Georgia College & State University

"GCSU" redirects here. For other uses, see GCSU (disambiguation).

Georgia College

Motto	Georgia's Public Liberal Arts University
Type	Public
Established	1889
Endowment	$33,8 million (End of FY 2014)^[1]
President	Steve Dorman
Administrative staff	393 (Fall 2014)^[1]
Students	6,889^[2]
Undergraduates	6,036^[2]
Postgraduates	853^[2]
Location	Milledgeville, Georgia, United States
Campus	Milledgeville
Colors	Blue & Green
Mascot	Bobcat^[3]
Affiliations	University System of Georgia
Website	www.gcsu.edu

Georgia College (Georgia College & State University or GCSU) is a public liberal arts university in Milledgeville, Georgia, United States, with approximately 7,000 students. A member of the University System of Georgia, Georgia College was designated Georgia's "Public Liberal Arts University" in 1996 by the Georgia Board of Regents.

History

Georgia College was chartered in 1889 as Georgia Normal and Industrial College. Its emphasis at the time was largely vocational, and its major task was to prepare young women for teaching or industrial careers. In 1917, in keeping with economic and cultural changes in the state, Georgia Normal and Industrial College was authorized to grant degrees, the first of which was awarded in 1921. In 1922, the institution's name was changed to Georgia State College for Women. The University has been a unit of the University System of Georgia since it was formed in 1932. The name was changed to Women's College of Georgia in 1961, and, when the institution became coeducational in 1967, it became Georgia College at Milledgeville. The name was later shortened to Georgia College. In August 1996, the Board of Regents approved a change of name to Georgia College & State University, and a new mission as Georgia's Public Liberal Arts University. ^[4]

Campus

The central campus comprises about 43.2 acres (174,000 m²) in the center of Milledgeville, near the grounds of the former state capitol. The campus contains buildings of red brick and white Corinthian columns, representative of those constructed during the pre-Civil War Antebellum period, when Milledgeville was the capital of Georgia. Bell Hall and Russell Auditorium are credited to architect J. Reginald MacEachron. Atkinson Hall (1896) is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Other historic buildings on the campus include Sanford Hall (1938), Russell Auditorium (1926), Ina Dillard Russell Art Museum (the original section of the library) (1932), Chappell Hall (1963) (on the site of an earlier Chappell Hall built in 1907), Parks Hall (1911), Terrell Hall (1908), Maxwell Student Union (1972), Beeson Hall (1937), Porter Hall (1939), Lanier Hall (1926), Ennis Hall (1920), and Herty Hall (1954 and expanded in 1972).^[5]

Most of the university's residence halls are located a block from central campus along with the sports complex, called the Centennial Center. The Old Governor's Mansion is also within walking distance of the residence halls and front campus. West Campus, a 500 acre (2 km²) extension two miles (3 km) from the central campus, contains The Village student apartments and athletic fields. In addition, GC operates a large recreational area on Lake Laurel (approximately 15 minutes from the central campus) which is used by students in the university's Environmental Science and Outdoor Education programs.

The university library houses the manuscript collection of author Flannery O'Connor, an alumna of the university, and of U.S. Senator Paul Coverdell, whose career included serving as director of the Peace Corps when the Berlin Wall fell.

Center for Graduate and Professional Learning

GCSU offers advanced degree programs at its Center for Graduate and Professional Learning in the Thomas Jefferson Building in downtown Macon. The MBA, MPA, and MSA in logistics are offered in Warner Robins ('Robins Center'), on the Air Force base located there.

Athletics

Official athletics logo.

Known as the Georgia College Bobcats, the college is currently a member of NCAA Division II and the Peach Belt Conference. Georgia College currently sponsors varsity teams in baseball, men's and women's basketball, cheerleading, men's and women's cross country, golf, dance team, women's soccer, softball, men's and women's tennis and volleyball.

Student life

Student housing

Georgia College provides housing for its students. Students have the option to reside either in a suite-style residence hall on Central Campus or in an apartment at The Village on West Campus. The residential halls on Central Campus are Bell, Sanford, Parkhurst, Wells, Napier, Foundation and Adams. Students have the option of dining at The Max (main dining hall), which includes Chick-fil-A, Einstein Bros. Bagels, Subway, Books & Brew Starbucks Café.

Greek life

Georgia College has a very active Greek system with over 21 sororities and fraternities under various councils.

United Greek Council

The Student Government Association

Georgia College's Student Government Association (SGA) serves the campus community by addressing student concerns, promoting understanding within the college community, and administering all matters which are delegated to the student government by the university President. The responsibility for the governing of the student body is vested in the students themselves. All students are members of the SGA upon their enrollment and officers and Senators are elected on a yearly basis.

Students and rankings

According to SAT results listed on CollegeBoard.com, GC students have the third highest average of all public schools in Georgia. As of 2009, GC has been Georgia's top-ranked public Master's University in U.S. News and World Report for the past four years. Kiplinger.com ranks Georgia College in the top 100 Best Values in Public Colleges. The university boasts a student retention rate of 84%, making it a leader in that category. In 2007, 18 states and 43 nations were represented by its student body. In 2013, U.S. News & World Report ranked GCSU as 30th among regional colleges in the South. The publication also named GCSU as 10th best public school among regional universities.

Notable alumni

Sherrilyn Kenyon – bestselling US writer.
Flannery O'Connor – American writer and essayist.
Tony Nicely – CEO of GEICO

References

1 2 "IPEDS Data Center". Nces.ed.gov. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
1 2 3 "Semester Enrollment Report" (PDF). Office of Research and Policy Analysis. University System of Georgia. 2015-10-30. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
↑ http://www.gcsu.edu/athletics/default.html Archived January 11, 2010 at the Wayback Machine
↑ Mission and Values | Georgia College
↑ Name origins and brief histories of Georgia College buildings Georgia College Buildings

External links

University System of Georgia

Research universities	Augusta University Georgia Institute of Technology Georgia State University University of Georgia

Comprehensive universities	Georgia Southern University Kennesaw State University University of West Georgia Valdosta State University

State universities	Albany State University Armstrong State University Clayton State University Columbus State University Fort Valley State University Georgia College & State University Georgia Southwestern State University Middle Georgia State University University of North Georgia Savannah State University

Category I state colleges	Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College Atlanta Metropolitan State College College of Coastal Georgia Dalton State College Georgia Gwinnett College Gordon State College

Category II state colleges	Bainbridge State College Darton State College East Georgia State College Georgia Highlands College Georgia Perimeter College South Georgia State College

Governing body	Georgia Board of Regents

Peach Belt Conference

Members

Future	Auburn–Montgomery Warhawks

Affiliates

Educational Institutions in Macon, Georgia

Colleges and universities	Central Georgia Technical College Georgia College & State University Graduate Center Middle Georgia State University Mercer University Wesleyan College

High schools	Central High School First Presbyterian Day School Hutchings High School Mount de Sales Academy Northeast Health Science Magnet High School Rutland High School Southwest Magnet High School Stratford Academy Tattnall Square Academy Westside High School Windsor Academy

American women's colleges that became coeducational

Became coeducational	Adelphi Albertus Magnus Andrew Anna Maria Barber-Scotia Beaver Bennington Blue Mountain College Brescia Cabrini Caldwell Carlow Cazenovia Chestnut Hill Chowan Columbia (MO) Connecticut College Dominican (CA) Dominican (NY) Drexel College of Medicine Elms Elmira Emmanuel (MA) Felician Florida State Fontbonne Georgia College Georgian Court Goucher Greensboro Holy Family Holy Names Hood Hunter Huston-Tillotson Immaculata Incarnate Word James Madison Keuka LaGrange Lake Erie Lasell Lesley Lindenwood Longwood MacMurray Mary Hardin–Baylor Mary Washington Marygrove Marymount (CA) Marymount (VA) Marymount Manhattan Marywood Mercy (NY) Mercyhurst Misericordia Mississippi University for Women Mount Mercy Mount St. Joseph Mount St. Vincent Montevallo Moravian Notre Dame (OH) Notre Dame de Namur Ohio Dominican Our Lady of Holy Cross Our Lady of the Lake Pine Manor Queens (NC) Radford Randolph Regis (MA) Rosemont Rivier St. Francis (IL) St. Joseph's (NY) St. Scholastica St. Xavier (IL) Sarah Lawrence Salve Regina Seton Hill Shorter Silver Lake Skidmore Southern Virginia Spalding Stevenson Texas Woman's Thomas More (KY) Trocaire UNC Greensboro University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma Vassar Virginia Union Viterbo Washington College of Law Webster Wells Wheaton (MA) William Peace Wilson (PA) Winthrop

Coordinate colleges	Douglass (merged with Rutgers University) Evelyn College for Women (with Princeton University; closed) Georgia State College for Women (with Georgia School of Technology to form Georgia College & State University) H. Sophie Newcomb Memorial College (merged with Tulane University) Margaret Morrison Carnegie College (merged with Carnegie Mellon University) Maryhill College (merged with St. Edward's University) Mt Vernon College (with GW University) Pembroke (merged with Brown University) Radcliffe College (merged with Harvard University) University of Mary Washington (with University of Virginia)

Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges (COPLAC)

College sports teams in Georgia

NCAA Division I	Georgia Georgia Southern Georgia State Georgia Tech Kennesaw State Mercer Savannah State

NCAA Division II	Albany State Armstrong State Augusta Clark Atlanta Clayton State Columbus State Emmanuel Fort Valley State Georgia College Georgia Southwestern Morehouse North Georgia Paine Shorter Valdosta State West Georgia Young Harris

NCAA Division III	Agnes Scott Berry Covenant Emory LaGrange Oglethorpe Piedmont Wesleyan

NAIA Divisions I and II	Brenau Brewton–Parker Coastal Georgia Dalton State Georgia Gwinnett Life Middle Georgia Point Reinhardt Savannah Art and Design Savannah Art & Design–Atlanta Thomas Truett-McConnell

NJCAA Division I	Abraham Baldwon Albany Tech Atlanta Metropolitan Chattahoochee Tech Darton State East Georgia Georgia Highlands Georgia Military Georgia Perimeter Gordon State Middle Georgia South Georgia Tech Waycross

NCCAA Divisions I and II	Carver Emmanuel Point Shorter Toccoa Falls

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