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By Maggie Forrester, University Communications Student AssistantInternational Student Day is today, Nov. 17. Georgia College & State University has been hosting international students for more than 70 years.A 1945 article from “The Colonnade” about Georgia State College for Women’s International Relations Club – whose membership roster included famed alumna Mary Flannery O’Connor – said, “The purpose of the International Relations Club is to foster interest in and knowledge of international...

By Margaret SchellJunior computer science major, Farah Dawood, of Behera, Egypt, wants to become a software engineer after she graduates from college. The international student is attending Georgia College & State University this fall semester.  “I like hands-on projects and research,” Dawood said. “My concentration in AI allows me to do these things and solve any problem.” “The technology skills we learn at GCSU apply to so many fields—from management to transportation applications,”...

By Cindy O'DonnellFrom security and supplies to chainsaws and Chick-fil-A—Georgia College & State University was there to help its sister institutions, Augusta University and East Georgia State College in Swainsboro, after Hurricane Helene tore a destructive path through multiple states two weeks ago today.“So many of our sister campuses in the University System of Georgia were hit hard by Hurricane Helene—and we had expected to be one of the hardest hit based on original forecasts,”...

Georgia College & State University, the state’s designated public liberal arts university, gained strength among the elite top 20 universities in the Regional South in U.S. News & World Report’s 2025 Best Colleges guidebook released today.Located in Milledgeville, Georgia, GCSU is one of the three selective admission institutions in the University System of Georgia along with Georgia Tech and The University of Georgia. GCSU enrolled more than 7,100 students this academic year from...

Nadya Gutierrez, ’22, was one of 10 U.S. citizens and 50 people worldwide to earn a Quad Fellowship this year.The fellowship, worth $40,000, is an initiative by the governments of Australia, India, Japan and the United States to build ties between scientists. The fellowship sponsors “master's and doctoral students to study science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) in the United States.”The Quad Fellowship is managed by a non-governmental task force with leaders from each...