Education

If you are interested in learning more about the law or envision yourself as an up-and-coming attorney, Aiken Tech and the South Carolina Bar are offering an eight-week law school course for non-lawyers beginning February 21. This course is taught by licensed attorneys and judges and covers a variety of topics, including 16 common legal issues, such as: Overview of State Courts Alternative Dispute Resolution Bankruptcy Law Child Protection Hearings Consumer Law and Debt Collection Criminal Law Education Employment Law Family Law Health Care and Elder Law Immigration Juvenile Justice

There are more than 950 institutions in 60 countries and territories that have earned the AACSB accreditation in business and Augusta University’s Hull College of Business is one of them. The AACSB accreditation is synonymous with the highest standards in business education and the college first received accreditation in 1999. The accreditation was ratified recently by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) International’s board of directors. The college hosted its peer review team in October. “Every AACSB-accredited school has demonstrated a focus on excellence in all areas,

Alicia Fitts is now a successful banker, but growing up, she admits she knew little about basic financial literacy concepts, such as budgeting and managing credit. Fitts, Assistant Vice President of business development and community relations for Peach State Federal Credit Union, along with several other local business leaders, attended yesterday’s Rotary Club of Augusta meeting, which focused on the JA Discovery Center coming to Columbia County. “I’m actually a product of Richmond County schools,” she said. “I graduated from A.R. Johnson Health Science and Engineering Magnet School.” Guest speakers

Augusta Prep will hold an official groundbreaking ceremony for its state-of-the-art W. Rodger Giles Institute for Inquiry at 4 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 24. The $11 million W. Rodger Giles Institute for Inquiry, scheduled to open in 2024, will be one of a kind in the Augusta area. The institute is being constructed as a unique future-facing sciences and engineering building that prepares students for the Fourth Industrial Revolution, which is being driven by high-speed Internet, cloud technology, artificial intelligence, automation, 3D printing, and big data analytics, along with the workplaces