August 29, 2014

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FIRST MODULE ................. August 20 – October 17
Classes Begin ............................................. August 20
Late registration with fines begin................. August 20
Last day to add classes............................... August 25
Labor Day................................................September 1
Opening Convocation..............................September 9
Last Day to drop courses(1st Module)....September 12
Dead Week – no activities...................... October 6-10
Final Exams (1st Module)...................... October 16-17
Module Break ....................................... October 17-20
SECOND MODULE........ October 21 – December 19
Registration, 2nd Module ............................October 20
Classes Begin ............................................October 21
Last day to add classes..............................October 24
Board of Trustees Meeting ....................November 6-7
Founders’ Weekend ...........................November 7-9
Last day to Remove “I” Grade of
previous semester ........................…….November 14
Last day to drop courses (2nd Module)....November 14
Academic Counseling and Second Semester Registration
................................. November 17-December 12
Thanksgiving Break (After Last Class)… November 26
Residence Halls closing (6 p.m.) ……….November 26
Residence Halls reopen at 12:00 noon...November 30
Classes resume after Thanksgiving..........December 1
Last day to apply for Spring Graduation ...December 2
Christmas Dinner (all campus) ...............December 10
Dead Week – no activities .................December 15-19
Final Exams (2nd Module) ..................December 18-19
Christmas Vacation begins for students
after finals ........... ………………......December 19
Residence Halls close at 5p.m…………..December 20
Christmas Vacation Begins for faculty
after Grades reported………………..December 22
By their fruits, ye shall know them.
Vol. 43, No. 17
August 29, 2014
Rust mourns the loss of Jonathan Taylor, residence hall director
By Kierrya Isaac, Rust College senior
The Rust College family gathered on Monday, Aug. 25 to
mourn the loss of Jonathan Taylor, the Davage-Smith Hall
director who died on Aug. 24. Taylor was born to John and
Naomi Taylor on Aug. 10, 1978. He is survived by his sister,
Chere, and brother, Tony. Taylor, a native of Holly Springs,
graduated from Holly Springs High School in 1996 and Rust
College in 2000. He had worked at Rust College for six years.
His mother is the secretary in the Office of the Vice President
for College Relations.
“This is not a short process,” said the Rev. Annie Travis,
Rust College chaplain in her words of comfort to the campus.
“There are no words to express the feeling that has washed
over students here at Rust College. Jonathan Taylor was
loved by many and it is truly a big loss for our Rust College
Family. As President David Beckley, stated yesterday ‘We do
Taylor poses in family photo with sister Chere, who
not question, but only pray.’”
graduated from Rust College in 2003.
Taylor’s funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 30 at Chulahoma M.B. Church, 5509 Hwy. 4 West in Holly Springs.
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Dr. David L. Beckley, ‘67, President
Dr. Ishmell H. Edwards, ’71, Vice President for College Relations
Pictured left: Armastine Gipson, First Year Experience counselor, performed a stirring rendition of “The Lord’s Prayer” during the campus memorial service for Jonathan Taylor, ’00 at the Doxey Auditorium. Pictured right, President David L. Beckley plants a wreath in
honor of Jonathan Taylor near the Administration Building. Joining him are the Rev. Annie Travis, college chaplain, Miss Rust College
Naomi Rahn and Jessica Love, president of the Student Government Association.
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...YE SHALL KNOW THEM”
“BY THEIR FRUITS…
Election results are final
Students learn about tourism ef-
The freshman class did not waste any time campaigning and finally electing officers for the academic
year. Just weeks after arriving on campus, students selected candidates and voted for their class representatives.
“I think we’ve got a solid group of young people to represent the freshman class well,” said Carllos
Lassiter, dean of students.
President: Devonte “King” Wilburn
Wilburn is an Atlanta native majoring in marketing.
Vice President: Ivery Johnson
Johnson is a Chicago native majoring in business management.
Secretary: Sasha Clayborne
Clayborne is a Jackson, Miss. native majoring in accounting..
Treasurer: Hayley Johnson
Johnson is a Memphis native with a double major of chemistry and biology.
Chaplain: Willie Tate, Jr.
Tate is a Memphis native majoring in mass communications.
Sergeant-At-Arms: Chester Johnson
Johnson is a New Orleans native majoring in mass communications.
Miss Freshman: Franqueshia Scott
Scott is a Kruger, Miss. native majoring in mass communications.
Devonte “King” Wilburn
Ivery Johnson
Sasha Clayborne
Hayley Johnson
forts in Holly Springs
Students in Dr. Alisea McCleod’s
English class get a chance to learn outside the classroom often. This week students took a walk to downtown Holly
Springs in order to learn about the Holly
Springs Tourism & Recreational Bureau.
“I hope to provide the students with a
visual for evaluating the local economy
and have them really engage in discussion with Mrs. Buffington on the question of the place of heritage tourism in
the new economy.”
Students exploring the city is a winwin for all involved, according to LaKisha Buffington, executive director of the
Holly Springs Tourism & Recreation Bureau.
“I deeply appreciate the students coming to visit us,” said Buffington. “We’d
love to get more involved in Holly
Springs from an economic and educational standpoint.
“It is great for them to come here and
get an education, but even greater for
them to learn about our culture and our
heritage.
Buffington said she’d love to see more
teachers get students more involved in
the community.
“We can definitely benefit from their
talents, work on some projects together,”
she said. “Their input would allow us to
better serve other students.”
Top photo: Pictured left to right: Charles
Sturdivant, from Columbus, Miss., Antony
Corthion, from Flint, Mich.,
Middle photo: Dreú Pettigrew, Gary, Ind. and
Ian White, Calumet, Ill.
Willie Tate Jr.
Chester Johnson
Franqueshia Scott
Bottom photo: LaKisha Buffington, executive
director Holly Springs Tourism & Recreation
Bureau.

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