Events

Wallace Community College sponsors 12th Annual Youth Summit

Submitted by Donna Wallace-King, Community Web Producer

Thursday, February 7th, 2013, 9:56am

Wallace Community College sponsors 12th Annual Youth Summit

Area juniors and seniors were given the opportunity to experience a variety of careers at the Wallace Community College (WCC) 2013 Girls’ Youth Summit. The annual event, which was held Friday, February 1, drew over 350 girls from local high schools.

Sandra Thomas, a computer science instructor at Troy University, gave a motivational keynote speech that encouraged the audience to begin exploring careers earlier rather than later.

Displays representing career/technical and health science programs were set up for attendees in Cherry Hall. Students dusted for fingerprints, interacted with nursing and respiratory simulators, and viewed robotic displays at the interactive exhibits. Faculty and current students talked about their programs and explained course requirements and employment options.

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LifeSouth is hosting two blood drives in Troy today

Submitted by Donna Wallace-King, Community Web Producer

Wednesday, February 6th, 2013, 8:06am

LifeSouth Community Blood Centers are in need of all blood types. After last Friday’s declaration of an emergency blood shortage, donors’ response to the news across the region has been encouraging; however, the blood inventory continues to hover at emergency levels.

LifeSouth urges all eligible donors who are feeling healthy to come out and support their communities by donating blood as soon as possible. Donors must be 17 or older, or 16 with parental permission, weigh a minimum of 110 pounds and be in good health. A photo ID is also required.

LifeSouth is hosting two blood drives in Troy today:

Care Ambulance of Troy from 7:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m.
Walgreens of Troy from 3:30 p.m.

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More than 900 students and teachers expected to be in Montgomery for HOSA Conference this week

Submitted by Donna Wallace-King, Community Web Producer

Tuesday, February 5th, 2013, 3:02pm

More than 900 students and teachers expected to be in Montgomery for HOSA Conference this week

Health-related careers are expected to be a popular occupational choice in the future. According to data from the U.S. Department of Labor, the total employment rate for health services managers alone is expected to grow by 22 percent (2010-2020).

More than 900 students and teachers travel to Montgomery this week to participate in two days of competitive events and advanced leadership study at the Alabama 2013 Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) Leadership Conference, February 7-8. Students attending this conference at the Renaissance Montgomery Hotel and Convention Center will have an opportunity to participate in more than 45 different competitions and workshops.

Currently, the national HOSA organization has over 100,000 members throughout the United States. Alabama has approximately 4,000 members.

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Wetumpka Crater Events set for February 21-23

Submitted by Donna Wallace-King, Community Web Producer

Tuesday, February 5th, 2013, 11:33am

Wetumpka Crater Events set for February 21-23

Wetumpka is the site of the greatest natural disaster to ever hit Alabama, a large meteor strike. It created a five-mile wide crater that is still visible near the city. This happened over 85 million years ago near the end of the “Age of Dinosaurs”.

First discovered in the mid 1970s, an astrobleme, meaning “star wound” was confirmed and registered in 1998 by Dr. David King Jr., Professor of Geology, Auburn University. Because the location was covered by a shallow sea at the time of impact, scientists have declared it to be one of the “best preserved marine impact craters in the world”.

Each year the Wetumpka Impact Crater Commission and City of Wetumpka sponsor several Crater events, a Thursday evening public lecture by Dr David King and Friday school tours and Saturday public tours of the Crater.

Dr. King will conduct a free public lecture on the science of the Crater on Thursday, February 21st at 7:00 pm in the Wetumpka Civic Center, Main Street, Wetumpka.

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Five inducted into National Bandmasters Association Hall of Fame at Troy University

Submitted by Donna Wallace-King, Community Web Producer

Tuesday, February 5th, 2013, 11:01am

Five inducted into National Bandmasters Association Hall of Fame at Troy University

Five new members were inducted into the National Bandmasters Association’s Hall of Fame of Distinguished Conductors during a banquet on Saturday at Troy University.

Inducted were Dr. Bobby Adams from Stetson University; Ray E. Cramer from Indiana University; Paula A. Crider from the University of Texas; Thomas V. Fraschillo from the University of Southern Mississippi and the late John P. Paynter from Northwestern University.

The Hall of Fame opened on the Troy Campus in 1980 and later moved to its current location in the Hawkins-Adams-Long Hall of Honor. It is the only national hall of fame located in Alabama. The National Band Association is the world’s largest band organization.

Adams serves as director of bands, professor of music education and coordinator of instrumental music at the Stetson University School of Music in DeLand, Fla. A member of the Stetson faculty since 1987, Dr.

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Invasive pest webinar set for tomorrow

Submitted by Donna Wallace-King, Community Web Producer

Tuesday, February 5th, 2013, 10:26am

Bermudagrass stem maggot, a new invasive pest, has been found across much of the Southeast. First identified in Georgia in 2010, bermudagrass stem maggot is a pest that cattle and forage producers need to learn how to manage.

A webinar, Biology and Management of Bermudagrass Stem Maggot, will be held at 10 a.m. CST on Wednesday, Feb. 6. This webinar is an excellent opportunity for cattle and forage producers to get an update on the bermudagrass stem maggot.

Drs. William Hudson and Dennis Hancock from the University of Georgia will discuss the status of this new invasive pest and provide research-based information on what is known about its biology and management. Questions for the speakers can be submitted during the webinar via e-mail and will be answered during the webinar.

The webinar will be recorded so it can be viewed at any time after Feb. 6.

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Chinese students at Troy University to celebrate the Year of the Snake on Feb. 8

Submitted by Donna Wallace-King, Community Web Producer

Monday, February 4th, 2013, 3:44pm

Chinese students at Troy University to celebrate the Year of the Snake on Feb. 8

The Troy University Chinese Students and Scholars Association (CSSA) will celebrate the New Year of the Snake with the annual Chinese Spring Festival Celebration on Friday, Feb. 8, at the Troy Campus.

The event will kick off at 6 p.m. inside the Trojan Center Ballrooms. Sponsored by the Confucius Institute at Troy University and CSSA, the festival will gather Chinese and other international students, visitors and faculty members to celebrate together with their American peers.

“Celebration of this traditional Chinese festival season will express the love for the motherland of all the Chinese students at TROY,” said Wei Li, director of the event and president of the CSSA.

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