The Harbinger
January 10, 2005
Coming Together Project director to speak at Hiram College
Fannie L. Brown, executive director of The Coming Together Project, U.S.A., will be the featured speaker for Hiram’s Martin Luther King Jr.
Day celebration. Brown will deliver a convocation on Tuesday, Jan. 18 at 12:30 p.m. in the Kennedy Center Ballroom. The title of her address is “The Work Still Yet to be Done.”
Appointed by President Bill Clinton, since 1997, Fannie L. Brown has served as executive director of “The Coming Together Project, USA” an organization that promotes racial harmony. In addition to social justice work, Brown has also been involved in education throughout her career. Prior to her current position, she served as program manager with Project R.I.S.E., worked as a job specialist with Tri-County Jobs for Ohio graduates and as an academic tutor for Akron Public Schools. She has also served as an instructor at her alma mater, Malone College.
Brown is involved in a wide range of national and regional activities including being appointed to Governor Bob Taft's Ohio Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission and the Akron Area Association of Churches Board to the Summit Education Initiative Advisory Board. At Malone College, she serves on the College of Business Administration Diversity Board, Clinic for Child Study and Family Therapy Advisory Board and the K-16 Steering Committee. Brown's recent honors include an Akron Aeros Spirit of Akron Award, The University of Akron's Outstanding Alumni Award, Northern Ohio Live Magazine's honor for Northern Ohio's Top 500 Most Influential Women, and Community Service Awards from The Ohio Partner Group and Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., both presented in 2000.
North Coast Pipe Band to perform January 22
Hiram College will host the North Coast Pipe Band (NCPB) and Highland Dancers on Saturday, Jan. 22 at 7:30 p.m. in Hayden Auditorium. This concert is open to the public at no cost. A reception will follow in Drury Hall located on the second floor of Bates Hall, State Route 700 in Hiram.
The NCPB,
under the direction of Pipe Major Bentley Wall, travels throughout the
United States to participate in competitions and concerts. The group
recently returned from the World Pipe Band Championships in Glasgow,
Scotland this past summer. The NCPB is a Cleveland based bagpipe, drum
corps, and dance organization dedicated to the preservation, promotion,
and performance of Celtic music, dance, and culture. The ensemble
consists of 16 pipers, seven snare drummers, four tenor drummers, and
one bass drummer, and also utilizes many modern instruments including
the piano, organ, flute, harp, and fiddle. The NCPB will be joined by
traditional Scottish Highland Dancing under the instruction of Jenny
May.
Renovation of Miller Dining Room celebrated with ribbon cutting ceremony
The producers of the popular television show Extreme Makeover could
have filmed at Hiram College during the semester break as the Miller
Dining Room was the focus of a radical renovation project.
Work began on the facility on the last day of exams in December. Every aspect of the dining room has been enhanced in some way. Improvements include a new ceiling, floor and wall coverings, tables and chairs, refurbished food stations, as well as changes to allow for a more efficient flow of people through the facility.
A grand opening celebration has been scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 11 beginning at 5 p.m. Activities include a ribbon cutting ceremony, door prizes, contests, and music. President Tom Chema, Vice President Eric Riedel, Student Senate President Brad Cromes, and Director of Auxiliary and Ancillary Services Gery Henkels will offer remarks. Faculty and staff are invited to join Hiram students for dinner immediately following the ribbon cutting ceremony.
“With the renovation, Miller is really a very comfortable and interesting space,” said Henkels. “These improvements, along with the Continuous Serve Plan, make Miller a resource to be enjoyed by Hiram students.”
Sports highlights
Men’s Basketball
The men’s basketball team has seen much improvement in the first half
of the season, despite what the record may indicate. The team played
close to nationally ranked John Carroll University for most of the
game, led for all but the last four minutes of the game against PAC
member Bethany College (WV), and lost by only six points against NCAA
Division II member Fairmont State College (WV). The team has
demonstrated a more disciplined approach overall this year. The focus
on defense is beginning to pay off, the men are shooting as well as
their opponents from the field, and the team is rebounding as well as
its opponents.
Several players have earned honors already this season. Senior co-captain Carlton Dean (pictured) broke into the 1,000 Point Club on December 18. Dean was also named to the All-Tournament Team in the Westminster Tournament and was a SAAC Student-Athlete of the Week. Junior co-captain A.J. White was named NCAC Player of the Week and was a SAAC Student-Athlete of the Week. Junior forward DaJuan Whiteside was named to the All-Tournament Team in the Allegheny Tournament and was a SAAC Student-Athlete of the Week.
The Terriers, now 2-11 overall and 1-3 in NCAC play, travel to Allegheny (PA) on January 12 for a game at 7:30 p.m. and return home on the 15 to host Oberlin at 6 p.m.
Women’s Basketball
The women’s basketball team has seen much improvement in the first half of the season. The team won the first tournament of the year, hosted by Wilson College (PA), played close to Manchester College, beat Lake Erie twice, and lost by only nine points to Denison University. The women have demonstrated an improved overall game, rebounding nearly as well as and shooting better from the field than their opponents.
Several players have earned honors already this season. Senior co-captain Amanda Hummel was named to the All-Tournament Team in the Wilson (PA) Tournament, along with sophomore Cassie Bedard. Bedard was named NCAC Player of the Week.
The Terriers, now 6-6 overall and 1-3 in NCAC play, host Wooster on Jan. 12 at 7:30 p.m. and travel to Oberlin on the 15 for a game at 2 p.m.
Men’s & Women’s Swimming and Diving
Both teams beat Ohio Northern University, lost to Grove City College (PA) and Wittenberg University, but performed well at the Akron Invitational against mostly NCAA Division I competition. The teams traveled to Hawaii for a training trip, departing December 27 and returning this past weekend.
Senior co-captain Brenda Yama was a SAAC Student-Athlete of the Week. Junior co-captain Beth Groselle set a new school record in the 50-yard freestyle event during the first round of the Akron Invitational, then broke her own new record the next day in the same event. Senior co-captain John Wells was a SAAC Student-Athlete of the Week.
The Terriers are 1-2 and travel to Wooster on Jan. 14 for a meet at 6 p.m. and return home on the Jan. 15 for a meet against Allegheny at 1 p.m.
Quick Hits
- The Hiram Men’s Chorus begins Spring Semester rehearsals on Jan. 18. Tenors and basses of all ages are welcome. Rehearsals are Tuesday, 8 to 9:30 p.m. in Room 102 of Frohring Music. There is no audition, although music reading skills are helpful. Spring concert dates are April 8 and May 1. This is a campus/community group supported by the Hiram Community Trust. For information, call Tina Dreisbach at 330.569.5302.
- The Friends of the Library Book Sale begins Monday, Jan. 10 and continues through Friday, Jan. 14. Sale hours are from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Books are only 50 cents each.
- Alan Donley, former director of Student Financial Aid, was honored recently by the Ohio Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators for his 37 years of service in financial aid in Ohio. One of the association’s committees will be named in his honor and will be known as The Alan Donley Need Analysis Chair.