February 8th, 2010
Pineville, LA. … The Louisiana College School of Nursing will host an open house on Tuesday, February 23rd at 5:30 p.m. in the Granberry Conference Center on the campus of Louisiana College. This event is for anyone interested in learning more about the Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing (A.B.S.N) degree.
The A.B.S.N. program at LC began one year ago. “This program allows individuals who already have a Bachelor’s Degree an alternative route to enter the nursing profession,” explained Dr. Kimberly Sharp, Dean of Nursing and Allied Health at Louisiana College. “This is a full-time, 16 month accelerated course of study that will require a large commitment on the part of students,” said Sharp.
The open house is an opportunity for prospective students to meet Dr. Sharp and other LC nursing faculty, learn about admission policies, pre-requisites, tuition, financial aid and scholarships.
Applications are being accepted until March 1st. For more information about the A.B.S.N. program and the open house on Thursday, February 11th call (318) 229-3796 or e-mail
acceleratednursing@lacollege.edu or log on to www.lacollege.edu.
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February 5th, 2010
Pineville, LA…The Louisiana College Debate Team competed over the weekend at the LSU-Shreveport Tri-State Debate Competition where seven of fifteen LC competitors advanced to elimination rounds. In the Novice division, senior, Courtney Hamilton, advanced to finalist and was awarded the Novice Debate Champion Award for the state of Louisiana. Travis Kliewer was a semi-finalist in the varsity division, and LC Debate Coach, Scot Loyd, finished as a quarter-finalist in the professional division. James Arnold, Ashley Dufrene, Jesus Carrillo, and Joseph Buzzetta each finished as quarter-finalist in their respective divisions. Additionally, Arnold, Hamilton and Loyd received speaker awards. According to Loyd, “The tournament was a great beginning of what promises to be another award winning semester for the LC Debate Program.”
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February 2nd, 2010
Pineville, LA…The Louisiana College Department of Music will present two operas scheduled to run four days. Opening night is Thursday, February 4 at 7:30 pm in the Martin Performing Arts Center (MPAC). Additional show dates/times are February 5-6 at 7:30 pm and one matinee performance on Sunday, February 7th at 2:30pm.
Both operas will be presented each night with an intermission between the two. The first is a comedy, The Impresario, by W. A. Mozart. Cast members include: baritone, Benjamin Swain as Impresario Scruples; soprano, Kameryn Lueng as Madame Goldentrill; and soprano, Juliana Wimberly-Handy, as Miss Silverpeal.
The second opera, The Old Maid and the Thief, is a drama by Gian Carlo Menotti. Cast members include: Juliana Wimberly-Handy as Miss Todd- the old maid; Benjamin Swain as Bob-The Wanderer/Thief; Kameryn Lueng, as Laetitia- Miss Todd’s maid; and soprano, Loryn Frey as Miss Pinkerton-Miss Todd’s spinster neighbor.
The operas are directed by Loryn Frey. Conductor will be Andrew Hunter; Pianists are Mei-En Chou and Daniel Hill. Set designs are by Ross Schexnayder.
Ticket prices for performances are: Adults-$10, Students-$5, LC Students, Faculty and Staff-$2. Reservations can be made by calling the LC Department of Music office at 487-7336. Tickets will also be available at the door.
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January 27th, 2010
Pineville, LA… Louisiana College Art Department will host The LC Sculpture Invitational-a Reception and Gallery Talk on Thursday, January 28 from 5:30 to 7 pm. The exhibit will feature sculptured works from selected LC students as well as faculty, some of whom will explain their work in the Gallery Talk. The LC Art Gallery is located on the first floor of the Weathersby Fine Arts Building on the campus of Louisiana College The event is open to the public free of charge. For more information, please call 487-7262.
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January 26th, 2010
Pineville, LA. … Students from across the state will come to campus on Saturday, January 30th for the annual Clyde and Elizabeth Smith Memorial Scholarship competition. 50 students who applied for admission in the 2010-2011 academic year and scored a 28 or better on the ACT have been invited to participate.
Dr. Aguillard, President of Louisiana College, will start the day with a welcome and then students begin the competition process. Their parents will attend concurrent sessions about the admissions process, an academic overview and a campus tour. After being divided into groups, students will be interviewed by faculty members, then participate in a leadership exercise and finally a group discussion. Once this process is complete, faculty and staff members decide the winner.
All participants and their parents are recognized during a special luncheon when the Smith Scholar is announced. Each of the finalists is offered a tuition scholarship consisting of $32,000 for four years at LC. The winner will receive a scholarship that includes all tuition, room and board for four years at Louisiana College.
“The Clyde and Elizabeth Smith Memorial Scholarship is the highest honor given at Louisiana College,” said Aguillard. “This year is unique in that we have 50 students competing for this award; typically we have around 30 students.” Aguillard goes on to explain, “I believe this is a testament to the hard work of our admissions recruiters and the fact that Christian higher education plays a vital role in Central Louisiana and the state of Louisiana.”
For more information about the Clyde and Elizabeth Smith Memorial Scholarship competition contact the Office of College Communications (318) 487-7194 or (318) 542-8688.
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January 15th, 2010
Pineville, LA…The Louisiana College School of Nursing will host a symposium on Spirituality in Health Care on Thursday, January 21, 2010 in the Granberry Conference Center on the campus of Louisiana College. The event will begin at 1 p.m.
Dr. Irene Alyn, distinguished scholar and consultant, will speak on “Spirituality and Nursing” and Dr. David Sharp, Professor and International Coordinator for Nursing at Louisiana College, will speak on “Approaching Spirituality in Client Care.”
The symposium is free and available to nurses, clinical practitioners, preceptors, nursing students and anyone interested in understanding how to facilitate discussions about spirituality and support spiritual needs in a health care environment.
For more information call the Division of Nursing at 318-487-7127, or email sharp@lacollege.edu.
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