By Ashley Denany Seretha Williams, professor in Augusta State’s Department of English and Foreign Languages, says she always wanted to be a writer but never thought teaching would be in her future. “Teaching was never in my plans; it was something that just happened,” says Williams. “My goal was to start a cultural center with …
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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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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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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 Nancy Potter September 5 Hull College of Business Paolo Spadoni September 6 Political Science c’est moi Damon Armour September 7 Information Technology …
Read MoreBloodworth begins term as president of PKP Honor Society Comments Off
ASU President William A. Bloodworth, Jr., began his term as president of the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest, largest, and most selective all-discipline honor society, on August 7 at the organization’s biennial convention in Kansas City, Mo. Bloodworth will serve as president for two years, followed by an additional two-year term …
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After only a little more than two weeks of fundraising, the campus campaign for A Day for Augusta State surpassed its goal and raised $160,289. Its success was celebrated with an ice cream party at the university’s amphitheatre on Friday. “This year’s campaign has been an exceptional one. Faculty and staff really ran with the …
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At Augusta State, growing green might refer to the beautiful grounds, expertly tended by a crew from the Physical Plant. However, it might also refer to the dollars saved by the Physical Plant in adopting an energy plan for campus facilities. The plan not only grows the green through cost-saving energy measures, but it reduces …
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Along with other NCAA championship teams from across the nation, the Augusta State men’s golf team has been invited to a reception at the White House Sept. 13. The ceremony will be held on the South Lawn of the historic compound, and President Obama will honor student athletes from dozens of schools and various sports …
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Deborah Richardson, professor of psychology, has been appointed director of the Education Research Fellowship for the Medical College of Georgia’s (MCG) Education Discovery Institute. “I’m so delighted to have been selected for this position,” says Richardson. “I’m working with a great group of collaborative researchers who are dedicated to seeing their students become the best …
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A Master of Education in Teacher Leadership—the first such degree offered in the state based on national teacher leader standards and proposed Georgia teacher leader standards—will enroll its first students at Augusta State in the spring 2011 semester. ASU received approval for the new degree by the Board of Regents of the University System of …
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