Livingstone College

The Livingstone College Upward Bound and Student Support Services programs will be hosting the North Carolina TRiO National Day of Service on Feb. 25 from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m.

The groups will be collecting new and gently used children’s books for children from birth through fifth grade through Feb. 24. They will also collect crayon, pencils, letter blocks, small notebooks or composition notebooks. All donations benefit Smart Start Rowan.

Please bring all donations to the Upward Bound office, Price building 105, or Student Support Service Office on the third floor of Dodge Hall.

Catawba College Dean’s List reception

On Tuesday, Jan. 31, Catawba College’s Alpha Chi National Honor Society sponsored a reception for students who made the Dean’s List for spring 2016 and/or fall 2016. Approximately 100 students and faculty gathered in Peeler-Crystal Lounge to honor their academic accomplishment.

Catawba President Brien Lewis, Provost Michael Bitzer, Director of Evening Studies Dr. Jeff Bowe and co-president of Alpha Chi, senior Nathan Wyatt, gave congratulatory remarks to the students.

A complete list of those students who made the Dean’s List for Fall 2016 can be found at http://catawba.edu/news-events/news/college-news/catawba-college-deans-list-announced29/.

Morgan Gray Scholarship

The deadline for applying for the Morgan R. Gray Memorial Scholarship Fund is March 31. The amount of the scholarship has yet to be determined, but over $8,300 has been awarded since 2005.

The scholarship, for Rowan County students who were homeschooled during their junior and senior years, was established in memory of 11-year-old Morgan Gray, a Rowan County homeschool student who passed away in 2001.

Applicants must be full-time students accepted by a college, university, nursing, business or trade school; present evidence of good character by participation in extracurricular activities including community affairs, church, employment and other endeavors; and show proof of home schooling during the junior and senior years of high school.

Unlike many scholarships, this one is open to any full-time college student meeting these requirements, not just rising freshmen. Funds may be used for tuition, books and/or school supplies. Previous applicants may re-apply.

Applications can be downloaded online at http://www.rchsa.com/index.php/resources/downloads/category/1-public-forms

Direct questions to Peter Gray, 704-267-5131.