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Yearly News Archive

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2011 Archive

December

Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Highly-Skilled Immigrants Create Jobs for Americans, According to Study
Monday, December 19, 2011
Record Number of Entries for Writers’ Festival Contest
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Amber Dermont Awarded NEA Literature Fellowship

November

Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Author of The Phantom Tollbooth to Speak at Agnes Scott
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Grant Bolsters Undergrad Research Outside the Lab
Friday, November 18, 2011
Agnes Scott Now Diverts 73% of Waste from Landfills
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Waqas Khwaja to Discuss Contributions of Sir William Jones
Monday, November 7, 2011
Ethics Lecture: Assisting the Poor in Non-Poor Countries

October

Monday, October 31, 2011
Kiplinger Again Ranks ASC a Best Value Private College
Friday, October 21, 2011
ASC One of Handful of Liberal Arts Colleges to Offer Undergrad Public Health Major
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Agnes Scott Joins Launch of $1 Billion Green Challenge
Friday, October 7, 2011
Olympic Medalist Joins ASC as Head Basketball Coach

September

Friday, September 30, 2011
Agnes Scott Receives Record Number of Fall Applications
Thursday, September 22, 2011
ASC Partners to Pilot Green Home Renovation Program
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
U.S. News Again Ranks Agnes Scott a Great School at a Great Price
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Student Chosen as One of Glamour’s “Top 10 College Women”
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Talya Trudell Joins Agnes Scott as New Softball Coach

August

Thursday, August 25, 2011
Colin Meloy of The Decemberists, Celebrated Illustrator Carson Ellis to Speak at ASC
Friday, August 19, 2011
High-Profile Leaders Join Mentor Walk at Agnes Scott College
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Students Rank Agnes Scott‘s Quality of Life Among Best in the Country
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Next Eddie & Agnes Concert: The Blind Boys of Alabama
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Agnes Scott Again Selected for Inclusion in Fiske Guide to Colleges

July

Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Two Additional Fulbright Recipients Named
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Agnes Scott Receives $2.1 M to Support Student Study Abroad, Internships
Thursday, July 7, 2011
The Civil Wars to Perform at Agnes Scott College
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Agnes Scott Professor’s Book Aims to Help Children Make Better Decisions

June

Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Toby Emert Selected as Governor’s Teaching Fellow
Monday, June 6, 2011
Agnes Scott Again on President’s Community Service Honor Roll

May

Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Agnes Scott Receives Grant to Improve Persistence and Success in Math and Science
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Agnes Scott Elects Three New Board Members
Saturday, May 14, 2011
Faculty Awards Presented at Agnes Scott Commencement
Saturday, May 14, 2011
Ambassador Melanne Verveer Delivers Remarks at Agnes Scott’s 122nd Commencement
Thursday, May 12, 2011
Scottie Tennis Advances To Second Round Of NCAA Championships
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Laura Martin Joins Agnes Scott as Vice President of Enrollment
Sunday, May 1, 2011
Agnes Scott Tennis Captures Fourth Conference Title

April

Friday, April 29, 2011
Three Agnes Scott Students Receive Prestigious Fulbright Scholarships
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Agnes Scott One of Princeton Review’s Green Colleges
Monday, April 18, 2011
Agnes Scott Again Top Georgia College in RecycleMania
Friday, April 15, 2011
Paul Guest Awarded Guggenheim Fellowship
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Agnes Scott Student Finalist for Truman Scholarship
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Student Project to Boost Understanding of Chimpanzee Brain Garners Award
Friday, April 1, 2011
Five Georgia College Students Winners of Agnes Scott’s 40th Annual Writers’ Festival Contest

March

Thursday, March 31, 2011
Agnes Scott Receives $1 million for Sustainability Projects
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
First Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues to Deliver Agnes Scott Commencement Address
Monday, March 21, 2011
Songwriter, Writer and Poet to Speak at 40th Annual Writers’ Festival
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
New Permanent Exhibit Honors Agnes Scott’s Heritage
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Classics on Front Lines of Classroom Technology Revolution

February

Monday, February 28, 2011
Agnes Scott, Emory Partner on Computer Science Degree
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
U.S.News Ranks Agnes Scott One of Best Colleges for Getting Involved
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Technology Allows Students to Compete, Track Campus Energy Use
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
The Flatlanders to Play at Agnes Scott
Monday, February 14, 2011
Authority on Academic Integrity to Speak at Agnes Scott’s Founder’s Day
Friday, February 11, 2011
Agnes Scott Professor to Read from New Collection of Pakistani Poetry
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
“My Sweet, Sweet” Exhibit Explores Expressions of Sweetness

January

Friday, January 28, 2011
Lecture: Women, Faith and the Freedom to Talk About It
Monday, January 24, 2011
Agnes Scott Custodian of 45 Years Receives Social Justice Award
Friday, January 21, 2011
Agnes Scott Students More Academically Engaged than Peers at Other Colleges, Says Survey
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Author and Scholar to Speak on Tibetan Buddhism
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Onorato Joins Agnes Scott as Associate Dean of Students