Graduation celebration for summer graduates
The Office of Development and Alumni Relations will host a Summer Graduation Celebration on Wednesday, Aug. 5, from 4-7 p.m. at the Maxwell Alumni House. The celebration is for students who had their degrees conferred during the summer. For more information, call 706-737-1759.
New Faculty Breakfast
The annual New Faculty Breakfast will be held on Thursday, Aug. 13, at 8:30 a.m. in the JSAC Ballroom. This is event is invitation only. For more information, call 706-737-1422.
First day of classes
ASU will welcome new and returning students for the first day of classes on Monday, Aug. 17.
Briefs
Dr. Bloodworth among most influential
The Metro Spirit published its list of most influential people in Augusta, and ASU President William A. Bloodworth, Jr., was named as the 15th most influential person in the city. Among the others named in the top 20 were two ASU alumni: Superior Court Judge Danny Craig and Georgia State Senator Ed Tarver. A survey of readers determined the names and order of the most influential.
Campus roads closing
Traffic flow will be interrupted on the loop road as brick crosswalks are being constructed on the Katherine Street side of campus. Beginning next week, work will commence on three crosswalks around the Katherine Street entrance at the bookstore-end of Washington Hall, and the week of Aug. 3 will see work taking place at two locations on the entrance itself. Roadways will be blocked; however, they will be open on the dates that orientations are held—Aug. 7 & 10. Be prepared to enter parking lots surrounding Washington Hall from alternate entrances.
Guardians of the Valley released
Guardians of the Valley, by Dr. Edward Cashin, has just been released, becoming the second work published since his death in 2007. The book chronicles the history of the lower Chickasaws who lived along the Savannah River in South Carolina and Georgia in the 18th century until the time of the American Revolution.
Referred to as the preeminent historian of colonial Georgia, Dr. Cashin wrote or edited more than 30 books and countless articles during his career. He was honored by the Georgia Historical Records and Advisory Board with a Lifetime Achievement Award for his diligent work and vast knowledge in the area of historical records. In October, ASU’s Center for the Study of Georgia History, which he founded, will pay tribute to him in an Edward J. Cashin Memorial Symposium.
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