Honors College

The Eta Sigma Alpha, the Honors student association at Georgia College & State University, is raising money to help the fishing village of Kalametiya, Sri Lanka to control the number stray dogs in the community. These dogs were originally abandoned in the village by neighboring towns in hopes that the villagers would feed them scraps of seafood. Sadly, the population of stray dogs continues to rise, making it more difficult for villagers to take care of them. Luckily, the community...

Georgia College & State University Honors alumnus Kevin Morris will discuss his work as a program associate with the Democracy Program at the Carter Center. Specifically, he will cover the recent elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Carter Center’s increasing focus on climate justice and ways that GCSU students can leverage opportunities to get involved with international development and global affairs. The event will take place today, March 7 2024, at 5:30 p.m. EST...

To inaugurate Research Day, Dr. Richard Newton, associate professor and undergraduate director of Religious Studies at The University of Alabama, will deliver a keynote address titled “From Virtual to Reality: Research in the Humanities” Tuesday, March 26, in Magnolia Ballroom. Saladin Scholarship recipients will also be recognized. The event will begin with a heavy hors d'oeuvres reception from 6 to 6:30 p.m. Please RSVP by March 18 via the QR code or the embedded link.

This semester, the John E. Sallstrom Honors College is again pleased to host Zoom-based Legends of Honors sessions for alumni, friends, and students of the Honors College. On March 6 at 6:00 p.m., Dr. Jenny Flaherty, Georgia College & State University professor of English, will deliver a Legends of Honors Zoom presentation titled “Save the Effing Bees! Eco-Anxiety in a Shakespeare Web Series,” which focuses on the web series Bright Summer Night, an adaptation of Shakespeare's A Midsummer...