In a monastery tucked away in the small town of Moncks Corner, S.C., Augusta State University communications instructor Will Bryant lived 44 days with Trappist monks to better understand contemplation and mindfulness. Although living in a monastery seems like a great way to escape one’s busy schedule, Bryant used this time to observe the daily …
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Student kayaks his way into business Comments Off
Cole Watkins didn’t expect his Business Communication class assignment to be anything more than a grade when Sea Stachura, instructor in the Department of Communications and Professional Writing, presented the class with a challenge—to build a business from the ground up. While any business would do, it had to have the capability to survive in …
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Study Abroad programs at ASU Comments Off
By Maria Darley, director of study abroad The study abroad office will conduct 11 study abroad programs, three study away programs, and six state-wide European Council Programs this next year. Students enrolled in these programs may receive core-class credit or upper level major credit. Each trip is tailored to cover specific topics during its study in …
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Center for Teaching and Learning hosts events Comments Off
The CTL will kick off the new academic year with a presentation by Christy Price, professor at Dalton State College and winner of a USG Teaching Excellence Award. Price will give a keynote address on Engaging Modern Learners at 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 6, in 170 University Hall. Her address will be followed by …
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Library Corner Comments Off
Discover GALILEO Announcing Discover GALILEO, a new way to search and retrieve content from GALILEO’s hundred+ databases and digital collections including print materials found only in library collections. Discover GALILEO provides a single search of all of these materials and more, combining the ease and speed of a popular Internet search engine with the quality and organization …
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Sports Nuggets Comments Off
Cross Country teams PBC favorites The Jaguar cross country squads are among the favorites to win the Peach Belt Conference title this season. The men, who won their first championship last year in only its second year back, were picked to finish first again by the PBC coaches. The squad returns nearly the entire roster, …
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Across Campus Comments Off
First Faculty Meeting The first Faculty Meeting of the year will be held Tuesday, Aug. 28, at 2:30 p.m. in the JSAC Ballroom. To view the agenda, go to http://www.aug.edu/faculty_secretary/facagenda_08_28_2012.pdf The Jaguar Alert Emergency Notification System could save your life Augusta State University has established an Emergency Notification System that will be used to distribute …
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Campus Notables Comments Off
Seretha Williams, Cheryl Hopson, Marie Drews, and Rhonda Armstrong, English and foreign languages, will each be presenting research at The Southern Women Writers Conference. This event will be held at Berry College in September. Williams will present Southern Songs: Poetic Topographies of Home in the Poetry of Margaret Walker; Hopson will discuss her research The Most …
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Mystery Item Comments Off
Do you know what and where this is? Correct guesses will be entered into a drawing for a free ASU prize. Send your guesses to twilliams@aug.edu or to public relations, Rains Hall. (Prizes can be picked up in the public relations office.) Tim Dobbs, physical plant, correctly guessed the mystery item was the art department …
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September Birthdays Comments Off
Kathryn Thompson September 1 Academic Advisement Center Sharon Lorenti September 3 Nursing Ralph Whitehead September 3 Electrical Allison Foley September 4 Sociology, Criminal Justice & Social Work James Pulley September 4 Building Maintenance Kim Ratliff September 4 Public Relations & Publications Nancy Potter September 5 Office of the Dean of the College of Arts and …
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