26-Mar-11

Spring Student-Athlete Day

The Emory & Henry College Admissions Office will hold its  inaugural Spring Student-Athlete Day Saturday, Mar. 26. Registration is scheduled from 8-9 a.m. inside the College’s King Center. Our event will begin promptly at 9 a.m. with remarks from Dr. Rosalind Reichard, President, along with Myra Sims, Director of Athletics, and Joshua Floyd, Director of Admissions.Additionally, coaches representing the College’s 13 NCAA Division III programs (baseball, football...

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28-Mar-11

Graduate Heads to Africa to Aid in Environmental Awareness

It’s a far distance from Emory, Va. to Lusaka, Zambia but Adam Taylor (class of 2008) is no stranger to a long journey. It was during a successful thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail during the summer of 2009 when Taylor would make a decision that would send him thousands of miles away from home to use the skills he learned while in Emory.Taylor has been accepted as a Peace Corps volunteer and will be contributing to a project in Zambia known as LIFE – Linking Income...

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28-Mar-11

E&H Ceramics Professor Takes Part in Auction to Aid Japan Relief

As the devastating waves from a tsunami changed the landscape of Japan forever, many who watched in horror started to ask how they could help those in need. One answer to that question could be yours for the highest bid.A benefit auction is now underway to collect funds to aid the Global Giving’s Earthquake and Tsunami Relief Fund, an organization that will help deploy supplies and aid across the country. The auction is part of a project being dubbed “Handmade for Japan...

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29-Mar-11

Goolsby Receives Pair of Fellowships

Charles Goolsby of the Emory & Henry College art faculty has been awarded fellowships for one-month artist's residencies by the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts (VCCA) in Amherst, Virginia and the Ucross Foundation, in Ucross, Wyoming.The VCCA is located near Sweet Briar College in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in rural Virginia.  Goolsby, a professor of art at E&H, is among approximately 20 fellows focusing on their own creative projects...

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29-Mar-11

The 23rd Annual B.G. Raines Education Forum

Register to Attend | More Information Kyle Rhodes will be the feature speaker at this year's annual B.G. Raines Education Forum on March 29th at the Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center in Abingdon, Virginia. Kyle Rhodes is the superintendent of Bland County Public Schools with over thirty-two years of experience in public education. A 1978 graduate of Emory & Henry College, Mr. Rhodes has served public education as a teacher, coach, principal and central...

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30-Mar-11

E&H, Hollins Receive Money for Energy Conservation

College Receives Grant to Aid Environmental EffortEmory & Henry College and Hollins University will receive $200,000 over the next three years from the Jessie Ball duPont Fund to collaborate on an energy conservation project that will foster a culture of sustainability on both campuses.“This is an opportunity for both institutions to significantly strengthen our energy conservation and environmental efforts,” said Emory & Henry President Rosalind Reichard. “This...

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30-Mar-11

2011 E&H Art Biennial features 'BLEND'

The 1912 Gallery at Emory & Henry College will present “BLEND: Emory & Henry Art Faculty Biennial 2011” from Feb. 26 through April 2.  This exhibition will display new works created by the E&H studio faculty during the last two years. The studio artists are Gretchen Batcheller, who is currently serving as visiting chair of the department; Birdie Boone; Perry Johnson; Lee Jones; Anna Nenonen and Michael Wright. The Artalk for this exhibition will be...

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