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Junior nursing major Ama Kpoyizoun and sophomore management major Matthew Malena were two students of 500 from across the country to land a spot in the U.S. Department of States’ Critical Language Scholarship.Chosen from a pool of 5,000 students nationwide, Kpoyizoun and Malena are now part of a government initiative to “expand the number of Americans studying and mastering foreign languages,” according to the Department of State.“It was unbelievable that I got accepted, but I was...

Georgia College & State University’s economic impact in Central Georgia jumped to $308 million in 2023, up 1.8% over the previous year.That figure marks a 9% increase—$26 million—over the past three years.The university continues to create jobs in the area, as well. According to a report released by the Selig Center for Economic Growth at the University of Georgia, GCSU generated more than 2,840 jobs in the local area, both on- and off-campus.“This amazing surge in our economic impact,...

Students attending Georgia College & State University have received more than $481 million in scholarships and grants from HOPE since its inception in 1993, according to the Georgia Lottery Corporation.Over 40,000 Georgia College & State University students have been the recipients of some 208,000 separate awards from programs such as the HOPE Scholarship, HOPE Grant and Zell Miller Scholarship.“The HOPE scholarship has transformed higher education in Georgia in every way that the...

High schoolers got a taste of what it’s like to create a podcast this year as part of Georgia College & State University’s High Achievers Program.Students from Baldwin High School and Georgia College Early College participated in a three-month endeavor to learn the basics of podcasting, resulting in their own podcast pseudo-episodes dealing with common problems for teenagers—like relationships and life issues surrounding mental health. “We’re encouraging their public speaking skills,...

Student interest in the experiential learning and small-class environment offered by Georgia College & State University (GCSU) is at an all-time high. Heading into Fall 2024, applications to GCSU have grown 44% since Fall 2022, and 50% since Fall 2021. GCSU Provost Dr. Costas Spirou said the growth is a by-product, first, of the professional enrollment management approaches of Sr. Vice President of Enrollment Management Joel Robinson over the past several years. “Under Joel’s direction,...

Georgia College & State University has introduced augmented reality to Andalusia, once home to its famed alumna and popular Southern writer Flannery O’Connor, ’45. An interactive, self-guided grounds tour is now available at Andalusia, allowing visitors to scan a QR code, located in the Interpretive Center, with their smartphone for a more in-depth glance into the past. “This new feature is on the cutting edge of delivery methods for interpretation in this area,” said Matt Davis, director...