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Information Technology (IT) is working to roll out a new version of PAWS (Banner Self Service). The University System of Georgia Information Technology Services (USG ITS) has mandated that all existing Banner 8 (PAWS) modules be discontinued effective March 30, 2024. One of the requirements stipulated by USG ITS is institutions must configure their Banner version 9 solutions to use single-sign-on (SSO) and multifactor authentication (MFA). IT has configured this new Banner 9 self-service...

Starting in May, a travel program about the beauty of Georgia—created by Georgia College & State University’s Professor of Instructional Technology Chris Greer—will be aired to more than 55 million homes nationally on the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) channel. The show, “View Finders,” already had two popular seasons on Georgia Public Broadcasting (GPB.) PBS is picking up Greer’s second season. It was filled with the natural magnificence and ecology of Georgia—featuring dramatic...

Dr. Sayo Fakayode, chair of Georgia College & State University’s Department of Chemistry, Physics and Astronomy, has a new peer-reviewed publication with the U.S. Foods and Drug Administration. Fakayode was one of 14 scholarly authors from several universities across the United States who collaborated on “Microplastics: Challenges, toxicity, spectroscopic and real-time detection methods.” The paper discusses the “global microplastic (MP) pollution epidemic” caused by increasing amounts...

Registration is open for the Sixth Annual Leading Change Women's Leadership Conference. This year's conference theme is "Flourish Forward." Secure your spot now at a discounted rate through the end of February. We invite you to register at this link: https://alumni.gcsu.edu/24WLC. Students: $10 Non-students: $25 To learn more about the conference and our theme, please visit: https://www.gcsu.edu/womenscenter/womensleadership.

On February 20, 2024, The Georgia State Capitol hosted students for the annual "Posters at the Georgia State Capitol." The event aims to showcase original scholarly research and creative projects by undergraduate students from universities in the state of Georgia. Georgia College and State University students, supported by MURACE, were in attendance to present their important work.  Natalie Clark presented her research on  "The Impact of COVID-19 on Young Children’s Social and Emotional...

The United States Composting Council (USCC) recently approved the newly formed Georgia Composting Council (GACC) with Georgia College & State University’s Chief Sustainability Officer Lori Hamilton serving as a founding board member and treasurer. Georgia is the 16th state in the nation to have a composting council. “Being part of this new state chapter provides GCSU, its faculty, staff and students with a new network of resources,” Hamilton said. “GCSU represents the next generation...

Shuttle service will be reduced from Monday, Feb. 26, through Thursday, Feb. 29. During this period of reduced service, West Campus departures will shift from every six minutes to every eight minutes. Students are advised to adjust their travel schedules accordingly.   To view shuttle schedules and see live shuttle locations, download the Passio Go app or visit gcsu.edu/parkingandtransportation/shuttle-service.

To inaugurate Research Day, Dr. Richard Newton, associate professor and undergraduate director of Religious Studies at The University of Alabama, will deliver a keynote address titled “From Virtual to Reality: Research in the Humanities” Tuesday, March 26, in Magnolia Ballroom. Saladin Scholarship recipients will also be recognized. The event will begin with a heavy hors d'oeuvres reception from 6 to 6:30 p.m. Please RSVP by March 18 via the QR code or the embedded link.

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