Shorter University Headline News http://www.shorter.edu Get the most up-to-date news from Shorter University! http://www.shorter.edu/about/news/news_home.htm September 9 - Works by Jesse Hamrick and Ray Harbour will be featured at Shorter University's Guest Art Exhibit on display through Sept. 30 in the university's Arnold Art Gallery. http://www.shorter.edu/about/news/2010/09_09_10_art_exhibit.htm September 3 - Shorter University welcomed 20 new full-time faculty members to the campus for the 2010-2011 academic year. Classes began on Aug. 23. http://www.shorter.edu/about/news/2010/09_03_10_new_faculty.htm September 1 - The Shorter University School of Fine and Performing Arts has announced its schedule of events for the 2010-2011 academic year. http://www.shorter.edu/about/news/2010/09_01_10_arts_events.htm August 25 - More than 370 Shorter University freshmen along with a handful of upperclassmen took part in the university's annual H3 community service project. http://www.shorter.edu/about/news/2010/08_25_freshman_service.htm August 23 - University’s preliminary enrollment numbers for the fall semester indicate a 25 percent growth in the traditional student enrollment over last year. As classes began Monday, Shorter’s head count topped 1,500. The fall 2009 enrollment was 1,205. http://www.shorter.edu/about/news/2010/08_23_record_enrollment.htm August 18 - The 2011 U.S. News and World Report rankings hit newsstands today (Tuesday, Aug. 17) and highlights one of Rome and Floyd County's own as a "significant value" in higher education. http://www.shorter.edu/about/news/2010/08_18_us_news.htm August 5 - Shorter University has been named "A Best in the Southeast" college by The Princeton Review for the sixth consecutive year. http://www.shorter.edu/about/news/2010/08_05_princeton_review.htm July 14 - Five students who will attend the Shorter University School of Nursing this fall have been awarded scholarships designed to provide educational financial assistance as they prepare for careers in the healthcare field. http://www.shorter.edu/about/news/2010/07_14_10_nursing_scholarships.html