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Georgia College & State University welcomes Seth Walker as the new vice president for University Advancement and executive director of the GCSU Foundation Inc. He began his position Dec. 1, 2023.   Walker oversees the Foundation and leads all University Advancement professionals including Alumni Relations and Advancement Services. He chose Georgia College because he’s impressed with its history and the excitement around the Imagine 2030 Strategic Plan. “Georgia College has a unique...

Georgia College & State University President Cathy Cox is one of the state’s “500 Most Influential Leaders” chosen by Georgia Trend in its second edition of “Georgia 500.” This is the second time Cox has been selected for this distinction. She was also  named a “500 Most Influential Leader” in the education section of last year’s inaugural issue. “Georgia 500: Georgia’s Most Influential Leaders” identifies prominent economic developers, managers and trailblazers in Georgia who have...

Experience the terror of Trick-or-Treatment alongside nursing students.   Back at it again, nursing students fought through frights, terrors and fears to provide their utmost care to simulated patients.  Trick-or-Treatment, a now annual event for nursing students, aims to be a platform for students to apply their skills in a safe and fun environment. Like escape rooms, the panicked participants navigated perilous puzzles to address patient concerns and remedy their requirements. They...

Before Sovichea “Vic” Saron of Battambang, Cambodia, came to Georgia College & State University through the Global Undergraduate Exchange Program—a U.S. Department of State program—he specified his preferences, including academic goals and interests.  “Georgia College was perfectly matched for me,” Saron said, a senior business administration major. “They asked me if I like small towns, and I gave them the perfect description of Milledgeville. The town is small and has a relaxed atmosphere...

When students are struggling in their college classes, they have a few options. They can do nothing (not recommended), seek help from their instructor or head to tutoring. At Georgia College & State University, our students in demanding classes have an additional option: to join The Learning Center and meet with a Supplemental Instructor, or SI leader.  An SI leader is a student who just finished a course with high marks. They’re matched with professors within their discipline and...

Dr. Michael Snowden has big plans in the works for diversity, equity and inclusion at Georgia College & State University.  Snowden began serving as Georgia College’s new chief diversity officer in July. He feels honored and privileged to have been selected to spearhead the vital work of inclusion and belonging within the university community. “Inclusion signifies granting individuals a seat at the table while belonging affirms their rightful place in that very space,” Snowden said...

Continuing its upward momentum, Georgia College & State University (GCSU) climbed to top-10 status as a public regional university in the South and rose in several additional major categories in U.S. News & World Report’s newly released 2024 Best Colleges guidebook. Georgia College ranks sixth for Top Public Schools—Regional Universities in the South. In the category of Undergraduate Teaching Programs, Georgia College ranks third in overall teaching excellence when compared to other...

It’s an age-old question: Are leaders born or made? While certain characteristics and natural affinity are necessary, it’s also true great leaders are made—through multiple opportunities to practice the skill and the resources to get there. That’s why, every summer, the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation immediately invites its selection of new Truman Scholars to Truman Scholars Leadership Week. Georgia College & State University’s first Truman Scholar, Colin Hall, was at this...

We are not alone. Here comes Barnacle, Techno and Scrumptious…and they come in peace. They’re part of a fleet of 10—the cutest little robots you’ve ever seen, brought to Georgia College & State University by its dining company, Sodexo. They deliver pizza to hungry students—5 p.m. to midnight Sunday through Thursday on West Campus. And the media blitz it created? That’s just the pepperoni on top. The little boxes on wheels attracted attention from all three TV news stations in Macon,...