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June 20, 2011

President Mark P. BeckerDear colleagues,

I am pleased to announce that the addition to Classroom South is complete and should be ready for fall 2011 classes. The 23,500-square-foot addition houses three computer labs with 100 workstations and 15 general purpose classrooms for a total seating capacity of about 700. Furniture and equipment are arriving this week, and the building should be ready with A/V and computer installation by the first week of August.

At the same time, construction is wrapping up on the dining hall at the Piedmont North student housing complex, which will provide new food options on the north end of our campus. Construction on the 325-seat dining hall is progressing at a good pace, with a projected opening date in August. The dining hall is part of the new Piedmont North student housing complex, which will house more than 900 students this fall.

As Georgia State University continues to grow its student body, and in concert with our strategic plan, we are continually looking for ways to enhance our campus in downtown Atlanta. The Classroom South expansion and Piedmont North projects are excellent examples of how we are able to upgrade currently owned properties.

I hope you are having a safe and productive summer, whether you are on campus or elsewhere, and, as always, I thank you for your hard work and dedication to Georgia State University.

Sincerely,

Mark P. Becker
President

Upcoming Events

June 21
Weight Watchers at Work
Quit Tobacco Tuesdays

June 22
Walk 'N' Talk
Town Hall Meeting for Office 365

June 24
2011 Harrower Summer Opera Workshop Performance: Puccini's "IL TRITTICO" (The Triptych)

In the News

Early childhood ed. program expands
The College of Education's bachelor's degree program in early childhood education gives students the skills they need to teach pre-kindergarten through fifth grade students. Now, the COE has expanded its program to Georgia State University's Alpharetta campus, giving more students the chance to hone their teaching skills and earn their degrees close to home.

School of Music hosts opera workshop
The School of Music is hosting the Harrower Summer Opera Workshop through June 26. Founded by Peter and Irene Harrower, the workshop is a three-week program including daily acting and movement classes, private coaching, instruction in stage makeup and stage combat, seminars and masterclasses with international artists, and public presentations of staged and costumed one-act operas and operatic scenes.

Kudos

Todd Maurer, chair of the Department of Managerial Sciences in the Robinson College of Business, was awarded a $1.3 million grant from the U.S. Army Research Institute to study leadership development tools. Due to this commitment over the next three years, Maurer asked to be relieved of his duties as department chair, Dean Fenwick Huss announced this month. Pamela Barr, professor in the Department of Managerial Sciences, has agreed to assume leadership as interim department chair, effective July 1.

Jeffrey Glover, an archaeologist and assistant professor of anthropology, received a research grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. As the co-chief scientist of this expedition, he and his team searched "a wild, largely unexplored and forgotten coastline for evidence and artifacts of one of the greatest seafaring traditions of the ancient New World, where Maya traders once paddled massive dugout canoes filled with trade goods from across Mexico and Central America," according to an NOAA news release.

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