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Lyon
College to host 29th Arkansas For three days in April, the picturesque Lyon College campus will resemble the Scottish Highlands when the 29th Arkansas Scottish Festival takes center stage. Bagpipers, dancers, drummers, sheepdogs and kilts will flood the campus April 18-20 for demonstrations and competitions to celebrate the college's Scottish heritage. Last year, nearly 10,000 people attended the festival, and Lyon College Director of Scottish Heritage Jimmy Bell said 2008 could be the best year yet for attendance. Things kick off Friday, April 18, with the United States Piping Federation Professional Piobaireachd Qualifier. The event will be at 1 p.m. at the Pocket Park on Main Street in downtown Batesville. More
Controversial
biologist Tyrone Hayes
Heasley
Prize winner Lewis Nordan
History Day will be Thursday, March 13, at Lyon College. History Day starts with registration at 8:30 a.m. Judging begins at 9 a.m. in Becknell Gymnasium for exhibits and Nucor Auditorium for documentaries. The awards ceremony begins at 1 p.m. in Nucor. Regional science fair scheduled for Friday The regional science fair is set for Friday in Becknell Gymnasium at Lyon College. Dr. David Thomas will serve as master of ceremony for the awards ceremony and also judge the science fair. The schedule is as follows: Projects will be set-up by 11 a.m. Theatre students participate in competition The Lyon College Theatre Department recently traveled to Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas, to compete in the Irene Ryan Acting Scholarship competition. The night before they were to leave, Emily Fleming's partner quit. However, Alissa Walter, who was already partnering with John Earney and Roger Simons, volunteered to also step in as Emily's partner. She memorized the part overnight, allowing Emily to compete her final time in her senior year. Although they did not advance beyond the preliminary round (167 teams), both auditioned for and were cast in lead roles in the 10-minute play festival. Roger Simons was cast in the overnight play festival, which meant he had one day to memorize and perform a lead role, which he managed to do successfully. Annual Career Expo will be March 26 in Ed's The Lyon College Career Center will sponsor its annual Career Expo! on Wednesday, March 26, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Lower Union of Edward Commons. Recruiters from a variety of companies and organizations will be available with information about job and internship opportunities for students in all majors. Students are encouraged to dress professionally and bring copies of their resume to meet recruiters and ask about available positions and internship possibilities. Students attend 'Interview Today' event Fifteen Lyon College students attended another successful "Interview Today" event held in Little Rock on Feb. 25. Sponsored by Arkansas' Independent Colleges and Universities, representatives from 15 local companies and national organizations met in one location to interview graduating students as prospective employees for each of their companies. LeJeune’s work to appear in two art shows Lyon College Assistant Professor of Art Margaret LeJeune will have her work displayed in two national juried art shows. The first show, which opened Friday, is at the ARC Gallery in Chicago. The exhibit is called “Are We There Yet? 40 Years of Feminism.” The second exhibit, “April Fool’s,” opens April 1 in the Women in the Studios show in Austin, Texas.
SCARF accepting applications
for projects The Student Creative Arts and Research Forum is accepting applications of scholarly, artistic and creative projects from Lyon College students. All finalists will receive a commemorative scarf, and $500 in cash prizes will be awarded. The deadline for submission is at 1 p.m. April 3. Submissions must be turned in to Peggy Weaver’s office on the third floor of the Lyon Building. |
March 10, 2008
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Biologist
Dr. Tyrone Hayes, dubbed "Frog Man" because of his research involving
frogs, will be the guest speaker at a convocation at 7:30 p.m. Monday, March 10
in Sanders Lecture Hall in the Derby Center. The program is sponsored by
the College's Convocations Committee. It is open to the public and
admission is free.
Lewis Nordan, winner of the 2008 Leila Lenore Heasley
Prize, will visit Lyon College March 11 for two events. He will
participate in a "Writer's Life" interview at 11 a.m. that day in Bevens
Music Room. At 7:30 p.m., he will read from his work, also in Bevens. A
book signing will follow. Both events are free and open to the public.
Nordan, a novelist and short-story writer, is the author of
eight books: seven volumes of fiction plus what the author calls a
"fictional memoir."
