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Dear Campus Community,The Office of Sustainability will be making a transition into the coming months. Effective Dec. 1, the office is asking the campus community to hold all recycling pickup requests until January. This includes pickups for closet/storage cleanups/out, paper, cardboard, plastics, books, electronics, metals, ink cartridges, batteries, etc. Upon January's arrival, email those requests to sustaingc@gcsu.edu. The office appreciates your assistance during this transition. Happy...

The Department of English and Creative Writing Program at Georgia College & State University are proud to celebrate Associate Professor of Creative Writing Chika Unigwe on the upcoming release of her new novel, Grace, from Canongate Books on Jan. 15, 2026.A tender and powerful exploration of motherhood, forgiveness and the lives women build from loss, Grace follows a woman forced to reckon with the past when the child she gave up — and the mother she left behind — reappear after decades...

In order to avoid hiring delays, we strongly encourage you to submit Rehired Retiree Applications ASAP for any full-time and/or part-time rehired retirees you currently employ and wish to return or new staff or faculty needed for spring 2026. Faculty rehired retiree applications for summer 2026 may be submitted after summer courses have been determined based on registration.TRS communicated a change in their expectations for processing rehired retirees in 2022. To remain compliant...

Staff Council is happy to promote your department’s event targeting staff on our social media accounts. Please email staff_council@gcsu.edu and include the following:The title and details of your event.A brief description.Attach the flyer/graphic promoting your event. (Please note Staff Council is not responsible for creating flyers/graphics for your event promotion.)

At the Center for Teaching and Learning, we know how much instructors contribute to student success inside and outside the classroom. We formally launched the Thank-a-Teacher initiative in fall 2021 to recognize this impact. This initiative allows students to express gratitude to instructors who have made a positive difference in their educational journey.  Since the program's start, hundreds of student nominations have highlighted the dedication of Georgia College & State University...

Congratulations to some of our recent recipients of I Caught You Caring: Mary Sanders, Brian Estes, Chris Ferland, Justin Flacbarthand our entire HVAC Team! Our staff members go above and beyond every day for Georgia College & State University, and this is illustrated by their nominations. Thank you for all you do.Do you want to nominate a staff member for I Caught You Caring? It’s easy. Simply visit our online form to submit.

Happy almost the end of the semester!The 71st Biannual Midnight Breakfast is quickly approaching. It'll be held Monday, Dec. 8, from 10 p.m. until 12 a.m.Faculty, staff and friends of the university are invited to volunteer at Midnight Breakfast to serve breakfast to our students. Volunteers are needed from 9:45 p.m. until midnight. As a volunteer, you will receive a Midnight Breakfast theme hat along with serving the student body breakfast at the MAX. The theme this year is Thunder...

Join us for “We’re on the Same Side: Meeting Students as Fellow Humans,” a session devoted to highlighting small, practical ideas and strategies that can help promote mental well-being for faculty and students, develop and support meaningful faculty-student and student-student relationships, and create more connected (and hopefully engaged) classrooms. Bring your ideas and strategies that you’ve used in the classroom to make teaching and learning feel less like pulling teeth or punishing...

The Digital Humanities Collaborative invites Georgia College & State University faculty to submit applications for fellowships to be awarded for the 2025-26 academic year. You may request any amount from $100 to $1,000. Successful applicants will receive professional development funds.The fellowship provides support for faculty to pursue the development of significant scholarly or creative projects, including works in progress, that exhibit the potential to yield original results...