Rites of Passage Gala

Are you a current senior at Georgia College (or do you know of one) that has had substantial involvement with the Cultural Center during your/their time at Georgia College? Please let us know by completing (or encouraging them to complete) the Rites of Passage info form found on GC Connect. 

The Cultural Center would like to cordially invite those students, faculty and staff that have been connected to the Cultural Center  to join us as we celebrate our graduating honorees at the Rites of Passage Gala on April 21st at 6:00 pm in the Peabody Auditorium. This year, our ceremony will be a gala featuring dinner, a keynote speaker and entertainment afterwards. We will also be honoring select students that have had leadership roles in the Black Student Alliance, Latino Student Association and the LIFE mentorship program. If you are a graduating senior in these programs, we ask that you complete the form linked above at your earliest convenience. We also invite members of the above listed organizations to attend the ceremony, but we ask that all who plan to attend RSVP via GC Connect.

Our keynote will be delivered by Mr. Jarrod Benjamin, President and CEO of Lead Firm Speaks (keynote speaker bio here). He is the Florida International University Cybersecurity Apprenticeship Program Director and Adjunct Professor. He currently manages and develops curriculum embedded certifications for the Jack D. Gordon Institute for Public Policy. He serves as a subject matter expert on the $3 million dollar Intelligence Community-Center of Academic Excellence consortium grant.  Mr. Benjamin also serves as the Chief Executive Officer of The LEAD Firm. He is responsible for curriculum development, leadership training, keynote events, and serves as an organization consultant for over 120 colleges and universities across the country. Oversight training includes Higher Education Enrollment Management Consultation, Student Leadership, Greek Life, and Student Affairs Professional Team Building. Mr. Benjamin is the founder and host of the Black and Multicultural Greek EMPOWERMENT Summit – Atlanta Edition.   

We look forward to this special time and hope that you will join us!