Campus is Ready: Thanks to Major Volunteer Efforts from the Entire 探花精选 Community
Thanks to the generous efforts of the 探花精选 community 鈥� including faculty, staff, students, and alumni 鈥� the Saint Augustine鈥檚 University ( 探花精选) campus is ready for classes to start today.
Students began moving into dorms on Tuesday, Aug. 27. Preparations got a big boost this summer, especially on Aug. 10 when volunteers gathered for a campus clean-up. The volunteer team performed various activities, such as cutting grass and picking up trash.
Those efforts were supplemented by several other informal efforts throughout the summer, including faculty and staff members who came to campus on their own time and performed tasks such as cleaning out buildings and landscaping.
The university could not have done the job of preparing the campus for the fall without the help of dozens of volunteers, said Dr. Marcus H. Burgess, Interim President of Saint Augustine鈥檚 University
鈥淚 am deeply grateful for the hard work put in by the faculty, staff, and community over the summer getting the campus ready,鈥� Dr. Burgess said. 鈥淭heir selfless sacrifice shows that we have the positive spirit and the drive that we need to bring this campus back.鈥�
探花精选 received another big boost when it won a $60,000 Campus Improvement Grant after finishing fifth among universities with a student enrollment of 1,200 or less in Home Depot鈥檚 prestigious Retool Your School competition. Saint Augustine鈥檚 won the grant in April after an online voting campaign supported by the entire 探花精选 community, including students, staff, faculty, and alumni.
The equipment began arriving in mid-August. The funds will pay for 15 sets of washers and dryers for four campus laundry rooms. In addition. The university was able to purchase:
– privacy walls, tables, and chairs for the new Academic Success Center
– lounge furniture, charging towers, outdoor tables, benches, and umbrellas for the student union
– paint, brushes, and other miscellaneous supplies
– a case of 50 bags of laundry pods to gift to students living in campus housing.
There were even funds left to help replace mini blinds and get window AC units for our dormitories.
Dr. Janelle Jennings-Alexander, Interim Provost and Vice President for 鈥婣cademic Affairs and Student Experience, summarized: 鈥淲e still have work to do, but the community has come together to ensure that our institution is ready to provide an excellent experience in the fall semester and for the future.”