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At Georgia Gwinnett College (GGC), work is well under way to welcome new and returning students for the start of the college’s new academic year on Monday, Aug. 12.

“Summer is the best time for us to make improvements on campus because it causes the least disruption,” said Terrance Schneider, associate vice president of Facilities and chief of police at GGC. “We have been busy.”

When students move into campus housing Aug. 8 and 9, they will find new outdoor furnishings and enhanced landscaping. An

During the dog days of summer, the temperatures soar, and so do electric bills. At Georgia Gwinnett College (GGC), the buildings remain comfortably cool thanks to a project that started 10 years ago.

GGC’s initial campus buildings were constructed with each using individual air conditioning units located adjacent to the buildings. In early 2015, GGC completed a study to coordinate the campus utility systems with the planned architectural growth. The study focused on developing reliable, energy

Lebenserfahrung: Experience of a lifetime

A group of nine Georgia Gwinnett College (GGC) students, a professor and a staff member from GGC’s School of Business (SBA) recently flew over nine hours and several time zones to reach Germany. Their mission: spend 12 days immersed in German cultural, business and leadership activities.

The study abroad experience was made possible thanks to a $25,000 grant to the Georgia Gwinnett College Foundation from The Halle Foundation, Atlanta. This is the second

Summertime is synonymous with vacation time. Many Americans, however, struggle to take vacation.

Georgia Gwinnett College’s (GGC) Dr. David Ludden, a psychology professor and the Psychology Department chair, said that vacations have become work vacations.

“It’s easy to think, ‘They need me’ because it gives you a sense of importance, and that makes it hard not to be checking and responding to work email while on vacation,” he said. “There is even an expectation that you should answer work emails

“All right, time to get to work!”  Those were the words of Malachi McClain, 15, of Dacula, who skipped the beach this summer in favor of conducting research in a college chemistry lab. A rising junior at the Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science and Technology, McClain is part of a student cohort from four Gwinnett County high schools who are participating in the Project SEED program at Georgia Gwinnett College (GGC).

The American Chemical Society’s Project SEED summer program brings students

Due to demand, the Georgia Gwinnett College (GGC) Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) Center will remain open through August 1.

“When we first opened the center at the end of April to help students start or complete their FAFSA application, it was to help students navigate the process,” said Kimberly Jordan, GGC ‘s executive director of Financial Aid Services.

“The response has steadily increased with more students stopping by for assistance and to ask questions.”

The GGC FAFSA

Millions of Americans are expected to tune in at 9 p.m. on Thursday, June 27, to watch the first presidential debate between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump. The debate will take place in Atlanta. The question is, will this debate influence how people vote in November?

Dr. David Felsen of Georgia Gwinnett College (GGC), has taught U.S. government, holds a doctorate from Oxford University in the United Kingdom, and has lectured on American and global politics in the U.S. and

Georgia Gwinnett College’s (GGC) Juneteenth Celebration embraced a spirit of unity, emphasizing fellowship, family and camaraderie among students, staff and their families.  Now in its second year, the event sought to build on the success of last year’s celebration with a slightly different focus.

Ryan Smith, assistant director of Student Life, coordinated GGC’s  2024 Juneteenth celebration. He said this year’s event was less structured and more organic.

“We offered more of a casual program this

Since opening the Georgia Gwinnett College (GGC) Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) Completion Center at the end of April, more than 300 students have stopped by to seek help and ask questions.

“We have had a pretty steady number of students coming to our help center in the past month,” said Kimberly Jordan, executive director of Financial Aid Services at GGC. “About two-thirds of them needed help starting or completing their FAFSA form.”

The remaining students, however, came to ask

Georgia Gwinnett College (GGC) earned its 10-year reaffirmation from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC).

"We are thrilled to announce that the Board of Trustees of the SACSCOC has voted and approved Georgia Gwinnett College’s accreditation reaffirmation as we embark on the 20th year of our young history,” said GGC President Jann L. Joseph. “Our enrollment numbers have rebounded strongly from the pandemic and continue to grow; with record enrollments