job candidates and new employees, that resulted in not being hired and/or quickly fired... and learn from their stories so that you don't repeat those same mistakes!

COMING UP THIS MONTH:

LEADING LADIES PANEL
Tuesday, March 21 | 1:00-2:00 p.m. | Spain Auditorium
PIZZA & PROFESSIONALS: GESTALT COMMUNITY SCHOOLS
Thursday, March 23 | 12:30-1:30 p.m. | Buckman Hall 102
FIRST IMPRESSIONS: PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION
Thursday, March 30 | 1:00-2:00 p.m. | Montesi Executive Center

Welcome to CBU

CBU is pleased to welcome Deborah Blanchard as its new Vice President of Communications & Marketing. A 25-year professional with extensive higher education experience, Deborah most recently managed marketing and communications for the Lerner College of Business and Economics at the University of Delaware. Previously, she directed the marketing, communications, and public relations efforts for Lynchburg College in Virginia and at the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research, a unique community-university partnership with Virginia Tech.
"CBU is entering the most exciting period of its 146-year history," says CBU President John Smarrelli Jr. "To sustain our momentum in student enrollment and academic achievement, as well as the continued success of our landmark ‘Faith In Progress’ capital campaign, we need an expert storyteller who can communicate CBU’s crucial role in the city. Deborah’s professional background and experience building successful community partnerships, along with her deep personal connections to the Midsouth, make her the perfect match for Christian Brothers University." More…

Kudos

Justin Bowles (Academic Services & Faculty Development) is one of six artists included in the exhibition “Abstract ARt” at the Rosemary Gossett Adams Gallery at Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia, AR. Bowles is a former OBU student and a graduate of the Memphis College of Art. The exhibition will be on display through March 29.

Buccaneer forward Adam Dieball (Business Administration '19) was named to the All-Tournament Team after leading the Bucs to the semifinals of the VisitSpaceCoast.com Gulf South Conference Tournament.Dieball averaged 23.0 points, 8.0 assists and 6.5 rebounds, finishing as the tournament's leader in assists per game.

CBU Accounting students Daniel D'Alto, Lindsey Barnes, and Charlie Oswald (not pictured) won the Memphis Chapter of the Tennessee Society of Certified Public Accountants scholarships for 2017. These were awarded at the banquet on February 21.

Jonathan Lo (Business Administration '17), Swamy Sriraman (Business Administration '17), and Daniel D'Alto (Accounting '17) competed in the CFA Challenge at Rhodes College on February 25. The competition includes universities throughout the region who compete in evaluating a company and predicting the future share price. CBU's faculty sponsor for the competition was Dr. Jennifer Weske.

CBU Pedestrian Access Improvements

A $750,000 grant for pedestrian infrastructure improvements to the southern border of Christian Brothers University along Central Avenue is the largest among the Transportation Alternatives grants recently awarded by the Memphis Metropolitan Planning Organization to the City of Memphis and the Memphis Area Transit Authority (MATA). The Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) is a federal source of grants restricted for use on infrastructure projects that address pedestrian or bicycle connectivity or access to public transportation by walking or biking. The combined value of the six projects funded by the grants is nearly $2.2 million.

The Christian Brothers University Pedestrian Access Improvements project will bring pedestrian infrastructure improvements to CBU’s southern border along Central Avenue between Early Maxwell Boulevard and East Parkway. Included in the plans is the modernization of the traffic signals and pedestrian crossings at at Central and East Parkway as well as at Central and Early Maxwell (at the entrance to CBU’s Central Lot); repairs to the existing sidewalk along that stretch of Central Avenue; and improved and relocated bus shelters. More info…

Great Colleges Faculty & Staff Survey

CBU will once again participate in The Chronicle of Higher Education's Great Colleges to Work For program. Like last year, our faculty and staff will be given the opportunity to participate in a national survey designed to gather data about workplace satisfaction at CBU as part of an ongoing effort by the Chronicle to collect metrics from colleges and universities nationwide. Watch your inbox for an email with more information about sharing your perceptions — anonymously — about working at Christian Brothers University.

Gabriela M. Morales Medina
Hometown: Cataño, Puerto Rico, which is just a small town across the bay from San Juan.
Major & Class Year: English for Corporate Communications, Class of 2019
Tell us about yourself: I’m a nerd. I love anything and everything Marvel and am obsessed with a huge amount of Netflix shows (with House of Cards being my current favorite). Apart from that, I adore sport, specially volleyball and football (or as people in the U.S. call it, soccer). Lastly, I’m a bit of a makeuphollic and will cry tears of joy over getting a really good highlight.
Why did you choose to come to CBU? Click here for that answer and more »

If anyone wants to nominate a student for the Spotlight or if a student is interested in being in the Spotlight, they can email Stephanie Mathis, International Student Services Coordinator, at smathis@cbu.edu. Follow International Student Services on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter!

Attention: 2017 Graduates

Are you participating in the Commencement Ceremony on May 13?
If so, please review the commencement proofs on the CBU website:
Undergraduate Proofs • Graduate Proofs

If you indicated on your Intent to Graduate Application that you wanted to participate in the commencement ceremony, your name should appear on the proof. Please check your name and major to make sure that the information is accurate. Please be advised that your diploma/program name must match your name as it is listed in Banner. The only exception to this is if you want to use a middle initial rather than a middle name or vice versa. Any other changes will require the completion of a Request for Name Change form, as well as legal documentation verifying your name. If you want to participate in the program, and your name does not appear, your status will need to be changed to walking. Please contact graduation@cbu.edu with corrections no later than April 7.

CBU Phone-a-thon: Now Hiring

APPLY NOW! CONTACT JORDAN SCARLESKI AT JSCARLES@CBU.EDU OR (901) 321-4036!

Campus Ministry News

Blue Raider Awakening Retreat — Date Change!
Blue Raider Awakening will be held April 21-23. it will include: inspirational talks, opportunities to share with peers, time for prayer and reflection, praise and worship, reconciliation, Eucharistic adoration, and Mass. For more information and to register as a retreater, click here.

Ever Thought about being a De La Salle Christian Brother?
Learn more or sign up to attend a "Come & See Weekend Retreat" here.

It’s time again for Plough Library’s Sustain-a-Book Contest! Make something new out of an old, worn-out book for a chance to win one of four $50 prizes. In addition, everyone who enters the contest will be entered into a drawing for a bicycle from Revolutions Bicycle Co-op, courtesy of the CBU Sustainability Committee. For contest rules, judging criteria, and an official entry form, click here.

Student Life Events

• Basketball? Dodgeball? On a trampoline?! Join the Office of Student Life in going to Skyzone Indoor Trampoline on March 18 for an open jump event! Come see Chad Lassiter, Recreation Coordinator, for more details and how you can sign up! There are 11 spots left, so you better hurry!

• CBU is joining the Salvation Army in the Most Amazing Race here in Memphis! The Office of Student Life is sponsoring seven teams of three students/staff/ faculty, and they need your help! You and your friends can take on the City of Memphis in the Most Amazing Race! Click here for details…

• Lord of the Flies is coming to Playhouse on the Square on March 25, and the Office of Student Life has tickets! See Chad Lassiter, Recreation Coordinator, for more details! You do not want to miss this play!

Women's Leadership Conference

The President’s Commission on Women at CBU invites you to attend the Women’s Leadership Conference on Friday, March 24 at CBU. The conference will be a forum to promote women’s professional and leadership development and advancement. Women working in academia and the public and private sectors will come together to educate and challenge each other through accomplished speakers, panel discussions, and networking opportunities. The attendees will have an opportunity to network with professionals and leaders in the various organizations in the Memphis area. The Conference kicks off with a networking lunch and a keynote address delivered by Stacy McCall, President and CEO of ServiceMaster by Stratos. Free registration and schedule here >

Other Upcoming Events

• Tri-Beta Biological Honor Society will host its annual fundraiser for Church Health, a local non-profit organization that provides healthcare for the working uninsured, on March 28-30. More details and schedule…
• The Gerard A. Vanderhaar Symposium will welcome Shaka Senghor, author of Writing My Wrongs: Life, Death and Redemption in an American Prison, as its 2017 keynote speaker on Friday, March 31. More details…
• Tri-Beta Biological Honor Society is holding a bake sale on April 3- April 5 in the Buckman Quad to benefit Church Heath.
• CBU Food Recovery Network will be hosting a Memphis Food Recovery Conference on April 8! Join the discussion on what you can do to fight food waste! Details and ticket information…
• CBU's Last Lecture this year will feature Dr. Scott Geis, Dean of the Rosa Deal School of Arts, on Tuesday, April 25.

Buc Bulletin

MEN'S BASKETBALL: For the first time since 2013 and the fifth time overall, the Bucs landed a berth in the NCAA Division II South Regional, where they earned the No. 6 seed. No. 3 seed Delta State started the game with a 7-0 run and never trailed as they claimed an 80-67 win to eliminate the Bucs from the NCAA Division II South Regional Saturday afternoon.
BASEBALL: After losing game one to host West Alabama 6-0, the Bucs rallied to cut a seven-run deficit to two, but the hosts won the second game 12-10 to complete the sweep. CBU's next home game is Wednesday, when they host Bethel at 1:00 p.m. to open a five-game homestead. On Saturday, the Bucs Mississippi College for a noon doubleheader, then face the Choctaws again on Sunday at 1:00 p.m.
SOFTBALL: Harding used three key four-run innings as they swept a doubleheader from the Lady Bucs last Tuesday afternoon. On Thursday, West Alabama swept a Gulf South Conference doubleheader from the Lady Bucs, 8-0 and 5-1. Host West Alabama scored in four of the game's six innings as they won 9-1 over the Lady Bucs Friday afternoon. Their next home game is Saturday, when they host Mississippi College for a 1:00 p.m. doubleheader.

Check cbubucs.com for full schedules of Buccaneer Tennis, Track & Field, and Golf…

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