Volume XL, Number 27

www.abac.edu

February 18, 2002

Monday, February 18

2:30 p.m.-Tennis: Fillies vs. Albany State (ABAC Tennis Center)

5:30 p.m.-Basketball: Fillies vs. Middle Ga. (Gressette Gym)

7:30 p.m.-Basketball: Stallions vs. Middle Ga. (Gressette Gym)

Tuesday, February 19

9:30 a.m.-Anthony Grooms Class Readings (Cordell Conf. Room)

Noon-IAAP Meeting (Magnolia Room)

2:00 p.m.-Softball: Fillies vs. North Fla. (Fillie Field)

4:00 p.m.-Anthony Grooms Lecture (Creswell Hall)

7:30 p.m.-Christian Student Fellowship (Chapel)

Wednesday, February 20

10:00 a.m.-Career Day (Dining Hall)

4:00 p.m.-Take Pride in ABAC (Conger Hall)

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

Thursday, February 21

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

2:30 p.m.-Baseball: Stallions vs. Lake City (Stallion Field)

5:00 p.m.-International Club (Magnolia Room)

7:30 p.m.-Basketball: Stallions vs. Oxford (Gressette Gym)

7:30 p.m.-Christian Student Fellowship (Chapel)

Friday, February 22

4:30 p.m.-Focus on Central Asia Workshop (Cordell Conf. Room B)

6:30 p.m.-Hill/Chauves Wedding Rehearsal (Chapel)

7:00 p.m.-President's Club Dinner (Dining Hall)

Saturday, February 23

9:00 a.m.-Focus on Central Asia Workshop (Cordell Conf. Room B)

2:00 p.m.-Softball: Fillies vs. Gulf Coast (Fillie Field)

4:00 p.m.-Hill/Chauves Wedding (Chapel)

Sunday, February 24

7:00 p.m.-Gospel Choir (Chapel)

Career Day Wednesday at ABAC

Career Day will take place in the Donaldson Dining Hall on Wednesday from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. There is no charge to attend. Students and others who attend Career Day will have the opportunity to be interviewed by potential employers from 1:30-3 p.m.

Companies to be represented at Career Day include Reynolds Plantation, Target Distribution Center, AppleJam, Inc., Osmose, Inc., Tyson Foods, Inc., Fastenal Company, Color Burst, the Thomasville Police Department, the Albany Police Department, Citizens' Security Bank, South Georgia Medical Center, Tyson Foods, the U.S. Army, and more.

Spring Sports Schedule

The Golden Fillies' tennis team of Coach Alton Hudgins will host Albany State today at 2:30 p.m. at the ABAC Tennis Center. The Golden Fillies' fast pitch softball team of Coach Donna Campbell will host North Florida for a doubleheader Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Fillie Field. The Golden Stallions' baseball team of Coach Steve Janousek will host Lake City for a 2:30 p.m. doubleheader on Thursday at Stallion Field. Come out and support ABAC spring sports.

Big Games Tonight

Join the crowd at Gressette Gym tonight as ABAC squares off against Middle Georgia in two basketball games. The Fillies of Coach Julie Conner will tip off at 5:30 p.m., followed by the Stallions of Robert Moore. Dr. Larry Allen and the Ag Division student clubs are sponsoring free hot dogs, chips, and cold drinks before the game.

Today at noon, you are invited to a mini-pep rally on the stage in the Dining Hall. Both teams will be introduced and the Spirit Team will perform. Special lunch items are planned. The first 25 faculty/staff members at the game tonight will receive Sunday brunch for two in the Donaldson Dining Hall. Sign up in the lobby.

The ABAC Ambassadors will also sponsor Halfcourt for $100 at halftime of each contest. Both games will be broadcast on WTIF 107.5 FM. Mike Chason will provide the play-by-play.

All day long today, wear your green and gold or some type of ABAC clothing in support of the Golden Stallions and Golden Fillies.

The Stallions will be at home Thursday for their final home game of the season against Oxford College. Let's go ABAC!

President's Club Dinner

The ABAC Foundation will honor new members of the President's Club on Friday at the annual President's Club Dinner in the Donaldson Dining Hall. President's Club members have pledged or contributed at least $10,000 to the ABAC Foundation. Development Director Melvin Merrill said 25 new members are expected to be inducted Friday night. Entertainment will be provided by Susan Jackson.

Robinson Selected as Chair

President Mike Vollmer has announced that Dr. Bobbie Robinson is now the chair of the Division of Humanities at ABAC. Robinson had served as interim chair since the departure of Erin O'Neill last year. Congratulations to Dr. Robinson on her appointment.

Take Pride on Wednesday

The second Take Pride in ABAC Day will take place on Wednesday from 4-5 p.m. Students, faculty, staff, administrators, and their families are invited to take part in the campus clean-up. Garbage bags, gloves, and ice cold Stallion water will be available at the headquarters located between Conger Hall and the Carlton Center.

Open Campus Day February 26

The single biggest recruiting day of the year will take place on Feb. 26 when Open Campus Day returns to the ABAC campus. All exhibits should be set up by 9 a.m. on Feb. 26. Registration begins at 10 a.m. Make your plans to attend.

ABAC Features Black History Month

In celebration of Black History Month, the Humanities Division at ABAC will feature the works of two African-Americans as part of its Celebrating Cultural Diversity project.

Henry Pernell Johnson, an artist and professor of art at Savannah College of Art and Design, will display his exhibit "Family Reminiscences" on Feb. 19-28 in Room 202 of the Baldwin Library. A reception will be hosted by the ABAC Art Program and the ABAC Foundation on Tuesday at 3 p.m. The exhibit is open to the public during the library's hours of operation: Monday through Thursday from 7:30 a.m.-10 p.m., Friday from 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday from 2-5 p.m., and Sunday from 5-10 p.m.

Anthony Grooms, a poet, short story writer, and novelist, will speak to ABAC English classes on Tuesday from 9:30-11 a.m. He will read from his works at 4 p.m. in the meeting room attached to the Creswell Hall Art Gallery. The reading is open to the public.

The celebration will culminate with a special event on Feb. 28 from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. in the J. Lamar Branch Student Center. Humanities faculty members and ABAC staff and students will discuss African-Americans' contributions to the Humanities and perform music by African-American artists. The public is encouraged to attend and may bring poems or speeches by their favorite African-American authors to share with the audience.

Celebrating Cultural Diversity is a project supported by the Georgia Humanities Council and the National Endowment for the Humanities and through appropriations from the Georgia General Assembly. For additional information, call 3250.

Scholarship Deadline March 15

The deadline for submitting applications for scholarships at ABAC is March 15. Students who are interested in scholarships for either the 2002 summer session or the 2002 fall semester should apply by March 15 to the Office of Academic Affairs in Tift Hall.

Various scholarships are available for students seeking financial assistance. Last year, incoming freshmen received scholarships totaling approximately $70,000. In addition, 84 scholarships totaling $83, 875 were awarded to rising sophomores during ABAC's annual Honors Day ceremony in April. The scholarships are funded through the ABAC Foundation.

For more information on scholarship applications, contact the Office of Academic Affairs at 386-3238.

Forensics Team Hosts Tournament

The ABAC Forensics Team will host the Georgia Intercollegiate Forensics Association Eighth Annual State Championship on Saturday. Two- and four-year schools from throughout Georgia will be on campus with extremely talented students from 8 a.m.-7 p.m. Most events will be held in Conger Hall. Everyone is welcome to attend. Contact Sheila Hughes at 7164 for more information.

Central Asia Weekend

Learn more about terrorists, as well as their role in Afghanistan at the Focus on Central Asia seminar which is free to ABAC faculty, staff, and students. The seminar meets from 4:30-6:20 p.m. on Friday and 9 a.m.-3 p.m. on Saturday. Your only cost will be a $6.25 buffet lunch on Saturday. For more information, call Dr. John Dunn at 3259. To sign up, contact Diane Kilgore at 3267.

Let's Go to Scotland!

ABAC continues its travels this summer with a trip to England, Ireland, and Scotland. The tentative departure date for the trip is June 20 and return to the USA on July 1.

The cost is $2,817 for the 12-day excursion. This cost includes round-trip air transportation, 10 nights' accommodations in selected three and four star hotels, fulltime services of a professional multi-lingual tour director, all on-tour transportation services, breakfast and dinner daily, guided city sightseeing tours, and walking tours as per itinerary. Call 3267 to sign up.

Data From Donna

For Fiscal Year 2001, ABAC's expenditures per EFT were $7,602. We ranked 11^th of the 13 two-year institutions in the state. The highest expenditures per EFT were at Floyd College where $9,249 was spent. The lowest were $5,184 at Gordon College.

'Meet & Eat' in Moultrie

Twenty-five ABAC faculty and staff members traveled to Colquitt County High School on Feb. 11 for a "Meet and Eat" gathering with the high school's teachers, counselors, and administrators. The purpose of the trip was to meet new people and find out what issues and interests we share.

Those representing ABAC included Angie Palmer, Andrea Willis, Dr. Caroline Helms, Darby Thompson, Dr. Bettie Horne, Dr. Gail Dillard, Jean Oliver-Burks, Dr. Jeff Gibbs, Jewrell Rivers, John Dunn, Kay Weeks, Mike Curry, Sam Grantham, Bruce Applewhite, Bam Pirkle, Annie Sims, Dr. Bobbie Robinson, Susan Johnson, Keetra Branch, Dr. Maggie Martin, Kay Powell, Geoff Clement, Katrina McCrae, and Bertha Daniel. Liaison for the event was Mary Ann Stone, Colquitt County's Secondary Curriculum Director.

Several attendees are interested in additional trips of a similar nature to other area high schools. The event was sponsored by the Bridge Project public school outreach committee. For information, or if you would like to be a part of future "Meet and Eat " gatherings, contact Sue Wilson at 3974.