It’s an age-old question: Are leaders born or made? While certain characteristics and natural affinity are necessary, it’s also true great leaders are made—through multiple opportunities to practice the skill and the resources to get there. That’s why, every summer, the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation immediately invites its selection of new Truman Scholars to Truman Scholars Leadership Week. Georgia College & State University’s first Truman Scholar, Colin Hall, was at this...
Two Georgia College & State University honors students were chosen to participate in the prestigious 2023 Fulbright UK Summer Institute. Sophomores Alexis Keeney of Athens and Peyton Rodgers of Marietta are the first Georgia College students to receive this highly-selective scholarship. This year, more than 700 students applied for less than 50 spots. Keeney, a sociology major with a minor in public health, will study at Queen’s University Belfast for the “Understanding Northern Ireland”...
Georgia College & State University alumna Anagha Ramakrishnan, ’22, is set to engage in a yearlong cultural exchange in Greece as a finalist for the Fulbright U.S. Student Program. As a journalist with bylines in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and who fact-checks stories for CNN, Ramakrishnan will travel to the cradle of Western Civilization to explore the underpinnings of communication, research the roots of democracy and teach local students. “Greece is the starting point for theatre,...
Colin Hall, a political science major from Jones County, is Georgia College & State University’s first-ever Truman Scholar. Created as a living memorial to United States President Harry S. Truman, the Truman Scholarship is a highly competitive national award given to exceptional college juniors who demonstrate outstanding leadership potential, a commitment to public service and academic excellence. “The Truman wants someone who's dedicated to a life in public service,” Hall said,...
Georgia College & State University students and alumni continue experiencing success applying for one of the United States’ premiere cultural exchange programs. The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs named four Georgia College students and recent alumni as semi-finalists for the Fulbright U.S. Student Program. "I am so proud of all of our Fulbright semi-finalists, and I'm especially excited to have several alumni represented,” said Anna Whiteside,...
Three Georgia College seniors majoring in early childhood education, communication and art have been named Fulbright semi-finalists. They join a growing number of semi-finalists in recent years from Georgia College. If selected as finalists, their travels will take them to South Korea, Greece and Argentina. Their applications are being sent to these proposed host countries to be reviewed. Roughly half to one-third of all semi-finalist applications are accepted as ‘finalists,’ the term...
In 2020, Georgia College graduates Amara Tennessee and Cain Gantt each received awards for post-graduate study that would take them out of the country during a time of tightening travel regulations in the midst of the global pandemic. Both have since been carrying on their studies as Covid continues to create obstacles to overcome as well as new opportunities to learn. “Obviously, the pandemic put a pause on the program and has thrust Fulbright into a new format of teaching, but I...
Two recent graduates—Madison Graham and Amara Tennessee—have been named Fulbright finalists, joining three other Georgia College students to receive the prestigious scholarship in recent years. One award constitutes the university’s first Fulbright for a music major and the other to a South American country. A third graduate was chosen as a Fulbright alternate. The awards follow a windfall year for Fulbright applications. More Georgia College students than ever before, 15, applied...
