The COVID CARE Response Team—made up of 45 staff members from across campus—has been created to help students through the trying ordeal of testing positive for coronavirus or being exposed to someone who has. Dr. Shawn Brooks, vice president for Student Life, was concerned about the challenges students may face, so he formed a team to support them through those challenges. “Georgia College prides itself in the care we show to all members of our community. Student Life is at the...
Ileana Dejesus has a heart for helping others. An experience early in life that lead her to follow her passion in education by pursing a major in special education. In elementary school, Dejesus had a best friend who was impacted by a learning disability. The two did everything together, and were often compared to each other, but her friend sometimes struggled in school. “People would always say that ‘school wasn’t for her’ and things like that,” said Dejesus. “In the tenth grade,...
For many Georgia College campus community members, the great Ginkgo tree outside of Russell Auditorium has been a sight to behold. Its striking transformation in the fall from green, supple leaves to bellowing bright yellow leaves has marked the beginning of the season for decades. Unfortunately, the Ginkgo tree has been struggling for more than five years due to a root disease that overtook its underground roots long before the tree began to show symptoms above ground. Smaller and...
Senior political science major and SGA President Amelia Lord has a strong sense of leadership and community. She always has. From her time at Georgia College to her new role as a Venture for America (VFA) fellow, she will leave her mark in the heart of Milledgeville. Lord was one of 40 applicants selected for the fellowship out of nearly 4,000 nationwide. The adventure begins in July with a five-week training camp in Detroit, Michigan. Once Lord completes the training, she will move...
Student Government Association (SGA) President Amelia Lord speaks to students about the transition to online learning and encourages students to stay engaged in their campus organizations.
Six students—with majors in chemistry, music therapy, physics and psychology—represented themselves and Georgia College in February at the 2nd annual “Posters at the Georgia State Capitol.” The undergraduates were among 54 students from 15 colleges and universities statewide, who participated at the Georgia State Capitol building in Atlanta. University President Dr. Steve Dorman was there for support, along with other administrators and professors. Multiple members of the state House...
This is part of an on-going series Stacey Milner has been through many changes in recent years. At Georgia College, she worked as a secretary in the Registrar’s Office, recruiter in Admissions, co-director of Fraternity and Sorority Life and director of the Cultural Center. Now, she’s back as sole director of Fraternity and Sorority Life. With the recent death of her husband, and her son attending college in South Carolina, the past year has not been easy. Yet—with an energetic 10-year-old...
