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• A Day
• New acting chairs
• Jaguar Alert
• Speaker to address global series
• Forestry Grant
• Reese Library hosts Jewish Literature series
• RG Brown III exhibit
• Dr. Saundra Reinke feature
• ASU Fall Film Series
• Lyceum Series and Westobou Festival at ASU
• ASU authors featured at festival
• Former ASU golfer named to Ryder Cup Team
• Peer-2-Peer, File Sharing Gone Bad
• Special Collections extends hours
• Faculty Profile – Valerie Cato
• Staff Profile – Nicole Paige
• September Birthdays
• Campus Notables
• In the News

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About 10 ASU authors will be featured in this year’s Arts in the Heart of Augusta festival, Sept. 19-21, with Dr. Robert Parham, dean of the Pamplin College of Arts and Sciences, kicking off the events in the Literary Café. Dr. Parham, who also serves as editor of the Southern Poetry Review, will present a program at the Meet and Greet Author Reception, 6-9 p.m., on Friday, Sept. 19, in the café. Saturday’s events run from 11 a.m. through 8:45 p.m., beginning with a panel discussion at 11 a.m., Publishers Perspective for Writers. Read the full story

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An Emergency Notification System is now in place to notify faculty, staff, and students of emergency situations. “Only emergency notices regarding severe threats to campus or public safety that call for immediate action will be issued,” says Jasper Cooke, director of the Department of Public Safety. Jaguar Alert will not be used for nonemergency notifications such as lane closures, crime updates, inclement weather closings, or situations that have been contained where a threat does not exist. Read the full story

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Dr. Saundra Reinke, director of the Master of Public Administration program and associate professor of political science, has been named interim director of ASU’s Center for Immigration Studies. Read the full story

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Augusta State received an Urban Forestry Grant in August from the Georgia Forestry Commission’s (GFC) Urban and Community Forestry Grant program. A signing ceremony was held on Aug. 19 in Fanning Hall with officials from ASU and GFC participating. Read the full story

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