Archive | September, 2008
A Day exceeds campus goal
The President’s Club Luncheon in September marked the end of the campus campaign for this year’s A Day for Augusta State University and the beginning of the community campaign. Hosted by ASU President William A. Bloodworth, Jr., the annual event featured an update on the campus campaign by Drs. Hubert and Debra van Tuyll, campus [...]
Continue reading...School of Accountancy named
28. September 2008
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In its first fall meeting on Sept. 9, the Faculty Policies Committee approved a recommendation from faculty in the Hull College of Business to name the accountancy program in honor of the Knox Family and Foundation, thereby establishing the Knox School of Accountancy within the Hull College. “The Knox family has been a stalwart in [...]
Continue reading...ASU Literacy Center receives grant
26. September 2008
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The Literacy Center has received a grant that will not only be beneficial to the university, but to the community. International Paper, one of the leading coated paperboard manufacturing facilities in the world, awarded a $1,500 grant to the center to upgrade it to a certified Reading Styles Inventory Diagnostic Center with the National Reading [...]
Continue reading...Psychology Lecture Series begins
25. September 2008
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By Tiara Jackson, contributing writer During the month of October, the Augusta State University Department of Psychology will host its annual fall lecture series. The series will discuss such things as race, sexuality, and bullying. Lectures will be held each Friday at noon, W1002 Science Hall. On Oct. 3, Dr. Jocelyn Neal, associate professor, University [...]
Continue reading...ASU to host National Science Olympiad
24. September 2008
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Augusta State University will serve as the host site for the National Science Olympiad competition, which will be held May 15-16, 2009, on the ASU campus as well as at several other venues in the city. The event is expected to have a $1.5 million direct spending impact on the Augusta area, as estimated by [...]
Continue reading...Art exhibitions begin for fall
23. September 2008
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Augusta State’s first art exhibition of fall semester will feature nearly 40 works by artists in the Clay Artists of the Southeast (CASE) and their invited artists. The exhibit, Inviting the Stars-An Exhibition of Local and National Ceramic Art, opens Thursday, Aug. 28, in the New Space Gallery in Washington Hall. Highlighting the exhibition, which [...]
Continue reading...ASU’s nursing department hosts annual health fair
22. September 2008
By Tiara Jackson, contributing writer Augusta State University’s Department of Nursing will host its annual free Health Fair on Wednesday, Oct. 8, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. in the Christenberry Field House. The nursing department and local healthcare providers will provide free services that include blood pressure checks, HIV testing, screenings for vision, hearing, [...]
Continue reading...Phi Kappa Phi Speaker Series
22. September 2008
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Just about every professor has had a student ask, “When am I going to use this?” This question is what inspired the theme Learning is life for the Arsenal Speaker Series of ASU’s chapter of the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi. This year’s series will give some ASU faculty an opportunity to share what [...]
Continue reading...Legend subject of book by the late Ed Cashin
21. September 2008
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The last book written by Dr. Ed Cashin— A Confederate Legend: Berry Benson in War and Peace—is now available, having just been released by the publisher, Mercer University Press. The biography chronicles the life of Berry Benson as he struggles to survive through the American Civil War and Reconstruction.
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30. September 2008
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