Archive | September, 2008
October Calendar
October 1 Financial Aid Deadline for Spring 09.Financial Aid Deadline for Spring 09. GIL Express Temporarily Suspended.Online Requesting and Delivery suspended beginning October 1 until further notice due to budget cuts for the University System of GA institutions. ASU users of Reese Library will still be able to borrow and loan books using ASU’s ILLiad [...]
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...New Trustees named to ASU Foundation
19. September 2008
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Three new members have been named to the ASU Foundation Board of Trustees for four-year terms: Mr. James Kendrick, president and owner of Augusta Blueprint; Mr. Wayne Brown, owner of WayneWorks; and Dr. Bunny Simon Williams, community leader and civic advocate. The new chair is Mr. Charles J. Anderson (’73), president of RBW Logistics, Inc. [...]
Continue reading...AAUP recognizes past president
20. September 2008
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In a brief ceremony during September, Dr. Mark Fissel, professor of history and the first president of ASU’s chapter of the American Association of University Professors, was presented with a plaque in recognition of his hard work and dedication by the incoming president, Dr. William Reese, professor of sociology. “Mark was instrumental in forming the [...]
Continue reading...Across Campus
16. September 2008
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ASU rocks for A Day with a concert and fireworks show on Friday, Oct. 3, in the D. Douglas Barnard, Jr., Amphitheatre. The concert, which features John Krueger and Blue Cotton, will kick off at 6 p.m. The fireworks will begin at 9:30 p.m. Donations in support of A Day for Augusta State University will [...]
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...Faculty Profile – Rick Pukis
18. September 2008
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By Staci Cooper, contributing writer Rick Pukis, associate professor of communications, has a last name as unique as his diverse range of talents. Mr. Pukis (pronounced Pook-iss) is of Lithuanian descent. “In the Lithuanian language the word pukis means a soft downy substance, like dandelion seeds or what is used to fill down pillows or [...]
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 [...]
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1. September 2008
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