Beacon Briefs: April 27, 2010

CPR CLASS – Health Services will be hosting a CPR class today, Tuesday, April 27 at noon in the Marts Center in room 214. The class is free of charge, but there is limited space. To reserve a space, call Health Services at 408-4730.

VIOLA VAUGHN AT KIRBY CENTER – The Center for Global Education and Diversity, in partnership with the F.M. Kirby Center hosts Dr. Viola Vaughn on Wednesday, April 28 at 7:30 p.m. at the Kirby Center. Vaughn is the founder and executive director of Women’s Health Education and Prevention Strategies Alliance and 10,000 Girls in Senegal, Africa. Vaughn will speak of her experiences with these organizations over the years. In addition, Vaughn was also named a CNN “Hero” in 2008. For more information, contact Dr. Godlove Fonjweng at godlove.fonjweng@wilkes.edu.

SOPHIA’S DRAWINGS – A WWII multimedia representation will be presented at the Wyoming Valley West Middle School on Wednesday, April 28 at 11:30 a.m. The presentation incorporates puppets, shadows and projections that show the life of Sophia, who was a 16 year-old girl in Holland when the Nazis were stationed there. This free presentation will be at Wyoming Valley West Middle School on 201 Chester Street in Kingston. The Wilkes shuttle service will drop any interested student at the Wyoming Valley West Middle School, only if boarded at the 11 a.m. run and pick-up will be around 1 p.m.