Pfeiffer University Latest News Feed http://www.pfeiffer.edu 2009-11-21T02:55:09+00:00 text/html 2009-11-17T15:20:56+00:00 http://www.pfeiffer.edu Natasha Suber <natasha.suber@pfeiffer.edu> http://www.pfeiffer.edu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2173&Itemid=261 The Pfeiffer University Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Combo will present a fall concert at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 1, in the Campus Theatre, located in the administration building on the Misenheimer campus. The concert is free and open to the public. Read more... (http://www.pfeiffer.edu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2173&Itemid=261) text/html 2009-11-16T18:14:59+00:00 http://www.pfeiffer.edu Natasha Suber <natasha.suber@pfeiffer.edu> http://www.pfeiffer.edu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2169&Itemid=261 Dr. Russell Sharples, interim vice president of student development and dean of students at Pfeiffer, recently received The Order of the Long Leaf Pine, which is among the most prestigious awards presented by the Governor of North Carolina. Read more... (http://www.pfeiffer.edu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2169&Itemid=261) text/html 2009-11-11T00:30:57+00:00 http://www.pfeiffer.edu Natasha Suber <natasha.suber@pfeiffer.edu> http://www.pfeiffer.edu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2167&Itemid=261 It is with great sadness that we announce the unexpected passing on Nov. 10 of Dr. Douglas R. Sasser, who died at age 79 in Lynchburg, Va. Dr. Sasser served as president of then Pfeiffer College from 1971-1978. Read more... (http://www.pfeiffer.edu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2167&Itemid=261) text/html 2009-11-10T15:50:19+00:00 http://www.pfeiffer.edu Natasha Suber <natasha.suber@pfeiffer.edu> http://www.pfeiffer.edu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2166&Itemid=261 The Pfeiffer men's and women's soccer teams will host the Street Soccer 945 (http://www.streetsoccerusa.org/) teams of Charlotte in a pair of exhibition games starting at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 17, as a part of the university's annual Hunger and Homelessness Week (http://www.nationalhomeless.org/projects/awareness/awareness.html), which raises awareness about the issues that surround hunger and poverty, while encouraging students to do their part in local communities and around the world. Read more... (http://www.pfeiffer.edu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2166&Itemid=261) text/html 2009-11-10T15:31:15+00:00 http://www.pfeiffer.edu Natasha Suber <natasha.suber@pfeiffer.edu> http://www.pfeiffer.edu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2165&Itemid=261 Homelessness and hunger in the U.S. is often referred to as a "revolving-door" crisis. Many escape the dire situation quickly, but many more become homeless every day. Currently, an estimated 3.5 million homeless persons, including 1.35 million children, live in the U.S., and the number is increasing, according to the National Coalition for the Homeless. Read more... (http://www.pfeiffer.edu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2165&Itemid=261) text/html 2009-11-06T06:00:00+00:00 http://www.pfeiffer.edu Natasha Suber <natasha.suber@pfeiffer.edu> http://www.pfeiffer.edu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2139&Itemid=261 The need for special education teachers is expected to increase by 15 percent through 2016. Although student enrollment in general is expected to grow slowly, continued increases in the number of students with learning disabilities who require services will generate a greater demand for special education teachers, according to a statistics report released by the U.S. Department of Labor. Read more... (http://www.pfeiffer.edu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2139&Itemid=261) text/html 2009-11-03T16:28:20+00:00 http://www.pfeiffer.edu Natasha Suber <natasha.suber@pfeiffer.edu> http://www.pfeiffer.edu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2158&Itemid=261 The Pfeiffer University Concert Choir and The Stanly County Chorale will present the ever-popular Christmas portion of George F. Handel's "Messiah Part I" at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 22 in the Henry Pfeiffer Chapel on Pfeiffer's Misenheimer campus. The event is free and open to the public. Read more... (http://www.pfeiffer.edu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2158&Itemid=261) text/html 2009-10-26T14:07:35+00:00 http://www.pfeiffer.edu Natasha Suber <natasha.suber@pfeiffer.edu> http://www.pfeiffer.edu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2151&Itemid=261 Pfeiffer will host "The Power of Christian Education: A Dialogue with the Bishop" from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 19 on the university's Charlotte campus, 4701 Park Rd. The purpose of this workshop is to provide participants the unique opportunity to hear from Dr. Larry Goodpaster, bishop of the Western North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church. Read more... (http://www.pfeiffer.edu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2151&Itemid=261)