Support Services

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...

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...