John Barrow to Address Armstrong Spring Graduates Faculty and Staff Honored at the 2012 Armstrong Leadership Awards Ceremony Pirates Make History with Peach Belt Championships
John Barrow to Address Armstrong Spring Graduates
(May 1, 2012) Georgia Congressman John Barrow will address approximately 680 candidates for graduation at the Spring 2012 Armstrong Atlantic State University commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 5, 10:00 a.m., at the Savannah Civic Center, 301 West Oglethorpe Ave. “We are honored to have Congressman Barrow address our graduates,” said Armstrong President Linda Bleicken. “He [...]
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Faculty and Staff Honored at the 2012 Armstrong Leadership Awards Ceremony
(May 1, 2012) Ten members of the Armstrong community received awards at the 2012 Leadership Awards Ceremony on April 17, 2012, in the Student Union Ballroom. The Alumni Award for Distinguished Faculty Service to the Academic Discipline was bestowed on Professor of Rehabilitation Sciences George Davies for his significant contributions to the discipline and the [...]
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Pirates Make History with Peach Belt Championships
(May 1, 2012) The 2011-12 Armstrong Atlantic State University Pirates have established their place as a record-shattering juggernaut with five more Peach Belt Conference championships that have made Armstrong and Peach Belt history for the most conference championships in a single season. Before the 2011-12 year, the athletic department’s record for Peach Belt championships in one [...]
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Current News

  • Student Scholars Symposium Successful
    (May 1, 2012) Armstrong’s 18-year-old tradition of student involvement in scholarly and creative endeavors continued in splendid fashion on Thursday, April 26, 2012. Members of the Armstrong community viewed 60 oral presentations and 52 poster presentations throughout the day, the topics of which ranged from “Monolithic Stones, Manpower and Human Ingenuity” to “Using Facebook to [...]
  • Green Initiative Kicked Off with Earth Day Celebration
    (May 1, 2012) Armstrong Atlantic State University kicked off the university’s new sustainability initiative, Making Maroon Green, with the first annual campus-wide Earth Day celebration on Monday, April 23, 2012. Making Maroon Green aims to mobilize and educate the university community about green initiatives on campus and to implement new sustainability measures. The inaugural Making [...]
  • Local Entrepreneur Greg Parker Speaks to Armstrong Economics Class
    (May 1, 2012) He’s someone who knows a little bit about success and was more than willing to impart his knowledge while at Armstrong on Wednesday, April 18, 2012. Local entrepreneur Greg Parker, president and CEO of The Parker Companies, spoke to students in Jason Beck’s economics class about the keys to running a profitable [...]
  • Sen. Johnny Isakson Visits Armstrong
    (May 1, 2012) U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.) visited Armstrong on Thursday, April 12, 2012, and spoke to students in Mike Toma’s macroeconomics class. Well into his second term, Senator Isakson dissected the subprime mortgage crisis and its continuing toll on the economy. He also fielded questions from students. Adding some levity to the grim [...]
  • Teens for Literacy Ends Year with Book Donation
    (May 1, 2012) Students from East Broad Street School visited Armstrong Atlantic State University on April 24, 2012, to celebrate the year-end close of Teens for Literacy, a literacy program for inner city children, coordinated by the Armstrong College of Education. Teens for Literacy was a partnership between East Broad and Armstrong that empowered East [...]

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  • Graduating Pirates share their stories
    Mychal Horn Q: I heard you went to college in Oklahoma before transferring to Armstrong. How did you end up choosing Armstrong? A: It was a better opportunity for me athletically and academically. It’s a small setting with small class sizes. There were fewer dis... […]
  • Residents’ worries dislodged
    Administration reconsiders housing move-out announcement Students attending classes over the summer or who are required to stay on campus due to university-related activities are longer required to move off campus or pay a fee to stay in campus housing during the break between the 2012 spring and summer seme... […]
  • Senior Spotlight
    Walker Davis For most of his life, Walker Davis has been drawn to all things creative. “For as long as I can remember, I have always been artistically inclined, both in visual and performance art,” Davis said. “My connection to the both the arts and creative expr... […]
  • Clothesline gives voice for gender-aimed violence
    In 2009, 459 forcible rapes occurred on college campuses — 17 percent of all college-related violent crimes committed — according the Federal Bureau of Investigation. They estimated that, at any given time, 12 percent of women attending American colleg... […]
  • Zimmerman’s trial is in court, not on cable
    By: The Inkwell editorial board On April 20, a Florida judge set George Zimmerman’s bond at $150,000. The neighborhood watch captain is accused of the murder of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in March. Zimmerman is scheduled to stan... […]
  • ‘Vagina Monologues’ fills Ogeechee Theater
    The “Vagina Monologues” captured audiences April 20 through the 22, for three shows in Armstrong’s Student Union Ogeechee Theater. Originally written and performed by Eve Ensler, the show features the real-life experiences and thoughts of women... […]

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