{"id":4554,"date":"2014-02-04T15:27:57","date_gmt":"2014-02-04T20:27:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hollins.edu\/magazine\/?p=4554"},"modified":"2014-02-06T14:57:55","modified_gmt":"2014-02-06T19:57:55","slug":"in-the-loop-winter-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hollins.edu\/magazine\/in-the-loop-winter-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"In the Loop: Winter 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"

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<\/b><\/b>First-year students spent an afternoon exploring local tourist spots, shops, and restaurants during September\u2019s Roanoke Romp, a scavenger hunt that began at the Mill Mountain Star and led them through downtown Roanoke.<\/p>\n

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In November, workers addressed the substantial heat loss in Barbee House that was identified during an energy audit conducted in January 2013 by Community Housing Partners, a regional housing and community development organization. Insulation is being blown into one of several holes drilled in the west wall (see photo showing the major heat-loss areas). According to Hollins energy manager Jesse Freedman, the project will garner $4,500 in annual energy savings and improve indoor air quality.<\/p>\n

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High drama<\/b><\/h3>\n

Recent kudos for the undergraduate and graduate theatre programs<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  • The Princeton Review\u2019s 2014 college guide, The Best 378 Colleges<\/i>, ranked Hollins 18th in the \u201cBest College Theater\u201d category.<\/li>\n
  • Robert Plowman, an M.F.A. student in the Playwright\u2019s Lab at Hollins, won the 2014 Charles M. Getchell New Play Award for his work The Missing Link<\/i>. A Southeastern Theatre Conference (SETC) panel of readers who are prominent in the profession selected the play from 58 submissions. Plowman will receive a staged reading and critique at the SETC\u2019s annual convention.<\/li>\n
  • Hollins and Roanoke\u2019s Mill Mountain Theatre are hosting the Region IV Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival February 4-10, expected to bring more than 1,000 students, faculty, and theatre dignitaries to Roanoke to celebrate the best in college theatre throughout the Southeast.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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    \u201cFear has no place in your success equation\u201d<\/b><\/h3>\n

    Second annual C3 event emphasizes career preparation<\/h4>\n

    Approximately 100 alumnae returned to campus to share tips, tools, and job-finding ideas with hundreds of current students during October\u2019s Career Connection Conference (C3).<\/p>\n

    Keynote speaker Carla Harris of Morgan Stanley, appointed last fall by\u00a0President Obama\u00a0to serve\u00a0as chair of the National Women\u2019s Business Council, delivered a spirited kick-off address, energizing a capacity audience in the Hollins Theatre with the \u201cpearls of wisdom\u201d she has learned through more than two decades of working on Wall Street.<\/p>\n

    \u201cWhat are some of those things that really inform your success equation and make the difference between just surviving and thriving? That\u2019s what the pearls are all about,\u201d she explained.<\/p>\n

    Along with extolling the importance of mentors, sponsors, and advisors throughout one\u2019s career, Harris emphasized the following key messages to students:<\/p>\n

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    • \u201cPerception is the copilot to reality\u2014how people perceive you will directly affect how they deal with you.\u00a0What lens are they looking through when they\u2019re looking at you?\u201d<\/li>\n
    • \u201cIf you are going to be a leader in the 21st century, you must be comfortable taking risks. Fear has no place in your success equation.\u201d<\/li>\n
    • \u201cIf you want to maximize your success, you must bring your best authentic self to the table.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Following the keynote address, students and alumnae engaged in workshops and presentations on a wide range of topics, including internships, building an effective r\u00e9sum\u00e9, interviewing dos and don\u2019ts, using technology and networking, and workplace etiquette. Students also attended panels on how to translate their liberal arts education into careers in financial services, law, science, nonprofit and religious service, visual arts, media and public relations, performing arts, education, health care, government and public service, and entrepreneurship.<\/p>\n

      Students could attend \u201cSpeed Connection\u201d sessions that encouraged them to network with alumnae in a fast-paced, fun, and informal setting.<\/p>\n

      Evening events included a networking and dinner reception and two post-conference conversations: \u201cA Different Kind of Canvas,\u201d which looked at careers in technology, engineering, and design; and \u201cBeing an African-American Woman in the Workplace.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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