Leadership Programs

By Gil PoundGeorgia College & State University is hosting topical discussions and events throughout an ongoing slate of 2025 Constitution Week events.Centered around Constitution Day Sept. 17, Constitution Week is a celebration of the United States of America’s governing document and the freedoms it affords citizens.“Our Constitution Week always has a lot of energy behind it,” said Dr. Harold Mock, director of Georgia College Leadership Programs and an organizer of the event. “The...

By Ian WesselhoffKassie Arps and Bridget Johnson have a lot in common.The two seniors were both active in Georgia College Leadership Programs, including Leadership Academy, the Leadership Certificate Program and Georgia Education Mentorship Program at Georgia College & State University. In 2024, they studied abroad together in Strasbourg in the Intercultural Leadership Program. They even serve as vice president and president, respectively, of the Georgia College Circle of Omicron Delta...

By Ian WesselhoffUp until May 30, junior Anna Schofill had never boarded a flight in her life. In fact, nobody in her immediate family had ever left the country. But by the next morning, she was living in an 18th century French château.Schofill, a nursing major from Valdosta, Georgia, was awarded a U.S. Department of State Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship to study abroad in Strasbourg, France.“I never thought I would do study abroad. It was just not in my head,” Schofill...