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Two Georgia College students win prestigious Fulbright Scholarship
News Story    Thursday, June 4, 2026
By Ian Wesselhoff Two seniors at Georgia College & State University, J.D. Caulley and Paola Martinez, were named finalists for the Fulbright U.S. Student Program. Both students were awarded the English Teaching Assistantship, which provides grants to send them abroad to teach English. Caulley, an English major, will be spending the upcoming school year teaching college-level English in Antwerp, Belgium. Martinez, Spanish and elementary education double major, is going to teach elementary...
Honorable Mentions: The 2025-2026 edition of our honors newsletter is out now
Announcement    Friday, May 29, 2026
The Honors College is pleased to release the 2025-2026 edition of Honorable Mentions, the annual Honors newsletter. Emily Wright (’26), one of the students featured in the magazine, has also been named the inaugural recipient of the Peach Belt Conference’s Total Student Athlete Award! Special thanks for production of Honorable Mentions are extended to student editor, Jade Ferguson; student contributor, Maggie Creekmore; and University Communications staff members Al Weston, Brooks...
Alexis Keeney selected as GCSU’S 2025-2026 Academic Recognition Day scholar
Announcement    Monday, April 27, 2026
Sociology major Alexis Keeney (’26) is Georgia College & State University’s 2026 Academic Recognition Day scholar.The University System of Georgia’s Academic Recognition Day is an annual event that honors outstanding students from the state’s public colleges and universities. Each USG institution selects one student who has demonstrated exceptional academic excellence as its scholar. Keeney said the recognition came as a surprise: “I've been recognized for my work in service and leadership,...
Southern Regional Honors Conference
Announcement    Friday, April 3, 2026
On March 25-28, 15 Honors students participated in the Southern Regional Honors Conference in Montgomery, Alabama. Each did an excellent job presenting their scholarship and creative work. They found SRHC’s City-as-Text exploration of the Legacy Museum and other sites in downtown Montgomery to be deeply meaningful. And they enjoyed spending quality time with each other and networking with Honors students and Honors faculty from across the Southeast. For photo highlights, please view...
Georgia Collegiate Honors Conference
Announcement    Friday, February 27, 2026
On Feb. 20-21, 15 Honors students participated in the Georgia Collegiate Honors Conference at Kennesaw State University. Each did an excellent job presenting their scholarship! Two additional students* were scheduled to present but were unable to do so because of illness. Each student's presentation and mentor are listed below the next paragraph.Katie Cooper took home 2nd prize in the Humanities & Arts category of the GCHC paper competition. Congratulations Katie! And a big thank you...
"Somewhere Toward Freedom" Book Talk with Dr. Ben Parten
Announcement    Wednesday, February 25, 2026
Join the Georgia College & State University Honors College and Center for Georgia Studies for Dr. Parten's talk about how Sherman's March to the Sea became the biggest liberation event in U.S. history. The Book Talk will take place Monday, March 2, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. in Mayfair Hall. Please register by scanning the attached QR code. 
"Somewhere Toward Freedom" Book Talk with Dr. Ben Parten
Event    Monday, March 2, 2026
Join the Georgia College & State University Honors College and Center for Georgia Studies for Dr. Parten's talk about how Sherman's March to the Sea became the biggest liberation event in U.S. history. The Book Talk will take place Monday, March 2, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. in Mayfair Hall. Or, you can join virtually.Please register by scanning the attached QR code. 
Somewhere Toward Freedom: Book Talk with Dr. Bennett Parten
Announcement    Monday, February 9, 2026
A groundbreaking account of Sherman’s March to the Sea — the critical Civil War campaign that destroyed the Confederacy — told for the first time from the perspective of the tens of thousands of enslaved people who fled to the Union lines and transformed Sherman’s march into the biggest liberation event in American history. Dr. Bennett Parten, assistant professor of History at Georgia Southern University, will discuss his new book "Somewhere Toward Freedom," which Simon & Schuster...
"Somewhere Toward Freedom" Book Talk with Dr. Bennett Parten
Event    Monday, March 2, 2026
A groundbreaking account of Sherman’s March to the Sea — the critical Civil War campaign that destroyed the Confederacy — told for the first time from the perspective of the tens of thousands of enslaved people who fled to the Union lines and transformed Sherman’s march into the biggest liberation event in American history. Dr. Bennett Parten, assistant professor of History at Georgia Southern University, will discuss his new book "Somewhere Toward Freedom," which Simon & Schuster...
"An Unexpected Journey" with Honors Alumni Award Recipient Sam Rauschenberg
Announcement    Thursday, February 5, 2026
On Tuesday, Feb. 24, at 6 p.m., the Honors College's 2025-2026 Alumni Achievement Award Recipient Sam Rauschenberg ('07 Economics) will share his journey from being an economics major who napped in his history classes to becoming a writer who explores overlooked stories of the South. Along the way, he will tell some of those stories, including the time when Georgia’s governor imprisoned a Christian missionary where the Georgia College & State University College of Arts & Sciences Building...
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