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Support YHC’s Local Scholarship Campaign at The Big Dance

April 1, 2019 Newsroom

Back by popular demand, Young Harris College will present The Big Dance on Friday, April 26. Community members are invited to dance the night away while raising scholarship funds for more than 200 students from eight surrounding counties: Fannin, Gilmer, Pickens, Rabun, Towns and Union counties in Georgia, and Cherokee and Clay counties in North Carolina. The Big Dance will take place in the Recreation and Fitness Center on YHC’s campus, which is located at 1 College St., Young Harris, Georgia. Doors will open at 6 p.m., and live music begins at 7:30 p.m.To register for the event, visit yhc.edu/bigdance.

YHC Presents Fine Arts Events for April and May

March 29, 2019 Newsroom

Young Harris College invites the community to attend several fine arts events in April and May. All events will take place on the YHC campus, which is located at 1 College St., Young Harris, Ga. 30582. Enjoy a variety of musical performances, a play and an art exhibition.

YHC’s Anne Towns to Serve as Artist in Residence in Belgrade, Serbia

March 28, 2019 Newsroom

Young Harris College Assistant Professor of Theatre Anne Towns will serve as the artist in residence for the inaugural Belgrade International Workshop and ChekhovFest in Belgrade, Serbia from March 30 – April 5, 2019.

YHC to Present Undergraduate Research Day March 29

March 27, 2019 Newsroom

Young Harris College invites the community to attend Undergraduate Research Day on Friday, March 29 from 12:30 – 6 p.m. in Suber Banquet Hall and Hatcher Dining Room on YHC’s campus, which is located at 1 College St., Young Harris, Ga. 30582. This event is free to attend and will showcase student and faculty research across all academic disciplines.

YHC’s Annual Reece Lecture to Feature Acclaimed Poets Barbara Hamby and David Kirby

March 26, 2019 Newsroom

The annual Byron Herbert Reece Lecture at Young Harris College will feature American poets Barbara Hamby and David Kirby on Thursday, April 4 at 7 p.m. in Suber Banquet Hall of the Rollins Campus Center at YHC. The campus is located at 1 College St., Young Harris, Ga. 30582. Both poets will deliver readings of their works, followed by a book signing. Presented by YHC’s Creative Writing program and the Arts and Assemblies Committee, this event is free and open to the public.

YHC’s Chelsea Rathburn Named Poet Laureate of Georgia

March 21, 2019 Newsroom

This week, Governor Brian Kemp announced the appointment of Young Harris College Assistant Professor of English and Director of Creative Writing Chelsea Rathburn as the 11th Poet Laureate of Georgia.

YHC Students Win International Econ Beats Competition

March 21, 2019 Newsroom

Young Harris College students Mojo Tenenbaum, Lauren Swenson, Elle Hutchinson and John Lictenwalner recently won the international Econ Beats competition. The Econ Beats competition requires students to create music videos using learnings from economics classes.

YHC Invites Prospective Students to Campus March 30

March 14, 2019 Newsroom

Young Harris College invites prospective students and their families to attend Visitation Day Saturday, March 30 beginning at 8:30 a.m. Throughout the day, visitors can participate in multiple activities designed to showcase the academic and student life experiences available on campus.To register for Visitation Day, please visit yhc.edu/explore.

Enjoy Free Admission to The Princely Players on March 21

March 13, 2019 Newsroom

Young Harris College invites the community to a free performance by The Princely Players on Thursday, March 21 at 7 p.m. in Glenn-McGinnis Hall on the YHC campus, which is located at 1 College St., Young Harris, Ga. 30582. This event will serve as the 2019Heinze and Ragsdale Endowed Lecture.The Princely Players tell the story of the centuries-old struggle for freedom by Africans in America, culminating in the civil rights movement and continuing even today. Since 1967, this ensemble from Nashville, Tenn., has performed a unique program of spirituals, work songs, hymns and songs of freedom. Examples include "Amazing Grace," "Steal Away," "Swing Low Sweet Chariot," "Go Down Moses" and "Wade in the Water.”

YHC Faculty Member Publishes First Book

March 11, 2019 Newsroom

Young Harris College Assistant Professor of Communication Studies Dr. Kathryn Montalbano recently published her first book, “Government Surveillance of Religious Expression: Mormons, Quakers, and Muslims in the United States.”

YHC Student Creates New Logo for Towns County Conventions and Visitors Bureau

March 11, 2019 Newsroom

Young Harris College senior Shelby Lawrence of Eatonton, Ga., won first place in a competition to design the new logo for the Towns County Conventions and Visitors Bureau (TCCVB). Lawrence presented her winning design at the Town’s County Commissioner’s meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 19.

Upcoming Planetarium Events at Young Harris College

March 8, 2019 Newsroom

On Friday, March 22, Young Harris College will host two shows at the O. Wayne Rollins Planetarium, as well as an open house at theYHC Observatory.These planetarium events are open to the public. Each planetarium show costs $5 for adults, $3 for children and is free for YHC students, faculty and staff. To purchase tickets in advance, visit yhc.edu/planetarium.

YHC Presents March Fine Arts Events

March 1, 2019 Newsroom

Young Harris College invites the community to attend several fine arts events this month. All events will take place on the YHC campus, which is located at 1 College Street, Young Harris, Ga. 30582. Enjoy a variety of musical performances, plays and an art exhibition.

YHC Students Attend Educational Conference

March 1, 2019 Newsroom

Young Harris College students Taylor Anderson and McKenna Maulden were the only two undergraduate students to attend a conference hosted by the American Educational Studies Association (AESA) in Greenville, S.C. this past November.

YHC Shines at Georgia Music Educators Association Conference

February 20, 2019 Newsroom

Young Harris College’s Department of Music recently participated in the Georgia Music Educators Association (GMEA) In-Service Conference in Athens, Ga. Representatives of YHC included 32 music education students, seven music faculty members and multiple music education alumni.

YHC Breaks Ground on New Band Building

February 15, 2019 Newsroom

On Tuesday, Feb. 12, Young Harris College broke ground on a new band building. The facility will be constructed behind the campus’s Fine Arts Annex, which is across the street from Sharp Memorial United Methodist Church. The lead financial gift for the new building was provided by YHC Trustee Pam Rollins.

YHC Awards First Bass Fishing Scholarships

February 13, 2019 Newsroom

Young Harris College recently awarded bass fishing scholarships to Mason McCoy from Mount Paran Christian School in Kennesaw, Ga., and Marshall Harrelson from Tallulah Falls School in Tallulah Falls, Ga. Previously a club team, the YHC bass fishing team will begin competing as an official athletic team for the College in the 2019 – 2020 academic year. Associate Professor of Biology Johnathan Davis, Ph.D., who has a degree in wildlife and fisheries science, will continue serving as the faculty advisor for the YHC bass fishing team.

Students Named to President’s List and Dean’s List at Young Harris College

February 11, 2019 Newsroom

Young Harris College announces the President's List and Dean's List for fall 2018.

2019 YHC Graduate Awarded Prestigious Davies-Jackson Scholarship

February 8, 2019 Newsroom

Young Harris College graduate Alejandro Lemus-Gomez, ’19, was recently awarded the Davies-Jackson Scholarship to study at St. John’s College at the University of Cambridge in England. The scholarship provides a unique opportunity for students with exceptional academic records who are among the first generation in their families to graduate from college. With only 28 recipients between 1990 and 2018, the Davies-Jackson Scholarship is a prestigious and rare honor. Lemus-Gomez is the first student from YHC to earn the scholarship and only the third from a college in Georgia.

YHC to Host Book Launch for Poet Chelsea Rathburn

February 5, 2019 Newsroom

Young Harris College will host a book launch for Assistant Professor of English and Director of Creative Writing Chelsea Rathburn to celebrate her newest collection "Still Life With Mother and Knife" on Wednesday, Feb. 13 at 5 p.m. The event will take place in the Rollins Campus Center’s Hatcher Dining Room on YHC’s campus, which is located at 1 College Street, Young Harris, Ga. 30582. This event is free and open to the public.