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Columns::November 17, 2003
Digest
Arts Center sets subscription record
For the first time in its eight-year history, UGA’s Performing Arts Center has sold more than 2,500 season subscriptions; as of Nov. 10 the total number of season subscribers stood at 2,528, including 312 student-pass holders.
“We are extremely gratified by these numbers, and because we will continue to sell student passes for several more months, we expect our total to climb even higher,” says Timothy Bartholow, director of the UGA Office of Performing Arts.
The Office of Performing Arts presents a season of six different subscription series, featuring classical music, dance and popular entertainment. In addition to the record-setting total, the Performing Arts Center has set new subscription records for the Showtime series and the Dance Festival. The Showtime series is now 42 percent subscribed, and the Dance Festival is more than 34 percent subscribed.
While not a record, the Ramsey Concert Hall series, which showcases young classical musicians, showed a 14 percent increase over the past year.
The Traditions series, which features music from other cultures and eras, grew by 28 percent.
Many of the Performing Arts Center’s concerts are recorded for broadcast on National Public Radio’s Performance Today, heard by 1.5 million listeners across the country.
Debate team finishes second at Harvard
The UGA debate team of Hays Watson and Naveen Ramachandrappa finished second at the Harvard Debate Tournament this past month.
The tournament is a 70-team national invitational event. The final four teams included Berkeley, Dartmouth, Emory and UGA.
Ramachandrappa and Watson won debates over Northwestern in the quarterfinals and Dartmouth in the semifinals before losing a 2-1 decision to Emory in the finals. Of the 140 students from across the country who participated in the tournament, Ramachandrappa was recognized as the fourth best individual debater.
This trip was funded in part by the President’s Venture Fund.
Six students named Crane Scholars
Six UGA Honors Program students have been awarded William Moore Crane Leadership Scholarships for the 2003-2004 academic year. Administered by the Honors Program and the Student Leadership Center, this scholarship recognizes junior and senior Honors students who have a demonstrated record of high academic achievement and outstanding campus leadership.
“I am very proud of these outstanding Honors students,” says Jere Morehead, associate provost and director of the Honors Program. “In addition to success in the classroom, the Crane Scholars are giving back to the university community through their leadership on campus and commitment to public service.”
Crane Leadership Scholars for 2003-2004 are L. Travis Canova, a senior from Rome; Rebecca Lane, a senior from Decatur; Jessica Beegle, a junior from Slidell, La.; Ilya Gokhman, a junior student from Alpharetta; Mai-Lise Nguyen, a junior from Atlanta; and Eric Sherman, a junior from Athens.
“Thanks to the tremendous support of the St. Laurent Family Foundation, we are able to recognize these outstanding student leaders for their academic and extracurricular achievements,” says Eric Atkinson, assistant dean of the Student Leadership Center. “It is an honor and tribute to their leadership and service outside the classroom, combined with their academic excellence.”
Named for William Moore Crane, a cum laude 1921 UGA graduate, this scholarship was established in his memory to recognize students who demonstrate academic success and campus leadership. Crane was instrumental in the founding of the UGA Alumni Society and as an undergraduate was elected to membership in Phi Kappa, Sphinx and Blue Key honor societies. |
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