32-611: The Stephen Vincent Benét House , commonly referred to as Benét House , is a historic house on the Summerville campus of Augusta University in Augusta, Georgia . The house was built 1827–29 as the Commandant's House of the Augusta Arsenal , and is a much-altered example of Federal period architecture. The house was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1971 for its association with
64-523: 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 . Augusta University's main campus in Augusta, Georgia, encompasses more than 200 acres and has four local campuses. It is made up of the former campuses between Augusta State University and Georgia Health Sciences University, with additions from
96-581: A key role in the American Civil War , when it was used by the Confederate Army , and again in the Spanish–American War . In 1911 Colonel J. Walker Benét was appointed its commandant, bringing with him his son Stephen . Stephen Benét lived here until 1915, and it is where he began his writing career, as well as being the only major surviving structure known to be associated with his life. Benét
128-679: A satellite campus in Athens . AU's Medical College of Georgia (MCG) operates a partnership with the University of Georgia on the University of Georgia's new Health Sciences Campus, also in Athens. In 2010, MCG partnered with the University of Georgia (UGA) to create the UGA-MCG Medical Partnership. The Medical Partnership combines the experience of one of the nation's first medical schools with
160-443: A state-chartered private institution. This building was built as its main facility in 1835 to a design by Charles Blaney Cluskey , one of America's early trained architects and a proponent of the "new" Greek Revival style. The building was lauded at its completion for its Classical proportions. It served the medical school until 1913, when it moved to new quarters. The school is now part of Augusta University . The school's faculty
192-600: Is a historic academic building at 598 Telfair Street in Augusta, Georgia , US. It was built in 1835 for the Medical College of Georgia , then and now one of the leading medical schools of the American South . It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1996 for its sophisticated Greek Revival architecture, and for the role the school played in the establishment of the American Medical Association and
224-497: Is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools . The Augusta University Health System includes the 478-bed Augusta University Medical Center , the 154-bed Children's Hospital of Georgia, and more than 80 outpatient clinics. 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
256-423: Is at the center, and there are seven small square windows evenly spaced on the second level. The side walls are five bays wide. A parapet surrounds a shallow-pitch hip roof , which rises to a central dome. The interior housed what were, for the 1830s, generous quarters for a medical school, including several laboratory spaces, lecture halls, and a library. The Medical College of Georgia was chartered in 1829 as
288-624: Is best known for the 1928 poem John Brown's Body , for which he was awarded the 1929 Pulitzer Prize , and the class 1937 short story " The Devil and Daniel Webster ". Augusta University Augusta University ( AU ) is a public research university and academic medical center in Augusta, Georgia . It is a part of the University System of Georgia and has satellite medical campuses in Savannah , Albany , Rome , and Athens . It employs over 15,000 people, has more than 56,000 alumni, and
320-619: Is modeled after EGSC's long-standing collaboration with Georgia Southern University and replaces the former "University College" program. Augusta University is one of five accredited programs offering a Masters of Science in Medical Illustration in North America in the college of Allied Health Science. The program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP). Augusta athletic teams are
352-575: Is now actively involved in daily hospital activities including hiring nurses for the hospital, partnering with other institutions to educate students in masters in nursing programs regarding mental healthcare, and utilizing a Dedicated Education Unit to help guide undergraduate nursing students in patient care. Fort Eisenhower is home to the US Army Cyber Center of Excellence and the US Army Cyber Command. The partnership will strengthen
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#1733093536571384-437: The Augusta Arsenal . It is a two-story brick structure, built on a side hall plan, with a two-story porch wrapping across the front and around one side. The building's interior includes finishes from all periods of its occupation, and its exterior has also been added to and altered several times. The house was built in 1827–29, after the federal government decided to move the Augusta Arsenal to this location. The arsenal played
416-590: The Pulitzer Prize -winning writer Stephen Vincent Benét (1898–1943), who lived here in the 1910s. The house, which housed the official residence of the Augusta State University for a time, presently houses the Summerville campus's office of admissions. The Benét House is centrally located on the Summerville campus of Augusta University, and is one of a cluster of buildings that formerly made up part of
448-509: The University System of Georgia Board of Regents . Georgia Health Sciences University was chartered in 1828, upon the request of Milton Antony and Joseph Adams Eve, by the state of Georgia as the Medical Academy of Georgia to offer a single course of lectures leading to a bachelor's degree. Augusta State University traces its roots to 1783, when the Academy of Richmond County was founded as
480-640: The College of Science and Mathematics. The Health Sciences campus also contains the Augusta University Medical Center , the Children's Hospital of Georgia, and Augusta University's two residence halls, Oak Hall and Elm Hall, which opened in Fall 2016. The Summerville campus was originally used as a United States Army arsenal, established in downtown Augusta in 1816 and relocated to the campus in 1827. By
512-654: The Georgia Cyber Innovation and Training Center which opened in July 2018. The Riverfront Campus was named in honor of Georgia Governor Nathan Deal who was on hand for the opening ceremony of the Hull-McKnight Building on the campus. The building is also the home of the university's newest School of Computer and Cyber Sciences. A second cyber building will open in December 2018 with potential plans to expand more on
544-1027: The Jaguars. The university is a member of the Division II level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), primarily competing in the Peach Belt Conference (PBC) since the 1991–92 academic year; except in women's and men's golf, which those sports compete in the NCAA Division I level as an affiliate member of the Southland Conference . Augusta competes in 13 intercollegiate varsity sports: Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, tennis & track & field; while women's sports include basketball, cross country, golf, softball, tennis, track & field and volleyball. The men's golf program captured
576-645: The Maxwell Alumni House are all found on this campus. In addition, the James M. Hull College of Business , College of Education and Human Development, and Pamplin College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences are located here. The campus was formerly well known for the Arsenal Oak , a tree that contained wood believed to be 250–400 years old, until it was cut down in June 2004 because of disease. A dedication ceremony of
608-572: The University System of Georgia Board of Regents. The medical college of the university, its oldest and founding college, began as the Medical Academy of Georgia in 1828, moving into the now historic Old Medical College Building in 1835. The present Health Sciences campus was formed in 1913 as the college moved to the Newton building and expanded from there, with the Dugas Building in 1937 marking
640-627: The earliest building currently on the campus. The first clinical facility opened as the Eugene Talmadge Memorial Hospital in 1956. Located in Augusta's Medical District , the Health Sciences campus features all medical programs of the university, as well as the Health Sciences Building, Interdisciplinary Research Building, Wellness Center, Cancer Center, Medical College of Georgia , The Dental College of Georgia, and
672-523: The hospital and medical office corridor of Prince Avenue near downtown Athens . After renovations and additions, in July 2012, the UGA-MCG Medical Partnership moved to the new University of Georgia Health Sciences Campus. East Central Regional Hospital, with two locations in Augusta and Gracewood, was taken over by Augusta University for administrative purposes in 2009 after it was considered for closure. The hospital specializes in behavioral health and mental disabilities . The university's College of Nursing
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#1733093536571704-676: The land was given to the local Board of Education, which used it to open the Junior College of Augusta . In 1958, the name changed to Augusta College , and in 1996 to Augusta State University . Located on Walton Way , the Summerville campus houses many of the undergraduate programs and the Jaguar Student Activities Center. The Maxwell Performing Arts Theatre, the History Walk, the Mary S. Byrd Gallery of Art, The Honors Program, and
736-880: The property. Augusta University has three satellite campuses for medical student clinical study, in Albany , Rome , and Savannah . In 2024, U.S. News & World Report ranked Augusta University tied for No.296 out of 436 National Universities, tied for No.161 out of 225 in Top Public Schools, tied for No.114 out of 686 in Nursing, and tied for No.252 out of 433 in Top Performers on Social Mobility. In 2024, Augusta University accepted 85.5% of undergraduate applicants. Augusta University did not report high school GPA data for its accepted students. Standardized test scores reported were an average 1120 SAT score (78% of applicants submitting), or an average 22 ACT score (25% submitting). The College of Nursing has
768-471: The relationship between AU and ARCYBER by assisting soldiers transferring their training to the private sector as well as by sharing resources. The ribbon-cutting and opening ceremony of Augusta University's Cyber Institute took place in University Hall on the Summerville campus on Friday, September 16, 2016. In 2013, East Georgia State College (EGSC), a University System of Georgia institution based in
800-457: The replanting of the new Arsenal Oak took place on Friday, April 29, 2016, on the front lawn of the Benét House. The descendant was grown from an acorn of the original Arsenal Oak. Then-Augusta State University opened a second campus in 1991 for athletics, complete with a 3,800-seat arena—Christenberry Fieldhouse, named in 2003—and softball and baseball fields. The J. Fleming Norvell Golf House
832-493: The resources of one of the nation's most comprehensive leading nationally ranked research universities. The result is an education that allows medical students to reach their full potential in a unique and stimulating learning environment. To accommodate its new Health Sciences Campus, in 2011 the University of Georgia acquired the 58-acre former U.S. Navy Supply Corps School which had extensive landscaped green spaces, more than 400 trees, and several historic buildings located on
864-503: The rural city of Swainsboro , began a collaboration with AU to serve Augusta-area students who do not meet AU's freshman admission requirements. Students enrolled in the program are enrolled as EGSC students and attend classes on the Summerville Campus. After completing 30 semester hours of college level coursework and attaining a minimum GPA of 2.3, students can then elect to transfer into a bachelor's program at AU. This collaboration
896-751: The school's first NCAA Division I Men's Golf National Championship on June 6, 2010, in Ooltewah, Tennessee, when the Jaguars defeated Oklahoma State University. The Jags then became the first Division I men's golf program in 27 years to repeat as National Champions on June 5, 2011, when they defeated the University of Georgia at Karsten Creek Golf Club in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Notable alumni and faculty of Augusta University's predecessor institutions include: 33°28′18″N 81°59′20″W / 33.47170°N 81.98885°W / 33.47170; -81.98885 Old Medical College The Old Medical College Building
928-478: The standardization of medical practices. The Old Medical College Building is located in central Augusta, behind Augusta City Hall at the corner of Telfair and 6th Streets . It is a two-story Greek Revival structure, built out of brick covered with stucco scored to resemble stone. Its front facade, facing Telfair Street, has a projecting Greek temple portico , with six massive fluted Doric columns supporting an entablature and gabled pediment. The main entry
960-401: The turn of the twentieth century, the arsenal's prominence waned, beginning with the Spanish–American War in that the arsenal produced manufacturing equipment, seacoast targets, and was a repair station. In World War I, the station repaired rifles and small arms, but produced ordnance material and fire control operations for World War II . In 1955, the arsenal was closed, and two years later
992-554: Was added in 2007 with an adjacent driving range, putting green, and chipping area. The campus contains Forest Hills Golf Club , home of the men's and women's golf teams and a public course available for play, and the 500-bed University Village student housing. The former Georgia Golf Hall of Fame riverfront property in Downtown Augusta has been developed to house the Augusta University Cyber Institute and
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1024-414: Was one of the principal forces behind the establishment of the American Medical Association in 1847, promoting the establishment of guidelines for medical practices, medical education standards, and guidelines for the accreditation of medical schools, at a time when no such standards and guidelines existed. The school's old building was taken over in 1913 by the adjacent Richmond Academy, which used it as
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