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Virtually Shorter Rebecca St. James and Jonny Diaz
april 2010

Help us make history

We want you to be a part of the excitement on June 1, 2010! On that day, Shorter College will officially become Shorter University. Shorter’s administration and staff have put together a day to celebrate our heritage and excellence as well as the promise of this exciting new chapter. Please make plans now to join us on June 1 and be a part of history in the making.

A concert, featuring Christian recording artists Rebecca St. James and Jonny Diaz, will help us open a new chapter in Shorter’s history. The concert is planned June 1 at 6 p.m. at the Rome City Auditorium. Advance tickets for the event are $5 for students and $8 for adults. All tickets will be $10 at the door; however, seating is limited and admission is not guaranteed. For tickets, call the Shorter College Box Office at 706-233-7288.

Shorter will also host a full day of events to mark the launch of Shorter University. Those events include a 10 a.m. sign unveiling and dedication ceremony at the main entrance to the Rome campus and open houses from 1:30 to 3 p.m. at the main Rome campus, the Robert H. Ledbetter College of Business facilities in the MidTown Crossing Shopping Center, and the School of Nursing in the Coosa Medical Building, 20 Riverbend Dr. SW (in Riverbend Mall).

Also offered that evening will be Shorter University Night with the Rome Braves at State Mutual Stadium. Shorter President Dr. Harold E. Newman will throw out the first pitch for the 7 p.m. game in which the Rome Braves take on the Augusta Green Jackets. For tickets to the game, visit www.romebraves.com or call 706-378-5144.

See a schedule of all events on June 1

Watch us grow!

On Saturday, May 8, Shorter College will welcome approximately 459 graduates into the Shorter family. Commencement ceremonies will take place inside the Winthrop-King Centre at 10 a.m. and at 2 p.m. Shorter alumna Phyllis Tickle will be the featured guest speaker.

William and Mary Ann Knight honored as Teachers of the Year by national association

Shorter’s longtime music faculty members William and Mary Ann Knight have been selected as the 2010 National Teachers of the Year by the Music Teachers National Association (MNTA).

The Knights received the award at the organization’s national convention held March 20-24 in New Mexico. Founded in 1876, MTNA now includes 24,000 independent and collegiate music teachers in all 50 states.

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Shorter donates laptop computers to Youth for Christ, Open Door Home

Grant Carmichael, director of Shorter’s Office of Information Technology, pictured at far left, and Eric Hall, systems administrator for Shorter’s IT office, pictured at far right, give Rome Youth for Christ employees, Katie Huff, ministries director, and Jennifer Jolly, executive administrative assistant, a quick tutorial on how to use the donated laptops.

Shorter College recently donated 20 laptop computers to Rome’s Youth for Christ and the Open Door Children’s Home. The laptops were currently not in use by the college and instead of selling them, Shorter opted to donate them to local organizations in need.

Shorter students inspired by visit from missionaries

“If you doubt that you have the ability to witness to others, that’s good. It has never been about our personal abilities — it’s about a willing heart that allows Christ to work in you and through you.” That’s the lesson that Shorter College junior Courtney Trippe took away from Shorter’s recent “On Mission Celebration.” Trippe, a missions minor from Villa Rica, was one of dozens of Shorter College students who learned from current and retired missionaries visiting the campus recently.

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Shorter’s Greek community donates $1, 600 to Rome Youth for Christ

Coins for Christ
Shorter student Angel Brown, at right, and Shorter’s Director of Student Life Emily Messer presents Mitch Jolly, executive director of Youth for Christ, with a check for $1,634.

Shorter College’s Greek community held a “Coins for Christ” penny fundraiser on campus as part of the college’s Greek Week celebration. More than $1,600 was collected through donations of pennies and spare change. The money raised was given as a donation to the Rome-Floyd County Youth for Christ program.

Summer online courses coming to a laptop near you

Know of a current college student that would benefit from taking classes online this summer? Tell them about Shorter’s online program. Shorter will offer more than one dozen online courses this summer as part of its growing program of online learning.

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Voice students rack up wins at regional competition

Shorter College voice students had an impressive showing at the recent Southeastern Regional National Association of Teachers of Singing held at Stetson University. Shorter students earned 14 awards in categories including classical performance and musical theatre.

See a list of winners

ATHLETIC NEWS

Repeat performance: Cheer squad captures NCA national title

Cheerleading squad poses with trophy

The Shorter College All-Girl cheerleading squad has become the first Shorter team to win consecutive national championships. The Hawks' squad made it back-to-back national championships by taking first place recently in the All-Girl II Intermediate division at the 2010 NCA Cheerleading Nationals in Daytona Beach, Fla.

Byrd honored as MSC men and women’s coach of the year – again; track teams fair well at championship

Scott Byrd, Shorter's men's and women's head track coach, earned the honor of being named the 2010 Mid-South Conference Men's Coach of the Year and Women's Coach of the Year. It is the second straight season that Byrd has swept the honor.

Shorter's women's track and field team secured its second straight Mid-South Conference crown, beating second place University of the Cumberlands (Ky.) by 98 points. Additionally, the men’s track and field, winners of the past two Mid-South Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships, made it three by taking first place at the conference meet held at the Stockmeister Track & Field Complex on the campus of the University of Rio Grande.

Former Hawk Anthony O’Garro scores AC St. Louis’ inaugural goal

Former Shorter College soccer standout Anthony O'Garro scored the first goal in AC St. Louis franchise history during the side's home opener and first-ever USSF Division II Pro League match. O'Garro, a two-time All-SSAC selection, enjoyed a standout career at Shorter before becoming one of AC St. Louis' first signees. He began his Hawks' career as a midfielder, scoring 11 goals and dishing out seven assists in his first two seasons at Shorter.