31-May-13

Senior Bonner Scholar develops Saturday reading program

Kindergarten student Quentin Larkey rarely missed an opportunity to read books each Saturday morning this semester with Emory & Henry students who volunteered at a children’s reading program at the Glade Spring Library.His mother, Rachel Larkey, said her son was very excited to attend the reading program each week. “Toward the end of the semester, he was already reading easy readers. It helped him tremendously with his skills.”That’s the kind of comments E&H...

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31-May-13

Students connect with Appalachian heritage through partnership with Newbern museum

This summer, four Emory & Henry students and their faculty advisor will read, catalogue, index, and digitize hundreds of documents dating back to the early settlement of Southwest Virginia, as part of the Appalachian Center for Community Service’s efforts to tell the story of this place. Funded through grants from the Appalachian College Association and the Bonner Enrichment Fund of Emory & Henry College, Caitlin Hollaway, a junior from Bristol, Va., Stephanie...

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17-Jun-13

E&H Health Sciences Program Receives $300,000 Boost from Tobacco Commission

The Virginia Tobacco Indemnification and Community Revitalization Commission has awarded $300,000 to Emory & Henry College to help in the hiring of a full-time dean of the E&H School of Health Sciences in Marion. The money, which will be matched with $300,000 from community partners in Marion, covers the recruitment, salary, benefits and startup costs for the new dean. The new dean, who is expected to be in place by next fall, will oversee a school that will...

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