MARCH 2008

March 27 - More than a dozen Shorter College students volunteered to clear debris on property along Floyd County's Wax Road after a tornado struck the area on Saturday, March 15. The Shorter team aided in clean-up efforts on March 18, March 20 and March 21.

Photo provided by Dustin Tommey, campus ministries intern

March 18 - While the campus was on Spring Break last week, a group of 15 students traveled through the Holy Land with professors Dr. Robert Wallace and Dr. Chuck Pearson. The study-abroad trip included visits to dozens of sites of historical and biblical significance.
Above, the group is shown sitting on rubble left from the Roman destruction of the Jerusalem temple in AD 70.

To read more about the group’s “Travel in Biblical Lands” and to see more photos from the trek, click here.

Other organized Spring Break activities include two mission trips.

Photo compliments of Dr. Robert Wallace, director of international programs

March 12 - Freshman Montagious Brown soared to a national championship in high jump at the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics' Indoor National Championship at East Tennessee State University on March 7. The Union City, Ga., native led competitors from across the nation with his 6' 10.75" jump.

Brown, who also was named to the All-Freshman team for his performance with Shorter's men's basketball team, left immediately after taking the national title to take part in the Final Four game of the Southern States Athletic Conference basketball tournament.

Photo by Grant Kersey, sports information director

March 5 - Shorter students, faculty and staff took advantage of many health assessments, screenings and suggestions from members of the local health care community during the college's annual Health Fair held March 4.

Shown here, Shorter students gather information on breast cancer awareness.

Community health providers at the fair included the American Red Cross, the AIDS Alliance of Northwest Georgia, Blue Ridge Health Education Center, Celebrate Recovery, Club Fitness, Floyd Medical Center Occupational Health, Floyd Medical Center Family Practice, Northwest Georgia Public Health, Redmond Regional Occupational Health, Spencer Family Chiropractic and Weight Watchers.

Participants also received free assessments for body mass index,
vital signs, hemoglobin levels and blood sugar testing.

Photo by Tracy Batchelor, assistant director of institutional relations