Russell Library

Come, celebrate GCSU students’ creative written works 
Event    Tuesday, March 31, 2026
Prepare to be amazed as you listen to Georgia College & State University’s refined, student writers read excerpts from their creative works at the Margaret Harvin Wilson Writing Award Ceremony. The celebration takes place Tuesday, March 31, at 5 p.m. in the Pat Peterson Museum Education Room. Refreshments will be served.Each finalist will receive a certificate and cash award. They will also be recognized on Front Page — GCSU’s online news source and in their hometown newspapers.This...
The 2025 Margaret Harvin Wilson Writing Award finalists
Times Talk Wednesday, April 1, noon-12:50 p.m., Pat Peterson Museum Education Room with Dr. Brian Newsome, professor of History on "From Purpose to Trauma: Remembering World War I" 
Event    Wednesday, April 1, 2026
Please join us this Wednesday, April 1, in the Pat Peterson Museum Education Room of Russell Library from 12 until 12:50 p.m. for this week's Times Talk facilitated by Dr. Brian Newsome, dean of the Honors College and professor of History on "From Purpose to Trauma: Remembering World War I."  The discussion will focus on the evolution of understandings of World War I among wartime and postwar novelists (most of them veterans) — from ascribing some sort of purpose to the war (while...
GCSU Undergraduate Creative Writing Reading
Event    Thursday, April 9, 2026
Please join us on Thursday, April 9, from 6:30 to 8:00 PM for the annual GCSU Undergraduate Creative Writing Reading in the Museum Education Room at Russell Library (221 N Clarke Street, Milledgeville).This year's graduating class is one of our most accomplished in recent memory, with publications appearing in Oyster River Pages, Modern Flash Fiction, Glass Mountain, Green Blotter, The Peacock's Feet, and Kennings Artistic and Literary Journal, to name a few. Honors include an acceptance...
The Student Success & Retention Series session, Student Success: Where Are Our Students Going from Here?
Event    Thursday, April 2, 2026
The Student Success & Retention Series session Student Success: Where Are Our Students Going from Here? is scheduled for April 2 at 4 p.m. in the Pat Peterson Museum Education Room. This presentation will highlight First Destination Survey data, providing insight into employment outcomes, industry placement and graduate and professional school enrollment within one year of graduation.
Times Talk Wednesday, March 25, noon-12:50 p.m. Russell Library Pat Peterson Museum Education Room with Dr. Veronica Womack on "The Significance of Place: Rural Communities in the Age of Data"
Announcement    Monday, March 23, 2026
Please join us Wednesday, March 25, in the Pat Peterson Museum Education Room of Russell Library from 12 until 12:50 p.m. for this week's Times Talk facilitated by Dr. Veronica Womack , professor of Political Science and executive director of The Rural Studies Institute at Georgia College & State University on "The Significance of Place: Rural Communities in the Age of Data"The following articles may be referenced during the discussion: The backlash over data centers https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/podcasts/the-daily/ai-data-centers-backlash.html?unlocked_article_code=1.R1A._dBR.piwe9ZvTjvR1&smid=url-shareTrump...
Times Talk Wednesday, March 25, noon-12:50 p.m., Russell Library Pat Peterson Museum Education Room with Dr. Veronica Womack on "The Significance of Place: Rural Communities in the Age of Data"
Event    Wednesday, March 25, 2026
Please join us Wednesday, March 25, in the Pat Peterson Museum Education Room of Russell Library from 12 until 12:50 p.m. for this week's Times Talk facilitated by Dr. Veronica Womack , professor of Political Science and executive director of The Rural Studies Institute at Georgia College & State University on "The Significance of Place: Rural Communities in the Age of Data"The following articles may be referenced during the discussion: The backlash over data centers https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/podcasts/the-daily/ai-data-centers-backlash.html?unlocked_article_code=1.R1A._dBR.piwe9ZvTjvR1&smid=url-shareTrump...
Tenure & Promotion Workshops - April 20 and 21
Announcement    Monday, March 23, 2026
The Office of the Provost, in collaboration with the Center for Teaching and Learning, will host two tenure and promotion workshops designed to support tenure-track faculty in the development of their portfolios.These one-hour workshops will be held on:Monday, April 20, 2026, from 12:00-1:00 p.m. in the Pat Peterson Museum Education Room  Tuesday, April 21, 2026, from 12:30-1:30 p.m. in the Pat Peterson Museum Education Room Mark your calendars and plan to attend one or both of these...
Tenure & Promotion Workshops - April 20 and 21
Event    Monday, April 20, 2026
The Office of the Provost, in collaboration with the Center for Teaching and Learning, will host two tenure and promotion workshops designed to support tenure-track faculty in the development of their portfolios.These one-hour workshops will be held on:Monday, April 20, 2026, from 12:00-1:00 p.m. in the Pat Peterson Museum Education Room  Tuesday, April 21, 2026, from 12:30-1:30 p.m. in the Pat Peterson Museum Education Room Mark your calendars and plan to attend one or both of these...
Women's Head Basketball Coach Candidate Open Forum today
Event    Tuesday, March 17, 2026
The Athletics Department will hold a women's head basketball coach candidate open forum for Catrina Green today in the Pat Peterson Museum Education Room of the Russell Library.
Second and third floors of the Ina Dillard Russell Library closed March 16-20, 2026, for improvements 
Announcement    Monday, March 16, 2026
The second and third floors of the Ina Dillard Russell Library will be closed March 16-20, 2026, for the installation of new carpeting and updated security gates. We appreciate your patience as we work to improve your library experience! Returning Books: Please return all library materials to the outside blue book drop located across from the Arts & Sciences (A&S) building. The book drop will remain open and checked regularly throughout the closure. GIL Express & ILL Pickups: If you...
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