The following students completed courses with exemplary marks and made the President's List for the Spring 2021 semester at Georgia College.

The following students completed courses with exemplary marks and made the Dean's List for the Spring 2021 semester at Georgia College in Milledgeville, Georgia.

Dr. Steve Dorman, president of Georgia College, has awarded degrees to the graduating class of May 2021.

Fifteen seniors have been named valedictorians for the May/August 2021 graduating class.

The student body elected a new Student Government Association executive board during the Spring 2021 semester.

Six Georgia College undergraduate students presented research at the 3rd Annual "Posters at the Capitol." Normally held at the Statehouse in Atlanta, this year's event was online with Georgia legislators and lobbyists in attendance. All university presidents and provosts in Georgia were invited, as well.

For 24 years, The GIVE Center has helped connect students to volunteer opportunities and the Milledgeville community-creating a legacy of giving and philanthropy. The class of 2021 has made its impact on Milledgeville, with several students exceeding 1,000 volunteer service hours.

Friday, April 9, 2020, was the final round of the 18th semester of the Georgia College Elevator Pitch Competition. The first round was held on March 16 and 17. This semester's sponsors were GEICO and TTi. Like last semester, the competition was held virtually. In the first round, twelve classes participated and 363 students competed. Five faculty prepared the students who represented all majors in the college of business and included sophomores, juniors, and seniors. Dr. Renee Fontenot, Professor of Marketing coordinates this semi-annual event Business professionals and recruiters are judges in the first round. This semester, there were 244 requests for introductions to students from recruiters from across 16 companies for potential internship or career positions. The following students are this semesters' Top Five winners: 1st Place - $500 + TTi Gift Bag worth $500, Sydney Scarborough, Marketing, Senior 2nd Place - $400 + TTi Gift Bag worth $400, Olivia Dumas, Marketing, Junior 3rd Place - $300 + TTi Gift Bag worth $300, Catherine Dorr, Management, Senior 4th Place - $200, Lauryn Parker, Marketing, Senior 5th Place - $100, Kyle King, Marketing, Senior

Georgia College welcomes our newest students to campus!

WGUR and Jonathan O'Brien placed second in the category "Best Newscast" this year at the 2020 National Student Electronic Media Convention and this year it was held virtually.

The Student Ambassadors for 2020-2021 have been selected. The ambassador team positively promotes Georgia College and its public liberal arts mission by serving as a vital link between the university's student body, prospective students, their families, staff, alumni and friends. The students receiving this achievement are those that are new to the student ambassador team!

Fourty students received course credit through study abroad experiences during the 2019 Fall Semester and 2020 Spring Semester. Due to COVID-19, the Summer 2020 study abroad sessions were cancelled.

Georgia College announces the members of the 2020-2021 women's tennis team.

The School of Health and Human Performance (SHHP) prepared four Exercise Science students, Rosanna Baker, Oliver Carnazzo, Cole Moye, and Daniel Torres, to compete against 35 other schools in the Southeast American College of Sports Medicine (SEACSM) Student Academic Bowl held in Jacksonville, FL. Georgia College's "Ex Sci 2020" team was led by Dr. Kelly P. Massey and Dr. Jinkyung Park and came in second place, missing first by only one point.

Georgia College's Theatre Department was nominated in four categories during the recent Region IV of the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival in South Carolina. Georgia College made it to the finals in three categories with two students taking first place. GC students Laura Swarner and Sachen Pillay both took first place in their categories and student Tiffany Hawkins made it to the finals as well and was one of 16 actors in the region nominated for the Kennedy Center's Irene Ryan Acting Award.

Recent GCSU graduates Anyauna Spikes, Amir Abdallah, Kyle Castleberry, Khadeem Coumarbatch, Joshua Ballard-Myer and Nick Palmer were all published in the Georgia Journal of Science for their undergraduate research paper on "ball lightning." Physics Assistant Professor Dr. Hasitha Mahabaduge was the presiding teacher of the 2019 Statistical Mechanics course that resulted in the publication.Recent GCSU graduates Anyauna Spikes, Amir Abdallah, Kyle Castleberry, Khadeem Coumarbatch, Joshua Ballard-Myer and Nick Palmer were all published in the Georgia Journal of Science for their undergraduate research paper on "ball lightning." Physics Assistant Professor Dr. Hasitha Mahabaduge was the presiding teacher of the 2019 Statistical Mechanics course that resulted in the publication.

Julia Steele receives annual Giving Tree Award

Georgia College crowns royalty, naming the 2020 Homecoming King, Queen, Duke and Duchess.

Georgia College recognizes students who have been elected to serve their Sorority or Fraternity in leadership positions.

Sophomore music education major has landed a summer position as an ensemble librarian intern in the music library for the Interlochen Center for the Arts Camp.

The following students completed courses with exemplary marks and made the Dean's List for the 2018 spring semester at Georgia College in Milledgeville, Ga.

Janileyah Thompson was recently named a finalist for a prestigious Fulbright Scholarship. The December 2017 graduate will teach and serve as an American cultural ambassador in South Korea.

Congratulations to the staff members currently involved with The Peacock's Feet.

Graduate Nurse Educator Student Talecia Warren is the 2018 recipient of the GANE (Georgia Association of Nurse Educators) Spillman-Bischoff Scholarship. This scholarship is given annually to a graduate student who has demonstrated potential as a future nursing leader in the area of nursing education. I think that everyone in the entire School of Nursing - faculty, staff and students would be in unanimous agreement that Mrs. Warren is one of the best things to happen to the School of Nursing.

The Honors Program is designed for intellectually talented and motivated students, who benefit from small sections of core curriculum classes, lunch and dinner seminars, book discussions, and other academic and cultural events. This intellectually challenging and rewarding academic experience allows students to stretch their minds, craft unique records of experience and accomplishment, and achieve their longer-term academic and professional goals. For the program, students must maintain a 3.30 or higher institutional GPA, complete at least 18 hours of Honors course credit to graduate with Honors and remain in good standing with the program and be a member of Eta Sigma Alpha (the Honors Student Association).