Honors College

The John E. Sallstrom Honors College is pleased to release the latest edition of Honorable Mentions, the college’s annual newsletter. Our student editor, Allison Decker, did a wonderful job with the stories. Creative Services, led by Brooks Hinton, collaborated with a fantastic graphic designer, Travis Tom, on the layout. Hinton’s team produced a lovely finished product. While the release date is a bit later than usual, the Honors team is very pleased with the magazine and hope that...

On Monday, Oct. 6, at 5:30 p.m. in the Mayfair Hall presentation room, Dr. Brad Rice, emeritus professor of History at Clayton State University, will discuss his new book on Joshua Hill of Madison: Civil War Unionist and Georgia's First Republican Senator, 1812-1881 (Mercer University Press). Dr. Rice will focus on Hill’s role during Reconstruction, and he will reflect on the process of research and writing and how it has changed over his half century as a historian. All are welcome...

This semester, the Honors College is again pleased to host Zoom-based Legends of Honors sessions for alumni, friends and students of the Honors College. On Tuesday, Sept. 30 at 6 p.m., Sean McAleer - the Honors College's 2024-2025 Young Alum of the Year - will deliver a Legends of Honors Zoom presentation titled "Liberal Arts to Public Service." He will discuss how his history degree prepared him well for his career in public service by providing him with a skill set that includes...

Senior psychology major Kathryn Brook is Georgia College & State University’s 2025 Academic Recognition Day representative. 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 of the USG’s 26 institutions selects one student who has demonstrated exceptional academic excellence as its representative. The honorees receive a signed resolution from the Georgia General Assembly...

Join Dr. Harold Mock, Professor Holly Croft, Dr. Damian Francis, and Georgia College & State University Honors alumni Dr. David Snow ('86, marketing) and Kevin Morris (‘17, economics and history) for a discussion of career opportunities with federal and state agencies, as well as with non-governmental organizations. The event takes place April 16 at 10 a.m.

On Feb. 21-22, eighteen GCSU Honors students participated in the Georgia Collegiate Honors Conference at Georgia Tech. They all did an excellent job presenting their scholarship! Each student’s presentation and mentor are listed below. Chloe Melton won first place in the Social Sciences category for her paper on the history of the Body Mass Index. Congratulations, Chloe! And a big thank you to Dr. Steve Elliott-Gower and Ms. Anna Whiteside for driving students to the conference. Kassie...