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from ABAC

Michael D. Chason
Director of Public Relations
ABAC 30 -- 2802 Moore Highway
Tifton, GA 31793-2601
Phone 229-391-5055
Fax 229-391-5056
mchason@abac.edu

 

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IMMEDIATE                                                                                                                                                                                    AUGUST 13, 2008

 

                                                                    

                                                                                                               

Text Box: Left to right: Clark Dixon, a third generation ABAC student who is a forestry major from Blackshear; John Stewart, a forestry major from Waycross; Jordan Manders, a physical therapy major from Blackshear, and Dr. Niles Reddick, ABAC vice president for academic affairs, who assisted some freshmen this morning with the moving in process at ABAC Lakeside.

 

 

 

 

Welcome Week Activities for 1,000 Freshmen Begin At ABAC

 

TIFTON - Welcome Week activities for over 1,000 freshmen began at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College on Wednesday with what ABAC Director of Student Success Don Parks called "the world's biggest meet-and-greet."

Parks said all the freshmen got to know each other during a meet-and-greet time on the Gressette Gym floor called "Playfair."

            "Playfair is more than just an entertainment event," Parks said.  "It is a team-building experience that has a long lasting effect on the members of your campus community."

Other events during the five-day Welcome Week include intensive sessions on "Real Life 101" which explains the differences between going to high school and going to college, "How to Graduate on Time," and "It's All About Time,"

a session on time management for college students.

Local businesses will interact with the students today at the "Town-Gown Connection" dinner on The Meadows, and an ABAC Lakeside Block Party is set for tonight.

ABAC President David Bridges will be the keynote speaker at the annual Fall Convocation on Friday at 11 a.m. in Gressette Gym.  Bridges, a former ABAC student himself, will talk about "Character, Community, and Competence."  He will host a picnic for all the students after the session at the ABAC Lakeside student housing complex.

History of ABAC sessions, a scavenger hunt, an ice cream social, a talent show, and a student-led non-denominational worship service highlight the weekend activities.  Dean of Students Bernice Hughes said a big part of Saturday will also be spent doing community service activities in various locations around Tifton.

"It's important for these students to give back to the Tifton community which supports them," Hughes said.

            Fall semester classes begin at ABAC on Aug. 18.    

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