Daria Brown What’s your major? Do you have a minor? Criminal Justice is my major, and I have a French minor. Where are you from? Macon, Georgia Why were you interested in criminal justice? Coming into college, I knew that I wanted to ultimately become a lawyer. I chose to pursue a criminal justice degree because I wanted to understand the sociological underpinnings of crime and deviancy to better empathize with and understand some of the people that I anticipate interacting with...
Georgia College students won awards in practically every category in November when the university hosted the 24th Annual SEMAU (Southeast Model of the African Union) conference. SEMAU is like a mock trial or Model UN (United Nations), where students act as real delegates and heads-of-state to debate issues that affect African nations. The exercise demands lots of preliminary research, quick thinking on their feet, a readiness to compromise and work with others but, also, the drive...
Ever feel like you’ve been thrown into a frying pan? You must think fast, be creative and do what it takes to get the job done. Magnify that about 20 times, and you know what it feels like to participate in the Southeast Model of the African Union (SEMAU)—a realistic, three-day simulation that recreates the gathering of African heads-of-state. Students debate issues of critical importance and make decisions that could be adopted by real governments, impacting the lives of millions...
Ever feel like you’ve been thrown into a frying pan? You must think fast, be creative and do what it takes to get the job done. Magnify that about 20 times, and you know what it feels like to participate in the Southeast Model of the African Union (SEMAU)—a realistic, three-day simulation that recreates the gathering of African heads-of-state. Students debate issues of critical importance and make decisions that could be adopted by real governments, impacting the lives of millions...
Congratulations to Government and Sociology professors Dr. Carrie Cook and Dr. Sara Doude on having their article published now on Taylor & Francis Online. The article is called "Sexual Minority Vulnerability and Fear of Victimization" and looks at a rarely researched area. The data used in it was collected from GC students. The abstract for the article can be found at the following link: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15564886.2021.1983910
Dr. Scott Buchanan, department chair of Government and Sociology, has co-edited a book titled "The 2020 Presidential Election in the South." The volume analyzes the political trends at work in the 2020 presidential election in the South. The book, published by Lexington Books, features chapters written by political experts in the field of Southern Politics. Dr. Buchanan’s book is the most recent in a series of volumes that dates to 1984, and the series is among the most prestigious...
This year’s Paul D. Coverdell Visiting Scholar brings his unique life and academic experience to Georgia College. His research focuses on refugee and migrant populations— a topic he knows about first-hand. “I was born in Iran, and my family left when I was about five months old,” said Dr. Amir Moheet, Coverdell Scholar. “My parents were politically active, and that didn't sit well with certain people over there. We were refugees and received asylum in the United States.” Although he...
SEMAU SOUTHEASTERN MODEL OF THE AFRICAN UNION 2021 Conference Georgia College & State University, Milledgeville, GA November 3-6, 2021 Every year, the University System Africa Council organizes a simulation of the annual meeting of Heads of State of the African Union (AU). The simulation, which takes the form of a three-day conference hosted in turn by one of the universities/colleges...
Georgia College’s Criminal Justice master’s program was one of only two state universities to make Intelligent.com’s list of the “Top 50 Master’s in Criminal Justice Degree Programs for 2021.” Intelligent.com recently announced its choices for the country’s top master’s program in criminal justice with Georgia College and Mercer University from Georgia. The top 50 schools were chosen based an assessment of 208 accredited colleges and universities in United States. According to Intelligent.com’s...
Join scholars, practitioners, and fellow students in spotlighting key issues of the election administration system at the Election Integrity Symposium. WebEx seminars will be hosted March 31, at 1 p.m. regarding Efficiency, Security and Equity, and April 1, at 1 p.m. addressing Public Trust and Voter Efficacy. The Election Integrity Symposium will offer a wide variety of viewpoints on the recent voting concerns detected in the 2020 election. Georgia election official, Gabe Sterling,...
