ASU Report

ASU President William A. Bloodworth, Jr., began his term as president of the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest, largest, and most selective all-discipline honor society, on August 7 at the organization’s biennial convention in Kansas City, Mo. Bloodworth will serve as president for two years, followed by an additional two-year term [...]

After only a little more than two weeks of fundraising, the campus campaign for A Day for Augusta State surpassed its goal and raised $160,289. Its success was celebrated with an ice cream party at the university’s amphitheatre on Friday. “This year’s campaign has been an exceptional one. Faculty and staff really ran with the [...]

At Augusta State, growing green might refer to the beautiful grounds, expertly tended by a crew from the Physical Plant. However, it might also refer to the dollars saved by the Physical Plant in adopting an energy plan for campus facilities. The plan not only grows the green through cost-saving energy measures, but it reduces [...]

Along with other NCAA championship teams from across the nation, the Augusta State men’s golf team has been invited to a reception at the White House Sept. 13. The ceremony will be held on the South Lawn of the historic compound, and President Obama will honor student athletes from dozens of schools and various sports [...]

Mike Hallman, Physical Plant, says that he was shocked and amazed to find out that he had received the Summer Staff Excellence Award. “I was surprised; receiving this award is an honor. I would just like to thank the person who nominated me,” says Hallman, HVAC III. As a member of Physical Plant, he assists [...]

Deborah Richardson, professor of psychology, has been appointed director of the Education Research Fellowship for the Medical College of Georgia’s (MCG) Education Discovery Institute. “I’m so delighted to have been selected for this position,” says Richardson. “I’m working with a great group of collaborative researchers who are dedicated to seeing their students become the best [...]

A Master of Education in Teacher Leadership—the first such degree offered in the state based on national teacher leader standards and proposed Georgia teacher leader standards—will enroll its first students at Augusta State in the spring 2011 semester. ASU received approval for the new degree by the Board of Regents of the University System of [...]

A million dollar grant to Augusta State will support the study of science and math education at ASU for participating students who, upon graduation and certification, commit to teaching in one of four rural counties in the university’s service area. The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded $1,110,509 in its second grant to ASU. The grant [...]

Hailed as “shamelessly entertaining” by the Washington Post, the celebrated American Shakespeare Center will present two performances, Macbeth and Measure for Measure, at 7 p.m. in the Maxwell Theatre on Friday, Sept. 24, and Saturday, Sept. 25, respectively, as part of the university’s 43rd annual Lyceum Series. Direct from the stage of the American Shakespeare [...]

The Monday Night Film Series, offered each fall and spring, will feature films that have garnered attention at the Cannes Film Festival, the Academy Awards, and world-renowned film critics. In the first showing, director Matthew Buzzell will be present to introduce his film Tell Me Do You Miss Me? on Monday, Sept. 13, at 7 [...]

By Joey Warren, athletics media relations director, contributing writer Cross Country The Augusta State men’s cross country squad was picked to finish fifth in the Peach Belt Conference’s preseason poll, according to vote by the league’s nine head coaches. The Jaguars are in their first season under head coach Adam Ward after the reinstatement of [...]

By Simon Medcalfe, contributing writer The Augusta Leading Economic Index (Augusta LEI) is a monthly composite index that combines several national, regional and local indicators into a single variable. Leading indexes combine variables that change before business cycle variables such as employment changes. Leading indexes may, therefore, indicate changes that could occur in the economy. [...]

By Damon Armour, IT Security Officer, contributing writer Facebook has released a new service called Places that is similar to Foursquare (www.foursquare.com). To introduce Places, Facebook states: “If you’re like me, when you find a place you really like, you want to tell your friends you’re there. Maybe it’s a new restaurant, a beautiful hiking [...]