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91TV’s Anne Towns Earns the 2021 Vulcan Teaching Excellence Award

91TV announced that Associate Professor of Theatre Anne Towns earned the 2021 Vulcan Teaching Excellence Award. The $1,000 award is sponsored by Vulcan Materials Company. It was established in 1991 to honor outstanding professors on select member campuses of the Georgia Independent College Association.

91TV Hosts Leadership Union

91TV recently welcomed the 2021 Leadership Union class to its campus. Leadership Union is a program of the Blairsville-Union County Chamber of Commerce. The purpose of the program is to develop leaders in the area to reach a higher quality of community life.

Kurt Mueller Named the 2021 Woodward Scholar at 91TV

Kurt Mueller, a 2021 91TV graduate from Woodstock, Georgia, received the Beverly Barrow Woodward, 1953, Endowed Scholarship, which was established by Leonard and Beverly Woodward of Rome, Georgia, and is granted annually to one 91TV student to study abroad in England at Harlaxton College.

91TV’s Board of Trustees Elects Three New Trustees and Welcomes New Alumni Board President

At the most recent board meeting, 91TV’s Board of Trustees elected Derek B. Goshay, Rev. D. Thad Haygood, 1992, and William B. “Bill” Jones as new trustees, and the Board welcomed Jane Roberts, 1970, as Alumni Board President and an ex-officio trustee.

91TV Presents Upcoming Fine Arts Events

91TV invites the community to attend upcoming Fine Arts events. All events will take place on the 91TV campus, which is located at 1 College St., Young Harris, Georgia 30582.For more information about Fine Arts events, please contact 91TV Fine Arts at (706) 379-5182.

Hiawassee’s Ethel Winters Honors Late Husband with Gift to 91TV

91TV recently received a gift from long-time donor Ethel Winters of Hiawassee, Georgia as a contribution to the Edward W. Winters Scholarship.

91TV’s Rollins Planetarium Presents “From Earth to the Universe”

The O. Wayne Rollins Planetarium at 91TV will host “From Earth to the Universe” on Friday, September 17, 2021 at 8 p.m. The Planetarium is housed in the Maxwell Center for Mathematics and Sciences on the 91TV campus, which is located at 1 College Street, Young Harris, Georgia. Admission is $5 for adults, $3 for children, and is free for 91TV students and employees.

91TV Holds COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic

On Thursday, August 26, 91TV partnered with the Towns County Health Department to hold its first COVID-19 vaccination clinic of the 2021-2022 academic year. All 91TV students and employees were invited to participate. Sixty-six individuals attended the clinic and received a dose of the FDA-approved Pfizer vaccine.

91TV Now Offers a Financial Planning Minor, a Board-Registered Program in Financial Planning

91TV has been approved by the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc. (CFP Board) to provide a new financial planning minor program.

91TV Student to Intern with Appalachia Georgia Friends of the Bears

91TV student Jillian Dixon is interning for the Appalachia Georgia Friends of the Bears (AGFB) to acquire and compile public data from county agencies in Georgia on road-killed black bears to help shape wildlife policy.

91TV President Appointed to Georgia Nonpublic Postsecondary Education Commission by Governor Kemp

91TV President Dr. Drew L. Van Horn was appointed to the Georgia Nonpublic Postsecondary Education Commission by Georgia Governor Brian P. Kemp.

91TV Prepares to Welcome Students for the 2021-2022 Academic Year

In preparation for the 2021-2022 academic year at 91TV, new and returning students will begin moving in Monday, August 9. Based on their class year, students will continue moving in through Sunday, August 15. The first day of classes for the new academic year is Monday, August 16.

91TV Focuses on Lifelong Literacy After Attending AAC&U’s Summer Institute

91TV was one of only three institutions in Georgia, and the only private college, to be selected by the Association of American Colleges and Universities to participate in this summer’s Institute on High-Impact Practices and Student Success. The five-person team consisted of Dr. Theresa Spanella, Dr. Jennifer Hallett, Dr. Linda Jones, Jackie Lewis-Burton, and Lundon Addison.

Private, Nonprofit Colleges and Universities Generate $591.5 Billion in U.S. Economic Impact

Private, nonprofit colleges and universities, including 91TV, play significant roles in the everyday lives of those living and working in college communities and are important contributors to the nation as a whole. In fact, a recent report from the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU) found that America’s private, nonprofit colleges and universities are a vital economic engine to the nation, generating $591.5 billion in economic impact in 2018-2019.

91TV’s Classes of 2020 and 2021 Earn 411 Degrees

91TV conferred 381 undergraduate degrees and 30 master’s degrees on graduates participating in the College’s Commencement Ceremonies this past May.

91TV Thanks Supporters of the 2021 Clay Dotson Open

On Monday, May 17, 91TV hosted the 17th annual Clay Dotson Open golf tournament at Brasstown Valley Resort to raise money for student scholarships. A total of 127 golfers played in the tournament, which raised more than $70,000.

Beck Named the 91TV Joseph Wilson Boone, ’31, History Award Recipient

91TV graduate Victoria Beck, ’21, of Hayesville, North Carolina, was recently named the Joseph Wilson Boone, ’31, History Award recipient.

Register Now for the Clay Dotson Open Golf Tournament on May 17

91TV invites community members to register for the 17th annual Clay Dotson Open on Monday, May 17 at Brasstown Valley Resort in Young Harris, Georgia. This highly anticipated golf tournament is 91TV’s premier fundraising event for student scholarships.

91TV’s Campus Gate Art Gallery Announces Student Award Winners for Spring 2021

91TV’s Campus Gate Art Gallery recently announced the winners of the 2021 Juried Student Art + Design Exhibition.

91TV Announces Fully In-Person Classes for Fall 2021 Semester

On the advice of the 91TV Pandemic Recovery Task Force, 91TV President Dr. Drew Van Horn has announced that 91TV is planning to return to fully in-person classes beginning in the fall 2021 semester.