History of Augusta University

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Augusta University was officially formed January 8, 2013, from the consolidation of Augusta State University and Georgia Health Sciences University in Augusta, Georgia by order of the University System of Georgia Board of Regents.

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History of GHSU

Georgia Health Sciences University was chartered in 1828, upon the request of Milton Antony and Joseph Adams Eve, [1] by the state of Georgia as the Medical Academy of Georgia to offer a single course of lectures leading to a bachelor's degree. In December 1829, the Georgia General Assembly changed the name to the Medical Institute of Georgia, and again to the Medical College of Georgia in December 1833. City Hospital was the first location of the school on Greene Street, until a move over to The Old Medical College building in 1835 served as the primary home for facilities until 1913. [2]

Old Medical College in Augusta, Georgia in 1934, where the Medical College of Georgia's first classes were held Old Medical College (Augusta, Georgia).jpg
Old Medical College in Augusta, Georgia in 1934, where the Medical College of Georgia's first classes were held

The college began with three programs: Anatomy and surgery, institutes and practices of medicine and diseases of women and children, and materia medica, chemistry, and pharmacy.

The College of Nursing offered its first classes in the 1940s, and Master's and doctoral programs were first offered in the 1960s. The Colleges of Allied Health Sciences, Dental Medicine and Graduate Studies were added in the next decade, comprising the five schools that made up the University until the 2013 merger.

The most recent facilities expansions include the Cancer Research Building opened in 2003; the Health Sciences Building in 2006; and a new dental school building in 2011. [3]

In 2011, the University System of Georgia Board of Regents officially changed the name from the Medical College of Georgia to Georgia Health Sciences University, to reflect the university having "more than just a medical school" as President Ricardo Azziz stated to the Augusta Chronicle. [4] The MCG name became that of the medical school within GHSU, alongside the other four colleges. [5]

Notable accomplishments

Several medical breakthroughs occurred on its campus:

History of ASU

Augusta State University traces its roots to 1783, when the Academy of Richmond County was founded as a high school. It opened in 1785 and offered collegiate-level classes from its earliest days, and its classes were overseen by the Georgia General Assembly. Graduates were accepted into colleges as sophomores or juniors. Operation of the academy was overseen by a board of trustees until 1909, when control was passed to the Augusta Board of Education. The college-level classes continued to be overseen by a committee of the state legislature. As enrollment increased, land for a new building was purchased. In 1925, prior to completion of the new building, the Junior College of Augusta was established. In 1957, the junior college separated from the academy and moved to its present location on Walton Way to become Augusta College, now referenced as the Summerville campus. [9]

In 1958, the college became a part of the University System of Georgia and its name was formally changed to Augusta College. It remained a two-year college until 1963, when it attained four-year status. A second campus was added on Wrightsboro Road, which still houses athletics, kinesiology and health science, a golf house, and 18-hole golf course. Additional buildings, such as Boykin Wright and Reese Library, were added in the 1980s. [10]

In 1996, Augusta College was renamed Augusta State University, [9] and campus continued to expand with the addition of University Hall and a new Science Hall. The name remained until the 2013 consolidation with GHSU.

Allgood Hall was part of the major campus expansions on the Augusta State campus. Allgood Hall (Augusta State University).jpg
Allgood Hall was part of the major campus expansions on the Augusta State campus.

Augusta State was organized into four undergraduate colleges: Katherine Reese Pamplin College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences, James M. Hull College of Business, the College of Education, and the College of Science and Mathematics. [11] Students could earn associate, bachelor, master, and specialist degrees in over 100 programs of study as well as a paralegal certificate and a cooperative doctorate. There was an Honors Program, as well as a Cooperative Education program in which students alternated between classroom enrollment and real-life work experience in their field of study. Students also had opportunities for internships and study abroad programs.

In May 2009 the university hosted the 25th annual National Science Olympiad tournament. [12]

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  1. ↑ "History of the Medical College of Georgia". Augusta University . Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  2. ↑ "Old Medical College of Georgia". National Park Service. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
  3. ↑ "Officials praise new dental school building". The Augusta Chronicle. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
  4. ↑ "Board endorses MCG name change". The Augusta Chronicle. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
  5. ↑ "Old name will linger for MCG". The Augusta Chronicle. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
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