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From the Dean’s Office...
From the Dean’s Office.............................................................................................................................................3
Department of Art.....................................................................................................................................................4
Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences...........................................................................................5
Department of Chemistry, Physics and Astronomy..................................................................................................6
Department of English and Rhetoric.........................................................................................................................7
Department of Government and Sociology...............................................................................................................8
Department of History, Geography and Philosphy...................................................................................................9
Interdisciplinary Studies.........................................................................................................................................10
Department of Mass Communication......................................................................................................................11
Department of Mathematics....................................................................................................................................12
Department of Modern Languages and Culture......................................................................................................13
Department of Music...............................................................................................................................................14
Department of Psychological Science.....................................................................................................................15
Department of Theatre............................................................................................................................................16
Museums.................................................................................................................................................................17
Programs of Distinction..........................................................................................................................................18
Give a gift...............................................................................................................................................................20
Photography courtesy of:
Tim Vacula
Gregg Kaufman
Stephanie Reagan
Melanie Beal
Bobbi Otis
Lauren Davidson
Matthew Heath
Indiren Pillay
Emily Gomez
Bob Chandler
Carlos Herrera
Larbi Oukada
Elaine Whitaker
Lana McDowell
The dean’s office suite is near the front door of the Arts and Science building, but if you
aren’t looking for it, you can miss it. Of course we do important work in the dean’s office—we
manage budgets, hiring, planning and policies—but much of our work should
stay behind the scenes.
The showcase work of the college is in the hands of our talented faculty. Faculty
dreams, hopes, and hard work continually transform the college. Working with students in
classrooms and research labs, in rehearsal halls and studios, in the college museums and
galleries, and in the initiatives we call programs of distinction, faculty have made the college
into a wonderfully exciting world. It is an ideal educational experience for our students.
This newsletter is a great example. What better way to create a college newsletter than
to recruit Georgia College journalists-in-training and showcase their ability? I proposed
the idea to Mass Communication department chair, Dr. Mary Jean Land. Dr. Land took the
project to one of her faculty, who implemented it in the junior-level Public Relations Writing
class
Writing is an important part of the Mass Communication major. Students learn how to
write for a specific audience and context. Writing for broadcast differs from writing for
publication. The students would write the articles with alumni in mind, and begin to answer
the question, “What would alumni like to know about the College of Arts and Sciences
as it is today?”
The Public Relations Writing class had exactly the number of students needed to cover
the college majors, museums and programs of distinction. I met with the class to answer
questions. The students would interview a contact person, research the topic, write an
article as an assignment, and earn credit for a course grade. And then get a byline in the
newsletter.
Writing was phase one. In phase two, mass communication student and Colonnade
(campus student newspaper) editor, Bobbi Otis designed and prepared the newsletter.
My thanks for the production of this newsletter go to the department of Mass Communication,
the faculty and staff across the college who helped our students with the project.
Special thanks go to the fifteen Public Relations students who wrote the articles, and especially
to Bobbi Otis, who volunteered to create the design and layout.
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