Leadership Programs

Omicron Delta Kappa to induct new members

Announcement Wednesday, January 22, 2025

The Georgia College Circle of Omicron Delta Kappa will welcome 20 new members Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025. This year’s event will mark the 42nd Induction Convocation and Lecture and will be held in Max Noah Recital Hall, beginning, by tradition, at 7:14 p.m.Omicron Delta Kappa, the national leadership honor society, recognizes superior leadership and exemplary character. Inductees have shown leadership in one or more of the following areas: Journalism and Rhetoric, Athletics, Community...

Invitation to submit a nomination for Omicron Delta Kappa's Emerging Leader of the Year

Announcement Tuesday, October 8, 2024

All members of the university community are invited to submit nominations for Omicron Delta Kappa’s Emerging Leader of the Year Award.Nominees must:have freshman or sophomore status,be in good academic standing,be making a positive impact on the community, andserve as role models for other Georgia College students. To nominate a deserving emerging leader, please complete this simple online form. Nominations should be a paragraph in length and should address how the nominee embodies...

GEM Program welcomes Class of 2024-25

Announcement Tuesday, October 1, 2024

The Georgia Education Mentorship program Identifies the next generation of Georgia’s leadersGEM has admitted 22 members into the class of 2024-25. Kassie ArpsMerritt BryantKatie CooperTommy CreekmoreJoe DubskyRaven GloverBarrett HaglerKathryn HallahanTyler HillBridget JohnsonGrace JonesMaddie MarcinkowskiKendall MorganSamantha PatonJared ReeseBrigitte RivardMatt RossNicole RubinKylee ThorntonPaige UsseryAbigail WatkinsDylan Welsh The GEM program is a one-of-a-kind partnership between...

TEDxGeorgiaCollege announces 2024 speaker lineup

Announcement Friday, September 6, 2024

Nine distinguished speakers to take the stage at TEDxGeorgiaCollege In partnership with TED, the Leadership Programs at Georgia College & State University are bringing TEDx to Georgia College and to Milledgeville. TEDxGeorgiaCollege will be hosted Friday, Oct. 18, in Russell Auditorium. TEDxGeorgiaCollege will feature nine distinguished speakers and performers who will deliver talks on the latest ideas and research, all in the spirit of TED’s commitment to “Ideas Worth Spreading.”...

GCSU Sophomore named 2024 Newman Civic Fellow

News Story Wednesday, June 26, 2024

By: University Communications Intern, Sicilia Reed Sophomore Tyler Hill has been named a 2024 Newman Civic Fellow for his dedication to leadership and community within Baldwin County and Georgia College & State University.“Tyler offers an inspiring example of finding innovative solutions to seemingly intractable problems,” said Dr. Harold Mock, director of the university’s Leadership Programs. “He embodies the best of Georgia College’s commitment to leadership for the public good.”Newman...

TEDxGeorgiaCollege accepting proposals

Announcement Tuesday, May 7, 2024

Do you have an idea worth spreading? Consider taking it to the stage at TEDxGeorgiaCollege.TEDxGeorgiaCollege seeks proposals for talks that explore the theme of "Evidence of Things Unseen." Potential speakers with an interest in taking an idea to the TEDxGeorgiaCollege stage, should submit their proposals online at tedxgeorgiacollege.com/submit. Submissions are due by Monday, May 20, 2024, at 11:59 p.m.TEDxGeorgiaCollege and each of our talks will be broadcast internationally and...

GCSU Leadership Programs to Host TEDxGeorgiaCollege

Announcement Monday, April 29, 2024

TEDxGeorgiaCollege to be hosted Friday, October 18, 2024With a license from TED, the Leadership Programs at Georgia College & State University are bringing TEDx to Georgia College and to Milledgeville. TEDxGeorgiaCollege will be hosted Friday, October 18th, on the campus of Georgia College in downtown Milledgeville. TEDxGeorgiaCollege will feature eight to ten speakers and performers who will deliver talks on the latest ideas and research, all in the spirit of TED’s commitment to “Ideas...

Consul General discusses tea, royals and all things British

News Story Wednesday, January 24, 2024

Rachel Galloway, His Majesty King Charles’ Consul General to the United States, spent an afternoon and evening at Georgia College & State University this week meeting with students, faculty and community leaders about leadership and her role as an ambassador. While here, she also enjoyed talking about things that fascinate Americans about Britain, like the monarchy and royal family; what we have in common—history, music, military partnership—and excitement generated by sports like...

Making Connections: Jane Kidd returns to the university her great-grandfather started

News Story Monday, December 18, 2023

It’d be hard to find someone more connected to Georgia College & State University than Jane Kidd, the university’s current Alex Gregory Distinguished Fellow and Leader in Residence. She points to numerous places where she and her family have, in some way or another, left their mark on campus—starting with her great-grandfather, Richard B. Russell, Sr., who as a state legislator introduced the 1889 legislation establishing the Georgia Normal and Industrial College for women. That’s...

GCSU student awarded national honors grant to study leadership abroad

News Story Wednesday, May 31, 2023

Kathryn Grace Cooper of Watkinsville, Georgia—a rising sophomore majoring in political science and philosophy at Georgia College & State University—received a competitive national grant from the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi to study abroad this summer in Strasbourg, France. Cooper is one of only 125 students nationwide to receive the $1,000 award. It helped fund her enrollment in Georgia College’s Intercultural Leadership Program at the European Parliament. “I am truly honored to...

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