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Poynter Center selects Seminar Fellows from IU\nRichard B. Miller, director of the Poynter Center for the Study of Ethics and American Institutions, announced Wednesday the selection of the Interdisciplinary Poynter Center Seminar Fellows for 2003-2004. \nThis year's selections from IU-Bloomington include: Robert Ivie, professor of communication and culture; Ann Mongoven, assistant professor of religious studies; John H. Stanfield II, professor of African-American and African diaspora studies; Jeffrey Wasserstrom, professor of history and of East Asian languages and cultures; and David C. Williams, John S. Hastings professor of law. \nThe ten seminars, focused this year on "Democracy and Dissent," we will be held at the Poynter Center at a date to be announced.\nPFLAG to hold first meeting of the year\nThe Bloomington chapter of Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays will hold its first meeting of the year. Open to the public, the meeting will feature panelists Kinsey Institute Communication Director Jennifer Bass, Kathryn Brown from the IU Health Center, IU Assistant Dean for Women's Affairs Carol McCord, and Frankie Presslaff from Bloomington Hospital's Teen Options.\nIU student groups to attend WelcomeFest Tuesday\nThe meeting will be held at 7 p.m., Sept. 17, in the second-floor classroom of Trinity Episcopal Church, 111 S. Grant St. For more information, call 336-2533.\nStudent groups on campus will be spreading the word about their organizations at this year's annual WelcomeFest. The event will be held from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m., Tuesday at the Indiana Memorial Union circle drive by the hotel entrance. For more information, e-mail Jeremy Morris at ubbridge@indiana .edu.\nDance Marathon holds call-out for potential dancers\nThe IU Dance Marathon is having a call-out meeting for anyone interested in being a dancer in the event. The IU Dance Marathon is a 36-hour event from Oct. 31 to Nov. 2, where over a thousand students and volunteers give their time in support of the Riley Hospital for Children. Since 1991, IU Dance Marathon has raised over $2 million. Last year, the Marathon raised $415,000. The meeting will be held at 9 p.m., Wednesday, in Fine Arts 015. For more information, log on to www.iudm.org or e-mail Julie Mensik at jmensik@indiana .edu.