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• <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/581-new-scholarship-for-bonners-scholars-program" title="New Scholarships for Bonner Scholars Program" aria-label="New Scholarships for Bonner Scholars Program"><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..." class="lw_image" 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="3200" data-max-h="2136"/></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/581-new-scholarship-for-bonners-scholars-program" title="New Scholarships for Bonner Scholars Program" aria-label="New Scholarships for Bonner 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" title="New Scholarships for Bonner Scholars Program" aria-label="New Scholarships for Bonner Scholars Program">Keep reading</a></div></div>
• <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/765-announcement-for-emory-henry-community" title="Exciting News for Emory & Henry Community" aria-label="Exciting News for Emory & Henry Community"><img src="/live/image/gid/4/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,683,681/6152_image.rev.1553962022.jpg" alt="President Jake Schrum" class="lw_image" width="345" height="225" data-max-w="683" data-max-h="1024"/></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/765-announcement-for-emory-henry-community" title="Exciting News for Emory & Henry Community" aria-label="Exciting News for Emory & Henry Community">Exciting News for Emory & Henry Community</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary">President Jake B. Schrum’s plans to retire are accepted by the Board of Trustees, while the Board unanimously approves to promote Provost Dr. John W. Wells as its 22nd President. <a href="/live/news/765-announcement-for-emory-henry-community" class="link-with-arrow gold" title="Exciting News for Emory & Henry Community" aria-label="Exciting News for Emory & Henry Community">Keep reading</a></div></div>
• <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/840-eamph-partners-with-washington-county-public" title="E&H Partners with Washington County Public Schools for Future Educators" aria-label="E&H Partners with Washington County Public Schools for Future Educators"><img src="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2136/6370_Teachers_for_Tomorrow_Signing-7.rev.1558443267.jpg" alt="President Jake Schrum, left, and Assistant Superintendent Dr. Jeff Noe sign the agreement for the..." class="lw_image" width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2136/6370_Teachers_for_Tomorrow_Signing-7.rev.1558443267.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2136/6370_Teachers_for_Tomorrow_Signing-7.rev.1558443267.jpg 3x" data-max-w="3200" data-max-h="2136"/></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/840-eamph-partners-with-washington-county-public" title="E&H Partners with Washington County Public Schools for Future Educators" aria-label="E&H Partners with Washington County Public Schools for Future Educators">E&H Partners with Washington County Public Schools for Future Educators</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary">Emory & Henry College has partnered with Washington County Public School’s Teachers For Tomorrow program. High school students who are a part of the program will receive benefits from Emory & Henry because of the new agreement. <a href="/live/news/840-eamph-partners-with-washington-county-public" class="link-with-arrow gold" title="E&H Partners with Washington County Public Schools for Future Educators" aria-label="E&H Partners with Washington County Public Schools for Future Educators">Keep reading</a></div></div>
• <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="https://www.gowasps.com/sports/mbkb/2019-20/releases/20190429ofyoad" title="Ben Thompson Named Emory & Henry Head Men’s Basketball Coach" aria-label="Ben Thompson Named Emory & Henry Head Men’s Basketball Coach"><img src="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,500,333/6322_0429-Thompson_hire.rev.1556637042.jpg" alt="Ben Thompson" class="lw_image" width="345" height="225" data-max-w="500" data-max-h="333"/></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="https://www.gowasps.com/sports/mbkb/2019-20/releases/20190429ofyoad" title="Ben Thompson Named Emory & Henry Head Men’s Basketball Coach" aria-label="Ben Thompson Named Emory & Henry Head Men’s Basketball Coach">Ben Thompson Named Emory & Henry Head Men’s Basketball Coach</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary">Ben Thompson was formally introduced as head men’s basketball coach at Emory & Henry College by Director of Athletics Anne Crutchfield at a press conference on Bob Johnson Court inside the King Center. <em>“I am excited, humbled, and honored to return home to Southwest Virginia as the head men’s basketball coach at Emory & Henry College,”</em> said Thompson. <a href="https://www.gowasps.com/sports/mbkb/2019-20/releases/20190429ofyoad" class="link-with-arrow gold" title="Ben Thompson Named Emory & Henry Head Men’s Basketball Coach" aria-label="Ben Thompson Named Emory & Henry Head Men’s Basketball Coach">Keep reading</a></div></div>
• <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/545-open-house-fun-in-photos" title="Open House Fun in Photos" aria-label="Open House Fun in Photos"><img src="/live/image/gid/4/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/537,0,2624,2088/4655_44039889094_8bd557ec0b_o.rev.1537396199.jpg" alt="Students were welcomed by our mascot Stinger in the photo booth." class="lw_image" width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/4/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/537,0,2624,2088/4655_44039889094_8bd557ec0b_o.rev.1537396199.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/4/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/537,0,2624,2088/4655_44039889094_8bd557ec0b_o.rev.1537396199.jpg 3x" data-max-w="3200" data-max-h="2088"/></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/545-open-house-fun-in-photos" title="Open House Fun in Photos" aria-label="Open House Fun in Photos">Open House Fun in Photos</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary">We were pleased to welcome so many future Wasps to our Emory and Henry campus for our first fall Open House. <a href="/live/news/545-open-house-fun-in-photos" class="link-with-arrow gold" title="Open House Fun in Photos" aria-label="Open House Fun in Photos">Keep reading</a></div></div>
• <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/806-jake-b-schrum-announced-as-2019-commencement" title="Jake B. Schrum Announced as 2019 Commencement Speaker" aria-label="Jake B. Schrum Announced as 2019 Commencement Speaker"><img src="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2133,3200/6150_Schrum-Jake_Emory--Henry-College.rev.1553956307.jpg" alt="Jake B. Schrum" class="lw_image" width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2133,3200/6150_Schrum-Jake_Emory--Henry-College.rev.1553956307.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2133,3200/6150_Schrum-Jake_Emory--Henry-College.rev.1553956307.jpg 3x" data-max-w="2133" data-max-h="3200"/></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/806-jake-b-schrum-announced-as-2019-commencement" title="Jake B. Schrum Announced as 2019 Commencement Speaker" aria-label="Jake B. Schrum Announced as 2019 Commencement Speaker">Jake B. Schrum Announced as 2019 Commencement Speaker</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary">The 21st president of Emory & Henry College, Jake B. Schrum, has been named as the 2019 <span class="il">Commencement</span> Speaker. The ceremony will be held on Saturday, May 11 at 10 a.m. on the main campus in Emory, Va. <a href="/live/news/806-jake-b-schrum-announced-as-2019-commencement" class="link-with-arrow gold" title="Jake B. Schrum Announced as 2019 Commencement Speaker" aria-label="Jake B. Schrum Announced as 2019 Commencement Speaker">Keep reading</a></div></div>
• <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/798-school-of-health-sciences-students-deliver-dreams" title="School of Health Sciences Students Deliver Dreams" aria-label="School of Health Sciences Students Deliver Dreams"><img src="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/550,0,2688,2136/6316_SHS-Tractor-38.rev.1556127990.jpg" alt="School of Health Science students present Creed Rosenbalm with his new tractor in part with Child..." class="lw_image" width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/550,0,2688,2136/6316_SHS-Tractor-38.rev.1556127990.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/550,0,2688,2136/6316_SHS-Tractor-38.rev.1556127990.jpg 3x" data-max-w="3200" data-max-h="2136"/></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/798-school-of-health-sciences-students-deliver-dreams" title="School of Health Sciences Students Deliver Dreams" aria-label="School of Health Sciences Students Deliver Dreams">School of Health Sciences Students Deliver Dreams</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary">Emory & Henry School of Health Sciences Physical Therapy (PT) and Occupational Therapy (OT) students partnered with Children’s Assistive Technology Service (CATS) to provide a Go Baby Go modified off-the-shelf ride on car for a local little boy, Creed Rosenbalm. <a href="/live/news/798-school-of-health-sciences-students-deliver-dreams" class="link-with-arrow gold" title="School of Health Sciences Students Deliver Dreams" aria-label="School of Health Sciences Students Deliver Dreams">Keep reading</a></div></div>
• <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/664-culture-compassion-shannon-releases-book-on" title="Culture & Compassion: Shannon Releases Book on International Education" aria-label="Culture & Compassion: Shannon Releases Book on International Education"><img src="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/620,0,2963,2343/5919_Matt_Shannon.rev.1549035906.jpg" alt="Matthew Shannon" class="lw_image" width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/620,0,2963,2343/5919_Matt_Shannon.rev.1549035906.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/620,0,2963,2343/5919_Matt_Shannon.rev.1549035906.jpg 3x" data-max-w="3200" data-max-h="2343"/></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/664-culture-compassion-shannon-releases-book-on" title="Culture & Compassion: Shannon Releases Book on International Education" aria-label="Culture & Compassion: Shannon Releases Book on International Education">Culture & Compassion: Shannon Releases Book on International Education</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary">Assistant Professor of History, Matthew Shannon, has released his new book that highlights the relationship that Cold War-Era Iranian students had with the U.S. education system and how it affected their world view. <a href="/live/news/664-culture-compassion-shannon-releases-book-on" class="link-with-arrow gold" title="Culture & Compassion: Shannon Releases Book on International Education" aria-label="Culture & Compassion: Shannon Releases Book on International Education">Keep reading</a></div></div>
• <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/624-eamph-challenge-helping-to-grow-local-businesses" title="Helping Grow Local Businesses" aria-label="Helping Grow Local Businesses"><img src="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/237,0,1074,836/5789_1366_front.rev.1546619505.jpg" alt="A view of the Appalachian Center for Civic Life building at Emory & Henry College. " class="lw_image" width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/237,0,1074,836/5789_1366_front.rev.1546619505.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/237,0,1074,836/5789_1366_front.rev.1546619505.jpg 3x" data-max-w="1333" data-max-h="887"/></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/624-eamph-challenge-helping-to-grow-local-businesses" title="Helping Grow Local Businesses" aria-label="Helping Grow Local Businesses">Helping Grow Local Businesses</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary">The Business Innovation Award from Emory & Henry goes to businesses who give back to the community and the Appalachian Center for Civic Life is helping. <a href="/live/news/624-eamph-challenge-helping-to-grow-local-businesses" class="link-with-arrow gold" title="Helping Grow Local Businesses" aria-label="Helping Grow Local Businesses">Keep reading</a></div></div>
• <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/807-emory-henry-ot-students-earn-pins-after" title="Emory & Henry OT Students Earn Pins After Completing Two Years" aria-label="Emory & Henry OT Students Earn Pins After Completing Two Years"><img src="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2136/6339_47752091831_d2210071b4_o.rev.1556823324.jpg" alt="The Emory & Henry College School of Health Sciences Master of Occupational Therapy Class of 2019" class="lw_image" width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2136/6339_47752091831_d2210071b4_o.rev.1556823324.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2136/6339_47752091831_d2210071b4_o.rev.1556823324.jpg 3x" data-max-w="3200" data-max-h="2136"/></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/807-emory-henry-ot-students-earn-pins-after" title="Emory & Henry OT Students Earn Pins After Completing Two Years" aria-label="Emory & Henry OT Students Earn Pins After Completing Two Years">Emory & Henry OT Students Earn Pins After Completing Two Years</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary">On Tuesday, April 30, Emory & Henry honored the School of Health Sciences Master of Occupational Therapy (OT) class of 2019 who are completing the classroom portion of their program. <a href="/live/news/807-emory-henry-ot-students-earn-pins-after" class="link-with-arrow gold" title="Emory & Henry OT Students Earn Pins After Completing Two Years" aria-label="Emory & Henry OT Students Earn Pins After Completing Two Years">Keep reading</a></div></div>
• <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/552-doctor-of-physical-therapy-early-assurance-program" title="Doctor of Physical Therapy Early Assurance Program Announced" aria-label="Doctor of Physical Therapy Early Assurance Program Announced"><img src="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/729,0,2528,1796/4891_School-Health-Sciences_146.rev.1539962172.jpg" alt="Students in the Doctor of Physical Therapy program taking assessments." class="lw_image" width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/729,0,2528,1796/4891_School-Health-Sciences_146.rev.1539962172.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/729,0,2528,1796/4891_School-Health-Sciences_146.rev.1539962172.jpg 3x" data-max-w="3200" data-max-h="1796"/></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/552-doctor-of-physical-therapy-early-assurance-program" title="Doctor of Physical Therapy Early Assurance Program Announced" aria-label="Doctor of Physical Therapy Early Assurance Program Announced">Doctor of Physical Therapy Early Assurance Program Announced</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary">The DPT-EAP program offers a select number of talented high school seniors a position in the Emory & Henry College Doctor of Physical Therapy program beginning with their undergraduate studies. <a href="/live/news/552-doctor-of-physical-therapy-early-assurance-program" class="link-with-arrow gold" title="Doctor of Physical Therapy Early Assurance Program Announced" aria-label="Doctor of Physical Therapy Early Assurance Program Announced">Keep reading</a></div></div>
• <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/573-radford-partnerships-offers-new-graduate-program" title="Emory & Henry Offers New Accelerated Graduate Programs" aria-label="Emory & Henry Offers New Accelerated Graduate Programs"><img src="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/69,0,837,768/5627_1541519195812.rev.1541605822.jpg" alt="Front row from left: Radford University Interim Provost Kenna Colley, Radford University Presiden..." class="lw_image" width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/69,0,837,768/5627_1541519195812.rev.1541605822.jpg 2x" data-max-w="960" data-max-h="768"/></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/573-radford-partnerships-offers-new-graduate-program" title="Emory & Henry Offers New Accelerated Graduate Programs" aria-label="Emory & Henry Offers New Accelerated Graduate Programs">Emory & Henry Offers New Accelerated Graduate Programs</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary">A collaboration between Emory & Henry College and Radford University will offer three new accelerated graduate programs. <a href="/live/news/573-radford-partnerships-offers-new-graduate-program" class="link-with-arrow gold" title="Emory & Henry Offers New Accelerated Graduate Programs" aria-label="Emory & Henry Offers New Accelerated Graduate Programs">Keep reading</a></div></div>
• <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/668-emory-henry-announces-new-rn-to-bsn-program" title="Emory & Henry Announces New RN to BSN Program" aria-label="Emory & Henry Announces New RN to BSN Program"><img src="/live/image/gid/111/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/1043,0,3180,2136/5888_RN-BSN-54_2.rev.1548366273.jpg" alt="Students at the School of Health Sciences campus in Marion, Va. Applications are now being accept..." class="lw_image" width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/111/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/1043,0,3180,2136/5888_RN-BSN-54_2.rev.1548366273.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/111/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/1043,0,3180,2136/5888_RN-BSN-54_2.rev.1548366273.jpg 3x" data-max-w="3200" data-max-h="2136"/></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/668-emory-henry-announces-new-rn-to-bsn-program" title="Emory & Henry Announces New RN to BSN Program" aria-label="Emory & Henry Announces New RN to BSN Program">Emory & Henry Announces New RN to BSN Program</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary">Due to an ever-demanding increased need for nurses in the region, Emory & Henry College has established its first-ever RN to BSN program and is now enrolling students to start classes this fall. <a href="/live/news/668-emory-henry-announces-new-rn-to-bsn-program" class="link-with-arrow gold" title="Emory & Henry Announces New RN to BSN Program" aria-label="Emory & Henry Announces New RN to BSN Program">Keep reading</a></div></div>
• <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/646-college-contracts-first-rotc-cadet-in-over-100" title="College Contracts First ROTC Cadet in Over 100 Years" aria-label="College Contracts First ROTC Cadet in Over 100 Years"><img src="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/150,0,2154,2006/5887_ROTC_EH_002.rev.1548359871.jpg" alt="Cadet Emily Johnston" class="lw_image" width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/150,0,2154,2006/5887_ROTC_EH_002.rev.1548359871.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/150,0,2154,2006/5887_ROTC_EH_002.rev.1548359871.jpg 3x" data-max-w="3009" data-max-h="2006"/></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/646-college-contracts-first-rotc-cadet-in-over-100" title="College Contracts First ROTC Cadet in Over 100 Years" aria-label="College Contracts First ROTC Cadet in Over 100 Years">College Contracts First ROTC Cadet in Over 100 Years</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary">The ceremony will recognize Cadet Emily Johnston, a senior from Gloucester, Va. She is the first cadet at Emory & Henry to be contracted to the ROTC since 1918 shortly after World War I.  <a href="/live/news/646-college-contracts-first-rotc-cadet-in-over-100" class="link-with-arrow gold" title="College Contracts First ROTC Cadet in Over 100 Years" aria-label="College Contracts First ROTC Cadet in Over 100 Years">Keep reading</a></div></div>
• <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/871-physical-therapy-students-earn-white-coats" title="Physical Therapy Students Earn White Coats" aria-label="Physical Therapy Students Earn White Coats"><img src="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2136/6490_WC.rev.1561404030.jpg" alt="DPT Class of 2020 taking the Physical Therapy Oath" class="lw_image" width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2136/6490_WC.rev.1561404030.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2136/6490_WC.rev.1561404030.jpg 3x" data-max-w="3200" data-max-h="2136"/></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/871-physical-therapy-students-earn-white-coats" title="Physical Therapy Students Earn White Coats" aria-label="Physical Therapy Students Earn White Coats">Physical Therapy Students Earn White Coats</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary">On Saturday, June 22, over thirty students were honored in the Lincoln Theatre in Marion, Va. for the 3rd White Coat Ceremony. The ceremony is a rite of passage signifying the beginning of the year-long clinical rotation component of the program. <a href="/live/news/871-physical-therapy-students-earn-white-coats" class="link-with-arrow gold" title="Physical Therapy Students Earn White Coats" aria-label="Physical Therapy Students Earn White Coats">Keep reading</a></div></div>