Students at Georgia Health Sciences and Augusta State Universities can get in shape and compete for prizes through New Year, New You: A Healthy Approach to Living and Learning.

This is the first student initiative of the soon-to-be consolidated universities, said Kaelan Woodall, a GHSU College of Nursing student and coordinator of the event. The schools will become Georgia Regents University in January.

Students will participate in teams of three to five people and must register from Jan. 7 through 14. The competition will begin on Jan. 14 with a kick-off event from 3 to 5:30 p.m. in the GHSU Wellness Center. Teams will gather to learn the rules of the program, how to accumulate points and what prizes can be won. Information booths with health-related materials will be available.

A $5 registration fee will go toward prizes for the competition, including the grand prize, which will be awarded to the team that earns the most points per team member.  Additional prizes will be given to individuals, rather than teams, that reach 25, 50 and 75 points.

“As students, we often times sacrifice countless hours in the library in exchange for the time we would be taking for ourselves to live a healthy, balanced life,” Woodall said. “It is important for us to look after one another and remind each other that our health is a high priority, just like our education. That’s why we, the students of the soon-to-be Georgia Regents University, have begun a health initiative to get students up and active.”

Students can earn points for exercising by fulfilling established guidelines and participating in extracurricular sporting events. Attending “Lunch and Learn” sessions in the Wellness Center about health-related topics will also earn points. The health competition ends April 5.

“This is an opportunity for students that may not have classes together to join in a shared experience of fitness,” said Andrew Phillips, President of the ASU Student Government Association. “This initiative not only helps students improve their health and quality of life, it also provides another means of uniting students from different segments of the new university.”

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Baldwin, a native of Camden, Ala., participated in student demonstrations and other civil rights activities as a youth. Following his graduation from Camden Academy High School in 1976, Baldwin matriculated to Talladega College where he received his bachelor’s degree in history. He received master degrees in Black Church studies and in theology from Colgate-Rochester Divinity School/. He also

An ordained Baptist minister, he is the author of numerous articles and several books including To Make the Wounded Whole: The Cultural Legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. and There is a Balm in Gilead. The latter publication won the Midwest Book Achievement Award of the Midwest Independent Publisher Association.

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Faculty and staff are encouraged to submit their suggestions by visiting http://connection.georgiahealth.edu/2013/01/07/3634/. Submissions must be in by noon on Friday, Jan. 11.

The communications and marketing staff will narrow the selections for inclusion on a survey. The top choices will be announced in the Jan. 16 edition of The Connection and Weekly Report email.

A vote will be held to select the top name; voting will close on Jan. 23. The winning name will be announced in the Jan. 30 edition of the current Weekly Report. The new design of the print publication and electronic newsletter will be unveiled in the Feb. 6 editions. The faculty or staff person who suggests the winning name will receive a $100 gift certificate to the GRU bookstore.

“As the schools are consolidating, these electronic and print publications will also be changing to reflect Georgia Regents University,” Senior Vice President of Communications and Marketing David Brond said. “We wanted to give our University community a voice in the choice of the new name so that they could have a hand in the changes for these publications.”

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The Career Center will now be housed in the former nursing department suite on the 2^nd floor of University Hall. The office numbers will remain the same. Academic Advising Center will also be moving to the suite on Jan. 15.

Alumni Relations will be relocated to the old Human Resources building on the Summerville campus. On Feb. 1, members of the development team will move to the alumni center on the Health Sciences campus.

The Purchasing Office will be moving Monday, Jan. 14, and Tuesday, Jan. 15, to their new location, the PL Building on 1225 Walton Way. To reach Lynn Carmack, call 706-721-6121; Nicole Moore, call 706-721-6122; and Amber Armour, call 706-721-9441. Their fax number is 706-721-3012.

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Beginning Jan. 9, a footnote will be automatically appended to all outgoing email notifying outside recipients of the email domain change:

Augusta State University and Georgia Health Sciences University have consolidated to become Georgia Regents University, effective January 9, 2013. My email address has changed to @gru.edu. Please update your address book to reflect this change.

Starting Jan. 9, all outbound email will be delivered with the gru.edu domain name. Incoming mail addressed to @aug.edu or @georgiahealth.edu will continue to be received until a date later in the year. You should begin notifying your external contacts as soon as possible on or after Jan. 9 – Don’t wait until it is too late!

For more information, go to http://www.georgiahealth.edu/itss/news/2012dec/gru_email.html.

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“The Hull College faculty, staff, and students work hard at maintaining a standard of excellence in business education and we are indeed honored that our accreditation with the  AACSB has been reaffirmed,” said Marc Miller, dean of the Hull College of Business.

According to the AACSB, this accreditation is a hallmark of excellence in business education and is earned by less than five percent of the world’s business schools. To achieve this prestigious accreditation, business schools must undergo a rigorous process involving internal review, evaluation, and adjustments. In addition, as required by AACSB Standards, a peer review process every five years in order to maintain their accreditation.

“We are delighted with the AACSB recommendation to award full reaccreditation to the Hull College of Business.” said Carol Rychly, vice president for academic affairs at Augusta State. “The Hull College faculty members, under Dr. Miller’s leadership, have done an outstanding job in maintaining the quality of the college’s programs and in providing an exceptional learning environment for Hull students. It is a great achievement for the university for the Hull College to earn this continued distinguished recognition by the AACSB.”

The accreditation extends for an additional six years, and the next on-site review will occur in the fifth year, 2017-18.

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At 10:30 a.m. during its inaugural run, Al E. Cat—the university’s mascot—will greet the riders boarding the bus near the fountain outside of University Hall on the Summerville campus.

“We are excited about expanding the Jaguar Express shuttle service to offer a route that runs directly between these campuses,” said Karl Munschy, director of business services. “I believe the new bus and new route will truly benefit the students, because it is a green solution to help reduce the parking demand.”

According to Munschy, the new bus will provide service between 7 a.m. – 10 p.m., Monday through Thursday, and from 7 a.m. – 6 p.m. on Friday, between University Hall on the Summerville campus and the old Dental School Building on the Health Sciences campus.

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Former Jaguars Henrik Norlander and Patrick Reed are both slated to make their PGA Tour debuts this week in the Sony Open in Hawaii, according to the PGA Tour web site.

Late last week, it appeared only Norlander would gain entry into the field, with Reed on the outside looking in as an alternate. But as of Monday morning, Reed was listed on the site’s tournament field.

Both players helped lead Augusta State to national prominence as key members of the back-to-back Division I Men’s Golf National Championship squads.

For the official field, go to http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/sony-open-in-hawaii/field.html.

Mullins Marks Five

Augusta State head softball coach Melissa Mullins recently announced her first group of student-athletes from the early signing period for the 2014 roster.

The five recruits are all in-state athletes including Julia Banks (Decatur HS), Ashley Benton (Oconee County HS), Brianna Dickens (Oconee County HS), Mallory Ferguson (South Effingham HS) and Taylor McChesney (Evans HS).

“I’m excited about this 2013 signing class – all of these girls come from a tradition of winning,” Mullins said. “I believe that will be a valuable asset as they join the Jaguars and as we look to continue to be a top contender in our region.”

ASU opens its season Saturday, Feb. 2, at home against Anderson (S.C.) in a doubleheader beginning at noon.

Basketball swept by UNC Pembroke

UNC Pembroke’s men outscored Augusta State 19-6 over the final 5:50 Saturday night and rallied for a 70-64 Peach Belt Conference victory over the 12th-ranked Jaguars in English E. Jones Center.

ASU junior guard Ryan Weems paced the Jags in scoring with 14 points and D’Angelo Boyce tallied 13 points and seven assists. Devon Wright-Nelson posted nine points and a team-best nine rebounds. Devonte Thomas added nine points and Travis Keels chipped in eight.

Meanwhile, the Lady Jaguars endured its worst shooting effort of the season Saturday and fell 47-40 at UNC Pembroke in Peach Belt Conference action at English E. Jones Center.

Taylor Ayers had a team-high 11 points and was the only Lady Jags to reach double figures. Tanchelle Hollingsworth had nine points and two steals, while Becky Newhouse led the squad with nine rebounds and three assists.

The Lady Jags played without Jemimah Ashy, the team’s leading scorer at 13.8 ppg., who was sidelined with a left knee injury.

Both teams return to action Saturday, Jan. 12, as they host Armstrong Atlantic at 1:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. with a “Whiteout” planned for the men’s contest.

This Week In Augusta State Athletics

(for the week of Monday, Jan. 7 to Sunday, Jan. 13)

SATURDAY, JANUARY 12

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL HOSTS Armstrong Atlantic State, Christenberry Fieldhouse, Augusta, Ga., 1:30 p.m.

*live webcast available at www.ustream.tv/augustastateathletics

*live stats available at http://livestats.prestosports.com/jaguars/

MEN’S BASKETBALL HOSTS Armstrong Atlantic State, Christenberry Fieldhouse, Augusta, Ga., 3:30 p.m.

*live webcast available at www.ustream.tv/augustastateathletics

*live stats available at http://livestats.prestosports.com/jaguars/

*For a printable version of TWIASA (This Week In Augusta State Athletics), visit www.jaguarsroar.com

*Subscribe to any of the six sport-specific email listserves by clicking here and specifying the sport

*Follow ASU Athletics at www.jaguarsroar.com

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*Receive short Twitter updates: @asu_jaguars

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Debra van Tuyll, communications and professional writing, recently had her new book, The Confederate Press in the Crucible of the American Civil War, published by Peter Lang.

Christian Poppeliers, chemistry and physics, received publicity from the Iris Passcal Instrument Center learning state of the art techniques.  http://www.passcal.nmt.edu/content/training-passcal

Sarah Smith, graduate assistant in teacher education, wrote an article entitled Why I Teach which was published in the Southern Education Desk.  http://www.southerneddesk.org/why-i-teach/

Steven Page and Charles Jenks, teacher education, published an article entitled, Crossing The Bridge:  Transitioning from a K-12 Teacher to a College Professor in the Journal of Inquiry & Action in Education.  http://digitalcommons.buffalostate.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1001&context=jiae

In the news

Karl Munschy, business services- Buzz on Biz, about how the students of soon to be consolidated institution, Georgia Regents University, will have a quicker way to travel between the new university’s Summerville and Health Sciences campuses with the GRU Jaguar Express Bus and express route.

Simon Medcalfe, Hull College- Ivy Exec, about how the local economy will have consistent and steady growth in 2013.

Jackson Cheatham, art- The Augusta Chronicle, about how the Gertrude Herbert Institute of Arthas been an influential part of the Augusta community.

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The ASU Bookstore (soon to be The JagStore) has been test marketing a rental textbook program for several semesters. They are pleased to announce that they now have over 400 textbook titles available for rent in the bookstore for spring semester. Students may choose to buy or rent new or used textbooks at the time they check out at the register. “A new point of sale system in the bookstore includes a sophisticated rental program that will permit the bookstore cashier to offer a rental option to each customer for eligible textbooks”, said Karl Munschy, Director of Business Services. “The system will track each rental and send automatic e-mail notifications to students reminding them to return their textbooks at the end of the semester”.   Now students have the option to purchase textbooks new, purchase used, rent new or rent used.

JAGCARD (Campus Identification)

The JagCard is the official identification card for campus, but it does much more than sit in your wallet. Students may add funds to the card and use it like a debit card in vending machines, copiers, the campus bookstore, campus dining, the copy center and more. It also serves as your electronic key to enter many computer labs and campus housing. Students may use their Financial Aid or Loan account January 4 through January 11, 2013, to purchase meal plans in the JagCard Office. Students may also add JagCash funds in the ASU Bookstore, Business Office, JagCard Office, in conveniently located JagCard Terminals or online via the JagCard Office Website. Replacement fee is $15. Don’t leave your JagCard at home or in your vehicle, please carry it with you while on campus.

Extended hours for the JagCard Office during the first week of classes will be:

January 7-8         8 a.m. – 5 p.m.

January 9-10       8 a.m. – 7 p.m.

January 11           8 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Study Abroad/Away updates

The deadlines for deposits have been extended to Jan. 18 for the following programs: Greece, Chile, Italy, Arizona, Australia

Other deposit deadlines:

February 1- Salamanca

February 15- Iceland/Amsterdam

Details on each program can be found at:

http://www.aug.edu/studyabroad/programs.php

Also, don’t forget that program proposals for the 2013-2014 academic year are due April 1.

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