Honors College

Legends of Honors with Dr. Dana Gorzelany-Mostak
Event    Wednesday, January 31, 2024
On Wednesday, Jan. 31 at 6 p.m., Dr. Dana Gorzelany-Mostak, associate professor of music and author of Tracks on the Trail: Popular Music, Race, and the U.S. Presidency (University of Michigan Press, 2023), will lead a Zoom-based Legends of Honors discussion on musical engagement and the articulation of racial identities in the campaigns of Donald Trump, Kamala Harris and Vivek Ramaswamy. Please register via https://forms.office.com/r/cd4zB4n7S4 or via the QR code in the attached flyer.
Honors College NYC Program
Announcement    Monday, November 6, 2023
In October, Dr. Jenny Flaherty led students in her Honors GC2Y “Underworlds and Afterlives” class on a journey to New York City. They explored cultural resources, such as exhibits at the MET and musicals like “Hadestown,” related to theme of the course. The Honors College raised funds for this program through a spring 2023 Giving Challenge campaign. As you can see in this slideshow, the students found the journey both meaningful and fun! Special thanks are extended to Dr. Jenny Flaherty...
Reflections on a career in public education and the value of the liberal arts: Legends of honors Zoom with GCSU Honors alumna Susan Presley
Event    Thursday, November 7, 2024
Originally from Statesboro, Georgia, Susan Presley studied history and international studies at Georgia College & State University. She was a member of the Honors Program, headed at that time by Dr. John Sallstrom and served as an officer in the Honors Student Association (renamed Eta Sigma Alpha during her time at GCSU), including a term as Eta Sigma Alpha president. Ms. Presley completed the Honors Program and graduated from GCSU in 1990. She went on to earn an M.A. in history from...
Honors College Alumni of the Year
Announcement    Monday, June 26, 2023
The John E. Sallstrom Honors College is pleased to announce that Dr. Jennifer Graham (2005, Psychology) has been selected as Honors Alum of the Year and that Dr. Dorianna Dobson (2018, Biology) and Kevin Morris (2017, History & Economics) have been selected as joint Honors Young Alums of the Year. Dr. Graham earned an MPA from GCSU and an Ed.D. from UGA and now serves as GCSU’s Interim Chief Diversity Officer and as a founding director of the Women’s Center. Her research on sexual...
Honorable Mentions: The Honors College Newsletter
Announcement    Thursday, June 8, 2023
The John E. Sallstrom Honors College is pleased to share Honorable Mentions, our 2022-2023 newsletter. The new name is thanks to President Cathy Cox, who suggested and funded a naming competition for the newsletter. Students submitted ideas, and the Honors Faculty Council selected the one proposed by student Morgan Gosdin (’26). We are so pleased to see the new title on the front cover! Please click on the embedded link to read the full issue. Our students, faculty and supporters have...
Anna Graves Selected as GCSU Academic Recognition Day Representative
Announcement    Friday, April 28, 2023
Dec. 2022 Honors alumna and university valedictorian Anna Graves has been recognized as GCSU’s 2022-2023 Academic Recognition Day representative. Every year, each institution within the University System of Georgia selects one senior as its representative for outstanding scholastic achievement. A faculty committee chose Anna, and on Tuesday, April 25, she and GSCU President Cathy Cox enjoyed a special luncheon for all ARD representatives with Chancellor Sonny Purdue in Atlanta. Anna...
Research Day Kick-Off Keynote and Saladin Scholars Awards
Announcement    Thursday, March 9, 2023
All GCSU faculty, staff, and students are cordially invited to the Research Day Kick-Off Keynote Address & Saladin Scholars Awards Ceremony, which is co-sponsored by the John. E. Sallstrom Honors College & MURACE and which will be held on Tuesday, March 28 at 6:00 p.m. in Magnolia Ballroom. This is a signature event for us, and we would love for you to be a part of it! Please complete this online form to RSVP no later than March 22 or RSVP by using the QR code in the embedded flier...
Saladin Scholars Awards Ceremony & Research Day Keynote Address
Event    Tuesday, March 28, 2023
All GCSU faculty, staff, and students are cordially invited to the Saladin Scholars Awards Ceremony & Research Day Keynote Address, which is co-sponsored by the John. E. Sallstrom Honors College & MURACE and which will be held on Tuesday, March 28 at 6:00 p.m. in Magnolia Ballroom. This is a signature event for us, and we would love for you to be a part of it! Please complete this online form to RSVP no later than March 22 or RSVP by using the QR code in the embedded flier. The keynote...
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Senior psychology major Anne Elise Beals named Truman Finalist
News Story    Tuesday, March 15, 2022
For Anne Elise Beals, service work was never a choice. Rather, it was the chance convergence of a lifetime of interests that lead her to being named a finalist for this year’s Truman Scholarship.  “Being a psychology major,” she said, “and always analyzing the way that people think and why we interact socially the way that we do—it’s that mixed background, that liberal arts education, that’s helped me to combine my interests.” Beals’ passion for working with LGBTQ+ youth to prevent...
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