Current News and Happenings from Armstrong Atlantic State University http://armstrong.edu/About/news (February 8, 2012) Take a stroll down the Champs-Élysées and put on your French beret, as Armstrong holds its Fourth Annual Francophone Film Festival. http://www.armstrong.edu/About/news3/news_armstrong_to_hold_fourth_annual_francophone_film_festival (February 3, 2012) – Armstrong Atlantic State University announced earlier today that the university will officially become a tobacco-free campus as of August 2012. http://www.armstrong.edu/About/news3/news_armstrong_to_become_a_tobacco_free_campus_in_2012 (February 3, 2012) Avery Brooks, a Shakespearean and television actor of Star Trek fame, will perform "Ira Aldridge: The African Roscius" as part of the Savannah Black Heritage Festival. http://www.armstrong.edu/About/news3/news_avery_brooks_to_perform_at_armstrong (February 1, 2012) Armstrong is commemorating Black History Month with a variety of fundraisers and events - from hosting a motivational speaker to raising money for East Africa. http://www.armstrong.edu/About/news3/news_armstrong_celebrates_black_history (January 30, 2012) - Acclaimed author Melissa Fay Greene will speak at Armstrong on the topic, “Capturing Georgia History: Incredible True Tales Are All Around Us.” http://www.armstrong.edu/About/news3/news_author_melissa_fay_greene_to_speak_at_armstrong (January 25, 2012) Constanza Ceruti, professor of Inca Archaeology at Catholic University of Salta, will present four lectures regarding her work in the Andes Mountains. http://www.armstrong.edu/About/news3/news_armstrong_to_host_an_international_scholar-in-residence_symposium (January 23, 2012) – Armstrong will host the world's leading touring Chinese acrobatic troupe, with a special live performance on February 16, 2012, at 7:30 p.m. http://www.armstrong.edu/About/news3/news_golden_dragon_acrobats_to_perform_at_armstrong (January 20, 2012) Siemens Industry, Inc. is sponsoring the 2012 Georgia Science Bowl, an event coordinated by Armstrong physics professor Donna Mullenax and hosted on the Armstrong campus. http://www.armstrong.edu/About/news3/news_siemens_sponsors_armstrong-hosted_georgia_science_bowl (January 18, 2012) We are proud to announce eleven Armstrong alumni who were named 2013 Savannah-Chatham Teacher of the Year nominees. http://www.armstrong.edu/About/news3/news_eleven_teacher_of_the_year_nominees_hail_from_armstrong (January 13, 2012) Aubrey Morris, an Armstrong graduate student who recently completed her M.S. in Sports Medicine, took top honors at the 5K race at the 2011 Enmark Savannah River Bridge Run in Savannah on December 3, 2011. http://www.armstrong.edu/About/news3/news_armstrong_alumna_is_star_runner (January 11, 2012) Maja Cronert, a Swedish rotary student currently studying at Armstrong, published an article in the December issue of Camino, a Swedish sustainability lifestyle magazine. http://www.armstrong.edu/About/news3/news_armstrong_student_publishes_in_swedish_magazine (January 3, 2012) Armstrong Atlantic State University recently hired Veronikha Salazar as the university’s new Hispanic Outreach and Retention Program Coordinator. http://www.armstrong.edu/About/news3/news_veronikha_salazar_is_hispanic_outreach_coordinator (December 21, 2011) Armstrong’s own Savannah Winds community wind symphony will take center stage at the 2012 Savannah Music Festival. http://www.armstrong.edu/About/news3/news_savannah_winds_to_perform_at_the_savannah_music_festival (December 9, 2011) Armstrong is pleased to announce that Dr. Carey Adams will join the university as Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, effective July 1, 2012. http://www.armstrong.edu/About/news3/news_dr._carey_adams_to_join_armstrong_as_provost_and_vpaa