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Small-Group Instructional Diagnosis requests
Announcement    Monday, February 16, 2026
The Small-Group Instructional Diagnosis' goal is to provide faculty with important feedback that helps them adjust their teaching and improve student learning outcomes. It also allows faculty to reflect on and document critical teaching behaviors. This process, vetted in research, supports the continuous quality improvement of teaching and learning and shows our continued commitment to creating innovative learning environments, high-impact pedagogies and meaningful student-faculty...
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Professor’s neuroscience TEDx Talk named Editor’s Pick, promoted internationally by TED
News Story    Friday, February 13, 2026
By Ian Wesselhoff Dr. Ashok Hegde’s TEDx Talk, “How to use your brain’s prediction engine to work smarter,” was highlighted by TED as an “Editor’s Pick,” promoting it on TED’s official website and adding it to a playlist of other Editor’s Picks on the TEDx Talks YouTube channel. Of the nearly 300,000 TEDx Talks published, only about 600 – less than 1% – have ever been listed as Editor’s Picks, a distinction for the most important contributions toward TED’s “ideas worth spreading.” Hegde,...
Flannery O'Connor Book Club 
Announcement    Friday, February 13, 2026
The Flannery O'Connor Institute for the Humanities hosts the Flannery O'Connor Book Club with Bruce Gentry. Join us Thursday, Feb.19, to discuss O'Connor's first novel Wiseblood (second half or any of it). The event takes place at 2 p.m. at the Georgia Writers Museum on the square in Eatonton, Georgia, or online at 7 p.m. Email oconnorinstitute@gcsu.edu for the link. 
Flannery O'Connor Book Club 
Event    Friday, February 20, 2026
The Flannery O'Connor Institute for the Humanities hosts the Flannery O'Connor Book Club with Bruce Gentry. Join us Thursday, Feb.19, to discuss O'Connor's first novel Wiseblood (second half or any of it). The event takes place at 2 p.m. at the Georgia Writers Museum on the square in Eatonton, Georgia, or online at 7 p.m. Email oconnorinstitute@gcsu.edu for the link. 
Today is the deadline to sign up for Homecoming Activities!
Announcement    Friday, February 13, 2026
Homecoming isn’t just for students. We're excited to invite faculty and staff to be part of this year’s Homecoming spirit activities! Be sure to sign up by 5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 13!Sign up to participate in:Office Decorating ($200 prize)Door Decorating ($100 prize)Homecoming Parade Float (golf cart or car) ($200)Winning entries in each category will receive monetary prizes in the form of catering dollars, making it a fun (and delicious) incentive to participate.Many thanks to Auxiliary...
TODAY: Student Success Workshop for faculty, staff, students
Announcement    Thursday, February 12, 2026
The Office of Student Success & Career Development invites you to attend the next session in our Student Success Series, "Retention is Everyone’s Job: What the Data Shows and What We Can Do" on Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026, from 4 to 5 p.m. in the Pat Peterson Museum Education Room.The campus community is invited to participate in an interactive session focused on understanding current student enrollment and retention trends and identifying actionable strategies to support student persistence. During...
"The Life of a Flower" – Student Exhibit  
Announcement    Thursday, February 12, 2026
THE LIFE OF A FLOWER – Student Exhibit Opening: Friday, Feb. 13, at Allied Arts Marlor House Reception: 5 – 7 p.m. Georgia College & State University art students engaged in the study of ceramics 1 are exhibiting their ceramic vases at the Marlor House for the annual St. Valentine’s Day flower show, “The Life of the Flower.” Studio ceramics is more than art in the making; it is a negotiation between geological minerals and artistic expression. Students studying ceramic objects understand...
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