Posted on 01 June 2010
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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Posted on 09 March 2010
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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Posted on 09 March 2010
Augusta, Ga. – A small-scale device that may be used by a homeowner to improve soil fertility has been created by two Augusta State students. Alexander Bauer, with the help of Jeremy Robinson, began the research for their BioChar Project in summer 2009 and constructed the biochar device last semester. Read the full story
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Posted on 16 October 2009
Augusta, Ga. – Despite the wealth of information that can be found on the Internet’s Super Highway, author Mark Bauerlein says today’s generation is less informed and less literate than any that has preceded it. This best-selling author will discuss his premise at a free program at Augusta State on Tuesday, Oct. 20, at 2:30 p.m. in 170 University Hall. Read the full story
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Posted on 02 October 2009
Augusta, Ga. –The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi at Augusta State University will present Dr. Ruth McClelland-Nugent as she discusses her research on Wonder Woman: Against the Nazis! Fascism and Feminisms in Comics 1941-1985 on Friday, Oct. 9, at 10 a.m. in 170 University Hall. This free event is in conjunction with the annual Read the full story
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