More reasons to be proud of the students, staff and faculty at Columbus State

Heard some great news in the past week about members of the Columbus State University family. These are just a few examples of why I continue to be inspired here.

First, communications major Hayley Henderson was notified that she is one of only seven young women in the state to receive a $1,000 scholarship from the Georgia Woman of the Year Inc. Scholarship Committee. Hayley is a member of Student Government Association and a very active member of our campus. She is just the latest example of the quality that we see in so many of our students every day.

Secondly, it was exciting to hear that Columbus State University's College of Education & Health Professions streaming television channel, COEHP.TV on the web was featured on Apple's iTunes Podcast site. Thousands of viewers saw a training series Dr. Mike Baltimore did about the iPad when it was featured on iTunes in the "New and Noteworthy" section for podcasts. Viewers from around the world visit this site every day to download video and other content for viewing. CSU's iPad Training series features six video training episodes for the new user entitled: iPad Fundamentals

Lastly, I would like to congratulate Brett Muller, director of Cougar Dining Services at Columbus State University. He was recently named outstanding manager of Aramark's Southern Region. Brett oversees all the outstanding dining options we now have on this campus. Their latest project is the Burger Studio, coming this fall in the Davidson Student Center. It will be next to Popeye's, on the other side of the cafeteria from the new bookstore (which looks fantastic, by the way!)

Tim

Whitewater and rock-climbing will soon be options for our students!

Columbus State University is so very proud to play a key partnership role in the ongoing transformation of Uptown Columbus along and near the riverfront. The latest announcement by a team led by businessman John Turner and Mayors Jim Wetherington
 ( Columbus) and Sonny Coulter (Phenix City) precedes the summer 2010 construction/engineering on the Chattahoochee River that will create 2.5 miles of whitewater. The whitewater course will begin around 35th street and end near 11th street and will be the southernmost whitewater course in the eastern U.S. The "ready2raft 2012" project will attract whitewater kayaking, canoeing, rafting and freshwater surfers to Uptown Columbus on the shores of CSU's RiverPark Campus. Whitewater venues in Ocoee, TN, Charlotte, NC and Reno, NV attract hundreds of thousands of visitors annually. This incredibly exciting enhancement of the river coupled with completion of our new 103,000 sq.ft. Student Recreation Center which brings world-class rock climbing and bouldering to campus creates a great combination of extreme sports options for all.