Oct 29 2024
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GGC's Dr. Kamal Kakish presents paper at ISECON

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Dr. Kamal Kakish, professor of information technology, presented his paper, "Leveraging AI to Enhance Adaptive Learning: Personalized and Efficient Education Delivery," at the 2024 Information Systems Educators Conference (ISECON). The paper will also be published in the 2024 ISECON Conference Proceedings.

Oct 23 2024
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Faculty team publishes paper on student performance in intro computing course

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Dr. David Kerven smiling at camera
Dr. Lissa Pollacia smiling at camera
Stacy Jones

Drs. Kamal Kakish, David Kerven and Lissa Pollacia, all professors of information technology, and Stacy Jones, instructor of mathematics, coauthored the paper, “Does Modality Matter?  A Statistical Analysis of Student Performance in General Education Introductory Computing Course.” Pollacia presented the paper for the 2024 Information Systems Educators Conference (ISECON) (PDF), and the paper will be published in the 2024 ISECON Conference Proceedings.

Oct 15 2024
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Technology Ambassadors Program presented research at ACM SIGITE 2024 Conference

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Drs. Anca Doloc-Mihu and Cindy Robertson, both associate professors of information technology (IT), and IT majors Ammar Mehicevic, ’24, and Anh Tang, ’26, recently presented three research papers at the 25th Annual Conference on Information Technology Education in El Paso, Texas. The papers focused on the School of Science and Technology’s Technology Ambassadors Program research on developing successful technology projects for introduction to programming and outreach.

Oct 15 2024
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ITEC faculty and students received travel scholarships

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Dr. Cengiz Gunay smiling at a camera
Dr. Cindy Robertson smiling at camera

An information technology (IT) faculty and student team including Drs. Anca Doloc-Mihu, Cengiz Gunay and Cindy Robertson, all associate professors of IT, and IT majors Carina George, ’23, and Julissa Valdez-Ramos, ’26, received National Science Foundation-supported travel scholarships from the STARS Computing Corps to attend the 2024 CMD-IT/ACM Richard Tapia Celebration of Diversity in Computing Conference and STARS Celebration in San Diego, California.

Representing the School of Science and Technology’s Technology Ambassadors Program (TAP), the students presented their TAP research projects at

Oct 15 2024
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GGC's Ashley Kauschinger exhibiting art at Swan Coach House Gallery

Ashley Kauschinger, assistant professor of art, has a curated art exhibition at Atlanta's Swan Coach House Gallery called, "Sarah Hobbs: Experiments in Utopia," that runs Sept. 26 - Oct. 31, with an artist talk at 3 p.m., Oct. 19.

Oct 14 2024
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GGC's Dr. Alesha Harris accepted to attend the NASPA Ujima Institute

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Dr. Alesha Harris, dean of Student Holistic Health, was accepted to attend the National Association of Personnel Administrators (NASPA) 2024 Ujima Institute, a selective program designed for African American and Black higher education professionals who aspire to senior student affairs officer roles and faculty positions.

Oct 14 2024
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GGC's Dr. Ricky Clark Jr. elected representative for Southeastern Association of Housing Officers

Dr. Ricky Clark Jr., director of Student Housing, was recently elected as the state of Georgia representative on the governing council for the Southeastern Association of Housing Officers (SEAHO)

Oct 14 2024
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GGC's Dr. Kara Latopolski to attend Paul Shang Institute for Aspiring Executive Officers

Dr. Kara Latopolski

Dr. Kara Latopolski, dean of Students, was accepted to attend the 2024 Paul Shang Institute for Aspiring Executive Officers, sponsored by the American College Personnel Association (ACPA). 

Sep 18 2024
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GGC's Dr. Matthew Robison selected for ACPA Diamond Honoree Class of 2025

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Dr. Matthew Robison, associate provost for Student Affairs, has been selected by the The ACPA Foundation for the ACPA Diamond Honoree Class of 2025. The ACPA Foundation provides support for the initiatives of ACPA College Student Educators International.

Sep 18 2024
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GGC's Kate Balsey features film at Off The Wall @ 725 Ponce

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“Natura Artis Magistra,” a film by Kate Balsley, associate professor of film, was recently featured in the public video/art show, "Everything Is Perfect and Nothing is Perfect," at Off The Wall @ 725 Ponce in Atlanta, the largest movie screen in the Southeast. The show was supported by the Emory Arts and Humanistic Inquiry Initiative.