University Advancement

The Georgia College & State University Retiree Association transitioned to a listserv to facilitate shared communication among Georgia College retirees. The platform supports two-way group communication — please use it to share relevant news between retirees. On Aug. 20, 2025, we automatically added all known email addresses for Georgia College retirees and sent out a Welcome message. If you did not receive this message and would like to subscribe, please email GCRA-request@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU...

The Office of University Advancement at Georgia College & State University is celebrating a record-breaking year of fundraising, including a new institutional record for private donations.The GCSU Foundation, which serves as the fundraising body for GCSU, reported $9,597,197 in private philanthropic support – a new institutional record. This represents a 9% increase over last year’s record-setting total and a 240% increase compared to FY23. GCSU also expanded its fundraising reach,...

University Advancement is transitioning to a new Accounts Payable software system for Alumni and Foundation payment requests. Current account holders will begin receiving email notifications soon from our third-party service provider, Blackbaud. These emails will be delivered directly to your school email account and are a legitimate part of our updated payment process.If you have any doubts about the legitimacy of an email you receive regarding Accounts Payable, please do not click...

University Advancement will move locations. Beginning Tuesday, July 8, we will no longer be at The Depot. Our new office will be located at 135 N. Wilkinson St (across from Bell Hall). This new location will house the Vice President, Development staff, Alumni Engagement staff and Annual Giving/Digital Engagement staff. Once we get settled, we will have an open house.Our Advancement Services group is located at McIntosh House, across from the OGM. McIntosh House is where you should...

As we near the end of the fiscal year, please keep in mind the following cut-off date for “Check Requests for Foundation or Alumni Funds.”All payment requests must be submitted and approved TODAY by 12 p.m., Wednesday, June 25, for the check run scheduled Thursday, June 26.  If this deadline cannot be met, a final Fiscal Year 25 check run will be conducted on Monday, June 30.Important: In working toward recording all expenditures for Fiscal Year 2025 for the Foundation and/or Alumni,...

As we near the end of the fiscal year, please keep in mind the following cut-off date for “Check Requests for Foundation or Alumni Funds.”All payment requests must be received in our office by 12 p.m., Wednesday, June 25, for the check run scheduled Thursday, June 26.  Important: In working toward recording all expenditures for Fiscal Year 2025 for the Foundation and/or Alumni, if you have not received an invoice, and you did place an order, please provide me with the vendor name,...

MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. | Georgia College & State University Vice President of Advancement Seth Walker has announced the addition of Hampton Pelton '14 as the assistant director of athletic partnerships."We are thrilled to welcome Hampton to our team," said Walker. "His creativity and deep commitment to GCSU will help us unlock new, dynamic opportunities for sponsorship and elevate the future of Bobcat Athletics."Pelton will play a vital role in driving revenue generation and fundraising...

Effective Monday, May 19, any donations to a Foundation account should be taken to Julie Harwell in the north section of the McIntosh House (across from Georgia's Old Governor's Mansion). Alternatively, if you'd like to send the donation via campus mail, please send it to CBX 96.