Open call for summer 2025 BSP faculty

This is an open call for applications to teach a three-credit summer course in the Georgia College & State University Bridge Scholars Program (BSP). Faculty members are needed to teach Area A-E core courses for the summer 2025 Bridge Scholars Program. Core courses meet in the morning (9 a.m. - 12 p.m.) or afternoon (1:30 - 4:30 p.m.) Monday-Friday between June 23 and July 25, 2025.

BSP is a year-long Residential Learning Community which gives approximately 125 freshmen a head start on college through a special program designed to help them make a successful transition from high school to campus. During the summer, BSP students take a one-credit hour success course and six hours of core courses for a total of seven hours. Students who pass all courses with a grade of C or better are eligible to return to Georgia College for their freshman year. These students continue to take classes and participate in extracurricular programming together throughout their first year. One of the highlights and benefits of the program is the close interaction that BSP students enjoy with their faculty and BSP staff. Past BSP students have gone on to be academically successful campus leaders. This is due, in part, to the strong start they have had for their college experience.

Summer 2025 dates (extracurricular programming TBA):

GC1010 and core courses: June 23  -July 22 (M-F, 9 a.m. – 12 p.m., 1:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.; no classes July 3-4)

July 23 – July 24, Final exams, grades posted, program closing event

July 25 – BSP Students check out of residence halls

Interested faculty should submit a paragraph identifying the core course they would like to teach, including brief description of the course and addressing (1) their interest in the BSP program, (2) how their teaching style would be a good fit for this specialized cohort of students and (3) their thoughts on how faculty involvement outside of the classroom can support and enhance pedagogy.

Please submit this paragraph by Monday, Sept. 30, 2025, to bridge.scholars@gcsu.edu. Hiring decisions will be made by the end of October.

Remuneration is a portion of your salary plus benefits. Pay will be split over pay dates on June 30 and July 31, 2025. Faculty should understand that due to the nature of this program, there is an expectation of involvement outside the classroom to support and facilitate student development via relationship building and mentoring during the transition to university life. Faculty must be approved by their department chair and the chair of the area they wish to instruct.

Faculty hired to teach with the BSP during summer 2025 will be required to hold at least one study session at West Campus during the summer program and participate in the following events:

• BSP Orientation (TBA)
• Thursday, July 25: Closing event