Category - Student Success

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‘We are AU!’ Class of 2029 welcomed at Freshman Convocation

Haley Crain

Many college-aged students since inside a building smiling and waving.

Meet Augusta University’s Class of 2029

Where are they now? Nursing alumna sparks imagination with children’s books

Nina Siso

Group of staffers for Rep. Rick Allen

Congressional internships in Washington, D.C. inspire AU students

Two women and one man stand together in front of a backgrop during a red carpet event.

Pamplin alumni reunite to create powerful short film on suicide prevention

Morgan Hayes

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First Layman Endowment winner credits experiences that fostered career path

Miguelangelo Hernandez

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Pamplin students’ work leads to new historical markers

Morgan Hayes

Five college professors pose behind an iPad showing an online histology textbook.

Free, online textbooks created by AU faculty change the game for students

A large group of college students with a male professor stand at the front of a classroom during a question and answer session.

Animation students’ short film accepted to Atlanta Film Festival

Morgan Hayes

Two women, both elementary school teachers, stand in the entryway to a school under a balloon arch and a banner that reads "Family Literacy Night."

AU alumna transforms online assignment into community event

Emily Bonham-Janes

A female college student and a male university president stand during an awards ceremony.

Pamplin student honored during USG Academic Recognition Day

Morgan Hayes

College graduates in caps and gowns celebrate turning their tassels from right to left to signify they have officially graduated.

AU celebrates over 1,700 graduates during spring commencement ceremonies

Milledge Austin

A group of students and faculty in graduation regalia pose together in front of a blue step and repeat

College of Nursing graduates largest cohort of mental health professionals

Nina Siso

People wearing lab coats and casual clothes chat and look at research poster presentations.

‘All of them are winners’: DCG symposium showcases student research

A woman wearing graduation regalia, including doctoral hood, shares a smile with a professor, also in full graduation regalia.

‘Congrats Mommy!’: Mom of 3 crushes dental school with community support

A woman wearing full graduation regalia walks across a graduation stage and shakes the hand of a college president, also dressed in full graduation regalia. The president is presenting the woman with a special award in front of a large crowd.

Medical College of Georgia graduate receives 2025 Beard Award

Valerie Emerick

A female soldier holds a training rifle during an exercise.

White coat and combat boots: Stephanie Cumbey’s journey to medicine

Milledge Austin

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A historic first: SCCS graduates first PhD student

A male college student holds a camera and points it towards a woman to take a picture of her eyes for a medical screening.

MD-MPH grad hopes to put at-risk communities first

Milledge Austin

Woman wearing square hat with hands on her hips stands in front of brick stairs.

‘A bright light in this world’: ShDonna Drumgoole shines at AU and beyond

Paige Tucker