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 We wish you God’s richest blessings as we enter the holiday season. We hope you will be able to join us for some of the Christmas programs coming in the next few weeks.

Nov. 9

Highlight, a one-day campus visitation event for prospective students. Visit with students and faculty, attend classes and chapel and get an up-close look at Bryan College.

 

7:30 p.m., Rudd Auditorium, Musical Showcase concert, featuring the Bryan Music Department. 

Nov. 16-17

7 p.m. Friday; 9 a.m. Saturday, Rudd Auditorium, Bryan Center for Critical Thought and Practice seminar: “The Spirit of the Laws: Thinking about Law and Public Policy.”

Nov. 21-25

Thanksgiving Break

Nov. 30

6 p.m., Rhea County Room, Christmas Dinner. Reservations required. Call 423-775-7323 for information.

 

7:30 p.m., Rudd Auditorium, Concert, “The Many Moods of Christmas.”
 

Dec. 7

6 p.m., Student Christmas banquet, sponsored by the senior class.

Dec. 12

11 a.m., Rudd Auditorium, Christmas Chapel. Students and faculty gather to celebrate Christ's birth.

November 9, 2007

    

     Bryan’s campus will be hopping this week with prospective students and their families on campus for the Illuminate/Highlight visitation event Thursday and Friday, and the music department’s presentation of a “Musical Showcase” Friday night.

     Special Events Coordinator Kim Tuttle said 85 prospective students have registered for Illuminate’s overnight visit Thursday and Friday or Highlight’s Friday program. Prospective students and their families are introduced to students and faculty, attend classes and eat in the cafeteria. Throughout the visit, sessions on the application process, financial aid and student life are offered, giving them a good overview of life as a Bryan student.

     Ms. Tuttle said in addition to the usual program, Illuminate guests will have opportunity to play games, listen to bands and sip a cup of hot chocolate or apple cider on the Triangle before they spend the night Thursday.

     Mr. Ben Williams, assistant director of Worldview Teams will speak in chapel Friday at 11 a.m.

     Capping the weekend will be the “Musical Showcase” Friday night. The Bryan College music faculty and students will perform works from Bach to Gershwin in Rudd Auditorium.

     The Bryan Chorale and Chamber Singers under the direction of Dr. David Luther, the Women’s Chorus under the direction of Kimberly Keck, instrumental ensembles under the direction of Dr. Mel Wilhoit, vocalists and instrumentalists will perform beginning at 7:30 p.m.

     Works for piano, organ, saxophone and piano, and harp will feature students in solo and duo performances.

     The concert is open to the public without charge.

     Two debate teams from Bryan College won top honors in their respective divisions, a third team finished in third place, and three of the six team members received individual honors in a recent parliamentary debate at Walters State Community College.
     Brittany McGehee, a junior from Rushton, La., and Eric McEachron, a junior from St. Charles, Mo., won the JV division for teams that have competed in three or fewer tournaments. Brittany was selected the top individual speaker in the division.
     Brian Thomas, a freshman from Clarksville, Ark., and Tori Stewart, a freshman from Cleveland, Tenn., won the novice division, for teams competing in their first college debate tournament. Tori was selected top individual speaker in this division, and Brian was runner-up for that award.
     Rachel Welch, a junior from Covington, La., and Melissa Peters, a freshman from Clarksville, Tenn., finished third in the novice division.
     Fourteen teams debated resolutions on topics including diplomacy, economics and culture. Teams were given 15 minutes to prepare their arguments before the debate began.
     The club is scheduled to debate again Nov. 9-11, in the Carson-Newman tournament in Jefferson City.

     “Back to the foundation” might be a good subtitle for the Nov. 16-17, Bryan Center for Critical Thought and Practice seminar “The Spirit of the Laws: Thinking about Law and Public Policy.”

     Center Director Dr. Charles VanEaton said, “America owes its form of government to a small group of persons who came to understand law and the structure of governance from one man, Charles de Secondat, baron of Montesquieu (1689-1755). This is a form of government in which it is possible to determine that all legislation is not enforceable as law. This seminar addresses his thought as expressed in his The Spirit of the Laws, and examines its implication for modern society.”

     Four scholars will examine Montesquieu’s ideas as they apply to today’s world.
     Dr. David Carrithers, Adolph S. Ochs Professor of Government at the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga, will speak on “Montesquieu and the New Republicanism” at 8 p.m. Friday.
     Dr. Kenneth Chilton, director of the Institute for Study of Economics and the Environment at Lindenwood University, St. Charles, Mo., will open Saturday’s session at 9 a.m. with a talk on “Law and Regulation of the Environment: The Contrast Between Law and Near-law.”
     At 10:30 a.m., Dr. Doug Bandow, vice president of policy for Citizen Outreach in Washington, D.C., will speak on “Law and Liberty in contemporary America.”
     The final speaker will be Dr. Diana Schaub, professor of political science at Loyola University – Maryland, addressing “Montesquieu's Legislator: Putting Order in the Law,” at 1 p.m.
     The seminar opens with a panel discussion at 7 p.m. Friday, and closes with a panel discussion and question and answer session at 2:30 p.m. Saturday.

     It’s time to think about Christmas presents, and Bryan College has two new items that will appeal to history buffs.

     On sale now, with delivery promised in early December, is Lions’ Pride, a highly pictorial 160-page coffee table book telling the story of Bryan College in words and pictures. This beautiful volume captures the spirit of Bryan College through photos from the college archives and dramatic new photography taken especially for the book.

     “I believe all Bryan alumni will be pleased with Lions’ Pride, because it captures the spirit that makes the college special,” Bryan President Dr. Stephen D. Livesay said. “From the challenges that faced the college in its early days to the flames that challenged its very existence—but sparked a new period of growth and development—Lions’ Pride gives a wonderful overview of the story of Bryan College.”

     Reserve your copy of Lions’ Pride by following the link to The Booksmith Group or contacting them toll free at (866) 746-1224.

     Also available from the Bryan College bookstore is “The Scopes Trial: Inherit the Truth,” a DVD adaptation of the Scopes Trial reenactment performed in the Rhea County Courthouse each July.

     “With the help of a friend of the college we were able to film the reenactment in and around the courthouse and produce a DVD that truly captures the essence of this event which is most significant in the life of our country and led to the founding of Bryan College,” Dr. Livesay said.

     The two-hour production includes introductory remarks by Dr. Livesay and the performances of a number of Bryan College faculty, staff, and alumni including Dr. Raymond Legg as William Jennings Bryan; Tony McCuiston, class of 1984, as Clarence Darrow; and Dr. Ronald Petitte as Judge John Raulston. A study guide comes with the DVD.

     Visit our website or contact the Bryan bookstore at 423-775-7271 to order your copy today!