Academic Outreach

Our next session of Chemical Stream Monitoring will be happening during Water Education Week! Join us Oct. 17, 2025! We will visit several streams that run through or impact Georgia College & State University:  Champion Creek at Lake Laurel (9 - 10 a.m.) at Georgia College's East CampusTobler Creek at Andalusia Farm (10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.)Tanyard Creek by College Station (2:30 - 3:30 p.m.) No experience is necessary. Be sure to wear closed-toed shoes that can get wet. We will use Georgia...

Join the Aquatic Sciences Center and Academic Outreach for a fun-filled afternoon of Water Education! Environmental Science majors and Academic Outreach students will share their knowledge through hands-on activities centered around water, water quality and ways that we can enjoy and protect this resource. We will be on Front Campus Saturday, Oct. 18, from 12 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Hope to see you there!  Fun for all ages, so bring your friends and family! For more information, email Ruth...

Are you looking for something fun to this weekend that is outdoors and makes an impact? How about adopting a stream?  Through the Georgia College & State University Thirst for Knowledge Program, you can become Georgia Adopt-a-Stream certified this Saturday (Oct. 4) at our beautiful East Campus (Lake Laurel). The macroinvertebrate training will be from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Trainings certification is valid for one year.Stream macroinvertebrates (insects, mollusks and crustaceans) are excellent...

Looking for a way to meet new people, learn more about campus and give back to the environment?  Join us Sept. 5, 2025 for some stream monitoring! Georgia College & State University's Thirst for Knowledge meets monthly to do chemical monitoring of several streams that run through or impact GCSU:  Champion Creek at Lake Laurel (9 - 10 a.m.) at Georgia College's East CampusTobler Creek at Andalusia Farm (10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.)Tanyard Creek by College Station (2:30 - 3:30 p.m.) No experience...