News and Announcements - February 2011

2011 Nursing Excellence Awards

Nominate an outstanding nurse in Bucks or Montgomery County to receive the Nursing Excellence Award! Recipients will be honored with an award and monetary gift at a reception in May at the College, just before Nurses Week.

Nurses working at all settings and at all levels are eligible for nomination. The nominee must have worked as a nurse full time or part time for at least the past two years.

Submit your nomination.

Download a flyer.

Deadline: March 11, 2011

The History of Hip-Hop:

A Journey Through Spoken Word

Wednesday, Feb. 16

1:30 - 2:30 p.m.

Julia Ball Auditorium

Admission: Free

Gregory "Just Greg" Corbin, poet and motivational speaker, will use the art of spoken word to illustrate the evolution of the hip-hop genre from its deep African roots to its current mainstream appeal.

The event is sponsored by the Black Student Union. Call ext. 511 or ext. 597 for more information.

Black History Month Celebration: Charlotte Blake Alston

Annie Tiberio Cameron Photography

Friday, Feb. 11 at 8 p.m.

Julia Ball Auditorium

Admission: Free

Each year, Gwynedd-Mercy College holds a cultural event for the community, commemorating Black History Month and the people, events and history of the African diaspora that it recognizes.

Celebrate this year's Black History Month by taking a musical walk through history. The community is invited to a cultural performance by Charlotte Blake Alston, a storyteller, instrumentalist and singer who will narrate traditional and contemporary African and African American stories. Alston will use traditional instruments to accompany her narrative journey, including the djembe, mbira, shakere and the 21-stringed kora (pictured right).

Parking is available in Lots A, C and D.

For more information, please call 215-641-5599

Laughs for Lives Comedy Show

Waldron Board Room, Waldron Center

Thursday, Feb. 3 at 8 p.m.

$3 donation at door

David James	Ryan Hill

Opening act Ryan Hill, who hails from Allentown, Pa., has been in the comedy scene for several years. Headliner David James, of Philadelphia, won best comedian at Helium Comedy Club in 2009 and works comedy clubs from Atlantic City to Las Vegas.

The show, sponsored by the Student Government Association, benefits Crusade for Care (www.crusadeforcare.com), which supports patient care at Fox Chase Cancer Center.

For more information, please contact Tom Friel at 215-641-5565.