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The works of Kristin Casaletto, art, have been added to several institutional collections including Arkansas State University’s Permanent Collection and the Morris Museum of Art. Her work also has been featured in a solo exhibit at the Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art as well as in numerous other group exhibitions including Robert Black Printmaking Workshop [...]

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Jasper Cooke, public safety, participated in the annual summer training conference of the Georgia Association of Chiefs of Police education as part of his continuing education and training in the administration of law enforcement. Held in Savannah, the conference offered sessions on a wide range of subjects such as the Open Records Act, federal partnerships, [...]

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Lynn Carmack, purchasing office, recently earned Certified Professional Public Buyer certification from the Universal Public Purchasing Certification Council. According to the UPPCC’s website, this trend in governmental purchasing is for mandatory certification of procurement professionals. The certification denotes that the candidate has reached a specific level of education and experience and is knowledgeable about government [...]

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Campus Notables Michael Bishku, history, anthropology, and philosophy, had an article titled The Foreign Policy Concerns of the South Caucasus Republics of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia published by the Middle East Institute at New Delhi.  The article may be found at http://www.mei.org.in/occasional/MEI%20OP%2007.pdf Alison Foley, sociology, criminal justice, and social work, reviewed the book Women, Violence, [...]

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Jasper Cooke, public safety, completed the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Group 15 training in April. The CERT program includes training in disaster preparedness, fire suppression, hazardous materials, disaster medical operations (such as triage, treating life threatening injuries, assessment, treatment and hygiene), light urban search and rescue, radio operations, team organization, disaster psychology, and a [...]

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In the news William A. Bloodworth, Jr., president- The Augusta Chronicle, NBC Augusta, WRDW, WJBF, and WGAC about Augusta State and the Medical College of Georgia holding a joint news conference to discuss the proposed budget cuts at the two institutions. Dr. Bloodworth also spoke with WRDW on how reassuring it is to have the [...]

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Brian Rust, art, had two artworks accepted into the 2010 LaGrange National Biennial XXVI Exhibition, hosted by the LaGrange Art Museum and LaGrange College. At the opening reception, one of his works received a jurors merit award.  The exhibition will be on display Feb. 26-April 9, 2010. Trinanjan Datta, chemistry and physics, will present Dynamic [...]

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The book, Castles, Battles and Bombs, co-authored by Jurgen A Brauer, Hull College, and Hubert van Tuyll, history, anthropology, and philosophy, is now being translated into Chinese. Dr. Brauer also made a presentation titled Integrating Peace Indicators into University Programs and Business Risk Analysis at an invited seminar at the Royal Institute of International Affairs, [...]

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Craig Albert, political science, recently received his doctoral degree from the University of Connecticut. Jurgen Brauer, Hull College, gave a talk in November at the Universidad Autonoma de Bucaramanga in Colombia on macroeconomic consequences of armed violence. Dr. Brauer writes a monthly column, which may be viewed at http://www.aug.edu/~sbajmb/ Lillian Wan, Reese Library, was honored [...]

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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 [...]

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