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Emory & Henry students clearing invasive species during an Intentional Fall Break Trip. Emory & Henry students clearing invasive species during an Intentional Fall Break Trip.

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<div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/1557-eamph-provides-gifts-for-22-children-at-meadowview"><picture class="lw_image"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,799,534/9093_50669147972_f38e4eae33_c.rev.1607366753.webp 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,799,534/9093_50669147972_f38e4eae33_c.rev.1607366753.webp 2x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,799,534/9093_50669147972_f38e4eae33_c.rev.1607366753.jpg 2x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,799,534/9093_50669147972_f38e4eae33_c.rev.1607366753.jpg" alt="Emory & Henry campus in the snow" width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,799,534/9093_50669147972_f38e4eae33_c.rev.1607366753.jpg 2x" data-max-w="799" data-max-h="534" loading="lazy"/> </picture> </a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/1557-eamph-provides-gifts-for-22-children-at-meadowview">E&H provides gifts for 22 children at Meadowview Elementary this holiday season</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Emory & Henry College students, faculty and staff adopted 22 angels from the local Salvation Army Angel Tree Program.</span> <a href="/live/news/1557-eamph-provides-gifts-for-22-children-at-meadowview" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>
<div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/166-civic-innovation-featured-in-national-showcase"><picture class="lw_image"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2136/1054_AppalachianCenterFeaturedWebsite.rev.1510240462.webp 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2136/1054_AppalachianCenterFeaturedWebsite.rev.1510240462.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2136/1054_AppalachianCenterFeaturedWebsite.rev.1510240462.webp 3x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2136/1054_AppalachianCenterFeaturedWebsite.rev.1510240462.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2136/1054_AppalachianCenterFeaturedWebsite.rev.1510240462.jpg 3x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2136/1054_AppalachianCenterFeaturedWebsite.rev.1510240462.jpg" alt="The Appalachain Center will be featured on the Association of American Colleges and Universities ..." width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2136/1054_AppalachianCenterFeaturedWebsite.rev.1510240462.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2136/1054_AppalachianCenterFeaturedWebsite.rev.1510240462.jpg 3x" data-max-w="3200" data-max-h="2136" loading="lazy"/> </picture> </a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/166-civic-innovation-featured-in-national-showcase">Civic Innovation Featured in National Showcase</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"><p> The Emory & Henry College Civic Innovation Department will be prominently featured in a case study on AAC&U’s website as an institution that successfully uses a civic lens to enhance the design of the major.</p><a href="/live/news/166-civic-innovation-featured-in-national-showcase" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>
<div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/581-new-scholarship-for-bonners-scholars-program"><picture class="lw_image"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/729,0,2867,2136/5666_Phillips_Endowment-17.rev.1542315513.webp 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/729,0,2867,2136/5666_Phillips_Endowment-17.rev.1542315513.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/729,0,2867,2136/5666_Phillips_Endowment-17.rev.1542315513.webp 3x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/729,0,2867,2136/5666_Phillips_Endowment-17.rev.1542315513.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/729,0,2867,2136/5666_Phillips_Endowment-17.rev.1542315513.jpg 3x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/729,0,2867,2136/5666_Phillips_Endowment-17.rev.1542315513.jpg" alt="President Jake Schrum signs documents with Paul L. Phillips '64 surrounded by students from the B..." width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/729,0,2867,2136/5666_Phillips_Endowment-17.rev.1542315513.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/729,0,2867,2136/5666_Phillips_Endowment-17.rev.1542315513.jpg 3x" data-max-w="2138" data-max-h="2136" loading="lazy"/> </picture> </a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/581-new-scholarship-for-bonners-scholars-program">New Scholarships for Bonner Scholars Program</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"> Farmer, former teacher and long-time school administrator, Paul L. Phillips ’64, donates $25,000 to support scholarships for E&H Bonner Scholars students. <a href="/live/news/581-new-scholarship-for-bonners-scholars-program" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>
<div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/2030-eamph-a-better-place-thanks-to-dr-tal-stanley"><picture class="lw_image"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/51/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1170,856/10293_Tal_Honored_1.rev.1632314994.webp 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/51/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1170,856/10293_Tal_Honored_1.rev.1632314994.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/51/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1170,856/10293_Tal_Honored_1.rev.1632314994.webp 3x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/51/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1170,856/10293_Tal_Honored_1.rev.1632314994.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/51/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1170,856/10293_Tal_Honored_1.rev.1632314994.jpg 3x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/51/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1170,856/10293_Tal_Honored_1.rev.1632314994.jpg" alt="Dr. Tal Stanley honored for 24 years of service at first Bonner meeting of 2021." width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/51/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1170,856/10293_Tal_Honored_1.rev.1632314994.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/51/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1170,856/10293_Tal_Honored_1.rev.1632314994.jpg 3x" data-max-w="1170" data-max-h="856" loading="lazy"/> </picture> </a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/2030-eamph-a-better-place-thanks-to-dr-tal-stanley">E&H a Better Place, Thanks to Dr. Tal Stanley</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Bonner Scholars Program at Emory & Henry College honored Dr. Tal Stanley for his twenty-four years of service as director of the program on August 23rd, 2021. </span> <a href="/live/news/2030-eamph-a-better-place-thanks-to-dr-tal-stanley" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>
<div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/16-melanie-mcamis-20-spends-her-summer-working-for"><picture class="lw_image"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,960,720/425_IMG_0966.rev.1502113778.webp 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,960,720/425_IMG_0966.rev.1502113778.webp 2x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,960,720/425_IMG_0966.rev.1502113778.JPG 2x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,960,720/425_IMG_0966.rev.1502113778.JPG" alt="Melanie McAmis with other Upward Bound summer staff ." width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,960,720/425_IMG_0966.rev.1502113778.JPG 2x" data-max-w="960" data-max-h="720" loading="lazy"/> </picture> </a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/16-melanie-mcamis-20-spends-her-summer-working-for">Melanie McAmis ‘20, Spends Her Summer Working for ETSU Upward Bound</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"><span style="font-weight: 400;">McAmis is a Bonner Scholar who spent her summer working as a Program Assistant for the ETSU Upward Bound Program.</span> <a href="/live/news/16-melanie-mcamis-20-spends-her-summer-working-for" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>
<div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/12-kara-stewart-20-forms-a-connection-to-children-in"><picture class="lw_image"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,750,750/418_image2.rev.1502112678.webp 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,750,750/418_image2.rev.1502112678.webp 2x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,750,750/418_image2.rev.1502112678.JPG 2x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,750,750/418_image2.rev.1502112678.JPG" alt="Kara Stewart after a color war at Amplify, one of the camps she served at." width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,750,750/418_image2.rev.1502112678.JPG 2x" data-max-w="750" data-max-h="750" loading="lazy"/> </picture> </a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/12-kara-stewart-20-forms-a-connection-to-children-in">Kara Stewart ‘20, Forms a Connection to Children in the Community</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"><strong>Kara Stewart ’20</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">, is a Bonner Scholar who spent her summer as an intern for Highlands Fellowship in their NextGen ministry.</span> <a href="/live/news/12-kara-stewart-20-forms-a-connection-to-children-in" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>