Pictured, from left, are: Lt. Chris Sims, Capt. John Gunning, Major Dana Martin, Major Buster Cushing, Chief Deputy Ken Ball, Sheriff Frank Reynolds, Reinhardt Provost Mark Roberts, Dean Trey Drawdy, Vice President for Enrollment Management Julie Fleming, Director Jennifer Prine and MPA Coordinator Dr. Chris Findley. Photo by Erika Neldner
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Cherokee Sheriff's Office, Reinhardt's partner
to deliver criminal justice education to officers, leaders
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The Cherokee Sheriff's Office is expanding its already strong partnership with Reinhardt University this fall with the addition and improvement of several educational pathways in the criminal justice program. The partnership will benefit Reinhardt and the community in a variety of ways, and will provide more educational opportunities for Cherokee County officers.
One very significant new offering is the Executive and Command Leadership program (ExCL), a degree program tied to management which includes the ability to earn a Master of Public Administration degree from Reinhardt University. This program is open to law enforcement personnel in Georgia.
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Jeff Bishop named Funk Heritage Center director
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Joining Reinhardt University is new Funk Heritage Center director W. Jeff Bishop. Bishop comes to Reinhardt from the McRitchie-Hollis Museum and Historic Train Depot in Newnan, Ga. An award-winning journalist and well-known author about the Cherokee, Bishop is considered an authority on the Southeastern Indians.
Reinhardt University's Funk Heritage Center, founded in 1999, is designated as
Georgia's Official Frontier and Southeastern Indian Interpretive Center
and is a
National Park Service Trails of Tears Interpretive Site
. Recently, two new exhibits - Life Along the Etowah and History Beneath our Feet - were added to the FHC and include artifacts excavated in Cherokee County in 1995. ...
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Tyler Gaines '18 to attend law school in the fall
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Now that he completed his undergraduate in Criminal Justice-Sociology at Reinhardt University. Tyler Gaines '18 will start the next chapter of his education at University of Georgia School of Law this fall.
Among the first Reinhardt students to be awarded a prestigious internship within the Georgia Legislative Internship Program, Gaines credits his RU professors - specifically Drs. Brown, Gomez, Gregory and Smith - for the significant role they played in shaping him as a researcher, critic and law school candidate. ...
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MFA commencement to be held Saturday
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The Master of Fine Arts in creative writing students spent the last two weeks completing workshops and attending lectures and readings. The program's inaugural commencement ceremony will take place Saturday, July 14. Doors open at 4:30 p.m. in Flint Hall at the Falany Performing Arts Center. ...
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Pickens Scholar scholarship program far exceeds goal
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Launched last fall, the Pickens Scholars scholarship program provides up to $2,000 per year for Pickens County students attending Reinhardt University. Having far exceeded the fundraising goal of $20,000 with more than $37,000 received, awardees from across the University were recipients of the inaugural award, including Emily Gooch, an Early Childhood Education major.
The committee for 2018-19 is comprised of Amberle Godfrey (ERMF), Chair, plus Karen Proctor (Wells Fargo Bank), Mallory Childers ’10 (Tate Elementary School), Mark Mitton (Community Bank of Pickens County), Melissa Jordan (Community Bank of Pickens County), Parish Lowrie (Parish Lowrie Insurance & Financial Services), Joe Walker (Pointe North Insurance), Chris Wallace ’04 (Pickens County High School), Crystal Landrum (Landrum & Landrum), Angie Jones ’94 (Renasant Bank), Allen Wigington (Magistrate Court of Pickens County) and Donna McDonald (Pampered Chef). ...
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Upcoming Events
July 14, 5 p.m. | Flint Hall at Falany Performing Arts Center
July 13-14 (freshmen)
July 20 (dual enrollment students)
Aug. 30, 6:30 p.m. | James & Sis Brown Athletic Center
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