IMMEDIATE JULY 7, 2004

ABAC OPENS CLASSROOMS JULY 20 IN SYLVESTER

TIFTON- In a continuing effort to reach students in their hometowns, Abraham Baldwin College opens new classrooms in Sylvester July 20 which will feature regular college credit classes as well as continuing education classes.

An open house and ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held on July 20 at 4 p.m. in the Worth County Governmental Building. It is open to anyone who would like to attend. Tours of the facility will be given, refreshments will be served, and speakers will include ABAC President Mike Vollmer, Worth County Commission Chair Dan Miller, and Bill Boone, Executive Director of the Worth County Development Authority, who initiated the contact between Worth County and ABAC.

Worth County Commissioners renovated a wing in the governmental building to be used for ABAC classes. There are two classrooms, an office, and space for a computer server.

Dr. Gail Dillard, Director of ABAC’s Evening and Off-Campus Programs, said, “We want to expand the program as much as possible. We hope to have a computer lab in the future, as well as offer a bigger selection of classes.”

Classes currently slated for fall include an English 1101 class available on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5 – 6:15 p.m., and six Continuing Education classes running from September to November. An information session will be held from 6 – 7 p.m. on Aug. 3 in the new classrooms.

For more information on credit classes, contact the Evening Program office at (229) 386-7154. For more information on continuing education classes, contact the Public Service & Business Outreach Center at (229) 386-3267.