Millions of people use coffee every day to jump start their morning. Adults with disabilities at the Life Enrichment Center (LEC) in Milledgeville are using it to jump start their careers and futures. “It’s given our individuals a renewed purpose and sense of pride and acknowledgement. It’s something that they’ve accomplished, and so the world sees them in a different role,” said LEC Executive Director Barbara Coleman. “To be able to go to college and say I am a barista, I am a coffee...
In mid-June, Alyssa Daniel, ’23, started working for The Hershey Company as a territory sales lead. She’s responsible for 25 stores, including Kroger, Publix and Walmart—all located west of Atlanta. Most weekdays, she builds and maintains business relationships with key decision makers, analyzes store data and develops action plans to help maximize sales. “Through those relationships,” Daniel said, “we can get the best placement of products in the store so our sales and the store’s...
The 9th Annual ArtHealthy Festival—with popular activities like the Kid Zone, Human Foosball, Human Hungry Hippo, Warrior Jump’s inflatable obstacle course and a Zip Line—promises to be a fun, physically-active experience for all ages. This popular community event, sponsored by Georgia College & State University in partnership with CREATE Inc., attracts up to 2,000 people from Central Georgia in a celebration of health and fitness. It will be from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday, April 15, on...
How can we help diminish the effects of the invasive European Green Crab species that have disrupted marine life along the northeast Atlantic coastlines? Bottle them. “Green crabs are an invasive species in New Hampshire and other parts of the East Coast,” Will Robinson, ’12, said. “In these areas, there have been big programs that encourage people to eat them.” As a product developer with Tamworth Distillery in New Hampshire, Robinson decided to make Crab Trapper® whiskey out of...
Corey Campbell, ’16, shifted his studies from biology to exercise science in graduate school at Georgia College & State University. And he’s glad he did. Campbell now lives his dream job as the assistant strength and conditioning coach for the Carolina Panthers. Campbell played football at the University of Georgia. That’s also where he earned his bachelor’s degree in biology. But it was the transition to exercise science in graduate school that put him on track to work for the National...
Like most who grew up in the military, Audrey Stippel has moved frequently and lived in multiple states and countries. But she’s decided to lay roots in Georgia—starting with four years at Georgia College. In fact, her father just retired from the U.S. Air Force and relocated her family to Nashville, Georgia. “It made the most sense for me to go to school here, and I could not be more excited about it,” Stippel said. “I chose Georgia College because it offered one of the best programs...
Imagine stepping foot onto campus for the first time with a dream of helping others live healthier lives yet being unsure how to move forward. That’s exactly the situation Caroline Jones and Nicole Andrews found themselves in just four years ago. Jones recalls being committed to Georgia Tech. Her dad is a proud Georgia Tech alumnus. But if beauty is in the eye of the beholder, then there is something special about Georgia College & State University that many don’t initially see. “I...
A new initiative through the Office of the Provost aims to bring world-class scholars to campus. The Provost’s Visiting Scholar program launched during the spring 2022 semester and will bring three guest scholars to campus. “The goal of the Visiting Scholars program is to enrich the learning experiences of our students by giving both our faculty and students the opportunity to engage with outside experts for a week,” said Dr. Jordan Cofer, associate provost for Transformative Learning...
As part of community and public health courses through the College of Health Sciences, three students chose unique opportunities to volunteer this semester. The senior public health majors Donovan Fraser, Jamie Puckett and Brennan Smith were tasked with choosing an organization with which to volunteer. Facilitated by Dr. Ernie Kaninjing, assistant professor of health and human performance, the exercise teaches students practical skills for interacting with unique communities. For...
The rural Coopers community of Baldwin County sits outside the city limits of Milledgeville. Although it’s only about seven miles on the southside of town, it’s in a desert of its own. A food desert that is. Through her internship, senior Christina Taylor spent her summer mapping the access to food in the county and found some areas face little access to food, especially healthy food. “My research is around physical food environments in Baldwin County and rural, underserved communities,”...
