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Georgia College welcomes Dr. Shelley Strickland, who has been named vice president of University Advancement and executive director of the GCSU Foundation. She will begin her duties July 1, 2022.  “I was attracted to this position because of the opportunity to work for President Cathy Cox,” she said. “Also, as I looked at both facets of the mission—it’s a public institution, but it's also a dedicated liberal arts university—that unique combination really appealed to me.” Strickland...

Through the receipt of additional state funding, Georgia College’s School of Nursing (SON) has added a third cohort to their Bachelors of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree. There are only 1,329 nurses per 100,000 residents in Georgia, according to the Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce (GBHCW) Nursing Workforce Data dashboard.  “It is estimated that an additional 175,900 registered nurses (RNs) will exit the workforce each year for personal reasons or through retirement, and the...

May’s eConnection readership survey yielded some interesting results. Here’s what respondents prefer to see in their monthly newsletter:   Most loved stories:     o   Dr. Whipple     o   Milo Morris     o   Georgia College    o   Where alumni are now    o   History of dormitories   Respondents want to learn more about:     o   Art, athletics, campus organizations, Flannery O’Connor and other historical sites and people, how GC is making a positive impact in Milledgeville, Georgia,...

Emma Fleming, ’22, knows how to apply herself on and off the tennis court. In the four years she’s been at Georgia College, Fleming has achieved nearly 100 individual wins and was voted Peach Belt All-Conference in doubles, all while completing her Bachelor of Science in Nursing. Since Fleming was eight years old, she has enjoyed playing tennis. This fall, she’ll begin her fifth year of playing tennis at Georgia College. She was eligible to play another year due to the COVID pandemic...