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• ICL's Walking Group walks on Fridays at 8:30 am, followed by breakfast at a local restaurant.
Contacts are Sharon Dearman and Sandy Colburn.

• ICL's Movie Group goes to a local restaurant or a Happy Hour for a meal before or after the movie.
The movie contact person is Sharon Dearman.

Dear Willamette and Salem-area writers, readers, and lovers of contemporary literature,

It’s my pleasure to announce the Fall 2013 Hallie Ford Literary Series at Willamette University. We’ve got an incredibly exciting line-up this semester, and I hope to see you at some or all of our events. All are free and open to the public.

Wednesday, September 25: An Evening with Poet Arisa White
Hatfield Room, WU Library, 7:30 p.m.
Arisa White is the author of two collections of poetry, A Penny Saved and Hurrah’s Nest, a finalist for the California Book Award and the Wheatley Poetry Prize. Her play Frigidare was staged for the 15th Annual Best of PlayGround Festival, and she was selected by the San Francisco Bay Guardian for the 2010 Hot Pink List.

Thursday, October 24: An Evening with Lydia Davis, winner of the International Man Booker Prize
Cone Chapel, Waller Hall, 7:30 p.m.
Lydia Davis is one of the nation’s most celebrated writers of short fiction, with seven published collections of critically acclaimed stories, as well as one novel. Also a prolific translator of French literature, she recently completed a new translation of Madame Bovary. Davis won the 2013 Man Booker International Prize for her career achievement in fiction.

Monday, November 18: New Voices Showcase with Memoirist Jay Ponteri and Poet Emily Kendal Frey
Hatfield Room, WU Library, 5 p.m.
Jay Ponteri is the author of the memoir Wedlocked, released in the spring of 2013. He directs the creative writing program at Marylhurst University and is the founder of a summer creative writing camp for high school students. Emily Kendal Frey’s first full length poetry collection, The Grief Performance, won the Poetry Society of America’s 2012 Norma Farber First Book Award. She teaches at Portland Community College and The Independent Publishing Resource Center.

For more information, contact:
Scott Nadelson, Hallie Ford Chair in Writing
Willamette University
(503) 370-6290
snadelso@willamette.edu

Salem Chamber Orchestra generously offers WU-ICL members their student rate for concerts (1/2 price) and dress rehearsals (free admission). You will need your WU-ICL ID card. Full Season tickets can still be purchased through Sept 15th, the date of the first concert. Concert tickets may be purchased at Travel Salem by calling (503) 581-4325, visiting them at 181 High St NE in downtown Salem, or ordering online at salemchamberorchestra.org. There are never any ticket fees for ordering in advance. Open Dress Rehearsal tickets are available at the door only.

ICL member Pat Hoffman has drawn my attention to an excellent video on the internet on what to do if you encounter someone who has collapsed. The URL (web site address) is: 

http://www.heartrescuenow.com/.

The video advises that the first thing to do is to call 911. That's correct off campus, but on campus, you should call Campus Safety at 503-370-6911 (note the 911 after the "370-6..."). They will provide immediate assistance. They carry emergency equipment, including an Automated External Defibrillator (AED). There are also AEDs in Ford Hall and in Goudy Commons (see below).

After 911 (or Campus Safety) has been called, the video describes the correct, currently accepted resuscitation procedure. 

Automated External Defibrillator (AED) Locations:

• Campus Safety Office
• Campus Safety Vehicle
• Ford Hall, 1st floor, on southeast wall near east doors
• Goudy Commons, main dining room, near tray return
• Kaneko Commons: A Wing, just outside the Atrium
• Law School, outside Student Services Center, room 202
• McCulloch Stadium: men's locker room
• Oregon Civic Justice Center: State Street side, at reception desk
• Sparks Center: main lobby, east wall
• University Center, inside north entrance

I suggest ICL members view the above video at the beginning of every semester, as well as print this list of AED locations and carry a copy in purse or wallet. Given the average age of our members, this information could be life-saving.

Peter Ronai
Director, Information Services