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GreenSheet Headlines • LyonFest ’03 will be October 24-26 • Valle to exhibit work in Kresge Gallery • ‘MacBeth’ to be performed at Lyon • Lyon, ASU-Newport announce agreement • Drama critic John Peter to give Patterson Lecture • Library Hosts monthly ‘Talk and Cookies’ • Playwright/actress Leslie Dillen visits Lyon
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LyonFest ’03 will be October 24-26
Torrence is half of the legendary surf music duo, Jan & Dean. Tickets will be $15 for tent seating and $10 for lawn seating. Ticket information and registration for other LyonFest events is available online on the College Web site, www.lyon.edu. LyonFest is the annual fall celebration for alumni, students and their parents, friends of the College and the entire community. This year’s LyonFest theme will be “Forever Young.” Longtime trustee Robert A. Young III and his wife, Mary, will be honored at a gala on Friday night, October 24. Proceeds from the gala will go to the Robert Young IV Memorial Scholarship Fund in honor of the Youngs’ son, Bob. The Lyon College Athletic Hall of Fame Banquet will be held Saturday night preceding the concert. Other weekend highlights will include the annual Founders’ Day Convocation on Saturday, the Kirkin’ o’ the Tartans worship service Sunday morning and a Sunday afternoon concert by the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra. In addition, the Harlequin Theatre will present its fall production, “Fifth of July,” each night. The Surf City Allstars were formed in the early ’80s when Jan Berry couldn’t always perform with Jan & Dean due to health problems. The Allstars are now a full-time endeavor for Torrence and the band. The band’s Web site, www.surfcityallstars.com, says: “The Surf City Allstars are the best surfin’ beach party band around on a par with their friends, the Beach Boys. Each member has had a long career in surf and beach music. When you hear the band, you get Dean Torrence singing all the Jan & Dean hits – Surf City, Little Old Lady from Pasadena, Drag City, Deadman’s Curve, etc. as well as the songs that Dean sang with the Beach Boys, such as Barbara Ann. “The Allstars bring you all the Beach Boys hits not only because of Jan & Dean’s involvement, but because most of the band members have also toured or recorded with the Beach Boys as well. |
The Allstars are rounded out with Gary Griffin on keyboards (Beach Boys, Jan
& Dean), David Logeman on drums (Jan & Dean, Mike Love’s California Beach
Band, Beach Boys), and Don Raymond on guitar/bass (Ventures, Jan & Dean).
The band is also very pleased to add Philip Bardowell on guitar and vocals.
Philip took Carl Wilson’s place with the Beach Boys for the last few years.
Most recently, the Allstars added Matt Jardine from the Beach Boys on
vocals.”
Valle to exhibit work in Kresge Gallery
Chris
Valle, assistant professor of art at Lyon College, will exhibit his artwork in
Kresge Gallery from September 29 through October 22. An opening reception will
be from 6-9 p.m. Thursday, October 2, in the gallery.
The exhibit of Valle’s painting is titled “Social Morays.”
Valle has a B.S.A. in art from Valdosta State University and a M.F.A. in painting and drawing from the University of Florida. Mr. Valle most recently served as a part-time instructor at Valdosta State University.
‘MacBeth’ to be performed at Lyon
The Batesville Community Theatre will present the Shakespeare classic “MacBeth” at 7 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, October 2-4, on the steps of Brown Chapel. Please bring blankets or lawn chairs for seating. Admission is free but donations will be accepted. Call 793-4339 for more information.
Lyon, ASU-Newport announce agreement
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Lyon College and Arkansas State University-Newport have announced an articulation agreement that will make it easier for students to transfer to Lyon after completing all or a significant portion of the Associate of Arts degree requirements at ASU-Newport.
In addition, ASU-Newport students with at least 45 transferable hours of college credit, an overall grade-point average of 3.00 or higher, and the recommendation of the chief academic officer at ASU-Newport, qualify for automatic admission to Lyon College and a transfer scholarship of up to $4,000 a year.
The agreement was signed Thursday at the ASU-Newport campus by Dr. Walter B. Roettger, president of Lyon; Dr. John Peek, vice president for academic services at Lyon; Dr. Larry Williams, chancellor of ASU-Newport; and Dr. Brenda Sullivan, ASU-Newport’s vice chancellor for academic affairs.
Lyon has similar transfer agreements with Ozarka College, Arkansas State University-Beebe and the University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville.
Dr. Roettger said the agreement would allow ASU-Newport students the opportunity to receive a quality baccalaureate education at an affordable price while remaining in the area. “We are pleased to partner with ASU-Newport to provide additional educational opportunities for area students,” he said.
The agreement’s statement of purpose says: “By collaborating, both colleges hope to serve area students by making a bachelors program accessible, increase graduation rates, and smooth the transfer process.”
As part of the agreement, Lyon College agrees to publish a brochure of ASU-Newport course equivalence with Lyon general education courses. Lyon will also make available to the ASU-Newport registrar a course equivalency list of all transferable ASU-Newport courses.
The Lyon transfer counselor will visit ASU-Newport regularly, according to the agreement, and ASU-Newport will identify, as early as their matriculation as ASU-Newport students, those students who may wish to transfer to Lyon, and share their names with the Lyon transfer counselor.
Both institutions agree to notify each other of any substantial curricular changes.
For more information, call ASU-Newport at (870) 512-7800 or 1-800-976-1676, or call Lyon College at (870) 698-4250 or (800) 423-2542.
Lyon music students will present informal performances at 12:15 p.m. Tuesday, October 7, in the Bevens Music Room. Bring your lunch if you like. Admission is free.
Service Day
’03
reflections
by: Elaine
Slayton
Service anyone? The Batesville Kindergarten
Center certainly took Mentor Group No. 1 seriously about that question. The
group participated Wednesday in Lyon College’s annual Service Day, a day
specifically set aside by the students and faculty of Lyon to beautify the
community. The group, headed by its mentors Kim Boehm, Elaine Slayton and Ashley
Nicholson, picked weeds, shoveled gravel and swept the basketball court all in
an attempt to make the grounds of the center a more kindergartener-friendly
place to play.
Along with Mentor Group No. 1 several other groups spread out all over Batesville and contributed their services to Eagle Mountain Elementary, the Batesville Museum, the Humane Society and many other places in the community. Ten of the groups were made up of freshmen in their mentor groups, which is part of a program set up by Spragins House to help freshmen get better acquainted with each other and the campus. The rest of the groups consisted of upperclassmen and faculty and staff members. (In photo at left, one of the groups takes a lunch break in downtown Batesville.)
The day kicked off with a convocation that opened at 9 a.m. in Brown Chapel with a prayer by Rev. Nancy McSpadden and was emceed by Dr. Sally Browder. Then Batesville’s Mayor Joe Biard gave a brief keynote address thanking the Lyon community for all its help. The convocation commenced with a comical Service Day skit performed by a group of talented Lyon students.
Drama critic John Peter to give Patterson Lecture
John
Peter, chief drama critic for The Sunday Times of London since 1984, will
deliver the 2003-04 Patterson Lecture at 7:30 p.m. Monday, October 13, in Nucor
Auditorium.
Mr. Peter’s lecture is titled, “Plato, the Text, and the Overnight Critic.” Admission is free and the public is invited. A reception in the Lyon Rotunda will follow the lecture.
Mr. Peter was editor, occasional drama critic and deputy arts editor of The Sunday Times from 1967-84. Prior to that, he was a reporter for the Times Education Supplement. He graduated from Campion Hall, Oxford University, with an M.A. and B. Litt (Oxon). He did post-graduate work in Jacobean drama at Lincoln College, Oxford University. He has lectured on drama and the role of the critic at numerous British and American universities.
He is author of “Vladimir’s Carrot: Modern Drama and the Modern Imagination” (1987). An American edition (Chicago University Press) is in print and on many university reserve lists. He has received the Critic’s Circle Award and has given the prestigious Judith E. Wilson Lecture at Cambridge University. He received an honorary doctorate from Montfort University in Leicester, England.
He is founder, administrator and one of the judges of the Ian Charleson Award to encourage excellence in classical acting, sponsored by the National Theatre and The Sunday Times. The award is presented annually to actors under the age of 30 in a classical role (only plays written before 1904 – Chekhov’s death – are eligible).
Library hosts monthly ‘Talk and Cookies’
“T & C stands for Talk and Cookies,” said Camille Beary, assistant director of the Mabee-Simpson Library. “The library is hosting these monthly gatherings to increase student awareness of the library and the services it offers. Each month we invite the students to attend our event and have free snacks.
The series began Sept. 22 with a talk and discussion hosted by Anna Rulska, administrative coordinator for Student Life. Rulska spoke of her experiences while volunteering last spring in a refugee home in Salzburg, Austria. Her discussion touched on nationalism, patriotism and the economic challenges the refugees faced in a new country. Rulska said, “Most of the refugees were there for political reasons and came straight from prison. Many staged hunger strikes to be released for medical reasons.” Rulska holds a master’s degree in German and political science.
The cookies served at the event were prepared by Beary. She used a recipe from a book in the library called “Thirty Years at the Mansion: Recipes and Recollections by Liza Ashley.” Ashley was a cook in the Governor’s Mansion in Little Rock.
Steven Justus, a freshman from Cave City, attended the function and said, “I found it very interesting because I have visited Europe in the past.”
Beary said, “We will host our next T & C at 2 p.m. Halloween, Oct. 31, in the front lobby in the library. Judy Blackwell, a senior from Batesville, will give the recitation, “The Pied Piper” by Robert Browning. Please make plans to come and listen and eat free Halloween treats.”
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Playwright/actress Leslie Dillen visits Lyon This
year’s Visiting Writer Series opened this week with a one-woman show Monday
night by playwright/actress Leslie Harrell Dillen. The show, “Me and
George,” is Dillen’s portrait of a woman and her experiences as a stand-in
for the film, “The Perfect Storm,” starring George Clooney. Ms. Dillen also
held a lunchtime talk (shown here) Tuesday in Flanders Reading Room.
(Photo by Valarie Wylie) |
Volleyball
The Pipers defeated Central Baptist 3-0 Tuesday in Conway to improve their record to 9-2.
Evangel handed Lyon a 3-1 non-conference loss last week in Springfield, Missouri.
The Pipers will play conference foe Cumberland University at 7 p.m. tonight in Becknell Gym. On Saturday, the Pipers host another TranSouth opponent, Trevecca Nazarene at noon.
Golf
The Scots finished third in a golf match they hosted at Tannenbaum Gold Club at Drasco last week. Hendrix won the team event.
For Lyon, Tyler Burrow and Matt Austin both shot 88, Josh Vinson added an 89, Chris Hosier had a 90, and James Davenport had a 91.
In other golf action, John Vinson, Lyon’s network administrator, is the leader for the Mid-Senior Arkansas State golf Association Player of the Year title.
Vinson won the Mid-Senior division of the ASGA tournament at Rosswood Country Club in Pine Bluff two weekends ago and finished 10th in the tournament last weekend at Texarkana.
The Mid-Senior tour wraps up this weekend at Russellville Country Club. Vinson is 44 points ahead of the No. 2 golfer.
Cross Country
The Scots finished third and the Pipers were fifth in the Hendrix Orange Crush Invitational in Conway Saturday.
The University of the Ozarks won the men’s race. Seth Purcell led the Scots with a 13th-place finish and a time of 33:10.
Arkansas Tech won the women’s division. For Lyon, Ariel Maddox finished 28th with a time of 22:48.
The Lyon College Invitational is today at 4 p.m.
Soccer
Both Lyon soccer teams lost games last week but have a chance to get back on track at home Saturday against Cumberland University. The Pipers kick off at 1 p.m. and the Scots will follow at 3 p.m.
Central Arkansas bested the Scots 3-0 last Friday. The Pipers fell to UCA’s Sugar Bears 7-0 the same day.
In conference openers Saturday, the Scots lost to Berry College 6-0 while the Pipers were defeated by the Berry Lady Vikings 2-0.
The Scots are 4-4 overall and the Pipers are 0-5.
The annual LyonFest
celebration this year will feature a concert by Dean Torrence and the Surf
City Allstars at 8 p.m. Saturday night, October 25, on the Lyon campus.