Red Carpet Days

Aug. 21-25

AT&T representatives participate in a welcome back event for the new Lyon College students

David Cottrell of Bedford, Texas receives his Lenovo ThinkPad during laptop distribution day

Students, faculty and staff members play on Lyon's new disc golf course that runs throughout the campus

A Fitness Boot Camp representative gives students information about the program

A student plays football with friends outside of the dorms on a nice summer day. Students can often be found playing football on the Grassy Knoll

International students Lyndsay Walker of Newtownabbey, center, and Motoko Miura of Akita, Japan, pose with International Advisor Joni Bube, left

Students enjoy ice cream during the college's Ice Cream on the Quad event

Cory Ford and dad Brad pose with student Crystal Bain and her mother Mauree

Campus chaplain Nancy McSpadden speaks with students during an ice cream social

XA Collegiate Ministries representatives participate in the welcome back event

Tim Kourakis, left, hands freshman Paul Muzljakovi of Wagoner, Okla., a new Lenovo ThinkPad laptop

Students begins to build a cardboard raft to enter in the freshman raft race across Bryan Lake

Matthew Moore of Athens, Ala., Ben McGriff of Star City and Jake Railsback of Star City enjoy some food at the President's Reception

Chris Johnson of Paragould, Josh McNatt of Wynne and Landan Cloud of Marion visit during the President's Reception

Brian Reese of Boise, Idaho checks out his new Lenovo ThinkPad laptop

Students service ice cream at the Ice Cream on the Quad event during Red Carpet Days

Summer Taylor of Walnut Ridge, Spencer Hall of New Blaine and Emily Carter of Little Rock talk during the President's Reception

President Walter Roettger and wife Peggy greet freshman John Ukadike of Little Rock during a reception

A student gets the disc into the basket on the disc golf course much to delight of everyone watching

A sign on the Lyon College campus welcome the class of 2012 to the college

Student Suzanne Harris of Fayetteville won a watch in a drawing from Skinner's Jewelry valued at more than $400.

A student tries her hand at disc golf. Many students have been playing on Lyon's new disc golf course