The ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge hosted its third biennial awards ceremony on Nov. 8 to recognize select higher education institutions, educators and students for their extraordinary work in student voter engagement during the 2020 presidential election.

Georgia College received the 2021 Best in Class Public 4-Year Institution Highest Registration Rate Award. More than 840 institutions enrolling close to nine million students participated in the ALL IN Challenge.

 "As point person for our student voter registration and education efforts since 2004, I am thrilled that we came in best in class in the nation for our 95% registration rate and won a gold seal for our 77% voting rate, 11% higher than the national average in the 2020 election,” said Dr. Jan Hoffmann, professor of rhetoric and coordinator of the American Democracy Project on campus.

“Our next challenge is t...

The GC Entrepreneurs Club, open to all majors, will host our final meeting of the semester this Thursday, November 11th, at 5:30 pm in Atkinson 202. Our speaker is Tom Glover, President and CEO of Responsive Technology Partners. Please plan to attend to hear how a local business owner found his company on Inc. Magazine’s Best in Business list and was also named the 14th fastest growing IT Management company in the nation! 

The first program assessment of GC Journeys (Students Perceptions of Impacts of Transformative Experiences at Georgia College) can be found here and on the GC Journeys homepage. Prepared by Dr. Stefanie Sevcik, this report surveyed capstone students during Spring 2021. Among the findings, over 96% of students find GC Journeys at least somewhat transformative, and with the hands-on experiences being the most satisfying thing about the program.

You are invited to hear a presentation by the first finalist for Associate Provost and Director of The Graduate School on Wednesday, November 10th, from 3 – 3:50 p.m. in the Pat Peterson Museum Education Room.  The finalist will discuss 3-5 trends in higher education, their potential implications for the position of Associate Provost and Director of The Graduate School position, and give thoughts for potential strategies/best practices.  If you can't attend in person, you can join the presentation through WebEx.  (Link below.)

After you have had the opportunity to meet the finalist, please evaluate the candidate by completing a survey located at https://gcsu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eznDFU4E6X81cX4.  The survey will be accessible until 5 p.m. on Monday, November 22.

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From 6:30-8:15pm on Friday, December 10th, come get your picture taken with Santa in front of the Mansion Christmas tree!

Tickets are $40.00/family, and include 5 minutes with Santa and Mrs. Claus, a photo taken with Santa, a walking tour of the Main Level of the Mansion, and hot chocolate, cookies, and a 19th century ornament craft in our Education Building. Photos will be available for purchase after the event through Lifescapes Photography.

This event is reservation only, and spots are limited. To purchase your tickets and reserve your spot, please call 478-445-4545 or email haley.stodart@gcsu.edu!

Join us on the first three Saturdays of  December (4th, 11th, and 18th) for our annual Candlelight Tours at Georgia's Old Governor's Mansion! Tours will be offered at 6:00 and 7:00pm. Live music will be performed in the Rotunda, and candles will be lit throughout the museum for an authentic 19th century Christmas tour of the Mansion.

Group sizes will be limited and reservations are required. Please call 478-445-4545 or email haley.stodart@gmail.com to reserve tickets today!

Monday, Nov. 15 Georgia College’s Music Department presents its fall Percussion Ensemble concert, “The Tradition,” at 7:30 p.m. in Max Noah Recital Hall. Directed by music department chair Dr. Don N. Parker, this concert reflects early traditions of drumming with Western European, African and South American Influences like Mexican Guatemalan music. Catch the beat with a Mesoamerican style marimba ensemble, “Las Tripas” by Steve Chavez, and “African Sketches-Suite” by J. Kent Williams. Be inspired by J. S. Bach’s “Lord Jesus Christ, Thou Highest Good.” Four percussionists will perform with a few surprises. This concert will also be livestreamed at facebook.com/GCMusicDepartment. A $5 donation is encouraged. All proceeds benefit music scholarships or the GC Department of Music through GCSU Foundation, Inc. For...

Join us this Wednesday Nov. 10 from Noon to 12:50 pm via Zoom for an engaging and insightful Times Talk conversation on the topic "Climate Change: Can Corporations Come to the Rescue?"facilitated by Georgia College Business Law and Ethics Assistant Professor Jehan El-Jourbagy and Georgia College Marketing Student Gavin Holloway 

Register in advance for this discussion with your @bobcats.gcsu.edu or @gcsu.edu email address at

 https://gcsu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEsf-2spjguEtwmlizXTHlOgc3ePy-hujoB

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Hear a short introduction to this week’s Times Talk on the Why This Times Talk podcast: https://soundcloud.co...

Ina Dillard Russell Library is participating in International Games Week on November 9th and 11th from 4pm-8pm. This is a great opportunity to have some fun at the library by interacting with people you may know and meeting some new ones while also de-stressing before Finals or just taking a moment to have some fun! Please join us in a game or bring your own. This event is open to students, staff, faculty, and the community.

*We will be located near the Montgomery Street windows on the 2nd Floor of the library.

*We will have VR, game consoles, board games and cards.

*November 9th and 11th from 4pm-8pm.

The Office of Human Resources is excited to announce we will be hosting a new virtual employee training called “Mindfulness Matters” on Tuesday, November 16th from 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.   Below are the description about the course and the link to register; we hope you will join us!  Please share with your employees. 

Mindfulness Matters Training:

What is mindfulness? This session explores the basic principles of mindfulness and discusses the positive impact it has in different aspects of one’s life. It also demonstrates basic mindfulness techniques that participants can start adopting immediately in their everyday activities, as well as some exercises that they can start using.

HOW PARTICIPANTS WILL BENEFIT

When participants leave this session they will be able to:

• Understand what mindfulness is

• Understand t...