Volume XL, Number 21

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January 7, 2002

Monday, January 7

Today-Spring semester classes begin

Tuesday, January 8

Today-Drop/add ends

4:00 p.m.-Ag Ed Teachers Meeting (Cordell Conf. Room)

Thursday, January 10

6:00 p.m.-HEP Orientation (Cordell Conf. Room A)

Friday, January 11

9:00 a.m.-Student Success Committee (Magnolia Room)

10:00 a.m.-Alumni Board Meeting

5:00 p.m.-McInvale/Rhodes Wedding Rehearsal (Chapel)

Saturday, January 12

9:00 a.m.-NADE Teachers Workshop (Magnolia Room)

5:00 p.m.-McInvale/Rhodes Wedding (Chapel)

8:00 p.m.-TCHS ROTC Military Ball (Nickelodeon)

Monday, January 14

6:00 p.m.-HEP Orientation (Cordell Conf. Room A)

Darby Thompson is the newest faculty member at ABAC. She is an instructor of family and consumer sciences in the Division of Agriculture and Forest Resources. She joined the faculty on Jan. 1. She received her A.S. degree in family and consumer sciences from ABAC in 1998, her B.S. degree in FCS education from the University of Georgia in 2000, and her M.Ed. degree in FCS education from UGA in 2001. She is a Colquitt County High School graduate.

Thompson was named the Outstanding Senior of the College of Family and Consumer Sciences at UGA and was a member of the Gamma Sigma Delta honor society, the Golden Key National Honor Society, and the Phi Upsilon Omicron honor society of FCS. She is also a member of the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences, the Association for Career and Technical Educators, Omicron Tau Theta, and First Baptist Church in Moultrie.

Thompson will teach classes in Interior Design, Child and Family Development, and Clothing and Textiles. She is engaged to be married in May. Welcome back to ABAC!

Welcome Back!

Welcome to Spring Semester 2002. The term begins today and extends through April 29. Final exams are scheduled for April 30-May 3. Graduation is set for 10 a.m. on May 11. The college will be closed for the official Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday on Jan. 21. Faculty and students will be away for the spring break on March 25-29.

The Winter Open Campus Day is scheduled for Feb. 26, and the Spring Open Campus Day is scheduled for April 20. March 21-23 is the annual Peach State Stampede Rodeo, and Homecoming is scheduled for April 5-6. The annual Honors Day ceremony will take place on April 10.

The enrollment during the spring semester of 2001 was 2,450 students. We hope to top that figure this semester.

Photography Begins January 15

A Photography Certificate Program is now available at ABAC. Classes begin Jan. 15 and run through April.

This 42-hour program includes the following classes: Fundamentals of Photography, Photographic Techniques, Photographing Nature, Photojournalism, Portrait Photography, and Black and White Photography. The program will provide progressive instruction in the mechanics and techniques of photography while helping students develop their own personal photographic style.

Participants may enroll in any course independently or complete the series to earn the certificate. A basic understanding of the fundamentals of photography is required for the advanced level courses. Students must supply their own camera and film.

The fee for the complete series is $399. In order to earn the Photography Certificate, a student must complete the entire series of courses, attending at least 75 percent of each class. For information, contact the Public Service and Business Outreach Center at 3267.

The first class in the series, Fundamentals of Photography, will meet two Tuesdays and one Thursday, Jan. 15 - 22, from 6 - 8 p.m. in Room 323 in Conger Hall. The fee is $69.

Next Home Game

The next home game for the Golden Stallions will be on Jan. 15 at 7 p.m. against Mercer Junior Varsity. The next home game for the Golden Fillies will be on Jan. 19 when both ABAC teams host Truett-McConnell beginning with the Fillies at 2 p.m. At presstime, the Stallions had a record of 10-1, and the Fillies were 3-7. Come out and support ABAC basketball.

ABAC Profile

-- Katie Harrison --

Katie Harrison is a financial aid advisor in the Financial Aid Office. She joined the ABAC staff on Dec. 7, 1999. She is a cum laude graduate from Oglethorpe University. She received her B.A. in communications with minors in psychology and sociology. She is a 1993 graduate of Fitzgerald High School.

Harrison is a lifetime member of the Alpha Phi Omega service fraternity. She is also a member of the Psi Chi psychology/sociology honor society. She likes spending time with her family, reading, surfing the web, watching movies, and writing.

As a financial aid advisor, Harrison counsels students and parents on financial aid options, processes student and parent loans, awards and verifies students, and performs many other duties. She and her husband, Jayson, have two children, Sarah Katherine, four years, and Jacob Michael, two months.

Data From Donna

For Fall Semester 2001, ABAC's enrollment was 65 percent freshman, 33 percent sophomores, and two percent other (joint enrollment, transient) This data further points out our need to retain more students.

Note of Sympathy

The ABAC Family expresses sympathy to Alton Hudgins whose father passed away on Dec. 23 after battling lung cancer.

Sympathy is also extended to Maggie Martin whose mother passed away on Dec. 18. Please keep both these families in your thoughts and prayers.

Care and Concern

Jean Hightower is back at work after having gall bladder surgery on Dec. 14. Pattie Clark is also back after having surgery on Dec. 13. Please keep both these members of the ABAC Family in your thoughts and prayers.

Notes of Thanks

Faculty & Staff,

Thank you for the beautiful basket of flowers and the cards you sent following my surgery. I really appreciate your thoughtfulness. It's great to be part of such a caring "family." Thanks again.

Sincerely, Jean Hightower

A special thank you to members of the ABAC Family for all the notes, cards, calls, and expressions of sympathy in the death of my brother-in-law, Franklin Purvis. It is never easy saying "goodbye" to a family member or friend, but knowing others cared and shared their concern with me was of great comfort. Thanks to all!

Hazel Purvis

Positions Open

St. Cloud Technical College (MN):

Dean of Computer Science & Information Systems

(deadline 1/29)

Dean of Health, Human Services, & General

Education (deadline 1/29)

Contact the Office of Human Resources for details.