Community Engagement Newsletter
Welcome to our Community Engagement Newsletter! At Augusta University, we're dedicated to fostering a collaborative and inclusive environment. Here, you'll find upcoming volunteer opportunities, partnerships, and campus happenings that connects our university with the Augusta community. Our goal is to strengthen the bridge between the university and the communities we serve. If you know of additional opportunities or resources that would be a good fit for future issues, email us at community@augusta.edu.
📬 Winter 2025 - Latest Newsletter
Highlight: This edition introduces our new Administrative Assistant, Candace Padmore. It also highlights the Community Engagement Leadership Council’s (CELC) volunteer day with GAP Ministries, the ENGAGE AU Community Lecture Series on Fostering Networks for Lifelong Student Success and the first Holiday Makers’ Market. Additionally, we recap the October Jags Jump In event, spotlight AU’s Literacy Center, and announce that nominations are now open for the Excellence in Community Engagement Awards.
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COMMUNITY-ENGAGED SPOTLIGHT
Dr. Paulette P. Harris Literacy Center
The Literacy Center is opening doors to academic achievement by providing no-cost literacy instruction for 1st – 12th grade students in Richmond County. In addition, it offers free, volunteer-led adult literacy and computer skills classes and partners with Augusta Technical College to support GED and English language programs. Through initiatives such as Get Georgia Reading: Augusta, the Center brings together educators and community leaders to advance effective, research-based literacy strategies.