Calhoun to Conduct Program in Observance of MLK Holiday

January 8, 2014

Calhoun to Conduct Program in Observance of MLK Holiday

Calhoun Community College will pay tribute to slain civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. during the college's annual celebration program scheduled for Wednesday, January 22, 2014.  This year's program, hosted by the college's Black Student Alliance (BSA), will begin at 11 a.m. on Calhoun's Decatur campus in the Aerospace Training Center (ATC).

Featured speaker for this year's program is Ernest Williams, Calhoun Mathematics Department Chair and Instructor and a local minister.  Williams earned his bachelor's degree from Alabama State University and his master's degree from the University of Pittsburgh.

The program will also include special musical performances by the Calhoun Community College Chorale and is free and open to the public.  Refreshments will be served immediately following the program.

The College will be closed for the MLK holiday Monday, January 20, 2014.  For more information, contact Calhoun's Dean of Student Affairs office at 256/306-2614, or the Public Affairs, Community Relations and Special Events office at 256/306-2560.

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Love on a Leash to Visit Athens State University

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Guy McClure

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Guy.McClure@athens.edu

 

For immediate release
November 20, 2013
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Love on a Leash to Visit Athens State University

ATHENS, Ala. - Love on a Leash’s Therapy Dogs will be visiting Athens State University in an effort to relieve student stress associated with the upcoming week of finals. The visiting dogs will bring smiles to the faces of numerous students, faculty, and staff.

All dogs affiliated with Love on a Leash Therapy K-9's are registered with the national organization

Therapy Dogs Inc. based in Cheyenne, WY. Their goal is to bring smiles and happiness to everyone they meet and at Athens State University, they plan to do just that.

This is the second time the therapy dogs have been brought to campus. Is July three dogs came and “shared the love” with many who took advantage of the opportunity.

Anyone interested in becoming a registered therapy team with their dog or would like more information about Love on a Leash Therapy k-9's may contact Sheila Wilbanks at 256-777-3388, ilovedogs247@ymail.com.

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Attached picture: Halli Smith gets some love from Miss Sophie Gray at last exam period’s event.

Athens State Community Band Christmas Concert Announced

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Guy McClure

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November 20, 2013
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Athens State Community Band Christmas Concert Announced

2012 ASU Community Band Christmas Concert

Athens, Ala. - The Athens State University Community Band, under the direction of Dan Havely, is
gearing up for their annual Christmas Concert. The concert will be held in the Carter Gymnasium on Pryor Street on the northern border of campus.

The concert is scheduled for Sunday, December 8^th at 3:00 p.m. The concert is free and open to the public courtesy of the Livingston Concert Lecture Series with no reservations required.
A reception, hosted by the Athens State Alumni Association and the Athens-Limestone Hospital, will be held following the afternoon performance in the gymnasium.

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