Calendar of Events

Tuesday, August 25

Noon-Ambassadors Applications Due

11:55 a.m.-AIDS Awareness Luncheon (Magnolia Room

5:00 p.m.-AIDS Seminar (Cordell Conf. Room)

6:00 p.m.-American Chemical Society Dinner (Magnolia Room)

Wednesday, August 27

9:00 a.m.-First Lady’s Summit on Our Children

(Cordell Conf. Room A/B)

11:00 a.m.-Student Support Services (Cordell Conf. Room C)

Thursday, August 28

9:00 a.m.-Nursing Orientation (Cordell Conf. Room C)

9:00 a.m.-Elementary & Middle School SACS Facilitator

Training (Cordell Conf. Room A)

11:30 a.m.-Faculty/Staff Luncheon (Magnolia Room)

1:00 p.m.-Ambassadors Interviews (President’s Conf. Room)

Saturday, August 30

7:00 p.m.-South Ave. Church of God Banquet (Dining Hall)

Monday, September 1

Today-Labor Day Holiday

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Robinson on Tuesday

AIDS educator Cathy Robinson will speak at a special faculty/staff luncheon on Tuesday at 11:55 a.m. in the Magnolia Room. R.S.V.P. with Bernice Hughes at 3233, or by email at bhughes@abac.edu. The cost is $5 per person. An open session will be held for students on Tuesday at 5 p.m. in the Cordell Conference Room.

Pick Up Your Gold Card

ABAC faculty members, staff members, and administrators can pick up their ABAC Gold identification cards at the Housing Office on the second floor of the J. Lamar Branch Student Center from 8-11:45 a.m. and 1:30-4:30 p.m. this week. New employees should schedule a few extra minutes to fill out a form. These pictures may also be used on the website as a future faculty/staff directory.

Networking Luncheons on Thursdays

Dining Hall Director Kristen Popham said the weekly Faculty/Staff Networking Luncheons will be held again this semester on Thursdays in the Magnolia Room beginning at 11:30 a.m. The cost is $5.

Parking Update

Public Safety Director Bryan Golden said there are a few empty spaces daily at the Red Hill Complex and at the baseball field parking lot. The north lot, the south lot, and the Stallion Drive lot have very few spaces during the morning hours. Golden said citations will be issued this week for students parking in fire lanes, around the residence halls, and on the grass. Thank you for dealing with the parking situation in a positive manner during the first week of class.

Holiday September 1

ABAC will be officially closed for the Labor Day holiday on Sept. 1. Regular office hours will resume at 8 a.m. on Sept. 2.

Enrollment at Alltime High

Registrar Beth Saxon said at presstime the enrollment was 3,225 students. That does not include the students who will be added to the headcount from the South Georgia Regional Educational Consortium at Valdosta State. If those numbers hold true as in the past, the enrollment could easily top 3,300.

The fall term of 2002 set an alltime record at ABAC with 3,033 students. It marked the first time in the 95-year history of the college that enrollment was over 3,000.

First Tuesday September 2

The first of seven First Tuesday Concerts will be held Sept. 2 at 7 p.m. in the Chapel of All Faiths. The concert is absolutely free. Featured performers will be the ABAC music faculty. Call First Tuesday Coordinator Susan Roe at 386-3097 for more information. Make your plans to attend.

Ambassadors Deadline Tuesday

Students who hope to be a member of the ABAC Ambassadors this year should turn in their applications by Tuesday at noon to the Public Relations Office on the second floor of Tift Hall. Interviews will be held on Thursday.

Get Fit for Life

Fit for Life lunches begin on Sept. 2. To renew your membership in the Fit for Life Club, you will need to call the Health Center for a physical. Appointments are available on Fridays from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. and take only 10-15 minutes. Even if you had a check-up with the Health Center earlier this year, you need to set up an appointment to update your file. Once the physical is completed, the Public Service and Business Outreach Office will be notified, and a card will be issued to you. PSBOC Director Diane Kilgore said the Fit for Life Club is free for all ABAC faculty, staff, administrators, and spouses, as well as for ABAC students.

Cordell Lecture September 30

Mark your calendar for the annual Tom M. Cordell Distinguished Lecture Series on Sept. 30 at 7:30 p.m. in the Cordell Conference Room featuring author Anthony Grooms.

Update on Vans

The full-size vans in the ABAC motor pool have been reduced from a capacity of 15 down to a capacity of 11. This count includes the driver. The mini-vans in the motor pool will hold seven people, including the driver. Cars are no longer available in the rental fleet. The ABAC bus is no longer available.

The cost for a mini-van is 40 cents per mile, and the cost for a full-size van is 50 cents per mile. There is a $10 minimum charge on all rentals. Make all reservations for vans and mini-vans as far in advance as possible with Kristi Abad, Office Manager for Plant Operations. You can call her at 3269 or email her at kabad@abac.edu.

Mandala Move-In Great Success

Director of Residence Life Bernice Hughes reports that the Mandala Move-In was a great success on Aug. 16. Thanks to all those who assisted in this effort.

ACE Seminar Begins September 2

Anyone who is considering beginning or re-entering college may benefit from the Adult College Entry (ACE) Seminar available at ABAC beginning Sept. 2.

The ACE Seminar provides a system of support services that prepares adults for college entry and success. In the seminar, ABAC faculty and staff members will teach students how to apply for admission and financial aid and how to prepare for placement testing. Career and transfer programs available at ABAC will also be discussed.

The seminar will meet 11 Tuesdays from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. through Nov. 11. Since class size is limited to 15 students, students should register early. The cost is $49 and includes the following: a $20 application fee if the student decides to apply to ABAC, a textbook, and waiver of ABAC 1000—Freshman Seminar as a graduation requirement upon successful completion of the ACE Seminar and enrollment at ABAC.

For additional information about the ACE Seminar, contact Dr. Gail Dillard at 386-7154, or e-mail her at gdillard@abac.edu.

Summer Term Has Highest Enrollment

Figures recently released by the Registrar's Office at Abraham Baldwin showed a 2003 summer term enrollment of 1,567 students, an increase of 16.2 percent over the 2002 summer term. This figure represents the highest summer enrollment in the history of ABAC. A total of 1,349 students were enrolled during the 2002 summer term.

The enrollment figure includes students attending classes at the South Georgia Regional Educational Consortium (SGREC) in Valdosta. ABAC is one of the participating institutions in the Consortium. In addition, approximately 233 students attended classes in Moultrie this summer.

The Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) enrollment for Summer 2003 was 667, a 16.2 percent increase over the FTE enrollment for Summer 2002. The FTE enrollment figure represents the number of students carrying 12 or more hours.

The report indicated that female enrollment was 66.8 percent. A total of 98 percent of the students enrolled were Georgia residents. During the summer term, nine international students were enrolled in addition to 24 students from states other than Georgia.

McMillan Returns

Elridge W. McMillan, the current longest-serving member of the University System Board of Regents, has been reappointed to a seven-year term by Governor Sonny Perdue. McMillan has been on the Board since 1975. The only regent to serve longer was Carey Williams, who was on the Board from 1949-1979.

Perdue also named M. Allan Vigil, president of Allan Vigil Ford in Jonesboro, to the Board.

Congratulations!

Congratulations to Kip and Bart Smith on the arrival of their second son born on Aug. 19. Colten Lee weighed seven pounds and was 20½ inches long.

Celebrating Birthdays

August

26 Jim Folds

28 Susan Groff

31 Claudia Parker

September

2 Terri Mathis

2 Joseph Njoroge

Note of Sympathy

The ABAC Family expresses sympathy to Allen Murphy whose father, Allen Pierce Murphy, passed away on Aug. 21. Please keep his family in your thoughts and prayers.

Care & Concern

Ray Wells was released from Phoebe Putney Hospital on Thursday. He is in no pain but will continue chemo treatments, which will lower his immune system drastically. He still has no blood clotting factors, so his condition is still very serious. Ray and Jean both send a big THANK YOU for all your prayers. Please continue to remember them.

Notes of Thanks

Thanks for thinking of me in a special way upon hearing about my father’s passing. I appreciate your caring attitude.

Brenda Sellers

ABAC Faculty and Staff,

Thank you for the beautiful spray of carnations and other flowers you sent us in memory of Judy. They helped brighten our darkest day.

We have many fond memories of our days at ABAC. May God bless each of you.

Frank Thomas

ABAC Family

Dr. Sue Hammons attended the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association in Atlanta on Aug. 16-18.

Cheryl Biggs and Rita Wade attended their annual workshop on disabilities held at The Retreat at Lake Blackshear on Aug. 7-8. The highlight of the workshop was an update by Dr. Kathleen Burke, Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs for the University System of Georgia.

Dr. Rod Brown attended the Council of Eastern Forest Technician Schools annual meeting on Aug. 13-15. The meeting was held at the Penn State Mont Alto campus and included forest management tours of the Michaux State Forest and the Gettysburg National Military Park. In attendance were representatives of 13 forest technician programs in the eastern U.S. and Canada, as well as Michelle Harvey, Director of Science and Education for the Society of American Foresters.