Some Georgia College students will be doing a lot of streaming on winter break—but not the kind you do on Netflix. Home for the holidays, they’re not idle. Fifty students from all majors have turned ‘citizen scientist’ to monitor waterways in 26 counties across Georgia. They’ll make visual assessments, analyze chemical markers and log information to the state’s Adopt-A-Stream database. “This is truly a unique, cooperative and co-curricular experience that only a place like Georgia...
Throughout the 2020 ruckus of pandemic and political mayhem, a new student organization was born at Georgia College. It effectively proved that political discourse can be diverse—even polar opposite—and still remain civil and polite. What is a public liberal arts education, after all, if not the open discussion of ideas? That’s what senior Michael Haug was looking for last winter, as the presidential election earnestly got underway. On campus, he found groups for the Young Democrats,...
Georgia College’s Hillel was established 12 years ago—but it never had an actual house. Until now. Thanks to recent assistance from the GC Foundation, 200 Jewish students have a place to call their own. “It’s mind blowing. This all coincided at the same time. The stars aligned,” said Dr. Karen Berman, artistic director and chair of theatre and dance and advisor of Hillel at Georgia College. “To find a house within walking distance to campus is remarkable on its own,” she said, “and...
Recently, Georgia College had two opportunities to demonstrate Times Talk—the longest running program like it in the U.S.—for national audiences. Individuals from 50 U.S. colleges and universities participated in the two, first-ever national conversations titled, “So, what did you think of the debate?” The discussions were held the day after the U.S. Presidential and Vice-Presidential Debates. From Alaska to Delaware, 237 students, faculty, staff and community members chimed in to...
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...
