Augusta, Ga. – Pushing the Boundaries in Education will be the topic of discussion for Phi Kappa Phi Arsenal Lecture Series on Thursday, Jan. 26, at 2:30 p.m. in 170 University Hall at Augusta State University.
What about Us?: Standards Based Education and the Dilemma of Student Activity will be presented by Edgar Johnson, associate professor in the Department of Communications and Professional Writing. Read the full story
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Augusta, Ga. – Over 85 Augusta State University students have been selected to be inducted into the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest, largest, and most selective all-discipline honor society. The ASU chapter of Phi Kappa Phi will hold its initiation ceremony tonight, Dec. 3, at 7 p.m. in the Jaguar Student Activities Center Ballroom.
Phi Kappa Phi has chapters on more than 300 college and university campuses. Since its founding in 1897, more than a million members have been initiated, with about 30,000 being inducted each year. Membership is by invitation only to the top 10 percent of seniors and graduate students and top 7.5 percent of juniors. Faculty, professional staff, and alumni who have achieved scholarly distinction also qualify.
Below is the complete list of students who will be initiated. For more information, call ASU’s Office of Public Relations and Publications at 706-737-1444. Read the full story
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Augusta, Ga. – The Arsenal Speaker Series, hosted by the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, will continue in November with its We are…ASU Professors, featuring discussions of research conducted by ASU professors. The free programs will be held at 2:30 p.m. in 170 University Hall. Read the full story
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Augusta, Ga. -Paulette Harris, Cree-Walker Professor of Education at Augusta State University, is one of only 12 recipients nationwide of a literacy grant from the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi.
The grant will fund a General Education Diploma (GED) Lending Library at Augusta State’s Literacy Center that will provide test preparatory books to enhance adult students’ reading abilities. Adult students will have the opportunity to work with students from ASU and will also be encouraged to check out the GED materials from the lending library for at-home use. Phi Kappa Phi’s Literacy Grant will help purchase bookcases to prominently display the GED Test Prep Books. Read the full story
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Augusta, Ga. – Illegal immigration in Aiken County, scientific investigations, and the politics of security are a few of the topics to be highlighted in the 11th Annual Student Research and Fine Arts Conference at Augusta State University. The conference, sponsored by ASU’s chapter of the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, will be held Wednesday, March 10, from noon to 4:30 p.m. in the Jaguar Student Activities Center. For more information on this free event, call ASU’s Office of Public Relations and Publications at 706-737-1876.
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