Would you like to sing at work?
There is a movement by SPSU faculty members to start a singing group on campus. The objective is to become good enough to sing at campus events such as open house, picnics, and other fun events shared by faculty, staff and students. More singers are needed. If you are interested in joining the new campus singing group, please e-mail Stephen Hamrick at shamrick@spsu.edu for more details.

SPSU's got talent!
Pierrette Maillet of the Office of Advancement, along with 30 members of the Sweet Adeline Chorus, advanced to the second round of the NBC program America’s Got Talent!, a popular game show similar to Star Search. Although the chorus did not advance past the second round, we congratulate Pierrette, as well as her chorus colleagues, on their network television premier. The episode will air on the program's season premier in June.

SPSU wins 2008 Chancellor's Cup
Congratulations to Barry Birckhead, dean of students; Ron Dempsey, vice president of Advancement and University Relations; Shepherd Long, board trustee and vice president/owner of Long Engineering; and Chris Glasko, senior technical vice president of EKG Chemicals, for clinching the 2008 Chancellor’s Cup golf championship on Mar. 2 at the Fox Run Golf Club in Georgia.  The tournament hosted over 20 teams from the University System of Georgia institutions.

Georgia’s Future City team places in national top five
Queen of the Angels Catholic School in Roswell, placed first in the Georgia regional’s Future City competition and went on to win fifth place at the national Future City competition in Washington, D.C. against 36 other teams from across the country. This is the highest a Georgia regional team has placed in the national event. The team also ranked first in the essay portion of the competition, and best recognition of a manufacturing supply chain. Dawn Ramsey of the SPSU Extended University is the director of the regional competition.

Making a big splash
In celebration of Engineering Week, guest speaker Jack Dozier, executive director of the Georgia Association of Water Professionals, addressed SPSU faculty, visitors and students on the current condition of Georgia’s water crisis. He also shared his input on Georgia’s water future. His presentation discussed the Georgia State Wide Water Plan, the current drought, as well as education on water conservation. Much of the information he covered can be found at http://www.georgiawatercouncil.org/

Luncheon with TWIG
The Technical Women in Georgia (TWIG) hosted their 2nd annual luncheon for SPSU female engineer students on Feb. 20. TWIG is an affinity group within Georgia Power; their mission statement is to assist the company in the recruitment, integration and retention of female employees in technical roles. The event was held in commemoration of Engineering Week. Students were encouraged to ask the panel about their career paths, educational backgrounds and what it’s like to work in a technical role.

Welcome Leah Kim
SPSU welcomes Leah Kim to the Lawrence V. Johnson Library staff. She is the new Catalog & Archives Librarian. Leah holds a bachelor’s degree in Sociology from the University of Washington and a master’s degree in Library and Information Science from Valdosta State University. Her interests in assessment and surveys, plus her proven skills in both public and technical services, will add value to our library.

Volume 1, Issue 3
March 5, 2008