ABAC opens campus for prospective students Nov. 11

TIFTON, Ga. — High school students will have an opportunity to visit Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College and experience a slice of college life on Nov. 11 during Stallion Day.  Registration begins at 8 a.m. in the Donaldson Dining Hall. Prospective students should sign up ahead of time for the Stallion Day event at www.abac.edu/stalliondays.  If there are any questions regarding Stallion Day, prospective students can contact the Office of Enrollment Management via e-mail at abacinfo@abac.edu or call (229) 391.5004.

NAMI Night to discuss “Working while on Disability”

MOULTRIE, Ga. — Linda Garrett, work incentive navigator for the Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency, will discuss “Working while on Disability” during NAMI Night at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 7. NAMI Nights are held the first and third Tuesdays of each month at the First United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall, Fifth Avenue at Second Street Southeast. Light refreshments will be served.

Next TU Book Club meetingto focus on ‘Lincoln in the Bardo’

THOMASVILLE — George Saunders’ award-winning book “Lincoln in the Bardo” will be the topic of discussion at the next TU Book Club at 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 13, in the Campus Center Classroom on TU’s Forbes Campus.

The fictional “Lincoln in the Bardo” takes place as President Abraham Lincoln’s son Willie dies. Lincoln deals with his grief in the bardo, a space between life and death, where he encounters ghosts who reside there.

Saunders won the 2017 Man Booker Prize for “Lincoln in the Bardo.” Leading the TU Book Club discussion will be Dr. Jim Hughes and Dr. Bonnie Woodbery.  Hughes, a resident of Thomasville, is a retired educator with a career that spanned 40 years and included teaching high school English in Columbus, Manchester, Thomasville and Moultrie; and serving as head football coach and athletic director at both Thomasville High School and Colquitt County High School.  In 2000 Hughes left secondary education to serve for 13 years as the executive director of the Georgia Industries for the Blind at the Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency in Bainbridge. Hughes was inducted into the Thomasville-Thomas County Sports Hall of Fame in 1999 and the Moultrie-Colquitt County Sports Hall of Fame in 2000, the Georgia Athletic Coaches Association Sports Hall of Fame in 2009 and the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame in 2014. Hughes holds a doctor of education, an education specialist degree and a master of education, all in administration and supervision from Auburn University; and a bachelor of arts in philosophy and English from Vanderbilt University. Woodbery, a resident of Tallahassee, has been a member of the Thomas University faculty since 2003.  An assistant professor of English, she teaches classes in literature, interdisciplinary studies, humanities, composition, critical theory and professional writing. Woodbery holds a Ph.D. in English, a master’s degree in English and a bachelor’s degree in English and Humanities, all from Florida State University. She has served as a member of the Modern Language Association, the College English Association, directed the TU Book Club and served as co-adviser of the TU chapter of Alpha Chi, an honor society for junior and senior students in the top 10 percent of their class. The Book Club meeting is part of Arts for the Community at Thomas University (ACTU). For more information, call (229) 227-6964 or email actu@thomasu.edu. Visit thomasu.edu/actu to learn about other ACTU events.

CGTC earns high ranking for online programs

As a commitment to quality service for the 43 percent of Central Georgia Technical College (CGTC) students enrolled in online courses and programs is maintained, the Distance Education Division ranked No. 2 in OnlineColleges.com’s state list for 2017. The website’s redesigned, “Top College 2017,” tool ranked more than 2,500 accredited colleges and universities on a variety of factors to determine Georgia’s best online colleges. Factors included, affordability, student services, and availability. OnlineColleges.com gave CGTC an overall score of 97.

Online learning continues to be an integral part of the college’s well-rounded educational offerings. This semester alone, more than 55 percent of students enrolled to pursue their educational goals outside of the traditional classroom setting.

For more information on Distance Education programs email Cynthia Rumney at crumney@centralgatech.edu.

Time to order seedlings

VALDOSTA, Ga. – As cooler temperatures move into South Georgia, residents are digging out their gardening gloves and getting ready for the winter season December through February is the best time to plant trees in Georgia and now is the best time to order low-cost seedlings from the Georgia Forestry Commission, according to the commission. The state selection includes trees that are perfect for home landscapes and, if neighbors or a homeowner association get together to place an order, the savings can be even more significant, according to a GFC press release. Some of the ornamental selections offered by the GFC are river birch, dogwood, cedar, several types of oak, maple, crepe myrtles and fruit trees. As few as 10 seedlings of the same species may be ordered at a time and deliveries begin the first week of December.  In addition to these smaller homeowner packages, the GFC offers third-generation pines for large-scale reforestation projects spanning thousands of acres. To see the seedling selection and their descriptions, visit the Georgia Forestry Commission website: gatrees.org/Reforestation.