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Michael D. Chason |
IMMEDIATE
JANUARY
12, 2007
ABAC SPRING TERM LOADED WITH
ACTIVITIES
TIFTON—Spring semester classes at
The basketball Stallions and Fillies
will play a handful of games this month. The Golden Stallions baseball team
will play its first home game of the season on Jan. 28 against
Open Campus Day will kick off the
events on tap for February. Open Campus Day will take place on Feb. 6 from 9
a.m. – 12:45 p.m. That evening, the
First Tuesday Concert Series will be held in the Chapel of All Faiths at 7 p.m.
On Feb. 7, the Fillies’ softball team
will play its first home game against Brewton-Parker at 2 p.m. Also on that day, the Stallions and Fillies’
tennis teams open their seasons at home against Freed Hardman at the Red Hill
Tennis Complex at 1 p.m.
The 17th Annual Mr. ABAC
contest will be held on Feb. 15 in the Donaldson Dining Hall at 7 p.m. This event is sponsored by the Family and
Consumer Sciences Club.
On Feb. 16, ABAC will host the annual Science
Fair for surrounding area middle schools in Thrash Gym. The Stafford Steinway
Series will be held Feb. 19 with featured performer Myungsook Song Stoudenmire
in Howard Auditorium at 7 p.m. Events for the month will wrap up with the
annual Career Fair on Feb. 21 in Donaldson Dining Hall beginning at 11 a.m.
On March 1, advising for summer and
fall classes begins. The First Tuesday
Concert Series will also take place on March 1 at 7 p.m. in the Chapel of All
Faiths. On March 3, ABAC will host the Science Olympiad.
On March 13, those graduating from
ABAC can attend the Graduation Finale in the Cordell Conference Room from 3 – 7
p.m. Representatives from Student and Enrollment Services, Alumni Relations,
the ABAC Bookstore, and more will be on hand to help with any last-minute
details before graduation day.
ABAC students will enjoy the spring
break on March 19 – 23. Classes will
resume March 26. One of the biggest events of the year, Homecoming, will be
held over a three-day span, March 29 – 31. This year ABAC will celebrate the
beginning of the 100th birthday of the college.
On April 3, the First Tuesday Concert
Series will feature the performers All That Jazz with Marlene and Company at 7
p.m. in the Chapel of All Faiths. The ABAC Band and Choir will perform their
spring concert at 7:30 p.m. on April 10 in Howard Auditorium. The following
day, ABAC students will be acknowledged for academic achievement at Honors Day
on April 11 beginning at 11 a.m.
The Annual George Scott Day will be
held on April 17 on the front lawn of the campus from 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. George
Scott Day will feature music, art, theater, poetry, and more. The Count Basie
Orchestra will close the George Scott Day festivities by playing at 7 p.m. in
Donaldson Dining Hall. The month will conclude on a musical note with the
Spring Student Music Recital on April 26 in the Chapel of All Faiths at 5 p.m.
The end of the semester will draw to
a close with finals week, May 1 – 4. Graduation ceremonies will take place on
May 4 at 6 p.m. in Gressette Gym.
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