Nursing graduate Clara White of Murrayville is leaving Georgia College & State University having made an impact she never thought she’d achieve. Under her leadership, the Georgia College Association of Nursing Students (GCANS) has become an award-winning organization with reach throughout the university. GCANS is an opportunity for nursing students to come together and decompress away from school. Upperclassmen mingle with first-year nursing students and share advice for homework,...
Healthcare simulation centers are powerful tools for training healthcare professionals. Now, Georgia College & State University offers a new certificate program designed to make these centers more effective. The College of Health Sciences has developed a one-year, graduate healthcare simulation certificate program to equip educators with best practices for teaching aspirant healthcare providers. The new Healthcare Simulation Certificate is the first of its kind in Georgia. “Healthcare...
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...
Emma Fleming, ’22, knows how to apply herself on and off the tennis court. In the four years she’s been at Georgia College, Fleming has achieved nearly 100 individual wins and was voted Peach Belt All-Conference in doubles, all while completing her Bachelor of Science in Nursing. Since Fleming was eight years old, she has enjoyed playing tennis. This fall, she’ll begin her fifth year of playing tennis at Georgia College. She was eligible to play another year due to the COVID pandemic...
