Georgia College & State University

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	6,915^[2]
Undergraduates	6,047^[3]
Postgraduates	868^[4]
Location	Milledgeville, Georgia, United States
Campus	Milledgeville
Colors	Blue and green
Affiliations	University System of Georgia
Mascot	Bobcat^[5]
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 shortened to Georgia College in 1971.^[6] 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. ^[7]

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).^[8]

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. They 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) as well as Chick-fil-A, Einstein Bros. Bagels, Subway, Books & Brew Starbucks Café, The Village Market, The Lunch Box, and the GC Food Cart.

Greek life

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

United Greek Council

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.

Notable alumni

Sherrilyn Kenyon – bestselling writer
Helen Matthews Lewis - sociologist, historian, and activist
Tony Nicely – CEO of GEICO
Flannery O'Connor – writer and essayist

References

1 2 "IPEDS Data Center". Retrieved 2016-01-20.
↑ http://irout.gcsu.edu/documents/minifactbook/2016_Quick_Facts_booklet.pdf
↑ http://irout.gcsu.edu/documents/minifactbook/2016_Quick_Facts_booklet.pdf
↑ http://irout.gcsu.edu/documents/minifactbook/2016_Quick_Facts_booklet.pdf
↑ http://www.gcsu.edu/athletics/default.html Archived January 11, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
↑ "Our heritage and history". 24 August 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
↑ "About Georgia College". 15 July 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
↑ 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	Augusta Jaguars Clayton State Lakers Columbus State Cougars Flagler Saints Francis Marion Patriots Georgia College Bobcats Georgia Southwestern State Hurricanes Lander Bearcats North Carolina–Pembroke Braves North Georgia Nighthawks South Carolina–Aiken Pacers Young Harris Mountain Lions

Educational institutions in Macon, Georgia
Colleges and universities	Central Georgia Technical College Georgia College & State University Graduate Center Mercer University Middle Georgia State 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

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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