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By Margaret SchellRecent graduate Madison Marcinkowski has always been reserved, but that was before her tenure at Georgia College & State University changed her forever.“I hated talking to people,” said the Canton, Georgia, native, who toured six SEC universities after high school before finding GCSU. There, she remembers, something felt different.“I loved the community feel,” she said of Georgia College. “I could see myself involved in different campus organizations. This meant a...

Story by Margaret SchellAfter 23 years of teaching at Georgia College & State University, Dr. Scott Dillard, professor of rhetoric and interim chair of the Department of Communication, will retire June 30."When I came here my first semester, we started the rhetoric major from the ground floor,” he said. “It was a fun experience.” Dillard’s journey to teaching began when he earned his B.A. in speech communication from Blackburn College. He also earned his M.S. and Ph.D. in speech communication...

By Amanda RespessOn Friday and Saturday, May 9 and 10, Georgia College & State University conferred 1,425 degrees on both undergraduate and graduate students in the class of 2025. There were four spring commencement ceremonies – one for each of the university’s academic colleges – held in the Centennial Center on the Georgia College campus.The class of 2025 included students earning bachelor’s, master’s, specialist and doctoral degrees. Members of the class hail from 16 different states,...