Reese Monroe attended Georgia College’s first in-person orientation in June 2022. With Father’s Day just a week away, both Reese and his father, Jeffery Monroe, talked about the next steps in Reese’s educational journey. Where are you from? Macon, Georgia What high school did you attend? The Academy for Classical Education. What is the most important thing you learned in high school? To do my best work, not half do it. Major/minor: Biology; I plan to do pre-Med. Why did you choose...
Mackenzie Taylor Jones From: LaGrange, Georgia Major/minor: I plan on pursuing a major in biology in hopes of going into nursing. I am currently undecided on a minor. Why did you choose Georgia College? I chose Georgia College for multiple reasons. One of those reasons is its location and size. GC is not too big or too small. What were your biggest achievements in high school? Although I had many academic achievements, some of my largest achievements were through sports. I was a...
It took a study abroad program to Denmark to renew Michael Marcinko’s faith in journalism. A senior mass communications major and music minor, Marcinko was one of 14 Georgia College students who traveled to Denmark in May. They met various government personalities and engaged with Danish journalists. This enabled them to compare Denmark’s public broadcasting network and Danish methods of persuasion to media content in the U.S. “It renewed a bit of my faith in journalism, which has...
Careers in marine sciences are more important than ever—with oceans rising and the proliferation of toxic algae and pollutions. To ensure Georgia College students are prepared, and to take advantage of faculty knowledge and expertise in this field, the university will open a new Aquatic Sciences Center (ASC) by fall 2022. “We are seeing significant changes in our global climate that’s been rapidly accelerating in the last decade,” said Dr. Indiren Pillay, chair of biological and environmental...
Michael Kobito, '22, received more than his Master's in Music Education in May. The Georgia College graduate was also named Georgia’s 2023 Teacher of the Year. “Being a student again has helped me be a better teacher, in the sense I'm taking ideas from my professors that I enjoy and sharing them with my students,” Kobito said. “I know the other teachers of the year for the state are incredible, so I'm just proud to stand next to them and be in this profession with them.” Currently,...
Moral courage is the fortitude to take actions for moral reasons despite the risk of adverse consequences. It’s a trait often developed through personal hardships and challenges. It is driven by empathy and compassion for others and a desire to stop injustice or pain. It’s not just the recognition of a moral challenge and choosing how to act morally, but also following through to create change. Moral courage does not have to change the world. Sometimes the greatest acts change the...
A graduating mass communication major is the first Georgia College student to be awarded a competitive young fellowship award through the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. Senior Jenna Byrd of Alpharetta was named a fellow for the Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) Program for Young Professionals. She will join a cohort of 75 other young graduates of all majors and disciplines from around the United States for a yearlong learning and working...
Mackenzie Van Boxel From: McDonough, Georgia Why Georgia College: My lovely sister inspired me to take a chance and come to Georgia College. I was really swayed by the small class sizes and the intimate relationships students were able to craft with their professors. Major/Minor: Psychology with a minor in creative arts therapy. Medical Alert Dog: Artemis, a 9-year-old golden retriever, though we call him rose-golden because he has a little red in his coat. He’s a medical alert dog...
Deanna Sorrells didn’t realize she liked history until she walked into Dr. Stephen Auerbach’s World Civilization classroom as a first-year student at Georgia College. The Savannah-born and -raised history major now can’t get enough of it. “Dr. Auerbach's the reason I wanted to major in history. The way he taught it was more like he was telling a story,” she said. “It was more narrative than just providing dates and names. And I have not looked back.” Sorrells has taken four courses...
Junior biology major Wesley DeMontigny was awarded the Goldwater Scholarship in March—a first for Georgia College. For general research in the natural sciences, mathematics and engineering, the scholarship identifies future researchers and is the most prestigious of its kind. “The Goldwater Scholarship is the nation's foremost award for undergraduates studying the natural sciences, mathematics, and engineering,” said Anna Whiteside, assistant director of the Honors College and coordinator...
