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| This is a special edition of Coffee Break to report on items approved and announced during the Board of Trustees meeting held April 17th & 18th. |
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 Willeford Estate Gift Makes Campus Improvements Possible Thanks to a $1 million gift from the Anna Bowles Ferrell Willeford Estate the university is going to be busy this summer making improvements around campus. See More...  Program Capitalizes on University Strengths The Board of Trustees approved a new initiative to create a center for the athletic training program. See More...  New Program in Autism Will Launch in the Fall Averett is in the process of developing of a Center of Excellence in Autism Education. See More...  Changes in Technology and E-mail for Students and Alumni A number of changes have occurred with Averett technology in the past six months, including a new e-mail system for students and alumni that will be implemented this summer. See More...  QEP Continues its Work to Expand Reading Across Campus Another layer of initiatives will be added to the Reading Critically for Success plan. The initiatives include: faculty/staff training and the creation of a new online course for incoming freshmen called Successful Reading. Programs started this year such as peer tutoring, the USA Today Readership program, literacy activities and Authors on Campus will continue. Authors on Campus will bring in the very popular Sharyn McCrumb on Sept. 22.  SACS Update Averett must address five issues for SACS for a Sept. 5 monitoring report. See More... |
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| Promotions and Tenure Dr. Jeff Woo received tenure Dr. Genevieve Moene and Dr. Alice Obenchain-Leeson were promoted to associate professor and received tenure Dr. Lee Burton was promoted to associate professor Richard Breen, Jackie Finney and Dr. Laura Hartman were promoted to professor Congratulations, everyone! Faculty and Staff Person of the Year Named Dr. Tommy Foster, professor of physical education, wellness/sport science, was named the Faculty Member of the Year during a reception April 24 in the dining Hall. Elaine Day, director of the library and associate professor was named the Staff Member of the Year. Congratulations, Tommy and Elaine! |