March 2010

March 30 - Shorter’s longtime music faculty members William and Mary Ann Knight have been selected as the 2010 National Teachers of the Year by the Music Teachers National Association (MNTA). The Knights received the award at the organization’s national convention held March 20-24 in New Mexico. Founded in 1876, MTNA now includes 24,000 independent and collegiate music teachers in all 50 states.

Photo courtesy of Dr. Jerico Vasquez, artist-in-residence and assistant professor music (piano)

March 24 - As part of its “On-Mission Celebration,” Shorter College welcomed more than one dozen missionaries to campus March 22-24. Missionaries visited classrooms and shared stories with students throughout the day and took part in a luncheon hosted by President Harold Newman. In the photo, Missionary Mike Weaver speaks to students during chapel service.

Photo by Aimee Madden, public relations specialist

March 17 - It may be Spring Break week at Shorter, but there’s plenty of activity still taking place inside the Fitton Student Union. The campus bookstore, located on the main level of FSU, is receiving a total transformation thanks to a three-week renovation project. The project is currently in its second week of renovation and the new-and-improved campus bookstore is scheduled to reopen in late March.

The bookstore’s temporary home is located in the main floor conference room in FSU. Students can also purchase classroom supplies and apparel by visiting Shorter’s online bookstore at http://www.bkstr.com. Shorter’s campus bookstore is operated by Follett Corporation.

Photo by Aimee Madden, public relations specialist

March 10 - The best and the brightest business, management and administration majors were inducted into the Sigma Beta Delta Honor Society on Sunday, March 7. Membership in the Sigma Beta Delta is the highest international honor a college or university can bestow on a student. To be eligible a student must rank in the upper 20 percent of the junior, senior, or master’s class as well as be invited by the faculty officers.

Photo courtesy of Crystal Stewart, assistant to the dean, School of Business Administration

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Shorter College student and SIFE member Dominique Woods helps a group of Alto Park Elementary School students with a game of Monopoly.

March 3 - The Shorter College SIFE (Students In Free Enterprise) visited Alto Park Elementary School last week to conduct an educational unit on monopolies and budgets. The SIFE team donated four Monopoly board games to each of the 5th grade classrooms at Alto Park as part of the visit. Later this month, the SIFE team will return to Alto Park to conduct a financial literacy unit for the first graders, providing them with a store simulation activity complete with candy and snacks for sale.

Photo by Aimee Madden, public relations specialist