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Lyon College announces new initiative, Lyon College, rated by U.S. News & World Report as a top-tier national liberal arts college and a best value among those colleges, today announced a new initiative, “The Lyon Experience,” that will, among other things, provide all new students with a laptop computer. The program enhances technological and outside-the-classroom education experiences, providing what Lyon officials call “a student-centered, experience-rich liberal arts education for the 21st century.” More Academic integrity researcher shares cheating results with Lyon students As a researcher of academic integrity, Dr. Don McCabe faces a difficult task. “I’m asking students to be honest about their dishonesty,” the Rutgers University professor of management and global business said. McCabe traveled to Lyon College Feb. 28 to provide his thoughts on academic cheating and share results from his years of research in both college and high schools. More Lyon College professor researches mysterious Stone County “murder” Connie Franklin’s story is a lengthy and odd one that to this day has the people of Stone County perplexed. The drifter turned up in St. James, a small town near Mountain View, in 1929 only to be killed a few months later. Five men were charged with Franklin’s murder, but a week and a half before the trial was to begin Franklin showed up in Batesville alive and well. The only problem was, it wasn’t Connie Franklin. It is that twist that has Lyon College Assistant Professor of History Dr. Brooks Blevins researching Franklin, known as “The Arkansas Ghost.” More
The Lyon College Bookstore is expanding. The store has changed and added areas that are most appealing to students. One of the big changes is a new bookroom. The bookstore recently relocated the area where students buy books for classes to the back room of the store. Bookstore Manager Sandy Michel said the move has transformed a once stressful process of buying books to being a quick and easier one. Above, student worker Paul Cootes stocks food supplies at the Bookstore. More Adler attends education conference; ties for first in piping competition in Houston Kenton Adler spent some time in Houston, Texas, recently attending the EDUCAUSE Southwest Regional Conference Feb. 20-22. EDUCAUSE is a consortium for academic computing, and Adler went to a number of seminars and demonstration sessions on various topics. On Feb. 23, the Mid-South Piping Society sponsored a solo piping competition at The Woodlands, 36 miles north of Houston, so Adler stayed to compete. He finished with a tie for first place in the competition. More 5th-graders take field trip to Lyon campus Lyon College Associate Professor of Biology Dr. David Thomas watches birds on the campus with fifth-grade students from Batesville's Central Magnet Math and Science. The students took a science field trip to the college to learn about wildlife, tour the campus and eat lunch in Edwards Dining Hall. Photo
Japan Lecture
Series guest speaker
War
casualties exhibition to be displayed The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) in cooperation with students in Theta Alpha Kappa and Phi Sigma Tau, the honor societies in religion and philosophy at Lyon College, will honor fallen U.S. military personnel and Iraqi civilians with its traveling exhibition "Eyes Wide Open: The Cost of War to Arkansans." The exhibit will be on display at Edwards Commons from 6-10 p.m. March 6 and 9 a.m.-noon on March 7. A memorial service will be from 6-7 p.m. March 6.
Controversial
biologist Tyrone Hayes
Heasley
Prize winner Lewis Nordan
SCARF accepting applications
for projects of scholary, artistic, creative activity 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.
Lankford to
present program at ASU Murphy makes shortlist for photo awards Jarrett Murphy of Batesville has been named to the shortlist for the Sony World Photography Awards in nature photography. Ten professional and seven amateur photographers have been shortlisted in each category from 44,641 professional photograph entries and 25,934 amateur photograph entries. The awards will be celebrated in Cannes, France, April 21-25, with a top prize of $25,000 for the Sony World Photography Awards Photographer of the Year. |
March 3, 2008
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Hello Kitty is an unlikely success story. 
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. 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.