Honors College

Sanctuary, the literary arts journal of the Southern Regional Honors Council, has published poems by alumna Carly Walker (’26, psychology) and student Maggie Creekmore (’28, English & interdisciplinary studies). Carly’s poem, which she submitted for consideration prior to graduation, is titled “Grancy’s Making Gumbo Again.” Maggie’s poems are titled “Beautiful Starvation” and “One Last Time.” Congratulations to both Carly and Maggie!

This presentation will highlight co-authored research with economics major Sam Kinney, illustrating how the "learning-by-doing" approach builds practical empirical skills and prepares undergraduates for the rigor of economics Ph.D. programs. The talk offers a concise overview of their working papers evaluating the impacts of state-mandated divorce waiting periods, while illustrating how involving students as full co-authors provides concrete advantages for both the student and the...

On Monday, Nov. 2 at 5:30 p.m. in Mayfair Hall, Dr. Ann Tucker – associate professor of History at the University of North Georgia – will examine the ways that the Confederates drew on recent nationalist movements in Europe as they attempted to define and legitimize the Confederacy. A dessert reception will follow the talk. For details and to register, please visit “Cotton, Crisis, and Creating a Country: European Revolutions and the Civil War South” visiting lecture with Dr. Ann L...

The Honors College will host the Georgia Collegiate Honors Conference at GCSU on Feb. 26-27, 2027, and the Honors College will take students to the Southern Regional Honors Conference in Orlando, Florida from March 31 to April 4, 2027. Honors students may present original scholarship/creative work that they have completed/have underway for any course, Honors or not. And they may naturally present Honors option projects that they have completed/have underway. The project could be from...

On Wednesday, Sept. 16, at 6 p.m., Georgia College & State University Honors alumnus Cameron Watts (’20, Economics) will lead a Zoom-based Legends of Honors session on “Innovations to Empower the Everyday Voter.” Watts recently completed his MPA at the University of Pennsylvania and serves as a Program Manager for Change.org’s new Civic Dialogues initiative. There he works to bring citizen voices into the policymaking process in ways that are accessible and that bridge ideological...

The Honors College is pleased to release the 2025-2026 edition of Honorable Mentions, the annual Honors newsletter. Emily Wright (’26), one of the students featured in the magazine, has also been named the inaugural recipient of the Peach Belt Conference’s Total Student Athlete Award! Special thanks for production of Honorable Mentions are extended to student editor, Jade Ferguson; student contributor, Maggie Creekmore; and University Communications staff members Al Weston, Brooks...

Sociology major Alexis Keeney (’26) is Georgia College & State University’s 2026 Academic Recognition Day scholar.The University System of Georgia’s Academic Recognition Day is an annual event that honors outstanding students from the state’s public colleges and universities. Each USG institution selects one student who has demonstrated exceptional academic excellence as its scholar. Keeney said the recognition came as a surprise: “I've been recognized for my work in service and leadership,...