The Georgia College Forensics Team competed in their first two tournaments of the season this weekend at the inaugural Southeast Squabble hosted by Newberry College. Against programs including Tennessee Tech University, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Newberry College, and the University of Florida, the team won the debate tournament, took home two first-place trophies for the tournament's speaking events, and won third place in overall points at the tournament with just five competitors...
Does your department or office need assistance with communication, promotion or publicity? A Mass Comm practicum student could help!Students in MSCM 2932 can assist on-campus departments and offices with a range of communication projects including graphic design, short-form videography, digital media management including website content and social media channels, copywriting for blogs and press releases and much more. (Please remember that communication products must be approved by...
By Margaret Schell Jailey Ferrer Negron, a senior mass communication major at Georgia College & State University, is a public affairs intern at Moody Air Force Base in Valdosta, Georgia. Since mid-May, she’s been taking pictures and video in the field, writing press releases and stories and networking. Negron chose to intern in public affairs because of her interest in government work. Her father served in the U.S. Air Force for 20 years and her fiancé works at the base. “I wanted...
By Gil Pound Georgia’s already booming tourism industry is set to receive a jolt over the next month with Atlanta serving as a host city for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The international soccer tournament is expected to bring some 520,000 visitors and an estimated $500 million in economic impact to the state when eight matches, including a semifinal, are played inside Mercedes-Benz Stadium from June 15 to July 15. The over half a million visitors will be in good hands with many Georgia...
Does your department or office need assistance with communication, promotion or publicity? A Mass Comm practicum student could help!Students in MSCM 2932 can assist on-campus departments and offices with a range of communication projects including graphic design, short-form videography, digital media management including website content and social media channels, copywriting for blogs and press releases and much more. (Please remember that communication products must be approved by...
By Ian Wesselhoff Georgia College & State University mass communication students organized a three-week battery recycling competition, culminating on Earth Day, across all five public Baldwin County K-8 schools. This is the second iteration of the “Battery Hero” project that Georgia College seniors debuted at Midway Hills Academy last semester. This semester, a new group of 24 students in a public relations planning class helped add four more schools: Lakeview Primary, Lakeview Academy,...
By Ian Wesselhoff The Department of Communication at Georgia College & State University is enjoying a successful spring, with awards and recognition pouring in for film, speech and debate, student research papers and more. Much of that success was found at the 2026 Georgia Communication Association (GCA) Conference, held Feb. 26-28 at Mercer University. GCSU was named Student Involvement Champion, and Jack McKinney, senior rhetoric major, won Top Student Paper for “The Nation Wears...
Have you ever been interested in learning more about podcasting or maybe even producing your own podcast? This Maymester, learn more about the podcasting industry, including how to write and produce a podcast, the major companies involved in podcasting, studio set up and editing, how to promote a program, jobs available in the industry and more in “Podcasting for Beginners.” By the end of the semester, students will successfully be able to:Have a clear understanding of the podcasting...
Student Media Day is an event to celebrate and spread awareness of the student media organizations! Come out and explore the collaborative space created for students to express themselves on Feb. 20 at 10 a.m.
Student Media Day is an event to celebrate and spread awareness of the student media organizations! Come out and explore the collaborative space created for students to express themselves on Feb. 20 at 10 a.m.
