Posted on Tuesday, October 12, 2010
¾¨Ó㴫ý will celebrate International Audio Visual Week, Oct. 17-23, with a series of campus events that are free and open to the public.
This year's theme is centered around a responsible, less paper-dependent lifestyle that eliminates much of the paper from our lives while facilitating organization and communication.
During AV Week, a host of companies and organizations around the world will celebrate with special events at schools, job fairs, and community outreach activities. To learn more about the AV industry, visit .
Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell, ¾¨Ó㴫ý President Dr. Richard Dorman, and New Wilmington Mayor Wendell Wagner, a 1955 ¾¨Ó㴫ý graduate, issued proclamations celebrating the integration of the AV industry throughout society.
¾¨Ó㴫ý's Office of AV Services will celebrate with a number of projects including:
- A presentation on the AV industry's 11-recession survival streak will be given Tuesday, Oct. 19, at 9:30 a.m. in the AV Classroom (McKelvey Campus Center room 180) by Don Rosenberger, president of Dobil Laboratories, Inc., a full-service audio visual systems integrator in Pittsburgh.
- PNC's Virtual Wallet, a user-friendly online banking program, will be presented Tuesday at 12:50 p.m. in the AV Classroom by Drew McDowell, PNC's New Castle branch manager.
- Diane Bugno will demonstrate Turning Technologies, Inc.'s response clickers and how their new technology can enhance education and office functions Tuesday at 2 p.m. in the AV Classroom.
- The top 10 entries in the Titan Terror Project, a short-film contest that challenged contestants to tell a thrilling story without the use of gore, will be showcased Wednesday, Oct. 20, at noon in the Sebastian Mueller Theater of the McKelvey Campus Center.
- "Are You Smarter Than a First-Year?" game show will put faculty, first-year students, and the audience in competition, using response clickers to key in answers Thursday, Oct. 21, at 12:30 p.m. in Mueller Theater.
- Dr. Keith Corso, ¾¨Ó㴫ý assistant professor of communication studies, will demonstrate Apple, Inc.'s iPad and its most effective tools Thursday at 2:30 p.m. in the AV Classroom.
- AV's 11th annual Gently Used Equipment Hand-Off Drive will begin Friday, Oct. 22, to distribute used-but-still-useful equipment that can continue to provide educational support in a new setting.
- The Outstanding and Dedicated AV Media Support Services Award, open to all qualifying ¾¨Ó㴫ý alumni, will be presented Friday at 4 p.m. in the AV Office (McKelvey Campus Center room 181).
In conjunction with Make a Difference Day, AV Week 2010 will wrap up Saturday, Oct. 23, with the third E-Recycling Drive from 9 a.m.-noon at the loading dock area of the Hoyt Science Resources Center. The campus and community are encouraged to dispose of used electronics in a way that is safe for the environment. Disposal fees range from $5-$12, depending upon the item.
Since its inception at ¾¨Ó㴫ý, the drive has collected nearly 5,400 pounds of outdated technology for recycling by A GreenSpan, an E-Steward recycler who does not export materials. Through recycling events and other activities, AV Services has become a source of green information for the campus and was recently featured on Project Green AV's website for its efforts.
Contact Gary Swanson, ¾¨Ó㴫ý director of AV Services, at (724) 946-7188 or e-mail gswanson@westminster.edu for additional information. A complete schedule of events is available at .
