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Jaguar Alert System ASU now has three methods to communicate emergency information to campus: Calling Post, Jaguar Alert, and a new system called Alertus. In the event of a campus emergency, official instructions will be sent from the university police department directly to campus computers using Alertus.  When an Alertus message goes out, campus computers [...]

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ASU receives $400,000 grant Augusta State University has received a $419,520 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to fund a Savannah River Scholars Program (SRSP). The new program will be under the direction of Andrew Hauger, chair of the Department of Chemistry and Physics, and Sam Robinson, chair of the Department of Mathematics and [...]

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Augusta State observes Independence Day In celebration of Independence Day, the Augusta State University campus will be closed on Monday, July 5.  The campus will reopen on Tuesday, July 6. For more information, call ASU’s Office of Public Relations and Publications at 706-737-1444. Summer orientations As the fall semester quickly approaches, the university will hold [...]

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Family Fun Fair The Augusta State University Literacy Center will present two events for literacy in June. Its annual Fun Fair will be held on Wednesday, June 2, in the Grove outside Maxwell Theatre with an arts and crafts learning experience for children from 9:15-11:45 a.m. Also at 9:30 a.m., the Patchwork Players will present [...]

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Pulley named PPEOQ Craig Pulley has been named the Physical Plant Employee of the First Quarter. “I was surprised. I have been here for almost a year and a half, and I feel honored that my peers chose to vote for me. I wasn’t expecting it,” says Mr. Pulley, HVAC Systems Control Technician and Energy [...]

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Construction Update Construction, renovations, and campus moves continue to be the norm as work proceeds on Studio B and Galloway Hall. The Purchasing staff will be moving into Studio B (in the Quad) around April 13, after telephone lines and furniture moves. Continuing Education moved March 31 into permanent facilities in the Physical Plant. They [...]

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EPA Campus Audit The university will be the subject of an Environmental Protection Agency audit March 3-5. This is part of a nationwide effort to ensure that colleges and universities are in compliance with EPA guidelines. This is the first audit of this nature ever on this campus. Any chemicals should be properly labeled, handled, [...]

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Reid named Acting Director of Reese Library Camilla Reid, associate director of Reese Library, has been named acting director, following the retirement of director William N. Nelson. In announcing the appointment on Thursday, Jan. 28, Samuel Sullivan, vice president for academic affairs, expressed his thanks to those who had provided comments and thoughtful suggestions  about [...]

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Mystery quiz Can you guess what and where this is? Correct guesses will be entered into a drawing for a free prize. Send your guesses to twilliams@aug.edu or to Public Relations, Rains Hall-Box #51. (Prizes can be picked up in the public relations office.) Staff Council members The following staff members were elected (or re-elected) [...]

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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 [...]

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