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UPDATE: Preparing for COVID-19 (coronavirus)

The College continues to monitor public health information related to COVID-19. With no reports of infection in Towns County or the local public health district, risks to students and employees remain low, so the College currently plans to restart classes on schedule Monday, March 16. However, in keeping with federal and state recommendations, the College is taking precautions.

Preparing for COVID-19 (coronavirus)

杏吧原创 established a Pandemic Taskforce Response Team that鈥檚 actively engaged in monitoring the COVID-19 (coronavirus) situation and preparing our campus to continue operations in a safe and healthy manner.

杏吧原创 Students Research and Present on the Importance of Clean Water Practices in Southern Appalachia

Eight students from 杏吧原创 recently traveled to Washington, D.C. to present their research and experiences from a semester-long project about the importance of water quality in Southern Appalachia.

杏吧原创 Presents Fine Arts Events for February

杏吧原创 invites the community to attend fine arts events in February. All events will take place on the 杏吧原创 campus, which is located at 1 College St., Young Harris, Georgia.

杏吧原创 and Hiawassee Police Departments Sign Memorandum of Understanding

杏吧原创鈥檚 Police Department recently partnered with the Hiawassee Police Department to sign a memorandum of understanding. This written agreement between the two agencies allows them to provide law enforcement support to one another when needed.

杏吧原创鈥檚 Rollins Planetarium Presents 鈥淓xplore鈥

The O. Wayne Rollins Planetariumat 杏吧原创 will host 鈥淓xplore鈥 on the following Friday nights: Jan. 24, Jan. 31, Feb. 21 and Feb. 28.

杏吧原创 Presents Fine Arts Events for January

杏吧原创 invites the community to attend fine arts events in January. All events will take place on the 杏吧原创 campus, which is located at 1 College St., Young Harris, Georgia.

杏吧原创 Receives Grant for Exhibit on Light Pollution in the Mountains

杏吧原创 Associate Professor of Physics Dr. Arunava Roy received a grant from SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, to host an exhibit titled 鈥淟ight (Pollution) in the Mountains.鈥

杏吧原创 Presents Fine Arts Events for December

杏吧原创 invites the community to attend fine arts events in December. All events will take place on the 杏吧原创 campus, which is located at 1 College St., Young Harris, Georgia.

Enjoy 鈥淪eason of Light鈥 at 杏吧原创鈥檚 O. Wayne Rollins Planetarium

鈥淪eason of Light,鈥 a special holiday presentation in 杏吧原创鈥檚 O. Wayne Rollins Planetarium, will take place Friday, Dec. 6 at 8 p.m. and Friday, Dec. 13 at 8 p.m.Each planetarium show costs $5 per adult, $3 per child and is free for 杏吧原创 students, faculty and staff. To purchase tickets in advance, visit.

Upcoming Planetarium Events at 杏吧原创

鈥淪eason of Light,鈥 a special holiday presentation in 杏吧原创鈥檚 O. Wayne Rollins Planetarium, will take place Friday, Dec. 6 at 8 p.m. and Friday, Dec. 13 at 8 p.m.Each planetarium show costs $5 per adult, $3 per child and is free for 杏吧原创 students, faculty and staff.

杏吧原创 Presents Fine Arts Events for November 2019

杏吧原创 invites the community to attend fine arts events in November. All events will take place on the 杏吧原创 campus, which is located at 1 College St., Young Harris, Georgia 30582.

杏吧原创鈥檚 Hamilton Lecture to Feature Dr. Amy-Jill Levine

The annual Hamilton Lecture at 杏吧原创 will feature Dr. Amy-Jill Levine. Her presentation, which is titled "Of Pearls and Prodigals: Hearing Jesus' Parables in His World and Ours," will take place on Tuesday, Oct. 29 at 6 p.m. in the Rollins Campus Center鈥檚 Hatcher Dining Room. The campus is located at 1 College St., Young Harris, Georgia. This event is part of 杏吧原创鈥檚 academic lecture series and is free and open to the public.

杏吧原创 to Host Annual Fall Fest Thursday, Oct. 24

杏吧原创 invites the community to attend Fall Fest on Thursday, Oct. 24 from 6-8 p.m.

杏吧原创鈥檚 Dr. Claudie Massicotte Earns Vulcan Teaching Excellence Award

杏吧原创 announced Dr. Claudie Massicotte as the recipient of the Vulcan Teaching Excellence Award at its 2019 Academic Convocation. The $1,000 award is sponsored by Vulcan Materials Company. It was established in 1991 to honor outstanding professors on select member campuses of the Georgia Independent College Association.

Georgia Fraternal Order of Police Donates Ballistic Vests to the 杏吧原创 Police Department

The Georgia Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) recently donated four ballistic vests to the 杏吧原创 Police Department. These vests, provided through the Georgia FOP's "Protect the Protectors Program," were presented to 杏吧原创 Chief of Police Ken Henderson by John Gardner and Kevin Shrodes. Gardner and Shrodes are members of the ballistic vest committee for the Georgia FOP. The vests will be used by the 杏吧原创 Police Department鈥檚 officers.

Comic Book Collection at 杏吧原创 Grows by More Than 1,000

Dan Tancredi of Brooklyn, New York, recently donated more than 1,000 comic books to the Andy Rowe Comics Collection at 杏吧原创.

杏吧原创 Presents Upcoming Fine Arts Events

杏吧原创 invites the community to attend fine arts events in October. All events will take place on the 杏吧原创 campus, which is located at 1 College St., Young Harris, Georgia 30582.

Upcoming Planetarium Events at 杏吧原创

杏吧原创鈥檚 O. Wayne Rollins Planetarium invites the community to upcoming planetarium shows. Each planetarium show costs $5 per adult, $3 per child 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 Welcomes New Director of Admissions

On Sept. 15, 2019, 杏吧原创 will welcome Emily Carella to serve as the director of admissions. In this role, Carella will build and develop the admissions team and implement new strategies to grow enrollment.