Albany State to host Alice Coachman Invitational Track Meet March 31
Tweet Written by Edythe Bradley Albany State University will host the 20th Annual Alice Coachman Invitational Track Meet on Saturday, March 31, at ASU’s Robert Cross Track and Field Complex and Hugh Mills Stadium Complex in Albany, Ga. The hammer throw competition, followed by the javelin throw, is slated to start at 8 a.m. [...]
Read More →Albany State track and field Lady Rams receive SIAC honors for outstanding performances
Tweet Four Albany State University Lady Rams have been selected for superlative honors by the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) after their outstanding track and field performances at the 62nd Annual Webster Surgical Center FAMU Relays, hosted by Florida A&M University on March 10. The Lady Rams recorded top numbers in several categories in [...]
Read More →ASU softball player named to preseason All-SIAC team
Tweet Written by Edythe Bradley Albany State University’s Chaconna Marks has been named to the 2012 SIAC Preseason Softball All-Conference Team, which was selected by the SIAC Softball Coaches Association. A catcher, Marks was named to the SIAC’s First Team. A Covington, Ga. native, Marks led the Lady Rams with 11 homeruns and [...]
Read More →ASU English professor receives prestigious award
Tweet Special to the Journal An Albany State University professor in the College of Arts and Humanities was recently honored at the 2011 Harlem Renaissance Conference for her contributions to the teaching profession. Dr. Marva O. Banks, an English professor at ASU, received the first Evelyn Gilbert Etheridge award at the conference held at [...]
Read More →ASU History and Political Science Club receives donation from local dentist
Tweet Special to the Journal Quentin Taylor, son of Albany dentist Dr. Robert Taylor III, presents a check to Sasha Jennings (left), Dwight Harris (second from left) and Jasmine Cross (far right), members of the Albany State University History and Political Science Club on Jan. 13 at Simmons Hall on the ASU Campus. The check [...]
Read More →ASU’s Gaskins named Division II national defensive player of the year
Tweet Written by Edythe Bradley Albany State University linebacker Jamarkus Gaskins has picked up more post-season honors. Gaskins highlights the Daktronics All-America team, which was announced by the Collegiate Sports Information Directors of America. In addition to first-team honors, Gaskins earned the Ron Lenz Division II National Defensive Player of the Year [...]
Read More →Albany Tech, ASU Enter Housing Agreement
Tweet Special to the Journal Albany Technical College and Albany State University will make a formal announcement on Tuesday, December 20, 2011, at 11a.m., in Gibson Hall on the ASU campus, to discuss their new joint housing agreement. Beginning in January for the spring semester, Albany Tech students who need housing will be [...]
Read More →Book focuses on works of former ASU Art Instructor
Tweet Special to the Journal The Albany Museum of Art announced that they will be selling a book of the works of artist Arthur Berry. The book chronicles the career of the artist through brilliant reproductions of his paintings. Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Berry served as head of the Art Department at Albany State [...]
Read More →ASU receives NEA grant for Imani Winds Woodwind Quintet Performance
Tweet Special to the Journal The Albany State University Lyceum Committee has been selected by the National Endowment for the Arts to receive a Challenge America Fast-Track Review Grant. The committee was selected to receive one of the 162 grants of $10,000 awarded to organizations in 46 states plus the District of Columbia and [...]
Read More →Four ASU Golden Rams invited to play in All-Star game
Tweet Written by Edythe Bradley Four Albany State University Golden Rams senior football players have been invited to play in a national black college all-star game. Linebacker Jamarkus Gaskins, defensive back Rashad McRae and defensive lineman Antorio Wells of the Golden Rams “Dirty Blue” defense, and quarterback Stanley Jennings of the “Gold [...]
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