Armstrong Atlantic State University
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Armstrong Atlantic State University, also referred to as Armstrong Atlantic, Armstrong, or simply AASU, is a four-year public university
part of the University System of Georgia
. It is located on a 268 acres (1.1 km²) campus in suburban Savannah, Georgia
, United States. The campus is approximately fifteen minutes from downtown Savannah and 25 miles (40.2 km) from Tybee Island beaches.
Armstrong Atlantic was founded in 1935 by Thomas Gamble
, mayor of Savannah, as Armstrong Junior College, the institiution grew into a four year university in the 1960s. Armstrong currently offers undergraduate, and graduate degrees in more than than 100 academic programs through four colleges and has current enrollment Armstrong has a student body around 7,600 students, of which about a 1,000 are graduate students.
Fielding athletic teams known as Armstrong Atlantic Pirates, the university is in the competes at the NCAA Division II level as a member of the Peach Belt Conference
. The Armstrong official colors are maroon and gold.
. Gamble pursued the issue during the height of the Great Depression
to benefit Savannah's youth and the community as well aid in stimulating the local economy. The college was originally located downtown Savannah in the historic Armstrong House adjacent to Forsyth Park
in downtown Savannah. The mansion was given to the city as a gift from the family of George F. Armstrong, a local businessman involved in the shipping industry. The college eventually grew to encompass six buildings in the Forsyth and Monterey Square areas of Savannah.
In 1959 Armstrong College of Savannah became part of the University System of Georgia
as a community college and in 1964 the Board of Regents
conferred four-year status on Armstrong State College. Donald Livingston
and the Mills B. Lane Foundation provided the college 250 acres of land on the southwest side of Savannah. Eight buildings were constructed on the property and the college moved from the Armstrong House downtown to the suburban location in January 1966.
Over the years the college expanded, adding new buildings and expanding academic programs. In 1993 the college began extensive landscaping work that transformed the campus into an arboretum
. Armstrong College gained state university
status in 1996 and changed its name to Armstrong Atlantic State University. The following year the university opened the Liberty Center in Hinesville, Georgia
. The university celebrated its 75th anniversary and inaugurated Dr. Linda M. Bleicken as its seventh president in 2010.
near the Savannah Mall
. The Armstrong campus is characterized by numerous flowers, ferns, magnolia
s, Spanish moss
draped oak trees
, and a wide variety of native plants are scattered throughout the 268 acres (1,084,558.5 m²) arboretum-style marsh
-side campus.
Lane Library is the main academic and research library on the Armstrong campus. Lane Library's collection comprises more than 200,000 books and printed materials as well as 18,000 audiovisual works. The university recently invested $5 million in a renovation and expansion of the facility.
The Science Center complex is a two-building complex connected by an enclosed glass walkway. The Science Center is home to many of the College of Science and Technology programs, including Biology, Chemistry and Physics, Computer Science, Physical Science, and Psychology. It includes classroom and lecture space, faculty offices, and labs. The 126056 square feet (11,711 m²) facility opened in 2001 and is the largest single increase in instructional space on campus since the campus opened.
A 61000 square feet (5,667.1 m²), $24 million student union opened in 2010. It is the university's first green building through construction techniques such as installing a high-efficiency chilled water cooling system, and using rapidly renewable and recycled materials. The Student Center is the hub of student academic activities and entertainment. Featured in architectural magazines, the Union houses a 300-seat food court
, 200-seat movie theatre, ballroom
, bookstore, Starbucks
, convenience store
, and expansive porches and lounge areas. Next to the Student Union is the Memorial College Center, commonly known as the MCC, it houses Student Affairs and Student Activities offices, and a new student arcade and game room.
Armstrong Atlantic's athletic facilities are located in the southeast area of campus. The Student Recreation and Aquatic Center is a 38000 square feet (3,530.3 m²) athletic facility that includes a 5200 square feet (483.1 m²) fitness center, two basketball courts, classroom space, and an indoor swimming pool
. The facility is home to Armstrong Atlantic Pirate volleyball team as well as the ROTC program. Alumni Arena is located adjacent to the Rec Center and includes an indoor running track, weight room, coaches offices, classroom space, and a 4,000-seat arena home to the men’s and women’s basketball teams.
The university is primarily a commuter campus, although more than 1,400 students live on campus in four residential communities located in the southwest portion of the campus. Windward Commons is Armstrong's new suite-style freshmen residential community which opened in 2010 and home to nearly 600 students. It features private and semiprivate suites, music practice rooms, multipurpose classrooms and lounges/social areas, two laundry facilities, courtyards with outdoor sitting space and barbecue
areas, and two classrooms—all designed to make the campus experience the best it can be. Compass Point, University Terrace, and University Crossings are apartment-style residence halls for upperclassmen and graduate students.
offers select academic programs to residents of Liberty County
and surrounding areas. Armstrong's Liberty Center also providing special services to Fort Stewart
military and military families. A variety of programs are offered or supported, including associate’s degrees in arts and applied sciences, and bachelor’s degrees in criminal justice, nursing, early childhood education, middle grades education, and liberal studies.
s, master's degree
s, and doctoral degrees through its College of Education, College of Health Professions, College of Liberal Arts, College of Science and Technology, and Graduate Studies programs. In addition, the university offers a Doctorate of Physical Therapy. The university is classified as a Master’s college and university by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education
. For the 2010-11 academic year, Armstrong was not ranked and deemed a Tier 2 university by U.S. News & World Report
. The university has full accreditation from the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. The university does not utilize graduate students to teach classes, all are taught by members of the Armstrong faculty. Armstrong Atlantic has nearly 300 faculty members and a student-to-faculty ratio of 21:1. The university offers study abroad
and honors programs and opportunities for undergraduates to participate in research across a variety of disciplines.
. In 2010 the college received continued accreditation through 2017 under performance-oriented standards of the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education
(NCATE).
, public health
, health administration
, and the allied health professions. It confers degree's ranging from associate through masters and doctoral.
have been the foundation of education at Armstrong since our founding. The College of Liberal Arts includes various departments and interdisciplinary programs that prepares graduates for careers in government
, criminal justice
, law
, business
, and entertainment
. Students in the College of Liberal Arts study the arts
, humanities
, and social sciences
in classroom environments and through internships, performances, exhibitions, undergraduate research projects and study abroad programs. Departments include Art, Music and Theatre, Criminal Justice, Social & Political Science, Economics, History, Languages, Literature & Philosophy, Interdisciplinary Programs, and Military Science/ROTC.
opportunities that prepare students for graduate programs. Areas of study in the College of Science and Technology includes: Biology, Chemistry & Physics; Computer Science & Information Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Psychology.
and sorority organizations. The Student Government Association, Graduate Student Coordinating Council, and Campus Union Board offer many opportunities for involvement, leadership, and entertainment. The Inkwell is the university's student-run multi-awarding publication, published every Thursday during the semester.The Calliope is Armstrong’s student literature and art magazine. It received a First Place/Special Merit award from the American Scholastic Press Association in 2010. The university also sponsors a number of recreational intramural and club sports, including dance
, flag football
, rugby
, ultimate Frisbee, bowling
, basketball, and billiards
.
Celebrate Armstrong occurs in October and planned by the Campus Union Board. It is a day full of festival activities, entertainment, and competition. The event has included notable performances by Gym Class Heroes
and Maroon Five, as well as other comedians, speakers, and novelties.
Armstrong students have numerous opportunities to give back to the community. The university began the Initiative for Civic Engagement in 2009, making community service an active part of the curriculum. Hundreds of students, faculty, staff, and alumni turn out for joint outreach projects or the twice yearly Treasure Savannah Day of Service.
(PBC). Armstrong fields 11 intercollegiate sports, five men's and six women's:
Men's sports
Women's sports
Athletics at Armstrong began at the start of the school's history in the 1930s with its teams known as the Geechees. The school won state championships as a junior college in 1938 in men's basketball and men's tennis. Athletics were suspended during World War II
, following the war the college added new athletic programs an in 1948 men's basketball won a second state championship. Armstrong joined the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
(NAIA) in 1967 and became known as the Pirates after college became a four-year institution. The college joined the National Collegiate Athletic Association
(NCAA) in 1973 and became a member of the South Atlantic Conference
(SAC) with in-state rivals Valdosta State, Columbus College and Augusta College
. In the 1983, Armstrong State College upgraded athletics to NCAA Division I and became a charter member of the Big South Conference
in 1985. Soon after, in 1987, the Pirates returned to Division II to become a charter member of the Peach Belt Conference in 1990. Armstrong holds 33 PBC champions, in addition the university has appeared in 82 NCAA Championships, winning eight titles. In addition, Armstrong has produced 174 All-Americans. The Armstrong men's and women's tennis teams have captured five NCAA Division II national championships over the last three seasons.
and the world.
Public university
A public university is a university that is predominantly funded by public means through a national or subnational government, as opposed to private universities. A national university may or may not be considered a public university, depending on regions...
part of the University System of Georgia
University System of Georgia
The University System of Georgia is the organizational body that includes 35 public institutions of higher learning in the U.S. state of Georgia. The System is governed by the Georgia Board of Regents. It sets goals and dictates general policy to educational institutions as well as administering...
. It is located on a 268 acres (1.1 km²) campus in suburban Savannah, Georgia
Savannah, Georgia
Savannah is the largest city and the county seat of Chatham County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. Established in 1733, the city of Savannah was the colonial capital of the Province of Georgia and later the first state capital of Georgia. Today Savannah is an industrial center and an important...
, United States. The campus is approximately fifteen minutes from downtown Savannah and 25 miles (40.2 km) from Tybee Island beaches.
Armstrong Atlantic was founded in 1935 by Thomas Gamble
Thomas Gamble
Thomas Gamble, Jr. was a historian and a politician from Georgia, USA. He was Mayor of Savannah and was a Democrat.-Background:He moved to Savannah in 1888 and became of a reporter for the Savannah Evening Times...
, mayor of Savannah, as Armstrong Junior College, the institiution grew into a four year university in the 1960s. Armstrong currently offers undergraduate, and graduate degrees in more than than 100 academic programs through four colleges and has current enrollment Armstrong has a student body around 7,600 students, of which about a 1,000 are graduate students.
Fielding athletic teams known as Armstrong Atlantic Pirates, the university is in the competes at the NCAA Division II level as a member of the Peach Belt Conference
Peach Belt Conference
The Peach Belt Conference is an intercollegiate college athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA’s Division II. The PBC was formed in 1990 with seven charter universities as the Peach Belt Athletic Conference, and took its current name in 2000.-Current members:The league currently has 13 full...
. The Armstrong official colors are maroon and gold.
History
Armstrong Atlantic State University was founded as Armstrong Junior College in 1935 by Mayor Thomas GambleThomas Gamble
Thomas Gamble, Jr. was a historian and a politician from Georgia, USA. He was Mayor of Savannah and was a Democrat.-Background:He moved to Savannah in 1888 and became of a reporter for the Savannah Evening Times...
. Gamble pursued the issue during the height of the Great Depression
Great Depression
The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression in the decade preceding World War II. The timing of the Great Depression varied across nations, but in most countries it started in about 1929 and lasted until the late 1930s or early 1940s...
to benefit Savannah's youth and the community as well aid in stimulating the local economy. The college was originally located downtown Savannah in the historic Armstrong House adjacent to Forsyth Park
Forsyth Park
Forsyth Park is a large city park that occupies in the historic district of Savannah, Georgia. The park is bordered by Gaston Street on the North, Drayton Street on the East, Park Avenue on the South and Whitaker Street on the West...
in downtown Savannah. The mansion was given to the city as a gift from the family of George F. Armstrong, a local businessman involved in the shipping industry. The college eventually grew to encompass six buildings in the Forsyth and Monterey Square areas of Savannah.
In 1959 Armstrong College of Savannah became part of the University System of Georgia
University System of Georgia
The University System of Georgia is the organizational body that includes 35 public institutions of higher learning in the U.S. state of Georgia. The System is governed by the Georgia Board of Regents. It sets goals and dictates general policy to educational institutions as well as administering...
as a community college and in 1964 the Board of Regents
Board of Regents
In the United States, a board often governs public institutions of higher education, which include both state universities and community colleges. In each US state, such boards may govern either the state university system, individual colleges and universities, or both. In general they operate as...
conferred four-year status on Armstrong State College. Donald Livingston
Donald Livingston
Donald Livingston is an American philosophy professor based at Emory University with an expertise in the writings of David Hume. Livingston received his doctorate at Washington University in 1965. He has been a National Endowment for the Humanities fellow and is on the editorial board of Hume...
and the Mills B. Lane Foundation provided the college 250 acres of land on the southwest side of Savannah. Eight buildings were constructed on the property and the college moved from the Armstrong House downtown to the suburban location in January 1966.
Over the years the college expanded, adding new buildings and expanding academic programs. In 1993 the college began extensive landscaping work that transformed the campus into an arboretum
Arboretum
An arboretum in a narrow sense is a collection of trees only. Related collections include a fruticetum , and a viticetum, a collection of vines. More commonly, today, an arboretum is a botanical garden containing living collections of woody plants intended at least partly for scientific study...
. Armstrong College gained state university
State university
In the United States, a state college or state university is one of the public colleges or universities funded by or associated with the state government. In some cases, these institutions of higher learning are part of a state university system, while in other cases they are not. Several U.S....
status in 1996 and changed its name to Armstrong Atlantic State University. The following year the university opened the Liberty Center in Hinesville, Georgia
Hinesville, Georgia
Hinesville is a city in Liberty County, Georgia, United States. The population was 30,392 at the 2000 census. Hinesville is also known to have been the home of three signers of the Declaration of Independence: Lyman Hall, George Walton and Button Gwinnett. The city is the county seat of Liberty...
. The university celebrated its 75th anniversary and inaugurated Dr. Linda M. Bleicken as its seventh president in 2010.
Campus
The main campus of the university is located in a suburban setting 15 minutes from downtown Savannah just off Abercorn ExpresswayGeorgia State Route 204
State Route 204 begins just east of Pembroke at U.S. 280/S.R. 30 and ends in Savannah at I-16 exit 165 .In Savannah, this is a very major and heavily traveled surface arterial and is known as Abercorn Expressway, Abercorn Street and 37th Street...
near the Savannah Mall
Savannah Mall
Savannah Mall is an enclosed regional shopping mall on the southside of Savannah, Georgia. The mall opened on August 29, 1990 and has four anchor stores: Bass Pro Shops, Burlington Coat Factory, Dillard's and Target...
. The Armstrong campus is characterized by numerous flowers, ferns, magnolia
Magnolia
Magnolia is a large genus of about 210 flowering plant species in the subfamily Magnolioideae of the family Magnoliaceae. It is named after French botanist Pierre Magnol....
s, Spanish moss
Spanish Moss
Spanish moss is a flowering plant that grows upon larger trees, commonly the Southern Live Oak or Bald Cypress in the southeastern United States....
draped oak trees
Live oak
Live oak , also known as the southern live oak, is a normally evergreen oak tree native to the southeastern United States...
, and a wide variety of native plants are scattered throughout the 268 acres (1,084,558.5 m²) arboretum-style marsh
Marsh
In geography, a marsh, or morass, is a type of wetland that is subject to frequent or continuous flood. Typically the water is shallow and features grasses, rushes, reeds, typhas, sedges, other herbaceous plants, and moss....
-side campus.
Lane Library is the main academic and research library on the Armstrong campus. Lane Library's collection comprises more than 200,000 books and printed materials as well as 18,000 audiovisual works. The university recently invested $5 million in a renovation and expansion of the facility.
The Science Center complex is a two-building complex connected by an enclosed glass walkway. The Science Center is home to many of the College of Science and Technology programs, including Biology, Chemistry and Physics, Computer Science, Physical Science, and Psychology. It includes classroom and lecture space, faculty offices, and labs. The 126056 square feet (11,711 m²) facility opened in 2001 and is the largest single increase in instructional space on campus since the campus opened.
A 61000 square feet (5,667.1 m²), $24 million student union opened in 2010. It is the university's first green building through construction techniques such as installing a high-efficiency chilled water cooling system, and using rapidly renewable and recycled materials. The Student Center is the hub of student academic activities and entertainment. Featured in architectural magazines, the Union houses a 300-seat food court
Food court
A food court is generally an indoor plaza or common area within a facility that is contiguous with the counters of multiple food vendors and provides a common area for self-serve dining. Food courts may be found in shopping malls and airports, and in various regions may be a standalone development...
, 200-seat movie theatre, ballroom
Ballroom
A ballroom is a large room inside a building, the designated purpose of which is holding formal dances called balls. Traditionally, most balls were held in private residences; many mansions contain one or more ballrooms...
, bookstore, Starbucks
Starbucks
Starbucks Corporation is an international coffee and coffeehouse chain based in Seattle, Washington. Starbucks is the largest coffeehouse company in the world, with 17,009 stores in 55 countries, including over 11,000 in the United States, over 1,000 in Canada, over 700 in the United Kingdom, and...
, convenience store
Convenience store
A convenience store, corner store, corner shop, commonly called a bodega in Spanish-speaking areas of the United States, is a small store or shop in a built up area that stocks a range of everyday items such as groceries, toiletries, alcoholic and soft drinks, and may also offer money order and...
, and expansive porches and lounge areas. Next to the Student Union is the Memorial College Center, commonly known as the MCC, it houses Student Affairs and Student Activities offices, and a new student arcade and game room.
Armstrong Atlantic's athletic facilities are located in the southeast area of campus. The Student Recreation and Aquatic Center is a 38000 square feet (3,530.3 m²) athletic facility that includes a 5200 square feet (483.1 m²) fitness center, two basketball courts, classroom space, and an indoor swimming pool
Swimming pool
A swimming pool, swimming bath, wading pool, or simply a pool, is a container filled with water intended for swimming or water-based recreation. There are many standard sizes; the largest is the Olympic-size swimming pool...
. The facility is home to Armstrong Atlantic Pirate volleyball team as well as the ROTC program. Alumni Arena is located adjacent to the Rec Center and includes an indoor running track, weight room, coaches offices, classroom space, and a 4,000-seat arena home to the men’s and women’s basketball teams.
The university is primarily a commuter campus, although more than 1,400 students live on campus in four residential communities located in the southwest portion of the campus. Windward Commons is Armstrong's new suite-style freshmen residential community which opened in 2010 and home to nearly 600 students. It features private and semiprivate suites, music practice rooms, multipurpose classrooms and lounges/social areas, two laundry facilities, courtyards with outdoor sitting space and barbecue
Barbecue
Barbecue or barbeque , used chiefly in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia is a method and apparatus for cooking meat, poultry and occasionally fish with the heat and hot smoke of a fire, smoking wood, or hot coals of...
areas, and two classrooms—all designed to make the campus experience the best it can be. Compass Point, University Terrace, and University Crossings are apartment-style residence halls for upperclassmen and graduate students.
Liberty Center
Armstrong Atlantic State University’s Liberty Center in Hinesville, GeorgiaHinesville, Georgia
Hinesville is a city in Liberty County, Georgia, United States. The population was 30,392 at the 2000 census. Hinesville is also known to have been the home of three signers of the Declaration of Independence: Lyman Hall, George Walton and Button Gwinnett. The city is the county seat of Liberty...
offers select academic programs to residents of Liberty County
Liberty County, Georgia
Liberty County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of 2000, the population was 61,610. The 2007 Census Estimate shows a population of 60,503...
and surrounding areas. Armstrong's Liberty Center also providing special services to Fort Stewart
Fort Stewart
Fort Stewart is a census-designated place and U.S. Army post primarily in Liberty County and Bryan County, but also extending into smaller portions of Evans, Long, and Tattnall Counties in Georgia, USA. The population was 11,205 at the 2000 census...
military and military families. A variety of programs are offered or supported, including associate’s degrees in arts and applied sciences, and bachelor’s degrees in criminal justice, nursing, early childhood education, middle grades education, and liberal studies.
Academics
Armstrong Atlantic State University has more than 100 academic programs and offers bachelor's degreeBachelor's degree
A bachelor's degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for three or four years, but can range anywhere from two to six years depending on the region of the world...
s, master's degree
Master's degree
A master's is an academic degree granted to individuals who have undergone study demonstrating a mastery or high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice...
s, and doctoral degrees through its College of Education, College of Health Professions, College of Liberal Arts, College of Science and Technology, and Graduate Studies programs. In addition, the university offers a Doctorate of Physical Therapy. The university is classified as a Master’s college and university by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education
Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education
The Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education is a framework for classifying, or grouping, colleges and universities in the United States. The primary purpose of the framework is for educational research and analysis, where it is often important to identify groups of roughly...
. For the 2010-11 academic year, Armstrong was not ranked and deemed a Tier 2 university by U.S. News & World Report
U.S. News & World Report
U.S. News & World Report is an American news magazine published from Washington, D.C. Along with Time and Newsweek it was for many years a leading news weekly, focusing more than its counterparts on political, economic, health and education stories...
. The university has full accreditation from the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. The university does not utilize graduate students to teach classes, all are taught by members of the Armstrong faculty. Armstrong Atlantic has nearly 300 faculty members and a student-to-faculty ratio of 21:1. The university offers study abroad
Study abroad
Studying abroad is the act of a student pursuing educational opportunities in a country other than one's own. This can include primary, secondary and post-secondary students...
and honors programs and opportunities for undergraduates to participate in research across a variety of disciplines.
College of Education
Armstrong’s College of Education offers degree programs via two primary departments: Childhood & Exceptional Student Education and Adolescent & Adult Education. The programs prepare graduates for the education field as well as other positions in education administrationEducation
Education in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts...
. In 2010 the college received continued accreditation through 2017 under performance-oriented standards of the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education
National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education
The National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education was founded in 1954 to accredit teacher certification programs at U.S. colleges and universities. NCATE is a council of educators created to ensure and raise the quality of preparation for their profession. NCATE is recognized by the U.S....
(NCATE).
College of Health Professions
The College of Health Professionals is the largest academic college at Armstrong in terms of enrollment. The college offers a range of academic programs that prepare students for careers in nursingNursing
Nursing is a healthcare profession focused on the care of individuals, families, and communities so they may attain, maintain, or recover optimal health and quality of life from conception to death....
, public health
Public health
Public health is "the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through the organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, public and private, communities and individuals" . It is concerned with threats to health based on population health...
, health administration
Health administration
Health administration or healthcare administration is the field relating to leadership, management, and administration of hospitals, hospital networks, health care systems, and public health systems...
, and the allied health professions. It confers degree's ranging from associate through masters and doctoral.
College of Liberal Arts
Liberal artsLiberal arts
The term liberal arts refers to those subjects which in classical antiquity were considered essential for a free citizen to study. Grammar, Rhetoric and Logic were the core liberal arts. In medieval times these subjects were extended to include mathematics, geometry, music and astronomy...
have been the foundation of education at Armstrong since our founding. The College of Liberal Arts includes various departments and interdisciplinary programs that prepares graduates for careers in government
Government
Government refers to the legislators, administrators, and arbitrators in the administrative bureaucracy who control a state at a given time, and to the system of government by which they are organized...
, criminal justice
Criminal justice
Criminal Justice is the system of practices and institutions of governments directed at upholding social control, deterring and mitigating crime, or sanctioning those who violate laws with criminal penalties and rehabilitation efforts...
, law
Law
Law is a system of rules and guidelines which are enforced through social institutions to govern behavior, wherever possible. It shapes politics, economics and society in numerous ways and serves as a social mediator of relations between people. Contract law regulates everything from buying a bus...
, business
Business
A business is an organization engaged in the trade of goods, services, or both to consumers. Businesses are predominant in capitalist economies, where most of them are privately owned and administered to earn profit to increase the wealth of their owners. Businesses may also be not-for-profit...
, and entertainment
Entertainment
Entertainment consists of any activity which provides a diversion or permits people to amuse themselves in their leisure time. Entertainment is generally passive, such as watching opera or a movie. Active forms of amusement, such as sports, are more often considered to be recreation...
. Students in the College of Liberal Arts study the arts
ARts
aRts, which stands for analog Real time synthesizer, is an audio framework that is no longer under development. It is best known for previously being used in KDE to simulate an analog synthesizer....
, humanities
Humanities
The humanities are academic disciplines that study the human condition, using methods that are primarily analytical, critical, or speculative, as distinguished from the mainly empirical approaches of the natural sciences....
, and social sciences
Social sciences
Social science is the field of study concerned with society. "Social science" is commonly used as an umbrella term to refer to a plurality of fields outside of the natural sciences usually exclusive of the administrative or managerial sciences...
in classroom environments and through internships, performances, exhibitions, undergraduate research projects and study abroad programs. Departments include Art, Music and Theatre, Criminal Justice, Social & Political Science, Economics, History, Languages, Literature & Philosophy, Interdisciplinary Programs, and Military Science/ROTC.
College of Science and Technology
College of Science and Technology at Armstrong Atlantic has a strong emphasis on student researchResearch
Research can be defined as the scientific search for knowledge, or as any systematic investigation, to establish novel facts, solve new or existing problems, prove new ideas, or develop new theories, usually using a scientific method...
opportunities that prepare students for graduate programs. Areas of study in the College of Science and Technology includes: Biology, Chemistry & Physics; Computer Science & Information Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Psychology.
Student life
Armstrong offers many opportunities for students to participate in extracurricular programs, organizations, performances, forums, and athletics. The university has over 60 student organizations and an expanding Greek life system with nine fraternityFraternity
A fraternity is a brotherhood, though the term usually connotes a distinct or formal organization. An organization referred to as a fraternity may be a:*Secret society*Chivalric order*Benefit society*Friendly society*Social club*Trade union...
and sorority organizations. The Student Government Association, Graduate Student Coordinating Council, and Campus Union Board offer many opportunities for involvement, leadership, and entertainment. The Inkwell is the university's student-run multi-awarding publication, published every Thursday during the semester.The Calliope is Armstrong’s student literature and art magazine. It received a First Place/Special Merit award from the American Scholastic Press Association in 2010. The university also sponsors a number of recreational intramural and club sports, including dance
Dance
Dance is an art form that generally refers to movement of the body, usually rhythmic and to music, used as a form of expression, social interaction or presented in a spiritual or performance setting....
, flag football
Flag football
Flag football is a version of Canadian football or American football that is popular worldwide. The basic rules of the game are similar to those of the mainstream game , but instead of tackling players to the ground, the defensive team must remove a flag or flag belt from the ball carrier to end...
, rugby
Rugby football
Rugby football is a style of football named after Rugby School in the United Kingdom. It is seen most prominently in two current sports, rugby league and rugby union.-History:...
, ultimate Frisbee, bowling
Bowling
Bowling Bowling Bowling (1375–1425; late Middle English bowle, variant of boule Bowling (1375–1425; late Middle English bowle, variant of boule...
, basketball, and billiards
Billiards
Cue sports , also known as billiard sports, are a wide variety of games of skill generally played with a cue stick which is used to strike billiard balls, moving them around a cloth-covered billiards table bounded by rubber .Historically, the umbrella term was billiards...
.
Celebrate Armstrong occurs in October and planned by the Campus Union Board. It is a day full of festival activities, entertainment, and competition. The event has included notable performances by Gym Class Heroes
Gym Class Heroes
Gym Class Heroes is an American hip hop rock band from Geneva, New York. They have collaborated with Fall Out Boy's Patrick Stump on numerous occasions, notably for providing backing vocals on the song "Cupid's Chokehold." Stump also produced the majority of their album The Quilt.The group formed...
and Maroon Five, as well as other comedians, speakers, and novelties.
Armstrong students have numerous opportunities to give back to the community. The university began the Initiative for Civic Engagement in 2009, making community service an active part of the curriculum. Hundreds of students, faculty, staff, and alumni turn out for joint outreach projects or the twice yearly Treasure Savannah Day of Service.
Athletics
Armstrong Atlantic State University athletic teams are known as the Pirates. Armstrong competes at the NCAA Division II level as a charter member of the Peach Belt ConferencePeach Belt Conference
The Peach Belt Conference is an intercollegiate college athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA’s Division II. The PBC was formed in 1990 with seven charter universities as the Peach Belt Athletic Conference, and took its current name in 2000.-Current members:The league currently has 13 full...
(PBC). Armstrong fields 11 intercollegiate sports, five men's and six women's:
Men's sports
- BaseballCollege baseballCollege baseball is baseball that is played on the intercollegiate level at institutions of higher education. Compared to football and basketball, college competition in the United States plays a less significant contribution to cultivating professional players, as the minor leagues primarily...
- BasketballCollege basketballCollege basketball most often refers to the USA basketball competitive governance structure established by the National Collegiate Athletic Association . Basketball in the NCAA is divided into three divisions: Division I, Division II and Division III....
- Cross countryCross country runningCross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...
- GolfGolfGolf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
- TennisTennisTennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
Women's sports
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Athletics at Armstrong began at the start of the school's history in the 1930s with its teams known as the Geechees. The school won state championships as a junior college in 1938 in men's basketball and men's tennis. Athletics were suspended during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, following the war the college added new athletic programs an in 1948 men's basketball won a second state championship. Armstrong joined the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics is an athletic association that organizes college and university-level athletic programs. Membership in the NAIA consists of smaller colleges and universities across the United States. The NAIA allows colleges and universities outside the USA...
(NAIA) in 1967 and became known as the Pirates after college became a four-year institution. The college joined the National Collegiate Athletic Association
National Collegiate Athletic Association
The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...
(NCAA) in 1973 and became a member of the South Atlantic Conference
South Atlantic Conference
The South Atlantic Conference is a college athletic conference which operates in the southeastern United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division II...
(SAC) with in-state rivals Valdosta State, Columbus College and Augusta College
Augusta State University
Augusta State University is a public university located in Augusta, Georgia, United States and is the oldest institution in the state of Georgia ....
. In the 1983, Armstrong State College upgraded athletics to NCAA Division I and became a charter member of the Big South Conference
Big South Conference
The Big South Conference is a college athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division I. The conference's football teams are part of the Football Championship Subdivision...
in 1985. Soon after, in 1987, the Pirates returned to Division II to become a charter member of the Peach Belt Conference in 1990. Armstrong holds 33 PBC champions, in addition the university has appeared in 82 NCAA Championships, winning eight titles. In addition, Armstrong has produced 174 All-Americans. The Armstrong men's and women's tennis teams have captured five NCAA Division II national championships over the last three seasons.
Notable alumni
Armstrong has more than 23,000 alumni across the state of Georgia, the U.S.United States
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and the world.
External links
- www.armstrong.edu -- Official website
- aasupirates.com -- Pirate Athletics