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From the President’s DeskIn this IssueVOLUME 1, ISSUE 1 • JANUARY 2011Welcome to theinaugural issue ofCollege of CoastalGeorgia – the Magazine.As you read through thesepages, you’ll discover newand exciting things happeningacross the campus and thecommunityWe are excited to tell youabout our new bachelor’sdegree programs in BiologicalSciences and HealthInformatics, programs that offer fascinating career opportunitiesand are integral to our region. The supportive relationshipsbetween the Southeast Georgia Health System, the CoastalResources Division of the Georgia Department of NaturalResources, and the College help to make such community-asthe-classroominitiatives possible.You will learn about our talented and committed faculty andmeet our new Director of Service Learning. We are pleasedto showcase faculty members whose published work andpresentations include collaboration with students.We highlight several of our dynamic and service-orientedstudents. LaTanya Abbott-Austin is the first Student GovernmentAssociation president elected by the student body in almosttwo decades. Samelia King is the outstanding freshman whoreceived our first Regents’ scholarship. Dani Siekkinen is anaspiring educator and Chase Miller is a talented student-athletehelping to lead our new men’s varsity golf team.We invite you to join us in celebrating our legacy as werecognize the 50th anniversary of the College’s chartering.Explore our current transformation and new construction, whileyou visit with Dr. John Teel, the College president whose visionprovided the framework for our transition.As you close the cover, we hope you will be inspired to visitour campus. Prospective students are invited to tour. Alumniare invited to reconnect. The community is invited to experienceour cultural and performing arts programs, exciting athleticcompetitions, scholarly research presentations, and familyfriendlyactivities every semester. Our progress truly representsDreams in Action – for our students, for our Coastal Georgiacommunities and for all of us at the College.EOV Photography2 Fast-Tracking Transformation6 The Teel Legacy10 Taking the Pulse of theBusiness Community14 A New First Every Day16 Sand Traps, Not Sand Dunes17 A Book Born of a StudentConversation18 Going Coastal21 Madam President22 The Community as theClassroom24 Health Informatics –A Simple Definition26 From BJC to the Georgia House28 The College of Coastal GeorgiaFoundation29 Meet Dr. TCollege of Coastal Georgia - the Magazineis produced by the Advancement Office of theCollege of Coastal Georgia, with the support ofthe College of Coastal Georgia Foundation.Advancement OfficeElizabeth Weatherly, Assistant Vice PresidentJohn Cornell, Director of Marketing and PRTiffany Cherry, Web DeveloperRobin Flores, Department CoordinatorPeggy Golden, Staff Writer/Special Projects CoordinatorManaging Editor/Layout and DesignJohn CornellEditor/Senior WriterPeggy GoldenEditorial AssistanceApryl Dervay, Colby O’Connor ’14,Meah Thornton ’13, Mark Toolan ’12Photography by John Cornell unless otherwise noted.Please send all comments and story ideas that you would like tosee included in future issues of the Magazine to ia@ccga.edu.Copyright 2011 - College of Coastal GeorgiaCollege of Coastal Georgia – the Magazine 1