Centre News Archive

2012

December 20

• Best of 2012 Web Stories: News
• Best of 2012 Web Stories: Vice Presidential Debate
• Best of 2012 Web Stories: Student and Alumni Profiles
• Best of 2012 Web Stories: Athletics
• Best of 2012 Web Stories: 20 Questions
• Best of 2012 Web Stories: Sights and Sounds
• Best of 2012 Web Stories: Staff Picks

December 13

• Generous gift creates the Susie Roush Campus Beautification Fund
• Hoffman and Owens named SAA Coaches of the Year
• Centre community raises record amount in United Way campaign
• Colonels Challenge presents golden opportunity to give
• Matthew Cummings ’05 founds Pretentious Beer Glass Company
• Sights and Sounds: Campus Caroling

December 6

• Centre educational experience well above national average according to NSSE
• Professor Dan Stroup talks with NPR about Ashley Judd
• Jennifer Muzyka speaks at unveiling of new supercomputer
• “Virtual visit” allows prospective students to discover Centre from home
• 20 Questions with Payroll and Benefits Coordinator Meredith Sizemore

November 29

• Centre College calculates media value of Vice Presidential Debate
• New environmental studies major approved at Centre
• Faculty spread holiday cheer with carols and breakfast study-breaker
• Centre Commitment guarantees study abroad, internship/research and graduation in four years
• Sights and Sounds: Centre Men’s Basketball trumps Transy in overtime

November 22

• Karissa Jackson ’14 enjoys Moscow through Boren Scholarship
• Early application deadlines looming for Centre Class of 2017
• Seismograph in Young Hall picks up on earthquake
• Centre admission car wrap makes for one sweet ride
• 20 Questions with C60 hosts CJ Donald ’14 and Sophia Mahmood ’15
• Sights and Sounds: Fall at Centre

November 15

• Centre ranked #1 in the nation for study abroad
• Martha Raddatz named 2013 Commencement speaker
• Tom McCollough named 2012 Kentucky Professor of the Year
• Prof. Stephen Powell’s glasswork on display at Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts
• Sights and Sounds: Fall at Centre

November 8

• Both Centre soccer teams receive NCAA Tournament bids
• Centre receives $25,000 Environmental Protection Agency grant
• Centre students participate in numerous upcoming concerts
• Heart of Kentucky United Way campaign underway at Centre
• 20 Questions with Director of the Center for Global Citizenship Milton Reigelman

November 1

• Centre students win Kentucky Academy of Science awards
• WeCar program underway at Centre
• Nick Gowen ’11 writes his own rules with Red Ink Consulting
• Events offer a look at Mayan prophecy and community
• Sights and Sounds: Centre After School Program

October 25

• Kiplinger’s ranks Centre College #23 among nation’s Best Values
• Centre Trustees discuss campus improvements, records in giving and high academic achievement
• Silas House comes to Centre as Humana/Library Speaker
• Alpha Delta Pi sponsors Autism Awareness Week
• Patrick Cho ’13 featured in Chronicle of Higher Education
• Alumni host debate watch parties across the world
• 20 Questions with Associate for News and Marketing Cindy Long

October 18

• Homecoming offers opportunities for recognition, reconnecting and fun
• [VIDEO] President John A. Roush interviewed on C-SPAN for the Vice Presidential Debate
• [VIDEO] Centre College takes the spotlight on Saturday Night Live
• [VIDEO] President John A. Roush opens the Vice Presidential Debate
• Sights and Sounds: Centre College VP Debate 2012

October 11

• Top Ten Things to Know about Centre College
• 20 Questions Special Edition with VP Debate Moderator Martha Raddatz
• Debate Festival
• Poverty, politics and the debate: a Q&A with faculty expert Rick Axtell
• Race, gender and culture in the election: a Q&A with faculty expert Andrea Abrams
• Centre College faculty and alumni giving each ranked #5 in nation by U.S. News
• Centre among the nation’s leaders for study abroad

October 4

• Secretary of State Grimes and KET’s Shaw to attend “Our Voice, Our Future” VP Debate event at Centre
• General information about Centre’s Vice Presidential Debate
• Centre and the community collaborate for the debate
• David Brooks chats with students about politics and the debate
• International relations and the Debate: a Q&A with faculty expert Lori Hartmann-Mahmud
• Colonels climb to #2 in Golfstat poll
• Sights and Sounds: Centre prepares for VP Debate 2012

September 27

• Centre College alumni giving and faculty each ranked #5 in nation by U.S. News
• Religion in politics: Q&A with faculty experts Benjamin Knoll and Lee Jefferson
• Students can celebrate the Debate at the Debate Carnival
• Centre has golden year for giving and the Colonels Club
• Study by Professor David Anderson estimates the annual cost of crime to be $3.2 trillion
• Students explore the world with new study abroad trips
• 20 Questions with Professor of English Mark Lucas

September 20

• David Brooks to give Press Distinguished Lecture
• Oakley Watkins named to Allstate AFCA Good Works Team
• Environmental issues in politics: A discussion with faculty experts Cindy Isenhour and Preston Miles
• New sculpture brings historic Beech tree back to Young Hall
• Chuck Beard ’02 opens unique bookstore in Nashville
• #centrevpdebate: Twitter Team talks up Debate on the web
• Sights and Sounds: The Arrival and Unveiling of Centre’s Lincoln

September 13

• New alumni-driven college ranking rates Centre graduates “Happiest in the Nation”
• Centre College ranked #31 “Best Value” in nation by U.S. News
• Harvard’s Institute of Politics Joins Centre College’s Global Center for Connected Campuses
• Pulitzer Prize winner Joel Pett to give convocation address
• A conversation with Prof. Ben Knoll on public opinion, post-convention bounce and voter IDs
• Reaping the benefits of Centre’s Your Passport
• 20 Questions for Associate Director of Development for Donor Relations Mona Wyatt

September 6

• Centre College included in “Colleges That Change Lives”
• Centre College teams with 10/20 Digital, Connected Nation to launch technology initiative
• Author Nicholas Carr to deliver first-year book convocation
• The Theatrics of Debates: A Conversation with Professor of Dramatic Arts Anthony Haigh
• Centre field hockey team makes a difference with Stick It to Cancer
• Norton Center for the Arts launches Norton Center ACTS Program
• Sights and Sounds: A Campus Tour with President John A. Roush

August 30

• Centre ranked #36 Among Liberal Arts Colleges by Washington Monthly
• Centre community and politicians aim to register all students to vote
• New class of Brown Fellows travels to Turkey
• Alex Hurley ’14 researches at Carnegie Mellon with NSF
• 20 Questions with Reference Librarian Carrie Frey

August 23

• Harold Holzer to deliver opening convocation prior to Lincoln statue unveiling
• Princeton Review names Centre a Best College
• Represent your cause on Oct. 11 at Speakers Park
• Sarah Bugg ’14 interns at Paul Newman’s Roundup River Ranch
• Blakely Brooks ’05 returns to Centre as a faculty member
• Sights and Sounds: Move-In Day 2012

August 17

• Forbes ranks Centre among the best of “America’s Top Colleges”
• 2012 Centre Vice Presidential Debate update
• Assistant Professor of Government Ben Knoll featured on HuffPost Live
• Alexa Price ’13 fights for human rights with Innocents at Risk
• 20 Questions with Sports Information Intern Matt Montavon

August 9

• Centre College named 2012 Great College to Work For
• Centre women’s soccer team plays in international tournament
• Alumni reminisce about 2000 Vice Presidential Debate
• Jeff SoRelle ’10 to conduct research with Nobel Laureate
• Sights and Sounds: Completion of the A. Eugene Brockman Residential Commons

August 2

• “2013 Fiske Guide to Colleges” touts Centre’s academic strength, faculty, community
• Format for Vice Presidential Debate announced
• Government Professor Ben Knoll and Jordan Shewmaker ’14 collaborate on political research
• Athletic liaison program connects faculty and student-athletes at Centre
• 20 Questions with Arthur Vining Davis Post-Doctoral Teaching Fellow Kyle Anderson

July 26

• David Miller ’13 and Luke Wetton ’14 to appear on “Kentucky Tonight”
• Centre students to perform original play at Edinburgh International Fringe Festival
• Governor’s Scholars make their (patriotic) mark
• Markie Dohrenwend ’13 makes fast friends with sloths in Costa Rica
• Mary Quinn Ramer ’98 takes a look back to prepare for 2012 Vice Presidential Debate
• 20 Questions with Communications Fellow Elizabeth Trollinger ’11

July 19

• Centre partners with Vanderbilt to offer advanced degree in nursing
• Oakley Watkins named as finalist for Allstate-AFCA Good Works Team
• Josh Hardesty ’13 and Emmy Robichaud ’13 teach English in Ghana
• Centre's veteran tech team tested by debate prep
• Sights and Sounds: A Look at GSP: July 2012

July 12

• Willie Polio ’12 awarded NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship
• 2012 graduates go abroad—again
• A conversation with Dr. Sarah Lashley, new Director of Center for Teaching and Learning
• Tyler Wilkinson ’12 named artist in residence at Manifest Gallery
• Ashley Sides Johnson ’01 shares memories from 2000 VP Debate
• 20 Questions with Academic Affairs Coordinator Sallie Bright

July 5

• Patrick Noltemeyer ’01 recalls experiences as student volunteer during 2000 Debate
• Students study, snorkel and soak up the sun in the Bahamas
• Danville a contender for Rand McNally’s Most Beautiful Small Town
• Centre women’s golf team featured on CBS Sports
• Sights and Sounds: A Look at GSP: July 2012

June 28

• VIDEO: Help Make Centre Even Better
• Governor’s Scholars Program begins 29th year at Centre
• Honor Walk tradition featured on NBC Nightly News
• Tales from a summer in Strasbourg
• Members of the Class of 2012 look forward to graduate school
• Mary Catherine Starr ’07 poised (literally) for greatness
• Professor Ben Knoll blogs about debate on Huffington Post
• 20 Questions with Associate Registrar Thomas Manuel

June 21

• Six Fulbrights tie record set in 2008
• Karissa Jackson ’14 to spend year in Russia as Boren Scholar
• Centre’s Phi Beta Kappa chapter maintains commitment to excellence
• Summer Open Houses to be held July 20 and 27
• Political experts chime in on vice-presidential contenders
• Sights and Sounds: GSP: A look ahead

June 14

• Class of 2012 begin new experiences
• Golfer Emily Bachert ’12 caps off career with All-American honors
• Allison Hancock ’14 off to the races with Keeneland internship
• Laura Garrett ’13 wins 2012 Samuel Robertson Award
• New mobile Centre website debuts
• 20 Questions with Norton Center Director of Marketing and Development Mandy Prather

June 7

• Centre College campus to host annual Great American Brass Band Festival
• Homer Rice ’51 and Centre parent Seth Hancock to be inducted into Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame
• David Miller ’13 and Jordan Shewmaker ’14 selected for state and national political roles
• Debate merchandise now for sale through the College
• Sights and Sounds: In the Classroom, Lab and Studio

May 31

• Washington Post rates Centre among top five institutions for highest study time
• Forty-six students to study abroad through Centre this summer
• William Frentz ’13 to play on national soccer team at Deaf World Cup
• John Harrod ’67 rosin’s up his bow
• 20 Questions with Director of Leadership Gifts Caty Mercer McCormick ’02

May 24

• Centre College Class of 2012 Commencement Headquarters
• Brian Chafin, Centre’s athletics director, announces retirement
• Richard Mullins ’98 given top professorial honor at Xavier University
• Centre community reacts to the 2012 Vice Presidential Debate [VIDEO]
• Centre College honors faculty and staff at closing dinner
• Sights Q&A Sounds: Commencement 2012

May 17

• Norton Center for the Arts announces exciting 2012-13 season
• Robert L. Keasler to Join Centre College as new CFO
• Centre’s enrollment success continues with Class of 2016
• Five graduating seniors to be commissioned after participating in ROTC
• Patrick Cho ’13 and Brian Klosterboer ’12 discuss higher education affordability with Pres. Barack Obama
• Sights and Sounds: The Olin 500

May 10

• Centre’s Young Hall addition receives Gold LEED certification
• Centre President John A. Roush discusses college affordability, quality on KET
• College to provide live web stream of 2012 Commencement ceremony
• Centre College students honored at annual Showcase
• Kim Levernier ’02 and Erica Woodward ’02 are immersed in politics in Washington, D.C.
• 20 Questions with Assistant Professor of Government Benjamin Knoll

May 3

• Softball field and multipurpose athletic field to be built at Centre
• Brian Klosterboer ’12 attends inaugural Student Leadership Summit in Washington, D.C.
• Centre captures two spring championships, finishes second in President's Trophy standings
• Rachel Beckman ’12 focuses dramatic arts senior project on mental illness
• Primate Research in Barbados
• Sights and Sounds: Centre Carnival 2012 joins forces with St. Baldrick's Day

April 26

• Alex Becker ’10 and James Tatgenhorst ’09 see democracy in action in D.C.
• Student/faculty folk group MP releases single and album
• Kevin Chapman ’00 and Matisa Olinger Wilbon ’97 pursue passion for education
• Leigh Brown ’04 returns to campus to share her experience with students
• 20 Questions with Area Coordinator and Shuttle Coordinator Chase Warner ’10

April 19

• Centre celebrates Green Week+ from April 17-28
• Centre announces tenure and promotion
• Around the world (again and again): Class of 2012's impressive study abroad stats
• WeCar program to be introduced at Centre this fall
• Thaxton Marshall ’09 creates a smash hit with Hantis
• Introduction to the Cultural History of Central Europe

April 12

• Janet Brown, executive director of the Commission on Presidential Debates, to deliver Commencement address
• Centre reports record applications, new minors at Spring 2012 Board meeting
• DramaCentre presents “The Mystery of Edwin Drood”
• “Manifold Greatness: the Creation and Afterlife of the King James Bible” to be exhibited at Centre
• Jay Eberle ’07 and Mary Jane Saunier ’07 work together in Washington, D.C.
• Sights and Sounds: One Day Without Shoes

April 5

• Rick Axtell and Patrice Mothion recognized by Princeton Review in “The Best 300 Professors”
• Crit Luallen ’74 to speak at Jefferson-Jackson Dinner
• Watch the premiere episode of C60!
• 2012 RICE Symposium begins April 12
• Centre celebrates National Student-Athlete Day during NCAA Division III Week
• Reddick to speak on “Samuel Johnson, Lexicography, and the Uses of Failure”
• The Science of Stuff

March 29

• Sen. Mitch McConnell to present history lecture at Centre on prominent Kentuckians in the U.S. Senate
• Centre hosts Energy and the Environment Film Festival
• Students, faculty and staff enjoy Alternative Spring Break
• Beth Meredith ’76 combines skills, passions for eclectic career path
• Tate Bennett ’09 and Megan Spindel ’02 collaborate on Capitol Hill
• 20 Questions with Recycling Coordinator Cheryl Coulter

March 22

• Art professor Stephen Powell ’74 named a Distinguished Educator
• Poet Arthur Sze comes to Centre as a Humana Visiting Scholar
• Centre named to 2012 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll
• Jamey Price ’10 hits it big in racing and photography
• Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar Dr. Charles M. Falco to visit Centre
• The Physical Science of Volcanoes: Studying Volcanoes in Volcanoes

March 15

• Centre recognized in new book about “Great Colleges of the South”
• Centre students prepare for St. Baldrick’s Day
• Amber Wood Sellars ’08 makes an impact with Harvesting Hope
• Poems by Annie Maggard ’08 published in “Matter Journal”
• Professors regale students at “Life Stories” convo
• Sights and Sounds: Kentucky Music Ensemble

March 8

• Centre Women’s Basketball team advances to NCAA Sweet Sixteen
• New novel inspired by 2000 Vice Presidential Debate at Centre
• CentreBrass and Centre Singers prepare for musical tour of the Yucatan
• Arbor Day Foundation recognizes Centre as a Tree Campus 2011
• Studies in the Art of Pilgrimage: A Trip Along the Camino de Santiago de Compostela in Spain

March 1

• Popular Life Stories convocation to take place March 8
• Tree plantings take place at Young Hall and St. Mildred’s Court
• Stewart Lowery ’12 to build houses with Bike and Build
• “Fiddler on the Roof” comes to the Norton Center
• Stuart Sanders ’95 publishes “Perryville Under Fire”
• Demi Landstedt ’14 journals about travels in Merida, Mexico
• 20 Questions with SLO Coordinator for Leadership Development and Greek Affairs Laura Pasley ’10

February 24

• Ed Hamilton to create Lincoln statue for Centre
• Becca Finney ’11 tours with Kentucky Shakespeare Living History
• Upcoming convocation will explore the art of flamenco
• Maureen Pilkinton ’11 and Alex Skees ’11 teach English in France
• Pyramids and Politics: Exploring Peru’s Prehispanic Past

February 16

• Centre Students of Ailing Mothers and Fathers chapter supports grieving students
• From page to stage: Centre professor’s poetry becomes dramatic production
• Sean Chandler ’08 publishes “The Notice”
• Centre Cross Country posts top GPA in Division III
• Upcoming convocation discusses relationship between Qur’an and Bible
• Sights and Sounds: LA Theatre Works at Centre

February 9

• Princeton Review rates Centre one of nation’s “Best Value Colleges”
• Women’s basketball team moves up in Division III rankings
• Looking ahead to Centre’s annual RICE Symposium
• Centre students direct and produce “The Vagina Monologues”
• Tony Huffman ’14 weighs the benefits of technology
• 20 Questions with Women’s Basketball and Softball Coach Wendie Austin-Robinson ’94

February 2

• Centre establishes partnership with Vanderbilt and introduces Cargill Education Fellows Program
• James Graham Brown Foundation, Austin Thompson Anderton ’01 named 2012 Associates of the Year
• Dr. Thomas Baeker Joins Centre Board of Trustees
• Centre students to debate state and federal rights
• Lincoln-Douglas debates at the heart of upcoming Norton Center show

January 26

• January Board meeting and Associates Dinner to feature innovator Clayton Christenson and The Capitol Steps
• Centre to welcome seventh group of Posse Scholars to campus this fall
• Kirk Vollemecke ’84 promoted to brigadier general
• Computational art CentreTerm class brings art and science together
• Bill Phillips ’85 joins Information Technology Services office
• Sights and Sounds: Amos Tubb's British Civil War class

January 19

• President Roush’s CentreTerm course a favorite among students
• The role of liberal arts in a Wikipedia world: Founders Day address 2012
• RecycleMania 2012 begins at Centre
• Written word comes to life on campus at Winter Poetry Festival
• Government course turns classroom into council
• Jenny Jones ’10 perseveres in a tough economy

January 12

• Bowdoin College president to give annual Founders Day address
• Centre debuts Washington, D.C., “study away” and internship program
• Norton Center to host musical tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr.
• Around the world in 21 days: CentreTerm courses abroad
• Sights and Sounds: CentreTerm 2012 — Into the Great Abyss: Cave Ecology

January 5

• Forbes economist calls Centre “one of the finest schools in the U.S.”
• From caves to castaways: CentreTerm courses on campus
• New landscape painting exhibit opens in AEGON Gallery
• 2012 convocation calendar promises unique learning opportunities
• In the theatre with Ian Frank ’04 and Emily Tate Frank ’05
• 20 Questions with Assistant Director of Admission for Communication Adam Brown ’07