Undergraduate Research

by Anna Gay Leavitt, Video and Photos by Chris BrownThree Georgia College & State University students recently presented their research under the gold dome of the Georgia State Capitol.Posters at the Capitol, presented by the Georgia Undergraduate Research Collective, highlights current undergraduate research. The annual event inspires future scholarship and fosters collaboration across disciplines.Presenting to an audience of state officials, policymakers and participants from 15...

Georgia College has joined a prestigious international consortium of VIPs. By its acronym, you might think its members are ‘very important people.’ And, well, they are. They’re faculty and students who formed research teams across all disciplines. Now, they’ve been united in an organization and website called Vertically Integrated Projects (VIP) Program––a model for experiential learning. Joining the consortium puts Georgia College’s name on the world stage. It adds new emphasis on...

Six Georgia College undergraduate students will present research at the 3rd Annual “Posters at the Capitol” this week. That’s the highest participation in the University State System and second highest of any participating school. Normally held at the Statehouse in Atlanta, this year’s event will be online with Georgia legislators and lobbyists in attendance. All university presidents and provosts in Georgia have been invited, as well. Posters at the Capitol was founded by Georgia...

B y the time Anastasia Kerr-German was a senior in 2014, she had already presented independent research at various conferences, delved into the rigor that goes into designing a research study and worked with three different Georgia College faculty in their research labs.  “All my professors that I worked with brought something different to the table,” she said. “That was the beauty of Georgia College for me because you get to work with multiple faculty and it's very collaborate. My...

F inding connections between music used by American presidential campaigns to gain insights into candidate identities.    Conducting dramaturgical research on an early 20th century Russian ballet company.     Determining if solar panels could improve battery performance in golf carts.     These are a sampling of research done by undergraduates at Georgia College. Students are forging the path in undergraduate research. During 2019-2020, more than 2,300 Georgia College students participated...

Scholars with impressive projects from prominent schools all over the country vied recently for a spot in a new academic journal based on undergraduate research. Kind of neat, then, that this new research journal came from Georgia College—a small public liberal arts school with about 6,000 undergraduates. In fact, Google “undergraduate research,” and you’ll likely to find Georgia College in the top pickings. “More and more, colleges are going to start integrating and trying to grow...

Georgia College makes undergraduate research opportunities for students a priority. Over the years, undergraduate research has grown from a small, faculty-driven initiative into a campuswide “transformative experience” in which the university purposefully encourages all students to take advantage of during their time here.  Now, Georgia College has garnered national attention for its work in promoting and engaging students in undergraduate research. The university was recently named...