By Margaret SchellRecent graduate Madison Marcinkowski has always been reserved, but that was before her tenure at Georgia College & State University changed her forever.“I hated talking to people,” said the Canton, Georgia, native, who toured six SEC universities after high school before finding GCSU. There, she remembers, something felt different.“I loved the community feel,” she said of Georgia College. “I could see myself involved in different campus organizations. This meant a...
Story by Margaret SchellAfter 23 years of teaching at Georgia College & State University, Dr. Scott Dillard, professor of rhetoric and interim chair of the Department of Communication, will retire June 30."When I came here my first semester, we started the rhetoric major from the ground floor,” he said. “It was a fun experience.” Dillard’s journey to teaching began when he earned his B.A. in speech communication from Blackburn College. He also earned his M.S. and Ph.D. in speech communication...
The Digital Humanities Collaborative invites Georgia College & State University faculty to submit applications for three fellowships to be awarded for the 2025-26 academic year. Each fellowship is in the amount of $1,000 and will be dispersed as professional development funds.The fellowship provides support for faculty to pursue the development of significant scholarly or creative projects, including works in progress, that exhibit the potential to yield original results.The deadline...
Axel Hawkins made a deep and lasting impression on Georgia College & State University through her role as president of the Student Government Association, as an intern for the City of Atlanta and working in the Washington, D.C., office of Sen. Raphael Warnock. A first-generation college student who hails from McDonough, Georgia, Hawkins is also GCSU’s second Truman Scholar.While she had several high-profile internships as an undergraduate, her on-campus experiences stand as her favorite...
Fall down the rabbit hole into an imaginary world full of curious creatures in the Georgia College & State University Community Dance Program's adaptation of Lewis Carroll’s 1865 children’s book Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Wonderland: Through The Looking Glass premieres on May 18 in Russell Auditorium. Admission is free.
Fall down the rabbit hole into an imaginary world full of curious creatures in the Georgia College & State University Community Dance Program's adaptation of Lewis Carroll’s 1865 children’s book Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Wonderland: Through The Looking Glass premieres on May 18 in Russell Auditorium. Admission is free.
Last week, 11 undergraduate students from Dr. Tsu-Ming Chiang’s Social-Emotional Development lab held a graduation ceremony for 23 preschool-age children in their Social-Emotional Empathy Learning Program. This program took place at Georgia College & State University’s Montessori Academy, with which Dr. Chiang’s research lab has partnered for many years. Each year, students in Dr. Chiang’s lab assess the social-emotional behaviors of children at the school and teach a series of lessons...
Do you need a little self care before finals begin? Come, de-stress in the Language Resource Center Monday afternoon! Drop by the LRC May 5 between 1 and 4:30 p.m. to unwind with some music, coloring and our puzzle table. Treats will be available while supplies last. Hang out, slow your mind down and find some zen before the final push of the semester.
Do you need a little self care before finals begin? Come, de-stress in the Language Resource Center Monday afternoon! Drop by the LRC between 1 and 4:30 p.m. to unwind with some music, coloring and our puzzle table. Treats will be available while supplies last. Hang out, slow your mind down and find some zen before the final push of the semester.
Join us Thursday, May 15, for the last Flannery O'Connor Book Club of the academic year! We will discuss Flannery O’Connor’s Introduction to the "Memoir of Mary Ann," about which O’Connor said “nobody will ever understand me unless they read this essay.” (2 p.m. in person in Eatonton, Georgia, at the Writer’s Museum; on Zoom at 7 p.m.) Register via Smartsheet for the Zoom link.https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/870eaef5f3444efebd82d14bccfd29a7
