By: University Communications Intern, Sicilia Reed Sophomore Tyler Hill has been named a 2024 Newman Civic Fellow for his dedication to leadership and community within Baldwin County and Georgia College & State University.“Tyler offers an inspiring example of finding innovative solutions to seemingly intractable problems,” said Dr. Harold Mock, director of the university’s Leadership Programs. “He embodies the best of Georgia College’s commitment to leadership for the public good.”Newman...
GREENSBORO, N.C. | Georgia College & State University first baseman Braeden Smith has been named to the American Baseball Coaches Association/Rawling Sporting Goods 2024 NCAA Division II Gold Glove Team.The ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove Awards are selected by ABCA coaches committees at each level: NCAA Div. I, II & III, NAIA, NJCAA Div. I, II & III, Pacific Association Division and High School. The first ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove teams were recognized in 2007, making this the 17th year the...
MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. | The Georgia College & State University baseball team finished the 2024 campaign ranked in the top 25 by both the American Baseball Coaches Association and the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association.The Bobcats were ranked 20th by the ABCA in their final NCAA Division II Coaches Poll presented by Netting Professionals and 21st by the NCBWA.GCSU finished the 2024 campaign with a 37-22 ledger and made its 15th trip to the NCAA Division II Tournament where they...
TEMPE, Ariz. | The Georgia College & State University Women's Tennis Team finished the 2024 season at No. 49 in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Division II Computerize Rankings sponsored by Tennis-Point.The objective of the ITA Rankings is to accurately reflect team and player performance occurring solely within sanctioned college tennis dual matches and tournaments and solely within one given academic season. The ITA Rankings Algorithm is based on an accumulation of win points...
Class of 2028 first year student Kenzie Hattaway didn’t have a typical trajectory to theatre. It wasn’t something she always dreamed of, but after she suffered a traumatic brain injury in the eighth grade, theatre became her lifeline and she fell in love. After a major accident, Hattaway relearned how to walk, talk and eat. Her doctors told her that competition cheer and basketball were out of the picture. “My life was sports,” Hattaway said. “I had to find something to fill the void...
Dr. Dan Nadler has accepted a direct appointment as Georgia College & State University's vice president for Student Life effective July 1, 2024. "Serving in an interim role since September 2022, Dr. Nadler has done an exemplary job guiding the Division of Student Life, as well as being a valued member of Executive Cabinet and the greater campus community," said GCSU President Cathy Cox.The Division of Student Life includes Residence Life, University Housing, Student Inclusion and Belonging...
GC Reads is students' introduction to academic life at Georgia College & State University. New students will choose one of eight essays to read over the summer and meet in a mandatory micro-seminar during the Week of Welcome Aug. 16. As part of our QEP, all essays are on the theme of mental health and well-being.To accommodate another large first-year class, there will be approximately 70 micro-seminar sessions that day: 35 sessions from 1 to 2:15 p.m. and 35 sessions from 2:30 until...
GREENSBORO, N.C. | Three Georgia College & State University baseball players have been honored by the American Baseball Coaches Association.John Luke Glanton was named to ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Division II Southeast All-Region first team, while Matthew Mebane and Brandon Bellflower were named to the second team. The trio each earned all-region honors last month by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association and the Division II Collegiate Commissioners Association. They are the...
The Peach Belt Conference awarded Georgia College & State University numerous accolades during the annual Peach Belt Conference (PBC) awards event in May. GCSU was awarded the PBC Institution of the Year Sportsmanship Award, in addition to earning team sportsmanship awards for volleyball, men’s tennis and men’s basketball. The GCSU sports information staff was also recognized with the SID Staff of the Year award.The PBC comprises 10 NCAA Division II member institutions and includes...
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. | The sports information staff at Georgia College & State University was honored as the SID Staff of the Year at the Peach Belt Conference annual awards dinner in Hilton Head Tuesday night (May 28).Under the direction of Assistant Director of Athletics for Communications Michael MacEachern, the GCSU sports information office provided outstanding coverage of the institutions 11 sports programs via social media, website coverage, photography, press conferences...
