My courses and professors set high expectations, always challenging me to meet those demands. As a result, I set high expectations of myself and that has stayed with me throughout my life.
The single ceremony starts at 10 a.m. and will feature 200 undergraduate and graduate students receiving their degrees.
"Being granted the opportunity to make a positive impact on students through relationships and the development of lessons that can impact their lives is a motivation factor for me to continue to teach."
The Institute of Jugglology's performance will be held in Henderson's Arkansas Hall Studio Theatre at 7:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.
"My experience at Henderson is one that I will cherish forever. Attending a smaller university makes you family. I wouldn’t take anything for my friends who are more like family."
Henderson Halloween will be held from 5-6:30 p.m. on the university's South Lawn. The public is invited.
Ten finalists will be announced Oct. 24 during the annual homecoming pep rally. The introduction of the full court, followed by the coronation ceremony, will take place during football pre-game festivities on Oct. 26.
The conference featured prestigious keynote speakers and research informational workshops. Students also attended a graduate school fair with more than 20 graduate and doctoral universities present.
"Henderson was the perfect fit for me. I had attended a small college of about 400 students, transferred to a huge university with hundreds of students in each classroom, and eventually landed at the school which shares my name. Henderson was the perfect fit!"
"My extracurricular activities at Henderson (especially my fraternity experience), gave me a great opportunity to grow as a young man and experience college life and all the opportunities it allows for one to grow, both mentally and socially."
The schedule includes performances by Henderson bands, choirs, ensembles, and individual student musicians, along with the first-ever Reddie Cabaret.
Fundraising to install a state-of-the-art racing surface on the existing track at Carpenter-Haygood Stadium will begin immediately, as will a national search for the program's next head coach.
Kelly joins the ASU System after serving as president of the University of West Georgia in Carrollton where his focus was innovative programming both inside and outside the classroom with an emphasis on creating valuable life and career outcomes for students.
"My career is clearly a product of my Henderson years, the staff who invested in me, and the opportunity to learn how to learn, to ask a lot of questions, and to work more than I thought I could. These Reddie traits have stayed with me for over 40 years."
Preliminary 11th-day reporting shows a 23% jump in first-time freshmen with 391 compared to 319 in Fall 2023. Likewise, transfer student enrollment increased 19% with 149 students compared to 125 in Fall 2023.