The mid-term is approaching, and do you worry about the massive work of grading? This virtual workshop will introduce some advanced features of the GeorgiaVIEW grade book, such as Quick Eval, Rubric, importing grades from Excel, release/unrelease final grades, and adding feedback in bulk to help instructors finish their grading efficiently. Participants will have opportunities to work on their class grading with support from CTL staff.

This virtual workshop will take place at 3 pm on February 16. The meeting link will be sent out to registrants on the day of the workshop.

Register for Getting Ready for the Mid-Term Grading: Taking Full Advantage of the D2L Grade Book!

Dr. Winston Tripp has joined Georgia College as the new associate dean for the College of Arts and Sciences.

Most recently, Tripp served as associate dean for research and director of the Center for Research at the University of West Georgia (UWG) Office of Research and Sponsored Projects. This involved developing university-wide initiatives to support faculty; working with nonprofits and government; and assisting with strategic planning and needs assessments.

“Dr. Tripp comes to Georgia College with enthusiasm for working for a public liberal arts university,” said Dr. Eric Tenbus, dean of Arts and Sciences.

“One particular strength that Dr. Tripp will contribute to our work in the college is his expertise in generating and analyzing data,” Tenbus said. “He directed a research center at West Georgia, and this experience will be tremendously valuable in guiding future decision-making within the college.”

Tripp was raised in Nevada and lived much of his life in the western United States. He got his bachelor’s from the University of Oregon and Ph.D. at Pennsylvania State University, both in sociology.

Tripp was at UWG 10 years. Prior to being associate dean, he was interim associate dean and worked wit...

GC Stories is proud to announce that all our episodes are now available on Spotify, iTunes, iHeartRadio, Audible and where ever you’d like to listen! Just search “GC Stories” to hear the most interesting tales of Georgia College life told by the people who lived them.

We’re also pleased to bring you the third episode of our second season, “While You Were Out”, in which Assistant Director of Environmental Health and Occupational Safety Shea Groebner tells the story of essential workers who stayed on campus to keep the torches lit during one of the darkest periods of the pandemic. You can also listen right here at gcsu.edu/gcstories.

As always, if you have an interesting story to tell about Georgia College excellence, you can email us at gcstories@gcsu.edu.

Interested in learning more about organizations of the National Pan-Hellenic Council? Then join us this afternoon (2/15) at 5:00 pm in Blackbridge Hall. Members from each NPHC organization will be on hand to greet you and answer questions you may have about the respective organizations. Hope to see you there!

The Learning Center is hosting an evening of all things STEM (and Econ) at the MAX! 

STEM-TASTIC Dinner with Faculty, Upperclassmen, and support services

Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday (Feb 15, 16, 17); Doors will open at 4:30 pm with information from STEM RSOs and support services

Our goal each evening is to connect our younger STEM and econ majors with an event that covers many bases. Advising staff, Career Services, and our National Scholarships office will join us each evening but our primary desire is for our students to meet some faculty, get involved in GC’s STEM and econ areas, and learn more about all the resources provided.

Students selected the day that best fits their needs/goals and are coming to enjoy food, conversation, and activities with our faculty. 

• • Tuesday, 2/15- Focus is pre-professional areas
  • Wednesday, /16- Focus is graduate school and the workforce
  • Thursday, 2/17- Focus is Undeclared majors
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The GIVE Center has moved to the Student Activities Center- the "old" Den (adjacent to Magnolia Ballroom). At this time, they do not have spaces to reserve to the campus community. Student service groups may contact the GIVE Center directly for use.

The "old" GIVE Center location in MSU is under renovation at this time so NO locations are available to reserve. These spaces (Lobby, Conference/130, Training/150, etc.) should show as CLOSED in 25Live. If/When that changes, they will be opened again for reservations.

While many digital scholarship tools and computational methods can play an important role in digital humanities research at all stages, it’s usually the final output that is the most visible element of these projects. This talk on Feb. 21 at 1 p.m.will explore exhibits built using the Omeka platform with a particular focus on incorporating the Neatline plugin to create interactive maps. Continuing with maps, we will look at some possibilities for including these in projects built using the Scalar platform. We will also talk more generally about getting started with digital humanities projects and planning for sustainability.

Rebecca Fitzsimmons is a Special Collections Librarian and liaison to the Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program at Illinois State University where she works with rare books and manuscripts and ...

Digitally inflected courses are one strategy for revitalizing the humanities and building enrollments. Students with portfolios of their stunning websites, digital books, or visualizations of research will have an edge in today’s competitive job market. To help you develop a basic understanding of digital humanities, the Digital Humanities Collaborative will host a series of presentations this semester on easy-to-use and free tools for digital scholarship. These short “show-and-tell” talks will be held virtually. They are an opportunity to network with digital humanities practitioners who will introduce inspiring examples of projects they have made using tools you can learn in minutes and apply to your own research or teaching. Stay tuned for detailed announcements about each talk.

Contact elissa.auerbach@gcsu.edu

Georgia College is hosting "Money Monday" on Monday February 28, 2022 from 12pm-1pm in the Pat Petersen Museum Education room.

Lunch will be provided for those who attend in person! If you decide to attend in person, please email kayla.brownlow@gcsu.edu

The topic is "HSA Investment Options" and is being hosted by HSA Bank!

Register here: : https://teams.microsoft.com/registration/d_gRRzr7EU-qqzxJaADCPQ,PuXvT29zjU6zBPuG7R9XHQ,2aITbTeoNkG8BeHSHkcZUA,UV7W3CRXXEykKLIg48NXug,RZ8IQKPHXUautO0RhcXr2g,xLIq_qIY90G6eBQ6mE5bRA?mode=read&tenantId=4711f877-fb3a-4f11-aaab-3c496800c23d

Wouldn't you like to improve your online courses' quality and receive certification that you have completed the process for developing quality online courses? If so, the Center for Teaching and Learning offers you the opportunity to register for Quality Matters (QM) training. Upon completing the QM training, you will receive a certificate from Quality Matters, verifying your readiness to develop a quality online course. 

Nationally recognized, Quality Matters is the global organization leading quality assurance in online and innovative digital teaching and learning environments. It provides a scalable quality assurance system for online and blended learning used within and across organizations. QM designed the professional development to help educators deliver the promise of quality online learning opportunities to every level of ...

Do you have one extra hour a month? That is all the time it takes to help the Office of Admissions with their Adopt an Admit Mentor Program! Admissions has compiled a list of diverse students who have been admitted to Georgia College for Fall 2022. They are seeking to provide each of these students with a faculty or staff mentor to build relationships and guide them toward enrolling at GC. The mentor will be asked to: 

• Communicate with the student one to two times per month from February through May – preferably a phone conversation. 
  
  
• Connect the student to needed resources at GC – Financial Aid Office, Advising, etc. 
  
  
• Encourage the student to deposit - discuss why a GC education is unique/valuable and why the college or department would be a good fit for them. 
  
  

• Encourage the student to POUNCE, complete Housing, and attend Orientation. 
  
  
• Provide a kind/listening ear and support the student as they transition from HS to college. 
  
  

Communities In Schools of Milledgeville/Baldwin County (CISMBC) has an awesome partnership with the nationally renowned AmeriCorps service program. This partnership allows AmeriCorps members to join CISMBC and volunteer in the local Baldwin County schools tutoring students and providing several educational, social, economic, and emotional supports. AmeriCorps members earn a monthly stipend and can qualify for a significant monetary education award at the end of their time of service. Members must commit to serve for at least one year (September 1st-June 30th) and should expect to volunteer approximately 25 hours per week.

See the attached file for last year's AmeriCorps position description. If you are interested in applying or in learning more, please reach out to Andrew Kirkland, CISMBC Volunteer ...

May, June and July are the busiest time of year for retirement vendors (TRS, ORP, ERS).  In order to avoid hiring delays, we strongly encourage you to submit Rehired Retiree Applications for any full-time and/or part-time rehired retirees that you currently employ and wish to return, or new staff for Summer 2022, Fall 2022, and/or Spring 2023. If at all possible, please initiate the campus-level DocuSign application no later than March 1st for Summer and Fall hires!  

If you are planning on hiring a Rehired Retiree for June and/or July semesters, you must submit an application for each semester. 

Reminders:

• All rehired retirees must be re-approved annually; most are approved per full fiscal year (July 1 – June 30) or full academic year (August 1-May 31)

• If working less than half -time, the hourly rate or salary cannot exceed 49% of the compensation that would normally be paid to an employee if they worked on a full-time basis in the position
• If the retiree will be teaching, you are required to  include the “rate per credit hour” with the required course information; if not included, we may deny the application and ask you to resubm...

The John H. Lounsbury College of Education continues their Social Justice Dialogue Series this semester with a keynote lecture from Rev. France Davis, pastor emeritus of the Salt Lake City’s Calvary Baptist Church and acclaimed civil rights activist. Rev. Davis's lecture will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 23 at 5 p.m. Rev. Davis’s lecture will focus on his civil rights engagement in Georgia to current socio-political events.    

A native of Georgia, Davis arrived in Salt Lake City in 1972 to teach and to attend graduate school at the University of Utah. He was appointed instructor in Communication and in Ethnic Studies, earning a distinguished teacher award from the university. Davis retired as an adjunct associate professor in 2014.   

During the 1960s, Davis participated in the Civil Rights Movement and marched in Selma, Alabama to Montgomery, Alabama promoting voting rights for African Americans. At the onset of the Civil Rights Movement, he met Dr.&nbs...

Staff Council will hold its next monthly meeting on Tuesday, February 15 at 3 p.m at Atkinson 202. Meetings are open to any staff member who would like to attend. 

An online link to the meeting is available at https://gcsu.webex.com/meet/elizabeth.giordano. 

• Do your students struggle with assignments or tasks requiring the use of Excel? Your Learning Center (LC) is delighted to share we are trying to address this gap with our Excel Bootcamps. Bootcamp content was developed by LC staff (with the help of our Faculty Advisory Council’s guidance and input) and are facilitated in the evenings by trained student staff.
  • If you’re interested in making Excel Bootcamps a part of your class this semester, it’s not too late! We have opened up additional dates for the late February and March rounds.  Simply complete this quick form to let us know your needs/goals and request a Bootcamp. https://forms.office.com/r/EFRHRQag62
    • ***Due to the nature of logistics and staffing, we will prioritize faculty making the Excel Bootcamp a mandatory assignment. Interested faculty please complete the survey by February 18th.

Worried about supply chains and logistics issues? The Georgia College Logistics Association (GCLA) would like to invite faculty, staff, students and interested community members to participate in the first of their quarterly webinars. Titled “Building a Resilient Transportation Network in Georgia,” the first meeting will be held Wednesday, Feb. 16 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. The episode will examine how organizations across Georgia have navigated the challenges faced by the industry over the last three years.Speakers include Sandy Lake, director of the Georgia Center of Innovation; Jason Moss, CEO and founder of the Georgia Manufacturing Alliance; Janine Miller, director of planning at the Georgia Department of Transportation and John Wheeler, former vice president of carrier sales for South Carolina Ports and former director of trade deve...

Tuesday, Feb. 15 Georgia College welcomes guest artist and pianist Dr. Chenny Gan for a 7:30 p.m. performance in Max Noah Hall, sponsored by the Georgia Music Teachers Association Recital Exchange. "Classic Meets Jazz 2.0" is a blend of classical, jazz and improvised styles. This recital will take listeners on a witty and surprising journey of classical piano repertoire. Gan will perform original masterworks mixed with her own "jazzed-up" arrangements. Humorous anecdotes and interesting historical facts will be shared throughout to create an educational and entertaining experience. Currently a faculty member at Wesleyan College in Macon, Gan was nationally recognized on the "40 Under 40" list of the best young professors in the U.S. by NerdScholar.com. A $5 ...

Join the GCSU Well-being Listserv today to stay up to date on the latest well-being happenings and information! 

Email wellbeing@gcsu.edu  to join! 

The Women's Center & LGBTQ+ Programs,  Leadership Programs, Alumni Association, and J. Whitney Bunting College of Business will be jointly hosting our 4th annual Women's Leadership Conference March 25, 2022. The theme for this year's conference is Leading Change: Navigating the Road to Resiliency and will be held in person with a virtual session track being offered for those who wish to join us from a distance. Below, please find our request for proposals and an online proposal submission form. The deadline to submit a proposal is February 22 and registration for the conference will open on March 1.

For more information about the conference, please visit our Women’s Leadership Conference webpage.

Proposal Submission Link: Session Proposal Form

Request for Proposals:

“Like tiny seeds with potent power to push through tough ground and become mighty trees, we hold innate reserves of unimaginable strength. We are resilient.” - Catherine DeVrye

As we move into our 4th annual Women’s Leadership Conference, we have been reflecting on all the events of the last two years. Our Conference in 2020 was one of the last in-person events at Georgia College before we moved into the shut-dow...

The Georgia College Department of Art is hosting a public lecture Feb. 17 at 5 p.m. in Arts and Sciences, room 272. Guest art critic and curator Carolina Ponce De León will talk about “Contemporary Colombian Art in the Context of Armed Conflict: An Overview.”

This topic focuses on visual art created in Colombia during its fifty-year armed conflict, which cost the country over 220,000 lives and displaced nearly 7 million people. Ponce de León's lecture will also address aesthetic approaches and strategies used by Colombian artists to address causes of the conflict, its violence and toll of human suffering. 

Her experience will provide a “detailed, first-hand perspective on the role and contributions of art in a context of war,” said Art History Professor Ruben Yepes.

A new faculty member at Georgia College, Yepes is also from Colombia. His teaching and research focus on Colombian and Latin American Art.

“I couldn’t be more thrilled about her visi...

At the new GC Journeys Research Day on March 25th, undergraduate students and their faculty mentors will be recognized at a special session for their outstanding contributions to all forms of community-based engaged learning (CbEL/Service-Learning).  We want to highlight service-learning research that is happening in both curricular and co-curricular spaces across the university! 

To be eligible for participation in this session, students must deliver their mentored community-based scholarship in oral or poster presentations at the 2022 GC Research Conference on March 25, 2022. When submitting their abstract, student presenters must select the discipline of "Arts and Humanities," and then click on the plus sign to select “Community-based Engaged Learning.” Also, be s...