A forum was held on October 15th to further discuss the proposed consolidation of Augusta State University and Georgia Health Sciences University in January. In previous forums, Dr. Shirly Kenny, Interim ASU president has taken the floor along with Dr. Ricardo Azziz, president at GHSU. For this forum, Gretchen B. Caughman, Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost at GHSU and Carol J. Rychly, Vice President for Academic Affairs at ASU took the floor to discuss the academic plans for the new university.