The Milly Farmer's Market is TODAY and every first and third Friday. The market is open from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. and can include locally sourced and grown products, handmade natural household cleaning supplies, freshly baked bread and pastries, fresh eggs, locally raised meats, pork, duck, and rabbit, wildflower bouquets, bagged local compost, potted plants and succulents, local honey, corn and other seasonal vegetables, seasonal fruit, locally-raised and made goat soaps, natural oil-based...
Dr. Scott Buchanan, professor of Political Science, was the featured speaker last week at the Coastal Georgia Historical Society's annual Chautauqua Lecture Series. The series features scholars and authors from around the nation, and this year's series focuses upon pivotal elections in U.S. political history. Dr. Buchanan's talk was titled "Georgia’s Gubernatorial Election of 1946: The Triumph of Rural Georgia." A link to the talk may be found here: https://vimeo.com/event/1195663.
Dr. Stephanie McClure, a professor of sociology at Georgia College & State University for 20 years, was recently named a Governor’s Teaching Fellow in the state’s Academic Year Symposium program. This selective, yearlong programs consists of monthly sessions lasting two to three days in Athens, Georgia. Unlike the Governor’s Teaching Fellows Summer Symposium, which has yearly themes, the academic year program primarily focuses on course design and redesign. “I was excited to hear the...
We all know the traits of a proper bobcat. They leap 12 feet to catch prey. They can see in the dark and run 30 miles per hour. They’re extremely territorial.Now we can add another characteristic to the tufted-eared, bob-tailed cat: Taking responsibility for the management and duties of a voting precinct.Five Georgia College & State University Bobcats did exactly that at polling locations in two counties during Tuesday’s Georgia Primary Elections. “Five students in two counties—that’s...
Every once in a while, an obstacle isn’t an obstacle at all. It’s the perfect opportunity. That happened last fall when people on campus noticed the city had no public art ordinance. For years, Milledgeville City Council members said they wanted one. Without one, they had no guidelines for approving municipal art. That void gave a Georgia College & State University policymaking class some real-world experience. By proposing rules for art in the city, that class may also pave the way...
For people to respect law enforcement, the criminal justice system must be fair and reasonable—creating policies that make citizens of all classes and races feel safe. These are the words and hope of Montavious Taylor Sr., a Marine veteran, who earned his master’s in criminal justice at Georgia College & State University in December. He wants to be part of the change that makes justice equitable for all people. “I grew up witnessing the good and bad of the criminal justice system,”...
Vivian Cassaniti applied herself 110% at Georgia College & State University. She’ll graduate in December with a degree in both political science and philosophy. In addition, she’s graduating with a concentration in pre-law, several accolades and priceless experiences. “My two majors complemented each other nicely,” Cassaniti said. “Now, I plan to apply to several colleges for my master’s degree while also applying to law school.” Cassaniti is a recent recipient of the Pajari Best...
Few today in the United States have borne the kind of scars Dr. George Kieh has for freedom. Born and raised on a rubber plantation in Liberia, Georgia College & State University’s latest Coverdell Visiting Scholar learned about injustice firsthand. His father worked the plantation 35 years, and treatment for laborers could be harsh. By middle school, Kieh had organized his first social-justice movement. He later became president of the University of Liberia’s Student Government...
As a teenager, Grace Cooper, ’22, was intrigued by the “X-Files” TV series. She thought it would be cool to work with the FBI. When she took her criminal justice classes at Georgia College & State University, she quickly learned the fiction behind the television series depicting law enforcement. “I once thought it would be so cool to be an investigator,” said Cooper, transitional case manager for the Continuum of Care program at Riverbend Correctional Facility in Milledgeville. “Then,...
