College & Seminary News
 

Maryville College

Maryville College will serve as host for the premier ensemble of the Army Ground Forces, The Concert Band, Tuesday, March 13, at 7:30 p.m. in Wilson Chapel. The band is headquartered in Atlanta, Ga. The concert is free and open to the public.

Under the direction of the band's commander, Major Daniel J. Steiger, the talented group maintains a large and varied repertoire that includes all facets of traditional and contemporary wind literature, as well as orchestral transcriptions, marches, instrumental and vocal solos, popular tunes, and patriotic music. The ensemble has traveled throughout the United States, performing in such notable halls as Severance Hall, Spivey Hall, and Woodruff Arts Center, and with numerous outstanding artists, such as the Cleveland Pops Orchestra and Miss America.

Major Daniel J. Steiger contacted Maryville College Associate Professor of Music, Larry Smithee, to arrange the performance. Smithee, who also serves as the director of the Maryville College-Community Concert Band, was honored at the opportunity to host and present the exceptional ensemble.

"A performance by the Army Ground Forces Band on our campus presents an exciting opportunity for our college and area community," said Smithee.

"Serving as musical ambassadors of the American combat soldier, the band program is guaranteed to spark the patriotic spirit in all of us."

Rhodes College

It's official! Rhodes College and Central High School in Memphis, TN are now in partnership. "This is to make official what already has been working," commented Miska Bibbs, Memphis City Schools Adopt-A-School Coordinator. The partnership is mutually beneficial with Central students and faculty involved on the Rhodes campus and Rhodes students coordinating the tutoring program at Central.

Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary

The Academic Support Center at the Seminary hosted an African American read-in on February 5 from 8 am to 5 pm. The event, held in honor of Black History Month, allowed faculty, students and employees to read for 5 minute or longer increments from works by African Americans. Writers of poetry, prose, fiction, humor, and sermons were represented.

Columbia Theological Seminary

The Seminary's Center for Lifelong Learning is offering two spiritual retreat events this spring. The Contemplative Retreat for Women will be held at the Benedictine Spirituality and Conference Center at the Sacred Heart Monastery in Cullman, AL, Wednesday, March 18, to Sunday March 22, 2007. The Contemplative Retreat for Men runs the week of May 6-11, 2007, and will be held at the Monastery of the Holy Spirit, near Conyers, GA. The women's retreat will be led by the Rev. Carol Byrd. The men's retreat will be led by the Rev. David Guthrie. For more information go to the seminary's website at www.ctsnet.edu.