Athens State Center for Lifelong Learning Announces May Classes

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Guy McClure

256-233-8296

Guy.McClure@athens.edu

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May 2, 2013

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 Athens State Center for Lifelong Learning Announces May Classes

               

                ATHENS, Ala. - The Center for Lifelong Learning has announced its summer course offerings.  Information is available on our website – www.athens.edu/CLL - or you can call 256-233-8260 to request a printed catalog be mailed to you.

                There are several courses coming up in the month of May:

Couples Paint – Starry Night.  If you are looking for a new and interesting date night this class is for you? If you are looking for something different for you and friends to do, this is the class for you.  Join other couples as we paint Starry Night. Each couple will paint half the picture, combine them for a special art piece and have lots of fun.  You don’t have to be an expert to paint together.  All supplies provided.  The class will be held at the Center in the Mezzanine.  Sanda Bishop, local artist and owner of Coffee and Canvas will teach the class.  Class is scheduled Friday, May 9, from 6:00 – 9:00 pm.  The fee is $59/couple.

               

Another community event is the Community Chorus Spring Concert.  This is the third concert for the Chorus.  The Center for Lifelong Learning will host their Spring Concert on Thursday, May 9, at 7:30 pm at the Senior Center located at 912 W Pryor St, in Athens, Alabama.  The concert is directed by Dr. John Buttler and Lynette Pope.  This concert is free to the public.  No reservations are required.

LUNCH & LEARN:  Reconsidering the "War on Terror" 12 Years After 9/11

This class is the first one of the Spies, Treason, and Treachery Series.  John Davis, retired Army officer and military intelligence civilian, will discuss how we as a nation have fared in our “War on Terror.”  We will discuss the goals and how we determine the success of such aims using President Roosevelt’s Four Freedoms.  Class is scheduled Monday, May 13, from 11:30 – 12:30.  There is no charge for this class. 

The Resistance Behind German Lines in WW II presentation will give an overview of British Special Operations Executive (SOE), the secret organization created by Prime Minister Winston Churchill to organize a resistance among captive populations in Nazi Occupied Europe.  The SOE engaged in subversion and sabotage to disrupt the Nazi war machine.  This presentation will concentrate mainly on the SOE’s role in the Netherlands and France.  This session is scheduled Monday, May 20, 11:30-1:00.  There is no charge for this class.

Another LUNCH & LEARN for the Business community is OSHA's New GHS Requirements.

OSHA is now aligned with the Globally Harmonized Standard for chemical hazard information.  This standard has changed the way chemical hazards are identified and labeled.  By December 1, 2013, businesses will need to retrain your workers in the new chemical labels and safety data sheets.  Are you ready for this change?  This class is scheduled on Thursday, May 16, 11:30 – 1:30.  The fee is $25/person which includes your lunch.  Please reserve space by May 15.

The LUNCH & LEARN Series Caring for Older Adults will feature two classes for those who need to care of parents or spouses:  Power of Attorney vs. Guardianship will explore the difference between guardianship and a power of attorney when caring for their elders.  Judge Charles Woodruff will explain when to use guardianship and when to use a Power of Attorney.  He will discuss the pros and cons of each document.  Class is scheduled Monday, May 20, 11:30am—1:00pm.  The fee is $10/person which includes lunch.  Please reserve space by May 17.

We will finish up May with Painting with Acrylics:  Paint Your Pet.  Spend an evening painting a portrait of your pet. Send your pictures by email to CLL@athens.edu no later than May 22nd so that our instructor, Sanda Bishop, can sketch out your painting before the class.  All supplies are provided for this class.  Class is scheduled Friday, May 31, 6:00-9:00 pm.  The fee is $49/person.  Please reserve space by May 24.

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New $1,000,000 Shoot-Out and Putting Contest at Annual Athens State Alumni Golf Classic Scholarship Fundraiser

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Guy McClure

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April 25, 2013

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New $1,000,000 Shoot-Out and Putting Contest at Annual

Athens State Alumni Golf Classic Scholarship Fundraiser

ATHENS, Ala –Athens State University’s Alumni Golf Classic supported nine  students with scholarship funding for 2012-2013. This year’s Classic is scheduled for Thursday, May 16, 2013 at the Canebrake Golf Club with a shotgun start beginning at 1:00 p.m. 

The paid registration deadline is May 10th and can be made by calling the Office of Alumni Affairs at 256-233-8185, dropping by the office on the corners of Pryor and Hargrove Streets or visiting  www.athens.edu/alumni/.  Hole sponsorships are also available at $100 for shared, $250 for quarter, $500 for half, and $1,000 for the entire hole. The 4-man scramble is $400 per team which includes green fees, golf cart, lunch, course refreshments and hospitality gifts and prizes.

McClary Ford is sponsoring the hole-in-one prize with a 2013 Ford Fusion, a new $1,000,000 Shoot-Out at $15 per chance and 50 ft. putting contest at $5 per chance. All proceeds from the sponsorships, team fees, mulligans, shoot-out and putting contest support scholarships for 2013-2014.        The Golf Classic is open to any interested golfers - not just those who are alumni of Athens State.

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Attached Picture:  Left to Right:  McClary Ford General Manager Mickey Smith, Athens State students and scholarship recipients Brianna Wise, David Williams and Erica Smith and McClary Ford Owner Jim McClary.

Athens State University commencement planned for May 4th

 

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April 26, 2013

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Athens State University commencement planned for May 4th

                Athens, Ala. –  Athens State University’s graduation exercises will be held in the Carter Physical Education Gymnasium on Saturday, May 4 with three separate ceremonies.  

At 9:00 a.m., the College of Arts and Sciences will commence with Jon Prusmack addressing the attendees.

Prusmack attended the University of Notre Dame for two years on a football scholarship studying architecture.  He then transferred to the United States Naval Academy, and then to New York University where he graduated in 1966 with a degree in Art and Design. In addition, Prusmack earned an M.Eng from NYU Polytechnic Institute and an M.B.A. from Bernard Baruch Graduate School of Business, part of the City University of New York.

Prusmack played rugby for 15 years and wrote the first American Coaching Book on Rugby titled Rugby: A Guide for Players, Coaches and Spectators.

Prusmack has been a professional artist and designer for over 30 years as well as a successful entrepreneur. He started DHS Technologies with his wife, Patrice, in 1986. Together they built this business from zero up to over $150,000,000. Currently DHS has a major manufacturing plant in Huntsville employing 200 people. Its second manufacturing plant in New York will relocate to Huntsville and employ at least another 150 people.

At 12:00 noon, the College of Business will present diplomas to their graduates with Joe H. Ritch serving as the college’s keynote speaker. 

Ritch, from Huntsville, holds a B.A. from the University of Alabama in Huntsville, a J.D. from Samford University, and a LL.M. in Taxation from New York University.

As a member of the legal team at Sirote and Permutt, Ritch is well-known throughout the region for his high profile work as Chairman of the Tennessee Valley BRAC Committee and its efforts on behalf of Redstone Arsenal.  He was recently appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate as a member of the Board of Directors of TVA.  He is only second Alabamian to serve on the board in its 80 year history.  He also served as a member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama System from 2005-2011 and remains a Trustee emeritus of the University System.

               Ritch has an equally active career as an attorney in Sirote's Huntsville office, where he co-chairs the Privacy & Data Security and Government Contracting Practice Groups.

At 3:00 p.m., the College of Education’s graduation ceremony will be held with Representative Jay Love serving as the keynote speaker.

Love represents Alabama’s 74^th District.  He chairs the Ways and Means Education committee which oversees K-12 and higher education appropriations, and taxes and education/benefits for state educators.  He also serves on the Montgomery County Legislation.

Love was born and raised in Montgomery and holds a B.A. in Business Administration from Auburn University at Montgomery.  As a restaurant owner, he was selected as one of the Top 40 Business Leaders Under 40 by the Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce.

Approximately 300 students will march, encompassing the graduating classes for the three colleges for the 2013 spring semester. 

Athens State's commencement ceremonies are free and open to the public.  For more information call 256-233-8296.

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