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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,...

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...