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Three students receive prestigious Phi Kappa Phi Study Abroad Scholarships
News Story    Thursday, June 20, 2024
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...
Honorable Mentions, the Annual Newsletter of the John E. Sallstrom Honors College
Announcement    Tuesday, June 18, 2024
The 2024 edition of Honorable Mentions, the annual newsletter of the John E. Sallstrom Honors College, is now conveniently available in electronic format. To view it, please click on the embedded link.A few editorial changes have been made since the initial release. Apologies are extended for crafting a second edition, but Honors would like to ensure that the campus community has the best copy and the most recent information about our students.Special thanks are extended to student...
GCSU Honors Alumna Earns Phi Kappa Phi Graduate Fellowship
Announcement    Monday, June 17, 2024
Honors College alumna Caroline Cole ’24 has earned a Phi Kappa Phi Graduate Fellowship. At GCSU, she majored in History and minored in Museum Studies and was one a Valedictorial of the class of 2024. This fall, Caroline will attend The University of St Andrews (Scotland) where she will pursue a Master of Letters in Museum and Heritage Studies. Congratulations, Caroline! Special thanks are also extended to faculty in History/Geography and Museum Studies: GCSU Museums Director Matt Davis,...
Honors Alumni Award Nominations
Announcement    Thursday, May 16, 2024
The Honors College will be selecting an alum and a young alum of the year for 2024. Those individuals will, in turn, become candidates for the Alumni Achievement Award and the Outstanding Recent Alumni Award, which are given by the Alumni Office. I would thus like to request nominations/self-nominations for the Honors College alum and young alum of the year. Young alums are defined as having graduated within the last 10 years. Please submit nominations/self-nominations to honors@gcsu.edu...
Recent alumna recognized by USG Chancellor at Academic Recognition Day
Announcement    Monday, April 15, 2024
Vivian Cassaniti, ’23, is Georgia College & State University’s 2024 Academic Recognition Day representative. She was recognized at a luncheon by University System of Georgia Chancellor Sonny Perdue April 10 in Atlanta. Cassaniti received a letter of commendation from the chancellor and a signed resolution from the Georgia General Assembly. She was selected based on her outstanding scholastic achievement including GPA, academic awards, scholarship or creativity and diversity of intellectual...
Last day of 2024 Honors Giving Challenge
Announcement    Friday, April 12, 2024
Thanks to the generous contributions of more than two dozen alumni, friends, and students, we have already raised $4300, exceeding the Honors College’s Giving Challenge goal of $4000. Thank you, so much, to everyone who has already given! The Giving Challenge ends today, April 12 at midnight. If you have not already, please consider making a contribution. With additional funds, we could take additional students on the fall break trip to New Orleans, where they will explore the French...
2024 Honors Giving Challenge for New Orleans Program
Announcement    Friday, April 12, 2024
The Honors College’s 2024 Giving Challenge kicked off yesterday and runs through Friday, April 12. Generous donors have already given more than $1300 toward the $4000 goal. And that is on top of support provided over the last few months by the Honors Advisory Board and a matching gift by `89 alumnus Dr. Roger Best. Please help us secure the remaining amount by giving as you are able to and, just as importantly, by spreading the word to friends and colleagues. We are raising funds to...
Honors Students Present Research at the Southern Regional Honors Conference
Announcement    Tuesday, April 9, 2024
Between Wednesday and Saturday, Brian Newsome and Anna Whiteside accompanied a large group of Honors students to the Southern Regional Honors Conference, held in Jacksonville, Florida. Thursday morning started with the “place-as-text” program. Conference participants explored Jacksonville’s historic districts, which are filled with public art that give it the nickname “City of Murals,” and reflected on the city’s development. Architect Ennis Davis, the plenary speaker, furthered this...
2024 Honors Giving Challenge: New Orleans Program
Announcement    Thursday, April 4, 2024
Next week—from April 10 to 12—the Honors College will launch the public phase of its 2024 Giving Challenge. The Honors College is raising funds to underwrite the cost of a fall break trip to New Orleans for up to 40 Honors students, including those in Dr. Brian Newsome’s Honors course on World War II. Students will explore the French Quarter and visit both the World War II Museum and the Whitney Plantation. Thanks to the generous support of the Honors Advisory Board and a matching...
Virtual Fulbright Info Session with GCSU alumna and current Fulbright English Teaching Assistant to Greece Anagha Ramakrishnan
Announcement    Monday, March 25, 2024
Are you interested in getting paid to go abroad after graduation to teach English? On March 28 at 12:30 p.m., you have the opportunity to hear all about one great option for doing just that. Anagha Ramakrishnan, '22, current Fulbright English teaching assistant in Athens, Greece, will join us for a virtual Fulbright info session. To register to attend, please use this link. We hope to see you there!
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