Story developed by University Communications. Bryan Hall, assistant professor of music and director of orchestras at Georgia College & State University (GCSU) attended a well-known and highly-regarded conductor training program in January—and walked away with an award for best conductorship. “I wasn’t focused on the competition at all, just focused on making myself better,” said Hall, who was hired in 2022 to teach upper strings at Georgia College. “I approached it through the lens...
The exhibit “Possible Structures For a New Language” is on display in the Leland Gallery in Ennis Hall. A reception for the exhibition will be held in Leland Gallery on March 7, 2023 from 5-6pm. The artist, Esteban Patino, will be present and available for questions.
Dr. Al Mead was elected Academy President during the 100th Annual Meeting of the Georgia Academy of Science hosted by Georgia College & State University on March 3-4. Dr. Mead is a Professor in the Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences. The position is a six-year term with two years as President-elect, two years as President, and two years as post-President. The Academy brings together STEM colleagues from across the state in the disciplines of Biology, Chemistry, Earth...
Georgia College & State University hosted the 100th Annual Meeting of the Georgia Academy of Science March 3-4. Nearly 250 attendees from over 20 state colleges and universities enjoyed approximately 150 oral and poster presentations. Nearly 50 GCSU undergraduates were able to present their research thanks to the generous support of MURACE. Another dozen graduate students from our institution also presented their research. The Academy recognized GCSU students’ research with a number...
Dr. Chad Whittle of the Department of Communication was a G.I.F.T. (Great Ideas for Teaching) competition winner at the 2023 AEJMC Southeast Colloquium held at Middle Tennessee State University last week. Dr. Whittle's presentation, "Around the World in One Semester: Assignments for Use in an International Media Course," provided instructors of international media courses assignments they can use to help further student engagement and learning in the classroom. The AEJMC Southeast...
On Wednesday, March 1st, GC Times Talk was facilitated by Sociology senior capstone students Laynie Derry, Molly Pickrell, and Emily Rezac on the topic, “How Did You Get to College? High School Counseling and Access to College.” The discussion included sharing information about their own capstone research project on the college counseling experiences of local high school students as well as discussion of the program featured in their selected article, Helping Low Income Students Navigate...
GCSU students have been working with Life Enrichment Center on various aspects of development of their new Urban Arts Village. Recently, these students were featured in a news story covering the project. Read the story "LEC continues development for Urban Arts Village" on the Baldwin Bulletin website. The article features political science and public health double major, Justin Harned, who serves as president of the GCSU Nonprofit Leadership Student Association. Dr. Kelley Ditzel,...
Story and photos developed by University Communications. A renowned scholar on Christianity is visiting Georgia College & State University to help further his research about the impact of women on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. Dr. James McGrath, an expert on Christianity and this spring’s Martha Daniel Newell Visiting Scholar, is teaching a course this semester based on his recent book, “What Jesus Learned From Women.” McGrath is developing the new course and plans to take...
Tuesday, March 28 The Georgia College & State University Orchestra will perform “Classical Masterpieces” at 7:30 p.m. in Russell Auditorium. Conducted by music faculty Bryan Hall and featuring guest artist and world-renowned pianist, Mikael Adon Darmanie—the concert includes some of the most renowned classical masterpieces, like Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s “Piano Concerto KV. 414”. The music will be fun and energetic with Romanian folk dances and light selections from the Harry Potter movie soundtrack. This...
B“Alan” Reeves has lived a life of service to others. As a Secret Service agent, he protected former Presidents Bush, Obama and Trump. Today, he provides protection for former President Carter. But he believes his greatest act of service was his decision to donate a kidney to an area educator in need of a transplant, so that person can live a long, healthy life. During a visit to Georgia College & State University to share his law enforcement career with students, Reeves praised the...
