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FHU Names New President
The board of trustees of Freed-Hardeman University have announced that Dr. Joe Wiley will replace Dr. Milton Sewell as the 15th president. The announcement comes less than one year after Dr. Milton Sewell announced he would step down as the university president. Read complete story.
FHU Theatre Presents "Beast" of a Show
FHU Theatre will make history as they present Disney’s Beauty and the Beast November 8-10 as the centerpiece of Homecoming 2007. The play promises to be the largest in the history of the university. Read complete story.
FHU Kicks Off Homecoming Week 2007
Henderson is expected to be a little busier than normal this week thanks, in part, to Freed-Hardeman University's Homecoming 2007. While the actual Homecoming ceremony is scheduled to take place this weekend, there are many events and activities planned for students and alumni throughout the week. Read complete story.
FHU Opens New Bulliner-Clayton Visual Arts Center
The view of the East Main Street and White Avenue corner lot has changed a great deal through the decades since Freed-Hardeman University’s inaugural year in 1869. The past five years have been no different, but this summer has brought one of the most significant changes to FHU’s most visible lot and to the University as a whole. Read complete story.
FHU's Brown Bag Lunch Concerts-A Cultural Experience
“Our Brown Bag Lunch Concert Series has brought many famous musicians to the Henderson community over the past five years,” said Dr. Richard England, a music professor at FHU. “We have hosted performers from all over the world, musicians who have worked with Grammy award winning artists and singers who have performed at Carnegie Hall. We have even had members of Carl Perkins’s family speak about his music and his career.” Read complete story.
FHU Names New Trustee
Freed-Hardeman University has added a new member to its board of trustees, FHU president Dr. Milton Sewell announced. James Rand Shaw of Belleville, Ill. was recently added as the newest member to the FHU Board of Trustees. Read complete story.
FHU to Celebrate Fine Arts Week
Art, music, and theatre will be the theme at Freed-Hardeman University during the week of September 24-27 as students, faculty and staff celebrate Fine Arts Week. The annual celebration of the arts is hosted by the FHU Department of Fine Arts during the fall semester each year. “The main purpose of Fine Arts Week is to celebrate the arts, make students aware of the arts and the different art programs on our campus and to bring art and culture-related events to the community,” said Barbara England, the chairwoman of FHU’s Department of Fine Arts. Read complete story.
FHU to Exhibit Famous Art Collection
Picasso, Whistler, Renoir, Dali, Braque and Duchamp. Sound familiar? These are the names of some of the world’s most celebrated artists, and they are the names of the artists that created the artwork in the collection that will be displayed in Freed-Hardeman University’s Bulliner-Clayton Visual Arts Center September 24 through October 26. Read complete story.
Jim Edmonds Appointed to Tennessee Center for Performance Excellence Board of Examiners
FHU business professor James Edmonds, J.D., has taken on a new responsibility this year. In addition to teaching various business law classes on the undergraduate and graduate levels at the University, Edmonds will be playing an integral role in the Tennessee Center for Performance Excellence Award Program. Edmonds was appointed to the 2007 Board of Examiners by the TNCPE Board of Directors. Read complete story.
FHU Joins the Environmental Protection and Personal Property Rights Debate
The staff at Freed-Hardeman University’s Research Center has decided to join the discussion on the current issue of environmental protection and personal property rights. The Research Center staff will host a seminar entitled “Environmental Protection and Personal Property Rights: Extreme, Ignorant, or Entitled?” next Tuesday on FHU’s campus. Read complete story.
Keith Smith to Serve as TSAE President
Freed-Hardeman University accounting professor Keith Smith, C.P.A., will be able to add a new title to his resume this fall. On September 28 he will be inaugurated as the 2007-08 president of the Tennessee Society of Accounting Educators at the annual meeting in Brentwood, Tennessee. Read complete story.
Enrollment Surges past 2000
Freed-Hardeman University recently announced a fall enrollment of 2011 students. Of that total, 1479 are undergraduate students while the remaining 532 students make up the graduate student population. That total is up 42 students from last year.Read complete story.
Vicki Johnson to Serve As TBEA President
FHU business professor Vicki Johnson will step into the role of president when the Tennessee Business Education Association convenes for its 2007 conference in Jackson on Sept. 28 and 29. TBEA, with about 200 members, is an organization for business teachers on the middle school, high school and collegiate levels. Read complete story.
FHU Jumps 18 Places in U.S. News Ranking, Top 13 in Best Value
Freed-Hardeman University jumped from 50th to 32nd among Southern regional universities when U.S. News & World Report released this year’s rankings Aug. 17. FHU was rated among 119 Southern colleges and universities in the Best Universities – Master’s category. The 18-spot jump was the most significant among institutions in the south. Read complete story.
FHU to Honor Oldest Alumna at Tolling of the Bell
Freed-Hardeman University will honor its oldest living graduate at its 2007 Tolling of the Bell ceremony. Mary Thomas Dennis, 100, graduated from FHU in 1926. The Tolling of the Bell is an annual event to kick off FHU’s new academic year while celebrating the university’s heritage, values and vision. The 2007 celebration will be at 10:30 a.m. Aug. 22 in Loyd Auditorium. Read complete story.
Environmental Science Course Open to Area College Students
As Freed-Hardeman University hosts Fulbright scholar Sofia Gilmiyarova this fall, Gilmiyarova’s class, Environmental Science: Global Aspects, will be open to students of FHU as well as other area colleges and universities. The class, which will begin Aug. 27, will be held on Monday and Tuesday evenings. Read complete story.