College of Business

By Amanda Respess Senior Macey McElwaney never expected to study abroad, but a Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship from the U.S. Department of State made it possible for her to travel to Peru this summer. “I never thought I would be able to go abroad. I'm a first-generation college student, and nobody in my family has ever even left the country. So it’s a lot of paving the way,” said McElwaney. A marketing major and Rhetoric minor, McElwaney is one of three Georgia College...

A new Master of Science in AI Strategy degree — an innovative program meant to equip individuals from any background with the skills to harness the power of emerging technology in any business or industry — is coming to Georgia College & State University. The program was approved today by the University System of Georgia Board of Regents and is currently accepting applications for the fall 2026 class. “This is not a software engineering program,” said GCSU President Cathy Cox. “Instead,...

By Gil Pound With the end of spring semester and graduation in sight, Georgia College & State University students heard last week from an alumnus who was in their position two decades ago. Sam Rauschenberg (’07) – a former teacher, state education policy advisor and current vice president of Achieve Atlanta, a nonprofit providing need-based college scholarships to high school seniors – was on campus April 20-22 as the J. Whitney Bunting College of Business & Technology Executive in...