By Ian Wesselhoff Five chemistry students at Georgia College & State University were accepted to present their research from August 31 to September 4 at the highly competitive International Sol-Gel Conference in Lisbon, Portugal. All five students in Dr. Catrena Lisse’s research group applied, and based on previous years’ success rates, Lisse says she was hoping two of them would be accepted. Instead, when the expert reviewers from all around the world conducted their blind review...
Mark your calendars now for International Coffee Hour. This popular event hosted by the Department of World Languages & Cultures returns to the third floor of Beeson Hall for fall 2026 on Sept. 24, Oct. 28 and Nov. 17. Drop by between 12 p.m. and 2 p.m. to mingle with other members of the Georgia College & State University community, practice speaking in French, German, Italian or Spanish, engage in culturally rich discussions and enjoy snacks and drinks from our friends at Blackbird...
Mark your calendars now for International Coffee Hour. This popular event hosted by the Department of World Languages & Cultures returns to the third floor of Beeson Hall for fall 2026 on Sept. 24, Oct. 28 and Nov. 17. Drop by between 12 p.m. and 2 p.m. to mingle with other members of the Georgia College & State University community, practice speaking in French, German, Italian or Spanish, engage in culturally rich discussions and enjoy snacks and drinks from our friends at Blackbird...
By Gil Pound Georgia College & State University physics and mathematics double major Jude Doredant was research-ready when he arrived at the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility for a Research Experiences for Undergraduates program this summer. The National Science Foundation’s Research Experiences for Undergraduates (NSF REU) program gives undergraduate students 10 weeks of full-time mentored research, in a field of their choosing, at large research-intensive universities...
Last month, Josefa Tchamna Kouna, a biology major and recipient of a 2026 Georgia College & State University MURACE Summer Fellowship, presented her summer research at the Georgia Environmental Conference (GEC) on Jekyll Island. The conference is organized by the U.S. EPA, Georgia EPD, Georgia Department of Economic Development, Georgia Power, Georgia DOT, universities, industry associations, and other environmental organizations. To attend, Tchamna Kouna had to apply through a competitive,...
By Margaret Schell Gilman Scholar Mary Piper, a junior political science major from Albany, Georgia, spent her summer studying in the United Kingdom. Piper, an SGA senator and Honor’s College student, was one of over 3,500 undergraduates nationwide who were awarded the U.S. Department of State’s Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship for their 2026 study or internship abroad. In the U.K., Piper took two classes. One was Contemporary International Controversies, where she learned...
Former Georgia College & State University Professor and established author, Peter Selgin, will be reading with MFA graduate students, Ash Earnhardt and Richard Lassiter, for the upcoming event in the GCSU Creative Writing Program's Visiting Writers Series:Wednesday, Sept. 9, 20266:30 – 7:30 p.m.Pat Peterson Museum Education Room221 N. Clarke Street, Milledgeville, GA 31061Peter Selgin is the author of Painting Stories: A Life in Pictures and Word (Serving House Books, 2026), a memoir...
Former Georgia College & State University Professor and established author, Peter Selgin, will be reading with MFA graduate students, Ash Earnhardt and Richard Lassiter, for the upcoming event in the GCSU Creative Writing Program's Visiting Writers Series:Wednesday, Sept. 9, 20266:30 – 7:30 p.m.Pat Peterson Museum Education Room221 N. Clarke Street, Milledgeville, GA 31061Peter Selgin is the author of Painting Stories: A Life in Pictures and Word (Serving House Books, 2026), a memoir...
Hear how Carter Center Fellow and healthcare journalist Elaine Grant uses narrative journalism to make policy consequences real for ordinary people.The event takes place Thursday, Sept. 10, at 5:30 p.m. in the Pat Peterson Museum Education Room.Listen to her story on "This American Life" here: https://www.thisamericanlife.org/894/i-couldnt-help-but-notice/act-one-4.Co-sponsored by the Departments of Government & Sociology, Communications and Health and Human Performance
