Posted on April 26, 2012
Erskine College and Erskine Theological Seminary will mark the end of the 2011-12 academic year with commencement ceremonies Saturday, May 12. College commencement is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. under the towers of the Erskine Building, and seminary commencement is at 4 p.m. in the Due West ARP Church. A baccalaureate service is planned for Friday, [...]
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Posted on May 10, 2012
A series of THRIVE convocations centered around Erskine President Dr. David Norman’s “Presidential Initiative for Human Restoration” concluded April 26 with a session in which students heard from the president and contributed to an impassioned discussion that incorporated the first officially sanctioned live tweeting during an Erskine convocation. “You have conversations of enduring consequence while [...]
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Posted on May 7, 2012
Two Erskine College juniors, Samantha Abbott of North Augusta and Erin Gray of West Columbia, recently tried out and were selected for the Central SC Cobras, a women’s soccer team in the United Soccer Leagues (USL) W-League, the longest standing national women’s soccer league in North America. Abbott and Gray, both members of the Erskine [...]
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Posted on May 4, 2012
When Erskine Chaplain Paul Patrick decided to add some fun to this semester’s last Sunday night meeting of RUF (Reformed University Fellowship), he figured that maybe 10 or 15 people would take him up on his invitation to a friendly fitness event preceding the meeting. So, a few weeks in advance, he announced that students [...]
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Posted on May 4, 2012
The 38th annual Erskine Open golf tournament, scheduled to complement Alumni Weekend activities, drew about 72 players to Hunter’s Creek Golf and Country Club in Greenwood Friday, April 27. First place in the tournament, decided by a scorecard playoff, went to winning foursome Patrick Davenport ’90, Ralph Lundy, Patrick Wilson ’11, and Ricky Wright ’81 with [...]
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Posted on May 2, 2012
Eleanor Chesnut Richardson ’59 of Flat Rock, N.C., received the Alumni Distinguished Service Award April 28 during Alumni Weekend 2012 at Erskine College and Seminary. Awards were presented to other alumni and friends of the institution during a meeting chaired by Alumni Association President Nan Sherer Campbell ’86 of Honea Path. W. David Conner, chairman-elect [...]
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Posted on April 27, 2012
Erskine College and Seminary faculty and staff members were honored April 17 at the 5th Annual Faculty and Staff Appreciation Banquet in Moffatt Dining Hall. One retiring staff member and two retiring professors were also recognized. Greg Haselden, vice president for finance and operations, served as master of ceremonies for the evening. Erskine President Dr. [...]
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Posted on April 25, 2012
David Bornstein, self-described “solutions journalist,” addressed an Erskine audience April 19 in one of a series of THRIVE convocations centered around Erskine President Dr. David Norman’s “Presidential Initiative for Human Restoration.” Bornstein writes the “Fixes” column for the New York Times and is the founder of Dowser.org, a site focused on social problem solving. He [...]
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Posted on April 20, 2012
A large crowd of students, faculty and staff members, and guests gathered in Memorial Hall to witness the Darlington Cup Debate Wednesday evening, with the Euphemian Literary Society declared the winner over the Philomathean Literary Society. The stated proposition for debate was: “Resolved: that government assistance programs contribute to a culture of dependency which undermines [...]
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