Dr. Stephanie Rountree’s presentation centers Black and postcolonial feminisms to consider historical U.S. literature depicting public health and housing crises. She explores two narratives spanning time and place: Charles Chesnutt’s “Po’ Sandy” (1888), depicting a self-emancipated Black man’s struggle to survive unhoused in North Carolina; and, Louise Erdrich’s Four Souls (2004), following an Ojibwe woman’s journey to Minnesota to avenge both her stolen homeland and the life of her...
By Amanda RespessOne of the great American writers, Flannery O’Connor is a world-renowned icon of southern gothic fiction — but she was also a visual artist, and a newly discovered collection of her work will soon be unveiled to the world.Totaling 70 pieces — from oil paintings and a self-portrait, to wood-burned illustrations and linoleum-block prints — the collection will be revealed this March at O’Connor’s alma mater of Georgia College & State University (GCSU), in Milledgeville,...
By Amanda RespessGeorgia College & State University celebrates its 135th birthday today. Nov. 8 is the university’s Charter Day — the anniversary of the date in 1889 when Gov. John B. Gordon signed a bill into law establishing Georgia Normal & Industrial College.According to the 1891 GN&IC prospectus, “The original bill for the establishment of this institution was first introduced in the House of Representatives of the Georgia Legislature early in the July session of 1889, by Hon...
Michael Cavaliere has been named Georgia College & State University’s new assistant vice president of University Communications and chief communications officer, effective Oct. 1.Cavaliere joins Georgia College with 15 years of experience in communications—10 at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Florida, where he currently serves as executive director of News and Media Relations. He’s been a journalist—both reporter and editor—as well as a university public relations...
As the lights went down inside Georgia College & State University’s Centennial Center on Friday, March 8, hundreds of GCSU students gathered for the university’s annual Spring Concert. After winning Battle of the Bobcats, the college's annual music competition, student-led band Subject to Change earned the concert’s opening spot. The Stews, an up-and-coming band that formed at Auburn University, and Quavo, one-third of Atlanta rap trio and hallmark Migos, rounded out the show’s lineup...
Story by GCSU senior Elizabeth NewlinMargaret Brown Schell, ’19, has worked as the communications coordinator for University Communications for over eight years and for University Advancement over one year. In early October, she’ll reach her 10-year anniversary, marking a significant milestone in her career at Georgia College & State University. As the communications coordinator, Schell plays a pivotal role in facilitating effective communication within the university community, ensuring...
Experience the terror of Trick-or-Treatment alongside nursing students. Back at it again, nursing students fought through frights, terrors and fears to provide their utmost care to simulated patients. Trick-or-Treatment, a now annual event for nursing students, aims to be a platform for students to apply their skills in a safe and fun environment. Like escape rooms, the panicked participants navigated perilous puzzles to address patient concerns and remedy their requirements. They...
Helen Lewis (1924-2022) was a towering figure in the fields of sociology and history who advanced an understanding of women’s roles in working-class communities and developed an interpretation of Appalachia as an internal colony of the United States. Her focus on the role Appalachia and its coal-mining communities played in the development of modern America and 20th Century labor relations distinguished her work, but it was the way she challenged fellow academics to reconsider the...
Georgia College & State University continues acquiring accolades as a top-ranked institution in the region and country. The 2023 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges list designated Georgia College’s School of Nursing as the top, public undergraduate nursing program in Georgia. “Media organizations like U.S. News & World Report consistently reaffirm what Georgia College students, parents and alumni already know: our institution offers an exceptional and contemporary public liberal...
In remembrance of those whose lives were taken and in solidarity with the families and communities who still experience that loss, we continue to pray for healing. We honor the sacrifices of the first responders and service members who have committed to serve on 9/11 and the many years since. So that we always remember those we lost and those who served, we recognize this day and reflect on the values that bind our nation together. On Sunday, September 11 and Monday, September 12,...
