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Nov. 18, 2009 Over 10,000 voted and chose The Complete Works by Flannery O'Connor to be the best of the National Book Awards in Fiction.
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The announcement came Thursday during the 2009 National Book Awards Week.
In an online poll conducted by the National Book Foundation, voters chose O’Connor’s collection, “The Complete Stories” as the best work to have won the National Book Award for fiction in the contest’s 60-year history, according to The New York Times.
The Complete Stories published in 1971 is a collection of 32 short stories that includes stories comprising O’Connor’s best-known works, “A Good Man is Hard to Find” and “Everything That Rises Must Converge.”
Bobcat PRSSA takes first, second places in national competition
Bobcat PRSSA takes first, second places in national competitionTwo teams from Georgia College & State University’s Bobcat PRSSA took first and second place in the CW Network/PRSSA contest to promote awareness of the shows "90210" and "Melrose Place."
The winning teams, which are in GCSU's PR campaigns class in the department of Mass Communication, participated in the national campaign competition with schools from across the country. The competition was open to any current members of PRSSA. The winners were announced during the PRSSA National Awards Banquet in San Diego.
For the campaign, each team had to plan an all-day event around the CW shows, promote the event, execute the event and put together a campaign book to highlight the results.
Environmental Science Club sponsors recycling The Environmental Science Club will sponsor a recycling drive from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 19 on the front campus.
Bring your newspaper, white and mixed paper, glass, aluminum, plastics, cardboard, and printer and toner cartridges to be recycled. Please provide only clean materials, and no trash.
The Environmental Science Club sponsors the recycling program in part to show the community that recycling is important and productive.
Please visit our website for more information: http://www2.gcsu.edu/orgs/student/esc/recycling.html.
Theatre presents, 'Life is a Dream' Georgia College & State University Department of Theatre will continue its season Dreaming Global Justice with José Rivera's Sueño on Nov. 18-21 at 8 p.m. and Nov. 22 at 2 p.m. in Russell Auditorium.
The actors will performed in English, but the entire performance will have Spanish subtitles.
Due to language the play is recommended for mature audiences.
General seating: $13; GCSU faculty and staff and senior citizens: $9; GCSU Student: $5.
To order tickets go to gcsutickets.com or call 478-445-4226.
The addition will house laboratories, classrooms and offices for the science department. An accompanying renovation of 45-year-old Herty Hall will allow program expansion for the recently incorporated physics degree.
“Providing our students with state-of-the art science facilities and labs with enhance their learning experiences here at Georgia College,” said Georgia College President Dorothy Leland. “These future teachers, doctors, nurses and engineers will benefit from the hands-on laboratory experience and the one-on-one interaction with instructors the addition will offer.”
Sophomore wins 'Rock, Paper, Scissors' tournament The competitive edge of sophomore Taylor Howard carried her through the competition to emerge as the Georgia College champion of “Rock, Paper, Scissors.”
“Domination is the best way,” Howard said. “Go rock. Everyone goes scissors first.”
Howard survived the 10-minutes competition among 751 contestants during The Colonnade’s attempt to break the Guinness World Record™.
The attempt fell short of breaking the current 793 record set by Brigham Young University in April 2008.
But The Colonnade does not accept defeat easily.
“We are considering a second attempt in the spring,” said senior mass communications major Lyric Burnett who organized and promoted the tournament.
Greenhouse: educational tool, research laboratory Twisted, creeping, crawling plants line the walkways. Orchids add cheerful color among the green backdrop. Glass windows and overhead fans help maintain the constant temperature and humidity for successful succulent plant growth.
Georgia College & State University’s greenhouse is a growing learning tool for students and the surrounding community. Hidden behind Herty Hall, the greenhouse is a jewel with endless educational opportunities.
“Our goal is for students and guests to be educated on the different kinds of plants,” said greenhouse supervisor Marina Barkovskii.
Library awarded 100 books on contemporary Japan The GCSU Library and Instructional Technology Center has been selected to receive a gift of “100 Books for Understanding Contemporary Japan” from the Nippon Foundation.
Mostly university press publications, the books deal with a wide variety of topics related to Japan, including contemporary Japanese history, literature, politics, art, business, and film.
Bright lights illuminated the showcases displaying O’Connor’s childhood photos, her christening gown, books from her private library, and her collected works translated into 16 languages.
Surrounded by furniture from the O’Connor family farm, Andalusia, and the family home on Greene Street, the cameraman zoomed in on O’Connor’s photo in her senior yearbook while the soundman readied the mike.
At center stage, Dr. Bruce Gentry, Professor of English and editor of Flannery O’Connor Review, looked into the camera and told tales about Georgia College’s most famous alumna.
Reid Barry of Macon; Mitch Beall, Natali Gavanarova, and Sang Ah Kim, all of Milledgeville; Morgan Erdman and Leanna Harbor of Gordon;
J.D. Felt of Eatonton; Taylor Massengale and Trey Veal both of Warthen; Elizabeth S. Lacksen and Jacob Pounds, both of Sparta; and Justin Shiver of Gray.
“I am extremely proud of these bright young men and women and look forward to working with them this year,” said board advisor Matt Davis, Curator at the Old Governor’s Mansion. “We will spend the year discovering historic places that need our support and offer help to as many as we can.”
Associate professor named Governor’s Teaching Fellow Dr. Robin Harris, Associate Professor of Sociology, Department of Government/Sociology, College of Arts and Sciences, has been named as a Governor’s Teaching Fellow (GTF) for the 2009-2010 academic year.
The GTF program, established in 1995 by then Gov. Zell Miller, strives to provide Georgia's higher education faculty with expanded opportunities for developing important teaching skills.
The program also fosters dialogues “between professors at various Georgia institutes and cultivates camaraderie and collegiality between professionals.”
“Dr. Harris' selection as a Governor's Teaching Fellow recognizes her excellence as an instructor and brings distinction to Georgia College and the College of Arts and Sciences,” said Ken Procter, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. “While participating in this program, Dr. Harris will work actively with some of the best college teachers throughout the state.”
Harry Battson has assumed the newly created position of Associate Vice President of Strategic Communications.
“Mr. Battson’s vast experience and dedication to higher education make him the ideal person to enhance our communications,” said Amy Amason, Vice President of External Communications Relations and University Advancement. “Strategically planned communication is vital to promoting the liberal arts mission of Georgia College and achievements of our faculty, students and staff.”
Georgia College Early College students welcomed each visitor with a handshake and a smile as they stepped off the bus.
“The Georgia College Early College stop offers an inside look at unique program that is literally changing lives,” said Dr. Steve Dolinger, president of the Georgia Partnership. “This partnership between Georgia College & State University, the Putnam and Baldwin county school systems, the Oconee Regional Education Service, and the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia, is changing the academic expectations of many students and families.”
Students wore uniforms, including caps, gowns Today, college seniors wear their caps and gowns for only a few hours, but until the 1930s seniors wore full commencement regalia daily.
“GN&IC and GSCW: The Uniform Years” demonstrates the variety of uniforms worn by students during the early 1900s. Jamie Waugh, a graduate assistant for Special Collections at Georgia College library, compiled and curated the exhibit.
Team returns to Tibetan Children’s Village A team led by Dr. Charles Martin of Georgia College & State University and Dr. Ted Anders of Newman University has returned to Dharmasala, India to continue a partnership with the Tibetan Children’s Village.
“We were hooked from the beginning,” said Martin, director of the Center for Program Evaluation and Development. “The children are so smart. They absorb everything and want to ask you questions about everything. The kids really care for each other too, and their teachers and school administrators are incredibly dedicated. From the beginning we knew collaborating with them would result in something that could make a difference.”
Sophomore named Emerging Student Leader Georgia College sophomore Joshua Braswell has been named the Emerging Student Leader of the Semester by the leadership and honor society Omicron Delta Kappa.
Braswell was among 24 emerging student leaders nominated for the Fall 2009 Semester award.
Faculty members Dr. Mary Jane Philips, Dr. Mark Vail, Dr. Jan Clark, and Dr. Carrie Cook all nominated Braswell for the honor.
Braswell “embodies the values and commitments of the liberal arts mission, particularly in regard to diversity and service,” Dr. Phillips wrote in her nomination.
Georgia College presents Más allá de las palabras – Beyond Words This exhibition of recent paintings by Valerie Aranda and installation by Alejandro Garcia-Lemos gives artistic expression to the diverse Latino experience in the South. Together they create a dialogue within and about community addressing social justice, diversity, issues of immigration, and leadership.
The exhibition will be on display between Oct. 19 and Dec. 4 at Wooten-Garner House, ArtFix Gallery at 131 S. Clarke St. An art reception will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Oct. 22 with an artist talk and presentation at 6 p.m.
In the category of "Top Public Universities" for Master's degrees in the South, Georgia College ranked 11th in this year’s report. And, in the overall rankings, Georgia College ranked 31st among both public and private Master's universities in the South.
Georgia College was also tied at No. 6 with Kentucky’s Bellarmine University on the top up-and-coming Master’s universities in the South. As part of the regular U.S. News peer assessment survey, top university officials were asked to name the schools that they think are "Up-and-Coming Institutions” and are “making improvements in academics, faculty, students, campus life, diversity, and facilities.” These schools are worth watching because they are making promising and innovative changes.
Two awards will be presented to individuals who have worked to create a more inclusive middle-Georgia community. One award will honor a Georgia College faculty, staff or student, and the other a Middle Georgia community member.
The Georgia College nominee should hold a leadership at the university related to improving diversity on the campus.
The middle-Georgia Community nominee should demonstrate compassion, perseverance, courage and leadership by fostering equity through projects, programs, efforts, principles or practices.
All active faculty, administrators, staff, students and recognized campus organizations at Georgia College and middle-Georgia members or community organizations are eligible for nomination.
Submit nominations at http://www.gcsu.edu/equity/. The deadline is 4 p.m. Dec. 10, 2009.
• Congratulations to
Jeffrey P. Blick,
a recent recipient of a Student Technology Fee Advisory Committee (STFAC) grant in the amount of $2,941.60.
Dr. Blick, an anthropologist and archaeologist in the Department of Government and Sociology, will use the funds to purchase computer equipment and digital calipers for his Archaeology and Physical Anthropology Lab.
His Canine Osteometric Project, in cooperation with the Virginia Foundation for Archaeological Research, provides student assistants with hands-on lab experience and research and writing projects. Dr. Blick has the largest collection of prehistoric (A.D. 1000-1300) canine remains in North America.
• Congratulations to
Beate Czogalla,
who has been invited to join the Georgia College Circle of Omicron Delta Kappa, the nation's oldest honor society.
