Carthage College

Student Government Association is an organization committed to serving the Carthage student body. Delegates are devoted to improving campus life for the entire community and work closely with the Office of Student Life and the Office of the President to achieve this goal.

The Annual Juried Student Art Show was held during Fine Arts Weekend. This show, open to all Carthage students and juried by a guest artist/critic, featured the best of drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking, photography, ceramics, and design.

Carthage Dance participated in two events during Fine Arts Weekend. First, there was a performance celebrating the opening of "Ebb and Flow," the new art exhibit in the Johnson Art Gallery. There was also an informal performance that featured original works created and performed by dance minors in the third and final feedback showing for the upcoming student dance concert, "Away From The Mirror."

Drawing on classroom work and independent projects, this event showcased a selection of ongoing student work on the screen. Midway through the semester, these thought-provoking short films were at various stages of completion. Students and professors were on hand to discuss the work.

What do an exciting world premiere play, a chamber orchestra concert featuring the winner of Carthage's first concerto competition, work by internationally acclaimed visual artists, a juried student art show, experimental student dance work, and the most critically acclaimed movie of all time have in common? They're all happened during Carthage's Fine Arts Weekend.

For the first time in Carthage College history, a Carthage student has received the prestigious Jo Anne Trow Undergraduate Scholarship through the national organization Alpha Lambda Delta (ALD).

The ONE Campus Challenge Student Advisory Board is a national committee comprised of top student advocates from around the country. These advocates were brought to Washington, D.C., during the summer of 2013 to help plan for the seventh season of the ONE Campus Challenge and also serve in an advisory position for the 2013-2014 school year.

The Lady Reds won the 2014 CCIW tournament.

On this study tour, students examined multiple aspects of French culture and music while staying in Paris. They learned about French people by observation of and interaction with French civilization through daily, guided visits to points of interest best-suited to acquire knowledge in history, architecture, and the arts.

Students on this tour studied the sustainability of rural development practices around Lago Atitlan and in El Peten. While primarily an economics class, the sustainability of economic progress often rests on questions of sustainability of natural systems as well as the effectiveness of the social institutions responsible for governance, education, contract enforcement, and public safety.

Students on this tour engaged in writing in a variety of journalistic genres related to the live football games they attended throughout Western Europe. Students visited club museums and explored the history and culture of European football in some of the greatest football venues in Europe.

This study tour focused on political economy, business, and economics in the countries of Southern Africa. The group studied contemporary South Africa, including the challenge to the Nationalist Party by black and white opposition groups and the international anti-apartheid movement, as well as the construction of the modern economy and post-apartheid democracy.

On this tour, students visited places of tourist, festival, and culinary interest and filmed the people and events encountered to create a "travel show" TV program.

This study tour focused on international business and marketing in Sweden, the largest Scandinavian country. The tour also studied the history, culture, and politics that helped transform this country into a major international trading nation.

This tour was an introductory study of the Kodly method of music teaching and learning and a field experience with the Czech organization Jitro Choir.

Students on this tour had the opportunity to learn about the lives and cultures of various tribes in the southern African nation of Namibia. The majority of the two-week study tour was spent camping and interacting with tribes that include the Ovambo, Himba, and Damara.

This tour focused on how physical geographic factors and human intervention have affected the flora and fauna of the world's largest freshwater tropical island. The tour included a trip to the island of Ometepe in Lake Nicaragua.

This tour focused on how ancient cities and sanctuaries in the Roman world were set up to accommodate religious rituals in a busy sacred calendar. Students experienced the places and spaces where people lived, worked, and worshiped, to understand the pervasive nature of Roman religious practices.

On this tour, students learned about Islamic culture -- with a particular focus on its impact on the role of women. They also examined the roots of slavery and the effects of French colonialism while experiencing the music, art, people, and natural beauty of West Africa.

This course offered an integrative learning experience where students were exposed to several disciplinary perspectives from both U.S. and Cuban scholars and experienced the Cuban situation for themselves while exploring the island.

This tour was an opportunity for adventurous students to study the ecology of a Caribbean coral reef ecosystem while learning about the evolution of nervous systems and behavior.

The Lady Reds won the 2013-14 regular season CCIW championship.

A total of 847 students have been named to the Carthage College Dean's List for the Fall 2013 semester.

Carthage women's basketball point guard Stephanie Kuzmanic '14 was named Capital One Academic All-American Player of the Year for NCAA Division III on Feb. 18, as well as first-team Capital One Academic All-America.

Mikaley Osley '14, a double-major in theatre and English, won KCACTF's One-Act Play Festival with her play "Matilda's Characters." The play was chosen from a field of more than 80 submissions.

The Kennedy Center's American College Theater Festival bestows Certificates of Merit upon students for truly exceptional elements in a production.

The Kennedy Center's American College Theater Festival bestows Certificates of Merit upon students for truly exceptional elements in a production.

The Kennedy Center's American College Theater Festival bestows Certificates of Merit upon students for truly exceptional elements in a production.

The Kennedy Center's American College Theater Festival bestows Certificates of Merit upon students for truly exceptional elements in a production.

For the fifth consecutive year, the Carthage Theatre Department was invited to present a full production of a new play at the Kennedy Center/American College Theatre Regional Festival Jan. 7-11, and several Carthage students and faculty received recognition for excellence in collegiate theater.