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Dr. Alvina Atkinson, professor of mathematics, is a 2024 Black History Month Honoree of the Network of Minorities in Mathematical Sciences' Mathematically Gifted & Black website. She has also been re-elected to serve a two-year term as the Southeast vice president of the American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges. In addition, she serves as the mathematics representative on the University System of Georgia Regent’s Council on General Education, and is a member of the board of directors of the National Association of Mathematicians.

A group of GGC students have been awarded a $1,500 grant by the prestigious NASA MINDS program. The group's project involves developing and testing a fleet of six small swarm rovers for land surveying and data collection tasks. The group's mentors are Dr. Sairam Tangirala, professor of physics, and Dr. Tae Song Lee, associate professor of physics.