I am pleased to announce that following a national search, Kadian Leslie, has accepted the position of Director of the Office of Grants and Sponsored Projects (OGSP) and will join Georgia College & State University on January 3, 2023. Kadian has served in a variety of roles within the area of grants and sponsored research over her career with involvement in all phases of the grant cycle including research, submission of multimillion-dollar grant applications, and execution of grant...
Being awarded a grant your first time applying is rare. Dr. Ernie Kaninjing, assistant professor of public health at Georgia College & State University (GCSU), doesn’t let that stop him from pursuing external funding for his research on disparate prostate cancer outcomes among African immigrant men in the United States. “Be persistent. It doesn’t happen overnight,” Kaninjing said. “A lot of my successful grant proposals have taken years and years of work. You have to be dedicated...