CoffeeBreak is a newsletter distributed to Averett faculty and staff to keep them up to date on campus activities and information.

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Holiday Bookstore Hours The bookstore will have special hours over the holidays. Below are the bookstore's hours through December. It will resume its regular store hours starting Jan. 2, 2012. Dec. 12-18 Monday-Friday 9-5 Saturday 11-4 Sunday 12-3 Dec. 19-25 Monday-Friday 9-5 Saturday Closed Sunday Closed Dec. 26-Jan. 1 Monday Closed Tuesday 11-4 Wednesday 11-4 Thursday 11-4 Friday Closed Saturday Closed Sunday Closed

Averett Library News Happy holidays from the library staff! We hope you enjoy the newest issue of the Averett Library News.

Emergency Alert System In an emergency, everyone needs to get important information as quickly as possible. Averett's E2Campus Alert System is an important emergency communications tool. This system is designed to send users a message via email and/or mobile phone in the case of a campus emergency. However, you must remember to register and then periodically update your account! Please go now to safety and either register for this beneficial service or update your information to be sure you don't miss critical alerts from Averett University.

Fitness Center Hours The fitness center on the Main Campus will be open Monday-Friday from 4-7 p.m. Dec. 12-22 and Jan. 3-11. If you have any questions, please contact Coach Pearce at ext. 15869.

North Campus Adopts an Angel The housekeeping and grounds department at Averett's North Campus donated a bike, clothes, toys and shoes for a seven year old boy that they adopted from a local Angel Tree.

AT Students Collaborate with Duke Students in the athletic training program are working on a collaborative research project with Dr. Rob Butler, director of the biomechanics lab at Duke University. They are performing the Functional Movement Screen (FMS) on the AU men's and women's soccer teams. The goal of the project is to determine if the FMS results can be improved by giving exercise. The test is being performed on two different groups, and corrective exercise is given to one group. Then the students will go back and retest both groups to see if the intervention group improved their original scores. They will also track injuries and gather performance data to see if there is a relationship.

A warm Averett welcome is extended to:

Angie Perkins, senior accountant in the business office. She joins us from Winston, Williams, Creech, Evans & Co., LLP in Oxford, N.C., where she worked as a CPA. She has 15 years of experience in accounting and is a licensed CPA for Virginia and North Carolina. Angie lives in South Boston with her 12-year-old son, Evan.

The registrar's office is happy to announce that Anita Weyer has been hired as our new records specialist. Anita was a work study in the office for the last four years. She is looking forward to working with everyone on a full-time basis.

Pursuing Big Dreams & Making Them Come True When we're kids we all have dreams of being something big one day - dreams of being a dancer, a singer on Broadway, a doctor, a teacher. As we grow up and our interests change, so do our dreams. But for Andrew Gardner '06 the dream of playing golf was one that never faded. See More

One of the STAY committees, the Student Satisfaction Committee, has been conducting student satisfaction surveys and focus groups. The people and offices featured here have been continually recognized for their outstanding service to students.

This week we are pleased to recognize the staff at the library. Congratulations, everyone!

Fac/Staff events:

June 3, 2013
Staff Council Meeting
2:00PM

June 20, 2013
University Staff Meeting
11:15AM

Academic events:

June 8, 2013
Praxis Test

Arts events:

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Please check the AU Calendar for more.

Sports events:

August 30, 2013
Men's Soccer @ Roanoke College
7:30PM

August 31, 2013
Women's Soccer @ Johns Hopkins University
12:00PM

August 31, 2013
Men's Soccer @ Lynchburg College
5:00PM

Hayes Places Third in the Nation in IHSA Competition

Paying It Forward

Averett Recognizes Retirees and Faculty & Staff for Years of Service

Faculty & Staff Members of the Year Named