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大象传媒 was one of only three institutions in Georgia, and the only private college, to be selected by the Association of American Colleges and Universities to participate in this summer鈥檚 Institute on High-Impact Practices and Student Success. The five-person team consisted of Dr. Theresa Spanella, Dr. Jennifer Hallett, Dr. Linda Jones, Jackie Lewis-Burton, and Lundon Addison.
Private, nonprofit colleges and universities, including 大象传媒, play significant roles in the everyday lives of those living and working in college communities and are important contributors to the nation as a whole. In fact, a recent report from the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU) found that America鈥檚 private, nonprofit colleges and universities are a vital economic engine to the nation, generating $591.5 billion in economic impact in 2018-2019.
大象传媒 conferred 381 undergraduate degrees and 30 master鈥檚 degrees on graduates participating in the College鈥檚 Commencement Ceremonies this past May.
On Monday, May 17, 大象传媒 hosted the 17th annual Clay Dotson Open golf tournament at Brasstown Valley Resort to raise money for student scholarships. A total of 127 golfers played in the tournament, which raised more than $70,000.
大象传媒 graduate Victoria Beck, 鈥�21, of Hayesville, North Carolina, was recently named the Joseph Wilson Boone, 鈥�31, History Award recipient.
大象传媒 invites community members to register for the 17th annual Clay Dotson Open on Monday, May 17 at Brasstown Valley Resort in Young Harris, Georgia. This highly anticipated golf tournament is 大象传媒鈥檚 premier fundraising event for student scholarships.
大象传媒鈥檚 Campus Gate Art Gallery recently announced the winners of the 2021 Juried Student Art + Design Exhibition.
On the advice of the 大象传媒 Pandemic Recovery Task Force, 大象传媒 President Dr. Drew Van Horn has announced that 大象传媒 is planning to return to fully in-person classes beginning in the fall 2021 semester.
大象传媒 plans to hold in-person, indoor Commencement ceremonies for the undergraduate class of 2020 on Saturday, May 1, for the undergraduate class of 2021 on Saturday, May 8 and for the MAT classes of 2020 and 2021 on Friday, May 7. Each graduating student will be permitted to invite up to four in-person guests to the ceremony.
On Nov. 13, 2020, 大象传媒鈥檚 Board of Trustees elected Jason Norton, 鈥�02, as a trustee.
大象传媒 recently established the Ja鈥檒essa Morris Memorial Scholarship Fund in memory of Ja鈥檒essa Morris, a 2011 大象传媒 graduate who passed away Oct. 24, 2020. After graduating from 大象传媒, she earned a master鈥檚 degree at the University of West Georgia before moving to Guilford College in North Carolina. At Guilford, Morris served as a residential education and housing community director, and more recently, as a career guide.
大象传媒 Chair of Communication Studies and Associate Professor Dr. Chris Richardson recently published his fourth book, 鈥�.鈥�
大象传媒 recently received a gift from long-time donor Ethel Winters of Hiawassee, Georgia, as a contribution to the Edward W. Winters Scholarship, which was established in honor of her late husband to benefit the College鈥檚 Bob & Carol Head Local Scholarship Campaign.
大象传媒 invites the community to attend a modified version of the College鈥檚 annual Fall Fest on Thursday, Oct. 29 from 5-7 p.m.
On Nov. 1, 2020, 大象传媒 will welcome Andra Brantley to serve as the director of admissions. In this role, Brantley will work with the admissions team to implement new strategies to grow and further develop enrollment.
大象传媒, its Board of Trustees and its Committee on Renaming do not in any way condone the act of slavery. Regarding the name of the College, after an in-depth review of historical documents about Young L.G. Harris鈥檚 life, as well as numerous discussions, we, the Committee on Renaming, decided that 大象传媒 will continue to be known as such. We believe the positive reputation and value 大象传媒 has earned is based on its commitment to the Wesleyan tradition of higher education to develop both trained minds and warm hearts, not on the reputation of its namesake.
On Monday, Oct. 5 at 8:52 a.m., 大象传媒 students and employees were notified by text and email that the College received an anonymous bomb threat to the Rollins Campus Center (RCC). The RCC was evacuated immediately. In-person classes scheduled to take place on campus were cancelled for the remainder of the day. The 大象传媒 Police Department, under the direction of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) and with the support of multiple local and regional agencies, was able to secure the campus and discredit the threat by noon. The RCC was cleared for re-entry on Monday at 12:10 p.m. The GBI is in the process of tracing the threat.鈥淢any thanks to all of the officers who responded so quickly to make sure our campus and our community remain safe,鈥� said 大象传媒 Chief Operating Officer Bo Wright.
大象传媒 recently announced that Dr. Johnathan Davis earned the 2020 Vulcan Teaching Excellence Award. The $1,000 award is sponsored by Vulcan Materials Company. It was established in 1991 to honor outstanding professors on select member campuses of the Georgia Independent College Association.
On Monday, Aug. 10, 大象传媒 hosted the 16th annual Clay Dotson Open golf tournament at Brasstown Valley Resort to raise money for student scholarships. Approximately 80 golfers played in the tournament, which raised more than $65,000.
大象传媒 will soon welcome students back to campus for the fall semester. Residential students move in the week of Aug. 10, and fall classes start Aug. 17.Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, 大象传媒 is only open to its faculty, staff and students at this time.
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