Cottey College welcomes students
* Picnic is set for Aug. 22.
The annual rite of fall begins as new students move to Cottey College and Nevada. First-year students begin arriving Friday, Aug. 21, followed shortly thereafter by the arrival of the second-year students on Sunday, Aug. 23. The citizens of Nevada and surrounding communities are to be advised of the forthcoming increase in pedestrian traffic on Austin Boulevard and are asked to exercise caution.
Orientation activities will include a community picnic at Marmaduke Park, from 6-8 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 22. The picnic is open to the public, and there is no charge. It's an opportunity to welcome the students to the community and help them to get to know the people who live in their new home away from home, Cottey officials said.
Officially, the beginning of the academic year will arrive with the Opening Convocation at 7 p.m., Monday, Aug. 24, in the Haidee and Allen Wild Center for the Arts Auditorium. Miriam Kindred, Cottey Class of 1951, and the first female branch manager for EF Hutton, will be the honored speaker at convocation. Immediately following her talk, the students will participate in one of the oldest traditions on campus, the Signing of the Cottey Book.
To help Nevada merchants extend greetings to the families and students, the College sent "Welcome Cottey" signs to every business in town. Businesses that would like more "Welcome Cottey" signs should contact the Office of Public Information at (417) 667-8181, ext. 2140.