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As students and faculty prepare for classes to begin next month in the newly renovated Neville Hall at Presbyterian College, the finishing touches are being made to the building. One of these touches is a unique, handcrafted chandelier to be placed this Friday, July 21 in the building’s newly opened rotunda. “We wanted something unique

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Under the advisement of Dr. Craig Vondergeest, associate professor of religion, Summer Fellow Joseph Kovas is spending the summer researching a continuation of the Methodist tradition, the revived Methodist class meetings. Kovas is a senior religion major. Kovas’ asks the question of if the modern day small group meetings in Methodist churches a continuation of

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Ashley Wren, a senior psychology major from Murfreesboro, Tenn., is using data collected from CHAMPS students to help the PC community learn more about the future generation of Laurens county—and how to most effectively discover ways to capitalize on these students’ strengths. Wren’s research is supervised by Dr. Brooke Spatta, associate professor of psychology and

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Ashlee Anderson, a senior psychology major from Chapin, S.C., is studying wilderness therapy as a part of her Summer Fellow research. Her research looks to see how wilderness therapy works and is different from traditional indoor therapy. “I hope to find ways that we can better improve psychotherapy and make it more available to people

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Mikaela Springer, a senior history major, from Cameron Park, Calif., is studying the historiography of Abraham Lincoln and particularly his role as commander-in-chief during the American Civil War as a part of her Summer Fellows project. “My research involves studying the wartime actions taken by Lincoln during his presidency and trying to discern the true

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Dr. Terry Barr, professor of English at Presbyterian College recently had his collection of essays “Don’t Date Baptists and Other Warnings from My Alabama Mother” published. The new edition, published by Third Lung Press in Hickory, N.C., contains a new chapter, family photos, and a hand drawn map of Bessemer, Ala., drawn by Barr’s daughter

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Sydney Blue, a junior double major in physics and music, from Titusville, Fla., is using her research “Sound Propagation in Granular Materials,” to study how to efficiently send sound through granular materials. “Since the Earth’s surface is granular material, this work has many applications including land mine detection and oil exploration,” Blue said. “I create

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On June 22-23 and 29-30, Presbyterian College held two orientation sessions for incoming freshmen, with 274 students in attendance. The new student orientation is designed to provide meaningful programs and opportunities to support the transition and engagement of new students and their families to the academic, cultural, and social environment of Presbyterian College. During the

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President Bob Staton announced that Dr. Booker T. Ingram Jr., Charles A. Dana Professor of Political Science, has been named the first Director of Diversity and Inclusion at Presbyterian College effective July 1. In describing this new appointment, Staton expressed that “Dr. Ingram is a tremendous asset to the Presbyterian College community, and I am

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Caroline Dyar, a junior double major in applied mathematics and economics from Marietta, Ga., is working with Dr. Austin Shull, assistant professor of biology, to conduct a multivariate comparison of DNA methylation events between different types of breast cancer. “My family has been directly affected by breast cancer,” Dyar said. “I am honored to be

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