Moral courage is the fortitude to take actions for moral reasons despite the risk of adverse consequences. It’s a trait often developed through personal hardships and challenges. It is driven by empathy and compassion for others and a desire to stop injustice or pain.  It’s not just the recognition of a moral challenge and choosing how to act morally, but also following through to create change. Moral courage does not have to change the world. Sometimes the greatest acts change the...

Mackenzie Van Boxel From: McDonough, Georgia Why Georgia College: My lovely sister inspired me to take a chance and come to Georgia College. I was really swayed by the small class sizes and the intimate relationships students were able to craft with their professors. Major/Minor: Psychology with a minor in creative arts therapy. Medical Alert Dog: Artemis, a 9-year-old golden retriever, though we call him rose-golden because he has a little red in his coat. He’s a medical alert dog...

Name: Alex Powers Major: Psychology Hometown: Savannah, GA What made you choose Georgia College: I am someone who learns best in a small classroom. I also very much appreciated the idea of my professors knowing me personally. What inspired you to pursue a degree in Psychology: I was never positive what I wanted to do after school and psychology allowed me the opportunity to explore many different options. I also very much enjoy learning about humans and why we do the things we do...

Five psychology majors are finishing data analysis on several projects relating to coronavirus and worldwide lockdowns that left millions dealing with mental health issues. The results showed students at Georgia College—like people everywhere—weren’t immune to the fallout of isolation and loneliness. “Our conclusions were that loneliness increased and the reported overall state of mental health decreased, which corresponds to a strong negative correlation between loneliness and mental...

S“Meghan” Pittman, ’19, is about to receive her Juris Doctor from Mercer University School of Law this May. She has recently been published in Mercer Law Review for her work about limiting the scope liability for third parties under the Georgia Streetgang Terrorism Prevention Act—which made its way to the Supreme Court of Georgia this past summer.  “There wasn't a lot of work published yet about the case Star Residential, LLC v. Hernandez and its implications on limiting liability...