Leadership Programs

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...

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...

Georgia College & State University will share its expertise, creativity and thought-leadership with the world in its first TEDxGeorgiaCollege.   TEDxGeorgiaCollege promises to unlock the “Power of the Public Square” by presenting an evening of speakers who hope to inspire our limitless potential to benefit the public good. The evening will follow the TED model of gathering the most interesting people together to explore a theme from a variety of angles and starting points.   Harold...

Story and Photos by University Communications Part of sustaining military might and operational readiness is maintaining critical relationships at home. In November, United States Navy Rear Admiral Alvin Holsey embarked upon a tour of inland communities to ensure all Georgians understand the importance of the Navy to American peace and prosperity. As a part of Atlanta Navy Week, Rear Adm. Holsey stopped at Georgia College & State University to renew a relationship that started with...

Hope Browning, a senior at Georgia College & State University, never thought she would venture overseas with people she didn’t know. Yet, that’s what she did, thanks to the Erin Semple Morrarty Memorial Scholarship and an additional Georgia College study abroad scholarship. As a candidate for Georgia College’s Leadership Certificate Program (LCP), one of the requirements for the certificate is to complete an internship, practicum or study abroad program. So, Browning chose to participate...

Should you register to vote in your college town, or remain registered in your hometown? That’s a question that Student Ambassador and Georgia College tour guide Vivian Cassaniti hears often from students and parents during her tours, and it’s one that Cassaniti is uniquely qualified to answer. Cassaniti grew up with the news always on in her home, so when she was in high school she had a keen interest in how the news influenced and effected those around her. By the time she got to...