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What a week! I joined six busloads of CSU students, staff and faculty on a short ride to the new Auburn Arena to watch the preseason debut of Coach Robert Moore and the Cougar men's basketball team. Our student-athletes were terrific and won the cliffhanger, 54-52. The women too won their preseason opener against LaGrange, and Coach Jonathan Norton and team are  poised for the season. Let's hope our great CSU community continues to support our men's and women's teams this winter.

At the Fall Festival, hosted by the Peach Belt Conference, our women's soccer team and men's and women's cross country teams both captured Peach Belt championship honors. We will host the NCAA Regional Soccer Tournament this Sunday at our stunning Walden Soccer Complex.

I had the great pleasure of attending our Tuba/Euphonium Studio Concert at Legacy Hall. What a treat. I also saw great new plans unveiled for our Coca-Cola Space Science Center as we make room for space shuttle equipment secured by the center's director, Dr. Shawn Cruzen. I attended a great lecture by Dr. Jonathan Schwabe, from the University of Northern Iowa, who presented great insights on his musical score from one of Carson McCullers' works. Today, a group of faculty across the university will participate in a colloquium on religious diversity moderated by Dr. Ron King of the Pastoral Institute. Tonight is the concert debut at CSU of our new Whiddon Piano Chair Professor Alex Kobrin.  At great universities, the pace never slows. Engage, connect with CSU.