Monday, January 26, 2015

Bandy Center Lecture Series

Three prominent historians will discuss the final years of the Confederacy in a series of free lectures at the 2015 Civil War in the Western Theater Colloquium scheduled Saturday Feb. 7 at the Northwest Georgia Trade & Convenion Center.

Dr. Keith Bohannon will speak on “Guerilla Warfare the Collapse of the Confederacy, and the Impact of the Civil War on North Georiga.” Dr. Bohannon is an Associate Professor of History at the University of West Georgia and co-author of A Georgian with ‘Old Stonewall’ in Virginia: The Letters of Ujanirtus Allen.

Dan Cone will present “Limping to the End: A Georgia Regiment in the Army of Tennessee, 1865,” a lecture on the last regiment raised int eh state of Georgia during the Civil War. Mr. Cone is a historian with the Georgia Civil War Heritage Trails Inc. and former Museum Educator with the Atlanta History Museum. He is the author of Last to Join the Fight: The 66th Georgia Infantry.

Robert Glaze, the final speaker, will present “Experiencing Defeat, Remembering Victory: The Army of Tennessee in Confederate Memory.” Mr. Glaze is pursuing a doctorate at the Unviersity of Tennessee where he teaches World History.

The lectures are free and open to the public and are offered in conjunction with the Chickamauga Civil War Show. The Colloquium begins at 9:30 a.m. and continues until 1:55 p.m. with a lunch break from 11:30 to 1. Questions? Contact Brian Hilliard of the Bandy Center at bhilliar@daltonstate.edu or 4452. 
                                       Get Your Game On!!!

After you finish studying in the library, be sure to attend the basketball game on Thursday, January 27 at 7:30pm at 
the Northwest Georgia Trade Center. 

Monday, January 12, 2015

        

Join us Saturday, January 31st

At 5:00 p.m., the Roadrunners will face off against Bethel University at the Northwest Georgia Trade and Convention Center. Faculty, staff, and students get in FREE with your Roadrunner ID.

 In addition to the game on Saturday, the Office of Student Life will host the Homecoming BASH again this year. The BASH will take place downtown at Trevitt Hall from 9 p.m. unitil 1 a.m. Tickets can be purchased in the Office of Student Life. Tickets are $10 for students and $20 for guests/non-students.

You'll also want to see the Homecoming Traditions exhibit in the lobby of the Derrell C. Roberts library. 

Monday, January 5, 2015

Welcome Roadrunners!

New to the Dalton State campus?  The friendly staff of the Derrell C. Roberts Library staff is here to help with many services for students, staff and faculty.


The library provides 24/7 online access to an extensive collection of resources for  classes.  In the library, you'll find popular titles and children’s award winning literature. There are also small group study rooms, a break room which is outfitted with vending machines, a Presentation Lab to rehearse and/or record speeches or interviews, and our Learning Commons, a computer lab with 48 workstations for DSC students, staff and faculty.  We hope to see you soon!