Glorious Monday
In this Issue:
- Congratulations to Wake ‘N Shake – see results and coverage
- Alanis Morissette’s Jagged Little Pill
- Leadership and Character Conference in December – with a great keynote speaker
It’s a beautiful day in the Wakeborhood: low 70s, sunny, breezy. Neither too hot nor too cold. If you had to critique anything, it would be the pollen is being hard on those with allergies. But it’s about as lovely a day as it could be.
Today turned out to be very busy, so three items today – all about events. Read on!
Congratulations to Wake ‘N Shake – see results and coverage
Saturday, campus was jumping with Wake ‘N Shake, our 12 hour student dance marathon to raise money for the Brian Piccolo Cancer Research Fund. It’s always such a fun, high energy event. And our students brought their normal high energy to the event, raising a remarkable $353,147!
Congratulations to all our dancers and organizers. You can see the Wake ‘N Shake photostory here.
Alanis Morissette’s Jagged Little Pill
This one goes out to all the music lovers: very excited to share that Alanis Morissette’s Jagged Little Pill: The Musical is coming:
“Drawn from Alanis Morissette’s 1995 Grammy-winning album, this Tony-award-winning musical delves into the contradictory nature of being a contemporary American family—its rawness, messiness, and hope. This redemptive musical follows the seemingly perfect Healy family as their lives unravel, revealing truths about addiction, trauma, identity, and love. Directed by Stephen Wrentmore.”
You, you, you oughta know that this will be a performance worth seeing (see what I did there?) Details below:
April 3-4 & 8-11 at 7:30 p.m.
April 12 at 2:00 p.m.
Tedford Stage, Scales Fine Arts Center
Leadership and Character Conference in December – with a great keynote speaker
I got an email from the Program for Leadership and Character about a conference they are holding this December 3-5:
“Building Communities of Character is an international, interdisciplinary conference designed to foster conversation, collaboration, and community in support of a movement for character education in higher education. Together, we’re working to make character development a defining feature of college education.”
The thing that grabbed me, I must admit, is the keynote speaker: I know him best as Mose from The Office:
“In partnership with Face to Face Speaker Forum, the Program for Leadership and Character will welcome Michael Schur to the stage as the keynote speaker for the conference — Communities of Impact for Educating Character. Over his nearly 30-year career, Schur has created or co-created shows like A Man On The Inside, The Good Place, Parks and Recreation, Brooklyn 99, Rutherford Falls, and the new show Dig on Peacock. He has also served as Executive Producer on The Office, Hacks, and Master of None, among others. His first TV writing job was at Saturday Night Live, where he spent seven seasons, including three as the producer of “Weekend Update” with Tina Fey and Jimmy Fallon. In 2022, he authored The New York Times Bestseller How to Be Perfect.”
I am a huge The Office and Parks and Rec nerd, so this was exciting news. More to come as it gets closer.