We are looking for male and female volunteers (18 - 35 years old) to participate in the Scholars of Health and Human Performance Studies (SHHPS) research study examining balance differences between trained dancers and non-dancers. This study requires THREE testing sessions that should last about one hour each. The testing includes blood pressure and hydration level assessment, body composition assessment using dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA), and balance testing on the BioDex...
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...
A unique poverty simulation Friday, March 24, will replicate the conditions of the poor, giving participants a hint of what it’s like to face everyday hardships, scarceness of food and insufficient shelter. The Community Action Poverty Simulation will be 2 to 4:30 p.m. in Georgia College & State University’s Health Sciences building on N. Wilkinson Street, room 314. About 80 participants—from students, faculty and staff to local civic leaders—will experience this virtual reality of...
Story and photos developed by University Communications. At a meeting on what concerns residents—a gentleman from Oconee Heights, Milledgeville, once asked Dr. Damian Francis if he’d be like all the others—doing one thing to help the community, then disappearing. “I said, ‘No, we’re here for the long haul.’ That was 2½ years ago, and we’re still here. We’re showing some benefit now, and residents are really appreciative,” said Francis, an epidemiologist and director of Georgia College...
Story, video and photos developed by University Communications. As the 15th-century historian Thomas Fuller once said: “Health is not valued till sickness comes.” That’s why students at Georgia College & State University’s Center for Health & Social Issues (CHSI) intertwine health screenings with other attractions like fun and food. Public health majors and student nurses gather wherever the populace is likely to be found. At monthly food drives, neighborhood meetings or holiday...
Story and Photos by University Communications. With their first five scholars in tow, the College of Health Science (COHS) School of Nursing (SON) has kicked off the Lettie Pate Whitehead (LPW) Nursing Scholars Program. With four-year-long funding, the cohort-based program for qualified nursing students at Georgia College & State University (GCSU) will provide a full scholarship to recipients; including tuition, fees, housing, meals, textbooks, nursing program fees and one funded,...
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...
Full name: Chloe Perkins What town/state you’re from: Carrollton, Georgia Major/minor: I’m looking into nursing. Why did you choose Georgia College? It's really pretty, and I like that it's small. I think it’ll be easier to focus around here. I feel like in other, bigger cities, I would get way too distracted. And now that you're here, taking that first step into this new role. How do you feel? I feel good. A little nervous—very nervous—but I'm excited. Are there any things that...
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...
Through the receipt of additional state funding, Georgia College’s School of Nursing (SON) has added a third cohort to their Bachelors of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree. There are only 1,329 nurses per 100,000 residents in Georgia, according to the Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce (GBHCW) Nursing Workforce Data dashboard. “It is estimated that an additional 175,900 registered nurses (RNs) will exit the workforce each year for personal reasons or through retirement, and the...
