Panther Press

February 2013 Student of the

Month

Mauricio Yabar Cerf

this issue

Coming in March P.2

Upcoming Workshops and Meetings P.3

HU Spirit Week P.4

QEP Word Search P.5

Jazz on Campus P.6

HU Diversity Festival P.7

Edison Festival of Lights Parade P.8

I S S U E

2013

February

2012 Student of the Year Recognition Event

The 15th Annual Student of the Year Awards Program was held on January 27th, 2013 at the Naples Campus. It was a wonderful day as

Hodges University honored 21 of the best and brightest students representing all of the degree programs.

The event culminated with the presentation of the

2012 Hodges University Student of the Year (Center), Michael L. Eaker.

You can view the entire Student of the Year Awards ceremony on My HUgo!!!

Scholarship

Application

Deadline

For SU12

is

March 8th!

You can turn

in your

completed

Scholarship

application to

the Financial

Aid office, or

Office of

Student

Development.

Saturday, March 9 @ 8:00a.m.

Coconut Point Mall in Estero

Join the Healthy Hodges team at SWFL’s largest community Race/Walk For information on how to join our team;

Contact Judie Fox, jfox@hodges.edu

Welcomes Robert Mino to the FM Campus

Rm. H242 Robert Mino is an attorney with over twelve years

experience in the biotechnology field as a marketing manager, sales representative, corporate attorney

and owner of biotech firms. Mr. Mino will be talking about the various career possibilities in biotechnology.

2/20/13 @5:00p.m.

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2/6: Career Development Workshop 5:00—6:00p.m. FM: U164 / N: G201

2/7: HU Ambassadors Meeting 5:00—6:00p.m. FM: Student Union Lounge

2/11: Sports Club Meeting 5:00—6:00p.m. FM: Student Union Lounge 2/11: Business Club Meeting 5:00—6:00p.m. N: G201 /

FM: Simulcast to U164

2/13: Counseling Workshop 5:00—6:00p.m. FM: U164

2/16: Edison Festival of Lights Parade 6:00—11:00p.m. Downtown Fort Myers

2/19: AAS Workshop: APA Style Basics 5:00—6:00p.m. N: G211 2/20: Veterans Club Meeting 5:00—6:00p.m. FM: U164 /

N: Weatherbee Conf. Room

2/20: AAS Workshop: APA Style Basics 5:00—6:00p.m. FM: U205

2/20: Allied Health Club Guest Speaker 5:00—6:00p.m. FM: H242

2/21: HU Ambassadors Meeting 5:00—6:00p.m. FM: Student Union Lounge

2/23: HU Diversity Festival 12:00—6:00p.m. N: Sugden Regional Park

2/26: AAS Workshop: Research Paper 5:00—6:00p.m. N: G211

2/27: AAS Workshop: Research Paper 5:00—6:00p.m. FM: U205

2/28: School of Technology Society Mtg. 5:00—6:00p.m. FM: H220 / N: ST135

2/28: Legal Society Meeting 5:00—6:00p.m. FM: H339

The Office of Student Development wants you to power up with a new laptop.

Winning is simple—your attendance at Club Events, Career Development Workshops,

Counseling Workshops, AAS Workshops, and a host of other qualifying events will be

registered. At the end of the term, three names will be chosen representing the

Fort Myers Campus, the Naples Campus, and Distance Education/Online Students.

The more you attend, the more chances to win.

The following is a list of qualifying events for the month of February:

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Return a completed Word Search to the

Reception Desk at either campus for a

chance to win a brand new Laptop!!!

March 11—15, 2013

HU Spirit Week!!! Join the Office of Student Development,

the Clubs and Organizations, and other

departments around campus as we

celebrate Spirit Week. Show your HU

pride all week long and if you’re lacking in

HU swag, visit the University Store on

either campus to pick up some new

gear for Spirit Week!!

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(Words can be found up/down, across, diagonal, and backwards)

Name:______________________________ Student ID#:_______________

The 24th National

African American Read-In

Join over a million readers in

the 24th National African

American Read-In

Sponsored by the HU

Multicultural Club, we are

urging everyone to make

literacy a part of Black History

Month by hosting a Read-In at

the HU Campuses.

Wednesday, February 13th

5:00p.m. Fort Myers Student Union

Thursday, February 14th

5:00p.m. Naples 2nd Floor G bldg.

*Select books authored by

African Americans

For more information, contact: Dr. Cindy Gomez

cgomez@hodges.edu

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Volunteer Spots still needed and available.

Contact Geoff Moser if you’d like to give

your time to such a wonderful event for

our community.

gmoser@hodges.edu

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2013 Edison Festival of Light Parade Saturday, February 16th, 2013

Grand Parade—7:00p.m. A tradition for Hodges University, participating in the Edison Festival of Light Grand Parade is

a tremendous experience as we celebrate with students, staff, and faculty on the Hodges

University Float! Stroll along the parade route in front of over a quarter-million people that

have lined the streets of Downtown Fort Myers for the largest night time parade in the

Southeastern United States. We’d love to have you join our team! The parade will start at Fort

Myers High School, you must be present by 7:00p.m. to walk with the float.

For more information on this event, you can contact

Geoff Moser, Student Development Coordinator

gmoser@hodges.edu