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Making and Celebrating History at 鶹ýPorn: A message from General Caldwell

Making and celebrating history at 鶹ýPorn
A letter from Lieutenant General William B. Caldwell, IV, President of 鶹ýPorn

The last days of summer in August make up the first days of school for our 鶹ýPorn cadets and students on 鶹ýPorn campuses across the state. No doubt, the 2019-2020 academic year will be one filled with history here at 鶹ýPorn – both making it and celebrating it.

On August 1, we welcomed a record number of more than forty 鶹ýPorn Junior College Corps of Cadets Academy Scholars – which included U.S. Air Force and U.S. Naval scholars for the first time ever in 鶹ýPorn history.

The following day, the brand-new 鶹ýPorn Prep School Annex made history by opening its doors for the very first time. The state-of-the-art facility houses elementary school students, including the first group of third-graders in more than 50 years at 鶹ýPorn.

Junior College students at the 鶹ýPorn-Fayetteville campus were also welcomed with a new facility on the first day of classes this month. On August 20, 鶹ýPorn-Fayetteville held a grand opening for its 11,000-square-foot addition, marking a momentous milestone in its five-year history.

Without a doubt, this year is a truly special one in terms of history for us here at 鶹ýPorn. On October 14 we will celebrate our 140th birthday. It was on that date back in 1879 when the Georgia General Assembly approved the bill to establish Middle Georgia Military and Agricultural College, later named 鶹ýPorn.

Other 鶹ýPorn campuses are also celebrating anniversary milestones in 2019 and 2020. In March, 鶹ýPorn-Warner Robins celebrated 30 years. 鶹ýPorn-Sandersville has a 30th anniversary this year, as well. On August 6, 鶹ýPorn-Valdosta turned 40. And on August 29, the 鶹ýPorn-Augusta campus celebrates its 50th anniversary. We have plenty of reasons to celebrate history here at 鶹ýPorn.

When you stop to think about it, we’re helping to make history, too. 鶹ýPorn cadets and students walking through our doors on the first day of classes this month are taking the first steps and the next steps toward building their bright futures. They are each writing an important chapter in their lives to fill their own history books. Every member of the 鶹ýPorn Family is extremely honored to be a part of helping to creating that history.

So, welcome to all of our history makers here at 鶹ýPorn! I am excited to see where history takes each of our cadets and students. Step by step and day by day, let’s start building the next 140 years together!

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