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,...
Dr. Steve Elliott-Gower, associate professor of political science, is one of more than 70 college professors in North America invited to become a 2023-24 CFR Higher Education Ambassador through the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). The nine-month professional development initiative is designed to promote global literacy among undergraduate students through engaging, creative materials and pedagogies. The ambassadors are “educators committed to equipping students with the knowledge,...
Dr. Scott Buchanan, professor of Political Science, was recently quoted in two media outlets—one domestic and one international. Both articles are focused on former President Trump's recent indictment in Georgia. The links to both stories are below. https://www.vg.no/nyheter/utenriks/i/q1Mnr1/de-som-elsker-trump https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4159319-georgia-indictment-sharpens-rift-between-trump-and-the-peach-state/
Junior Emily Lanham pinpoints the 2016 U.S. Presidential election between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton as the pivotal moment in life that led her to politics. Little did she know she’d soon be a Georgia College & State University intern in the nation’s capital, working in U.S. Rep. Rick Allen’s (R-GA) office and rubbing elbows with congressmen in the U.S. House of Representatives. Allen oversees District 12 in Georgia—which includes Lanham’s hometown, Augusta. “I was ecstatic when...
The Fulbright Finland Foundation recently invited Dr. Scott Buchanan, Department chair of Government and Sociology, to a meeting to discuss ways that Fulbright Finland might become more involved in establishing working relationships with U.S. universities and colleges. Science and Education Counselor Dr. Petri Koikkalainen and Cultural Counselor & Head of Cultural Affairs Suvi Järvelä-Hagström, both of the Embassy of Finland, hosted participants for an informal conversation over coffee...
Georgia College & State University's Master of Public Administration program was recently ranked in the top 10 in the nation in affordability. OnlineU recently rated the most affordable programs using manually researched online tuition for 2022 - 2023. GCSU's MPA program develops a wide variety of skills needed by managers to implement policies, oversee projects and direct programs. MPA program alumni work in a variety of settings at all levels of government, as well as in nonprofit...
U.S. News & World Report included Georgia College & State University’s Master of Public Administration program on its annual list of best graduate schools. Georgia College’s MPA program ranked among the top 10 Georgia colleges and universities who offer a graduate degree that trains students to serve, manage and lead in the public sector. Georgia College’s MPA program develops a wide variety of skills needed by managers to implement policies, oversee projects and direct programs. Program...
Please join us for the third annual Election Integrity panel on April 24, 2023 in the Arts and Sciences Auditorium. Panelists include student poll workers and local poll managers.
In late March, a group of five sociology students, under the guidance of Dr. Stephanie McClure, presented at the 2023 Southern Sociological Society in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Details on the presentations can be found below. • College Recruiting Practices and Their Impact on Student College Choice. Erin Smith, Georgia College & State University; Cameron Leigh Cheely (in absentia), Georgia College & State University • College Access and Knowledge: Student’s Sources of Information...
Under the direction and guidance of Dr. Min Kim, Vivian Cassaniti presented her research paper, “Gender Gap in Social Welfare Policy Attitudes,” at the 2023 Georgia Academy of Science conference (March 3-4) and won the award for Best Student Paper. Ms. Cassaniti's study explores the dynamics of gender differences in attitudes to public policy issues and how they shape American politics. This study sheds light on what gendered patterns of public opinion look like in the United States,...
