Dear Centenary Family, This morning, Centenary College officially opened the fall 2015 semester – and the College’s 191st academic year – with the annual President’s Convocation in Brown Chapel. We were privileged to welcome General Robin Rand, Commander of the Air Force’s Global Strike Command, as the convocation speaker. General Rand’s participation reinforces the relationship between Centenary and Barksdale Air Force Base, institutions whose contributions to our community are measurable and enduring. I am proud to announce that this special relationship will be further strengthened when Centenary officially partners with Barksdale this November for the College’s fourth annual Veterans Day observance on Wednesday, November 11. Col. Kristin Goodwin, Commander of the 2nd Bomb Wing at Barksdale, will be the guest speaker for the traditional program in Anderson Auditorium. The Global Strike Command’s mission of deterrence and assurance is a powerful reminder of the realities of the 21st century world that we encourage our students to explore and in which we are preparing them to lead. Inside this newsletter, you’ll read about the College’s recent Mellon Foundation grant and get an update on our World Houses, both initiatives that are helping Centenary students learn about and engage with some of the most pressing global challenges of the 21st century. I’m also proud to be able to report here on the success of our Ladies and Gents athletic teams in their first year as official NCAA Division III members. In the 2016-2017 season, Centenary will lead the way athletically as one of the first colleges in the nation to add women’s triathlon as a varsity sport. LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT 2015 Centenary College of Louisiana is a selective, residential, national liberal arts college affiliated with the United Methodist Church. Founded in 1825, it is the oldest chartered liberal arts college west of the Mississippi River and is a membr of the Associated Colleges of the South. Office of the President Centenary College of Louisiana 2911 Centenary Boulevard Shreveport, Louisiana 71104 318.869.5101 [email protected]@PresidentRowe
This document is posted to help you gain knowledge. Please leave a comment to let me know what you think about it! Share it to your friends and learn new things together.
Transcript
Dear Centenary Family,This morning, Centenary College officially opened the fall 2015 semester – and
the College’s 191st academic year – with the annual President’s Convocation in
Brown Chapel. We were privileged to welcome General Robin Rand, Commander
of the Air Force’s Global Strike Command, as the convocation speaker. General
Rand’s participation reinforces the relationship between Centenary and Barksdale
Air Force Base, institutions whose contributions to our community are measurable
and enduring. I am proud to announce that this special relationship will be further
strengthened when Centenary officially partners with Barksdale this November for
the College’s fourth annual Veterans Day observance on Wednesday, November 11.
Col. Kristin Goodwin, Commander of the 2nd Bomb Wing at Barksdale, will be the
guest speaker for the traditional program in Anderson Auditorium.
The Global Strike Command’s mission of deterrence and assurance is a powerful
reminder of the realities of the 21st century world that we encourage our students
to explore and in which we are preparing them to lead. Inside this newsletter, you’ll
read about the College’s recent Mellon Foundation grant and get an update on our
World Houses, both initiatives that are helping Centenary students learn about and
engage with some of the most pressing global challenges of the 21st century.
I’m also proud to be able to report here on the success of our Ladies and Gents
athletic teams in their first year as official NCAA Division III members. In the
2016-2017 season, Centenary will lead the way athletically as one of the first colleges
in the nation to add women’s triathlon as a varsity sport.
LETTER FROM THE
PRESIDENT 2015
Centenary College of Louisiana is a selective, residential, national liberal arts college affiliated with the United Methodist Church. Founded in 1825, it is the oldest chartered liberal arts college west of the Mississippi River and is a membr of the Associated Colleges of the South.
Office of the PresidentCentenary College of Louisiana2911 Centenary BoulevardShreveport, Louisiana [email protected]@PresidentRowe
Mellon GrantThe Andrew W. Mellon Foundation is investing in our academic program with a
$100,000 grant to fund the project Deepening the French Connection and Linking
Curriculum to Global Challenges. This funding from the Mellon Foundation’s Higher
Education and Scholarship in the Humanities program will expand French and
Francophone studies at the College and complement the Global Challenges adopted by
the faculty as a framework for the academic program.
Dr. Andia Augustin-Billy (pictured at top right) has joined us in a tenure-track position
in French that has been added to support the expanded Francophone program. Mellon
funding will provide partial support for this position in the first two years. The courses
we are adding will emphasize Louisiana’s cultural ties to both France and to French-
speaking regions in the Caribbean and Africa. Dr. Augustin-Billy will join Dr. Dana
Kress to provide leadership to students and staff in our French-language Living Learning
Community, Le Quartier Français, as well as our heritage language press, Les Éditions
Tintamarre.
The Mellon award will also provide training and site visits for our August immersive
term program Centenary in Paris. The project will also offer faculty members the
opportunity to attend collaborative teaching workshops that will aid them in the
development of additional immersion term courses.
At a time when inhumanity dominates the headlines, we believe that investments in the
humanities are crucial. We are honored to be partnering with the Mellon Foundation
to increase opportunities for our students to deepen their understanding of human
experience and promote respectful and meaningful engagement.
LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT
Homecoming andParents & Family WeekendOctober 23-25, 2015