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APRIL 2009
April 29 - Students in English professor George Thomason’s modern poetry class were treated to a special tea party on Tuesday morning. The tea, complete with homemade scones and other tasty English-inspired treats, was prepared by Janet Morris, the wife of history professor Dr. Terry Morris. Mrs. Morris audited Mr. Thomason’s class and hosted the tea to honor Mr. Thomason’s retirement from Shorter in July. He began teaching at Shorter in 2003 and later became chair of the English and foreign language department.
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April 23 - Prisoner 52071019 has some advice he’d like to share. The convicted white-collar criminal had his chance when he, also known as Walt Pavlo, became the first speaker in the Hopkins Institute for Business Ethics Lectureship Series at Shorter College.
Pavlo, author of Stolen Without a Gun, spent time in prison for his involvement in fraud at MCI. His speaker’s bio describes his message as “a cautionary tale for those faced with ethical decisions in the workplace.” The lectureship is funded by the Hopkins Institute for Business Ethics, established in the fall of 2008 thanks to a generous gift from a Shorter College trustee and his wife. Col. and Mrs. Harvard Hopkins pledged $200,000 toward the establishment of the Hopkins Institute, which is housed in the college’s School of Business Administration.
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April 15 - In only their first year of competition, the Shorter College Lady Hawks cheerleading team have done what no other group in Shorter athletics has done before: take home a national championship. On Saturday, the Lady Hawks competed in the All-Girl II Intermediate group of the NCA/NDA Collegiate Cheer and Dance Championship, scoring a 8.273 final score for first place in the nation.
Additionally, the co-ed group performed exceptional, finishing as the runner-up in the nation in the Cheer Division II with a 8.855 final score, behind Hawaii Pacific University who took home their seventh straight national title.
Photo courtesy of Mary Gilley
See the cheerleaders in action!!
After clicking on the link, type SHORTER in the gray search bar, and three videos will come up. We are so proud of the cheer team and of their coach, Rachel Magness!
http://www.varsity.com/event.aspx?event=1144
April 9 - The Shorter College community gathered for a sunrise prayer service this morning in the front circle. The event, led by Dr. Nelson Price, chairman of the college’s Board of Trustees, provided a time for faculty, staff and students to reflect on God’s blessings both to them as individuals and to the college as a whole.
“This prayer service was a significant time of reflection during Holy Week as we approach Easter and the celebration of the Resurrection of our Risen Lord,” said Dr. Harold E. Newman, Shorter College president. “The Shorter family came together to pray for our college community and for one another and to express our gratitude for the blessings God has so graciously bestowed.”
Participants were provided with a prayer guide outlining the ACTS of prayer, which include Acclaim (for God), Confession, Thanksgiving and Supplication.
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April 1 - Student Seth Lindsay gets his Celebrate Shorter program signed by this
year’s guest speaker for the closing session Shorter alumna Phyllis Tickle, who
served as founding editor of the religion department of Publishers Weekly.
An authority on religion in America, Tickle is a much sought after lecturer. In addition
to lectures and numerous essays, articles, and interviews, she is the author of more
than two dozen books in religion and spirituality, most notably the Divine Hours series
of manuals for observing fixed-hour prayer.
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