While most students spend their first weekend in college relaxing, around 1,600 Georgia College & State University first-year students spent their first Saturday morning improving the community they’re going to live in for the next four years. They worked at 37 sites in the Greater Milledgeville area, benefitting the community with approximately $120,000 worth of student-donated labor. This volunteer experience will benefit the Greater Milledgeville area and Georgia College students...
Are you excited to meet new and returning students and share information about your campus organization or department? You have an opportunity to do so at the Week of Welcome Block Party and Bobcat Marketplace! The event will be held from 7 - 9 p.m. Wednesday, August 23. Marketplace check-in will start at 6 p.m. in the Student Life tent by the reflection pool. The Marketplace will be held along Greene Street in front of the residence halls. Please plan for representatives of your organization...
Are you excited to meet new (and returning) students and share information about your organization or campus department? You have an opportunity to do so at the Week of Welcome Block Party and Bobcat Marketplace! The event will be held from 7:00-9:00 p.m. Friday, August 23. Marketplace check-in will start at 6:00 p.m. in the Student Life tent by the reflection pool. The Marketplace will be held along Greene Street in front of the residence hall. Please plan for representatives of your...
by Kylie Rowe, University Communications Practicum StudentG Miracle, the largest student organization on the Georgia College campus, held their annual ThunderThon event April 7, 2024. Approximately 300 people attended the event, and GC Miracle raised $70,550 for the Beverly Knight Olson Children’s Hospital in Macon.ThunderThon is a 12-hour event where students and the community pledge to spend a Saturday standing on their feet for the kids who cannot. FTK – for the kids – is a rallying...
It’s a growing movement worldwide—restorative justice. Primarily used in the criminal justice system, the restorative justice model has increasingly been used on college campuses to build community and offer an alternative to traditional student conduct hearings and discipline. “There's some really good research around it being a good educational tool that still holds people accountable for their actions,” said Dr. Jennifer Graham, director of the Women’s Center, who is leading the...
