Dr. Ellen France has a hobby that allows her to ‘go with the flow.’ The flow of water, that is, creating amazing effects almost as if by chance. France paints watercolors in her spare time—a delicate art that has won her ribbons and local praise. Mastering watercolors is more an act of ‘letting go,’ giving pigmented water the freedom to creep and seep on its own, winding and dripping in unintended directions. It’s a world completely different from France’s day job, teaching and guiding...
A Georgia College environmental science major is one of only two students in the state to win a distinguished national science scholarship named after the late Senator Ernest F. Hollings, who supported ocean policy and conservation. Junior Nadya Gutierrez of Johns Creek was recently selected as a National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Hollings Scholar. This honor includes a two-year academic award of $9,500, a 10-week paid summer internship at a NOAA facility...
Colin Calvert, a senior environmental science major researching the length of ancient sea snakes, was unable to present his findings at the Georgia Academy of Science at Valdosta State University in March due to the virus that causes COVID-19. But Calvert quickly switched gears at home in Roswell, where he’s finishing a presentation poster for next week’s annual undergraduate research conference at Georgia College—which will be streamed online this year. “I was going to do an oral...
Morgan 'Raine' Foulkes From: I’m from Macon, Georgia, but I live primarily in Milledgeville. Major/minor: Premed and biology major with a minor in chemistry. Why Georgia College: GCSU is a good fit for me for many reasons. Once I was accepted into GCSU and decided that I wanted to go to medical school, I picked biology, because I knew I could satisfy my premed requirements without a lot of extra classes. Activities: I tutored chemistry at the Learning Center, and I absolutely loved...
