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• <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/2108-emory-henry-semester-a-trail-students-reflect"><picture class="lw_image"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/62/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2400/10521_Amara_photo_taken_in_Maine.rev.1637943318.webp 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/62/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2400/10521_Amara_photo_taken_in_Maine.rev.1637943318.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/62/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2400/10521_Amara_photo_taken_in_Maine.rev.1637943318.webp 3x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/62/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2400/10521_Amara_photo_taken_in_Maine.rev.1637943318.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/62/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2400/10521_Amara_photo_taken_in_Maine.rev.1637943318.jpg 3x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/62/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2400/10521_Amara_photo_taken_in_Maine.rev.1637943318.jpg" alt="Amara Gardner in Maine on the Appalachian Trail with Emory & Henry College?s Semester-A-Trail..." width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/62/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2400/10521_Amara_photo_taken_in_Maine.rev.1637943318.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/62/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2400/10521_Amara_photo_taken_in_Maine.rev.1637943318.jpg 3x" data-max-w="3200" data-max-h="2400" loading="lazy"/> </picture> </a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/2108-emory-henry-semester-a-trail-students-reflect">Emory & Henry Semester-A-Trail Students Reflect on Their Journeys</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail is a once-in-a-lifetime experience sought after by about 3,000 people a year. 3,000 people, and a few adventurous students from Emory & Henry College, a small liberal arts school located in Emory, Virginia, these students are participants in a Program called Semester-A-Trail.</span></p><a href="/live/news/2108-emory-henry-semester-a-trail-students-reflect" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>
• <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/1056-unveiling-for-semester-a-trail-experience-video"><picture class="lw_image"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/627,0,2758,2133/7150_D85_2048.rev.1573167462.webp 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/627,0,2758,2133/7150_D85_2048.rev.1573167462.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/627,0,2758,2133/7150_D85_2048.rev.1573167462.webp 3x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/627,0,2758,2133/7150_D85_2048.rev.1573167462.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/627,0,2758,2133/7150_D85_2048.rev.1573167462.jpg 3x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/627,0,2758,2133/7150_D85_2048.rev.1573167462.jpg" alt="Tilghman Moyer, Prof. Jim Harrison and Sadie Burton" width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/627,0,2758,2133/7150_D85_2048.rev.1573167462.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/627,0,2758,2133/7150_D85_2048.rev.1573167462.jpg 3x" data-max-w="2131" data-max-h="2133" loading="lazy"/> </picture> </a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/1056-unveiling-for-semester-a-trail-experience-video">Semester-A-Trail Experience Video Launched</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"><p> Emory & Henry College celebrates national Take a Hike Day on November 17 by unveiling new <a href="/outdoor-program/semester-atrail/">Semester-A-Trail</a> video celebrating the only college program to offer credit for thru-hiking in the U.S.</p><a href="/live/news/1056-unveiling-for-semester-a-trail-experience-video" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>