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Volume XLII, Number 1 www.abac.edu
Calendar of Events
Monday, July 7
Tuesday, July 8
Wednesday, July 9
Thursday, July 10
Friday, July 11
Saturday, July 12
Sunday, July 13
Noon-Lee Saye Sunday School Class Lunch
(Magnolia Room)
Monday, July 14
Tuesday, July 15
Noon-IAAP Meeting (Magnolia Room)
Wednesday, July 16
Thursday, July 17
Today-New Student Orientation
Friday, July 18
Saturday, July 19
Sunday, July 20
Monday, July 21
Vollmer Begins Third
Year
Congratulations to President Mike Vollmer
who began his third year at ABAC on July 1.
Highlighted among the accomplishments during his two years include the
groundbreaking on the $32 million residence hall project, the largest project
of its kind at a two-year college in the United States. Also, the college has opened the $1.5 million
Pedestrian Mall, and construction will be completed this fall on the $7.1
million Ag Sciences Building. ABAC is
still on the list to receive $10 million in funding to renovate Tift, Herring,
and Lewis halls. An architect will soon
be busy designing the new Nursing and
Very active in the community, President
Vollmer is the chair-elect of the Tifton-Tift County Chamber of Commerce. He will take over as chair in January.
Construction Underway
Construction is now underway for the $32
million residence hall project next to Chandler Hall. A total of 200 of the 835 beds are scheduled
to be ready by Dec. 15, along with the 8,500-square-foot clubhouse. Residents of
Applications on the Rise
Admissions Director Angie Palmer reports
that 1,190 applications for admission have been received for the fall term, as
compared to 1,085 last year. A total of
904 of those students have been accepted, in comparison to 646 at this time
last year. Financial Aid Director
Jenelle Handcox reports that 2,686 students have applied for financial aid, as
compared to 2,480 at this point last year.
Registrar Beth Saxon said 2,211 students have already registered for the
fall term, as compared to 2,012 in 2002.
Next Orientation July 17
The second of three orientations for
incoming freshmen prior to the fall term will be held July 17. The final freshman orientation will be held
Aug. 14-15, just prior to fall term classes beginning on Aug. 18.
Office Changes
The GEAR UP, Human Resources, and
Institutional Research offices have moved.
The GEAR UP Office is now in Weltner Hall. Human Resources has moved to Room 23 on the
second floor of Tift Hall, and Institutional Research has moved to Tift Hall
Room 22.
Congratulations!
Congratulations to Dr. Amy Willis who
successfully defended her dissertation at
Strickland
on Vacation
Publications Specialist Helen Strickland will not be in her usual spot
on Tuesday. She will be on
vacation. She will return on July 15 to
handle all your publication needs.
Csinos
Leaves Admissions
Admissions Counselor Ali Csinos has left her position as an admissions
counselor. She will be teaching at
Ambassadors
a Tucker Family Tradition
Laura Beth Tucker and her son, Brett, have
established a unique tradition in their family: The Ocilla residents are the
first parent and child in the history of
Laura
Beth, who was a member of the first group of Ambassadors in 1987, attended ABAC
from 1986-88. Brett has served as an ABAC Ambassador for the past two years and
is currently president of the organization.
The ABAC Ambassadors are a select group of
students chosen for their enthusiasm, leadership ability, and communication
skills. They represent the college in Tifton and across the state of
Laura Beth said being an ABAC Ambassador
definitely influenced her career path and the choices she has made.
“The public relations and communication
skills I developed as an Ambassador carried over into my career,” she said.
“Conducting tours, giving speeches, and working at major events, such as the
Expo and the President’s Club Dinner, strengthened my people skills. I had the
opportunity to meet new people and gain networking experience, which helped me
establish contacts. Serving as an ABAC Ambassador and developing all of these
valuable skills helped me advance my career.”
Brett,
a sophomore agri-business major, said his mother definitely influenced his
decision to become an ABAC Ambassador.
“For me, there was never any question about
becoming an ABAC Ambassador,” Brett said. “I knew that was what I wanted to do.
I had some public relations experience from high school, but I wanted to obtain
more skills. My mother’s experiences definitely had an impact on me. I saw all
that she had accomplished, and she spoke very highly of the ABAC Ambassadors.”
Applications for the 2003-2004 Ambassadors’
program are now available in the Public Relations Office in Tift Hall.
Next FOCUS July
21
The
next edition of this prized publication will appear in your boxes on July 21. Please have all information for the FOCUS to the Public Relations Office by
Regents’
Test Tuesday
The Regents’ Test
will be administered on Tuesday at
Celebrating Birthdays
July
9 Kim
Ascani
9 Caren
Bierbaum
10 Missy
Hutto
10 Ashley
Purvis
11 Bertha
Daniel
11 Anita
Hobbs
14 Beth
Saxon
15 Chris
Ellis
16 Lynda
Harris
16 Amy
Willis
17 Donna
King
18 Cindy
Aycock
19 Keetra
Branch
19 Wilma
Knisel
Care & Concern
Brenda Bailey is recuperating at home after
undergoing surgery on June 25. Please
keep her in your thoughts and prayers.
Note of Sympathy
The
ABAC Family expresses sympathy to Bertha Daniel whose aunt, Cecile Becton,
passed away. The funeral was held on
June 30 in
Positions
Open
ABAC:
■ Vice President & Dean
of Academic Affairs
(deadline 9/15)
■ Computer Services
Specialist I, Office of
Information Technology & Services
Salary $20,000 (deadline 7/18)
■ Recruiter/Counselor,
Admissions
Salary $26,000-27,500 (deadline 7/15)
■ Program Specialist, GEAR
UP (Internal Search)
(deadline 7/7)
ABAC Family
Rita
Wade attended the Reporting Student and Project Performance TRIO Training
in