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Volume XLI, Number 25 www.abac.edu
Calendar of Events
Monday, February 10
Tuesday, February 11
Wednesday, February 12
Noon-Fit for Life (Magnolia Room)
Thursday, February 13
Friday, February 14
Noon-Healthy Heart Luncheon (Magnolia
Room)
Saturday, February 15
Monday, February 17
Noon-GACP Board Luncheon (Magnolia Room)
Valentine
Roses for
The ABAC Ambassadors are again sponsoring their
annual Valentine’s Day rose sale. Roses
are available at the following prices by calling any Ambassador or the Public
Relations Office at 3264. Orders must be placed by Wednesday and picked up on
Friday.
1 rose $4.50
3 roses $12
6 roses
$20
1
dozen roses $30
Healthy
Heart Luncheon Friday
The ABAC Division of Nursing and Health
Services is sponsoring “An Affair of the Heart.” This women’s only event is planned for Friday
at
New Spring
Enrollment Record
Students
at Abraham Baldwin shattered another enrollment record Thursday when President
Mike Vollmer announced that the ABAC headcount has now reached 3,003 students
for the spring semester.
“It’s
an incredible achievement, and I think the credit has to go to a hard-working
group of faculty and staff members at our college,” Vollmer said. “We were astounded when the enrollment went
over 3,000 for the fall term and now we have accomplished the unthinkable two
semesters in a row.”
ABAC’s previous spring term enrollment high occurred last
spring with a headcount of 2,656 students. During the 2002 fall semester, the
enrollment reached an alltime high of 3,033
students. Registrar Beth Saxon said that
normally the enrollment during the spring semester averages seven percent fewer
students than the fall. That didn’t happen
this spring.
“There
are a lot of factors,” Saxon said. “The
enrollment at ABAC on the Square in
Evening
and Off Campus Programs Director Gail Dillard said 820 students are taking
night classes on campus, another alltime record which
is a 40 percent increase over last spring.
Dillard said the
Ag
Career Forum Thursday
The
Job Placement Office is sponsoring an agricultural career forum on Thursday at
Jones
Named Director
Wayne
Jones has been selected as the director of the Abraham Baldwin Arts
Connection. Jones had been serving in an
interim director’s capacity. He will
continue to lead the choral program at ABAC in addition to his Arts Connection
duties. Jones has been a faculty member
at ABAC since 1989.
Open
Campus Day Set Up
Set
up for Open Campus Day in Gressette Gym can take
place on Feb. 25 from
Basketball
Tonight
The
Golden Fillies and the Golden Stallions will host Atlanta Tech for a
Softball
on Tuesday
The
Golden Fillies of Coach Donna Campbell will host Brewton Parker for a
Tennis
on Thursday
The
Golden Fillies’ tennis team of Coach Alton Hudgins will host Gordon at
Baseball
on Thursday
Coach
Steve Janousek and his Golden Stallions will hit the
field Thursday for a
Career
Day February 19
ABAC’s annual Career Day will be held on Feb. 19 from
Coordinator
of Job Placement Jonathan Harrington expects over 35 companies and businesses
from all areas of
Pedestrian
Mall Update
Stephen Rakestraw reports that the Pedestrian
Mall paving from the Dining Hall to the
In
fact, Rakestraw reports that the landscaping of
shrubs, trees, and grass will be installed from the Dining Hall to the
Deadline
for
The
deadline for submitting an application and paying a deposit for ABAC’s
OITS Has
Moved
The
Office of Information Technology and Services has moved to Room 107 in the
Mr. ABAC
March 11
The
Family & Consumer Sciences Club will sponsor the 13th annual Mr.
ABAC Contest on March 11 at
Facilities
Use Reminder
Please be reminded that all facilities on the ABAC campus should be
reserved through the Office of Public Relations. Policy guidelines for the use of facilities
by outside groups including charges have been drawn up. Please contact Public Relations Director Mike
Chason if you have any questions about use of ABAC
facilities by outside groups.
Notes of
Thanks
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Birthdays February 12 Alana McCurdy 13 Robert Moore 16 Dennis Bush
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Dear ABAC Friends,
Mitch
and I both appreciate all your expressions of love and concern while he was
going through his bypass surgery and recovery.
The poinsettia was beautiful, and your cards and calls were welcome
reminders that there were a lot of people in our corner. We especially appreciate all your
prayers. They were answered! Mitch continues to improve daily.
Thank
you so much,
Mitch
& Sandra Hunt
I
would like to thank the ABAC Family for the cards, emails, phone calls and
words of encouragement during the loss of my Grandpa. I am very thankful that you were there for
me. You are what makes
ABAC so special!
May
God bless,
Ashley
Purvis
ABAC
Increases SCCP Giving
January marked the official end of the State Charitable Contributions
Program (SCCP) campaign for 2003. ABAC’s pledges and contributions totaled $6,571, a 20
percent increase over the previous year, and an amount which exceeded our
goal. That percentage of increase is remarkable
considering that 58 percent of the rest of the System institutions were unable
to increase their level of giving from the previous year. The ABAC departments having 100 percent
participation were treated by President Mike Vollmer to a pizza party Friday
prepared by B.J. Smith and the ARAMARK staff.
The following offices were invited:
CAMP, HEP, College Services, Human Resources, Learning Support, Student
and Enrollment Services, and Institutional Research and Planning.
ABAC
Family
Polly Huff attended the annual Georgia Festivals and Events
Association Convention held in
Alan Kramer accompanied Julie Conner to the GA-WIN (Women’s Intersport Network) Community Awards Program in
Mike Chason was the guest speaker at the Tifton Kiwanis Club
on Jan. 31. He presented a Powerpoint titled Kiwanis
in Pictures.
Pattie Clark served on a SACS
Reaffirmation Committee to