Dothan Campus Rotaract creating stronger community ties

The club, which opened earlier this year, recently received a $1,250 donation from the Dothan Tuesday Rotary Club.

The club, which opened earlier this year, recently received a $1,250 donation from the Dothan Tuesday Rotary Club.

Students at Troy University’s Dothan Campus are growing more connected with their local community thanks to the campus’ new Rotaract club.

The club started in the spring with the support of the Dothan Tuesday Rotary Club and Dr. Carmen Lewis, associate dean of the Sorrell College of Business at the Dothan Campus.

According to Rotary’s…

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Summer Spectacular gives future teachers experience

The program, in its 25th year, gives children ages 4-12 a hands-on learning experience.

The program, in its 25th year, gives children ages 4-12 a hands-on learning experience.

For the 25th year, Troy University is giving its education students a chance at hands-on teaching through its Summer Spectacular program.

The program, which began at the Dothan Campus and has now expanded to the Phenix City and Troy campuses, features TROY students leading a hands-on summer camp for children ages 4 through 12.

The…

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It Came from the Archives: Country Life in Photos

Dr. Marty Olliff's monthly series turns its attention to a Wiregrass farmer demonstrating how tools were once made.

Dr. Marty Olliff's monthly series turns its attention to a Wiregrass farmer demonstrating how tools were once made.

Modern hand tools’ handles are made on an industrial scale, often in small factories by machines running for hours at a time. This means they’re relatively inexpensive, readily available and easily replaceable (because the tool-making industry has created size standards).

But not long ago, when farm folks in particular had more time than cash, tool…

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It Came from the Archives: History through faith

Dr. Marty Olliff's monthly series continues with a focus on the Wiregrass Archives' documentation of local historic churches.

Dr. Marty Olliff's monthly series continues with a focus on the Wiregrass Archives' documentation of local historic churches.

Local history is a funny thing. Unlike Great Britain, where local history is the subject of scholastic interest, in the U.S. it’s usually the concern of avocational historians who might not be trained in academic theory but who really know how to do the “spade work” required to dig deeply into the past of a…

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