In June, Georgia College & State University hosted high schoolers from across Georgia for “EarthCare—The Leadership Challenge for the 21st Century.” The program provided a foundation of leadership development, with an emphasis on career exploration, STEM and sustainability. “GCSU is pleased to partner with Georgia Power and 21st Century Leaders to host its 21st Century Leadership Challenge because Georgia College also places a great emphasis on leadership training among its students,”...
You’d be hard-pressed to find an incoming freshman more familiar with the Georgia College & State University campus than Riley Barsby. As the daughter of Steve Barsby, a 23-year GCSU veteran assistant athletic director and head men’s and women’s tennis coach, Riley has spent her life connected to the university. Riley has countless experiences and memories attached to GCSU, like joining teams on road trips, participating in summer camps or hanging out with her dad at sporting events...
There was excitement in the air as students and parents gathered on Front Campus for Georgia College & State University’s first Orientation of 2023. Guests were welcomed to campus by Senior Associate Vice President for Enrollment Management Joel Robinson before heading off to various sessions grouped by students and parents. Students learned more about student success and how to get involved on campus during their breakout sessions. Additionally, students got the opportunity to meet...
The Georgia College & State University Athletics Department is putting together a sportsmanship dynasty in the Peach Belt Conference. The PBC announced its year-end awards last week in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, with GCSU taking the PBC Institution of the Year Sportsmanship Award for the third time in the last six years. The annual honor is given to the institution displaying the best overall sportsmanship for the 2022-23 season. "Our sportsmanship all starts with our coaches...
Two Georgia College & State University honors students were chosen to participate in the prestigious 2023 Fulbright UK Summer Institute. Sophomores Alexis Keeney of Athens and Peyton Rodgers of Marietta are the first Georgia College students to receive this highly-selective scholarship. This year, more than 700 students applied for less than 50 spots. Keeney, a sociology major with a minor in public health, will study at Queen’s University Belfast for the “Understanding Northern Ireland”...
Kathryn Grace Cooper of Watkinsville, Georgia—a rising sophomore majoring in political science and philosophy at Georgia College & State University—received a competitive national grant from the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi to study abroad this summer in Strasbourg, France. Cooper is one of only 125 students nationwide to receive the $1,000 award. It helped fund her enrollment in Georgia College’s Intercultural Leadership Program at the European Parliament. “I am truly honored to...
Georgia College & State University students got a hands-on civics lesson in Georgia state government this week. A delegation of Georgia College students and administrators traveled to Atlanta to meet with legislators and state officials and talk about the virtues of the state’s designated Public Liberal Arts University during Georgia College & State University Day at the Capitol. Georgia College & State University Day at the Capitol is an opportunity to talk about the ways the...
Story and Photos by University Communications Part of sustaining military might and operational readiness is maintaining critical relationships at home. In November, United States Navy Rear Admiral Alvin Holsey embarked upon a tour of inland communities to ensure all Georgians understand the importance of the Navy to American peace and prosperity. As a part of Atlanta Navy Week, Rear Adm. Holsey stopped at Georgia College & State University to renew a relationship that started with...
Georgia College & State University (GCSU) is growing its reputation as an institution focused on undergraduate research. “At orientation, I had a student in criminal justice come up and say that GC Journeys was the reason she chose Georgia College,” said Jordan Cofer, associate provost for Transformative Learning Experiences. “And then I had the parents of a biology student come up and tell me they're so excited about undergraduate research. They wanted to know all the opportunities...
Story developed by University Communications It’s going to be a competitive year! Georgia College & State University (GCSU) Intramural Sports will field 430 teams competing in 9 different sports at the beginning of this semester. That’s a GCSU Intramural Sports record for the number of teams competing at one time. With about 1,400 students signed up to play intramural sports heading into the first phase of the semester, roughly one out of every four GCSU students participates in an...
