20-Sep-10

Former Major League Pitcher Delivers Key To Success to E&H Students and Staff

Former major league pitcher Tommy John was never the biggest guy on the baseball diamond or the basketball court while growing up in Terre Haute, Ind., but he told a crowd of Emory & Henry students and staff there is no shortcut to success.Tommy John spent 26 seasons in the major leagues. He had 700 starts in the major league, but it was one infamous game in 1974 for the Los Angeles Dodgers that changed John's career and the history of baseball forever."When I threw...

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23-Sep-10

Groseclose Lecture, Oct. 5: The Archeology of Disease

Have you ever wondered where a disease begins? Dr. Mary K. Sandford will be providing insight into how physical anthropologists learn about the history of disease from the bones and mummies of past peoples.Dr. Sandford will present her research at Emory & Henry College, free of charge, beginning at 7:30 p.m., Oct. 5, in McGlothlin-Street Hall, Room 102.Based on research conducted in North America, the Sudan and the Caribbean, her talk explores rates of traumatic...

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23-Sep-10

E&H Musicians to Perform for Homecoming Audience

Instrumental and vocal musicians will present a multi-faceted musical evening Friday, Oct. 1 in celebration of Emory & Henry College’s Homecoming.The event, which is free and open to the public, will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the E&H Memorial Chapel.Performances will be given by instrumental, vocal and piano soloists as well as various music ensembles at the College.

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23-Sep-10

E&H Theatre Production: 3 Actors, 37 Plays, 2 Hours

Three actors from the Emory & Henry College Theatre Department will present 37 Shakespearean plays in less than two hours during performances scheduled for October at the College.The E&H actors will perform “The Complete Works of Shakespeare (Abridged)” by Adam Long, Daniel Singer and Jess Winfield. The play, which begins at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 7-9 and 3 p.m. on Oct. 10, will be performed in E&H Studio Theatre.The play will include performances by E&H...

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27-Sep-10

Emory & Henry hosts Oct. 11 Visit Day for Prospective Students

Emory & Henry College welcomes all prospective students and their families to campus during a visit day on Monday, Oct. 11.Emory & Henry College ranks among the top 30 liberal arts colleges and universities in the nation, according to a recent report in the Washington Monthly. The magazine ranks Emory & Henry at No. 21 on its annual list.Prospective students will be given the opportunity to take a campus tour at convenient times throughout the day by...

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27-Sep-10

Political Experts to Discuss Polarization, Upcoming Elections

Two respected political authorities will discuss political polarization and the impact it will have on upcoming elections during a lecture Thursday, Sept. 30, at Emory & Henry.The discussion, which is the Fall 2010 Bays Blackwell Lecture, begins at 7:30 p.m. in the Board of Visitors Lounge of the E&H Van Dyke Center.Jonathan Weiler of the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and Marc Hetherington of Vanderbilt University will speak about "Democracy,...

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28-Sep-10

Jordan Brings Experience, Success to E&H Softball Program

A highly successful softball coach who has coached nationally ranked teams to conference championships will take on the softball head coaching position at Emory & Henry.Jack Jordan brings extensive experience to Emory & Henry after 16 years as a softball coach at both the high school and college levels. His college coaching experience includes a successful six-year run at Division III Virginia Wesleyan College. He compiled a record of 170-58 and led the team to...

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29-Sep-10

Hortenstine Recalls Frustrations, Rewards of College

In 1940, Clarence Hortenstine finished his degree at Emory & Henry, but not without some difficulty.He had all credits complete except for a credit in Bible. The class had conflicted with a physics course.It cost him $25 extra, money that he didn’t have at the time.The story and the frustration are still fresh in great detail in his memory.Nevertheless, Dr. Hortenstine is willing to put that frustration aside and come to his college this weekend to celebrate during...

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