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Danielle HarrisBest-selling author and Augusta University alum Jeb Blount will serve as the keynote speaker for the institution’s commencement on Dec. 16 at 2 p.m. at the James Brown Arena. Blount is a global leader in sales and executive recruiting that helps...
Eric JohnsonIt’s that time of year again, and just as Augusta University employees are required to complete their annual compliance training, so too are Augusta University students. If you’re someone who has contact with students, please remind them that the...
Denise ParrishFederal law requires companies to meet a lot of requirements to keep you and your family safe when it comes to labeling chemicals. But, the law has trouble protecting you from putting those chemicals into other containers, like a water bottle. It...
Kelly JasperAugusta University’s Student Counseling & Psychological Services was featured in a Chronicle of Higher Education article about how campus counseling centers are meeting rising demand from students. Over the past six years, the number of...
Brennan MeagherThose who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it. But what about those who dare to change it? The Jagwire team sat down recently with Dr. Andrew Goss, chair of the Department of History, Anthropology & Philosophy, to discuss his use...
StaffThe Office of Advancement hosted Thank a Donor Day on Thursday, Nov. 3, at the Education Commons Patio on the Health Sciences Campus and at the JSAC Patio on the Summerville Campus. Thank a Donor Day is designed to help create a culture of...
Nick GarrettOn Wednesday, Oct. 26, students in Dr. Andrew Goss’ “Modern Japan” class began their day with something a little different. Stepping into class, they split into groups, gathered around a set of rolling tables and rose to bow before a black-and-white...
The second annual Walk 2 Remember, a 24-hour walk-a-thon to recognize the sacrifice and dedication of our veterans, will kick off at 11 a.m. on Nov. 10 behind the Maxwell Theatre on the Summerville Campus and end 24 hours later with an awareness...
Augusta University students will honor individuals who have donated their body to the education of future doctors, dentists, nurses and allied health professionals at the annual Body Donation Memorial Service at 1 p.m., Friday, Nov. 4, in the...
Thanks to a new student-run organization called Jaguar Miracle, nearly $17,0000 was raised for Children’s Hospital of Georgia, during the inaugural Dance Marathon on Oct. 28. About 150 students stayed on their feet during the six-hour event through...
Undergraduate research was on heroic display at last week’s INQR 1000 Expo. This year’s theme was Humans and Heroes, and the students didn’t disappoint. INQR 1000 is a 10-week course designed to introduce students to research. The class is a one...
Media Advisory for Friday, Oct. 28, 2016 CONTACT: Denise Parrish, 706-831-3148; mparrish@augusta.edu EVENT: Jaguar Miracle, a new student-run organization at Augusta University, is holding its inaugural Dance Marathon to raise money for the not-for...
AUGUSTA, Ga. – Laurie Cordaro, director of Occupational Therapy at the Georgia War Veterans Nursing Home, was named Occupational Therapist of the Year by the Georgia Occupational Therapy Association at its fall conference in Atlanta in October...
Allied health student Tyler Garrett was initially attracted to the respiratory care profession because he grew up with asthma as a kid. But it was his dad’s disease that really sealed the deal for him. A former law enforcement officer, Dewayne...
Media advisory for Thursday, Oct. 27 WHAT: Leading educator Dr. Carl Glickman will deliver a personal and provocative presentation examining why some students succeed in public schools while others don’t. WHEN: 6 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 27, Jaguar...
From 11 a.m.—5 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 14, Rural Sourcing, Inc. hosted Augusta Hackathon 2016, a web development competition where teams of college students competed against each other to fix bug errors and other web functions on an existing website...
An enthusiastic audience that included none other than President Brooks Keel, who even tweeted from his seat at the Lee Auditorium, enjoyed the initial “Noon Arts: Live at the Lee” concert on Wednesday, Oct. 5. The “Noon Arts: Live at...
Haley HughesAugusta University Public Safety and the Office of Critical Events Preparedness and Response (CEPaR) will be hosting a series of open forums designed to provide information and prompt conversation on topics that concern an individual’s safety...
An estimated 65,000 undocumented students graduate from U.S. high schools each year, according to College Board. Although these children are given access a public school education through grade 12, many continue to face a host of financial and legal...
In case you might have missed it, this is an election year. A presidential election year. And even though many people are saying they’re not real happy with the candidates this time around, they’re the ones we’ve got. And one of them is going to be...