Pfeiffer University Latest News Feed http://www.pfeiffer.edu 2010-02-09T14:42:07+00:00 text/html 2010-02-08T16:02:00+00:00 http://www.pfeiffer.edu Natasha Suber <natasha.suber@pfeiffer.edu> http://www.pfeiffer.edu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2228&Itemid=261 To celebrate its mission of "preparing servant leaders for lifelong learning," Pfeiffer will again host a series of guest speakers, workshops and community service opportunities to demonstrate its commitment to service learning and civic engagement through its 13th annual Servant Leadership Week to be held Thursday through Saturday, Feb. 11-20. Read more... (http://www.pfeiffer.edu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2228&Itemid=261) text/html 2010-01-28T17:06:56+00:00 http://www.pfeiffer.edu Natasha Suber <natasha.suber@pfeiffer.edu> http://www.pfeiffer.edu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2223&Itemid=261 James "Radio" Kennedy, Coach Harold Jones to keynote public lecture as part of Servant Leadership Week The unlikely pair who touched the hearts of many and inspired the 2003 movie "Radio," which starred Cuba Gooding Jr. and Ed Harris, will visit Pfeiffer University as part of its 13th annual Servant Leadership Week held Monday through Friday, Feb. 15-19. The event is free and open to the public. Read more... (http://www.pfeiffer.edu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2223&Itemid=261) text/html 2010-01-19T20:29:08+00:00 http://www.pfeiffer.edu Natasha Suber <natasha.suber@pfeiffer.edu> http://www.pfeiffer.edu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2212&Itemid=261 Hailed by Yo Yo Ma as "wonderful ambassadors for music," the La Catrina Quartet will offer a master class, a concert and instruction and performance at Pfeiffer on Tuesday and Wednesday, Feb. 2-3. All events, which are free and open to the public, will be held in the Henry Pfeiffer Chapel on the Misenheimer campus. Read more... (http://www.pfeiffer.edu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2212&Itemid=261) text/html 2010-01-13T14:33:10+00:00 http://www.pfeiffer.edu Natasha Suber <natasha.suber@pfeiffer.edu> http://www.pfeiffer.edu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2210&Itemid=261 Exactly 431 prints from artist John James Audubon's (1785-1851) "Birds of America" series, which were distributed by the New York Historical Society in 1966, were recently donated to Pfeiffer University by a North Carolina woman who simply "admires and appreciates" the university's values. Read more... (http://www.pfeiffer.edu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2210&Itemid=261) text/html 2010-01-11T15:24:18+00:00 http://www.pfeiffer.edu Natasha Suber <natasha.suber@pfeiffer.edu> http://www.pfeiffer.edu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2209&Itemid=261 The Village Church of Pfeiffer continues to offer special events and programming to assist area middle and high school-aged youth ministries and groups and will host an evening of pizza, praise and worship, and Falcons basketball beginning at 5 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 23 on the Misenheimer campus. There is no cost to attend. Read more... (http://www.pfeiffer.edu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2209&Itemid=261) text/html 2009-10-08T19:35:33+00:00 http://www.pfeiffer.edu Natasha Suber <natasha.suber@pfeiffer.edu> http://www.pfeiffer.edu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2127&Itemid=261 November 5, 2009 Greetings! One of the first things to be done for the new road construction will be replacing the water main along the Merner Terrace (the road by the Chapel). The Pfeiffer North Stanly Water Association will start work on Monday at 6 a.m. There will be a water outage most of the day for the following facilities, Merner Center, Jane Freeman, Merner Gym and all houses on Merner Terrace. Read more... (http://www.pfeiffer.edu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2127&Itemid=261) text/html 2009-09-08T16:26:33+00:00 http://www.pfeiffer.edu Natasha Suber <natasha.suber@pfeiffer.edu> http://www.pfeiffer.edu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2080&Itemid=261 Jan. 18, 2010 - It was only last month that many were rising before dawn, and standing in line for hours to get the precious H1N1 vaccine earmarked then for "high risk" populations. But now the flu vaccine is being made widely available to the public without restrictions. Pfeiffer's Health Services is also offering the H1N1 vaccine to its students, faculty and staff at no cost. Read more... (http://www.pfeiffer.edu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2080&Itemid=261) text/html 2008-08-05T13:15:20+00:00 http://www.pfeiffer.edu Lisa Perry <lisa@perryproductions.com> http://www.pfeiffer.edu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1709&Itemid=99999999 As a national leader in college-based community and service learning, Dr. Tracy Espy was the first to be appointed to the position of Vice President for Servant Leadership at Pfeiffer and managed the university's Francis Center for Servant Leadership. In that role she formulated plans that further implemented the concepts of servant leadership in all aspects of Pfeiffer's day-to-day operations through various workshops and training programs. Espy has published on the topic of service learning and servant leadership and was recently named editor of "Parnterships: A Journal of Service Learning and Civic Engagement," a national journal. She has been invited to present during the National Campus Compact Professional Development Institute hosted by Brown University in June. An accomplished and respected professor, researcher, and administrator, Espy earned a Master of Arts degree and a Ph.D. from Syracuse University, a Master of Science degree from Miami University in Ohio and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Berea College in Kentucky. She and her husband, Marvin, live in Charlotte with their daughter Sydney. Read more... (http://www.pfeiffer.edu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1709&Itemid=99999999)