Voorhees http://voorhees.edu/blog Just another WordPress weblog Tue, 24 Apr 2012 17:34:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 SummerStart dates for incoming new students http://voorhees.edu/blog/2012/04/summerstart-dates-for-incoming-new-students/ http://voorhees.edu/blog/2012/04/summerstart-dates-for-incoming-new-students/#comments Tue, 24 Apr 2012 17:34:32 +0000 VoorheesCollege http://voorhees.edu/blog/?p=122 Please click on the link below to register to attend a SummerStart Session, which is held for incoming freshman students. For additional information, contact Reverend Yvonne Singleton, director of the Freshman Year Experience Program, at 803-780-1379 or at ysing@voorhees.edu.

Please click here to register for one of the dates below.


SummerStart Dates

  • SummerStart 1 – June 9
  • SummerStart 2 – June 23
  • SummerStart 3 – July 14
  • SummerStart 4 – July 21
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Saturday, March 24

9 a.m.

Voorhees College Campus

Cherry Blossom Room of Cafeteria

Please confirm your attendance by March 21, 2012 by contacting Mrs. Dorothy Patterson at dpattersn@voorhees.edu or call her at 803-780-1192.  Please know that all contributions are tax deductible and those alumni who give $100 or more at the breakfast will receive a special token from Office of Institutional Advancement.

*Founder’s Day Luncheon

Thursday, April 12

Noon

Massachusetts Hall Auditorium

Tickets: $25

Following Founder’s Day Convocation, which will be held on Thursday, April 12 at 10 a.m., there will be a Founder’s Day Luncheon held to honor all commissioned Voorhees graduates. For more information, contact Tifanie Lewis, development associate, at 803-780-1191 or tlewis@voorhees.edu.

*Blue and White Ball

Saturday, April 14

7 p.m.

Embassy Suites (Columbia, SC)

Tickets: $65

The Voorhees College National Alumni Association will be hosting its First Blue and White Ball on Saturday, April 14 to culminate 2012 Founder’s Week activities. The ball will be held at the Embassy Suites in Columbia, S.C. beginning at 7 p.m. Individual tickets are $65.

To purchase a ticket online, click here.To RSVP online, click here. For sponsorship levels and additional information, please contact Zenna Farley-Williams at 678-225-6032 or at zennafarley-williams@officedepot.com.

For hotel reservations at the Embassy Suites, call the toll free number 1-800-Embassy. Use the group code VCN. The last day to book rooms will be Friday, March 23. The special room rate of $119 a night will be available until March 23 or until the group of blocked rooms are sold out.

]]> http://voorhees.edu/blog/2012/03/upcoming-institutional-events/feed/ 0 Founder’s Day Luncheon saluting all commissioned Voorhees graduates http://voorhees.edu/blog/2012/03/founder%e2%80%99s-day-luncheon-saluting-all-commissioned-voorhees-graduates/ http://voorhees.edu/blog/2012/03/founder%e2%80%99s-day-luncheon-saluting-all-commissioned-voorhees-graduates/#comments Wed, 07 Mar 2012 17:03:25 +0000 VoorheesCollege http://voorhees.edu/blog/?p=117 Following Founder’s Day Convocation, which will be held on Thursday, April 12 at 10 a.m., there will be a Founder’s Day Luncheon held to honor all commissioned Voorhees graduates. The luncheon will be held in Massachusetts Hall Auditorium beginning at noon. Tickets to the luncheon are $25. For more information, contact Tifanie Lewis, development associate, at 803-780-1191 or tlewis@voorhees.edu.

]]> http://voorhees.edu/blog/2012/03/founder%e2%80%99s-day-luncheon-saluting-all-commissioned-voorhees-graduates/feed/ 0 Save the Date: Annual Absalom Jones Feast Day http://voorhees.edu/blog/2012/01/voorhees-celebrates-the-annual-absalom-jones-feast-day/ http://voorhees.edu/blog/2012/01/voorhees-celebrates-the-annual-absalom-jones-feast-day/#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:38:22 +0000 VoorheesCollege http://voorhees.edu/blog/?p=112 The Annual Absalom Jones Feast DayHoly Eucharist – Rite Two

St. Philip’s Chapel, Voorhees College

386 Porter Drive

Denmark, South Carolina 29042

Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at 5 p.m.


Please plan to join us as we celebrate the African American Identity in the Episcopal Church!

The Rt. Rev. W. Andrew Waldo – Chief Celebrant

Bishop – Diocese of Upper South Carolina

The Rt. Rev. Mark J. Lawrence – Preacher

Bishop – Diocese of South Carolina

Clergy: Black cassock, white surplice & white stole

A reception will follow immediately after the service.

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  • Jan. 4-6:                          New Student Orientation
  • Jan. 6-7:                         Registration
  • Jan. 9:                              First Day of Classes
  • Jan. 19:                           MLK Program
  • Feb. 2:                             Black History Kick Off Program
  • March 12-16:               Spring Break
  • March 29:                     Honors Day Convocation
  • April 5-9:                      Easter Break
  • April 12:                        Founder’s Day Convocation
  • April 20:                       High School Visitation
  • May 12:                         Commencement
]]> http://voorhees.edu/blog/2011/12/voorhees-colleges-wishes-everyone-a-joyous-and-safe-holiday-season/feed/ 0 Voorhees College holds its annual Christmas Concert http://voorhees.edu/blog/2011/11/voorhees-college-holds-its-annual-christmas-concert/ http://voorhees.edu/blog/2011/11/voorhees-college-holds-its-annual-christmas-concert/#comments Tue, 15 Nov 2011 15:17:03 +0000 VoorheesCollege http://voorhees.edu/blog/?p=105 Voorhees College will present its annual Christmas Concert on Thursday, December 1 at 7 p.m. in St. Philip’s Episcopal Chapel. The concert will feature the Allen University Concert Choir and director, Dr. Peter Felder. This event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Teesa Brunson, communications director, at 803-780-1194 or at tbrunson@voorhees.edu.

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Voorhees College 2011 Homecoming Activities

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Please click here to view the Voorhees College SACS Reaffirmation Web site.

]]> http://voorhees.edu/blog/2011/09/sacs-reaffirmation-web-site/feed/ 0 What is Education by Anthony Hyland http://voorhees.edu/blog/2011/08/what-is-education-by-anthony-hyland/ http://voorhees.edu/blog/2011/08/what-is-education-by-anthony-hyland/#comments Tue, 09 Aug 2011 14:15:45 +0000 VoorheesCollege http://voorhees.edu/blog/?p=91 View a snippet of Student Orientation Leader Anthony Hyland’s inspirational poem for the Class of 2015.

Click here to view the video.

]]> http://voorhees.edu/blog/2011/08/what-is-education-by-anthony-hyland/feed/ 0 View a clip of SGA President Kemar Hunter speaking during the gala http://voorhees.edu/blog/2011/04/view-a-clip-of-sga-president-kemar-hunter-speaking-during-the-gala/ http://voorhees.edu/blog/2011/04/view-a-clip-of-sga-president-kemar-hunter-speaking-during-the-gala/#comments Wed, 20 Apr 2011 19:40:33 +0000 VoorheesCollege http://voorhees.edu/blog/?p=86 Voorhees College Student Government Association President Kemar Hunter speaks on the impact that Voorhees College has had on his life during the 2nd Annual President’s Scholarship Gala held April 9 at the Charleston Place Hotel in Charleston, S.C. Click on the link below.

Video clip of Kemar Hunter

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