{ "title": "Announcements", "link": "https://www.gsw.edu/newsannouncements.html", "language": "en-us", "description": "", "pubDate": "Fri, 9 May 2025 17:12:40 EDT", "generator": "Cascade CMS", "posts": [ { "title": "GSW publishes inaugural edition of Blue Fire, a new student-edited literary and visual arts journal", "link": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2025/05/gsw-publishes-inaugural-edition-of-blue-fire-a-new-student-edited-literary-and-visual-arts-journal.html", "description": "AMERICUS, GA (May 5, 2025) – Georgia Southwestern State University (GSW) recently celebrated the publication of a new student-edited literary and visual arts journal, Blue Fire.", "pubDate": "Fri, 2 May 2025 00:00:00 EDT", "author": "", "image": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2025/images/blue-fire-editors.webp", "category": [ "Announcements", "Education" ] } , { "title": "Georgia Southwestern commencement ceremonies to be held May 9", "link": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2025/04/georgia-southwestern-commencement-ceremonies-to-be-held-may-9.html", "description": "AMERICUS, Ga. (April 30, 2025) — Georgia Southwestern State University (GSW) will proudly celebrate the achievements of more than 265 graduating students during Spring 2025 Commencement ceremonies on Friday, May 9 in the Convocation Hall of the Student Success Center, also known as the Storm Dome. ", "pubDate": "Wed, 30 Apr 2025 00:00:00 EDT", "author": "", "image": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2025/images/graduationspring2025.webp", "category": [ "Education", "Announcements" ] } , { "title": "GSW’s graduate education programs now 100% online", "link": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2025/04/gsws-graduate-education-programs-now-100-online.html", "description": "AMERICUS, Ga. (April 28, 2025) — Georgia Southwestern State University’s College of Education recently announced that its Master of Education (M.Ed.) and Specialist of Education (Ed.S.) programs are now fully online.", "pubDate": "Mon, 28 Apr 2025 00:00:00 EDT", "author": "", "image": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2025/images/educationmasters.webp", "category": [ "Announcements", "Education" ] } , { "title": "Hospice of Americus-Sumter County Georgia establishes nursing scholarship at GSW", "link": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2025/04/hospice-of-americus-sumter-county-georgia-establishes-nursing-scholarship-at-gsw.html", "description": "AMERICUS, Ga. (April 9, 2025) — The Hospice of Americus-Sumter County Georgia has announced the creation of a new scholarship aimed at supporting students enrolled in Georgia Southwestern State University’s (GSW) Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) program. ", "pubDate": "Wed, 9 Apr 2025 00:00:00 EDT", "author": "", "image": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2025/images/hospice-scholarship.webp", "category": [ "Education", "Announcements" ] } , { "title": "Dr. Michelle Johnston to be inaugurated as Georgia Southwestern’s 12th and first female president", "link": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2025/03/dr-michelle-johnston-to-be-inaugurated-as-georgia-southwesterns-12th-and-first-female-president.html", "description": "AMERICUS, Ga. (Mar. 12, 2025) — Georgia Southwestern State University (GSW) will formally inaugurate Michelle R. Johnston, Ph.D., as its 12th – and first female president – during a special Investiture Ceremony on Friday, Mar. 28 at 10 a.m. in GSW’s Convocation Hall in the Student Success Center.", "pubDate": "Wed, 12 Mar 2025 00:00:00 EDT", "author": "", "image": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2025/images/investitureog.webp", "category": [ "Announcements" ] } , { "title": "Dr. Sue and Willard Sisson Endowment Scholarship announced at Georgia Southwestern State University", "link": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2025/02/dr-sue-and-willard-sisson-endowment-scholarship-announced-at-georgia-southwestern-state-university.html", "description": "AMERICUS, Ga. (Feb. 24, 2025) – The Georgia Southwestern Foundation is pleased to announce the establishment of the Dr. Sue and Willard Sisson Endowment Scholarship, an endowed fund made possible by Sue Sisson, Ed.D.", "pubDate": "Mon, 24 Feb 2025 00:00:00 EST", "author": "", "image": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2025/images/sueandwillardsission.webp", "category": [ "Announcements", "Education" ] } , { "title": "GSW students earn pro certification in new cutting-edge IT server management course", "link": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2025/02/gsw-students-earn-pro-certification-in-new-cutting-edge-it-server-management-course.html", "description": "AMERICUS, Ga (Feb. 6, 2025) – Two students at Georgia Southwestern State University (GSW), David Harrison of Fayetteville and Jasmine Sparks of Americus, earned the prestigious Hybrid Server Pro certification as part of the new IT Server Management course, a cutting-edge addition to the University’s Information Technology curriculum.", "pubDate": "Thu, 6 Feb 2025 00:00:00 EST", "author": "", "image": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2025/images/itstudents.webp", "category": [ "Announcements", "Education" ] } , { "title": "GSW business students finish #1 in worldwide Business Strategy Game", "link": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2025/02/gsw-business-students-finish-1-in-worldwide-business-strategy-game.html", "description": "AMERICUS, Ga. (Feb. 6, 2025) – Graduating business students at Georgia Southwestern State University (GSW) received high accolades last fall semester for their top performance in the Business Strategy Game out of more than 6,000 teams from over 300 colleges and universities around the world.", "pubDate": "Thu, 6 Feb 2025 00:00:00 EST", "author": "", "image": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2025/competitors-web.webp", "category": [ "Announcements", "Education" ] } , { "title": "Dr. Rachel Abbott named interim provost at Georgia Southwestern", "link": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2025/01/dr-rachel-abbott-named-interim-provost-at-georgia-southwestern.html", "description": "AMERICUS, Ga. (January 28, 2025) — Rachel Abbott, Ph.D., has been appointed interim provost and vice president of Academic Affairs at Georgia Southwestern State University (GSW) effective Feb. 1.", "pubDate": "Tue, 28 Jan 2025 00:00:00 EST", "author": "", "image": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2025/images/rachel-abbott.webp", "category": [ "People", "Announcements" ] } , { "title": "Norton-Hayes English Scholarship established at GSW, honors late faculty member", "link": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2025/01/norton-hayes-english-scholarship-established-at-gsw-honors-late-faculty-member.html", "description": "AMERICUS, Ga. (Jan. 3, 2025) — The Georgia Southwestern Foundation is pleased to announce the establishment earlier this year of the Norton-Hayes English Scholarship, an endowed fund generously created by George D. Hayes and Valerie A. Hepburn, Ph.D.", "pubDate": "Fri, 3 Jan 2025 00:00:00 EST", "author": "", "image": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2025/images/hayes-hepburn.webp", "category": [ "Education", "Announcements" ] } , { "title": "Georgia Southwestern earns SACSCOC reaffirmation of accreditation", "link": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2024/12/georgia-southwestern-earns-sacscoc-reaffirmation-accreditation.html", "description": "AMERICUS (December 11, 2024)—Georgia Southwestern State University (GSW) received recognition of a 10-year reaffirmation of accreditation from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) during its annual meeting held Dec. 7-10 in Austin, Texas. ", "pubDate": "Wed, 11 Dec 2024 00:00:00 EST", "author": "", "image": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2024/images/sacscocreaffirmation.webp", "category": [ "Education", "Announcements" ] } , { "title": "GSW commencement ceremonies set for December 12, keynote delivered by Teresa MacCartney", "link": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2024/12/gsw-commencement-ceremonies-set-for-december-12-keynote-delivered-by-teresa-maccartney.html", "description": "AMERICUS (December 9, 2024) — Georgia Southwestern State University (GSW) will hold its Fall 2024 Commencement ceremonies on Thursday, December 12 in the Convocation Hall of the Student Success Center, also known as the Storm Dome. ", "pubDate": "Mon, 9 Dec 2024 00:00:00 EST", "author": "", "image": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2024/images/teresa-maccartney-01.webp", "category": [ "Announcements", "Education", "People" ] } , { "title": "GSW sets new enrollment record, awarded for enrollment growth and largest graduation rate increase", "link": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2024/11/gsw-sets-new-enrollment-record-awarded-for-enrollment-growth-and-largest-graduation-rate-increase.html", "description": "AMERICUS, GA (November 22, 2024) — Georgia Southwestern State University (GSW) marks another record-breaking enrollment with 3,704 students, the highest total enrollment in GSW’s history. ", "pubDate": "Fri, 22 Nov 2024 00:00:00 EST", "author": "", "image": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2024/images/gsw-fall-enrollment.webp", "category": [ "Announcements", "Education", "Enrollment" ] } , { "title": "Georgia Southwestern announces 2025 Outstanding Alumni Award recipients", "link": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2024/11/georgia-southwestern-announces-2025-outstanding-alumni-award-recipients.html", "description": "AMERICUS, GA (November 15, 2024) — Georgia Southwestern State University (GSW) has announced its most outstanding alumni for their professional and personal achievements as well as their contributions to the University. ", "pubDate": "Fri, 15 Nov 2024 00:00:00 EST", "author": "", "image": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2024/images/alumni-awards.webp", "category": [ "People", "Announcements", "Alumni" ] } , { "title": "GSW Foundation announces re-elected, new board members at November meeting", "link": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2024/11/gsw-foundation-announces-re-elected-new-board-members-at-november-meeting.html", "description": "AMERICUS, GA (November 14, 2024) — The Georgia Southwestern Foundation, Inc. (Foundation) convened its semi-annual Board of Trustees meeting on Thursday, November 7, announcing the re-election of seven current members and the election of three new members to its 45-member board.", "pubDate": "Fri, 15 Nov 2024 00:00:00 EST", "author": "", "image": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2024/images/bot-fall-2024.webp", "category": [ "Announcements" ] } , { "title": "GSW waives application fee and test scores during Apply to College Month in November ", "link": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2024/11/gsw-waives-application-fee-and-test-scores-during-apply-to-college-month-in-november.html", "description": "AMERICUS, GA (November 11, 2024) — Georgia Southwestern State University (GSW) is waiving its undergraduate application fee throughout the month of November during Georgia's Apply to College Month and continues to waive the test score requirements for SAT/ACT for students with a 3.0 or higher high school GPA. ", "pubDate": "Mon, 11 Nov 2024 00:00:00 EST", "author": "", "image": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2023/images/apply-for-free.webp", "category": [ "Announcements", "Education", "Enrollment" ] } , { "title": "Georgia Southwestern’s ASN program earns prestigious accreditation", "link": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2024/10/georgia-southwesterns-asn-program-earns-prestigious-accreditation.html", "description": "AMERICUS (October 24, 2024) — Georgia Southwestern State University’s (GSW) Associate of Science in Nursing program recently earned initial accreditation from the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN). This accreditation extends through Spring 2029.", "pubDate": "Thu, 24 Oct 2024 00:00:00 EDT", "author": "", "image": "https://www.gsw.edu/news_files/images/asn1.webp", "category": [ "Education", "Announcements" ] } , { "title": "GSW’s College of Business and Computing renews prestigious AACSB Business Accreditation", "link": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2024/10/gsws-college-of-business-and-computing-renews-prestigious-aacsb-business-accreditation.html", "description": "AMERICUS (October 17, 2024) — Georgia Southwestern State University’s (GSW) business programs within the College of Business and Computing (COBAC) has maintained its accreditation by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) International. ", "pubDate": "Thu, 17 Oct 2024 00:00:00 EDT", "author": "", "image": "https://www.gsw.edu/news_files/images/aacsb-renewal.webp", "category": [ "Announcements", "Education" ] } , { "title": "GSW invites community to Homecoming and Family Weekend festivities, Oct. 21-26", "link": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2024/10/gsw-invites-community-to-homecoming-and-family-weekend-festivities-oct-21-26.html", "description": "AMERICUS, GA (October 15, 2024) — Georgia Southwestern State University (GSW) will celebrate Homecoming and Family Weekend Oct. 21-26. All GSW alumni, families, friends and members of the community are invited to attend the festivities. ", "pubDate": "Tue, 15 Oct 2024 00:00:00 EDT", "author": "", "image": "https://www.gsw.edu/news_files/images/homecoming.webp", "category": [ "Community", "Announcements" ] } , { "title": "Georgia Southwestern ranks among Top Public Universities in the South", "link": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2024/10/georgia-southwestern-ranks-among-top-public-universities-in-the-south.html", "description": "AMERICUS, GA (October 1, 2024) – Georgia Southwestern State University (GSW) has been recognized by U.S. News and World Report in multiple categories, including #51 in the Top Public Universities in the South, in the 2025 Best Colleges rankings by U.S. News Media Group. ", "pubDate": "Tue, 1 Oct 2024 00:00:00 EDT", "author": "", "image": "https://www.gsw.edu/news_files/images/og-social/gsw-students-walking-copy.webp", "category": [ "Announcements", "Education", "Enrollment" ] } ] }