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Announcement    Thursday, March 23, 2023
Students in Dr. Steve Elliott-Gower’s Politics of Climate Change class are participating in the 2023 Up To Us Case Competition, a national competition by organized Up to Us in partnership with the American Association of State Colleges and Universities and the Bipartisan Policy Center. The sixteen students, divided into four teams, are researching and writing policy memos that outline fiscally sustainable policy solutions to get the United States to net zero greenhouse gas emissions...
Announcement    Tuesday, March 21, 2023
A chapter written by Dr. Scott E. Buchanan was recently released in "Presidents and Place: America's Favorite Sons." Lexington Press is the publisher of the volume, which features a variety of international scholars. Dr. Buchanan's chapter focused on the role of the American South in the election of presidents since 1964. Learn more about "Presidents and Place: America's Favorite Sons" on the Roman & Littlefield website.  
Announcement    Tuesday, March 7, 2023
On Wednesday, March 1st, GC Times Talk was facilitated by Sociology senior capstone students Laynie Derry, Molly Pickrell, and Emily Rezac on the topic, “How Did You Get to College? High School Counseling and Access to College.” The discussion included sharing information about their own capstone research project on the college counseling experiences of local high school students as well as discussion of the program featured in their selected article, Helping Low Income Students Navigate...
Announcement    Monday, March 6, 2023
GCSU students have been working with Life Enrichment Center on various aspects of development of their new Urban Arts Village. Recently, these students were featured in a news story covering the project. Read the story "LEC continues development for Urban Arts Village" on the Baldwin Bulletin website. The article features political science and public health double major, Justin Harned, who serves as president of the GCSU Nonprofit Leadership Student Association. Dr. Kelley Ditzel,...
Announcement    Thursday, March 2, 2023
The Truman Foundation recently released their list of finalists for the prestigious Truman Scholars program. GCSU student Colin Hall (junior, political science) was named as one of those finalists.  Colin is among a total of five finalists selected from the State of Georgia, with only three Georgia universities represented: GCSU, Georgia Tech, and Morehouse. Colin will be interviewed by Truman's regional review panel on March 17 at Georgia Tech. The final decision should be available in April.
Announcement    Wednesday, February 22, 2023
We are excited to announce that the Energy and the Environment Blog is now an intercollegiate collaboration between the MPA program at Georgia College and State University and the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs (GSPIA) at the University of Pittsburgh! The partnership extends the collaboration between Dr. Max Harleman (GSPIA Ph.D. and MPA alumnus, and Assistant Professor at Georgia College) and Dr. Jeremy Weber (Associate Professor at GSPIA, who founded the blog...
Announcement    Thursday, February 16, 2023
Georgia College & State University ranked a top school for online master’s in public administration for 2023 RENO, Nev. (PRWEB) February 16, 2023 – OnlineMastersDegrees.org (OMD) has recognized Georgia College & State University as one of the best schools for online learning at the master’s level. Georgia College’s public administration programs earned top honors for overall quality, affordability and commitment to student success.  Best Online MPA Degrees – https://www.onlinemastersdegrees.org/best-programs/public-administration-mpa/...
Announcement    Thursday, February 16, 2023
Georgia College & State University ranked a top school for online master’s in public administration for 2023 RENO, Nev. (PRWEB) February 16, 2023 – OnlineMastersDegrees.org (OMD) has recognized Georgia College & State University as one of the best schools for online learning at the master’s level. Georgia College’s public administration programs earned top honors for overall quality, affordability and commitment to student success.  View the list of Best Online MPA Degrees on the Online...