22-Sep-11

EHCTV

EHCTV airs Wed. and Thurs. nights on Comcast channels 70 and 95 at 7 p.m.Open: Olivia Bailey, Daron VaughtNews: Keran BillaudInterview 1: Why Should Every Student go to a Rush Dinner?  Daron Vaught interviews Faith Walker, President of Greek CouncilOut and About: President Reichard’s New Electric CarInterview 2: 8th Ranked Wasp Volleyball Defeats Number 4 Team in Road to Success Olivia Bailey interviews Dan Clotfelter, Head Volleyball CoachSports Update: Cole...

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24-Sep-11

Grape Stomp in Glade Spring

Get your own pair of purple feet at the Grape Stomp in Glade Spring Town Square on Saturday, September 24, 2011 from 8 a.m. to noon.  A team of service-learning students from the Introduction to Environmental Studies course is organzing the event in collaboration with the Glade Spring Farmer's Market.  All are encouraged to attend this fun, free event.  Prizes will be given to the teams that stomp the most juice out of the locally grown grapes. The Grape...

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26-Sep-11

E&H Introducing Electric Cars to College Fleet

Emory & Henry College has begun the process of converting some of its vehicles from gasoline to electricity, as the institution continues work toward reducing its carbon footprint.The College, which seeks to become carbon neutral on its 200th anniversary in 2036, has introduced two electric vehicles into its transportation fleet. In addition, President Rosalind Reichard and her husband, Don Reichard, have purchased an electric vehicle that they have donated to the...

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27-Sep-11

E&H Students Plunge into Service

E&H Students Plunge into 2011 Community Service EventClose to 400 E&H students, alumni, and members of the faculty and staff participated in a wide variety of service projects throughout the region Saturday.Wearing matching T-shirts, groups of E&H volunteers boarded buses to head to work sites to engage in painting and building projects, to work at food shelters and food distribution centers, and to help clean up remaining debris from a tornado that struck...

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28-Sep-11

E&H to Emphasize Peace through 9/11 Observance

E&H to Emphasize Peace through 9/11 Observance SundayThe Emory & Henry College Community will be observing the 10th anniversary of 9/11 Sunday, Sept. 11 with a several events, including an evening program that will explore the impact of the tragedy on the nation and its people.The campus carillon will ring at 8:46 a.m. and 9:03 a.m., the times when the two towers of the World Trade Center were struck by jetliners on Sept. 11, 2001. From 8:30 a.m. to 9:15 a.m.,...

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29-Sep-11

Literary Festival

Literary Festival to Feature Barbara Kingsolver, Author of Dozens of BooksThe annual Emory & Henry College Literary Festival will feature award-winning author Barbara Kingsolver Sept. 29-30.Kingsolver, the author of more than a dozen books, will read from her works at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 29. She also will participate in a public interview the following day at 3:30 p.m.Kingsolver’s first book, The Bean Trees was published in 1989. Her most recent, The Lacuna,...

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30-Sep-11

Werth Recognized for Work with ATC Conference

A  Facilities & External Programming Coordinator for Emory & Henry College was recently honored by ¬¬-her fellow employees as the July recipient of the Blue & Gold Staff Award. The recipient, Angie Werth, has served the College for 10 years as a member of the Business and Finance Office 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...

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30-Sep-11

Emory Memory #1 - The Founding

Video Series Celebrates Colleges History – Episode 1 Celebrates College’s FoundingTo celebrate the College’s 175th anniversary, Emory & Henry College brings you Emory Memories, a monthly video series that tours historical sites around campus and highlights moments and people from the College’s 175 years. Each installment is hosted by an E&H graduate.In this first edition of Emory Memories, Tarah Taylor (news anchor - E&H Class of 2003) tells us how a...

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