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The Georgia College and State University Baseball program and head coach Nolan Belcher have announced a tryout date of Aug. 20 for current GCSU students.

The tryout will be held at John Kurtz Field on West Campus, beginning at 3 p.m. All those interested in trying out must have a completed tryout form, located here: https://tinyurl.com/vatb7r23. Those trying out must have a recent physical and sickle cell results.

For more details and questions, contact recruiting coordinator Justin Baker at justin.baker@gcsu.edu.

Please note that a portion of the Centennial Parking lot (lot #01) will be closed on August 18th and 19th for Inauguration activities. All vehicles must be removed from these rows by 8am on August 18th. 

For more information on campus parking, please reference the GCSU Interactive Parking Map. 

Thank you, 
Presidential Inauguration Committee 

The issue causing Microsoft products to close on MacOS has been corrected. The products should no longer close out unexpectedly.  If you continue to experience a problem, please contact Serve at serve@gcsu.edu or 478-445-7378.

The Department of Music is holding auditions for the jazz program on Tuesday, August 16 at 7:00pm in the McComb building across from Jimmy Johns. These auditions are for anyone interested in playing in jazz band or a jazz combo this academic year (fall and/or spring). The auditions will be in a group setting (music is attached), so you don't need to sign up for a time, just show up and start warming up. Please note that anyone can register for the improvisation class, so this does not require an audition.

Just to prepare you for the commitment, the jazz band meets on Tuesday and Thursday from 11-12:15 and the jazz combos meet on Tuesday and/or Thursday evenings depending on scheduling so you will need the appropriate hole(s) in your schedule this fall, next spring, or both.

Lastly, for those of you that are new to campus or the jazz program, I want to let you know that the jazz program will be offering a study abroad ...

The American Democracy Project at Georgia College requests your support for another semester of engaging, lively weekly discussions on current events and topics of local and/or global public interest in any arts, sciences, or humanities discipline or field. Times Talk is celebrating its 17th year as a GC campus tradition and a nationally innovative civic engagement program by providing a discussion space in the GC library as well as virtually via Zoom for interested faculty, staff, students, alumni and community members to gather from noon-12:50 pm every Wednesday and discuss a chosen topic of that week's volunteer facilitator who spends a few minutes providing perspective and insights on the topic, uses a New York Times article or other credible news source for factual background/context, and encourages participants to share their perspectives, observations, insights, and questions. ...

We are excited to begin the second phase of renovations to the first floor of MSU this fall. As we prepare for construction, access to the corridors around Donahoo Lounge will be limited throughout the semester. We appreciate your cooperation as we make these improvements. Please contact Facilities Planning at 478-445-8607 with any questions.

The Max is back with Big City Bites every Tuesday at lunch! From 11:00am-2:00pm on Tuesday, August 16th the Max will be featuring cuisines from Austin, Texas. Come in and enjoy!

Beginning August 15th, below are the hours of operation for the Fall 2022 semester.

• Books & Brew - Monday-Thursday 7:30AM - 3:00PM; Friday 7:30AM - 3:00PM; Saturday Closed; Sunday 2:00PM - 6:00PM.

• AFC Sushi - Monday-Thursday 10:30AM - 10:00PM; Friday 10:30AM - 7:00PM;Saturday 10:30AM - 5:00PM; Sunday Closed.

• The MAX - Monday-Thursday: Breakfast 7:15AM - 10:45AM; Lunch 11:00AM - 2:00PM; Dinner 4:30PM - 8:30PM

• Chick-Fil-A- Monday-Thursday 7:30AM - 10:00PM; Friday 7:30AM - 7:00PM; Saturday 10:30AM - 5:00PM; Sunday Closed

• Einstein Bagel Bros. - Monday-Thursday 7:30AM - 8:00PM; Friday 7:30AM - 3:00PM; Saturday Closed; Sunday Closed
...

With students returning to campus and the fall semester right around the corner, Parking and Transportation would like to remind everyone that several parking lots have been reclassified to better serve the campus. 

North Clarke Street - reclassified to Commuter parking 

North Liberty Street - 44 spaces reclassified to Perimeter parking, open to anyone with a Georgia College parking permit 

North Wilkinson Street - 30 spaces reclassified to Perimeter parking, open to anyone with a Georgia College parking permit 

Wayne Street – will no longer be available for GC use