Former GSW President Henry King Stanford dies at age 92

Weiland is GSW Teacher of the Year

2008 Mattie Stepanek Caregiving Scholarships Awarded

Georgia Power Foundation gives to GSW

MCG clinical nurse leader program coming to GSW

Jenkins recognized as enrollment professional

University releases new TV commercial

College students see themselves participating in a number of activities having to do with learning, serving and growing. The 2008-09 marketing theme focuses on what potential GSW students could see themselves doing at Southwestern. More

Regents Take Action to Meet an Additional Two Percent Budget Cut

The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia (USG) approved today in a special called meeting a change in health benefit plans for USG employees as well as a temporary fee for all USG students. More

GSW Distinguished Professor Grants announced

Georgia Southwestern State University Vice President of Academic Affairs Brian U. Adler, Ph.D., recently announced the 2008-09 grant recipients of the Distinguished Professor Program. More

Fisk chosen GSW’s 2008 Featured Scholar

Scholarship is fundamental to the academic integrity of any higher education institution. The very word is defined as knowledge acquired by study or the academic attainments of a scholar. In terms of definition, this describes Gary D. Fisk, Ph.D., to perfection. GSW President Kendall Blanchard today announced that Fisk is the first recipient of the University's Featured Scholar Award.  More

GSW Foundation names Turton trustee, re-elects three others

The Georgia Southwestern Foundation, Inc. held its November meeting recently. The Board of Trustees elected one new member and re-elected three current members to the 35 member group. Nominated and elected by their peers, the trustees provide external oversight to the Foundation’s operations. More

Regents approve ground lease and rental agree for new GSW student housing

Georgia Southwestern is one step closer to constructing a new, 300 bed residence hall on the former site of Complex III. On Monday, Nov. 10, the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia approved the ground lease and rental agreement for Georgia Southwestern’s planned new student housing. The next phase involves acquiring proper financing for the project. More

Georgia Southwestern solidifies record enrollment

Making good on an earlier report, Georgia Southwestern in Americus has officially set a new record enrollment with 2,717 students. The news became evident when the University System of Georgia released its fall 2008 enrollment reports today. With an increase of 13 percent from fall 2007 to fall 2008, GSW boasts the second highest rate of growth among 13 state universities and is one of two institutions in that category with a double-digit increase. More

Board of Regents Approves Ethics Policy for the University System

The Board of Regents yesterday approved a revision to its policy manual that establishes for the first time a unified Ethics Policy for the University System of Georgia. More

Twenty-sixth annual ATWS meeting in PA great success

The 26th annual meeting of the Association of Third World Studies (ATWS), Inc., was held at Millersville University Oct. 26-28. The conclave featured 80 attendees who participated in 25 panels and round tables that focused on the theme, “Voices of the Subaltern: Identities, Hierachies and Social Struggles in a Globalizing Age.” More

Miller awarded WSWG Foundation scholarship

Georgia Southwestern State University student Ivy Miller was recently recognized for winning a full tuition scholarship from the Wine and Spirits Wholesalers of Georgia Foundation. The daughter of Archie and Chrissy Miller, she is a GSW junior biology major and native of Leesburg. More

Dramatic Arts students put on show at GA Theater Conference

Hosted by Theatre Albany and Darton College, the Georgia Theater Conference state convention was held recently in the “Good Life City.”  At the event, Damatic Arts students from Georgia Southwestern State University garnered numerous awards. More

Barksdale steps down as GSW AD, Kaylor appointed successor

“Coach” is stepping down after 29 years in collegiate athletics. President Kendall A. Blanchard, Ph.D. today announced that Randolph Barksdale is resigning as Georgia Southwestern State University’s athletic director. Associate Athletic Director Jaclyn Kaylor is stepping in as GSW’s new AD. Kaylor will assume responsibility of her new position on November 17. More

GSW brews coffee shop in Marshall Student Center

Hosted by the Americus-Sumter Chamber of Commerce and in conjunction with Aramark, Georgia Southwestern's food service provider, Java City coffees held a grand opening of its newest store in GSW's Marshall Student Center Thursday, Oct. 30. More

School of Nursing requests comments for accreditation review

The Georgia Southwestern School of Nursing wishes to announce they will host a site review for continuing accreditation in the baccalaureate degree nursing program which is required every eight years by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission. More

Candidates for U.S. Senate, House debate issues

The Georgia Southwestern Student Government Association (SGA) hosted two political forums earlier this week. On Tuesday, Oct. 21 in the GSW Fine Arts Building, U.S. Senatorial candidate Allen Buckley, Libertarian, along with a surrogate for Democratic (D) candidate Jim Martin, Larry Kennedy, and Republican (R) Sen. Saxby Chambliss, Rep. Lynn Westmoreland of Georgia’s Third District, answered questions from students, faculty, staff and members of the community. More

CIS classes from Middle Georgia Technical College to transfer to GSW

President Ivan H. Allen of Middle Georgia Technical College (MGTC) in Warner Robins and President Kendall A. Blanchard of Georgia Southwestern State University (GSW) signed an agreement Tuesday, Oct. 21 allowing credits from MGTC to transfer in the areas of Computer Information Systems and Information Technology. More

Denham family forms GSW athletic scholarship

The Georgia Southwestern Foundation is pleased to announce the formation of the Mike and Carol Denham Family Scholarship. This scholarship, when fully endowed, will provide a scholarship in support of athletics at GSW.  The Denham family has played a large role in support of athletics and other endeavors at GSW for many years. Mike has been a member of the Board of Trustees at Georgia Southwestern for 10 years and both he and Carol are active members of the community. More

Board of Regents Approves Budget Reduction Plans for Campuses

The University System of Georgia’s Board of Regents approved today the Fiscal Year 2009 six percent budget reduction amounts for the 35 System institutions. Previously at its August meeting, the regents had approved overall budget reduction amounts for the System, along with a System FY2010 budget request. More

GSW begins making way for new residence hall

Construction workers began demolition of Complex III on Tuesday, Oct. 14. The Georgia Southwestern residence hall was constructed at a cost of $1.1 million in 1970. The new suite-style, 300-bed, upperclassmen residence hall (name to be determined) going up in its place will cost an estimated $14 million to complete with payment coming through a bond issue. As part of Georgia Southwestern’s sustainability initiative, brick, block and concrete rubble from the demolition will be used as filler for the new construction site. More

Isaacs edits Third World journal

Harold Isaacs, Ph.D., professor emeritus of history at Georgia Southwestern State University, has edited “Third World Political, Economic, and Social Developments in Historical Perspective,” the Fall 2008 issue of the Journal of Third World Studies (JTWS), published by the Association of Third World Studies (ATWS). More

Fisk article featured in LabMedicine

Georgia Southwestern Psychology Professor Gary Fisk, Ph.D. recently authored an article discussing the use of animation in forensic pathology. The piece was featured in the October 2008 issue of LabMedicine, a publication by the American Society for Clinical Pathology. To read the article, click here.

GSW helps students "get to know their alumni"

In an effort to inform current Georgia Southwestern students of future fellow alumni, the Division of University Relations and Alumni Affairs have posted a biography and image of graduates from every academic department in nearly every building on campus. The displays feature successful GSW graduates from all walks of life, who they are, why they chose to attend GSW and one experience they remember from Southwestern. More.

2008-09 Chamber Concert Series schedule announced

Georgia Southwestern has announced its 2008-09 Chamber Concert Series schedule. Beginning Thursday, Oct. 9 at the Rylander Theater, the series features six performances through March 2009. More

Mehaffy speaks at GSW Constitution Day event

What is the purpose of college? Well, according to George Mehaffy, vice president for leadership and change at the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU), its purpose is to “prepare the next generation of actively engaged citizens for democracy.” Mehaffy spoke Wednesday, Sept. 24 at a Georgia Southwestern convocation recognizing Constitution Day.More

Green receives KCACTF Teaching Artist award

Jeff Green, associate professor of theater and chair of the Department of Dramatic Arts at Georgia Southwestern, has just been chosen as the Region IV recipient of the Teaching Artist Award for 2008 by the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF). This regional award is given in appreciation of Green’s reputation and achievement as a teacher and as an artist and in recognition of his record of dedication to KCACTF. Region IV includes 10 southeastern states Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. More

Operation Iraqi Freedom veteran, former POW shares story with students

Retired Army Specialist and former Prisoner of War (POW) Joseph Hudson was the keynote speaker at Georgia Southwestern State University’s third annual POW/Missing in Action (MIA) Recognition convocation Wednesday, September 17.More

Over $230,000 raised in honor of Griffin Bell, GSW PGM Program

It was a historic day yesterday in the life of Georgia Southwestern State University. In front of a crowd of friends and family approaching 300, the institution was privileged to name its newly acquired golf course at a ceremony after Griffin B. Bell, a former U.S. Attorney General, federal judge, GSW alumnus, and one of the 20th century’s most influential political figures. The new official name of the facility is known as the Griffin Bell Golf Links and Conference Center.More

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GSW remembers attacks on 9/11/2001

The GSW Student Government Association sponsored a reflection ceremony Thursday, Sept. 11 to honor the memory of the lives lost seven years ago.

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PGM Proposal accepted by PGA

Georgia Southwestern received word recently from the Professional Golf Association (PGA) that the University’s Professional Golf Management (PGM) Program proposal has been accepted, and a PGA site visit is scheduled for December. More

School of Nursing, RCI awarded $763,000 from HRSA

GSW and the RCI have been awarded $763,914 to establish a Prescription for Academic Success program within the School of Nursing for students from economically and educationally disadvantaged backgrounds, including minority students. The funding comes from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. More

Regents authorize Griffin Bell Golf Course naming

Today, in the second and final day of its August 2008 board meetings, the Board of Regents (BOR) of the University System of Georgia approved a number of requests from Georgia Southwestern State University (GSW) President Kendall A. Blanchard, Ph.D. In particular, the BOR authorized the naming of the Georgia Southwestern Golf Links in Americus and Conference Center the “Griffin Bell Golf Links and Conference Center” in recognition of former U.S. Attorney General, GSW graduate and Americus native Judge Griffin Bell. More

University on track for record enrollment

The enrollment at Georgia Southwestern State University is on pace to reach a record high.  As of the end of the day on Friday, August 15, 2804 students had enrolled. This is 399 or approximately 16 percent more students than were enrolled on the day of the final count in the Fall of 2007. More

Record number of students in campus housing

Move-In Day 2008 was a busy one Sunday, August 10 as the residence halls at Georgia Southwestern welcomed a capacity and new record 804 students. This number is an improvement of more than 50 occupants from fall 2007 when Georgia Southwestern housed a then record 751 students. More

GSW awarded grant from Sumter EMC Foundation

The Sumter Electric Membership Corporation Foundation, Inc. recently awarded a grant in the amount of $5,000 to Georgia Southwestern State University. Proceeds from the grant will purchase equipment facilitating a “smart” classroom, including a new computer, projector and electronic annotation tablet in the University’s Psychology and Sociology Building. More

GSW to offer BBA at Gordon College

Georgia Southwestern and Gordon College recently signed a memorandum of understanding on the Gordon campus. The memo states that GSW will offer a Bachelor of Business Administration in management at Gordon beginning Spring 2009. This marks Georgia Southwestern’s eighth collaborative BBA program with state two-year colleges. More

SGTC courses transfer to GSW spring 2009

Officials from Georgia Southwestern and South Georgia Technical College signed an agreement today at GSW indicating that specific SGTC classes taken fall quarter 2008 and beyond are eligible for transfer to Georgia Southwestern beginning spring semester 2009. More

GSW hosts PDS network

Field experience is essential in all pre-service teacher education programs. Because of a 2004 FIPSE grant worth more the $400,000, the University's School of Education and School of Computing and Mathematics worked in tandem to develop a self-sustaining, Web-based national network where institutions involved with Professional Development Schools can contribute to and learn from each other’s experiences. More

GSW TV programming available online

Can’t get your fill of GSW TV on…TV? Good news! Georgia Southwestern’s Instructional Technology Department now offers programming on the University’s web site. More

GSW athletic program granted full membership into NCAA Division II

Georgia Southwestern State University announced Wednesday, July 23 that the Hurricanes intercollegiate athletic program has been granted full active membership in Division II of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). More

Americus car dealership partners with GSW SIFE, creates ad campaign

Georgia Southwestern SIFE recently put its business sense to practical use. In a collaborative effort, the GSW SIFE team worked with Snider Chevrolet to develop a fresh advertising campaign for the Americus car dealership. More

GSW VPAA featured in UGA Graduate School magazine

Georgia Southwestern's vice president of Academic Affairs was featured in the Summer 2008 edition of the University of Georgia's Graduate School magazine. More

Alumni Affairs and Continuing Education join

Georgia Southwestern today announced that the Office of Alumni Affairs, formerly a division of GSW University Relations, has combined with Continuing Education to form one department effective July 1, 2008. More

Spring 2008 edition of Aeolion online

Georgia Southwestern recently completed the Spring 2008 edition of its alumni magazine, "The Aeolian." GSW graduates will receive hard copies of the magazine via mail in the coming weeks. It is also available online, here. Spring 2008 Aeolian

GSW fraternity wins national awards

The Delta Pi chapter of the Chi Phi fraternity, based at Georgia Southwestern, received national recognition in New Orleans on June 21st at the fraternity’s annual convention. MORE

Americus Rotary Club supports GSW

The Americus Rotary Club made a donation to the Georgia Southwestern Foundation Thursday, July 3. Outgoing Americus Rotary Club President John Kooti, Ph.D., right, is shown presenting a check to Boyce “Stick” Miller, Executive Director of the GSW Foundation. MORE

New students blow onto campus for GSW Storm Day

New freshmen and transfer students, 180 in all, stormed the Dome at Georgia Southwestern Friday, June 27 during the institutions second STORM (Seize The Opportunity to Register and More) Day of 2008. MORE

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Duncan retires as Dean of Continuing Ed

A reception was held Tuesday, June 24 to celebrate the retirement of Georgia Southwestern's Dean of Continuing Education Bobbie Duncan. Duncan served the University for 25 years. MORE

RCI sets date for national conference, accepting Caregiving Award nominations

The Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregiving, in cooperation with the Georgia CARE-NETS, is accepting nominations for the Georgia Caregiver of the Year Awards. MORE

The 2008 Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregiving National Conference is scheduled for Oct. 23 & 24, 2008 in Americus, Ga. MORE

We are now accepting nominations for the Rosalynn Carter Leadership in Caregiving Award. Get criteria and other details here. MORE

Wicker family initiates GSW scholarship

George Stanly Wicker, Sr. was the type of alumnus any university would love to have associated with its heritage. Fortunately, Georgia Southwestern State University (GSW) claims him as one of its own. Wicker passed away in 2007, but his memory will live on at GSW. At a May 31 reception hosted by GSW President Kendall and Connie Blanchard, Wicker’s wife, Margaret, and four children, George, Wesley, Sarah and Ruth donated the first installment of a scholarship to be endowed in his name. MORE

Tietjen retires as interm VPAA

William L. “Hap” Tietjen, Ph.D., right, was honored Wednesday, June 4 in the Private Dining Hall by friends and colleagues for his year of service as Georgia Southwestern State University’s interim vice president of Academic Affairs. MORE

GSW, ABAC advance programs with signing

Georgia Southwestern President Kendall Blanchard and ABAC President David Bridges signed a Memorandum of Understanding Friday, May 30 MORE

GSW Wins Peach Belt Conference President's Cup

The Georgia Southwestern athletic department was presented with their first-ever PBC President's Cup at the league's annual meeting in Hilton Head, S.C. The award recognizes excellence in academics concerning all of an institution's student-athletes. 2007-08 is the third year the award has been presented. MORE

GSW, Bainbridge College sign CIS, TAG agreement

Georgia Southwestern State University and Bainbridge College expanded their cooperative relationship Thursday, May 22 on the Bainbridge campus. Beginning Fall 2008, Georgia Southwestern will offer a Bachelor of Science in computer information systems (CIS) at Bainbridge, which offers an Associate of Applied Science degree in CIS. MORE

SIFE competes at national exposition, Kooti wins award

Having won a regional championship in Atlanta earlier this year, the Georgia Southwestern State University Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) team competed in the National Exposition in Chicago, Ill. May 13-15. Out of 700 U.S. teams, GSW SIFE was among the top 120. MORE

GSW to offer 4-year education degree at ABAC Fall 2008

Georgia Southwestern State University (GSW) and Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College (ABAC) have once again combined efforts to offer four-year degrees. Beginning Fall 2008, GSW will offer a bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education on the ABAC campus in Tifton. MORE

Students finish chapter at GSW

Friday, May 9, marked a pivotal day in the lives of 220 Georgia Southwestern State University students. It was spring commencement in GSW’s Student Success Center. Following a greeting from Regent Doreen Stiles Poitevint and a reflection from Elizabeth Kuipers, Ph.D., University of West Georgia President Beheruz N. Sethna, Ph.D., delivered the keynote speech.  MORE

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Georgia Southwestern Athletics launches www.gswcanes.com

The Georgia Southwestern State University (GSW) Athletic Department, in conjunction with PrestoSports, today unveiled a new version of the school's official athletic Web site at www.gswcanes.com . The site combines official athletic department content with the latest in digital technology and design.   MORE

Student-athletes recognized at spring banquet

he Georgia Southwestern State University Department of Athletics honored its student-athletes Monday, April 28 at the spring athletic banquet in the Storm Dome on the campus of GSW.  Andrew Whiggum (baseball) was named Male Scholar Athlete of the Year, while Kassi Reneau (softball) was named Female Scholar Athlete of the Year.   MORE

GSW to offer Resource Management at ABAC Fall 2008

Beginning with the 2008 fall semester, Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College and Georgia Southwestern State University will expand their joint Bachelor of Business Administration degree by adding a major in Resource Management on the ABAC campus. MORE

GSW expands options for B.S. in Information Technology

As businesses of all sorts begin to rely more and more on technology, Georgia Southwestern is planning to expand the Bachelor of Science degree in information technology to include options in professional writing and multimedia. The new degree options will be available fall 2008. MORE

High school students practice Math and Science at Georgia Southwestern

140 students participated in Georgia Southwestern State University’s Math/Science Visitation Day Friday, April 25. MORE

New GSW scholarship spreads awareness about meningitis, fallen Hurricane

Sunday, April 20, 2008 marks the 10 year anniversary of Evan Bozof’s death due to meningococcal meningitis. To celebrate his life and memory and to create awareness for a dangerous disease that can be prevented, a scholarship at Georgia Southwestern State University was recently endowed in his name. MORE

School of Business Administration aiming for additional accreditation

The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) International’s Initial Accreditation Committee met Monday, April 15 in Honolulu, Hawaii. At the meeting, the Committee granted Georgia Southwestern State University’s peer review team approval to give the School of Business’ undergraduate and graduate programs a one-year deferral for accreditation. MORE

GSW SIFE team partners with Brazilian University

Georgia Southwestern State University’s SIFE team traveled to Teresina, Brazil in early April to complete its first international project in collaboration with Centro De Ensino Unificado De Teresina (CEUT), a University in Brazil, and their SIFE team. MORE

GSW, Waycross College sign transfer agreement

Georgia Southwestern President Kendall A. Blanchard signed a Transfer Admission Guarantee (TAG) Monday, April 15 with Waycross College President David Palmer in Columbus amidst the April Board of Regents meetings. This is the sixth TAG agreement that Georgia Southwestern has signed since August 2007. MORE

43rd edition of GSW literary & visual arts magazine released

“Sirocco,” Georgia Southwestern State University’s magazine of literary and visual art, is published in April of each year by students at the institution. The 2008 edition, “Scaling the Whirlwind,” marks the 43rd edition of the work and is dedicated to GSW President Emeritus William H. Capitan and his wife Dolores. A reading and reception celebrating the release of this year’s edition was held Wednesday, April 16 in the James Earl Carter Library. MORE

GSW Day in Atlanta draws considerable crowd

Georgia Southwestern Assistant Dean of Students Darcy Schraufnagel, far left, speaks with potential Fall 2008 freshmen and parents during a reception at the Carter Center in Atlanta Sunday, April 13. Designed to reach students in the Metro Atlanta Area, GSW Day attracted over 150 people (students and parents). MORE

Wheatley Hall receives statewide award from Georgia Trust for historic preservation

The Wheatley Administration Building at Georgia Southwestern State University, received an award for Excellence in Rehabilitation from The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation at its Annual Meeting April 5 in Columbus. Built in 1918 on the third district Agricultural and Mechanical School campus, now the Georgia Southwestern campus, The Wheatley Administration Building was named after, Charles Huntington Wheatley.   MORE

University recognized by state of Georgia as environmental leader

The Pollution Prevention Assistance Division (P²AD) of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources recognized Georgia Southwestern State University as an environmental leader at a ceremony earlier today. GSW was recently accepted into P²AD’s Partnership for a Sustainable Georgia at the Silver level. They are committed to protecting and preserving Georgia’s environment. GSW joined 143 other organizations that have already committed to environmental leadership via the program. MORE

Bell named to Regents Hall of Fame

Saturday, March 29 was a proud day for Georgia Southwestern State University. At a banquet in Atlanta’s Hyatt Regency Hotel, the University System of Georgia Foundation named former U.S. Attorney General and GSW alumnus Griffin B. Bell (’36), right, to the Regents Hall of Fame. MORE

GSW art students knock the rust off competition

Georgia Southwestern State University participated in the eighth annual scrap iron sculpture contest sponsored by Macon Iron at the Middle Georgia Art Association gallery March 21. This year’s theme was “Junque’ Yard Dawgs #2.” MORE

State two-year college representatives visit GSW

Georgia Southwestern State University (GSW) hosted representatives from seven two-year colleges within the University System of Georgia March 20. Officials from Atlanta Metropolitan College, Bainbridge College, Gainesville State College, Georgia Perimeter College, Gordon College, South Georgia College and Waycross College were in attendance. MORE

GSW SIFE team wins regional competition

The Georgia Southwestern State University Students in Free Enterprise team returned home victoriously from the regional competition March 20, 2008 in Atlanta, Ga. The event was one of 17 regional competitions held in the U.S. this spring. MORE

Regents Authorize South Georgia College Entry Program on campus of GSW

At its March 2008 Board meeting the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia approved the request of President Blanchard of Georgia Southwestern and Interim President Virginia Carson of South Georgia College in Douglas to establish the South Georgia College Entry Program. The program will be housed on the GSW campus in Americus and administered by South Georgia College. MORE

GSW Foundation Sponsors Donor Recognition Reception

The GSW Foundation, in support of Georgia Southwestern State University, recently hosted the annual Georgia Southwestern Donor Recognition Reception, honoring major donors who contributed during 2007. MORE

GSW Student Support Services director honored at regional conference

At a recent conference in Atlanta, John T. Spencer, Georgia Southwestern’s Student Support Services director, was honored as the “Unsung Supporter” of the Southeastern Association of Educational Opportunity Program Personnel (SAEOPP). MORE

SIFE team wins third place at national personal finance competition in Arizona

Georgia Southwestern State University’s Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) team earned third place honors at the “Duel in the Desert” national personal financial case study competition March 6-9 in Tucson, Az. The Team won a trophy and a $1,000 prize at the contest hosted on University of Arizona’s campus. MORE

Daniel's tenure as Nursing dean permanent

Georgia Southwestern State University President Kendall Blanchard, Ph.D., today announced that Sandra Daniel, Ph.D., interim dean of the School of Nursing, has been promoted as the School’s permanent dean. Daniel’s new role is effective immediately. MORE

Fathi recognized for internationalization efforts

“If we want to understand other cultures and trade with different nations, we should send our educators all over the world to bridge connections and create bonds,” said GSW Business Professor Michael Fathi, D.B.A. A native of Iran, and former Fulbright Scholar, Fathi speaks from experience. Because of his efforts to expand international studies at GSW, Fathi will be recognized by the Georgia Consortium for International Studies Friday, March 14. MORE

GSW partners with Weyerhaeuser Company Foundation

Georgia Southwestern State University recently received a $5000 grant from the Weyerhaeuser Company Foundation to support the GSW Water Quality Laboratory and education program. MORE

Governor visits GSW, commends Americus’ recovery efforts following tornado

Gov. Sonny Perdue, left, presents a proclamation to Americus Mayor Barry Blount (’78) at a reception of “Recognition and Recovery” Friday, Feb. 29 at the Georgia Southwestern State University’s Student Success Center. Perdue along with GSW President Kendall Blanchard, state Sen. George Hooks, Rep. Mike Cheokas and a number of other special guests reflected on the strength and recovery efforts of the Americus community following the tornado that ravaged the town March 1, 2007. MORE

GSW, Atlanta Metropolitan sign transfer agreement

Georgia Southwestern State University President Kendall A. Blanchard signed a Transfer Admission Guarantee (TAG) Friday, Feb. 29 with Atlanta Metropolitan College President Gary McGaha on the GSW campus. This is the fifth TAG agreement that Georgia Southwestern has signed since August 2007, the first of which signed in Americus. MORE

Bryant is GSW's first Featured Public Servant

The policeman’s motto is “to serve and protect.” No one exemplifies that creed better than Georgia Southwestern State University Public Safety Director Oris W. Bryant, Jr. His career has been dedicated to service as a leader, guardian, mentor and, yes, a chef. MORE

School of Ed accepting graduate degree applications

Georgia Southwestern State University Dean of the School of Education Lettie J. Watford, Ph.D, today announced that applications are being accepted for the Master of Education (M.Ed) degree in curriculum and instruction and the Specialist in Education (Ed.S) degree in leading and learning – beginning in Summer 2008 and Fall 2008, respectively. MORE

Two Great Choices - One Great Community

Georgia Southwestern State University and South Georgia Technical College have combined forces with local business leaders to begin promoting the positive educational opportunities offered in our area and are using the slogan, “Two Great Choices – One Great Community!” MORE

GSW responds to shooting at Northern Illinois

“Our hearts go out to the individuals who lost their lives in yesterday’s shooting tragedy at Northern Illinois University, to the parents and loved ones, and all the members of the University community,” said Georgia Southwestern State University President Kendall Blanchard. MORE

Americus-Sumter community celebrates Arbor Day at GSW

Georgia Southwestern State University and officials from the Americus community celebrated Georgia Arbor Day Friday, Feb. 15. As part of the ceremony, they planted a young cherry bark oak tree. MORE

Pattillo stresses importance of education at Bell Lecture

Chair of the Atlanta Board of Education Katy Pattillo, center, was the featured speaker at Georgia Southwestern State University's Eighth Annual Griffin Bell Lecture sponsored by former U.S. Attorney General Griffin Bell ('36). Americus businessman Hulme E. Kinnebrew introduced Pattillo following a welcome from GSW President Kendall Blanchard. MORE

GSW CASA announces volunteer training session

Recognizing the need for trained and supervised volunteers to help with abused and neglected children, the Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) program at Georgia Southwestern State University (GSW) has scheduled a volunteer training program to begin March 1. MORE

Griffin Bell hosts special guests at GSW

Former U.S. Attorney General Griffin B. Bell ('36), center, hosted a quail breakfast at Georgia Southwestern State University's Private Dining Room January 26 as a part of the 17th annual Griffin B. Bell Quail Hunt weekend. MORE

Bell selected for Regents' Hall of Fame Alumni Award

The University System of Georgia Foundation, Inc. recently announced that Georgia Southwestern State University alumnus Judge Griffin B. Bell will be awarded the Regents’ Hall of Fame Award for the State University Sector at the fourth annual Regents’ Awards for Excellence in Education Gala March 29, in Atlanta. MORE

GSW to offer four-year degree at South Georgia College

Georgia Southwestern is partnering with South Georgia College to provide greater access to a four-year degree program in Business Administration with a concentration in Management. Classes begin on SGC’s Douglas campus during Fall Semester 2008. MORE

Adler appointed GSW vice president of academic affairs

Georgia Southwestern President Kendall A. Blanchard, Ph.D., today announced that Brian U. Adler, Ph.D., dean of the graduate school at Valdosta State University, has been named vice president of academic affairs and dean of the faculty. Following a nationwide search, Adler will replace Interim VPAA William L. Tietjen, Ph.D. Adler’s position will begin June 2008. MORE

GSW adopts multi-modal communication service, tests outdoor notification siren

Georgia Southwestern recently announced that it has selected the multi-modal communication service Connect-ED® from The NTI Group, Inc. to deliver time-sensitive notifications to students, faculty and staff within minutes. Thursday, Jan. 10, from approximately 4-5 p.m., GSW tested a newly installed outdoor notification system. MORE

RCI now accepting Pope Fellowship applications, awarding CASE grants

The Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregiving at Georgia Southwestern is now accepting applications for the 2008-09 Pope fellowships and Carter Academic-Service Entrepreneur Grants (CASE). For more information, see the press releases below.

Pope Fellowships release

RCI CASE grants release

Addressing the caregiving crisis: An editorial by Rosalynn Carter

Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter recently wrote an editorial on the caregiving crisis for the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) journal, "Preventing Chronic Disease". It has been published in the January 2008 edition and was posted online December 17, 2007. You can read the editorial at by clicking here. MORE

GSW graduates 300

Georgia Southwestern President Kendall Blanchard stands with Master of Education graduates Bethany Howard, left, and Priscilla Floyd of Americus prior to Fall 2007 Commencement Exercises Dec. 8. The event included 300 graduates and was held in Convocation Hall of the Student Success Center. MORE

GSW CIS professor featured at Ga. Tech seminar

Georgia Southwestern State University Assistant Professor of Computer Information Systems Xiang Fu, Ph.D., got a special opportunity last week to lecture some of the brightest computer minds in the world. MORE

GSW awarded $80,000 USG STEM grant

University System of Georgia Chancellor Erroll B. Davis, Jr. recently announced that Georgia Southwestern State University was approved for a Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics grant in the amount of $80,000. MORE

President Blanchard inaugurated

Susan Herbst, Ph.D., Executive Vice Chancellor and Chief Academic Officer of the University System of Georgia, and Erroll B. Davis, Jr., Chancellor, USG, formally recognized Kendall A. Blanchard, Ph.D, as Georgia Southwestern State University's tenth President Nov. 2. MORE

Darton, GSW streamline transfers

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For some Darton College students, earning a four-year degree got easier Tuesday after President Peter Sireno signed an agreement ensuring their seamless transitions to Georgia Southwestern State University in Americus. MORE

Clementi, Bush, Mathis inducted into Hall of Fame

Honoring some of the greatest athletes in school history, Georgia Southwestern State University held its 13th annual Hall of Fame Banquet Saturday, October 20 in the Student Success Center. Joao Paulo Clementi, left, was inducted for tennis, Paul Bush, center, baseball and Willy Mathis, basketball and track. MORE

Central Bank of Georgia makes $110,000 donation to School of Business

Central Bank of Georgia in Ellaville recently pledged a donation of $110,000 over two years to Georgia Southwestern State University (GSW). The gift has been designated to support the GSW School of Business Administration and will equip a state of the art stock market room, furnish the newly renovated School of Business conference room and support GSW Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE). MORE

Alumnus named to Georgia Trend's 40 under 40

It’s that time of year again, the crisp winds of fall are beginning to blow; college students are getting settled in on campus; and Georgia Trend Magazine has recognized another outstanding class of successful young businessmen and women in the annual 40 Under 40 list. Georgia Southwestern State University (GSW) is fortunate to have its third graduate in the past three years named to the coveted group. Dwayne Myles, class of 1999 and 2002, made this year’s list. MORE