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Shorter College hosting community-wide financial aid night
February 9 - The Shorter College Office of Financial Aid will offer free community-wide financial aid workshops during the month of February, March and April.
All parents and students are welcome - including high school seniors, students already enrolled in college including those attending Shorter and other colleges or universities. Read more> |
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Marqise Wright Secures Back-to-Back SSAC Player of the Week Accolades
February 8 - Junior forward Marqise Wright has been named SSAC Player of the Week as announced by the league offices late Monday afternoon. Wright garnered the honor for the second consecutive week and for the third time this season. Read more> |
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Shorter Baseball's Breast Cancer Awareness Day "Striking Out Breast Cancer"
February 8 - February 13, 2010 will mark the first annual “Striking Out Breast Cancer” game, when Shorter Hawk’s Baseball, Zeta Tau Alpha Sorority and Softball players team up with the Breast Center at Floyd Medical in a not-for-profit fundraiser to support breast cancer awareness and breast cancer victims. Read more> |
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Shorter's O'Garro Signs Professional Deal with AC St. Louis of NASL
February 5 - O'Garro, who completed his four-year Shorter soccer career this past November, has been signed by the North American Soccer League's (NASL) Athletic Club of St. Louis. Read more> |
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Robert H. Ledbetter, Sr. Pledges $1.5 Million to Shorter College,
Business School to be Named in His Honor
February 4 - Shorter College officials announced at a dinner on Thursday, Feb. 4, that longtime Rome businessman Robert H. Ledbetter, Sr. is funding $1.5 million to enable the location of the college’s School of Business in the MidTown Crossing Shopping Center in Rome. Read more> |
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Shorter College alumnus Micah Cain will open “Strange Fruit” exhibit February 8
February 2 - Micah Cain, a Shorter College alumnus, will display his artwork in an exhibit titled “Strange Fruit” at Shorter College’s Arnold Art Gallery from Feb. 8 until March 4. Read more> |
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Marqise Wright Earns Second SSAC Player of the Week Honor
February 2 - Shorter College junior forward Marqise Wright has been named the Southern States Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Week as announced by the league offices on Tuesday morning. Read more> |
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Shorter College professor publishes book for season of Lent
February 1 - Dr. Carmen Acevedo Butcher, Shorter College Scholar-in-Residence and associate professor of English, has added another book to her constantly growing list of publications. “Following Christ: A Lenten Reader to Stretch Your Soul” was released this month by Paraclete Press. Read more> |
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Brittni Dulaney Named Shorter's First Women's Lacrosse Coach
January 29 - Shorter College Director of Athletics Bill Peterson announced today the hiring of Brittni Dulaney as the institution's first women's lacrosse coach. Read more> |
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Cooley and Lollis Named First Team NAIA All-Americans
January 26 - College senior fullback A.J. Cooley and senior linebacker Logan Lollis have been named to the College Fanz Sports Network 2009 NAIA Football All-American first team. Read more> |
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Ellison Earns SSAC Women's Basketball Player of the Week
January 26 - Shorter College sophomore guard Kelly Ellison has been named the Southern States Athletic Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Week according to a release by the league offices on Tuesday afternoon. Read more> |
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Cheer Hawks' Valentine Clinic slated for Saturday, Feb. 13
January 21 - The Shorter College Cheer Hawks are hosting the Hawks Valentine Cheer Clinic for male and female athletes on Saturday, Feb. 13. The clinic is open to college-age athletes as well as high school juniors and seniors interested in competitive cheerleading at the collegiate level. Read more> |
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Hannah Freeman crowned 2010 Miss Shorter College
January 19 - Hannah Freeman, a sophomore music education major from Sandersville, was crowned Miss Shorter College last Thursday night at the DeSoto Theatre in downtown Rome. Read more> |
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Marqise Wright named SSAC Player of the Week
January 18 - Shorter College junior forward Marqise Wright has been named the Southern States Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Week for his outstanding play during last week's action. Read more> |
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Shorter College welcomes new campus safety director
January 15 - Paula Penson has been named as Shorter College’s campus safety director.
In this position, Penson is responsible for implementing a range of safety and security programs at the college, which include training of all campus safety staff and executing emergency plans as necessary. Read more> |
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Josh Henson Introduced as Shorter's First Head Wrestling Coach
January 14 - Shorter College Director of Athletics Bill Peterson announced today the hiring of Josh Henson as the College's first-ever head wrestling coach at a press conference held this morning on the College's campus. Read more> |
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Shorter Opera Theatre to present “The Merry Widow” Jan. 22-23
January 14 - The Shorter College Opera Theatre Department will present The Merry Widow Jan. 22 and 23 at the Rome City Auditorium.
Directed by Dr. Linda Lister, associate professor of music, opera director and vocal coordinator at Shorter, the show is a story filled with romantic intrigue and set in the Parisian Embassy. Read more> |
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Shorter to Host Flag Football Tournament to Benefit Breast Cancer Awareness
January 12 - On Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 23-24, Shorter College will host the Shorter
College Breast Cancer Flag Football Tournament to help raise money for breast
cancer research and awareness. Read more> |
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Shorter to Introduce New Wrestling Coach at Thursday Press Conference
January 12 - On Thursday, Jan. 14 at 10:30 a.m., the College will introduce its first-ever
head wrestling coach to the community - not just an excited Rome population, but
also an incredibly close-knit wrestling community that stretches nationwide. Read more> |
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Miss Shorter College to be crowned Thursday night
January 12 - The 2010 Miss Shorter College Scholarship Pageant will be held this Thursday (Jan. 14) at 7 p.m. in the DeSoto Theatre in Historic Downtown Rome. General admission to the pageant is $3 and is free with a Shorter College student I.D. Read more> |
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Local students named to Shorter College Dean’s List
January 7 - Shorter College has announced the fall 2009 Dean’s List honorees. To achieve this honor, students must complete a minimum of 12 semester hours and earn at least a 3.5 grade point average for the term. Read more> |
