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Augusta, GA— Amanda Dojack, a senior kinesiology major in the College of Education, presented new research on the relationship between cognitive performance and cardiovascular health in older versus younger people at the 19th annual Phi Kappa Phi Student Research and Fine Arts Conference at Augusta University on March 18. Dojack’s …

AUGUSTA, Ga. – Dr. Hannah Bennett, professor of kinesiology, was recently presented with a Value of Leadership award by second-year students at Augusta University at the Half-Way There Celebration on April 11. Leadership is one of several values held dear by Augusta University. The university defines leadership as qualities reflected …

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 – Dr. Patricia Alvarez McHatton, dean of the College of Education at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, visited Augusta University teacher education students and AU College of Education faculty on March 15 to talk about how to address inequality in the k12 classroom. Alvarez McHatton’s lecture, titled …

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 …