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Vol. 3, No. 2 | February, 2008
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50th anniversary means homecoming's 50 times better
Join us April 4-5 for our 50th Anniversary Open House-Homecoming. Activities will include fireworks, Cougar baseball, reunions and peformances by the Swingin' Medallions, Silver Wings Army parachute team and the Atlanta Drumline. Check the schedule, call a friend and plan your weekend. more >
Related: Slideshow [wmv], photo gallery from Jan. 24 anniversary kickoff
President's banquet takes on new meaning in 2008
SaveTuesday, May 13, for the next major anniversary event, the annual President's Recognition Banquet. The 2008 version will also celebrate retiring President Frank Brown, whose move into the office was announced Jan. 14, 1988, left. Call 706-568-2280 for details and look for more online later.
Related: Candidates emerging as presidential search continues....
Celebrated musician to lecture
In early 2007, CSU's Carson McCullers Center for Writers and Musicians selected Nico Muhly, right, to be the 2008 Carson McCullers Resident Composer in Percussion. Since then, Muhly has exploded on the arts scene,a Smithsonian profile followed by a 10-page tribute in the Feb. 11 issue of The New Yorker. Plan now to catch Muhly during his late March CSU appearances.
Sign of the times: Strong community support for our university
CSU's annual CSU Day campaign is going strong, with $45,600 given toward an $80,000 goal as of Feb. 27. Ninety-plus volunteers are calling over 2,000 local businesses to thank supporters and boost CSU's Annual Fund. CSU Day yard signs will be delivered the week of March 27, which is CSU Day. To receive a sign, make a gift online today. To volunteer to deliver signs, call Kelley Binion Gibson at 706-562-1596 or drop her an e-mail. more >
Annual Careers Expo open to public as well as students
CSU's Career Center is reminding us its annual Careers Expo on March 19 is open to the public, including alumni and friends. Employers from private companies, state and federal agencies, school districts, non-profit organizations and more will gather in the Lumpkin Center for one of the area's largest, longest-running career fairs. Dress professionally and bring lots of resumes. more >
Reserve your copy of CSU's new pictorial history book
One special treat related to CSU's 50th anniversary celebration that will keep on giving for years is the new 128-page book, Enriching Lives: A Pictorial History of Columbus State University, by CSU archivist Reagan Grimsley. The $29.95 book is scheduled to be released in time for the Open House-Homecoming weekend. If you can't make it to Columbus, you can pre-order the book, filled with more than 180 photos, by visiting the CSU Bookstore's homepage. A $3 discount is available through homecoming weekend.