2002 News Release Archive
News releases appear in reverse chronological order.
December 2002
- Centenary Outlook for 2002-03 Highlighted in Shreveport Times Education Page Column
- Centenary Names 350 Students to Fall 2002 Dean's List
- Centenary Student, Programs Earn Regional Honors from Residence Hall Association
- FCC Approves Centenary's Expansion of Campus Radio Station to Class-A Professional Public Radio Station
- Centenary's Turner Art Center and its 'Common Threads' Exhibit Host Regional Breast Cancer Support Group Monday, Dec. 9
- Centenary Candlelight Christmas Service and Dedication of Renovated Brown Chapel Set for 5:45 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6
November 2002
- Centenary Candlelight Christmas Service and Dedication of Renovated Brown Chapel Set for 5:45 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6
- Journalism Foundation Offers Scholarships for College Seniors in Journalism, Public Relations, Communication
- Hurley Symphony Orchestra's Second Concert is Nov. 18 at Centenary
- Centenary's Pandora Captures Best of Show - Literary Magazines in National Competition
- Images from the Centenary Choir's 'Picture Walk' Nov. 6, 2002
- Neil LaBute's The Shape of Things opens Nov. 6 at Centenary College's Marjorie Lyons Playhouse
- Friends of Music Concert Set for 3 p.m. Nov. 3 at Centenary College's Anderson Auditorium
October 2002
- Neil LaBute's The Shape of Things opens Nov. 6 at Centenary College's Marjorie Lyons Playhouse
- Centenary College Students Sponsor "Trick - or - Terror" Event for Local Community on Oct. 31
- Centenary to Observe National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week through Oct. 26
- Centenary College Names 2002-03 Members of Leading Ladies Dance Line
- Dr. Donald Webb to Lecture on "The Bible as Literature" for Centenary Muses Fall Literary Study Series Beginning Oct. 30; Registration Now Under Way
- Friends of Music Concert Set for 3 p.m. Nov. 3 at Centenary College's Anderson Auditorium
- Photos from the Centenary-Mid Continent Athletic Conference Announcement Event and News Conference Oct. 17
- Irish Poet Eavan Boland to Receive Centenary's Corrington Award for Literary Excellence on Oct. 24
- Images from the Dedication Ceremony for Phase 1-A of the New Arts Complex Oct. 10
- Centenary Dedicates First Part of Multi-Phase Arts Complex; New $6 Million Project includes Two New Buildings, Renovations to Hurley Music Building
- ACLU, Centenary Political Science Honor Society Sponsor Forum on "Abortion Protests: Free Speech, Privacy and Clinic Access"
- Friends of Music Series Opens Sunday with Zenaida Concert at Centenary College
- "Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something BASSOON" Bukoff Recital Set for Oct. 27 at Centenary
- AICPA Minority Initiatives Committee Awards National Scholarship to Centenary College Student
- Centenary Chemistry Club is 1 of 31 Clubs Judged "Outstanding" in Nation by American Chemical Society
September 2002
- Centenary Selects 2002-03 Cheerleaders
- Woman's Department Club Donates Gift to Scholarship Fund at Centenary
- Igor Begelmen, Clarinetist, and Tatiana Concharova, Pianist, to Perform Sept. 27 at Free Piatigorsky Foundation-sponsored Concert at Centenary
- Centenary's Friends of Music Concert Series Announces Season
- Hurley Symphony Orchestra Sets Concert for Sept. 30 at Centenary College
- Centenary Commemorates 9-11: Photo Essay of some of the activities by Centenary Community, Sept. 11, 2002
- U.S. News Again Lists Centenary College Among South's Top 10 in "America's Best Colleges" Survey; No. 9 in "Best Values" List
- News-Feature Alert: Book Bazaar At Hand
- Text of Chaplain's Remarks at 9-11 Service of Remembrance
- Centenary College Announces Sept. 11 Commemorative Activities
- Centenary's Marjorie Lyons Playhouse Announces Cast for Junie Moon
- The Southern Jewish Experience: Celebrating a Century in Shreveport with Agudath Achim on Display at Centenary's Meadows Museum of Art
- The Shekhina Project, A Selection of Photographs by Leonard Nimoy on Display Through Nov. 17 at Meadows Museum of Art, Centenary College of Louisiana
- National Music Organization Selects Centenary's Camerata Choral Group for Honor
- Princeton Review Selects Centenary College of Louisiana among The Best 345 Colleges
- Thousands of Books Available at 16th Annual Centenary Book Bazaar Sept. 13-14 in Gold Dome
August 2002
- The Shekhina Project, A Selection of Photographs by Leonard Nimoy on Display Through Nov. 17 at Meadows Museum of Art, Centenary College of Louisiana
- Thousands of Books Available at 16th Annual Centenary Book Bazaar Sept. 13-14 in Gold Dome
- Candid Photos at the Opening Convocation of the Academic Year 2002-03,Tuesday, Aug. 20 in the Gold Dome
- Orientation Group Session: Candid Photos at Fitness Center, Thursday, Aug. 15, 2002
- Candid Photos from Orientation Picnic in Gold Dome on Thursday, Aug. 15, 2002
- Annual President's Convocation at Centenary College to Feature Performance by The Cox Family; Induction of 4 Endowed Chairs on Tuesday, Aug. 27
- Centenary's Hurley School of Music Opens Concert Season Aug. 23 with Piano Recital by Leslie Downs
- Meadows Museum of Art Opens the 2002-03 Season with A Celebration of Rural America
- Final Drive-up Book Donation Day is Friday, Aug. 9 for Centenary Book Bazaar Sept. 13-14
July 2002
- Centenary's Marjorie Lyons Playhouse Announces Cast for "Mame,"Opening July 18
- Meadows Museum of Art Opens the 2002-03 Season with A Celebration of Rural America
- Drive-up Book Donation Day is Friday, July 12 for September's Centenary Book Bazaar
- Centenary's Marjorie Lyons Playhouse Announces its 2002-03 Theatre Season Offerings
June 2002
- Centenary's Marjorie Lyons Playhouse Announces its 2002-03 Theatre Season Offerings
- Percy Hubbard Joins Centenary Board of Trustees
- Five Centenary Summer Band Concerts Set for Summer 2002
- Drive-up Book Donation Day is Friday, June 14 for Next September's Centenary Book Bazaar
- Centenary Appoints Dr. Darrel D. Colson Provost and Dean of the College
May 2002
- Songwriters' Showcase, a Free Public Concert, Set for 7 p.m. May 28 in Centenary's Hargrove Memorial Band Shell
- Centenary College Announces Winners of 11th Annual Student Research Forum
- 290 Students Earn Dean's List Honors during Spring Semester at Centenary College
- 245 Receive Diplomas during Centenary's Commencement Exercises May 4, 2002
- Drive-up Book Donation Day is Friday, May 10 for Next September's Centenary Book Bazaar
- Dr. Martin Marty, Noted Theologian, to Address Centenary College Graduates May 4; Present Public Seminar May 3
April 2002
- Dr. Martin Marty, Noted Theologian, to Address Centenary College Graduates May 4; Present Public Seminar May 3
- Centenary Alumna Wins in Met's Grand Finals in New York; Public Radio to Air Competition April 27
- Centenary Alumna to Compete in Met's Grand Finals in New York on April 21
- No one injured when lightning causes fire at Cline Residence Hall
- Centenary College to Present Kuumba House Dance Theatre on April 9
- First Drive-up Book Donation Day is Friday, April 12 for Next September's Centenary Book Bazaar
- Internationally Known Author Simon Singh to Spend Week at Centenary, Give Public Attaway Lecture on Thursday, April 4
- Ross Smith Piano Program April 2 at Centenary College to Feature Shreveport Debut of Winnsboro blues
March 2002
- Internationally Known Author Simon Singh to Spend Week at Centenary, Give Public Attaway Lecture on Thursday, April 4
- Ross Smith Piano Program April 2 at Centenary College to Feature Shreveport Debut of Winnsboro blues
- Centenary College Activities Board Sponsors Community Easter Egg Hunt on Sunday, March 24
- National Parks Service Chief Historian to Spend Week at Centenary as Woodrow Wilson Fellow
February 2002
- Award-winning Writer Elizabeth Spencer Returns to Centenary for Literary Study Series in Conjunction with Celebration of Women Week
- James Family to Introduce Book, T.L. James: A Biographical Memoir, during Ceremony at 10 a.m. Feb. 21 in Ruston
- Centenary College's Marjorie Lyons Playhouse Presents Keely and Du Beginning Feb. 21
- Centenary College Names Lori Bradshaw Dean of Student Life
January 2002
- Award-winning Writer-Illustrator William Joyce to Lease Office Space at Centenary College, Share Time and Talent with Campus Community
- Centenary Athletes, Maroon Jackets Sponsor Day on Campus for LightHouse Students; Dr. Phillip Williamson, Ron Anderson to Speak Jan. 21 for MLK Day
- Graduate School Admission Tests Practice Set for Jan. 19 at Centenary College
- Phuong Nguyen Exhibit at Centenary's Turner Art Gallery, Inspired by Mass Media, Set for Jan. 12 - Feb. 8