Category - Student Success

Watch this Band of Brothers on the court

Team captain, top scorer … theater major. Senior Keshun Sherrill is team captain to a band of brothers, the Augusta University men’s basketball team. But did you know the Jag’s top scorer and the second player in Peach Belt history...

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Students use chalk to represent U.S. murders

On Thursday, Feb. 2, approximately 100 Augusta University students made 15,696 marks on the sidewalks of the Summerville Campus to indicated the number of murders in the United States in 2015, the last year of complete FBI Uniform Crime Report data.

Augusta upset by Lander, 76-65, on the road

GREENWOOD, S.C. – The Augusta University men’s basketball team only lost their fifth game of the 2016-17 season on Wednesday night in a 76-65 defeat to the Lander Bearcats in Greenwood, S.C. Lander (8-12, 5-6 PBC) upset the Jaguars (16-5, 9-4 PBC)...

Pierce begins as director of student engagement

On Friday, Jan. 20, Joe Pierce began work as Augusta University’s director of student engagement. Pierce came to the university from Apple Augusta, where he led a team of roughly 70 individuals. At Apple, he worked to develop his staff and lead his...

Study Abroad/Away program proposals due April 1

Proposals for study abroad and study away programs set to run Fall 2017, Spring 2018 and Summer 2018 are due to the study abroad committee no later than Apr. 1, 2017. Faculty and staff interested in submitting proposals for a study abroad or a study...

Over 100 student-athletes make Fall AD Honor Roll

The Augusta University athletic department announced the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the Fall 2016 semester. The list has 116 student-athletes that represent all 13 Jaguar sports. “This is what being a student-athlete is truly about” Director...

Sherrill Seals 2,000 Career Points

Augusta University men’s basketball senior Keshun Sherrill reached 2,000 career points on Wednesday, becoming the second player in Peach Belt Conference history to do so. The Jaguars won an 84-49 Peach Belt Conference game over the Flagler...

Calling all performers: start the year with Noon Arts

It’s time for performers to sign up for the upcoming Noon Arts: Live at the Lee concerts. The Noon Arts concerts, evolved from an earlier concert series on the Health Sciences Campus, give members of the Augusta University community – faculty...

Aca-awesome music at MCG

Under the direction of Dr. Pamela Tipler, a newly formed acapella chorus made its debut at the MCG Dean’s holiday party on Dec. 16.  The SeroTONEins, a group of 20 students and their adviser, have been practicing for about a month. Consisting of...

Teacher surprises former student at graduation

When she was 14, Kenya Alexander was at a crossroads. Her sister had recently been sent to prison, and Alexander, who was no stranger to trouble, was down to her last strike. Meanwhile, Alexander’s mother was the first black, female police officer...