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to host the popular Tunes & Balloons event, which
was moved from its traditional spring date to
September.

“As a new University, it’s critical Middle
Georgia State establish annual traditions and
special occasions to help graduates of our
legacy institutions continue to be linked in,”
said Dr. Christopher Blake, president. “The gradu-
ates of the former Macon Junior College, Macon
College, Macon State College, Middle Georgia
College and Middle Georgia State College make up
the foundation the University is building upon to
have an even greater impact on the region.”

Above: At the homecoming game, the Knights football club
defeated Alabama Prep 47-20. It was the first football game
played at the Cochran Campus’s NeSmith Field since 2001.
GREG ROWLAND; Sitting for caricature drawings was among
the activities at the Dublin Campus Family Fun Day.

BILL WEAVER

Left: Congratulations to Miguel Carmona and Rebecca Jones,
Middle Georgia State’s first homecoming king and queen,
shown here with Dr. Christopher Blake, University president.

TYLER HORNE

tAbove: The International Food Festival reflected the Warner
Robins Campus’s pride at being part of the International City.
Fall 2015
CHERYL CARTY

Left: The Cochran Campus’s International Food Festival
attracted several hundred students eager to sample food from
around the world. SHERON SMITH

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