Proud Pirate Parent (P³) Newsletter
March 2012, Volume 1, Issue 5

Hello Parents and welcome.
 
We are pleased that you've joined the community of Proud Pirate Parents (P³) and that your student selected Armstrong to prepare for the future!
 
Please read on, as this newsletter gives you some tips, dates and deadlines to help your student move successfully through the semester. We invite you to contact our office with questions: 

Office of Parent Services
Diana Anderson
Parent.Services@armstrong.edu
912.344.2890

Events and Fairs

Faculty Lecture Series- “Poverty & Place: ...Urban Homelessness in 20th-Century America”
Armstrong Student Juried Art Exhibition
Women In The Arts Symposium
Savannah Winds at Savannah Music Festival
OMGraduation Celebration
2012 Outdoor Art Show and Children's Festival - Fun for the Whole Family
Graduate Studies Open House
Student Scholars Symposium: Submission Deadline is Apr 6th

Academics

Important Dates and Deadlines

Graduate Exit Exam Schedule
Remind your student to register for the University Exit Exam: The MAPP.
All graduating students of Armstrong Atlantic State University are required to take the MAPP exit exam along with their department exit exams to meet their degree requirements.

Good to Know

New Hispanic Outreach & Retention Coordinator
Dr. Verónikha Salazar was recently hired to coordinate the new Hispanic Outreach and Retention Programs. She is responsible for providing academic support for first-year and second-year Latino students and supporting the Enrollment Services Office and the H.O.L.A. Program in facilitating community development and outreach. If you need to contact her, you can do so at (912) 344-2513 – veronikha.salazar@armstrong.edu – Victor Hall 236

La Dra. Verónikha Salazar fue recientemente contratada para coordinar los programas de retención de estudiantes y de servicio y extensión  a la comunidad. Ella es responsable del apoyo académico para los estudiantes universitarios Latinos del primer y segundo año así como el de apoyar a la Oficina de Servicios de Matriculación y al programa H.O.L.A. a través de la facilitación de programas de servicio y extensión a la comunidad hispana. Si Ud. necesita comunicarse con ella, Ud. lo puede hacer al (912) 344-2513 – veronikha.salazar@armstrong.edu   – Victor Hall 236

New Mailroom Technology Makes Our Lives Easier
The university mailroom has purchased and installed the IntelliTrack Package Tracking System, reducing processing time of delivered packages.
 

More Ways to Get Armstrong News

Read more about the exciting things going on at Armstrong:

• AtArmstrong.com gives you news and kudos about achievements of our faculty, staff and students
• Read the online edition of our latest Armstrong Magazine
• ArmstrongExperience.com is your window into the world of successful students and their faculty mentors

Office of Parent Services

The Office of Parent Services provides communication to parents with the goal of helping to support student success and working together to empower students to take personal responsibility for their social and academic choices. You will receive the Parent Newsletter on a regular basis and, in the near future, find even more information on our expanded parent website which is in development.