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News Releases 2007

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Health Services Receives National Accreditation
   Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care

Columbia College Exceeds National Averages
   College’s recently released scores exceed the averages.

Columbia College Adds Softball
    Softball will become the college's fifth intercollegiate sport

Krejci - SC Health Education Professional of the Year
   2007 University Health Education Professional of the Year

Fall Choreographers’ Showcase
   Nov. 30, and Dec. 1, at 7:30 PM in Cottingham Theatre

Lambda Pi Eta Chapter Receives National Honor
   communication honor society - chapter of the year

Columbia College to Award Medallions
Dinner and ceremony on Thursday, Nov. 1. Recipients are Catherine and Gene Eaker and Marshall L. Meadors Jr.

Sister Hazel Live from Columbia College
Friday, Nov. 9, 2007 7:00 pm

Don’t Miss The Fantasticks  
November 2 and 3 at 7:00 p.m.

Lambda Pi Eta Chapter Receives National Honor
National communication honor society, selected as chapter of the year

Goodall Gallery to Feature Works on Paper Linda Fantuzo, Mary Walker, Manning Williams
Oct. 25 - Dec. 3   Reception: Oct. 25, 5:30 - 7 p.m.

Sporting and Family Fest
Oct. 27 at North Camden Plantation in Kershaw, SC.

Wrenn Cook Honored by SC Dance Association
2007-08 SC Dance Association Honor Award

Pianist John Kenneth Adams to Perform at CC  
Oct. 22 at 7:30 pm - Spears Music/Art Center

Brim to Receive SC Dance Association Award  
2007-08 SC Dance Association President's Award

Benson and Fugo to Perform at Columbia College  
Oct. 15 at 7:30 p.m. - Spears Music/Art Center

Bras Across Columbia for Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Columbia College offered help and collected over 200 bras from faculty staff and students!

Piano Performance with Dr. Gregory Pepetone
7:30 p.m. Concert Hall, Spears Music/Art Center

Cheer From Chawton: A Jane Austen FAamily Theatrical
performed by New York actress, Karen Eterovich, on Thursday, September 27, and Friday, September 28, at 7:30 pm in the Cottingham Theatre

Columbia College’s Goodall Gallery to Feature
the Works of Guy F. Lipscomb and Family

September 3–October 3, 2007
Reception:  Thursday, September 20, 5:30–7 pm Goodall Gallery

Dr. Tuten was interviewed by Voice of America on July 25
Dr. Nancy Tuten of Columbia College talks about the value of working with professors in different disciplines to promote writing across the curriculum.

Lyndsay Pickens - SCATA Trainer of the Year
Head athletic trainer for Columbia College

Grant from Bank of America Charitable Foundation
Funds to Support Only Statewide Leadership Program for the Department of Juvenile Justice Female Students

A Seat at the Table - Conference for Women
who serve on Boards and Commissions in SC

Messages of sympathy and hope for VT
Students, Faculty, Staff & Alumnae Are invited to sign and write messages on special CC banner

Students to Present Research on SC Social Issues

Monday, April 30, 2007

CC Alumnae Association Honors Four
Kathryn Verdery Cannon '55, Kathy Rudder Ligon '74, Libby Wilson Patenaude ’74, Marley E. Lybrand '04

Campus Rally - Domestic Violence & Victims’ Rights
Wed. April 25 at 4:00 p.m. on “The Green”

Join the Fighting Koalas

in the Fight Against Breast Cancer!

Senior Art Exhibit: “Defining Identity”
Artist’s Reception: Saturday, April 14, 4:30 pm–6:00 pm Exhibit Ends May 7

Dr. Vivia Lawton Fowler Accepts New Appointment
appointed Vice President of Academic Affairs and Dean of Wesleyan College in Macon, Ga., after 21 years at Columbia College.

CC Chamber Ensemble to Present Spring Concert
Monday, April 16, 2007 at 7:30 p.m.

CC Presents Women’s Studies Awards
Helàna Brigman, KB Bowman, and Megan Brown

A Seat at the Table
Conference for Women who serve on Boards and Commissions in SC, and for those who would like to serve.

Without Possessions: Music, Art, and Poetry
Tuesday, April 3, 2007 at 7:00 p.m

Evelyn Clary Performance
to benefit the Richard Veale Scholarship 7:30 pm, April 9.

CC Wind Ensemble will perform their Spring Concert
Thursday, April 12, 2007 at 7:30 p.m.

The Dept. of Music will present "Cosi fan Tutte"
Mozart's comic opera March 30, and March 31

Cultural Ambassador of Liberia to Speak at Columbia College
March 27, 7:00pm in Humphries Hall

Columbia College to Host Statewide MADD Candlelight Vigil
Statewide candlelight vigil on “the green” at CC, on Sat., March 24 at 4:00 pm

Columbia College Faculty Receive Teaching Honors
Three faculty members have received top honors for excellence in teaching.

SHORTS 2007 An evening of short theatre pieces 

February 28, March 1, 2, and 3 at 7:30 p.m.

$5.1 Million in Major Gifts

Columbia College announces major gifts

Arie Black Guess ’49 Named Carolinian of the Year
Columbia College alumna, Arie Black Guess ’49, will receive the Carolinian of the Year Medal of Achievement Award from the Carolina Historical Society, Inc. and the South Carolina Citizens and Merchants Association, Inc.

CC to Feature Works by Contemporary Female Photographers
Feb. 15 - March 15 Reception: Feb. 22, 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 pm

Register Now for YOU FIRST:
Women, Life Balance & Leadership Thursday, March 15, 2007

Dr. Caroline Whitson Recipient of Martha Kime Piper Award
South Carolina Women in Higher Education announce Dr. Caroline B. Whitson, President of Columbia College, as the recipient of the 2007 Martha Kime Piper Award

Ain’t I a Woman!
Core Ensemble Performance Celebrates Visionary African American Women

CC to Receive Hesburgh Certificate of Excellence
Columbia College has been selected to receive the 2007 TIAA-CREF Theodore M. Hesburgh Certificate of Excellence

Artist and Teacher, Richard Veale to be Remembered

A special chapel service honoring Professor Richard Veale, will be held at College Place United Methodist Church, 4801 Colonial Drive. The service will take place from 1:00 – 1:45 p.m.

Dr. Linda Salane Receives Award

Linda B. Salane, Ph.D. received a James T. Rogers Meritorious Service Award from the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Israeli Pianist Allan Sternfield to Perform at CC
Thursday, January 25 7:30 pm, Spears Music/Art Center Concert Hall

Food for Thought lunch series
Join other women leaders for information on Community Issues as we work to change and improve the Midlands. Sponsored by: Women in Philanthropy and The Alliance for Women

CC Exhibit: SC High School Art Teacher Invitational
Goodall Gallery, Columbia College, January 8 – February 8


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