O'Connor Institute

We are launching our first meeting this fall with a discussion of Flannery O'Connor's story "Greenleaf" on Aug. 27, hosted by Professor Emeritus Bruce Gentry. Our 2 p.m. meeting, live and in person, will be held at the Georgia Writers Museum on the square in downtown Eatonton, Georgia. Come early to purchase coffee and a pastry before the coffee shop closes. Our 7 p.m. meeting will be conducted online. Email oconnorinstitute@gcsu.edu for the link. 

Members of the university community are invited to attend a candidate presentation and open forum for the position of Director of the Flannery O'Connor Institute for the Humanities. The event will be held in the Mayfair Hall Presentation Room on Tuesday, Aug. 11, from 3 p.m. to 3:45 p.m.The candidate will deliver a presentation addressing the following topic:The Flannery O'Connor Institute for the Humanities sits at the intersection of scholarship, education, public engagement, fundraising...

Members of the university community are invited to attend a candidate presentation and open forum for the position of Director of the Flannery O'Connor Institute for the Humanities. The event will be held in the Mayfair Hall Presentation Room on Friday, Aug. 7, from 3 p.m. to 3:45 p.m.The candidate will deliver a presentation addressing the following topic:The Flannery O'Connor Institute for the Humanities sits at the intersection of scholarship, education, public engagement, fundraising,...

Members of the university community are invited to attend a candidate presentation and open forum for the position of Director of the Flannery O'Connor Institute for the Humanities. The event will be held in the Mayfair Hall Presentation Room on Thursday, Aug. 6, from 3 p.m. to 3:45 p.m.The candidate will deliver a presentation addressing the following topic:The Flannery O'Connor Institute for the Humanities sits at the intersection of scholarship, education, public engagement, fundraising,...

The Flannery O'Connor Institute for the Humanities partners with the Georgia Writers Museum and Professor Emeritus Bruce Gentry for a special book club meeting in conjunction with the Smithsonian's "Voices and Votes" traveling exhibit. We'll meet to discuss Alice Walker's story written in response to Flannery O'Connor, primarily in response to the story "Everything That Rises Must Converge." The title of the Walker story is "Convergence: The Duped Shall Enter Last: But They Shall Enter." You...