The Office of Inclusive Excellence, in collaboration with the College of Business and the Career Center, will present a virtual Diversity 360 event called “Inclusive Leadership” on Wednesday, March 23 at 4p.m. The Zoom link is https://tinyurl.com/bdhbyt5p. 

More than ever, companies are prioritizing and implementing diversity and inclusion initiatives. Organizations can recruit from a wide demographic of people. However, diversity efforts will not succeed unless businesses create environments where each demographic in the workplace feels welcomed and valued and has a sense of belonging. Therefore, organizations that commit to creating an inclusive culture not only improve their work environments, but they also positively affect their bottom line. 

We invite the GC community to hear from a panel of employers discussing how they inco...

Jazz Jam 3.22.2022

Come out and enjoy our GC Jazz Jam Session Tuesday, March 22, 7-9 pm at Amici Café, downtown Milledgeville, presented by Jazz at Georgia College. Hosted by our faculty and student jazz musicians, the GC Jam Session is open to all members of the community interested in working on their jazz and improvisation skills. As last year was a bit of a challenge, we are happy to now be able to invite our community back out to play with us. Bring your instrument if you want to play or come just to enjoy the menu and the live music at Amici Café. We hope to see you there!

Join us as we celebrate Bi+ Community Week with a Bi+ Community Identity Circle on March 23 from 6-7 p.m. at Blackbridge Hall! Modeled after a restorative justice-style community circle, attendees will be invited to both share and listen to others in discussing Bi+ identity, biphobia, and Bi+ allyship.

Binghamton University and the Binghamton Biofilm Research Center will be focused on providing research opportunities for early-career students (rising sophomore or junior) from institutions with limited research opportunities (community college, primarily undergraduate institutions, colleges, etc.). The goal is to provide talented and motivated students with a well-mentored, collaborative research experience on microbial biofilms that has the potential to impact their career trajectory and future academic successes.

Our program is centered around the study of microbial biofilms, communities of bacteria and other microorganisms that grow attached to a surface or interface within a self-secreted extracellular polymeric slime matrix. Biofilm cells are distinct in the genes and proteins they express, resulting in unique behaviors that include altered resistance to antimicrobials and host immune systems. Bacterial biofilms have been implicated in more than 80 percent of chronic, infectious diseases and are also ...