Student News

Dateline: August 26, 2019 Athens State University is pleased to announce a new Study Abroad program for 2020. Next May, students, alumni, and community members will have the opportunity to study art and theatre in Italy. The trip will be led by assistant professor of drama and theater arts, Jax […]

Dateline: August 8, 2019 The Alabama Center for the Arts is pleased to announce the opening of Zeuxis’ “My Studio” exhibit in the Main Gallery on Thursday, August 15. Zeuxis, an association of still life painters, was founded by Phyllis Floyd and several of her painter colleagues in her New […]

The Alabama Center for the Arts invites you to “Wink!,” a special single-student senior showcase featuring Athens State University graphic design major, Rachel Jackson. “Wink!” will be on display through Monday, August 26, with an artist reception on Friday, August 16 from 6:00 – 7:30 pm. The exhibit and reception […]

Dateline: July 15, 2019 Athens State University will hold its Summer Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, July 27 at 9:00 am on Founders Hall Lawn. In addition to celebrating the Class of 2019, members of the Class of 1969 will participate in the ceremony and be honored for joining the “50 […]

Dateline: July 12, 2019 The Athenian Players invite you to join them as they present the wildly hilarious tale of how a misunderstanding left a happy housewife to believe that she was going to be murdered by her family. In their Summer 2019 performance of Let’s Murder Marsha by Monk […]

Dateline: May 8, 2019 Athens State University recently celebrated the achievements of its top students during the 2019 Honors Convocation. These students excelled in their coursework and achieved remarkable academic success. The following students received academic honors and awards for the 2018-2019 school year: Pamela Miller (Albertville, AL): Outstanding Social […]

Jackson Offered Disney Internship   Dateline: April 2, 2019 Athens State art student, Rachel Jackson, will be participating in the Disney College Program this fall. Thousands of college students from across the country apply for the program each year. Those who are selected are given the opportunity to attend exclusive […]

Phi Theta Kappa Alumni Association Members Attend Conference, Win Awards Dateline: March 25, 2019 Athens State University Phi Theta Kappa Alumni Association officers and advisors attended the Alabama Regional Convention in Enterprise, AL from March 1-2. Attendees included Dr. Kimberly Jack (advisor), Stephanie Harruff (President), Jeremy Boles (VP), Edmund Martinez (VP), […]

Annual Mardi Gras Celebration Scheduled in Athens Dateline: February 11, 2019 Eight years ago, Athens State University Art Professor Gail Bergeron challenged her art sculpture students to help bring Mardi Gras to Downtown Athens. The New Orleans native created a block party where students, dubbed the Athens State University ARTHEADS, […]

President’s and Provost’s List for Fall 2018 Dateline: January 23, 2019 Athens State University is proud to recognize the students who have been named to the President’s List and Provost’s List for the Fall 2018 semester. These students have excelled in their coursework and achieved remarkable academic success. Students are […]

January 23, 2019 Athens, AL – The Alabama Center for the Arts (ACA), Athens State University, Calhoun Community College, Red Mountain Theatre Company, and The Princess Theatre will host a press event on Thursday, January 24, 2019, 3:30 PM at The Princess Theater to announce details for the Alabama premiere of […]

Dateline: October 22, 2018 Experience one of the greatest English language plays ever written – Shakespeare’s moving story of deceit and revenge, Hamlet, performed by the Athenian Players. Set in the kingdom of Elsinore, Denmark, Prince Hamlet seeks revenge on his uncle Claudius for both the murder of his father, […]