category: Campus News Mortar Board chapter earns national honors at Phoenix conference category: Campus News | June 6, 2015 (Aug. 6, 2015) – Carson-Newman University’s Mortar Board chapter earned its eighth consecutive Golden Torch Award at the 2015 Mortar Board National Conference last week in Phoenix, Arizona. The honor recognizes the most exceptional chapters of the national honor society that accomplish significant results in chapter management and contributing meaningful service to their institutions. Carson-Newman’s Mortar Chapter, called Panathenees, also received a Project Excellence Award for the fifth year in a row. The University earned the Project Excellence Award for its hosting of a Christmas party for a special group. Dr. Kara Stooksbury, who serves along with Dr. Christine Dalton as faculty advisor for the chapter, championed the effort. “I’m especially proud of our group for the work they did on the Christmas party,” said Stooksbury. “This was a party for local foster children and their families. We provided snacks and allowed the children to decorate cookies, make ornaments, play Christmas themed games, and pick out a gift,” she explained.” It was the chapter’s second year hosting the Christmas party. For students to be selected as a member of Mortar Board, they must excel in scholarship, leadership, and service. Mortar Board is the premier national honor society recognizing college seniors for outstanding achievement in scholarship, leadership and service. Since its founding in 1918, the Society has grown from four to over 230 chartered collegiate chapters with more than a quarter-million members across the nation.
Campus News Samaritan House Family Ministries named Non-Profit of the Year Samaritan House Family Ministries was selected as the Non-Profit of the Year for Jefferson County. The ministry is a component of Carson-Newman University’s Appalachian Ministries of the Smokies (AMOS). The […]
Campus News Carson-Newman takes top honors in national marketing and advertising awards Carson-Newman University’s Marketing and Communications Office was among the top winners in multiple categories in the 2022 Collegiate Advertising Awards. The Collegiate Advertising Awards is a national program recognizing higher […]
Campus News Carson-Newman students spend Spring Break helping others, sharing the gospel “God is at work.” That was the consensus following Carson-Newman students’ return to campus after serving on GenSend mission trips. Thirty-six students along with members of the C-N community forwent […]