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• <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/2785-appalachian-center-for-civic-life-at-emory-amp"><picture class="lw_image"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1200,1200/13468_Scott_Sikes_for_Release.rev.1677856237.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1200,1200/13468_Scott_Sikes_for_Release.rev.1677856237.webp 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/png" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1200,1200/13468_Scott_Sikes_for_Release.rev.1677856237.png 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1200,1200/13468_Scott_Sikes_for_Release.rev.1677856237.png 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1200,1200/13468_Scott_Sikes_for_Release.rev.1677856237.png" alt="Director of the Appalachian Center for Civic Life Dr. Scott Sikes and his team at the Appalachian Center for Civic Life work to positivel..." width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1200,1200/13468_Scott_Sikes_for_Release.rev.1677856237.png 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1200,1200/13468_Scott_Sikes_for_Release.rev.1677856237.png 3x" data-max-w="1200" data-max-h="1200" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/2785-appalachian-center-for-civic-life-at-emory-amp">Appalachian Center for Civic Life at Emory & Henry College Took Students and Community Members on Civil Rights Spring Break Trip</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Appalachian Center for Civic Life at Emory & Henry College led a spring break trip for Emory & Henry College students in Alabama, taking 27 students and more than 15 community members from the Emory campus through the history of the Civil Rights Movement which began on Saturday, March 4.</span></p><a href="/live/news/2785-appalachian-center-for-civic-life-at-emory-amp" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>
• <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/3408-emory-henry-recognizes-those-who-are-committed"><picture class="lw_image"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/531,0,2662,2134/15632_Hope-Awards-2024.rev.1712930829.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/531,0,2662,2134/15632_Hope-Awards-2024.rev.1712930829.webp 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/531,0,2662,2134/15632_Hope-Awards-2024.rev.1712930829.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/531,0,2662,2134/15632_Hope-Awards-2024.rev.1712930829.jpg 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/531,0,2662,2134/15632_Hope-Awards-2024.rev.1712930829.jpg" alt="Hope Award recipients" width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/531,0,2662,2134/15632_Hope-Awards-2024.rev.1712930829.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/531,0,2662,2134/15632_Hope-Awards-2024.rev.1712930829.jpg 3x" data-max-w="2131" data-max-h="2134" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/3408-emory-henry-recognizes-those-who-are-committed">Emory & Henry Recognizes Those Who are Committed to Service with Hope Awards</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"><p> The Hope Awards were recently presented by the Appalachian Center for Civic Life at Emory & Henry to six outstanding members of Emory & Henry College faculty, staff, a graduate and an undergraduate student, a community member and an organization or service project.</p><a href="/live/news/3408-emory-henry-recognizes-those-who-are-committed" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>
• <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/3554-ryan-vaughan-named-2024-national-bonner-summer"><picture class="lw_image"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/51/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1000,1000/15871_ryan.rev.1715022641.webp 2x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/51/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1000,1000/15871_ryan.rev.1715022641.jpg 2x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/51/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1000,1000/15871_ryan.rev.1715022641.jpg" alt="Ryan is pictured wearing a floral print shirt and round glasses." width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/51/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1000,1000/15871_ryan.rev.1715022641.jpg 2x" data-max-w="1000" data-max-h="1000" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/3554-ryan-vaughan-named-2024-national-bonner-summer">Ryan Vaughan Named 2024 National Bonner Summer Intern</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"><p> Each Summer, students are selected from the network of 75+ Bonner programs to support the national Bonner Network through a seven-week internship. This year, Emory and Henry student, Ryan Vaughan ’25 has been selected to work with the Corella & Bertram F. Bonner Foundation.</p><a href="/live/news/3554-ryan-vaughan-named-2024-national-bonner-summer" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>
• <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/2918-emory-henry-college-receives-200000-gift-from"><picture class="lw_image"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2070,1548/13933_Elizabeth_H._C._Russell_House_at_Saltville.rev.1683302488.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2070,1548/13933_Elizabeth_H._C._Russell_House_at_Saltville.rev.1683302488.webp 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2070,1548/13933_Elizabeth_H._C._Russell_House_at_Saltville.rev.1683302488.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2070,1548/13933_Elizabeth_H._C._Russell_House_at_Saltville.rev.1683302488.jpg 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2070,1548/13933_Elizabeth_H._C._Russell_House_at_Saltville.rev.1683302488.jpg" alt="Elizabeth H. C. Russell House at Saltville" width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2070,1548/13933_Elizabeth_H._C._Russell_House_at_Saltville.rev.1683302488.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2070,1548/13933_Elizabeth_H._C._Russell_House_at_Saltville.rev.1683302488.jpg 3x" data-max-w="2070" data-max-h="1548" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/2918-emory-henry-college-receives-200000-gift-from">Emory & Henry College Receives $200,000 Gift from Moore Endowment to support Appalachian Studies</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"><p>Roots are important in Appalachia. Thanks to a generous gift of $200,000 from The Judith S. and James D. Moore, Jr. Endowment for Appalachian Studies, students at Emory & Henry College can dig a little deeper into the culture of the region where the college has been located since 1836.</p><a href="/live/news/2918-emory-henry-college-receives-200000-gift-from" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>
• <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/3455-a-bonner-scholars-journey-in-giving-back"><picture class="lw_image"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/51/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1030,1104/15636_IMG_1142.rev.1712947456.webp 2x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/51/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1030,1104/15636_IMG_1142.rev.1712947456.jpg 2x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/51/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1030,1104/15636_IMG_1142.rev.1712947456.jpg" alt="Students and their advisors are pictured in front of the food bank sign, they hold a poster that shows how many pounds of food they packed." width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/51/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1030,1104/15636_IMG_1142.rev.1712947456.jpg 2x" data-max-w="1030" data-max-h="1104" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/3455-a-bonner-scholars-journey-in-giving-back">A Bonner Scholar’s Journey in Giving Back</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"><p> In March, the First-Year Bonner Scholar cohort embarked on a Spring Break journey to Atlanta, Georgia, aiming to serve as agents of change outside the confines of Emory & Henry.</p><a href="/live/news/3455-a-bonner-scholars-journey-in-giving-back" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>
• <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/2707-emory-henry-college-receives-25000-grant-from"><picture class="lw_image"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/159,0,1085,927/13143_graduation.ca1905_1.rev.1673966150.webp 2x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/png" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/159,0,1085,927/13143_graduation.ca1905_1.rev.1673966150.png 2x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/159,0,1085,927/13143_graduation.ca1905_1.rev.1673966150.png" alt="Visitors gather for graduation on the College grounds in front of the main college building, ca. 1905. Photo published in Legacy and Visi..." width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/159,0,1085,927/13143_graduation.ca1905_1.rev.1673966150.png 2x" data-max-w="926" data-max-h="927" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/2707-emory-henry-college-receives-25000-grant-from">Emory & Henry College Receives $25,000 Grant from Roller Bottimore Foundation for Preservation of Historical Material with Public Accessibility</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"><p> Emory & Henry College got a boost to support local and regional history preservation in Southwest Virginia thanks to recent funding from the Roller Bottimore Foundation. “<em>The Watershed Project: Civic Memory for a Citizenship of Place</em>” has a two-fold purpose - to preserve, index, and archive a wide range of historical material related to the history and operation of Emory & Henry College, the oldest institution of higher learning in Southwest Virginia, and to utilize these materials to create an engaging, dynamic, born-digital, open-source history of the region of Southwest Virginia and, more specifically, the college’s role as an institutional citizen of that place.</p><a href="/live/news/2707-emory-henry-college-receives-25000-grant-from" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>
• <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/2720-emory-henry-college-celebrates-grand-opening"><picture class="lw_image"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/51/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/13266_EH-Thrift-Store-Opening_022.rev.1675530004.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/51/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/13266_EH-Thrift-Store-Opening_022.rev.1675530004.webp 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/51/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/13266_EH-Thrift-Store-Opening_022.rev.1675530004.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/51/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/13266_EH-Thrift-Store-Opening_022.rev.1675530004.jpg 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/51/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/13266_EH-Thrift-Store-Opening_022.rev.1675530004.jpg" alt="Students who created the E&H Thrift Store cutting the ribbon Hermella Legesse, Feker Fetene, Paige Halcrow, Hayley Ritter, Tilly Crad..." width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/51/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/13266_EH-Thrift-Store-Opening_022.rev.1675530004.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/51/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/13266_EH-Thrift-Store-Opening_022.rev.1675530004.jpg 3x" data-max-w="3200" data-max-h="2133" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/2720-emory-henry-college-celebrates-grand-opening">Emory & Henry College Celebrates Grand Opening of Thrift Store on Campus</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Emory & Henry College is excited to announce the grand opening of its first on-campus thrift store located on the lower level of the Memorial Chapel on February 1, 2023. The Emory & Henry community celebrated the new E&H Thrift Store with a ribbon cutting and students in attendance had the opportunity to shop after. The store was made possible by the</span> <a href="https://www.emoryhenry.edu/appalachian-center-for-civic-life/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Appalachian Center for Civic Life</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">and will be primarily managed by</span> <a href="https://www.emoryhenry.edu/appalachian-center-for-civic-life/scholarships/bonner-scholars-program/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Bonner Scholars</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">and</span> <a href="https://www.emoryhenry.edu/appalachian-center-for-civic-life/scholarships/civic-leader-scholars/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Civic Leader Scholars</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p><a href="/live/news/2720-emory-henry-college-celebrates-grand-opening" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>