By J. Cale StricklandDr. Evren Kutlay, this semester’s Martha Daniel Newell Visiting Scholar, gave a lecture-performance on the intersection between the arts and geopolitics, “Cultural Diplomacy and Music,” earlier this month.Kutlay performed 12 pieces in total, seven solo and five alongside students, staff and faculty from the Department of Music.She says the lecture-performance, which focused on the relationship between Eastern music and international relations, was the result of...
As you plan your week, remember Georgia Storied, A Storytelling Showcase this Thursday, April 25, at 6 p.m. at Blackbird Coffee in the Bird's Nest Theatre. Admission is free, but we will also be taking donations to support Cafe Central at the performance. If you would like to offer last minute extra credit for students, feel free to let me know and I will arrange a sign up sheet for your class at the event. Thank you! Dr. Colin Whitworth, Lecturer of Rhetoric (Pronouns: They/Them)
As you plan your week, remember Georgia Storied, A Storytelling Showcase this Thursday, April 25, at 6 p.m. at Blackbird Coffee in the Bird's Nest Theatre. Admission is free, but we will also be taking donations to support Cafe Central at the performance. If you would like to offer last minute extra credit for students, feel free to let me know and I will arrange a sign up sheet for your class at the event. Thank you! Colin Dr. Colin Whitworth, Lecturer of Rhetoric (Pronouns: They/Them)
It all began with a library book for kids’ experiments for Cole Smith, Georgia College & State University graduating chemistry senior. The book, filled with bookmarks and $60 in library fines, was his pride and joy.He couldn’t imagine life without it. The book inspired him to seek opportunities for biotechnology research at Jasper County High School and led him to Georgia College’s Young Scientist Program—a six-week program for high schoolers to explore university-level research.“I...
The Center for Georgia Studies and the Department of History and Geography in conjunction with the Office of Academic Affairs is honored to present Mr. Michael Thurmond's discussion of his celebrated book "James Oglethorpe: Father of Georgia" on Tuesday, April 23, at 4 p.m. in the COAS Auditorium. Mr. Thurmond is former member of the Georgia General Assembly and the first African American elected to a statewide office without prior appointment. He also served as superintendent of Schools...
The Center for Georgia Studies and the Department of History and Geography in conjunction with the Office of Academic Affairs is honored to present Mr. Michael Thurmond's discussion of his celebrated book "James Oglethorpe: Father of Georgia" on Tuesday, April 23, at 4 p.m. in the COAS Auditorium. Mr. Thurmond is former member of the Georgia General Assembly and the first African American elected to a statewide office without prior appointment. He also served as superintendent of Schools...
When city officials in Hiawassee, Georgia, needed to boost one of their local businesses with a new logo—they did something ingenious.Rather than hire a graphic design company, which could cost up to $25,000 for a single creation, they held a competition for graphic art students enrolled at any of Georgia’s public and private colleges and universities. By doing so, they lowered their own costs while giving students a real-world experience: an opportunity to design a logo used by an...
I am thrilled to announce that I am going to be chair of judges for the 2024 Caine Prize for African Writing: "This year’s Chair of Judges is award-winning Nigerian author Chika Unigwe. Unigwe serves as a creative writing professor at Georgia College & State University. She is a prolific writer of both fiction and nonfiction, whose works have been translated into several languages. Her notable works include the award-winning novel "On Black Sisters' Street" and the short-story collection...
Did you know that one in five Americans have a sexually transmitted infection, and almost 50% of new STIs in the U.S. are among 15-24 year olds? This semester's GC2Y - Global Problems in Infectious Diseases class is hosting an STI Game Night to educate people about sexually transmitted infections during STI Awareness Week. Tonight, Wednesday, April 17, at 6 p.m. in Donahoo Lounge. We'll have pizza and snacks and Bingo and Family Feud with prizes for the winners!
Did you know that one in five Americans have a sexually transmitted infection, and almost 50% of new STIs in the U.S. are among 15-24 year olds? This semester's GC2Y - Global Problems in Infectious Diseases class is hosting an STI Game Night to educate people about sexually transmitted infections during STI Awareness Week. Tonight, Wednesday, April 17, at 6 p.m. in Donahoo Lounge. We'll have pizza and snacks and play Bingo and Family Feud with prizes for the winners!
