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Nine students from 杏吧原创 recently developed the Southern Appalachian Snorkeling Trail and wrote a guidebook for the trail as a result of their research on preserving the region鈥檚 water quality by promoting native fish diversity and ecotourism. Over the past few months, the students have presented their work in Washington, D.C., Cordele, Georgia and Asheville, North Carolina.
The O. Wayne Rollins Planetarium at 杏吧原创 will host 鈥淩ock the Dome II鈥� on Friday, April 26 at 7 p.m. and 8 p.m. and again on Friday, May 3 at 7 p.m. and 8 p.m. Each planetarium show costs $5 for adults, $3 for children and is free for 杏吧原创 students, faculty and staff. To purchase tickets in advance, visit yhc.edu/planetarium.
This spring, Hamilton Gardens at Lake Chatuge is partnering with 杏吧原创 to offer a communications internship to 杏吧原创 senior Savannah Rogers of Cleveland, Georgia. The results are mutually beneficial: Hamilton Gardens is receiving innovative ideas for implementing educational programming, and Rogers is gaining invaluable hands-on experience.
杏吧原创 Assistant Professor of Art History Dr. Mary Slavkin has been selected to participate in the seminar 鈥淎rt and Society in Britain, Hogarth to Turner (1730-1851)鈥� at the Yale Center for British Art in New Haven, Connecticut, from July 21 鈥� 26, 2019. Slavkin is one of 22 participants selected from more than 650 independent colleges nationwide.
Back by popular demand, 杏吧原创 will present The Big Dance on Friday, April 26. Community members are invited to dance the night away while raising scholarship funds for more than 200 students from eight surrounding counties: Fannin, Gilmer, Pickens, Rabun, Towns and Union counties in Georgia, and Cherokee and Clay counties in North Carolina. The Big Dance will take place in the Recreation and Fitness Center on 杏吧原创鈥檚 campus, which is located at 1 College St., Young Harris, Georgia. Doors will open at 6 p.m., and live music begins at 7:30 p.m.To register for the event, visit yhc.edu/bigdance.
杏吧原创 invites the community to attend several fine arts events in April and May. All events will take place on the 杏吧原创 campus, which is located at 1 College St., Young Harris, Ga. 30582. Enjoy a variety of musical performances, a play and an art exhibition.
杏吧原创 Assistant Professor of Theatre Anne Towns will serve as the artist in residence for the inaugural Belgrade International Workshop and ChekhovFest in Belgrade, Serbia from March 30 鈥� April 5, 2019.
杏吧原创 invites the community to attend Undergraduate Research Day on Friday, March 29 from 12:30 鈥� 6 p.m. in Suber Banquet Hall and Hatcher Dining Room on 杏吧原创鈥檚 campus, which is located at 1 College St., Young Harris, Ga. 30582. This event is free to attend and will showcase student and faculty research across all academic disciplines.
The annual Byron Herbert Reece Lecture at 杏吧原创 will feature American poets Barbara Hamby and David Kirby on Thursday, April 4 at 7 p.m. in Suber Banquet Hall of the Rollins Campus Center at 杏吧原创. The campus is located at 1 College St., Young Harris, Ga. 30582. Both poets will deliver readings of their works, followed by a book signing. Presented by 杏吧原创鈥檚 Creative Writing program and the Arts and Assemblies Committee, this event is free and open to the public.
This week, Governor Brian Kemp announced the appointment of 杏吧原创 Assistant Professor of English and Director of Creative Writing Chelsea Rathburn as the 11th Poet Laureate of Georgia.
杏吧原创 students Mojo Tenenbaum, Lauren Swenson, Elle Hutchinson and John Lictenwalner recently won the international Econ Beats competition. The Econ Beats competition requires students to create music videos using learnings from economics classes.
杏吧原创 invites prospective students and their families to attend Visitation Day Saturday, March 30 beginning at 8:30 a.m. Throughout the day, visitors can participate in multiple activities designed to showcase the academic and student life experiences available on campus.To register for Visitation Day, please visit .
杏吧原创 invites the community to a free performance by The Princely Players on Thursday, March 21 at 7 p.m. in Glenn-McGinnis Hall on the 杏吧原创 campus, which is located at 1 College St., Young Harris, Ga. 30582. This event will serve as the 2019Heinze and Ragsdale Endowed Lecture.The Princely Players tell the story of the centuries-old struggle for freedom by Africans in America, culminating in the civil rights movement and continuing even today. Since 1967, this ensemble from Nashville, Tenn., has performed a unique program of spirituals, work songs, hymns and songs of freedom. Examples include "Amazing Grace," "Steal Away," "Swing Low Sweet Chariot," "Go Down Moses" and "Wade in the Water.鈥�
杏吧原创 Assistant Professor of Communication Studies Dr. Kathryn Montalbano recently published her first book, 鈥淕overnment Surveillance of Religious Expression: Mormons, Quakers, and Muslims in the United States.鈥�
杏吧原创 senior Shelby Lawrence of Eatonton, Ga., won first place in a competition to design the new logo for the Towns County Conventions and Visitors Bureau (TCCVB). Lawrence presented her winning design at the Town鈥檚 County Commissioner鈥檚 meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 19.
On Friday, March 22, 杏吧原创 will host two shows at the O. Wayne Rollins Planetarium, as well as an open house at the杏吧原创 Observatory.These planetarium events are open to the public. Each planetarium show costs $5 for adults, $3 for children and is free for 杏吧原创 students, faculty and staff. To purchase tickets in advance, visit yhc.edu/planetarium.
杏吧原创 invites the community to attend several fine arts events this month. All events will take place on the 杏吧原创 campus, which is located at 1 College Street, Young Harris, Ga. 30582. Enjoy a variety of musical performances, plays and an art exhibition.
杏吧原创 students Taylor Anderson and McKenna Maulden were the only two undergraduate students to attend a conference hosted by the American Educational Studies Association (AESA) in Greenville, S.C. this past November.
杏吧原创鈥檚 Department of Music recently participated in the Georgia Music Educators Association (GMEA) In-Service Conference in Athens, Ga. Representatives of 杏吧原创 included 32 music education students, seven music faculty members and multiple music education alumni.
On Tuesday, Feb. 12, 杏吧原创 broke ground on a new band building. The facility will be constructed behind the campus鈥檚 Fine Arts Annex, which is across the street from Sharp Memorial United Methodist Church. The lead financial gift for the new building was provided by 杏吧原创 Trustee Pam Rollins.
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