The academic, creative and community achievements of Hanover College’s students and faculty were acknowledged during the 88th-annual Honors Convocation. The traditional event, which features the senior class and faculty in full academic regalia, was held April 10 in Fitzgibbon Recital Hall, Lynn Center for Fine Arts. Nearly 50 students were recognized during the program, highlighted
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Occupational Therapy Student What drew you to Hanover College? The two-year hybrid approach was incredibly appealing. Although accelerated, I saw the opportunity to earn a Doctorate in Occupational Therapy in as little as two years as an invaluable advantage. Additionally, I was impressed by Hanover’s commitment to academic excellence, particularly the merit-based scholarships awarded to
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Professor of Philosophy What is your favorite place on campus? I love it out by the water tower. I used to take my kids out there to play when they were little and we lived on campus. I recently went to a fantastic wood fired kiln demonstration, and I’m involved with the compost project that’s
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Educator, author and activist Alison Kafer, Ph.D., will be the featured speaker for The Bill and June Rogers Peace and Social Justice Speakers Series during a two-day visit to the Hanover College campus in March. A specialist in disability, feminist and queer theory, Kafer is an associate professor of feminist studies and director of LGBTQ
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Associate Professor of English What drew you to Hanover College? The small class sizes. I had the opportunity to teach at two large state schools before I came to Hanover, and it is very difficult to overstate the value of small class sizes. It makes me more effective as a professor, and it’s far, far
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Alma Gene Prince Saunders, Hanover College’s first Black graduate, will be commemorated with a commissioned portrait to be displayed in the J. Graham Brown Campus Center. The unveiling will be held at 5 p.m., Friday, Feb. 7, in the Campus Center. A 1951 Hanover graduate, Saunders was raised in nearby Carrollton, Ky. She applied for
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Indiana Poet Laureate Curtis L. Crisler will deliver a Black History Month address on Hanover’s campus Wednesday, Feb. 5, at 7:30 p.m. in the Duggan Library. The appearance, open to the public free of charge, is part of Indiana Humanities’ Indiana Authors Awards Speaker Program. An award-winning poet and young-adult author, Crisler serves as professor
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Hanover College will commemorate Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Monday, Jan. 20, and offer a collection of volunteer activities and community-building conversations throughout the week. Participation is free for all events. For more information or to participate, contact Constance Pope, director of multicultural and international student affairs. Monday, Jan. 20Jefferson County (Ind.) House of Hope9-11
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A unique mixture of majors will be represented by five students set to share insights into their recent summer research projects during Hanover’s Women in Science Symposium. The event will be held at 4 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 16, in the Science Center, room 137. The symposium, now in its sixth year, annually features a select
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Hanover College’s campus quadrangle has earned its place on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). Authorized by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, distinction is part of a national program to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate and protect America’s historic and archeological resources. Administered by the National Park
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