2008 News Releases

11-24	Berea College Music Department “A Celebration of Christmas Music” concert includes Alternative Giving Christmas Market, Sunday, Dec. 7, Union Church
11-21	Human Rights Lawyer Stephen B. Bright speaker for Berea College Recognition Ceremony for Mid-Year Graduates Dec. 7
11-21	Berea College Cross Country runners competing in Nationals this Saturday
11-19	The Women of Troy Speak Out! Troy Women opens November 19
11-17	Former Berea College basketball players to perform at Berea Saturday – this time as coaches – for “High School Coaches Challenge”; their mentor retired Berea Coach Roland Wierwille will attend
11-11	Berea Trustees to honor Weatherford and Jones by renaming college centers
11-10	Berea College Community Choir to Perform Concert on Sunday, Nov. 23
11-10	Berea College Concert Choir and Chamber Singers performing annual fall concert Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 15 and 16
11-7	Berea College Habitat for Humanity Co-Sponsors Stories of Hope: Beyond the Build
11-6	Berea College hosting Kentucky premiere of ground-breaking new documentary “Appalachia: A History of Mountains and People,” Nov. 21 and 22
10-30	President and First Lady Larry and Nancy Shinn among those honored during 2008 Berea College Homecoming celebration Nov. 7-9
10-27	Berea College professor Joy Hager receives highest award given by the Kentucky Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
10-27	Israeli-Palestinian Archbishop and peace activist Elias Chacour at Berea College Nov. 5 – 7
10-22	Berea College and Bluegrass Area Agency on Aging and Independent Living hold First Annual Bluegrass Regional Boomer and Senior Games
10-14	Life is a Dream to begin 2008-2009 Season Spanish Golden Age Drama to open October 17
10-13	George McGovern, former U.S. Senator and Democratic Presidential candidate, speaking at Berea College Oct. 23
10-13	16th Annual “Hunger Hurts Food Drive” sponsored by Berea College’s Students for Appalachia set for Nov. 1
10-13	Berea College celebrates 133rd annual “Mountain Day” October 15
10-10	Berea College Theatre Professor Shan Ayers awarded grant from Kentucky Arts Council for puppetry project
10-7	Photography exhibit “Appalachia USA: Photographs by Builder Levy” at Berea College through Nov. 16
10-2	Boone Tavern Hotel to Close Temporarily
10-2	35th Celebration of Traditional Musica at Berea College October 16th-19th
9-25	Poverty researcher Dr. Katherine Newman speaks at Berea College Oct. 9
9-23	Berea College Founder’s Day Oct 2 will honor three Berea alumni who were early presidents of Kentucky State University; KSU president Mary Evans Sias will be presented John G. Fee Award
9-19	Berea College brings “International Focus on the Middle East” during 2008-09
9-15	A New Orleans artist’s perspective on the Hurricane Katrina disaster – lunchtime talk and exhibition of textile collages Sept. 22 at Berea College
9-12	Readings and conversation with scholars bell hooks and Bill Turner Sept. 19 at Berea College
9-11	Mark Cartmill new Director of Athletics for Berea College
9-8	“Pharaoh’s Daughter” performing at Berea College
9-8	Baptist leader Rev. Dr. Michael Bell speaker for “Accent on Christian Faith 2008’’ at Berea College Sept. 23-25
9-1	Showing of award-winning documentary “Paper Clips” at Berea College Sept. 10
9-1	Pulitzer Prize-winning author, journalist and human rights activist Samantha Power speaking at Berea College Sept. 11
8-25	Berea College Appalachian Center gallery re-opening celebration Monday, Sept. 1
7-29	Berea College featured in 2009 edition of The Princeton Review guide: “The Best 368 Colleges”
7-18	Kentucky African American Encyclopedia subject of presentations by co-editor Gerald Smith and Berea College researchers, Wednesday, 1-2 p.m., July 23 at Madison County Public Library in Berea
7-3	CNA executive James R. Lewis elected Berea College trustee, David Shelton elected new board chair
7-3	John Courter performer July 7 for Summer Carillon Series Concert at Berea College
6-2	Three to be honored at Berea College Summer Reunion June 13-15
5-27	Singer, songwriter, playwright, author and painter Billy Edd Wheeler to perform at Berea College June 13
5-27	Summer Carillon Concert Series at Berea College begins Monday, June 2
5-25	255 seniors graduate today at Berea College’s 136th Commencement
5-20	Noted Folklorist Alan Jabbour studying traditional music collections at Berea College in Appalachian Music Fellowship Program
4-29	Journalist and Author to Discuss the Multiracial Experience
4-28	Berea College Concert Choir Spring Concert this Sunday, May 4, will include special performance with Black Music Ensemble
4-28	Berea College Center for Excellence in Learning Through Service (CELTS) and the Ceramic Apprenticeship Program sponsoring annual Empty Bowls Dinner April 28
4-25	“Cultural Identity and Community Engagement” is topic of talk May 1 at Berea College
4-24	Brubeck Brothers Quartet performing Thursday evening, April 24, at Berea College
4-16	World renowned pediatric neurosurgeon and author Dr. Benjamin S. Carson Sr. to speak at 136th Berea College Commencement May 25
4-7	Berea College Baseball teams with McDonald’s and the Matt Ross Fund for “Kid’s Weekend” April 11-12
4-1	Berea College Celebrates Earth Month 2008
4-1	Pulitzer Prize Winning “Crimes of the Heart” Opens April 18 at Berea College
4-1	Environmentalist Bill McKibben speaking at Berea College April 17
3-24	Wanted: New Use for Rustic Cottage
3-18	Stephen M. Walt of Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government speaking at Berea College March 27
3-10	“Walter Hyleck Retrospective 1967-2008” headlines trio of ceramic exhibitions opening at Berea College this Sunday, March 16
3-3	“Modern Indiana Jones” Dr. Paul Sereno speaking at Berea College Thursday
2-22	West Side Story takes the stage at Berea College Feb 22
2-19	Producer, writer and film director Barbara Martinez Jitner, whose documentary inspired movie “Bordertown,” will speak at Berea College Feb. 28