Category - Community

IGIVE campaign kicks off with smiles and shaved ice

  The IGIVE campaign got off to a great start with the on the Health Sciences Campus on Aug.9. Three additional donation locations on the Health Sciences Campus will open Aug. 25: the Health Sciences Building lobby, the J. Harold Harrison, M.D...

Jags in Rio

Two members of the Augusta University community will follow Olympian and Augusta University alumnus Pardon Ndhlovu to the Rio 2016 Olympic Games to continue documenting his inspiring story. On Aug. 21, Ndhlovu, a recent MBA graduate and volunteer...

Mayor Davis discusses Ndhlovu’s impact on Augusta

As part of our continuing coverage of Augusta University alumnus and volunteer assistant coach Pardon Ndhlovu’s Olympic journey, we’re showcasing various ways other community and university stories intersect with his. Here, Augusta Mayor Hardie...

Anything but Typical

You might think you’ve read this story before. In a way, you have. In part, it’s about a student of modest means pushed to his limits by his education. Challenged every step of the way, the student finds a place to flourish, rises to the top and...

The Constant Callback

Four years ago, the theater program at the Academy of Richmond County was practically nonexistent. It had approximately 40 students with one beginning theater class and a couple of music classes, but there were no productions and no advanced course...

Call for Diversity Award nominations

The Office of Diversity and Inclusion will host their Sixth Annual Diversity and Inclusion Summit on Thursday, Sept.  8. This year’s event will be held 8 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. at the Augusta Marriott at the Convention Center. As part of the program...

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Caughman invites faculty to Fall Kickoff

The following letter was sent to all  Augusta University faculty by Dr. Gretchen Caughman, executive vice president for Academic Affairs and Provost. Dear Augusta University Faculty: The start of a new academic year is always an exciting time and...

Hatcher on the best-run cities in America

Professor William Hatcher was featured in a recent WalletHub analysis of the best-run cities in America. For the analysis, WalletHub compared 150 of the U.S.’s top cities in areas like financial stability, education, health and safety, then...

Rust discusses art with Chautauqua paper

Assistant Chair of the Augusta University Art Department Brian Rust, who taught sculpture this summer at the Chautauqua Institution, was interviewed in The Chautauquan Daily about his art, particularly his three installations on display at the...

Tapping into the global Poké-phenomenon

Released on Wednesday, July 6, Pokémon Go – the latest virtual reality app from international software giant Nintendo – has taken the internet by storm. We sat down with Augusta University President Brooks Keel and Jeff Mastromonico, director of...