Appalachian Outreach honors 25 years of service to Jefferson County and the greater East Tennessee area in August, but is kicking off the celebration with their anniversary banquet on March 12 in the cafeteria. "AO started in August 25 years ago, so we're celebrating for a full year," Director Jean Washam said.
The Forensics Team kept their streak alive by winning its fourth consecutive Tennessee Intercollegiate Forensics Association State Tournament title. The event was held at Walters State Community College in Morristown. "When this group comes together and is operating on all cylinders, good things happen," said Chip Hall, director of the program and instructor in C-N's communication department.
Two major campus organizations are considering a proposal that would turn the Big Four into the Big Three. Their proposal would dissolve SGA and the Eagle Production Company [EPC] and form a new organization - The Student Association. For approximately ten weeks, the Student Government Association [SGA] has been working on this idea in a committee chaired by Junior Class President Tyler Engle.
Campus ministries is planning the annual Special Projects Other Than Summer (SPOTS) Spring Break mission trips. This break, SPOTS has added the following three new locations: Bruswick, GA, Flushing Queens, NY, and Leon, Nicarauga. The dates of the trips vary, but the majority will leave the first day of Spring Break, March 11 and all of them will return by Saturday, March 20.
The decision to raise tuition for the 2010-2011 school year was a difficult one, according to college officials. On January 21, continuing students received a letter from President Randall O'Brien announcing a 9.02 percent tuition hike. The administration considered a wide array of factors in making the decision.
The Life Direction Center is hosting a career fair to provide opportunities for current students to obtain professional contacts and job experience. The event will be hosted on March 4th, at the MSAC three-gym area from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The fair is a CLW credit, providing that the students stay for 45 minutes or longer.
On the Saturday of Valentine's weekend, the ROTC Eagle Battalion hosted their annual Military Ball. The Military Ball is a time when the unit can share in a more formal time of recognition as well as build morale, motivation and esprit de corps. This year the black tie event was held on campus at Stokely Memorial Cafeteria.
Dr. Sheridan Barker's play "Daughter of the Legend," which is based on the novel by Jesse Stuart will be performed for the first time in Gentry auditorium this spring. In the story, a young man named Dave falls in love with a Melungeon girl of mixed descent called Deutsia Huntoon.
During the 7th annual Liberal Arts Emphasis Week, the College celebrated the "Adventure of the Mind." The week consisted of daily events that brought attention to the benefits of a liberal arts education. "Liberal arts really help to nurture the core of the spirit, and this celebrates it explicitly in one big event," said Dr.
A Carson-Newman nursing student will be honored next month for her devotion to patients and quality care. January was a snowy month in Tennessee, and Angela, a graduate nursing student, was out in the worst of the weather making house calls. A patient with lung cancer and pneumonia located near Carson-Newman needed delivery of her medicine, and Angela volunteered to do so.
SAA held its second annual "So You Think You Can Dance," competition Monday night February 15. Ben Backstrom was the winner this year. There were a total of three different groups. Backstom was the only solo act of the night. The Vice President of SAA came up with the idea for this last year because they liked the show and they were also looking for new ways to promote SAA and recruit new people for it.
Butler Hall is a different atmosphere than it was two years ago. The colorful bulletin boards that were once adorned with information about the RA's have been replaced by tasteful black and white photos of campus. The lived-in dorm smell has been lifted and the aroma of new furniture and fresh paint fills the air.
Bonner Scholars assisted in a food drive for Appalachian Outreach with the help of CN Theater. On opening night of the C-N Theater's presentation of The Grapes of Wrath, a team of Bonner Scholars stood at the gates to collect canned food, hygiene items and financial donations as a way of assisting Appalachian Outreach.
