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Augusta University plans to expand its animation program to include an additional 21 faculty members in the Department of Art and Design, which will make it possible to attract about 400 more animation students in the coming years.

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Miguelangelo Hernandez July 10, 2025

“It’s our community, and I feel very proud to be a part of it and to be able to help. I’ve built my skills as someone who speaks Spanish and English. I’m fluent, but I’m not a native speaker. To be able to offer those skills, to know that people who are native speakers and not bilingual – they know that I can be an asset or useful.”

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Elisa Jenks, APRN, shares how her passion for language, culture, and service led her to a career in nursing. As the first Layman Family Scholarship recipient at Augusta University, Elisa found her purpose through the Clinical Nurse Leader program and her longtime involvement with the Costa Layman Health Fair. Now a certified nurse midwife, she continues to serve the Latino community with compassion and care. Learn more about the program: https://www.augusta.edu/nursing/costa-layman 🔔 Subscribe now and never miss an update from Augusta University! Hit the bell icon to receive notifications whenever we upload new videos. 🐆 About Augusta University: As one of Georgia’s four public research institutions, Augusta University offers customizable, accessible education on campuses in Augusta and across the state. Augusta University aims not only to be different, but also to make a difference — to reimagine and recreate the future of art, technology, education and health care. Home to Georgia’s only public academic medical center and designated by the state as a health sciences center of excellence, Augusta University is dedicated to creating a safer, healthier and more equitable Georgia. 🌐 Visit our website: Explore more about the university and discover the vast range of academic programs, cutting-edge research opportunities and student resources available at Augusta University. Visit www.augusta.edu for more information. 📱 Connect with us on social media: Stay up to date with the latest news, events, and achievements by following us on social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aug_university Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aug_university X: https://twitter.com/aug_university LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/school/augusta-university

Elisa Jenks, APRN, shares how her passion for language, culture, and service led her to a career in nursing.

As the first Layman Family Scholarship recipient at Augusta University, Elisa found her purpose through the Clinical Nurse Leader program and her longtime involvement with the Costa Layman Health Fair. Now a certified nurse midwife, she continues to serve the Latino community with compassion and care.

Learn more about the program: https://www.augusta.edu/nursing/costa-layman

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Malcolm Bevel, PhD, a member of the Cancer Prevention, Control and Population Health team at the Georgia Cancer Center has spent the last few years working on providing fresh grown vegetables to those in need in our community. He began with his HARVEST-HD Hydroponic Garden in the lobby of the GCC’s M. Bert Storey Research Building, but now he wants to bring the gardens closer to patients. Learn more about the program: https://gccnews.augusta.edu/2025/04/28/rooftop-renovation-underway-thanks-to-funding-from-unite-in-the-fight 🔔 Subscribe now and never miss an update from Augusta University! Hit the bell icon to receive notifications whenever we upload new videos. 🐆 About Augusta University: As one of Georgia’s four public research institutions, Augusta University offers customizable, accessible education on campuses in Augusta and across the state. Augusta University aims not only to be different, but also to make a difference — to reimagine and recreate the future of art, technology, education and health care. Home to Georgia’s only public academic medical center and designated by the state as a health sciences center of excellence, Augusta University is dedicated to creating a safer, healthier and more equitable Georgia. 🌐 Visit our website: Explore more about the university and discover the vast range of academic programs, cutting-edge research opportunities and student resources available at Augusta University. Visit www.augusta.edu for more information. 📱 Connect with us on social media: Stay up to date with the latest news, events, and achievements by following us on social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aug_university Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aug_university X: https://twitter.com/aug_university LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/school/augusta-university

Malcolm Bevel, PhD, a member of the Cancer Prevention, Control and Population Health team at the Georgia Cancer Center has spent the last few years working on providing fresh grown vegetables to those in need in our community. He began with his HARVEST-HD Hydroponic Garden in the lobby of the GCC’s M. Bert Storey Research Building, but now he wants to bring the gardens closer to patients.

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Augusta University celebrated the opening of the new parking deck on the Health Sciences Campus with a ribbon cuting on Wednesday, Feb. 5.

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Dallas Adcox April 24, 2023

“The biggest takeaway is that students need informal career-centered gatherings to hone networking skills. Students have commented that they lack confidence in social skills to build their peer network and market themselves. This type of event helps,” said Scott Thorp, chair of the Department of Art.

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