GEORGETOWN, KY - Transferring to a four-year institution became easier for Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS) students with the signing of a statewide, multi-program agreement with Georgetown College.

The agreement includes a statewide memorandum of agreement for applied associate programs to transfer to a bachelor’s program at Georgetown College. Programs include: art, business administration, communication and media studies, economics, English, exercise science, health science, history, mathematics, philosophy, political science, psychology, sociology, Spanish, theatre, and religion.

“This agreement moves us closer to our goal of providing KCTCS students with seamless pathways to getting a baccalaureate degree,” said KCTCS President Michael B. McCall. “We are extremely proud of our partnership with Georgetown College and believe it will increase student access and success.”

Students seeking admission to Georgetown need to apply through the Office of Admissions and complete the following steps: (1) complete and return the application for admission (the application fee is waived for KCTCS students and graduates, (2) submit an official high school or GED transcript, and (3) submit official copies of transcripts for all post-secondary institutions attended. Additionally, to be considered for admission as a transfer student, a student must have a minimum grade point average of 2.0 for all classes taken.

“Our partnership with KCTCS began when Dr. McCall arrived 14 years ago,” said Georgetown College President William H. Crouch, Jr. “With today’s agreement, that partnership goes much deeper as Georgetown College opens its arms to all KCTCS students in Kentucky, including those who would enjoy an Oxford University experience.”

More information is available by contacting Nicole McDonald (KCTCS) 859-256-3100 or Jeremiah Tudor (Georgetown) at 502-863-8727.

GEORGETOWN, KY – The Georgetown College Department of Music continues its Noteworthy Faculty and Guest Artist Concert Series with a Cornet Ensemble, Thursday, February 28, at 8 p.m. in John L. Hill Chapel. It is free and open to the public.

Cornetist and trumpeter, H.M. Lewis, Professor of Music and a well-known authority on the history of the instruments, will be joined by Dr. Raquel Rodriquez, Assistant Professor of Music and trumpet instructor at Northern Kentucky University;  Andrea Adams, Principal Cornet of the Lexington Brass Band; and Wayne Collier, local attorney and active performing trumpeter. The cornetists will be assisted by Dr. Victoria Tsangari, pianist and adjunct professor of music at Georgetown College.

Music selections will be from the 17^th century to the mid-20^th century, an era commonly thought of as the “Golden Age of Bands” (C. 1880-1930). Most band concerts during that time would feature either a cornet solo, or a duet or trio for two or three of the most accomplished musicians in the band.

The duets and trios to be presented on Thursday’s program were written by some of the best soloists of their day, for themselves and their colleagues. Composers include Herbert L. Clarke and Walter M. Smith (soloists with Sousa’s Band), Erik Leidzèn (well-known band composer and arranger), T.V. Short (band composer and cornet soloist), Victor Herbert (famous composer of operettas), and Leroy Anderson (composer and arranger for the Boston Pops Orchestra).

For further information, contact Dr. H. M. Lewis at (502) 863 8118 or (502) 542-3101, or email HM_Lewis@georgetowncollege.edu.

GEORGETOWN, KY – The Georgetown College Chorale makes stops in Covington and Carlisle on March 2-3 before completing its “But We Trust in the Lord” Spring Tour 2013 with a home concert in Hill Chapel on Monday, March 4.

First stop is 2 p.m. March 2 at the assisted living facility Baptist Towers, 800 Highlands Avenue, Covington, an affiliate of the Kentucky Baptist Convention. The Chorale will then be featured Sunday, March 3, at the 10:45 a.m. service of Latonia Baptist Church, 3800 Church Street in Covington. That Sunday evening, the Chorale will present a 6 o’clock program for the congregation of First Baptist Church, 345 N. Locust Street, in Carlisle. The public is invited to attend the Sunday services.

The Chorale’s musical offerings, under the direction of Dr. John Campbell, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Music, feature three selections from Mendelssohn’s oratorio Elijah. Other highlights include Dr. Campbell’s new edition of “O magnum mysterium” by Tomas Luis de Victoria, and a deciphered and imaginatively set in modern a cappella style performance of the only surviving tune by Leonardo da Vinci.

Five student conductors will be featured. They are Bekah Bowery, Covington; Nathan Van Til, Georgetown; Elizabeth Maines, Georgetown; Meredith Rigby, Ypsilanti, Michigan all class of 2013, and Caitlin Knox, class of 2014, of Florence.

The Chorale concludes its Spring Tour with a concert in John L. Hill Chapel. The Monday, March 4, 8 p.m. performance is free and open to the public as well.

2011 monotype image entitled Spread by Birds, 30″ x 42″.

GEORGETOWN, KY – Unintended Consequences is the title and theme of April Flanders’ March printmaking exhibit in the Cochenour Gallery of the Anna Ashcraft Ensor Learning Resource Center at Georgetown College.Flanders, an Appalachian State University Assistant Professor, will be on campus for the opening reception at noon on Friday, March 1. Her talk, scheduled for 12:30, addresses the complex problem of invasive species and their effects on the global environment.

Describing this work, Professor Flanders states, “Humankind has an ongoing fascination with the exotic, perhaps driven by our need for individuality. With regard to botanical species, exotics often thrive and ultimately take over, becoming invasive. What is simply troublesome to the hobby gardener chokes out native forest plants and undermines natural ecosystems. The result is an unnatural, globalized landscape that means an inexorable death for native species.

While non-native plants can provide interest and beauty in home gardens, they often consume their native counterparts since the natural controls that would normally keep them in check are missing. In order to maintain the delicate equilibrium of our environment, we must recognize the beauty inherent in our native landscapes.

My current work addresses the issue of native versus invasive botanical species using a variety of media including printmaking, painting, drawing and installation. Relying on the visual language of seduction and revulsion, I create work where viewers are confronted by their own choices. Using pattern, repetition, and layered color I seduce the viewer into a garden of exotics.”

The opening reception and artist talk are open to the public as is the exhibit during regular operating hours of the LRC through March 28.

GEORGETOWN, KY – Robo Challenge Xtreme (RCX) is a fun way for students to expand their knowledge of math and science through a challenging robotics competition. Georgetown College is proud to host a regional RCX competition on Saturday, March 2, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the George H.W. Bush Center on its campus.

It is Georgetown’s fourth consecutive year to host what is the largest of five regional competitions with nearly 100 teams from Central Kentucky elementary, middle and high schools represented.  The activity, presented in partnership with the Fayette County Public Schools, is designed to strengthen teamwork, communication, computer programming and problem solving skills. Participating teams are expected to come from Fayette, Scott, Madison, Morgan, Letcher and Franklin counties.

Doors will open for elementary team competition at 7:45 a.m.; an awards ceremony is scheduled for 11:25 a.m. Middle and high school competition begins at 12:30 p.m. and concludes with an awards ceremony at 2 p.m. The event is expected to attract nearly 400 students, parents, teachers, coaches and volunteers. Georgetown College students will serve as referees for the competitions.

By using LEGOs, students design, build and program a robot to achieve tasks according to missions and rules provided by RCX. A completed robot can use simple math commands or more complex LEGO sensors. It’s an opportunity for students and their adult coaches to learn the value of patience and persistence through ‘trial and error’ as they endeavor to build and program a robot.

Other regional competitions are being held at Crossroads Elementary, Cold Spring, Kentucky, on March 2, and at locations in Henry, Jefferson and Todd Counties on March 9. Winning teams from each region then compete at the state Student Technology Leadership Program (STLP) competition on March 28 at Rupp Arena in Lexington.

Dr. Andrea Peach, Ed.D., Professor of Education and Associate Dean of Graduate Education, coordinates the competition for this region. Dr. Peach also conducts a robotics camp each summer at Georgetown College.