gifts. Participating business will provide an array of sipping opportunities to make your evening even more enjoyable! ------------------------------------------------Dec. 19th – Men’s Night Out This new retail event is geared toward those guys that postpone their Christmas shopping until the last minute! Many stores will be open from 5 to 8 p.m. with helpful “wish lists” that the ladies have filled out leading up to this event, providing for foolproof purchases that can be gift wrapped in-store and ready to go under the Christmas tree! Guys can shop from 5:00 to 8:00 pm to make those gift purchases for their special someone and even enjoy a grilled hamburger or hot dog at many locations! ------------------------------------------------Dec. 21-23 – Living Nativity Scene Pause to reflect on the true meaning of Christmas with family and friends at the Living Nativity from 7 to 9 p.m. on the green at Arvest Bank’s downtown branch. Each holiday season Russellville’s First Baptist Church presents this moving reenactment of the birth of Jesus.
HOLT RECEIVES NEW PROFESSIONAL AWARD FROM SACSA
Aubrey Holt, director of student life at Arkansas Tech University, received the 2013 Southern Association for College Student Affairs New Professional Award during a conference earlier this month in Norfolk, Va. An Arkansas Tech alumna with a Bachelor of Arts degree in broadcast journalism, Holt also holds a Master of Arts degree with an emphasis in student affairs and higher education from Western Kentucky University.
knowledge and work ethic have helped to establish our department with both the students and faculty at our institution.” According to its web site, the Southern Association for College Student Affairs (SACSA) is an independent, regional, and generalist association designed for the professional development of practitioners, educators, and students engaged in the student affairs profession. Nominees for the SACSA New Professional Award must have no more than five years of full-time experience in student affairs, demonstrated service to the profession, promise shown for becoming a leader in the field, outstanding character and potential role model stature for other new professionals.
ARKANSAS TECH POINSETTIA SALE SCHEDULED FOR DEC. 5-6 Holt has worked in the Arkansas Tech Office of Student Services since June 2011. In her current role as director of student life, she oversees leadership programs, civic engagement, student organizations, the GOLD Cabinet, co-curricular experience programs, Homecoming and spirit squads. “When talking about someone’s service to the profession, I feel that it is important to look at what a professional is doing on his or her own campus,” said Kevin Solomon, associate dean for campus life at Arkansas Tech. “Aubrey’s impact at our university was noticed within her first few months on the job, and shows no sign of slowing up. Her professionalism, care for students, willingness to be a change agent,
The Arkansas Tech University Department of Agriculture will host its annual poinsettia sale on Thursday, Dec. 5, and Friday, Dec. 6. The Arkansas Tech Greenhouses will be open from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. both days of the sale. The greenhouses are located on the north end of the Tech campus. Signs will direct shoppers to the greenhouses on the days of the sale. “Along with our usual reds and pinks, we also have several newer cultivars such as the speckled jingle bells and the winter rose,” said Dr. Jim Collins, professor of agriculture at Arkansas Tech. “This year we’ll once again have painted and glittered plants — turquoise, fuchsia, lilac and dark rose. This crop is totally grown by our upper level floriculture class.” >>
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