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Mass communication major Avery Jones jumped hurdles and tons of paperwork to make her study abroad dreams come true.She just returned from a month-long trip to Florence, Italy, where she was immersed in learning filmmaking techniques and directing films with the New York Film Academy.“I really wanted to go on this trip to learn and get some hands-on set experience, because that’s how I learn best,” Jones said. “The class got the opportunity to work with camera equipment in ways I wouldn’t...

By: University Communications Intern Sicilia ReedQ: Describe who you are and how you came to be a part of your major at Georgia College & State University.A. My name is Sydney Zeff. I consider myself a pop culture fanatic. I've always been captivated by the media, writing, reading and learning about brands and companies and how they position themselves to the media and an audience. I wanted to choose a major that aligned with my interests and something that I could see myself enjoying...

Mass communication major and senior Sophia Clark is putting what she’s learned at Georgia College & State University to work as a marketing intern at Blue Cypress Consulting this summer.  She’s doing this with a little help from fellow Bobcat Monica Klinkmueller, ’20, senior marketing coordinator for Blue Cypress Consulting.  The company is a women-owned, small business providing community planning and utility management services with headquarters in Decatur, Georgia. “At Georgia College,...

Story by Georgia College & State University senior Caroline HubbardDr. Janet Hoffmann started at Georgia College & State University in fall 2002 as a professor of Rhetoric. She decided to come to Georgia College from Macon State College, now known as Middle Georgia State University, following the creation of the Rhetoric major, because it allowed her to foster the growth of a new program. Hoffmann has served in many areas, from hosting Times Talk and participating in every undergraduate...

Clint Burkett, ’15, did not finish his collegiate journey where he expected, like most Georgia College & State University (GCSU) graduates. Instead, the Bacon County native discovered his passion for rhetoric through GCSU’s liberal arts approach—dynamic classes for beginning students. Burkett enjoyed his rhetoric classes, and found them more compelling than his major in early childhood development. That breakthrough led him to where he is now—pastor at The Bridge Church in Blackshear,...

Jenna Byrd, ’22, was recently awarded a prestigious fellowship to Germany. The mass communication graduate is one of 75 Americans selected to study and work in Germany, August 2022 through June 2023, as part of the Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) for Young Professionals program. Approximately 450 young professionals competed for the opportunity.  “I wanted to live in the country and experience things firsthand,” Byrd said. “I’ve taken German language courses but never got...

It took a study abroad program to Denmark to renew Michael Marcinko’s faith in journalism. A senior mass communications major and music minor, Marcinko was one of 14 Georgia College students who traveled to Denmark in May. They met various government personalities and engaged with Danish journalists. This enabled them to compare Denmark’s public broadcasting network and Danish methods of persuasion to media content in the U.S. “It renewed a bit of my faith in journalism, which has...