DARTON STATE COLLEGE LAUNCHES FREE ONLINE COLLEGE MATH PREP COURSE
Tweet Special to the Journal ALBANY- Who says nothing is for free? Darton State College launched a free college math prep course on Monday. The course will make it possible for thousands of students to prepare for the math portion of the Compass Placement exam free of charge, opening them to the possibility of achieving [...]
Read More →ASU students develop winning plan for campus credit union
Tweet A campus credit union to deposit and borrow money is the idea a team of undergraduate students in Albany State’s College of Business conceived. The students took the plan to a competition of graduate students and walked away with a sixth place finish for the concept that supports community development on the local level. [...]
Read More →University of Georgia SBDC: Starting Your Business June 6 & Writing a Business Plan June 20
Tweet Starting a Business If you are considering starting a small business, then this workshop is a crucial first step. Topics for discussion include the traits of successful entrepreneurs, market research, legal structures for your business, estimating start-up costs and cash flow projection, financing alternatives, failure factors, and business planning. Since lack of planning is one [...]
Read More →ASU PoliceOfficer Heading to Afghanistan
Tweet by Pearlie M. Browser The Albany State University Police Department, a proud supporter of the U.S. military, announces the upcoming deployment of ASU patrol officer Marvin Jennings. The Marine Corp Reserve gunnery sergeant is currently in training at North Carolina’s Camp Lejeune. Jennings will depart for a 12 month combat tour of duty in [...]
Read More →ASU Assistant Chief Completes Law Enforcement Training
Tweet Written by Pearly Bowser Albany, Ga – Albany State University’s Assistant Police Chief Gregory L. Elder attended the Chief Executive Training Class for newly appointed chiefs of police and heads of law enforcement agencies at the Dr. Curtis E. McClung Training Center located in Duluth, Ga. The session was held March 18 through March [...]
Read More →University System of Georgia honors ASU student
Tweet Written by Pearly Bowser Albany, Ga – An Albany State University junior is among only 31 students in the state who’ll receive honors for academic achievement from the University System of Georgia. Chancellor Hank Huckaby singled out ASU criminal justice major Viniecia Colley as an outstanding scholar. The Waynesboro, Ga. native is ASU’s representative [...]
Read More →Study: School administrative bloat increased 700 percent since 1950
Tweet Written by Robby Soave of the Daily Caller News Foundation American schools suffer from constantly growing administrative bloat and an institutional culture that prioritizes research over teaching, two new studies have found.
Read More →Congressman BISHOP Speaks ON IMPORTANCE OF ECONOMICS at Lee County Middle School During Stock Market Challenge
Tweet Special to the Journal LEESBURG, GA – Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop Jr. (GA-02) attended and spoke to students at Lee County Middle School during their GCEE Capital Hill Stock Market Challenge regarding the importance of education and economics.
Read More →Jones and Hall represent ASU SAAC at SIAC Conference
Tweet Special to the Journal Albany, Ga – Senior football player Janell Jones and junior cheerleader Brandie Hall represented Albany State University at the 2013 SIAC Student-Athlete Advisory Committee Conference. The conference included SAAC student-athletes and advisors from the SIAC’s 13 schools.
Read More →Dating in middle school leads to higher dropout, drug-use rates
Tweet Written by April Sorrow Athens, Ga. – Students who date in middle school have significantly worse study skills, are four times more likely to drop out of school and report twice as much alcohol, tobacco and marijuana use than their single classmates, according to new research from the University of Georgia.
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