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This Weeks Events

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Tuesday Nov. 18th   

Guest Lecture: Special guest speaker Dave Bruno presents "How Stuff Moves: The Consumer Journey," at 7:30 p.m. in Trinity Hall lounge. Free and open to the public, this is part of the Helena Education Foundation's Great Conversations event. Is it possible to avoid participating in consumer culture? Find out in this discussion led by entrepreneur and author Dave Bruno, creator of "The 100 Thing Challenge," a personal experiment where he is attempting to remove himself from consumer culture by living one year with only 100 personal possessions (and in this economy, that's about all anyone can afford!). Bruno is publishing a book on the subject with Harper Perennial in 2009. Learn more about this and other Great Conversations events at http://www.hefmt.org/.

Carroll College's "Up Til Dawn" fund-raiser for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital will be holding its annual all-team meetings on Tuesday and Wednesday, Nov. 18 (from 5 to 9 p.m.) and Nov. 19 (from 6 to 9 p.m.), in the lower level of the Campus Center. To help the kids of St. Jude, faculty, staff and students are welcome to come down and send out letters to 50 people you know (or as many names as you can supply) asking for support of the cause. Free food and prize drawings throughout both evenings! For more info, contact Mason Preiss at (406) 431-6837 or email .

Tightwad Tuesdays have returned to the Myrna Loy Center, with $2 film tickets for Carroll students, faculty, and staff every Tuesday. If indie, award-winning and foreign celluloid is on your movie menu, the Myrna is for you! For current films and times, check their website http://www.myrnaloycenter.com/. Other nights of the week, the Myrna offers $4.50 film tickets for students, faculty, and staff. Live shows of the best in performing arts are also available to Carrollites at a low price: students get in for $7 and Carroll faculty and staff tickets are just $15 for world-class entertainment. Check out the Myrna Loy at 15 N. Ewing or call 406-443-0287 for more info.

Wednesday Nov. 19th

Carroll College's "Up Til Dawn" fund-raiser for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital will be holding its annual all-team meetings on Tuesday and Wednesday, Nov. 18 (from 5 to 9 p.m.) and Nov. 19 (from 6 to 9 p.m.), in the lower level of the Campus Center. To help the kids of St. Jude, faculty, staff and students are welcome to come down and send out letters to 50 people you know (or as many names as you can supply) asking for support of the cause. Free food and prize drawings throughout both evenings! For more info, contact Mason Preiss at (406) 431-6837 or email .

Thursday Nov. 20th -

The Etiquette Dinner is scheduled for  6:00 PM in All Saints Hall.

Men's Basketball Home Game - Nov 21 Blue Angeles (WA) Helena, MT 8:00 pm    

Friday Nov. 21st -   Carroll College Winter Formal:

Information about the winter formal

  • Friday, Nov. 21st 8 pm-midnight
  • Strictly alcohol free event (If they appear drunk they will be sent home)
  • Juniors and Seniors are NOT excluded, but we expect mainly freshmen and sophomores
  • Location: Kleffner Ranch
  • It is a formal with a DJ, not a barn dance
  • The DJ will take requests, if he doesn't play the song then he probably doesn't have it
  • Tickets are $10 a person or $15 for a couple
  • They are on sale week days from 11-1 in the Cube and while there is a CA on desk duty in Guad and Charlie's, first day being the 10th. 
  • The last chance to buy tickets is from 11-1 in the Cube on Thursday, Nov. 20th
  • If there are more Juniors and Seniors attending then expected, they won't get souvenirs if there aren't enough-freshman and sophomores have priority because they aren't allowed at Junior/Senior
  • There will be a shuttle, the first one leaves at 7:45 pm from the Cube parking lot.  They will be at each location (Cube and the ranch) about every hour.
  • No discrimination against couples (girl-girl couples are allowed).
  • No guests, all in attendance must go to Carroll.  If we allow guests they must be approved by the school and we have to fill out papers for insurance.  It would be big of a hassle since this is a first year event.
  • Raffle tickets will be going on sale for $1.  If it to help raise money and the big prize (that we know of right now) is a digital picture frame.  - Any other questions, feel free to ask.
Saturday Nov. 22nd -   Introductory Scuba Class - There is room for 32 people on Nov. 22nd

The class will take place in the Carroll Pool and each class will run one hour.  Each night will be split into four groups of eight people.  Eight people at 6 p.m. Eight people at 7 pm Eight people at 8 pm and Eight people at 9 p.m.  You can sign up and pick up your info at You can sign up by picking up the questionnaire form from Patrick in the ASCC and returning it to Patrick's office as well.  Again first come first serve up to 32 slots.   

Men's Basketball Home Game - Nov 22 Dixie State University (UT) Helena, MT 8:00 pm

Tuesday Nov. 25th 

Tightwad Tuesdays have returned to the Myrna Loy Center, with $2 film tickets for Carroll students, faculty, and staff every Tuesday. If indie, award-winning and foreign celluloid is on your movie menu, the Myrna is for you! For current films and times, check their website http://www.myrnaloycenter.com/. Other nights of the week, the Myrna offers $4.50 film tickets for students, faculty, and staff. Live shows of the best in performing arts are also available to Carrollites at a low price: students get in for $7 and Carroll faculty and staff tickets are just $15 for world-class entertainment. Check out the Myrna Loy at 15 N. Ewing or call 406-443-0287 for more info.

Thanksgiving Break = Wednesday Nov. 26th to Sunday Nov. 30th

Future and Upcoming Events

Get your tickets now for the ASCC-sponsored Jingle Bell Jam Dance, which will roll out the red carpet for a good cause on Saturday, Dec. 6, in the Helena Civic Center Ballroom from 7 to midnight. Lots of holiday fun is on the menu, including live music by The Clintons, complementary hors d'œuvre and a no-host bar. This semi-formal affair is part of the annual Festival of Trees, the major fund-raiser for Intermountain Children's Home. Tickets for students are discounted to $10 and are available in the ASCC office downstairs in the Campus Center. Tickets for non-students are $15 in advance / $18 at the door and are available at any Valley Bank location, Sugar Hair Salon, and the Helena Independent Record.

ROTC is looking for a great piano player to play for the Annual ROTC dining out on next Friday, November 21st, from 4:45pm until 8. Music would need to be played during intermissions and at the beginning of the event. Free dinner, and payment! Please email Kaleigh at if you are interested.

House and Bird sitter needed - Nov 23rd to Dec 2nd - For more information call Kathy Elder at 443-4234

Carroll Art Gallery - in St. Charles Hall is showing "The Fulbright Connection, Bulgarian artists in the US", and "Excellence & Degrees II", the second in a series of exhibits of artwork by College and University faculty in Montana.

Introductory Scuba Class -  There is room for 32 people on Dec. 13th. - The class will take place in the Carroll Pool and each class will run one hour. Each night will be split into four groups of eight people.

Eight people at 6 p.m. Eight people at 7 pm Eight people at 8 pm and Eight people at 9 pm

You can sign up by picking up the questionnaire form from Patrick in the ASCC and returning it to Patrick's office as well.  Again first come first serve up to 32 slots.   

the Clintons Concert "Jingle Bell Jam Dance" Saturday December 6th - 7 p.m. to Midnight at the Civic Center. This is an ASCC sponsored event and they have paid for part of the cost for your ticket.  $10 Tickets are available at the Student Activities Office.  The tickets at the door will be $18 so make sure you get one of the 150 tickets available

Course Description: LAS 389, The Job Campaign for Graduating Seniors is designed to provide graduating senior students with the necessary career management skills to effectively identify and compete for professional career opportunities. Activities covered in the course include principles, methods, and practice in achieving career goals with emphasis on: exploration of career opportunities in one's field, job market trends, identification of strengths, resume development, cover letter composition, mastering behavioral-style interviewing, salary and benefits negotiations, effective networking strategies, budgeting and personal finance issues, professional image, and the use of technology in achieving career goals.

Colors Magazine - become a staff member!

ColorsDo you find yourself reading food labels, car manuals, and everything else you can get your hands on? Have you ever corrected a newspaper article just because? If you have, or even if you haven't, you are made for the Carroll Colors Staff. Carroll Colors is the student run literary magazine that is published annually. We are looking for excited and energetic people who like to read poetry, short stories, and all sorts of other student created pieces. If you would like to join the Carroll Colors staff please send an email describing why you would like to be on the staff and what you could bring to the magazine to Nik Griffith, Editor-in-Chief, at .

Formal Etiquette Dinner - Sign up!

Do You Slurp Your Soup? Formal Etiquette Dinner for Senior Students

Don't know a fork from a faux pas? Attend Carroll College's second Professional Etiquette Dinner for Senior Students to learn what it takes to make a great first impression and how to navigate through a formal dinner with style.

The meal will be preceded by a networking session in which participants get to practice juggling hors d'oeuvres and punch while greeting people and carrying on conversation. Networking tips will be given during this part of the program. Local professionals and alumni will be there to provide an opportunity for students to practice networking skills.

During the meal, students will learn the basics of proper dining from use of the napkin, silverware, and glassware to what to do at the conclusion of the meal. During the multi-course meal, a speaker versed in proper etiquette will guide participants through the fine dining experience. Attempts will be made to seat each student at a table with someone in a profession/occupation closely related to the student's major.

This fun and exciting event, sponsored by Career Services, the Office of Alumni Relations, Student Activities, Sodexho Corporation, and local businesses is intended to help graduating seniors acquire skills that will facilitate the transition to professional life. Each student attendee will be presented with a copy of the book, Life After Graduation, by Terry Arndt. The book is a popular guide to a variety of transitional issues faced by graduating college students.

Interested? The Etiquette Dinner is scheduled for Thursday, November 20, 2008 at  6:00 PM in All Saints Hall.

Seating for the dinner is limited.  To register, email your name, academic major/intended career goal and phone contact number to:  

Get your Yearbook

The Year Book is back!  

Faculty, Staff, and Students - Sign up for your Yearbook now!

 If you did not already know, the Hilltopper was Carroll's Yearbook in years past and now it is back just in time for our Centennial.
On Wednesday August 27th, at the annual Club Fair held in the Upper Cube from 6-8 pm you can make a $10 deposit to reserve your Yearbook and by ordering early we will personalize it for you! 

It will be a huge benefit to you and us if you sign up early for your Yearbook.  If we can get at least 300 people to sign up early this will enable us to add pages and quality to the book.  It also could lower the cost of your Yearbook.  We estimate the cost at around $60.00 but it could be as low as $50.00.  Your early order will help increase the quality of our book and possibly drop the price. That is what we call a "Win, Win" situation.

So do yourself and us a favor and sign up for your Yearbook on Wednesday night.  

It'll be an exciting night for the Yearbook and its staff, so I hope to see you there!!!

Thanks,  Robyn Swaney - CC Year Book Editor

Tight Wad Tuesdays

Go to the Myrna Loy for Great Entertainment

Tight Wad Tuesday at the Myrna Loy. Carroll Student tickets only $2.00 The Student Activities program has set up a declining balance at the Myrna Loy so Carroll Students can have a discount for any ticket you buy.

Tuesday is the best deal of all. With $2.00 dollar tickets for regular shows. Be sure to show your Carroll I.D.

In addition to offering Tightwad Tuesday ($2 movie tickets on Tuesdays with Carroll ID--the regular Carroll ID film price weeklong is still only $4) the Myrna Loy's upcoming live performances with Carroll discount tickets are:

Helena Symphony

Helena Symphony launches online ticket sales. Tickets for Carroll students with their IDs are $5, either in advance at the Symphony Office, or at the door.

The Helena Symphony is proud to announce that we now offer online sales for subscriptions and single event tickets.

Tickets for single events are $10-40, and are available through the Symphony Patron Services Office at 48 Hibbard Way Suite 101 (New York Block), by calling 406.442.1860 or by ordering online at www.helenasymphony.org. Subscriptions are available starting at $100 for all seven Masterworks Series performances.

An All-New Way to See the Helena Symphony!

FourOsix event

November 14th we will be celebrating the 1 year anniversary of fourOsix! Downtown will be hosting the Fall Art Walk and fourOsix is featuring the LARGE SCALE photos of pro snowboard photographer Jeff Hawe.  We will have free drinks for all ages, free beer & wine to those 21+, free finger-foods, live music, giveaways, and it's sure to be a FUN time! Please let them know that I personally invite the Carroll Community to come and celebrate at fourOsix with good people!

Thanks, -Papu, fourOsix*

SCUBA LESSONS

SCUBA LESSONS: The pool is reserved for CAMP on Nov 22nd and Dec 13th.  Evenings after 5 when the public swimming time is done. We were pleased with the rotation last time: 8 divers at a time per 1 hour rotation in the pool X8 rotations.  You can sign up by picking up the questionnaire form from Patrick in the ASCC and returning it to Patrick's office as well.  Again first come first serve up to 32 slots.