{ "title": "Announcements", "link": "https://www.gsw.edu/newsannouncements.html", "language": "en-us", "description": "", "pubDate": "Tue, 7 Apr 2026 14:32:29 EDT", "generator": "Cascade CMS", "posts": [ { "title": "Georgia Southwestern State University named #1 Most Affordable MBA in the U.S.", "link": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2026/04/georgia-southwestern-state-university-named-1-most-affordable-mba-in-the-u.s.html", "description": "AMERICUS, Ga. (April 1, 2026) — Georgia Southwestern State University (GSW) has been ranked as offering the #1 most affordable Master’s of Business Administration (MBA) program in the United States, according to a recent ranking by MBA Grad Schools.", "pubDate": "Thu, 2 Apr 2026 00:00:00 EDT", "author": "", "image": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2026/images/affordable-mba.webp", "category": [ "Education", "Announcements" ] } , { "title": "GSW graduates rank #3 in earnings one year after graduation", "link": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2026/03/gsw-graduates-rank-3-in-earnings-one-year-after-graduation.html", "description": "AMERICUS, Ga. (March 19, 2026) — Graduates of Georgia Southwestern State University (GSW) rank third in median earnings among institutions in the University System of Georgia (USG) one year after graduation, according to data compiled by the USG for alumni employed within the state.", "pubDate": "Thu, 19 Mar 2026 00:00:00 EDT", "author": "", "image": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2026/images/graduate-earnings.webp", "category": [ "Education", "Announcements" ] } , { "title": "Apply to GSW for free during Apply to College Month in March", "link": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2026/03/apply-to-gsw-for-free-during-apply-to-college-month-in-march.html", "description": "AMERICUS, Ga. (March 4, 2026) — Georgia Southwestern State University (GSW) is waiving its undergraduate application fee throughout the month of March during Georgia's Apply to College Month and continues to waive the test score requirements for SAT/ACT for regular admission to the University.", "pubDate": "Wed, 4 Mar 2026 00:00:00 EST", "author": "", "image": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2026/images/apply-for-free-to-gsw.webp", "category": [ "Announcements", "Enrollment" ] } , { "title": "GSW announces 27 students chosen for prestigious Marshals program", "link": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2026/02/gsw-announces-27-students-chosen-for-prestigious-marshals-program.html", "description": "AMERICUS, Ga. (Feb. 10, 2026) – Twenty-seven students have been selected to one of Georgia Southwestern State University’s most prestigious and oldest organizations on campus, the GSW Marshals.", "pubDate": "Tue, 10 Feb 2026 00:00:00 EST", "author": "", "image": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2026/images/gsw-2025-2026-marshals.webp", "category": [ "People", "Announcements" ] } , { "title": "Georgia Southwestern announces 2026 Outstanding Alumni Award recipients", "link": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2025/11/georgia-southwestern-announces-2026-outstanding-alumni-award-recipients.html", "description": "AMERICUS , Ga. (Nov. 25, 2025) — Georgia Southwestern State University (GSW) has announced its outstanding alumni recognized for their professional and personal achievements as well as their contributions to the University. All recipients will be honored during the fourth annual Gold Force Gala, scheduled for Saturday, January 31, 2026 at the new Griffin Bell Conference Center.", "pubDate": "Tue, 25 Nov 2025 00:00:00 EST", "author": "", "image": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2025/images/alumni-awards-2025.webp", "category": [ "Alumni", "People", "Announcements" ] } , { "title": "Dr. Lettie Watford named interim dean of GSW’s College of Education", "link": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2025/11/dr-lettie-watford-named-interim-dean-of-gsws-college-of-education.html", "description": "AMERICUS, Ga. (Nov. 25, 2025) — Professor Emerita Lettie Watford (’82), Ph.D., has been appointed interim dean of the College of Education at Georgia Southwestern State University (GSW) effective December 1, 2025. She assumes the role following the appointment of Rachel Abbott, Ph.D., as GSW’s provost and vice president for Academic Affairs.", "pubDate": "Tue, 25 Nov 2025 00:00:00 EST", "author": "", "image": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2025/images/lettie-watford.webp", "category": [ "People", "Announcements" ] } , { "title": "Georgia Southwestern sets historic enrollment record surpassing 4,000 students for the first time ", "link": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2025/11/georgia-southwestern-sets-historic-enrollment-record-surpassing-4,000-students-for-the-first-time.html", "description": "AMERICUS, GA (Nov. 21, 2025) — Georgia Southwestern State University (GSW) has reached a major milestone this fall, surpassing 4,000 students for the first time in its history.", "pubDate": "Fri, 21 Nov 2025 00:00:00 EST", "author": "", "image": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2025/images/record-fall-enrollment1.webp", "category": [ "Enrollment", "Education", "Announcements" ] } , { "title": "GSW’s online master’s in computer science ranked #1 most affordable in the nation", "link": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2025/11/gsws-online-masters-in-computer-science-ranked-1-most-affordable-in-the-nation.html", "description": "AMERICUS, Ga. (Nov. 11, 2025) – Georgia Southwestern State University (GSW) has been ranked the #1 Most Affordable Online Master’s in Computer Science program in the nation, according to a recent national affordability study published by Research.com. ", "pubDate": "Tue, 11 Nov 2025 00:00:00 EST", "author": "", "image": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2025/images/mscs-most-affordable.webp", "category": [ "Education", "Announcements" ] } , { "title": "GSW waives application fee and test scores during Apply to College Month in November", "link": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2025/11/gsw-waives-application-fee-and-test-scores-during-apply-to-college-month-in-november.html", "description": "AMERICUS, Ga. (Nov. 6, 2025) — 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": "Thu, 6 Nov 2025 00:00:00 EST", "author": "", "image": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2025/images/apply-for-free-to-gsw.webp", "category": [ "Announcements", "Enrollment" ] } , { "title": "Rachel Abbott named Georgia Southwestern provost and vice president of Academic Affairs", "link": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2025/11/rachel-abbott-named-georgia-southwestern-provost-and-vice-president-of-academic-affairs.html", "description": "AMERICUS, Ga. (Nov. 4, 2025) — Georgia Southwestern State University (GSW) has announced the appointment of Rachel Abbott, Ph.D., as provost and vice president of Academic Affairs. ", "pubDate": "Tue, 4 Nov 2025 00:00:00 EST", "author": "", "image": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2025/images/rachel-abbott1.webp", "category": [ "Announcements", "People" ] } , { "title": "GSW celebrates ribbon cutting and grand opening for newly renovated James Earl Carter Library", "link": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2025/10/gsw-celebrates-ribbon-cutting-and-grand-opening-for-newly-renovated-james-earl-carter-library.html", "description": "AMERICUS, Ga. (Oct. 30, 2025) – Georgia Southwestern State University (GSW) celebrated a major milestone on Friday, October 17, with a ribbon cutting and grand opening ceremony for the newly renovated James Earl Carter Library.", "pubDate": "Thu, 30 Oct 2025 00:00:00 EDT", "author": "", "image": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2025/images/library-ribbon-cutting.webp", "category": [ "Education", "Announcements" ] } , { "title": "GSW to hold Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for newly renovated James Earl Carter Library", "link": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2025/10/gsw-to-hold-ribbon-cutting-ceremony-for-newly-renovated-james-earl-carter-library.html", "description": "AMERICUS, Ga. (Oct. 10, 2025) – Georgia Southwestern State University (GSW) is set to reopen the newly renovated James Earl Carter Library on Friday, Oct. 17 at 11:00 a.m. The campus and Americus community is invited to attend. The ribbon cutting will take place as part of Homecoming and Family Weekend festivities.", "pubDate": "Fri, 10 Oct 2025 00:00:00 EDT", "author": "", "image": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2025/images/james-earl-carter-library.webp", "category": [ "Announcements", "Education" ] } , { "title": "TEDxGeorgiaSouthwesternU to hold third annual event on October 10", "link": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2025/09/tedxgeorgiasouthwesternu-to-hold-third-annual-event-on-october-10.html", "description": "AMERICUS, Ga. (Sept. 30, 2025) – TEDx enthusiasts are invited to Georgia Southwestern State University’s (GSW) third annual TEDxGeorgiaSouthwesternU event on Friday, October 10, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. ", "pubDate": "Tue, 30 Sep 2025 00:00:00 EDT", "author": "", "image": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2025/images/tedx-speakers-2025.webp", "category": [ "Announcements", "People", "Community" ] } , { "title": "GSW Chi Phi wins National Chapter Excellence Award, two others at Bicentennial Congress in D.C.", "link": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2025/08/gsw-chi-phi-fraternity-wins-prestigious-national-chapter-excellence-award-two-others-at-bicentennial-congress-in-d.c.html", "description": "AMERICUS, Ga. (August 15, 2025) – Georgia Southwestern State University’s (GSW) Delta Pi Chapter of the Chi Phi Fraternity brought home top honors from the 159th Special Bicentennial Congress in Washington, D.C., earning three national awards, including the fraternity’s most prestigious honor, the Thomas Gehring Award for Chapter Excellence.", "pubDate": "Fri, 15 Aug 2025 00:00:00 EDT", "author": "", "image": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2025/images/chi-phi2.webp", "category": [ "Announcements" ] } , { "title": "Cathy P. Mooney Scholarship established at Georgia Southwestern in memory of donor’s wife ", "link": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2025/07/cathy-p-mooney-scholarship-established-at-georgia-southwestern-in-memory-of-donors-wife.html", "description": "AMERICUS, Ga. (July 1, 2025) — The Cathy P. Mooney ’75 Memorial Scholarship Endowment was recently established at Georgia Southwestern State University (GSW) by Richard Mooney in memory of his late wife. ", "pubDate": "Tue, 1 Jul 2025 00:00:00 EDT", "author": "", "image": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2025/images/mooney.webp", "category": [ "Announcements", "Education" ] } , { "title": "GSW receives $16.1 million in state funding for new Natural Sciences Building", "link": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2025/06/gsw-receives-16.1-million-in-state-funding-for-new-natural-sciences-building.html", "description": "AMERICUS, Ga. (June 27, 2025) — Georgia Southwestern State University (GSW) has received $16.1 million in state funding for the construction of a new Natural Sciences Building, following Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp’s signing of the $37.7 billion Fiscal Year 2026 state budget (House Bill 68) on May 9.", "pubDate": "Fri, 27 Jun 2025 00:00:00 EDT", "author": "", "image": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2025/images/natural-sciences-building-rendering.webp", "category": [ "Announcements", "Education" ] } , { "title": "GSW’s ASN program receives accreditation approval from Georgia Board of Nursing", "link": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2025/06/gsws-asn-program-receives-accreditation-approval-from-georgia-board-of-nursing.html", "description": "AMERICUS, Ga. (June 27, 2025) —Georgia Southwestern State University (GSW) is proud to announce that its Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) program has received full approval from the Georgia Board of Nursing. ", "pubDate": "Fri, 27 Jun 2025 00:00:00 EDT", "author": "", "image": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2025/images/asn-press-release.webp", "category": [ "Announcements", "Education" ] } , { "title": "Georgia Southwestern alumnus establishes Chi Phi Scholarship to inspire future leaders", "link": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2025/06/georgia-southwestern-alumnus-establishes-chi-phi-scholarship-to-inspire-future-leaders.html", "description": "AMERICUS, Ga. (June 26, 2025) — Georgia Southwestern State University (GSW) alumnus Edwin Sammons ’77 recently established the Chi Phi Fraternity Endowed Scholarship to benefit future generations of student leaders.", "pubDate": "Thu, 26 Jun 2025 00:00:00 EDT", "author": "", "image": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2025/images/sammons-endowment.webp", "category": [ "Announcements", "Philanthropy", "Alumni" ] } , { "title": "Dre’a Singleton of Columbus named GSW’s 2025 Outstanding Scholar", "link": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2025/05/drea-singleton-of-columbus-named-gsws-2025-outstanding-scholar.html", "description": "AMERICUS, Ga. (May 20, 2025) — Avondre’a Singleton, known as Dre’a, was recently named Georgia Southwestern State University’s (GSW) 2025 Outstanding Scholar, the University’s highest academic honor.", "pubDate": "Wed, 21 May 2025 00:00:00 EDT", "author": "", "image": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2025/images/drea-outstanding-scholar2.webp", "category": [ "Announcements", "People" ] } , { "title": "GSW earns award for excellence in accounting and reporting for second year in a row", "link": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2025/05/gsw-earns-award-for-excellence-in-accounting-and-reporting-for-second-year-in-a-row.html", "description": "AMERICUS, Ga. (May 16, 2025) — Georgia Southwestern State University’s (GSW) Division of Business and Finance has once again been recognized for its outstanding financial stewardship, receiving the Certificate of Excellence in Accounting and Reporting from the University System of Georgia (USG) at the FY25 Year-End Workshop. ", "pubDate": "Fri, 16 May 2025 00:00:00 EDT", "author": "", "image": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2025/images/gsw-accounting-award.webp", "category": [ "Announcements" ] } ] }