Archive | November, 2009
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Michelle Neely (center) wishes Donnalee Inglett (l) and Michael Speer (r) a fond farewell during their retirement drop-in. Ms. Inglett and Mr. Speer are both retiring from their service at the ASU bookstore. Babara Stewart (l) wishes Vera Boyll (r), assistant director of financial services in the business office, the best during a retirment drop-in [...]
Continue reading...Across Campus
30. November 2009
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Halestorm to perform ASU Unplugged will feature Pennsylvania band Halestorm on Tuesday, Dec. 1, at 2 p.m. in the JSAC Ballroom. ASU Unplugged presents the band up close and personal, so fans have the opportunity to meet members. Halestorm has toured with Adelita’s Way, Shinedown, Seether, and Flyleaf. Admission is free. For more information, call [...]
Continue reading...Campus Notables
30. November 2009
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Jurgen Brauer, Hull College, made two presentations during November in Bogota, Colombia: Macroeconomics, Conflict, and Violence, the keynote speech at VII Fora de Estudiantes de Economía, Finanzas y Comercio Internacional. Universidad del Rosario. He also presented a seminar titled Replication, Explanation, and Prediction at Pontifícia Universidad Javeriana. He also presented Can We Measure Peace? Does [...]
Continue reading...Faculty Profile- Dr. Adrian Janit
30. November 2009
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By Ricci Taylor, contributing writer “I was made for America,” says Adrian Janit, professor of psychology. As a native of Johannesburg, South Africa, Dr. Janit says he experienced America through television, movies and music, and that it was a dream of his to live here someday. His dream came true in 1997 when he moved [...]
Continue reading...Staff Profile – John Coleman
30. November 2009
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By Ricci Taylor, contributing writer With the help of John Coleman, receiving inventory control clerk in Central Services, packages destined to offices in Augusta State are received and delivered promptly without a hitch. Mr. Coleman is responsible for incoming and outgoing deliveries on campus, and he must be available when FedEx or UPS shipments arrive. [...]
Continue reading...ASU begins new master planning
30. November 2009
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As Augusta State nears the 7,200 enrollment mark that was previously determined to max out its capacity for service on the Walton Way campus, university officials kick off a new master planning effort to guide its future growth and development. “ASU is embarking on a major master planning effort, an update of the 2004 master [...]
Continue reading...ASU copes with 8 percent budget reduction plan
30. November 2009
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State tax collections have continued to decline, making it necessary for the University System of Georgia (USG) Board of Regents to adjust the System’s budget from a six percent reduction to an eight percent reduction level for the current fiscal year. The Board’s actions call for new reductions at the System’s 35 public colleges and [...]
Continue reading...Galloway Hall gets a facelift
30. November 2009
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Galloway Hall, the last building to be acquired in the transfer of Arsenal property to the university, will soon be getting a facelift. In April, Galloway Hall will undergo renovations to both the inside and outside of the building. The renovations will accommodate a new Testing Center that will house 140 computers in what are [...]
Continue reading...Center receives Pilgrim Life papers
30. November 2009
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One of the nation’s largest collections of African American papers has been acquired by Augusta State University. The papers from the Pilgrim Health and Life Insurance Company, the first insurance provider for African Americans in Georgia, will eventually be housed in the special collection archives in the Reese Library. “This is a major collection in [...]
Continue reading...BSN gains candidacy status for accreditation
30. November 2009
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The National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC) has awarded candidacy status toward full accreditation for Augusta State’s new Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree program. According to Charlotte Price, chair of the Department of Nursing, ASU may only receive full accreditation upon the graduation in spring 2011 of the first group of BSN students [...]
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30. November 2009
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