Welcome from the President
Welcome! We are very pleased that you chose Georgia Southwestern State University to continue your education.
As you settle in this semester – online or on campus – you will discover that Georgia Southwestern is a place where the focus is on creating a student-centered teaching and learning environment. It is a place where students not only discover their future but define it through a process of intellectual growth, social development and determination.
For over a century, our campus community has been preparing students for the lives and careers they envision. When you graduate in a few years, our hope is that you will have developed meaningful relationships with students, faculty and staff; that you learn how to solve challenges both in the classroom and outside of it; and that you have fun in the process.
I chose GSW because of the way I felt when I visited the campus for the first time – because of the people I met and their excitement for the University. There is no better place to be than part of a college campus. The dedication and enthusiasm within students, faculty and staff makes for a strong community that leads to success academically, in competition and in life.
It is my honor to serve as president of Georgia Southwestern State University. Welcome and thank you for being Part of the Storm.
Sincerely,
Neal Weaver, Ph. D.
President
UNIVERSITY MISSION STATEMENT
Georgia Southwestern State University cultivates excellence in learning and teaching that encourages intellectual, personal, and social growth for students, faculty, staff, and the community. Georgia Southwestern State University is a comprehensive state university within the University System of Georgia that offers a full range of bachelor degree programs, along with selected master’s and specialist degree programs.
UNIVERSITY DIVERSITY STATEMENT
Georgia Southwestern State University embraces diversity as an integral part of being a caring community of learners. We are committed to building and maintaining a diverse, accessible, civil and supportive campus. GSW provides an environment and curriculum which affirms pluralism of beliefs and opinions, including diversity of religion, gender, ethnicity, race, sexual orientation, disability, age, and socioeconomic class.
The University will implement and adhere to policies and procedures which discourage harassment and other behaviors that infringe upon the freedom and respect that every individual deserves.
ALMA MATER
Hail to thee, our foster mother
Praise to thee we bring,
Of thy teachings altruistic,
Lovingly we sing,
For thy spirit through the ages
Ever shall prevail
Hail to thee, our own Southwestern
Alma Mater, hail
Fires are kindled at thy alter
Fires that never die
Bright they burn in hearts eternal
‘Neath the southern sky
Burning for divine approval
Ever shall prevail
Hail to thee, our own Southwestern
Alma Mater, hail
