The Pryor Art Gallery 2007-2008 season premieres with the photography of Columbia native Clark Quin. The exhibit, Past and Present Visions of Tennessee, features 35 years of images, a showing of old South charm and new South progress. The full 2007-2008 gallery schedule is now available.
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Ten incoming freshman baseball players were members of the recent 2007 American Legion Baseball World Series championship team. The Post 19 Columbia team will be given a trip to two Major League World Series games, where the players will be called to the field and recognized for their win.
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Art instructors Fred Behrens and Herbert Cobb will be featured alongside other community college colleagues in Middle Tennessee State University’s upcoming art exhibit. The artwork will be on display September 17 until October 4 at MTSU's Todd Gallery. Behrens’ works are large-format acrylics, colorful and non-representational paintings, and Cobb’s artwork represents the digital medium. A closing reception will be held October 4 from 6-8 p.m. The show is free and open to the public.
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The first meeting of the presidential search advisory committee for Columbia State was held September 19 on the Columbia State campus. The advisory committee reviewed and agreed upon the process it will use in the search. Resumes of the applicants and nominees were reviewed for the presidential position. Forty-five applications have been received. President Rebecca Hawkins, who has served since 1996, announced earlier this year that she will be retiring at the end of December. Chancellor Manning expects to have the new president in place in January.
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Grant announcements:
▪ Sandra Serkownek was awarded $184,000 from the new Carl D. Perkins funds to improve our AAS programs.
▪ Jeff Elliott received a $20,000 grant from the TBR Access and Diversity Grants Program to pilot a Supplemental Instruction Program.
▪ Christa Martin has received grants for the Access and Diversity Office, totaling $75,000 from the Tennessee Board of Regents.
▪ Kenneth Lord received $194,000 in grant funds from the Governor’s Highway Safety Grant, to train law enforcement officers in Spanish.
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Student Government Association elections results: President: Paige Colgin; Vice President: John Troy; Secretary/Treasurer: Ranicka Dial; Senators: Bobbie Cooper, Susan Jefferson, Ronald Rickard

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