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The Zell and Shirley Miller Library
As the College’s academic programs and enrollment
continue to expand, so must its library resources and study
space. With 40,000 square feet, the Zell and Shirley Miller
Library will more than double the College’s existing physical
space for its growing collection of academic resources that aid
students in reaching their intellectual potential. In addition to
designated space for permanent and special collections, the
design calls for group study rooms, reading carrels, computer
stations and a 24-hour study area.
Beyond that, the Zell and Shirley Miller Library will
stand as an enduring legacy of this couple’s contributions to
Young Harris College, the State of Georgia and the nation. A
prominently displayed exhibit will pay tribute to the Millers’
inspiring story.
Above and left:
Zell and Shirley
Miller Library
Preserving the
Young Harris Spirit
Institutions of higher learning are shaped by their
character, location, people and programs. Since its
founding, Young Harris College has benefited from a
highly recognizable combination of these traits. Perhaps
that is why so many YHC alumni—and admirers—have
sent their sons and daughters to the Enchanted Valley.
Over the years, YHC’s emphasis on providing a
superior liberal arts education has remained constant,
and the College’s close-knit, residential campus has
proven to successfully build vital social skills and
enhance academic success. While the contours of the
campus and curriculum will continue to evolve over
the coming decade in order to remain relevant in a
modern world, the College’s focus remains steadfast: to
educate, inspire and empower.
So while its 10-year strategic plan calls for growing
the student body to 1,200 and adding top-notch
faculty to teach them across more than 20 major fields
of study in exceptional, sustainable facilities, YHC’s
Board of Trustees and administration are committed
to protecting, preserving and enhancing the place that
generations of students call home.
Young Harris College will continue to be a “walkable”
campus with glorious mountain views in every direction,
a place with intimate classes that afford unexpectedly
personalized attention, allowing students to bond with
their professors and develop lifelong friendships with
their peers. It will continue to provide the distinctive
high-quality education that it is
renowned for, adhering to the
Methodist tenets of a “warm heart
and trained mind.” This is the very
nature of Young Harris College,
past, present and future.
With a nod to the lone circuitriding
minister who founded the
College more than a century
ago, Young Harris is riding with
excitement into the future, wellpositioned
to ascend to the ranks
of the nation’s top liberal arts
colleges.
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