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Calendar of Events
Monday, September 23
8:00 a.m.-Georgia Chiefs Assoc. Professional Management Program
(Cordell Conf. Room C)
7:30 p.m.-Cordell
Lecture Series—Janisse Ray (Cordell Conf. Room)
Tuesday, September 24
8:00 a.m.-Georgia Chiefs Assoc. Professional Management Program
(Cordell Conf. Room C)
11:00 a.m.-Ray Class Lecture (Cordell Conf. Room A)
Wednesday, September 25
8:00 a.m.-Georgia Chiefs Assoc. Professional Management Program
(Cordell Conf. Room C)
11:00 a.m.-Student Support Services Workshop (Cordell
Conf. Room A)
5:00 p.m.-Rotary Board
Meeting (Magnolia Room)
6:00 p.m.-ASU at ABAC Info
Session (Cordell Conf. Room A)
Thursday, September 26
8:00 a.m.-Georgia Chiefs Assoc. Professional Management Program
(Cordell Conf. Room C)
11:30
a.m.-Faculty/Staff Luncheon (Magnolia Room)
Friday, September 27
8:00 a.m.-Georgia Chiefs Assoc. Professional Management Program
(Cordell Conf. Room C)
9:30 a.m.-Worth
Middle School Tour (Cordell Conf. Room A)
7:00 p.m.-Police Academy
Graduation (Cordell Conf. Room)
7:00 p.m.-Rountree Rehearsal
Dinner (Magnolia Room)
Saturday, September
28
8:00 a.m.-National ACT (Student Life Hearing
Room)
Noon-Bailey
Bridesmaids Luncheon (Magnolia Room)
Taxi Driver
Wednesday
The Baldwin Film Group will present Taxi Driver on Wednesday at 7p.m. in
Conger 317. The film is rated R and runs
for 114 minutes. Admission is free.
Cordell Lecture
Tonight
Author Janisse Ray will be the featured
speaker at the Tom M. Cordell Distinguished Lecture Series tonight at 7:30 p.m.
in the Cordell Conference Room. All
tickets have been distributed. If seats
are available, those without tickets will be admitted to the room at 7:30
p.m. Ray is the author of Ecology of a Cracker Childhood, which is
being used in the Freshman Seminar classes this semester.
Dillard New Evening
Director
Dr. Gail Dillard has been selected as the
new Director of Evening and Off-Campus Programs at ABAC. She has been a member of the Humanities
Division faculty since 1988. She has served as coordinator of the Honors
Program since its conception in 1993.
During the past year, Dillard has also been involved with the Student Success
Committee and served as Coordinator of Faculty Development. Dillard will take over her new duties on
Oct. 1.
Construction Today
Please be very careful in the area between
King Hall and the Carlton Center. The asphalt
is being broken up and hauled away in preparation for the Pedestrian Mall.
Cowboy Balladeer
Thursday
Doc Stovall, Georgia’s Official Balladeer, will
perform Thursday at the Tifton Museum of Arts and Heritage. His first performance is from noon-2 p.m. for
a “Bring Your Own Lunch” event., and again that evening from 7-8:30 p.m. Each event is free. Coffee and sweets will be provided for the
evening performance.
Stovall performs his original poetry and
music throughout the United States. The
performance is part of the Will Rogers exhibit which will continue at the
museum until Oct. 4.
First Tuesday on
October 1
Featured at the next event in the First
Tuesday Series on Oct. 1 will be David Van Wycke, cellist;
Latrelle Dixon, soprano; Blane Jacobs, baritone; Don Wauchope, French horn; and Jonathan Durkovic,
piano. The event begins at 7 p.m. in the
Chapel of All Faiths. The cost is $3 for
adults and $1 for students. ABAC students are admitted free with their I.D.
cards. Patrons of the Arts and
Entertainment Series can attend the First Tuesday Series at no charge. For more information, contact Arts Connection
Director Wayne Jones at 3558.
Pool to Close
The ABAC Pool will close for the season on
Oct. 1. Mark your calendar.
Midnight Mania
September 30
The third annual faculty/staff versus
students basketball game will be held at 10:30 p.m. on Sept. 30 as a part of
the Midnight Mania celebration. If you
would like to play, contact Bernice Hughes.
She needs male and female players, young and not so young.
The evening will also include give-aways,
the Sabor Latino Dancers, the Spirit Team, many
prizes and contests, refreshments, and, at 12:01 a.m., the introduction of the
2002-03 Fillies and Stallions. They will
engage in intra-squad scrimmages for 15 minutes each. The ABAC Ambassadors will also be on hand for
Half Court for $100.
Model Classroom in Use
In an effort to meet the ever-changing
advancements in technology, ABAC has implemented an initiative to create model
classrooms on campus. Classes will be conducted by faculty members in the
Division of Social Science this fall in ABAC’s very first model classroom, Room
213 Bowen Hall. In the future, every division on campus will have access to a
model classroom.
Each model classroom will utilize an
instructional presentation center, which is a multimedia lectern that houses
all of the most up-to-date, technologically-based instructional hardware,
including the following: a PC, CD/DVD drive, VCR access, remote mouse, document
camera--which allows the display of transparencies, 3D objects, texts, and
more--projection screens (five feet in width), and 
connectivity to Local
Area Network (LAN) and the Internet. All visual output will be provided by a
mounted ceiling projector, eliminating the need for additional television
monitors.
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Celebrating
Birthdays September 23 Lum
Roberts 24 Cathy
Rogers 27 Caroline
Helms 28 Mike
Williams 29 Steve
Janousek 29 Brenda
Whitley 30 Mike
Curry |
The total cost of a model classroom is
$15,000. This figure includes $10,000 for the hardware and $5,000 for the
lectern.
Note of Thanks
Thank you for your cards, thoughts, and
prayers during this difficult time following my mother’s death. The ABAC Family is truly a special one, and I
am honored to be a part of it. The plant
that was delivered to my home is beautiful and will be a constant reminder of
my mother, and how special she was.
Diane
Jackson
First ABAC Student
Earns BASIT
Jim Edens of Tifton is the first student at
ABAC to earn the Bachelor of Applied Science in Information Technology (BASIT)
degree offered through Valdosta State University. He completed the program this
summer.
The BASIT program, which began in the fall
of 2000 through the Intellectual Capital Partnership Program (ICAPP) funding,
allows students to earn a bachelor’s degree in Information Technology at ABAC
by taking on-line classes offered by VSU.
The program provides technical and
managerial skills in computer technologies that will prepare a graduate for the
job market. Topics of study include web
programming, Visual Basic (VB) programming, Microsoft Office automation,
project management, and Microsoft operating systems and networks. The BASIT program also prepares student to
earn the Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) certification.
Edens, who is the Human Resources Director
for the City of Tifton, is also involved with telecommunications, City Net, and
web application development. He said the
BASIT degree has really helped him in his current position, and he is already
putting the programming skills he learned to good use.
Care and Concern
Andrea Willis is recuperating at home after
undergoing gall bladder surgery. Terry
Clark is also recuperating at home after suffering a torn tendon which required
knee surgery. Please keep both these
ABAC Family members in your thoughts and prayers.
Positions Open
ABAC:
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Vice President of Student & Enrollment Services (Deadline 11/30)
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Admissions Recruiter/Counselor Salary $26,000-27,000 (deadline 9/27)
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Senior Secretary, ABAC on the Square
Salary $18,000-19,000 (deadline 9/25)
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LPN, Health Center (deadline 9/27)
Floyd:
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Director, Oncology Nurse Navigator Program
Contact the Office of Human Resources for
details.
ABAC Family
Kay Powell was the guest
speaker at the Moultrie Lions Club on Sept. 9. She spoke on the history,
accomplishments, and goals of ABAC on the Square.
Dr. John Dunn spoke to the
Sylvester Kiwanis Club on Sept. 11 on U.S. involvement in the Middle East.
Carlos
Howard made recruiting visits to Northside (Warner Robins), Berrien County,
Worth County, Lee County, and Crisp County high schools last week.
