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Being a history major with minors in museum studies and English—could mean someone has a fascination with antiquity. That is certainly true about Caroline Cole—a senior from Buford, Georgia, who’s fallen in love with everything England. True, her first love is Georgia College & State University, where she made friends easily in small classes and the Honors College. It was here, she got the opportunity to work at Georgia’s Old Governor’s Mansion. And it was here, she took difficult...

Georgia College & State University’s impact on the regional economy grew more than $18 million in Fiscal Year (FY) 2022. That is up 6.4% to $303 million from $285 million in FY 2021. Numbers come from a new study commissioned by the University System of Georgia (USG) Board of Regents. “In addition to the economic impact of GCSU, we aim to provide cultural resources for all ages, educational and sports camps for kids, and continuing learning opportunities for life,” Cox continued. “The...

GC Journeys—a widely-acclaimed program at Georgia College & State University that ensures all students graduate with high-impact experiences in-and-outside the classroom—won the American Association of State Colleges and Universities’ prestigious 2023 AASCU Excellence & Innovation Award for Student Success and College Completion. The AASCU awards committee selected GC Journeys “for its outstanding results and potential to influence and serve as a model for other institutions,” according...

Story and photos provided courtesy of Baldwin County Schools. Braylen K. Howell, a Georgia College Early College Student and a recent honors graduate from Baldwin High School, captivated the audience at the Georgia School Boards Association (GSBA) Conference with his inspiring presentation. As a student speaker, Howell shared his personal story of the transformative power of public education with conference attendees. His remarkable journey from Atlanta to Wilkinson County and ultimately...

Summer camp season has just wrapped up at Georgia College & State University. Students from across Georgia were here to participate in sports, band, academic and other summer activities.   For Science Camp this year, students had a mystery to solve. Students picked “mysteries” for the theme. Before it concluded, rising sixth through ninth graders investigated and forensically analyzed a mock crime scene. They didn’t work alone. High schoolers in the university’s Young Scientist Academy...

The Graduate School at at Georgia College & State University awarded five students the Outstanding Graduate Assistant Award for the 2022-2023 academic year. The Outstanding Graduate Assistant Award, established in 2019, recognizes the contributions graduate assistants provide in supportive roles to students, faculty, staff, and the university while pursuing graduate studies.  The 2022-2023 Winners include: Brooke Bowen – Master of Education, Library Media, assisting the College of...

  Georgia College & State University opened a gift to fans of Flannery O’Connor on the eve of the renowned author’s 98th birthday.  Georgia College, O’Connor’s alma mater, unveiled its new Andalusia Interpretive Center during a ribbon cutting ceremony Friday, March 24. The opening kicked off two days of birthday celebrations, including author talks, book signings and free tours of Andalusia—O’Connor’s home from 1951 until her death in 1964. On Saturday, March 25, there will be a party...

Georgia College & State University will share its expertise, creativity and thought-leadership with the world in its first TEDxGeorgiaCollege.   TEDxGeorgiaCollege promises to unlock the “Power of the Public Square” by presenting an evening of speakers who hope to inspire our limitless potential to benefit the public good. The evening will follow the TED model of gathering the most interesting people together to explore a theme from a variety of angles and starting points.   Harold...

First-year student Carly Walker of Marietta shared a little taste of home with diners at The Max. With the help of Sodexo staff members, Walker served steaming bowls of chicken and andouille sausage gumbo as the first dish to be featured in the Student Takeover The Max program. This gumbo recipe is possibly hundreds of years old. All the women on the maternal side of Walker’s family have served this recipe, and they all make it differently. But her “Grancy,” Carolyn Ferrazzano, makes...