Story, video and photos developed by University Communications. Most people turn on faucets without much thought about how the water gets there. Until this summer, Avery Lundy of Jones County was one of them. “We’re dealing with people’s livelihoods and the fact everybody who turns on their tap is affected by what we do here,” Lundy said, standing before a series of computer command screens that would make NASA Mission Control envious. From there, he can watch the entire process:...
Emily Whittemore From: Marietta, GA Major: Undecided—I have so many interests and am still unsure. Why Georgia College: I chose Georgia College because the campus is beautiful, and I think I’ll make a lot of friends here. When I toured last July, I knew it was the place I wanted to be. Biggest high school achievement: My biggest high school achievement was when I participated in a Foreign Exchange Program in France. Plans for involvement in college: I want to be involved in the Women's...
Story and Photos developed by University Communications In New York City, the wildlife is sparse and specific: pigeons, raccoons, squirrels, etc. Can you imagine how surprised Elijah Lopez was when he traded his home in the Big Apple for a working farm in Milledgeville, Georgia? “It’s so small, there’s not a lot of cars honking, there’s no pigeons flying around everywhere. It was a complete culture shock,” Lopez, a senior history major, said. “I’m always ready for change, but it...
Samantha (Sam) Paton Town/state: Marietta, Georgia Major/minor: I’m double majoring in political science and criminal justice with a minor in economics. I’ve always been interested in government and law since I was a kid. History and government have been my strongest subjects in school. It’s in my best interests to study something I enjoy and am good at. Why Georgia College? I like GCSU because of the small environment and smaller class sizes. I’d like to be able to get to...
Georgia College’s Young Scientists Academy (YSA)—a six-week program that gives high school youth from disadvantaged, rural areas a crack at university-level research—returned this summer in a big way. It was the first YSA since the pandemic and, because of COVID, its seven high school participants had little or no lab experience. They’d only taken chemistry online. Their first real lab experience was in Georgia College’s state-of-the-art Integrated Science Complex (ISC) with everything...
When creativity strikes, art major Lizzy Crump of Alpharetta, Georgia, draws her thoughts down on paper. The scope of her artistic subjects is limitless—as far as her imagination takes her. Crump has always liked to draw, but her passion to illustrate was truly awakened in middle school. She started drawing more and continued through her senior year of high school. “I remember getting in trouble with some of my teachers for drawing on my homework,” Crump said. “That’s what inspired...
Georgia College senior psychology major Rachel McQuinn opened her mind to new career possibilities she never considered before. At her summer internship, she cares for patients at the Bradley Center’s Intake Center of St. Francis Hospital—a psychiatric residency in Columbus, Georgia. “When I chose this internship, I felt like it was going to be a part of psychology that I never let myself explore,” she said. “I thought I would personally carry people’s struggles home with me, but...
Erden Mohl is painting scenery this summer—exquisite, authentic-looking bricks and wood grains—for a production at Flat Rock Playhouse in North Carolina. Mohl is one of more than 120 Georgia College students and recent graduates doing internships this summer. It’s a perfect transition between school and the workforce, giving the theatre major a chance to build upon skills she learned at Georgia College. “The challenge of leaving behind this community that I've grown accustomed to for...
Carlos Lopez Blackwell of Columbus wants to be the kind of doctor who finds a way to help each and every patient. His caring nature already hints at an impeccable, future bedside manner. Lopez is entering the university’s 2026 class as a chemistry major with a premed path. He’s looking for academic toughness, and his high school friends told him Georgia College is the place to be. “I like the smaller nature of this school. It’s more like family, a family environment,” Lopez said. “I...
Sarah West Where are you from? Dalton, Georgia Why did you want to major in chemistry? I love any kind of puzzle. Chemistry is like a puzzle, and I love putting together the pieces. As the formulas and problems are put together, each piece acts like puzzle pieces, creating something bigger, like the reaction or the solution to an equation. Sometimes things fall into place, but sometimes the pieces don't quite fit together, and I like that challenge; it keeps me on my toes. ...
