The Campus Theme Program

The Campus Theme brings the Bay Path community together to consider and discuss a common theme, issue, or question that impacts us all. The theme is introduced at the annual Women's Leadership Conference each spring and sustained for the next academic year through a variety of experiences and opportunities both in and out of the classroom. Students, faculty, and staff are invited to take part in:

  • Workshops and events, including presentations by diverse speakers
  • Classroom discussions
  • Social events
  • Bay Path traditions, such as Convocation

For the year 2012-2013 the community considers "Lead with Compassion."

CAMPUS THEME EVENTS:

Steel Magnolias

February 22 and 23, 8:00pm
February 24, 2:00pm
March 1 and 2, 8:00pm
March 3, 2:00pm
Director: Fred Sokol
Mills Theatre, Carr Hall

Join the Bay Path community as we celebrate the campus theme through a dramatic performance of the much-beloved play, “Steel Magnolias,” which tells the quintessential story of human compassion.

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First Friday Lunch Series: Doreen Fadus, Executive Director, Community Health Mercy Medical Center

Friday, March 1, 2013, 12:00 - 1:00
Fireplace Lounge, Blake Student Commons

Bring your lunch, bring a friend and join the Psychology Division for an informal discussion with Doreen Fadus, who will discuss the issues and challenges addressed through the services of Mercy Medical Center.

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School of Education: The Compassion Cam
First week of March, campus-wide

Get ready for your close-up and be on the lookout for the mysterious Compassion Cam! Take a moment to talk about how you lead with compassion in your life, how you plan to lead with compassion in your future career, or any other topic that relates to our campus theme. Then be sure to attend Academic Achievement Day on Wednesday, April 10, 2013 to watch the final Compassion Cam video that divulges how Bay Path College students, faculty, and staff are embracing this year’s theme. Flyers with Compassion Cam locations and times will be posted before the beginning of March.

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Leading with Compassion: Careers and Community Volunteering - An Enriching Partnership

Wednesday, April 3rd, 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Helliwell Conference Room, Blake Student Commons

Come listen to women share their experiences as professionals who successfully weave career and civic engagement together in their lives. How does civic engagement impact career path? How can you integrate volunteering into your career path? Come interact with these dedicated professionals who believe that giving back to their community enriches who we are and those they serve. Feel free to bring your lunch and participate in this energizing conversation!

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Kaleidoscope Event
Film: “A Bottle in the Gaza Sea”

Thursday, April 4, 2013, 7:00pm
Mills Theatre, Carr Hall

Set against the Israeli-Palestinian troubles of 2007-2008, this French film (with sub-titles) tells the story of a 17-year-old Frenchwoman who has settled in Jerusalem with her family. The young woman writes a letter expressing her refusal to accept that only hatred can reign between Israelis and Palestinians, and sets her letter adrift in a bottle in the sea near Gaza. Come see the film to learn what happens when the letter is found.

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First Friday Lunch Series: Dr. Claire Kuhn, Chief Clinical Director, Developmental & Brain Injury Services (DBIS), ServiceNet, Inc.

Friday, April 5, 2013, 12:00 - 1:00
Fireplace Lounge, Blake Student Commons

Bring your lunch, bring a friend and join the Psychology Division for an informal discussion with Dr. Claire Kuhn, who will enlighten us about her work with brain injury patients.

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2nd Annual Presidential Lecture Series: Rachel Simmons

Wednesday, April 10, 2013, 4:00pm
Mills Theatre, Carr Hall

Rachel Simmons, educator, coach, and author of Odd Girl Out: The Hidden Culture of Aggression in Girls will join the Bay Path Community to discuss how girls and women can grown into authentic, emotionally intelligent, assertive adults.

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Prism: A Celebration of Women in the Arts

Saturday, April 20, 8:00pm
Sunday, April 21, 2:00pm
Mills Theatre, Carr Hall

Celebrate the contributions of women in the arts through music, dance and word. These performances will feature the premiere of a new choral composition by New York-based composer, Rachel J. Peters, which will be performed by Bay Path College choirs as well as singers from area choirs. Featured performances by: Bay Path Choirs and Guest Singers, Dance Company, and solo performances.

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Provost’s Book Club

Tuesday April 23, 2013, 3:30 – 4:30pm
Helliwell, Blake Student Center

Bay Path College Provost Dr. Melissa Morriss-Olson and Dr. Kathy Wiezbicki-Stevens, Chair of the Psychology Division, invite you to join them for a discussion of Jacqueline Novogratz’s book, The Blue Sweater, a memoir of one woman’s quest to understand global poverty and new ways to tackle it.

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Melissa Morriss-Olson, PhD
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Deepwood Hall
588 Longmeadow Street
Longmeadow, MA  01106
PH: 413*565.1010
800.782.PATH
FAX: 413.565.1041
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