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On Thursday, Nov. 2, the NEH Oral History project "Flannery O'Connor and Milledgeville: Collecting the Past" will host a virtual kick-off event. Dr. Stephanie Opperman will speak with Sandra Worsham, a writer and retired high school teacher, about the oral history project she directed with Baldwin High School students. The Milken Family Foundation published the collection of stories in Everybody Has a Story to Tell: Stories of Flannery O’Connor’s Milledgeville (1999). The event will...

October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. One in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime. Join us this Saturday, Oct. 28 at Bodyplex in Milledgeville for Bike for Breast Cancer. Classes are 8:30 a.m. or 9:30 a.m. You do not need to be a member to participate in this fundraiser event.  To ride in a spin class call Bodyplex at 478-414-1444 to register. Or visit the front desk.  Class cost is $10 payable by check (made out to Bodyplex) or cash payable when...

Come and listen to Georgia College and State University's Associate Professor of history Dr. James Hill "Trae" Welborn III speak about his new book: "Dueling Cultures, Damnable Legacies: Southern Violence and White Supremacy in the Civil War Era." Guests will also have a chance to have their very own copies signed by Dr. Welborn at the event, with additional copies available for purchase.  For more information about the book, visit the official website here: https://www.upress.virginia.edu/title/5200/...

Sign up today to get your flu shot on campus Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023. Appointments will be from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. in the Wooten-Garner House Conference Room (located directly across from the Old Governor's Mansion). The deadline to register is Oct. 19, 2023.  It’s quick and convenient. Here’s how you sign up: • Log in to the USG Well-being platform with Virgin Pulse (www.ourwellbeing.usg.edu) • Click on the “Programs” page. • Find “Flu Shots” and click “Start Now.” • Make an appointment...

Georgia College & State University’s Chemistry Department and Science Education Center will hold its biggest celebration of the year—a free Family Fun Night filled with hands-on science activities from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 19, at Herty Hall. Family Fun Night is part of National Chemistry Week (NCW), a community-based program of the American Chemical Society (ACS). Its goal is to promote the importance of chemistry for quality of life. This year’s theme, “The Healing Power of...

Did you know? Besides a time that we’re welcoming all things Fall, October is also home to many different awareness observations and celebrations! Come out to the Bobcats Care Awareness Fair on Friday, October 13, from 12:30-2:30 p.m. in MSU/Donahoo Lounge to learn how you can get involved with these causes this month and beyond, enjoy some free food, stop by the pop-up thrift shop, and get your annual flu shot!