01-Oct-11

E&H Celebrates Laying of Cornerstone Sept. 30

Emory & Henry College will celebrate the laying of the cornerstone of its original administration building on Friday, Sept. 30, exactly 175 years after the cornerstone was laid.The event begins at 5:30 p.m. near Wiley Hall, which stands where the original administration building had been built. The occasion will be marked with celebratory remarks and a return of the bell that once hung in the bell tower atop Wiley Hall.The cornerstone for the original administration...

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02-Oct-11

CROP Walk 2011

CROP (Communities Responding to Overcome Poverty) Walk is a community-wide event sponsored by Church World Service and organized by local congregations to raise funds to end hunger at home and around the world.CROP Walk is a five-mile walk through the town of Abingdon to support this effort. Hungry people in developing countries typically walk as much as six miles a day to get food, water and fuel, and to take their goods to market.  We walk to be in solidarity...

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06-Oct-11

Full of Brains

People often joke that busy college days will “eat your brain”….and they might be right. Or it might just be that college gives us too much time to consider eating other brains, because some E&H grads are gaining considerable notoriety right now eating brains. So to speak.Will Coleman (’07) and Chandler (Lindsey) Davis (’09) have written a play called “Zombie Boyfriend! The Musical” and it is currently playing at Studio Roanoke.  Two of the actors are also E...

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07-Oct-11

Pictorial History Book Portrays 175 Years of E&H History

Pictorial History Book Portrays 175 Years of E&H History The 175-year history of Emory & Henry College is commemorated in a new 160-page pictorial history book.The book, entitled Legacy & Vision: A Pictorial History of Emory & Henry College, will be available in early October. Copies of the book can be pre-ordered here.Some 330 images help tell the history of Emory & Henry College, which was founded on farmland seven miles east of Abingdon, Va. The...

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07-Oct-11

Emory & Henry Dramatically Updates Sports Website

Emory & Henry College has updated its athletic website, GoWasps.com, providing users with a dynamic, interactive online presence that highlights teams and athletes through an increased use of photography, video and feature stories. The upgraded site, which is the online home of the Wasps, launched Friday, Sept. 2. Sports Information Director Joe Matthews began work on the new site in the middle of May, shortly after his arrival at Emory & Henry.  “I’m...

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07-Oct-11

2011 Fall Formal - "Black Ties & Spies"

Get out your chicest dress and put on that Emory swag for the 2011 Fall Formal - Black Ties & Spies. The formal will be held in the Grand Ballroom of the Martha Washington Inn and admission is free for all E&H students. The Emory Activities Board will provide desserts, beverages, dancing, and free carriage rides through historic downtown Abingdon, Va.Formal invitations and RSVP cards will come through campus mail prior to the event. Contact Elizabeth Wassum,...

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08-Oct-11

Prospective Students Welcomed For Oct. 8 Visit Day

Prospective Students Invited To October Visit Day Emory & Henry College welcomes all prospective students and their families to campus during a visit day scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 8. Registration takes place at 8:30 a.m. inside Wiley Hall, with opening remarks set for 9 a.m.Prospective students and families will be treated to sessions involving the College’s “hand-crafted” Admissions process, including the advantageous Early Action timeline. Overviews of...

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09-Oct-11

Ambassador under Reagan to Discuss Russian Relations

A former ambassador to the Soviet Union under former president Ronald Reagan will address relations with Russia in the aftermath of the Cold War during a lecture Monday, Oct. 3, at Emory & Henry College.Jack Matlock, a career diplomat, served as special assistant to President Reagan for National Security from 1983 to 1986 and as ambassador to the Soviet Union from 1987 to 1991. More recently, he served on the faculties of Princeton and Columbia universities.His...

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