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Wiley College Library and the Cole Library Staff
The Thomas Winston Cole, Sr. Library
was the site of the first membership event held by the Friends of the Wiley
College Library on Sunday evening. Community and campus leaders were on
program to read their favorite poems to a packed library during the event.
Judge Ben Z. Grant, Attorney Todd Hughey and Ed Carlile were among the
community guest readers.
For its inaugural membership drive event, the Friends presented "An Evening
of Poetry" on Sunday evening, Recently. The fundraiser coincided with
National Libraries Week and National Poetry Month. The event featured poetry
reading by community leaders, and Wiley College faculty and staff and was
sponsored by the Friends of the Wiley College Library and the Cole Library
Staff. Members of the Wiley College Encore Players performed during
intermission and refreshments were be served by the Department of
Hospitality and Tourism Administration. The library staff conducted a short
tour of the Cole Library and, of course, membership applications were
available to register new members.
If you would like to tour the Thomas Winston Cole, Sr. Library on the Wiley
College campus or wish to become a member of the Friends of the Wiley
College Library, please call (903) 927-3272 for more information.
KBWC Radio Wins "Station of the Year" Award
Student staffers from KBWC Radio 91.1 FM at Wiley College were awarded the
"Station of the Year" award during the annual Black College Radio Conference
held in Atlanta recently. Each year, students from radio stations at
historically black colleges from around the country meet to discuss
innovative programming ideas, network with their counterparts at other Black
radio stations and compete for the coveted BCR awards.
"We are very excited to have been selected as the top station among the
competing HBCUs," said Shannon Levingston, KBWC Station Manager. "Our
students work very hard to produce quality programming, so it's nice they
are being recognized nationally for their efforts."
Miss Jennifer Banks also received the "News and Public Affairs Director of
the Year" award during the conference.
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