By: University Communications Intern, Sicilia ReedThree Georgia College & State University students have been awarded the Phi Kappa Phi Study Abroad Scholarship. Kassie Arps, a rising junior majoring in mass communication, Paige Blakemore, a rising senior majoring in mass communication and Tommy Creekmore, a rising junior majoring in English, were among 125 students nationwide selected for this award. All of them uitilized the scholarship to participate in GCSU’s Intercultural Leadership...
Axel Hawkins, a history major from McDonough, Georgia, is Georgia College & State University's second Truman Scholar in as many years. Established in 1975, the Truman Scholarship serves as a living memorial to Harry S. Truman. The foundation awards scholarships to exceptional college juniors who demonstrate outstanding leadership potential, a commitment to public service and academic excellence. Hawkins’ receipt of the scholarship makes back-to-back winners and four Truman finalists...
Calling all rising seniors, current seniors and graduate students. Are you interested in spending a year abroad conducting independent research, studying towards a degree or teaching English as a second language? If so, the Fulbright U.S. Student Scholarship Program might be for you. Administered by The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA), the Fulbright Scholarship operates in over 140 countries worldwide, providing funding for recent graduates...
Calling all rising seniors, current seniors and graduate students. Are you interested in spending a year abroad conducting independent research, studying towards a degree or teaching English as a second language? If so, the Fulbright U.S. Student Scholarship Program might be for you. Administered by The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA), the Fulbright Scholarship operates in over 140 countries worldwide, providing funding for recent graduates...
Georgia College & State University junior Axel Hawkins has been named a finalist in the 2024 Truman Scholarship competition. Hawkins, a history major from McDonough, Georgia, will interview with the regional review panel in Atlanta on March 15. The Truman Scholarship Foundation will announce the 2024 Truman Scholars on April 19. Established by an act of the United States Congress in 1975, the Truman Scholarship serves as a living memorial to the 33rd president of the United States,...
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,...
