Dr. Steve Dorman, president of Georgia College, has awarded degrees to the graduating class of Spring 2020.

The following students completed courses with exemplary marks and made the President's List for the Spring 2020 semester at Georgia College in Milledgeville, Georgia.

The College of Business is proud to announce the students selected by their department faculty as the Outstanding Major for each department. From these students, the Outstanding College of Business student is selected by a committee of faculty members representing each department.

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.

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

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.

The student body elected a new Student Government Association executive board. The winners were announced after the Homecoming basketball game on Feb. 22.

On May 23, 2019, GCSU students competed and placed 7th among 13 other teams from all around the world at the 11th Annual ERPsim World Championship in Montreal. Benjamin Larson, Nathan Patton, Andrew Brown, Matthew Baker and Jack Kouloukas represented the GCSU team being ranked 2nd out of the 4 North American teams.

Every year, students from GC participate in a program called GC in Washington (GC in DC). This internship is a great way for students to learn and apply professional skills in a great setting.

Georgia College is excited to welcome our new Bobcats to campus!

The following four students were named All-State Flag Football players: Josh Hammond - State MVP Charlie Newell - All State Men's Division Matt Quint - All State Men's Division Rosanna Baker - All State Corec Division Georgia College also had an official, Nathan Haines, that was awarded All Tournament Official. He was the 3rd ranked student official in the state.

The new Student Ambassadors for 2019-2020 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!

Georgia College congratulates the new staff of GC360, Georgia College's student news station!

More than 250 students received course credit through study abroad experiences during the 2019 Spring and Summer semesters.

Julia Steele receives annual Giving Tree Award

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.

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 GIVE Center recognized 17 Starfish Graduate.

Brian Minter was among the who's who of the tech world as he attended the Apple Worldwide Developer's Conference in San Francisco, California -and it's all due to an app he created last summer.

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).

The national organization regularly inducts thousands of academically excellent students who share its mission of promoting education and providing community service to their colleges and communities. Currently, there are approximately 40,000 active student members of Gamma Beta Phi and their numbers and commitment to the Society's ideals continue to grow.