Wednesday, April 25 -- The crowd that gathered at Barnes and Noble on Saturday, April 21, for Dr. Carmen Acevedo Butcher's book-signing was proclaimed "the happiest group we've ever had at a book-signing" by a bookstore employee. More than 70 students, faculty, staff and community members attended the event, where Dr. Butcher -- scholar in residence, associate professor of English, and the Carnegie Foundation's Georgia Professor of the Year -- signed copies of her latest book, "Hildegard of Bingen: A Spiritual Reader."

The book contains selections from songs, theological texts, liturgical music and letters by the 12th-century German mystic Hildegard of Bingen, which Dr. Butcher translated from Ancient Latin into Modern English.

Photo by Dr. Robert Wallace, assistant professor of religion

Wednesday, April 18 - Students, faculty and staff gathered in Martha's Cellar earlier this week for the release of the Chimes, Shorter's annual literary magazine. Published annually since 1879 (except for a brief break from 1918 to 1922), this magazine is the longest running publication in Shorter’s history. Today’s magazine contains poetry, prose, and artwork of various media created by Shorter students, alumni, faculty and staff.

Photo by John Butcher, 5 year-old son of Shorter College English professor
Dr. Carmen Acevedo Butcher

Wednesday, April 11 – Construction is progressing on the new residence hall, located behind the Sheffield-Thompson building. The site preparation is complete, and crews have poured the footings and have all of the steel in place to pour the pad. The contractor for the project is Pinson’s Inc. of Rome.

 Photo by Tracy Batchelor, assistant director of institutional relations

Pictured here, from left, are Rachel Roby, Hannah Strickland, Megan Cone,
Jonathan Altman, John Womack, and Brishelle Jacobs.

Wednesday, April 4 – Five Shorter College singers claimed first place awards at the regional competition of the National Association of Teachers of Singing, with Shorter students also filling two spots on both the second place and third place lists.

First place recipients were Jenica Reed (Freshmen Women category), Hanna Strickland and Rachel Roby (tie in the Lower Level Musical Theatre Women category), Jonathan Altman (Lower Level Musical Theatre Men), and Megan Cone (Upper Level Musical Theatre Women).

Second place spots went to Rachel Roby (Sophomore Women) and John Womack (Lower Level Musical Theatre Men), with Andy McLeod (Junior Men) and Brishelle Jacobs (Upper Level Musical Theatre Women) finishing in third.

 Photo by Dr. Matt Hoch, assistant professor of music

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