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On Campus...Welcome AboardCollege of Coastal Georgia President Valerie A.Hepburn welcomed 20 new faculty members tocampus for fall semester 2010.“There is tremendous excitement on campus with thereturn of the students, the construction progress, and theaddition of 20 faculty members to deliver our academicmission,” said Dr. Hepburn. “The quality of our facultyenables us to move forward with our new baccalaureateprograms. We are thrilled to be welcoming these newteam members.”Learn more about the new faculty on the collegewebsite at www.ccga.edu/NewFaculty.Bobby HavenThe Maestro PerformsOver 200 people attended a stellar benefit performance on campusin December by Maestro Luis Haza, accompanied by pianistOrlando Alonso. Maestro Haza recently moved to the area afterretiring as first violinist with the National Symphony Orchestra andas music director of the American Youth Philharmonic Orchestras.Almost $20,000 was raised to benefit cultural and performing artsprogramming at the College.As part of the evening’s festivities, President Valerie Hepburnannounced establishment of the College of Coastal GeorgiaFoundation’s Planning Committee for Cultural, Arts, and LifelongLearning Programs. Foundation Trustee Anita Timmons will serve aschair of the new Foundation committee, which convened in January,2011. Trustee Willou Smith will serve as vice chair. Communityparticipants include Millard Allen, Alice Barlow, Shirley Douglass,Julie Epstein, Norman Haft, Maestro Luis Haza, Heather Heath,Robert Klem, Malinda Jolley Mortin, Diana Murphy, Terry Readdick,Nathaniel Roper, Mark Spaulding, Abney Whitehead, and MildredHuie Wilcox.On the CoverCoastal Georgia students (left to right) LindseyLittle, Stephanie Peeples, David Gomes, HayleyAmick, and Colby O’Connor take a break from classesto enjoy Driftwood Beach on the north end of JekyllIsland. Through a unique partnership with the JekyllIsland Authority, full-time Coastal Georgia studentsreceive special passes as a benefit of their student activityfee. The decals provide unlimited access to the island forone year.Learning through EngagementAccreditation by the Southern Associationof Colleges and Schools Commission onColleges (SACSCOC) entails a thorough reviewof the College every ten years. Since 2001, boththe College and the accreditation methodologyhave changed, but the expectation for 2011remains the same: a seal of approval for a qualityeducation. The College is implementing a plan tofurther enhance that quality through service-learning initiatives: Learningthrough Engagement. Meet the new Director of Service Learning, Dr.Clayton Hurd, on page 22. In the next issue of the magazine, look forthe first in a series of articles detailing the plan, the process, the program,and the impact.