Agnes Scott College, Decatur GA (pics submitted by Anuj)
Agnes Scott College, Decatur GA (pics submitted by Anuj)
Scott-Cooper House, Sycamore Street, Decatur GA (pic courtesy of Marianne from the Agnes Scott archives)
From Google Streetview
You may have never thought about it, but if you’ve ever spent any time hanging around outside at the Decatur Recreation Center along Sycamore Street, you may have noticed that there are a few unique and out of place things in and around that site.
First, let’s consider the items most obviously unique to the site.
Have you ever considered the mighty big giant magnolia trees and the rare, “champion” Horse Chestnut tree that stand at the Rec Center entrance? How did they get there? Why wasn’t the site clear cut when the Rec was built back in the 1950s, like so many other sites? Perhaps you’ve never thought twice about them, aside from telling your kids to be careful playing in their branches. But that’s the first clue.
The second clue is much less noticeable. It’s the sheer size and odd shape of the lot.
Continue reading “Hidden Decatur: Why is There a Champion Tree in Front of the Rec Center?”
Agnes Scott College’s Megan Terraso writes in…
Thanks to a $6 million gift from the Robert W. Woodruff Foundation, Agnes Scott College will transform its historic Campbell Hall from science labs into an innovative living and learning community.
The planned renovation will create state-of-the-art academic and instructional facilities on the ground and first floors and suite-style rooms for up to 96 students on the second and third floors. The renovation will be designed to meet the standards for LEED Silver certification for green building design.
For more info, please visit:
http://www.agnesscott.edu/
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Agnes Scott College has a new logo! “What’s up with” it?
Luckily, ASC has a webpage that answers just that question.
Thanks to Steve for the link!
No Decaf came across this “most famous moment” from the old quiz show “College Bowl” via a Slate article about quiz bowls last night…
The house at 305 Mead Road may look like just another beautiful old Oakhurst home receiving a facelift, but it’s much more than that. It is about to become the first home in Atlanta for L’Arche, a network of intentional, faith-based communities where people with and without developmental disabilities live together. And on June 3-10, 500 representatives from 140 L’Arche communities in 40 nations will converge in Decatur for the L’Arche International General Assembly at Agnes Scott College.
Just prior to the formal assembly, June 1-3, L’Arche is coordinating a Family Weekend, in which international delegates will stay with Atlanta families. L’Arche is now seeking Atlanta—and especially Decatur—families to host two or three delegates in their homes from Friday to Sunday. “We thought it would be a good way for them to gain an understanding of the community and culture of Atlanta,” says Tina Bovermann, the events manager for the International General Assembly.
If you are curious to meet people from all over the world, consider opening your home to these guests during this weekend. According to the organizers, the weekend is “yours to make.” I have signed on to take some guests into my home that weekend, as have several of my neighbors. We will meet them at Decatur Presbyterian on Friday afternoon, then they will participate in our lives and routines with us throughout the weekend until Sunday afternoon when we will help them get to the Agnes Scott campus for the assembly. I’ll probably invite my guests to walk up to the square on Saturday morning for the farmer’s market, for example.
The assembly organizers are also encouraging hosts to take their guests to the Martin Luther King, Jr., Center on Saturday. “It is no accident that we are gathering in Atlanta,” Bovermann says. “It is the home of Martin Luther King.” The last assembly took place in Kolkata, India, inspired by the work of Gandhi and Mother Theresa.