October 3, 2005

The annual Kirkin’ o’ the Tartans worship service will be held in Brown Chapel at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 23. A community brunch will follow in Bevens Music Room.

Also on Sunday, the second annual Club 50 luncheon will be held in Edwards Dining Hall for alumni who graduated from Arkansas College 50 or more years ago. New members will be inducted into Club 50 at the luncheon.

At 2 p.m. Sunday, an open house will be held in the new Lyon/Arkansas College History Room on the second floor of the Mabee-Simpson Library. Dedicated to the history and heritage of the college, this room will display memorabilia and artifacts illustrating the college’s historic past. Many of the articles on display have been donated or loaned to the college by alumni and friends in the community.

Many of the events are free but there is a charge for meals and the Homecoming dance. Ticket information to Homecoming events is available online at www.lyon.edu by clicking on the Homecoming ’05 link on the homepage. Registration is recommended for events where seating is limited. For more information, call (870) 698-4211 or e-mail thall@lyon.edu.

Lyon, UACCB renew cooperative agreement

Lyon College and the University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville today announced a renewal of the cooperative agreement that allows students in the Independence County/Batesville area an opportunity to pursue their baccalaureate education at an affordable price without leaving the area.

“When Lyon and UACCB joined together to create the College Opportunity Program about seven years ago, we hoped that it would capture the imagination of UACCB students while providing Lyon students with curricular options,” said Lyon President Walter Roettger. “It has succeeded beyond our expectations. We’ve seen a steady growth in the number of students electing this educational path.”

To date, fourteen transfers from UACCB have received their bachelor’s degree from Lyon. Another six are scheduled to complete their requirements this spring.

“We’ve witnessed some real success stories,” said Roettger. “The College Opportunity Program has worked well for Lyon, well for the community, and, I think, well for UACCB.” 

Dr. Anthony Kinkel, chancellor of UACCB, agreed.  "Lyon College has been extremely generous with the support they are offering UACCB transfer students. Dr. Roettger's interest in the success of our students shows phenomenal commitment to ensuring the best and the brightest are able to stay in the area."

The College Opportunity Program also allows students at UACCB or Lyon to take one course per semester at the other institution. 

The College Opportunity Program offers a broad range of support services to students from UACCB who are interested in securing a bachelor’s degree. Representatives from Lyon and UACCB work together to facilitate the transfer process, working with interested students to ensure that they take the appropriate course. Thanks to this close cooperation, qualified students are able to begin their studies at UACCB, transfer to Lyon, and receive a bachelor of arts or bachelor of science degree from Lyon, usually within a total of four years of full-time study. 

A key part of the program is scholarship support. Lyon makes available to qualified students scholarships that range up to $8,500 a year for transfers who live on Lyon’s campus and up to $5,000 a year for those who choose to live at home and commute. The exact amount of the award varies depending upon academic performance at UACCB. The transfer scholarship along with the federal and state financial aid programs can underwrite a significant portion of the cost of attendance for participating students. 

Applications to the College Opportunity Program are evaluated jointly by Lyon and UACCB admissions personnel who then assist prospective students in appropriate course selection and preparation. Both Kinkel and Roettger believe that this process strengthens the partnership between the institutions.

“We work well together,” said Roettger.  “Our cooperation on this important program has also led to other ventures and has helped us both to better serve Batesville and Independence County.”

UACCB students may become a part of the College Opportunity Program by applying to the program before enrolling at UACCB or by joining after beginning their studies at UACCB at anytime prior to transferring to Lyon. UACCB students who apply to the program are assigned academic advisers at Lyon and UACCB who assist them in making informed decisions so the eventual transfer is as smooth as possible.

Students who complete at least 45 semester credit hours of college-level work at UACCB with a grade-point average of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale (as calculated by Lyon for admission purposes) and who have the recommendation of the Dean of Academic Affairs at UACCB are assured of scholarship support at Lyon. Students attending UACCB as part of the program are eligible for all financial aid ordinarily available to UACCB students.

 Another important part of this collaborative effort is an exchange program that allows UACCB students to take courses at Lyon and Lyon students to take courses at UACCB. Students pay tuition at their home college for courses taken at the host college.

Students may obtain a copy of the College Opportunity Program transfer brochure in the admissions offices of either Lyon or UACCB, or by calling the Lyon admission office at (870) 698-4250, or UACCB at (870) 793-7581.

Alpha Chi inducts 17 new members at Lyon

Seventeen new members entered Lyon College’s chapter of the Alpha Chi National Collegiate Scholarship Honor Society in an induction ceremony held Sept. 24. Alpha Chi is a national college scholarship honor society with over 300 chapters in 45 states and Puerto Rico and some 300,000 members.  The society admits juniors and seniors of good character who are in the top 10 percent of their classes.

Area residents joining the honor society include Allyn Dodd of Bald Knob, daughter of William and Melinda Dodd and a junior biology major; Debra Finch of Newport, a junior political science major; Keith Harmon, son of Marsha Pound and Ron Harmon of Searcy, a junior English and history major; Trey Holt, son of Nannette Holt of Melbourne, a junior biology major; Amanda Pickett, daughter of Frieda Pickett of Batesville, a senior music major; and Nadine Sullinger, a junior accounting major and daughter of Beth Sullinger of Batesville and Tom Sullinger of Danville.

Others include Robert Bailey, son of Brent and Karen Bailey of Ward, a junior music and French major; Danielle Bell, daughter of Johnny and Kim Mitchell of Cabot, a junior biology major; John Boling, son of Larry and Carolyn Boling of Jonesboro, a junior biology major; Laura McWilliams, daughter of John and Diana McWilliams, a junior chemistry major; Rachel Miesner, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Charles Miesner of Booneville, a junior biology major; Holly Morrison, daughter of Marshall and Kathy Morrison of Harrisburg, a senior history major; Erin Moss, daughter of Ernie and Kathy Moss of Fayetteville, a junior French major; Haley Skinner, daughter of Mark and Carolyn Skinner of Jonesboro, a junior psychology major; and Sarah Sweatt, daughter of John and Deby Sweat of Hot Springs and a junior English major.

The induction ceremony was followed by a banquet in the Bevens Music Room with some 60 attending, including inductees and their families, current members, and faculty advisers. Highlights of the evening included a welcome from Dr. Terrell Tebbetts, a member of the Alpha Chi National Council; music provided by senior Alpha Chi member and president Skye Hart; and a keynote address from Lyon’s 2004-2005 Alpha Chi Professor of the Year, Dr. Ronald Boling, who spoke about the many interpretations of Shakespeare’s most well known work, the “To be or not to be” soliloquy from Hamlet. 

The chapter meets every Monday for programs by both students and faculty.  Members also travel to regional and national conventions to present research and creative work and to compete for scholarships and fellowships. Lyon’s award-winning chapter has won about $13,000 in the last nine years and has seen five members publish their award-winning work in Alpha Chi’s nationally circulated journal, The Recorder.

Officers for 2005-2005 are Skye Hart of Mountain Home as president, Elaine Slayton of Fairfield Bay as secretary, and newly inducted Haley Skinner of Jonesboro serving as vice president.
 

Professor Valle's work exhibited at ASU Chris Valle, assistant professor of art, will have a solo exhibition at the Arkansas State University Fine Art Gallery in Jonesboro. The exhibition is titled “Chris Valle: Selected work from the Culturally Constructed Series I & II.” The exhibition will consist of about 40 paintings including recently completed work in addition to selected paintings from the beginning of the series. The Culturally Constructed series consists of more than 400 paintings spanning a five-year period, so this exhibition highlights only 10 percent of the body of work. This will be the first time that both of these series will be displayed simultaneously. Both series conceptually address the act of painting relationships between popular media, social morals and the danger of disease. Valle was interviewed by ASU radio on Thursday, September 29, about the process and content of his work, and will give a gallery talk at 5 p.m. today during the opening reception. Admission is free. The exhibition dates are October 3-27, 2005.

Lyon College hosts APA Conference

The Arkansas Chapter of the Administrative Personnel Association held its annual meeting on the campus of Lyon College on Monday and Tuesday, September 26-27. APA is a professional association composed of employees of Presbyterian churches and church-related institutions.

APA provides opportunities for programs and annual conferences; promotes fellowship and sharing; opportunities for individual growth, spiritually and professionally. Continuing education opportunities include annual national and regional conferences and seminars for certification and advanced certification.

The leaders for this conference were Joshua Shirley of Fayetteville, Ruth Hough of Mountain Home, Verna Mae Newman of Hardy, Pauline Rhodes of Little Rock and Claudia Marsh of Lyon College.

APA members attending this conference came from Bella Vista, Fayetteville, Clarksville, Hot Springs, Mountain Home, Hardy, Russellville and Little Rock. They had an opportunity to take a campus tour. On Monday, the group had dinner with the Lyon College Chaplain, the Rev. Nancy McSpadden, and four students; Haley Skinner, Steven Bass, John O’Connor and Nathan Reinhardt, Claudia Marsh, Director of Church Relations at Lyon and the Rev. David Dyer, one of the workshop teachers. Following the dinner, Rev. McSpadden and the campus ministry students let the group in a worship service that concluded with communion. 

On Tuesday, the conference participants had the opportunity to attend a morning devotional let by the Rev. Bob Cox, pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Batesville.  This was followed by a day of classes that the attendees could take for credit. The class offerings were as follows:

• Financial Reporting taught by Charlie Bausch, Business Manager of Second Presbyterian Church in Little Rock.

• Church History taught by Rev. Dyer, pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Jacksonville, Arkansas.

• Assertiveness Training taught by Rev. Kris Crawford, pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Benton, Arkansas.

• Professionalism in the Workplace taught by Ms. Claudia Marsh, director of Church Relations at Lyon College.

The Arkansas Chapter of APA will host the Southwest Regional Conference on September 21-24, 2006 at the Arkansas 4-H Conference Center near Little Rock.

 Banned books displayed at library

The Mabee-Simpson Library is hosting a display of “banned books” in the lobby.  September 24 through October 1 is “banned books week.” The books in the display case are some of the top 100 challenged or banned books reported by the American Library Association. A short description is posted by each book explaining why it is frequently challenged or banned. An example is the Harry Potter series for its focus on wizardry and magic. The display will remain in the library for the month of October. You'll be amazed at what books are still "hot," some of them published many, many years ago.

Staff Spotlight: Kenton Adler This is the first in a series of monthly profiles of Lyon staff members. Zeda Wilkerson compiled the information on behalf of the Staff Council. If you have a suggestion for a Staff Spotlight, e-mail zwilkerson@lyon.edu.
Current Position/Title: Academic Computing Coordinator How long have you been at Lyon: Seven years Favorite Foods: Most things barbequed, many things fried, some things boiled, a few things baked, and a couple of things raw. And I love good potato salad. Nothing tops ice cream though, except fudge sauce. Hobbies: Piping and guitar playing are more avocations, so I'd have to go with flying, canoeing or kayaking when I can, and occasional biking. I read a LOT. I draw when the urge strikes. I also like to do American Indian - style  beadwork.

Family:
My dad and sister both live in the Denver area.  My mom died in 1988 and my younger brother in 1992. I have a few cousins in Arkansas and Texas, aunts and uncles in Arkansas and Mississippi.  I also have a girlfriend who's “pert near family.”

Community Involvement:
Mostly through the pipe band. We play church services and special events like the Christmas parade and the White River Water Carnival parade and other things throughout the year.  

Best Part of My Job:
My office. I'm kidding. They're moving me to the Lyon building and I just thought I'd shake 'em up. I like the fact that I have a lot of interaction with students, faculty, and staff.  And I work with a great group of people in IS.  I think Lyon is the perfect environment for a person of my rather diverse interests and abilities.  And not too many companies in the private sector have their own pipe band.  Plus, the BIG BOSS's wife has encouraged me NOT to cut my hair instead of people trying to force me to do it.

Five years from now, I: 
will have been part of a band that has won at LEAST one World Championship.  I'll still be flying, but maybe a bigger, faster airplane than my current Cessna 140.  I would like to be married, and living closer to a large body of water. And I'll probably be looking back at this list of answers and going, “What made me think
that?” Just like my high school yearbook.

Kenton R. Adler
kadler@lyon.edu
http://www.lyon.edu/webdata/users/kadler/public_html/

Lyon Pipe Band competes and wins

The Lyon College Pipe Band competed for the first time this school year in Tulsa on Saturday, Sept. 17. The band was given firsts by both piping judges, the drumming judge, and the ensemble judge, ensuring a first place finish in the Grade IV contest. This was also the deciding contest for the Eastern United States Pipe Band Association’s Southwest Branch Championship, and so Lyon College brought home that honor as well.  Lyon would represent the Southwest Branch in the event of a championship competition on the east coast in the EUSPBA this year.

Many of our pipers and drummers also competed in solo categories. John Coates and Tristen Dean won the aggregates for Grade V and III respectively. And one of our outreach pipers, Will Sayre, won the Grade II. Neil McCarthy and Sergei Kuzin tied for the aggregate in Grade IV. Frankie and Will Boehm also won medals for solo drumming. So Lyon won the aggregates in four of the five solo categories as well as the band category.

Pipers from the band will travel next to Nashville, Tennessee, for solos the first weekend of October. The entire band will compete again in St. Louis on Oct. 8, and then another group of soloists will compete in Atlanta the following weekend at the Stone Mountain Highland Games.

Sports

Paunovic, Ray, and Harper earn TranSouth weekly honors

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Lyon’s Daria Paunovic took player of the week honors for the week of September 26, 2005, while Martha Ray of Freed-Hardeman University was named setter of the week. Susie Harper of Lyon College took the libero of the week honors as well.

Paunovic, a 5’11” sophomore outside hitter from Pale Bosnia, recorded 21 kills in a home victory over Cumberland University to open the conference for the Pipers. She added 12 digs in that match for the double-double, and then repeated the feat with 12 kills and 14 digs against Trevecca Nazarene. The Pipers went 3-0 on the week and are currently in a first place tie in the TranSouth conference at 2-0.

Ray, a 5’7” freshman setter from Mt. Dora, Florida, averaged 12.13 assists per game, and had a perfect kill percentage of 1.000 as the Lady Lions recorded a perfect 2-0 week with wins over conference foes Trevecca Nazarene and Cumberland.

Harper, a 5’7” senior libero from Pocahontas, Arkansas, helped the Pipers to a 3-0 week, averaging 9.14 digs per game including 35 digs in a match against TranSouth foe Cumberland University. She is currently listed as the NAIA leader in digs per game, averaging an even 8.00 in every game she plays, and has led her team to a first place tie in the TranSouth standings at 2-0.

Cross Country

The Scots cross-country team won the Lyon Invitational by a wide margin Friday. The Scots had seven runners in the top 10 and combined for 20 points. The closest competitor was University of the Ozarks with 71 points. Daniel Haney led the Lyon runners. The Pipers did not have enough runners to compete as a team, but Lyon’s Rita Ameri finished fifth overall in the women’s event.		Pipers Rachel Miesner (27) and Aubray Scott (30) finished 12th and 11th, respectively at the Lyon Invitational's women's event.
Danielle Bell runs for the Pipers.		Freshman Rita Ameri led the Pipers with a fifth-place finish on Friday.

Soccer

After getting off to a 6-0 start, the Scots soccer team has lost four in a row, including a 2-0 loss in the conference opener Saturday against Cumberland at Huser Field. Last Tuesday, the Scots lost a tough battle against Harding 3-2 in Searcy. That followed another close contest September 24 against Lambuth, who took a 2-1 victory in overtime. The Scots, 6-4 overall and 0-1 in the TranSouth Conference, will seek to return to win column Tuesday when they play University of the Ozarks in a nonconference match at 4 p.m. Tuesday on the home field.

The Pipers fell to 0-9 Saturday with a 4-1 loss to Cumberland at home Saturday. The Pipers will play Ozarks at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Huser Field.

Volleyball

The Pipers are in first placed in the TranSouth Conference at 4-1 after two big conference victories over the weekend. The ladies from Lyon defeated Cumberland 3-1 Friday and dropped Trevecca Nazarene 3-1 Saturday. Both games were on the road in Tennessee. The Pipers are scheduled to play Martin Methodist in another conference match-up tonight.


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