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Lyon students, concert band to perform tonight The Lyon Concert Band will present its spring concert at 7:30 p.m. tonight in Brown Chapel. The first half of the program will be student recitals of music for piano, voice, and classical guitar played by Ashley Dorsey, Nathan Reinhardt, Nate Pyle, Seth Flood, Scott Arnold and Robert Hemfelt. The band concert will feature the band performing several styles of music including “Don't Cry For Me Argentina” from the opera Evita and “In The Mood.” a Glenn Miller classic. Other selections for the concert will include “Pressure,” a depiction of the adversity we face on a daily basis, “Pictures At An Exhibition,” a six-movement piece originally written by Modest Moussourgsky, “Different Voices,” a representation of the different ways the human voice produces sound and “Chorale and Shaker Dance II,” based on the traditional American Shaker tune "Simple Gifts." Admission is free and the event is open to the public. Jon McLaughlin concert set for April 29 Island Records recording artist Jon McLaughlin will be
in concert at Lyon College Tuesday, April 29. The concert will be held
on the Knoll behind the Mabee-Simpson Library.. Gates will open at 6 p.m., with an opening act to play at 7 p.m. Lyon students will be admitted free with ID. Tickets are $5 and are available at the Student Life Office in Edwards Commons or you can reserve tickets by calling 870-307-7314. There are also tickets on sale at UACCB at the information desk in Independence Hall. Tickets will be sold at the gate on the day of the show. More
Lyon
research team
studying caves Is there life on Mars? That is exactly what Dr. David Thomas, Lyon College associate professor of biology, and a team of researchers would like to know. Thomas, along with Lyon students Melissa Kuehl, Michael McQueen and geneticist Dr. Han Ong, are involved in researching caves to determine if life could exist on Mars. More Student Opportunity Scholarship available The Presbyterian Church (USA)'s "Student Opportunity Scholarship" is available to Presbyterian juniors and seniors majoring in education, health science/service, social science/service, religious studies and sacred music. It is intended to serve students who are called to vocations in education, health care, social service and ministry. The scholarship is need-based, with preference given to racial ethnic students. The deadline to apply is June 15. More information and an application form can be found at: www.pcusa.org/financialaid/programs/studentopportunities. Lyon students learn fossil collecting techniques Eight Lyon College biology students and their instructor, Dr. Han Chuan Ong, recently visited the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History at the University of Oklahoma. At the museum, they were given a lecture and tour by Dr. Richard Cifelli, who is the curator and a world-renowned paleontologist. Kyle Davies, the museum preparator, also gave a brief demonstration of fossil preparation and processing technique. Lyon students present papers at symposium Two Lyon College students, Christine Font and Kasey Parara, recently participated in the 2008 Arkansas Undergraduate Sociology and Anthropology Symposium on the UALR campus. They were asked to participate by Gloria Everson, associate professor of anthropology, who accompanied them to the symposium. This event provides a forum for students in these subject areas to present their research to their peers. Japanese speech contest winners announced A speech contest for students taking Japanese was held on April 14. Eighteen students researched the topic, "my Japanese hero," in English, and then presented their findings in Japanese. The Grand Prize Award winner was: Ken Watanabe by Snezana Jovanovic. More Kirkin' held at First Presbyterian Church A Kirkin' o' the Tartans service was held Sunday at First Presbyterian Church in Batesville. More CenterPoint Energy team wins Corporate Olympics at Arkansas Scottish Festival Lyon College pipers Kenton Adler and Jimmy Bell piped CenterPoint Energy employees into work Wednesday morning in recognition of the company's team, "Pass-N-Gas" winning the Corporate Olympics at the 29th Arkansas Scottish Festival. More Kappa Sigs hold 35th Anniversary Reunion Events at Kappa Sigma's 35th Anniversary Reunion included a reception by President and Mrs. Roettger at Bradley Manor on Friday evening, a golf match Saturday morning, a barbecue lunch Saturday at the Grigsby House, the Alumni Association meeting in the Lyon Building Saturday afternoon, and the banquet in Becknell Gymnasium on Saturday evening. More Lyon to offer Frisbee golf next fall Lyon College offers a variety of different activities on campus for students to be a part of. Several sports are sponsored at Lyon College such as volleyball, baseball, softball, basketball and golf. Other organizations that are open to all students include: Student Activity Council (SAC), Campus Ministries, cheerleading, and most recently added is the swim club, just to name a few. Beginning next fall in the 2008 semester, there will be another event added to the roster of activity. It's called "Frisbee golf" (also known as "disc golf.") Swim club is new activity for Lyon students Jessica Throesch started the Lyon College Swim Club this spring semester with Professor David Sonnier as the advisor. The Swim Club is open to anyone who wants to join for free. Students don't have to have previous experience to join.
NAICU's
President Warren to speak
The Lyon College Concert Chorale, under the direction of Dr. Joel Plaag, has been asked to join the choirs of Henderson State University, Hendrix College, Harding University, and the University of Central Arkansas choirs in next spring's Arkansas Symphony Orchestra performance of Beethoven's "Choral" Symphony, No. 9 under the direction of Maestro David Itkin. This will mark the choir's first collaboration with the Arkansas Symphony in a major choral-orchestral work. "This is a fantastic opportunity for our students; one that they will remember for the rest of their lives," said Dr. Plaag. The performances will be on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2009, and Sunday, March 1, 2009, in Robinson Auditorium in Little Rock. Lyon hosts annual Hogwarts Day In honor of the bestselling Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling, Lyon College Mortar Board and Big Brothers Big Sisters hosted Hogwarts Day for the children of Batesville. Hogwarts Day was held in the Lower Union on Sunday, April 6. Beginning at 1 p.m., children were sorted into one of the four Hogwarts Houses (Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Slytherin, or Ravenclaw). The Houses competed in different games and activities for points to win the House Cup.
Since 1990, the staff at Lyon College's Mabee-Simpson Library has offered students a chance to get out of paying fines for overdue books while offering "Help and Hope" to area residents in need. Camille Beary, assistant director of the library, said each year during spring and fall finals, the library forgives all outstanding fines if the student brings in a non-perishable food item to be donated to "Batesville Help and Hope." This year they can also bring in linens, towels, toiletries, and shampoo for flood victims. These are items that "Help and Hope" does not purchase. More |
April 28, 2008
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The
president of the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU)
will lend his knowledge and give best wishes to graduating seniors at
Lyon College’s 135th commencement May 10.