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Mark Laughlin named dean of GSW College of Arts and Sciences

Mark Laughlin, D.M.A., has been named dean of the Georgia Southwestern State University College of Arts and Sciences after serving as interim...

Hurricane Hearts: How Two Students Found Love and a Life-Saving Community at GSW

Many young college students dream of finding lasting love and lifelong friendships during their college years – and that’s the story for Theo and...

GSW’s Propel campaign for scholarships over halfway to $1 million goal

Propel: GSW’s Campaign for Scholarships is over halfway to its goal of raising $1 million in scholarship funding for Georgia Southwestern students....

GSW benefits from new career planning tool for student success

Georgia Southwestern has a new career planning platform for students, Steppingblocks, that provides additional career counseling services and...

Georgia Southwestern provost named president at SUNY Potsdam

GSW Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs (VPAA) Suzanne Smith, Ph.D., has been named president of the State University of New York (SUNY)...

Fearless in the Face of Adversity

What is a legacy? It’s not just something you pass on, but what outlives you when you’re gone. What GSW has in Dr. Oneida Ingram is a legacy for...

Twenty-five GSW Marshals selected to prestigious program

Twenty-five students have been selected to one of Georgia Southwestern State University’s most prestigious and oldest organizations on campus, the...

Investing in What Matters: Meet Scholarship Donor Tamlin Fortner

Each spring, GSW hosts its Annual Donor Scholar Luncheon, and each year, without fail, Mrs. Tamlin Fortner, 85, travels from her home in Columbus,...

Georgia Southwestern hosts inaugural Gold Force Gala to benefit student scholarships

GSW hosted the inaugural Gold Force Gala on Saturday, Jan. 21 in the GSW Storm Dome with over 230 guests raising money for student scholarships as...

Georgia Southwestern to host 43rd annual MLK Convocation

Georgia Southwestern State University will host its 43rd annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Convocation in the GSW Student Success Center...

Georgia Southwestern, Andrew College sign agreement for Long-Term Care Management Program

Georgia Southwestern State University and Andrew College recently signed a Pathway Memorandum of Understanding that is designed to ensure a smooth...

GSW receives $13K grant from the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety to promote alcohol awareness

The program aims to address young adult driver crashes, injuries and fatalities.

Circling up for Sarah

Double transplant patient perseveres to finish degree with the support of family, friends and the GSW community

GSW commencement ceremonies to be held December 9

Georgia Southwestern will hold its Fall 2022 Commencement ceremonies Friday, December 9 in the Convocation Hall of the Student Success Center, also...

Laughlin selected for USG Executive Leadership Institute

Mark Laughlin, D.M.A., interim dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Georgia Southwestern State University (GSW), has been selected to...

Georgia Southwestern announces 2023 Outstanding Alumni Award winners

Georgia Southwestern State University (GSW) has announced its most outstanding alumni for their professional and personal achievements as well as...

GSW computer science professor awarded U.S. patent

Alexander Yemelyanov Ph.D., D.Sc., professor of computer science at Georgia Southwestern State University, received a patent award for his Express...

GSW Visual Arts participates in ‘Empty Bowls’ project helping to eliminate hunger locally

Faculty and students in the Department of Visual Arts at Georgia Southwestern State University (GSW), along with local artists and restaurants, are...

GSW voted #1 “Best Place to Work” in Sumter County two years in a row

Georgia Southwestern State University was recently named the “Best Place to Work” in the Americus Times-Recorder's Best of Sumter 2022 Readers'...

GSW President Emeritus William Capitan dies at age 89

Capitan, the University’s eighth president, served from 1979-1995. Capitan’s tenure as GSW president brought growth in academic and external...

Georgia Southwestern ranks #48 among Top Public Universities in the South

GSW has been recognized by U.S. News and World Report as one of the South’s top regional universities, appearing at #48 on the Top Public...

GSW Homecoming and Family Weekend festivities kick off Sept. 19-24

GSW will celebrate Homecoming, which made its return to the fall, during the week of Sept. 19-24, culminating with Family Weekend.

Americus Mayor signs proclamation declaring Thursday, September 22 as GSW’s Day of Giving

On September 15, Americus Mayor Lee Kinnamon signed a proclamation announcing Thursday, September 22, 2022 as the fourth annual Day of Giving for GSW.

GSW’s College of Business and Computing makes the “Honor Roll”

GSW's College of Business and Computing is proud to announce its High Honors designation with Beta Gamma Sigma (BGS), the international business...

GSW will ‘Propel’ students forward by raising $1 million in scholarship funds

There is a powerful force behind many Georgia Southwestern State University (GSW) students propelling them forward, as over 300 of them receive...

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