The Office of Inclusive Excellence's new podcast is called DEI@GC. DEI@GC highlights all things diversity, equity, and inclusion at Georgia College and beyond. In this month's episode, we talk to Pamela Jones, MA, LPC, from Counselling Services, about the loneliness epidemic since the COVID-19 pandemic. Ms. Jones discusses how loneliness has affected people in the classroom and in the workplace since Covid. Also, she talks about the roots and signs of loneliness, its effects on our...
Request for Nominations The Office of Inclusive Excellence is pleased to announce its request for nominations for the Georgia College Inclusive Excellence Award. The Georgia College Inclusive Excellence Award honors the cumulative contributions of faculty and staff members to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion at Georgia College & State University through an exemplary commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion through leadership, recruitment and retention efforts, teaching,...
The Office of Inclusive Excellence warmly invites you to join us for our Spring Dinner with 12 Strangers series. Through the sharing of a meal, personal introductions and an engaging conversation, each dinner held this spring offers an opportunity for community building as we work towards cultivating a thriving diverse and inclusive community. The Dinners will be hosted March 9th and April 5th from 5:30 to 7:30pm, on the Front Porch of Atkinson Hall. If you are interested in being...
The Office of Inclusive Excellence will host our first Diversity 360 event for the spring semester. The virtual workshop will be held on Feb. 16 at 3:30 p.m. Melissa Gerrior, LGBTQ+ Coordinator, and Joshua Smith, Web Content Specialist, will be the facilitators. Participants will learn what ableism is and the various ways it shows up in our workplace environments. Participants serving as content managers and/or writers will learn how to catch accessibility issues when proofing Front...
The Office of Inclusive Excellence will host our first Diversity 360 event for the spring semester. The virtual workshop will be held on Feb. 16 at 3:30 p.m. Melissa Gerrior, LGBTQ+ Coordinator, and Joshua Smith, Web Content Specialist will be the facilitators. Participants will learn what ableism is and the various ways it shows up in our workplace environments. Participants serving as content managers and/or writers will learn how to catch accessibility issues when proofing Front...
Since 1928, the Association of the Study of African American Life and History has designated a theme to mark the celebration of Black History Month. This year’s theme is “Black Resistance.” Dr. Mark Huddle, professor of History from Georgia College & State University’s Department of History & Geography, takes a look at how African-Americans have fought repression from America’s earliest days to the present day. On the DEI@GC podcast, Georgia College & State University’s Office of...
The Office of Inclusive Excellence is excited to debut a new podcast called DEI@GC on Spotify. DEI@GC will highlight all things diversity, equity, and inclusion at Georgia College and beyond. In this month's episode, we talk to Dr. Mark Huddle, Professor of History from the Department of History & Geography, about this year's Black History Month 2023 theme: "Black Resistance". Dr. Huddle takes a look at how African Americans have fought repression from America's earliest days to the...
The Office of Inclusive Excellence will host our first Diversity 360 event for the spring semester. The virtual workshop will be held on Feb. 16 at 3:30 p.m. Melissa Gerrior, LGBTQ+ Coordinator, and Keely Hopkins, Director of Web Communications, will be the facilitators. Participants will learn what ableism is and the various ways it shows up in our workplace environments. Participants serving as content managers and/or writers will learn how to catch accessibility issues when proofing...
