Athens State University will host its third annual Giving Day on Tuesday, August 6, 2024. Athenian Giving Day was established for the Athens State community to come together and lend […] The post Athenian Giving Day 2024 appeared first on Athens State University ..read more

Athens State is pleased to announce that it will be launching a new BA in Music Industry Studies program this fall. The program is designed to offer relevant experiential training opportunities in the music industry, including essential skills in music performance and production, recording and audio engineering, and music business and management. The required industry training reinforced through practical artistic experience culminating in a supervised internship will allow BA in Music Industry Studies graduates to curate a portfolio and skill set appropriate to a multitude of careers in the m ..read more

The Alabama Center for the Arts is pleased to announce that the 2024 Helen Keller Art Show of Alabama is now open in the Center’s Walking Gallery. The exhibit is a traveling juried art show that displays artwork created by students throughout Alabama who have visual impairments, blindness, and/or deaf-blindness. The show will be displayed through Wednesday, September 4, and is free and open to the public. The Helen Keller Art Show of Alabama has been hosted by the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute and the University of Alabama at Birmingham Vision Science Research Center and Education Outreach ..read more

The Alabama Center for the Arts is pleased to announce its newest exhibit, PAPER CANVAS CLAY. The exhibit will open in the Center’s Main Gallery on Friday, July 12 and remain on display until Friday, August 30. An Opening Artist Reception will be held on Friday, July 12 at 12:00 pm in the Main Gallery. The reception will be free and open to the public. PAPER CANVAS CLAY’s collection of 50 pieces include works of ceramics, acrylics on paper, oil on canvas, acrylics on canvas, and mixed media illustrations. This exhibit has something for everyone – humor, recovery, current issues about the ever ..read more

Athens State University would like to welcome all alumni, faculty, staff, students, and friends to campus for a Homecoming Dinner Celebration on Friday, July 26. The event will begin at 6:00 pm on the Founders Hall Green, with a casual dinner served at 6:30 pm. Over dinner, guests are invited to visit and reconnect with former classmates, faculty, and friends while enjoying musical entertainment into the evening. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for kids 12 and under. For more information or to purchase tickets, please visit www.athens.edu/homecoming. The post Homecoming Celebration appeared ..read more

The 2024 Tennessee Valley Old Time Fiddlers Concert Series continues with a concert on Tuesday, July 23 at 7:00 pm with a performance by Chris Jones & the Night Drivers. The concert will be held at Athens State University in McCandless Hall and will include an educational component regarding the history and impact of the Delmore Brothers. Chris Jones & the Night Drivers make some of the most distinctively elegant, yet driving bluegrass music heard anywhere today. Deeply rooted in tradition but never bound to it, they deliver original music with tight arrangements, emotional authenticit ..read more

Athens State University has been accepted as a new member of the Sigma Theta Tau Honor Society of Nursing (Sigma) as its Beta Phi At-Large chapter, which is in conjunction with the University of Alabama in Huntsville. Sigma is an international community of nurses, dedicated to the advancement of knowledge, teaching, learning, and service through the cultivation of communities of practice, education, and research. It is the only international honor society for nurses. Founded in 1922 by six nursing students, Sigma has more than 100,000 active members and 600 chapters at institutions of higher e ..read more

The Athens State University Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society (PTK) was recently named to the 2024 PTK Transfer Honor Roll among 228 colleges and universities in recognition of the dynamic pathways they have created to support community college transfer students. The Transfer Honor Roll is determined by 40 key metrics related to the support and success of transfer students, including college cost and financial aid, campus life for transfer, admission practices, and bachelor’s degree completion. The Transfer Honor Roll was based on analysis from the National Student Clearinghouse, and on data submi ..read more

Innovate Alabama recently announced the second round of designees of the Innovate Alabama Network, a comprehensive resource to connect communities, nonprofits and higher education institutions across Alabama fostering innovation in their local footprint. LaunchBox, Athens State University’s new entrepreneurial center in downtown Athens, was included in the group of 62 designees. There are now 113 Innovate Alabama Network designees that are collectively receiving nearly $8 million in supporting funds through designation awards and project grants from Innovate Alabama.  As one of their new ..read more

Athens State University is pleased to announce that Dr. Alyson Gill will be joining the University as the institution’s Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs and Student Services. She was selected after a nationwide search which included virtual interviews and on-campus forums with faculty, staff, and students. Dr. Alyson Gill has served in higher education leadership since 2015, first as Associate Provost for Instructional Innovation at a large, public, land-grant institution, then as Provost at two private colleges. Prior to moving into an administrative role, she was a tenured ..read more