02-Dec-10

E&H Student Combines Love of Art and Environment

A plain white t-shirt was all it took for Emory & Henry freshman Ashley Helbert to combine her passion for art with the environment. The Marion, Va. native worked this past fall with the Upper Tennessee River Roundtable (UTRR) to design a t-shirt for the Keep Southwest Virginia Beautiful campaign. Helbert was originally searching for a project to do as part of her requirements for the Bonners Scholars program at the college, when E&H Professor Dr. Ed Davis...

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06-Dec-10

Pruitt Honored as November Blue and Gold Recipient

The Facilities Management Custodial Supervisor for Emory & Henry College was recently honored by her fellow employees as the November recipient of the Blue & Gold Staff Award. The recipient, Laura Pruitt, has served the College for 17 years as a member of the Facilities staff. The Blue & Gold Staff Award was created to recognize outstanding Emory & Henry employees who go above and beyond the call of duty -- not only in their respective positions, but in...

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06-Dec-10

College on Two-Hour Delay

The College will be on a two-hour delay Monday, December 6.  The following schedule will be used:Monday-Wednesday-Friday classes: Normal Schedule Delayed Schedule 8:00 to 8:50 10:00 to 10:25 9:00 to 9:50 10:30 to 10:55 10:00 to 10:50 11:00 to 11:25 11:00 to 11:50 11:30 to 11:55

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10-Dec-10

Two E&H Students Receive International News Experience

When Emory & Henry students Keran Billaud and Alison Azbell landed in Africa as part of a two-week college course this past May, neither one knew they would be leaving with an international headline. The opportunity came about as part of the "Media and Journalistic Practice in Zambia" hosted by E&H professor Dr. Twange Kasoma, who was born and raised in the southern African nation. According to Dr. Kasoma, “The class was structured in such a way that students...

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10-Dec-10

English Faculty Member has Poetry Nominated for Prestigious Award

Dr. Felicia Mitchell, chair of the English Department at Emory & Henry College, was recently notified that two of her poems have been nominated for the coveted Pushcart Prize."The Pushcart Prize - Best of the Small Presses" series has been published every year since 1976 and is considered by many to be the most honored literary project in America.  Pushcart Prize editions can be found in most libraries and bookstores around the country.  Magazine and small...

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10-Dec-10

Student-Athletes Collect Food for Families in Need

At the beginning of the school year, the Emory & Henry Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) made a commitment to help the community. This promise became a holiday wish-come-true for many families in need around the region. Student athletes and members of the E&H community collected 567 pounds of food for the Feeding America program in Abingdon, Va. The SAAC challenged each student-athlete to donate at least two cans of food. The food items were collected at...

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13-Dec-10

One-Hour Delay Tuesday, Dec. 14

Emory & Henry College will be on a one-hour delay Tuesday, Dec. 14. Changes to examination periods are as follows: Exams scheduled to begin at 8 a.m. will begin at 9 a.m. The exam period will be from 9 a.m. - noon. Exams scheduled to begin at 12:30 p.m. will begin at 1 p.m. The exam period will be from 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. There is no change for examinatons scheduled to begin at 5 p.m.  All should use caution in making their way to campus. Commuter students who...

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14-Dec-10

Long Distance Book Club

A book club of friends can be great fun, but what do you do when all your friends live miles apart? Rely on technology, of course! Erica Cain Thurman (’03, Chattanooga, TN) and her friends are launching just such a book club this month. It’s called the Blue and Gold Book Girls and its membership is made up of young alumnae from the 2003-2004 eras: Caryn Wachenfeld (’03, Knoxville, TN), Kari Kitts Rothstein (’04, Centreville, VA), Brenda Kiekhefer Pottinger (’04, Ft....

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