Announcements

AUGUSTA, GA. – Elementary Education in the Department of Teaching and Learning in the College of Education was recently honored at the Augusta University Teaching Excellence Awards for Program Teaching Excellence. The honor is given to a program or department that “promotes, supports and recognizes excellence in teaching and in service to students.” Elementary Education was noted for innovation and …

AUGUSTA, GA. – Dr. Rebecca Harper’s life changed with one workshop. “As cliché as it sounds, it changed everything about the way I teach writing,” she said. “It changed my life.” And so Harper, a professor of education and literacy expert in the Augusta University College of Education, set to …

AUGUSTA, GA. – Augusta University College of Education’s own Katy Towns received Honorable Mention in the American Counseling Association’s Ross Trust Future School Counselors Essay Competition. Towns was one of 17 entrants out of 600 nationwide to receive an honor in the contest, and is the first AU student to …

By Kashalah Robinson AUGUSTA, Ga. — This summer, Augusta University will again host Kids University, its annual summer camp. This enriching and entertaining camp specializes in STEAM education, which create classrooms that integrate science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics concepts across disciplines into all lessons. Dennis Dotterer, director of the …

AUGUSTA, GA – A video produced by Augusta University for the College of Education has won a Communicator Award of Excellence. The project was the first-ever marketing video created for the College of Education. Watch the video now. The Award of Excellence is given to those entrants who produce the …

AUGUSTA, GA. – One hundred percent of the employees of the College of Education made a gift to the Augusta University IGIVE campaign this year, according to the Augusta University Office of Advancement. The college is the only one of the nine colleges to reach this giving milestone this year. …

AUGUSTA, GA. – The Augusta University Literacy Center was just named a National Exemplary Model by the National Reading Styles Institute. Dr. Mari Carbo, founder and executive director of the National Reading Styles Institute, presented the literacy center with the award via a live video projection. With the honor, nationwide …

AUGUSTA, GA. – The Augusta University College of Education will host an educators’ workshop, “Laying Tracks: A Foundation for Integrative STEM/STEAM Instruction,” in a series of four seminars in 2017. See dates below. Dr. Ashley Gess, professor of education, has created a year-long, three-part workshop with follow-up through December of 2017 that will …

Congratulations to senior kinesiology major Jordan Bickett (above, second from left) for being named to the Peach Belt Conference Volleyball All-Academic Team! Bickett is the definition of a scholar-athlete, as she is also one of the undergraduate students participating in research and scholarship through the Augusta University Center for Undergraduate …

AUGUSTA, Ga. – Local middle school students will take on issues of international politics and human rights issues when they attend the third annual middle school Model United Nations Conference on Wednesday, March 15, at Augusta University. Students step into shoes of UN Ambassadors and debate a range of issues that …