Illusionist Harris III was featured Jan. 29, 2012 as the U-Church performer of the month. Harris aimed to maintain the audience’s attention with a rope trick dedicated to his grandmother and Harry Houdini’s “Metamorphosis” illusion. Audience participation was heavily integrated into the entire performance. Harris picked child and college student volunteers from the crowd to [...]
Information and Technology Operations enacted plans to replace the overhead projectors in the Humanities Center. Updated projectors were installed in classrooms throughout the building.
On Monday, Jan. 30, the Philosophy Club and Humanities Coalition will host a joint event entitled, “What Is Philosophy?”
Lee senior Stephan Buchanan’s sister has been released from a three-month captivity in Somalia. He and his family are traveling to Europe to rendezvous with her.
From song to slight-of-hand, major Christian artists and performers are set to give Lee an unforgettable U-Church season. The list of artists scheduled includes illusionist Harris III, singer Phil Wickham and worship band Gungor. Harris will be performing on January 29, Wickham on February 26 and Gungor on April 22. In addition to these artists, a [...]
Administrators of the Helen DeVos College of Education expect to enhance the elementary and special education methods classes for the fall 2012 semester. The changes will allow education students to spend more time in the classrooms of surrounding schools before actually entering into their student teaching semester. “We feel like this gives our students an [...]
Starting in fall 2012, Lee students will have the option of majoring in a new communication education program. The major intertwines a communication and education degree. Students wishing to graduate with a degree in communication education are required to complete 43 hours of communication courses, 27 hours of education courses as well as one full semester [...]
Lee University has recently installed a new service, Fortinet, in an attempt to keep certain inappropriate websites blocked on campus computers. The service’s program, Fortigate, allows Lee to keep a better hold on what sites are blocked on Lee’s network. Chris Golden, director of information technology operations, said that he believes Fortigate is an important [...]
The Chick-fil-A located in the Paul Conn Student Union is now in full service. Chris Conine, vice president for business and finance, is the man responsible for getting these national brands from Sodexo approved by President Paul Conn. Conine’s motivations for renovating the campus Chick-fil-A were simple and included the desire to “[select] national brands that [...]
Lee’s annual Writer’s Festival began on Jan. 17, 2012 and included a wide variety of speakers and genres with readings from non-fiction work, poetry as well as a staged reading of a new play. The head coordinator for the event was Stacey Isom, a playwright and assistant creative writing professor who has been a part [...]
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Jacque Banther, a Lee freshmen, has been released from the hospital with no broken bones. However, Banther, who was struck by a vehicle while crossing Parker Street at approximately 10:05 p.m., Monday, may not be able to walk or stand for long periods of time. Banther was taken to Sky Ridge Medical Center by ambulance [...]
A person was struck by a vehicle while crossing Parker Street earlier this evening. Vice President of Student Development Mike Hayes said that the victim was conscious when she left the scene and was transported to Skyridge Medical Center by ambulance.
Lee University, noted for its musical and science programs, may now add the telecommunications major as a place to watch for rising stars. The catch phrase of a recent alumnus? “Action!” Myles Matsuno, class of 2009, returned to Chattanooga late last month to shoot his short film, “Ella,” with the help of current students and [...]
Jonathan Etienne, a senior music business major, plans to perform a live concert on Nov. 29 to promote his debut album, Freedom Song. The album contains 15 songs that include lyrics, vocals and instrumentals that were all produced by Etienne. “All the songs I began writing here at Lee were becoming micro examination-type prayers, and [...]
