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(May 9, 2025) — Georgia Southwestern State University (GSW) proudly celebrated the achievements of approximately 265 graduating students during its Spring 2025 Commencement ceremonies on Friday, May 9, held in the Convocation Hall of the Student Success Center.", "pubDate": "Fri, 9 May 2025 00:00:00 EDT", "author": "", "image": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2025/images/spencer-and-jacob-rose-with-basketball-coaches.webp", "category": [ "Education" ] } , { "title": "Georgia Southwestern shines a light for Nurses Week and Nurses Light Up the Sky initiative", "link": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2025/05/georgia-southwestern-shines-a-light-for-nurses-week-and-nurses-light-up-the-sky-initiative.html", "description": "AMERICUS, Ga. (May 8, 2025)—In celebration of National Nurses Week (May 6-12) and the #NursesLightUpTheSky initiative, Georgia Southwestern State University (GSW) is illuminating the Wheatley Administration Building and Carter I of the Rosalynn Carter Health and Human Sciences Complex red to honor the nursing profession.", "pubDate": "Thu, 8 May 2025 00:00:00 EDT", "author": "", "image": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2025/images/wheatley-administration.webp", "category": [ "Education", "Partnerships" ] } , { "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": "Three GSW students awarded $1,000 gas cards to ease travel costs and fuel educational journeys", "link": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2025/04/three-gsw-students-awarded-1,000-gas-cards-to-ease-travel-costs-and-fuel-educational-journeys.html", "description": "AMERICUS, Ga. (April 30, 2025) – Three Georgia Southwestern State University (GSW) students have earned $1,000 Gas N Go gas cards made possible by Charles Eames, a philanthropist from Waycross, Ga., and Perry Brother’s Oil Company in Americus.", "pubDate": "Wed, 30 Apr 2025 00:00:00 EDT", "author": "", "image": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2025/images/gas-card-spring-2025.webp", "category": [ "Philanthropy", "Education", "Partnerships" ] } , { "title": "Georgia Southwestern excels at prestigious Regents Cup debate tournament", "link": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2025/04/georgia-southwestern-excels-at-prestigious-regents-cup-debate-tournament.html", "description": "AMERICUS, Ga. (April 30, 2025) — Georgia Southwestern State University (GSW) students excelled at the Regents Cup debate tournament, securing impressive achievements against a talented field of 13 schools and 26 debaters from across the state. ", "pubDate": "Wed, 30 Apr 2025 00:00:00 EDT", "author": "", "image": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2025/images/carter-and-gsw-students.webp", "category": [ "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": "Georgia Southwestern students showcase undergraduate research", "link": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2025/04/georgia-southwestern-students-showcase-undergraduate-research.html", "description": "AMERICUS, Ga. (April 29, 2025) — Georgia Southwestern State University (GSW) hosted its 7th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium featuring student research on topics such as politics and history, computer science and IT, mathematics, psychology, biology, and nursing.", "pubDate": "Tue, 29 Apr 2025 00:00:00 EDT", "author": "", "image": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2025/images/symposium-winners.webp", "category": [ "Education" ] } , { "title": "GSW nursing students partner with FEMA for disaster simulation training", "link": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2025/04/gsw-nursing-students-partner-with-fema-for-disaster-simulation-training.html", "description": "AMERICUS, Ga. (April 28, 2025) — Georgia Southwestern State University's (GSW) College of Nursing and Health Sciences recently provided students with a powerful, real-world learning experience through a full-scale disaster simulation in partnership with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).", "pubDate": "Mon, 28 Apr 2025 00:00:00 EDT", "author": "", "image": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2025/images/main-fema-training-group.webp", "category": [ "Education", "Partnerships" ] } , { "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": "GSW computing student earns third place in global Copilot Hackathon, with AI-powered Study-Buddy app", "link": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2025/04/gsw-computing-student-earns-third-place-in-global-copilot-hackathon-with-ai-powered-study-buddy-app.html", "description": "AMERICUS, Ga. (April 9, 2025) — Georgia Southwestern State University (GSW) senior Dhrumil Patel, a computer science major from Americus, recently earned third place in the global “Accelerate App Development with GitHub Copilot” Hackathon. ", "pubDate": "Wed, 9 Apr 2025 00:00:00 EDT", "author": "", "image": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2025/images/dhrumil-patel.webp", "category": [ "Education", "People" ] } , { "title": "GSW selected as GitHub Campus Program Partner, enhancing tech education with industry-standard tools", "link": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2025/02/gsw-selected-as-github-campus-program-partner-enhancing-tech-education-with-industry-standard-tools.html", "description": "AMERICUS, GA (Feb. 26, 2025) – Georgia Southwestern State University (GSW) is proud to announce its acceptance into the GitHub Campus Program, a global initiative by GitHub Education that connects leading academic institutions with industry-standard tools and resources.", "pubDate": "Wed, 26 Feb 2025 00:00:00 EST", "author": "", "image": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2025/images/githubprogram.webp", "category": [ "Partnerships", "Education" ] } , { "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": "GSW accounting students offer free tax preparation through VITA program in partnership with Sumter County Extension Service", "link": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2025/02/gsw-accounting-students-offer-free-tax-preparation-through-vita-program-in-partnership-with-sumter-county-extension-service.html", "description": "AMERICUS, Ga. (Feb. 5, 2025) – Georgia Southwestern State University (GSW) accounting students, in partnership with the Sumter County Extension Service, are offering free tax preparation services to the Americus community through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program (VITA). ", "pubDate": "Wed, 5 Feb 2025 00:00:00 EST", "author": "", "image": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2025/images/vita-project.webp", "category": [ "Partnerships", "Education", "Community" ] } , { "title": "Georgia Southwestern to host 45th annual MLK Convocation", "link": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2025/01/georgia-southwestern-to-host-45th-annual-mlk-convocation.html", "description": "AMERICUS, Ga. (January 14, 2025) — Georgia Southwestern State University (GSW) will host its 45th annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Convocation in the GSW Student Success Center Convocation Hall on Wednesday, Jan. 29 at 11 a.m. with Andra Brantley serving as keynote speaker.", "pubDate": "Tue, 14 Jan 2025 00:00:00 EST", "author": "", "image": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2025/images/andra-brantley.webp", "category": [ "Community", "Education" ] } , { "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 awards posthumous degree at Fall Commencement", "link": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2024/12/georgia-southwestern-awards-posthumous-degree-at-fall-commencement.html", "description": "AMERICUS, GA (December 17, 2024) – The late Charlie Bass of Albany was awarded a posthumous degree at Georgia Southwestern State University’s (GSW) Fall Commencement Ceremony on Thursday, Dec. 12. His wife, Shey Bass, accepted the framed degree onstage, drawing a standing ovation from the crowd.", "pubDate": "Tue, 17 Dec 2024 00:00:00 EST", "author": "", "image": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2024/images/bass-posthumous-degree1.webp", "category": [ "People", "Education" ] } , { "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" ] } ] }