1. THE N GHT
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N ETTER OF BEL
LMONT ABBEY COLLEGE’S
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Educati the Mind, Body
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Statement from the Presid
dent:
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
1 Welcome to our Adult Degree Pro
t ogram!
2 Student P
Profile
3 Calendar of Events: ADP BASKE
A ETBALL
NIGHT!
4 Lifestyle t for a bus life: Food, Fitness
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and Wellb being
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ontinued on page 3
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Special Announcement:
The 2nd annual ADP Basketball
Night is scheduled for
Friday, February 24, 2012.
The Belmont Abbey College Crusaders
men’s and women’s
basketball teams are hosting the
Limestone Saints.
The women’s game begins at 5:30 p.m.
and the
men’s game begins at 7:30 p.m. in the
Wheeler Center.
ADP students,faculty and their families
are invited
to attend the games free of charge.
Please contact the ADP Office at
ADPOffice@bac.edu
and make a reservation.
Join us for family fun and cheer on our
Crusader basketball teams!
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Stu
udent (continued from p. 1)
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Arts at the Abbey
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Feb. 13, 20
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German Ba
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Pro Musica
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The college’s ensemble in
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Bach from C
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Oratorio, an obbligato keyboard sonata,
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a trio for tw flutes by Handel an one
wo y nd
fo recorder and viol by Teleman
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Period instruments an the colle
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Kingston do
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The Abb
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yers Pre
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Tom St
toppard’s “Arca
ardia”
Written by Tom Stoppard
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Directed by Simon Donoghue
In the Haid Theatre
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February 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25
,
ADP BASK
A KETBALL NIGHT!
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2012
Y 2
PLACE: WHE EELER CEN
NTER
TIME: 5:30 & 7:30
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4. FOOD, FITNESS AND WELLBEING:
Helpful Hints for Studying:
Pasta and Health NOTE-TAKING
• Pasta is a “good” carb. Carbohydrates are the A few key points to help you take better
source of most of the body's glucose, which is the notes:
crucial fuel energy source for the brain, red blood
cells, muscle and organs. Pasta is an excellent
source of complex carbohydrates.
• Listen for what is Emphasized: You do
• Pasta is not a “white” food. Pasta is golden or not have to copy every word your teacher
amber because it is made from semolina flour, says. Instead, try to recognize what is
which is ground from durum wheat. White flour especially stressed or emphasized in the
used to make white bread is ground from lecture. Keep your ear attentive to the
common wheat.
“themes” of the lecture, what is it that
• Pasta is nutritious. Pasta is a good source of B
vitamins, iron and niacin. It is very low in sodium keeps coming up in the discussion or that
and is cholesterol free. ties it all together?
•
• Mark the Book: Write notes to yourself!
Pasta has a low Glycemic Index (GI) so it does
not cause sugar in the blood to rise quickly. The
Glycemic index measures how rapidly a When a specific passage in the textbook
carbohydrate triggers a rise in blood sugar; the is selected for discussion by your teacher
higher the number, the greater the blood sugar it will probably appear on your exam.
response.
Whenever a passage is brought to your
http://www.ilovepasta.org/health_facts.html attention in class, highlight it, underline
it, write in the margins or make any other
Recipe Tip: Pairing pasta with legumes, such marking that will help you remember its
as beans and lentils, or low-fat dairy products importance.
makes for protein-rich, but inexpensive and
delicious meatless meals.
IMPORTANT CONTACTS:
Dean of Graduate and Adult Degree Programs:
Dr. Sandra Nicks Baker
sandranicksbaker@bac.edu
Program Director:
Julia Gunter
juliagunter@bac.edu
Academic Resource Center:
Thomas Turner
thomasturner@bac.edu
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