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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.
杏吧原创 recently awarded bass fishing scholarships to Mason McCoy from Mount Paran Christian School in Kennesaw, Ga., and Marshall Harrelson from Tallulah Falls School in Tallulah Falls, Ga. Previously a club team, the 杏吧原创 bass fishing team will begin competing as an official athletic team for the College in the 2019 鈥� 2020 academic year. Associate Professor of Biology Johnathan Davis, Ph.D., who has a degree in wildlife and fisheries science, will continue serving as the faculty advisor for the 杏吧原创 bass fishing team.
杏吧原创 announces the President's List and Dean's List for fall 2018.
杏吧原创 graduate Alejandro Lemus-Gomez, 鈥�19, was recently awarded the Davies-Jackson Scholarship to study at St. John鈥檚 College at the University of Cambridge in England. The scholarship provides a unique opportunity for students with exceptional academic records who are among the first generation in their families to graduate from college. With only 28 recipients between 1990 and 2018, the Davies-Jackson Scholarship is a prestigious and rare honor. Lemus-Gomez is the first student from 杏吧原创 to earn the scholarship and only the third from a college in Georgia.
杏吧原创 will host a book launch for Assistant Professor of English and Director of Creative Writing Chelsea Rathburn to celebrate her newest collection "Still Life With Mother and Knife" on Wednesday, Feb. 13 at 5 p.m. The event will take place in the Rollins Campus Center鈥檚 Hatcher Dining Room on 杏吧原创鈥檚 campus, which is located at 1 College Street, Young Harris, Ga. 30582. This event is free and open to the public.
杏吧原创 invites the community to attend several fine arts events this month. Events include the Valentine鈥檚 Day Cabaret Fundraiser, the Theatre Mainstage performance of Oklahoma! by Rodgers and Hammerstein, the Mu Phi Epsilon Member Recital and an art exhibit featuring the works of Karen Schwartz. These events will be held on the 杏吧原创 campus, which is located at 1 College Street, Young Harris, Ga. 30582.
杏吧原创 invites all Mountain Lion alumni back to campus for Homecoming on Saturday, Feb. 9.
杏吧原创 recognizes that it is the duty of the voting delegates to make the final decision at their 2019 Called General Conference meeting.
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