Tuesday, Feb. 7
LipSync Concert
1-2:30 p.m., JSAC Breezeway
Students will perform dances, songs, or skits to their favorite music.

Wednesday, Feb. 8
Recess Heroes
3-5 p.m., JSAC Ballroom
Students will donate non-perishable healthy snacks and bags for the Backpack Program through the Golden Harvest Food Bank.

Thursday, Feb. 9
Tailgate & Bonfire
6-9 p.m., Christenberry Field House
Students will showcase their ASU spirit.

Friday, Feb. 10
ASU Olympics
1-3 p.m., Sports Field (Rain Location: JSAC Ballroom)
Students will compete in a relay competition with bragging rights going to the winners.

Saturday, Feb. 11
ASU vs. Francis Marion
Women’s, 1:30 p.m.; Men’s, 3:30 p.m.
Halftime: Mr. & Ms. ASU Coronation Ceremony
Christenberry Field House

For more information, call ASU’s Office of Student Activities at 706-737-1610.
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Based upon the story-book fairy tale Cinderella, this musical tells the story of a young woman forced to be the servant to her cruel stepmother and self-absorbed stepsisters. However, her dreams of a better life and finding love come true with the help of her fairy Godmother.

 
This stage production features the musical compositions of Richard Rodgers and lyrics by theatrical producer Oscar Hammerstein II. Rodgers and Hammerstein were a highly-acclaimed songwriting duo that created Broadway musicals such as OKLAHOMA!, The King and I, and The Sound of Music. Their collaboration garnered them several accolades including Academy Awards and Grammys.

 
General admission, $15; seniors and ASU Alumni Association, $8; and children and students, $5. Admission is free with a valid JagCard. For more information or to purchase tickets, call (706) 667-4100 or go to tickets.aug.edu.
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Anthony will speak on his experiences with the Georgia Legislature in representing the interests of all faculty across the state and in the University System of Georgia.  Time will be reserved for questions from the audience.

He has served in various capacities in the political arena including as chief aide for Speaker Thomas Murphy, the longest serving Speaker in the United States. During his service at the State Capitol, he was a key player with many of the major pieces of legislation, and he provided counsel to hundreds of legislators. In 1982, he was involved with the rewriting of the state constitution.

Anthony was instrumental in the development of the redesign of the funding of the education system in Georgia (QBE), in obtaining support and funding for the Georgia Dome, and the legislative implementation of the Georgia Lottery. In addition, he worked closely with Billy Payne to secure state support and funding for the 1996 Olympics.

He was named executive director of the Georgia Democratic Party by former Governor Zell Miller. As executive director, he was responsible for the day-to-day operation of the state party.

He is the author of numerous articles about the legislative process and legislation. In addition, Anthony has been a periodic contributor for Business-to-Business magazine. Anthony is a member of the Georgia State Games Commission, which oversees the Georgia State Games held each year.

He is the founder of Anthony Consulting Group and a lecturer in the Department of Political Science at Georgia State University. Anthony received his bachelor’s degree from West Georgia College and his juris doctor from John Marshall Law School.

For more information, call Bill Reese, president of ASU’s chapter of AAUP, at 706-737-1735.
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A unit of the University System of Georgia, Augusta State University is located in the second largest city in Georgia. With more than 60 programs of study leading to associate, bachelor, master, and specialist degrees, the university enrolls about 7,000 diverse students and has over 200 outstanding full-time faculty and 300 dedicated staff members.
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The program offers 30 African-American males the opportunity to enroll in ASUO1000, a three credit hour orientation and study skills course at Augusta State.  They will also attend math workshops and receive mentoring from ASU faculty, staff, and students. Scheduled daily events will include guest speakers and workshops related to central issues such as financial literacy, career exploration, interviewing, ethics, character-building, and leadership.

The program is supported by the University System of Georgia through its African American Male Initiative

For more information, call ASU’s Office of Admissions at 706-737-1685

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Daggett, CEO of the International Center for Leadership in Education, is recognized worldwide for his proven ability to move education systems toward more rigorous and relevant skills and knowledge for all students.

He has assisted a number of states and hundreds of school districts with their school improvement initiatives, many in response to No Child Left Behind and the demanding adequate yearly progress provisions. Daggett also has collaborated with education ministries in several countries and with the Council of Chief State School Officers, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the National Governors Association, and many other national organizations.

Prior to founding the center, Daggett was a teacher and administrator at the secondary and postsecondary levels and a director with the New York State Education Department, where he spearheaded restructuring initiatives to focus the state’s education system on the skills and knowledge students need in a technological, information-based society.

He is the creator of the Application Model and Rigor/Relevance Framework, a practical planning and instructional tool for determining the relevance of curriculum and assessment to real-world situations. His Rigor/Relevance Framework has become a cornerstone of many school reform efforts throughout the United States. Daggett also is the senior advisor of the Institute for 21st Century Leadership, a joint effort of the Association of Career and Technical Education and the International Center for Leadership in Education.

The author of numerous books about learning and education, textbooks and research studies, reports, and journal articles, Daggett has spoken to hundreds of thousands of educators and education stakeholders in all 50 states. His enlightening, entertaining, and motivating messages have helped his listeners to look at education differently by challenging their assumptions about the purposes, benefits, and effectiveness of American schools.

Daggett has been recognized as a distinguished alumnus by both Temple University and the State University of New York at Albany. He received Albany’s Excellence in Education Award and Temple University’s 2007 Gallery of Success Award.

Dr. Daggett has a special commitment to individuals with disabilities. He and his wife, Bonnie, volunteer their time and lend their support to Wildwood Programs in upstate New York. Wildwood serves the needs of people of all ages who, like their daughter Audrey, have neurological impairments/learning disabilities or autism, by enabling them to become the best that they can be.

For more information about this free event, call ASU’s College of Education at 706-737-1499.
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The French Composer Henri Duparc wrote numerous songs for voice and piano. However, he suffered from the mental illness neurasthenia, which may have been to blame for his destroying most of his works after believing them to be unworthy of his artistic skill. In honor of his legacy, the music department will present the entire remaining body of his vocal writings.

 
This event will feature performances by ASU music professor Linda Banister, mezzo soprano; Kira King, soprano; W. Isaac Holmes, baritone; and Phillip Pickens, tenor. The singers will be accompanied by ASU music professor Rosalyn Floyd.

 
A native of North Dakota, Linda Banister teaches studio voice and is director of the Augusta State University Opera Workshop. Banister has performed in numerous recitals throughout the central and southeastern United States, central Italy, and in Hong Kong. She has conducted choral and vocal workshops and has served as a vocal adjudicator in the Dakotas, Wyoming, Missouri, Florida, and Georgia. She is the former president of the Georgia chapter of the National Association of Teachers of Singing.

 
Kira King has performed with the Augusta Opera, Middle Tennessee State University Opera, and the Augusta State University Opera. King received her musical training and degrees from Middle Tennessee State University as well as Augusta State University where she studied under Linda Banister. She currently serves as an adjunct professor in the Middle Tennessee State University Department of Music.

 
Phillip Pickens, a member of the tenor section of the San Francisco Opera Chorus, has performed in several operas, musical theater, and commercials. The South Carolina native starred as Tony Whitcomb in the comedy Shear Madness, one of the longest running non-musicals in America.
W. Isaac Holmes has performed as a soloist, dancer, instrumentalist, and chorister in the United States and in South Korea, Germany, France, Great Britain, Holland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, and Belgium. The singer/actor received an Outstanding Actor award for his role as The Beast in Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. Holmes is an assistant professor of music at Paine College where he is director of the College’s Concert Choir.

 
Best known as a collaborative artist, pianist Rosalyn W. Floyd has accompanied the world-renowned soprano Martino Arroyo, noted baritones Oral Moses and Timothy Jones, and sopranos Linda Banister and Levone Tobin Scott. She has also worked with the Augusta Choral Society. Floyd has performed throughout the United States, the Bahamas, and the People’s Republic of China. In 2005, she was named the recipient of the Greater Augusta Arts Council Artist of the Year. She can be heard as the accompanist on the Albany Records recording Oral Moses Sings Songs of America (TROY 1101).

 
General admission for this program is $5 and free with a valid JagCard.  For more information, contact the ASU Department of Music at 706-737-1453.
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ASU English Professor Walter Evans has been awarded $1,974 to fund the transportation of 675 Richmond and Columbia County high school students, teachers, and chaperones to attend the interdisciplinary presentation of Sic Semper Tyrannis.

 
The program will feature four Augusta State professors who will deliver brief lectures that will be followed by a discussion session. The talks will focus on Shakespeare’s play Julius Caesar and how that historical figure’s rise and assassination can help illuminate two tragic events in American history as well as shed light on political conflicts.

 
Also, the university’s Reese Library will receive $2,000 to fund their project, Saving the Voices From Augusta’s Past. Carol Waggoner-Angleton, library assistant, authored the grant for the audiotape preservation project.

 
Audiotapes, which contain interviews of prominent Augusta citizens that date back to the 1930s, will undergo cleaning and copying the content in a digital format. The amount provided will allow for the reformatting of 50 audio cassette tapes.

 
The Georgia Humanities Council awards grants of up to $2,000 to nonprofit organizations such as museums, libraries, historical societies, community groups, educational institutions, and government agencies.
For more information, call ASU’s Office of Public Relations and Publications at 706-737-1444.
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