If you want to become a better speaker, learn how to think more critically, problem solve like never before, and make an awesome group of friends, look no further! Come to Mock Trial auditions!

The GCSU Mock Trial Association is holding auditions for the upcoming 2022 - 2023 season. They will be held on April 11th and 12th from 6pm to 9pm (location TBD). Auditions are open to everyone, regardless of major.

Follow the Mock Trial Instagram (@gcsumocktrial) for more information on how to sign up to tryout and audition resources. We hope to see you there!

Looking for a little magic in your life? Come to MisMagicast! MisCast 2022 is a night of back-to-back musical theatre numbers with a twist: GCSU students will perform as characters originally written to be a different gender than their own. We’re ready to make our songs funny, heartwarming, and thought-provoking, and we need an audience to help make some magic happen. Join us! 

Performances are at the Campus Black Box Theatre this weekend on April 2nd at 7PM and April 3rd at 2PM. Tickets are free, but donations are accepted. We recommend the show for ages 13 and up. 

The Women’s Center & LGBTQ+ Programs and GC2Y "Sex & Resistance" Present:

 #GCMETOO: A Panel Discussion and Q&A on Sexual Assault on Campus

As a part of Sexual Assault Awareness Month in April, the Women’s Center & LGBTQ+ Programs and GC2Y: Sex & Resistance are coming together to host #GCMETOO, a discussion on sexual assault on campus. This event will take place on April 5th from 4-5pm in Room 2-70 of Arts & Sciences.  It will feature a panel discussion and Q&A with guest speakers Dr. Sara Doude, Sally Chapman, JoAnna Smith, Dr. Jennifer Graham, Melissa Gerrior, and Shantee Henry. The purpose of this discussion is to inform Georgia College students about sexual assault prevention and what you can do if you do experience sexual assault at Georgia College. All students, staff, and faculty are welcome to atte...

The University System of Georgia (USG) 6th Annual European Studies Certificate Student Conference will be 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, April 1, at Georgia College in the old train depot, adjacent to the Centennial Center.

This year’s topic is “The European Union in a Time of Crisis.”

Fifteen students from Georgia College and Valdosta State University will present research on the European Union (EU) and Balkan nations; post-Brexit assessment of the EU; Finland and Ukranian Refugees; LGBTQ Rights and the EU; the U.S. Federalist Papers and the EU; and more.

GC History Professor William Risch will be the 12:30 p.m. luncheon speaker, covering “The End of Europe As We Know It? Russia, the EU, and the War in Ukraine.” In recent years, the EU has confronted one crisis after another including the Euro and sovereign debt; immigration; Brexit; the threat of authoritarianism in Hungary and Poland; the growing influence of China; the Polish border crisis; and successive waves of the Covid pandemic. Now, Euro...

The Bridge Scholars Program is hiring Academic Success Coaches for their Summer 2022 Program.

Training: 6/22 - 6/24; 9am - 4pm

Academic Coaching Hours: 7pm - 10pm; Sun. - Thurs.; 6/26 - 7/20 (no sessions on 7/3 or 7/4)

Pay Rate: $11/hr

Academic Success Coaches support Bridge Scholars with:

• establishing and maintaining daily schedules and routines
• developing strategies for breaking down projects into achievable tasks
• creating organizational management systems identifying areas of procrastination and getting them back on track
• preparing for exams and developing test taking strategies
• making connections on campus and accessing resources
• staying motivated and being accountable

Email resume and cover letter to bridge.scholars@gcsu.edu by Friday, April 1st. 

Fifteen students and 8 faculty from the Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences attended the 99th meeting of the Georgia Academy of Sciences hosted by Valdosta State University on March 25th and 26th. The students delivered 14 research presentations. Charleigh Stepp received the Outstanding Undergraduate Presentation Award in Biological Sciences. Christopher Horacek received the Outstanding Graduate Presentation Award in Biological Sciences. Jessy Everett received the Outstanding Graduate Presentation Award in Earth and Atmospheric Sciences. Georgia College will host the 100th Meeting of the Georgia Academy of Sciences in spring of 2023.

(Pictured: Georgia College students and faculty at the 99th meeting of the Georgia Academy of Sciences in Valdosta on March 25th and 26th. From left to right, front row: Sydney Brown, Jessy Everett, Anna Tipton, Will ...

Last week was an especially significant one for the John E. Sallstrom Honors College. At the Saladin Scholars Awards Ceremony on Tuesday, March 22, Saladin Scholarships were awarded to Michael Marcinko (Mass Communications), Caroline Cole (History), Isabella Banich (Environmental Sciences), and Isabella Oetting (Exercise Science). Each will be studying abroad, either this summer or next year, in Denmark, England, France, and Belize, respectively. Congratulations!

Special thanks are extended as well to our keynote speaker, Dr. Sylvia Lee of the US EPA, to Dr. Kalina Manoylov (Professor of Biology) for securing Dr. Lee’s participation, and to everyone who contributed to the event. So many colleagues contributed in so many ways. Thank you!

Additional testing dates have been added for the legislative exams. Students must register online by visiting our website:  www.gcsu.edu/testingcenter

Please join the Student Research Conference Committee in congratulation the following students and their mentors for their outstanding presentations at the 25th GC SRC.

• 2022 Best Virtual Presentation: Evan Sinclair, "The Importance of FGF2," Dr. Arnab Sengupta, BIOLOGY
• 2022 Best Virtual CbEL Presentation: Abigail Sindersine, Eliza Berry, & Jessica Berry, "Creating Awareness of Sexual Assault on the GCSU Campus with the Women’s Center," Dr. Stefanie Sevcik, GENDER STUDIES (CbEL)
• 2022 Best Poster Presentation: Maung Tlung, "Cyanobacteria community analyses and Cyanotoxicity testing in Lake Sinclair, Georgia," Dr. Kalina Manoylov, BIOLOGY (CbEL)
• 2022 Best Oral Presentation: Robert Rozelle, "COVID-19 and the Effect on Grades," Dr. Jebessa Mijena, MATHEMATICS

Join us for our April Science Cafe! This is the last one of the semester and you don't wanna miss it! This will be facilitated by visiting artist Daniel Britton and GC Art professor Matthew Forrest. The event is April 5 at 6 p.m. at Blackbird. 

 Please join us via Zoom Wednesday March 30 from noon-12:50 pm to discuss the topic “The Return of Great-Power Politics: What Does Vladimir Putin Want?” facilitated by Georgia College  Assistant Professor of History Dr. Harold Mock. Register in advance for this discussion via Zoom with your Georgia College email address at  https://gcsu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcldu-uqz8qGdR4S1mjbJm0dcnIEUhqF7fPAfter registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the discussion.The following article will be referenced during our discussion https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/26/world/europe/vladimir-putin-russia.html.Times Talk is celebrating 17 years of informed, insightful and lively community-wide discussion of current and significant topics as reported in th...

Come meet the cats of Animal Rescue Foundation at Arcadia in Chapel Hall. The event will be Wednesday, March 30 from 4-6pm. No adoptions can be made on the spot, however there will be an adoption application you will be able to fill out if you are interested. 

Georgia College faculty, staff, and students are invited to attend the presentation and open forum for the first candidate for the Director of the GIVE Center, Paul Sedor, on Tuesday, March 29, 2022, from 2:30 pm- 3:30 pm in the Mayfair Hall Presentation Room. The candidate will speak for 30-40 minutes on the following topic: 

"What is your strategic vision for how the GIVE Center will serve GC students, the local community, and higher education at large?"

Following the presentation, the candidate will respond to questions from the university community.

The candidate's resume is attached.

Finally, to help us decide on the candidates, please complete the candidate feedback form for each session you attend no later than Friday, April 1 at noon.

Please join us Tuesday, March 29, 7:30 p.m. in Max Noah Recital Hall or on facebook.com/GCMusicDepartment for a Senior Recital, featuring pianist Conner Garmon.   Other performers include Dr. Sungbae Kim, tenor; Professor Rebecca Cooke, klarinette in A in A; and Nicholas Koebert, violin.   The many composers on this program include Schumann, Schubert, Korngold, Rachmaninoff, Mozart, Rameau, Ginastera, and Debussy. 

A group of GC's best undergraduate researchers were selected by faculty reviewers from across Georgia. These researchers will present their research at the Georgia State Posters at the Capitol event on March 30, 2022. Please join MURACE in congratulating them!

• Cody Cox and Matthew Berry & Mentor Dr. Hasitha Mahabaduge
• Evan Dunnam & Mentor Dr. Hasitha Mahabaduge
• Lauren Stone & Mentor Dr. James Daria