January 2025 Provost Notes

December Awards:

Dr. Nicole DeClouette- College of Education

Project Title: GC&SU THRIVE FY25 (IPSE)

Sponsor: Georgia Council of Developmental Disabilities

Funded Amount: $33,125

Dr. Linda Bradley- College of Education

Project Title: Dyslexia Endorsement Initiative

Sponsor: Georgia Department of Education

Funded Amount: $56,566

It is time for the spring round of Affordable Learning Georgia (ALG) grants, a USG initiative due March 10, 2025. There are three categories of grants: transformation, research, and continuous improvement. Proposals must be submitted by the Office of Grants and Sponsored Projects (OGSP) and are due by March 6, 2025. The OGSP is offering application review and feedback from February 10-17, 2025. Please contact Dr. Shaundra Walker for information x0980.

Of GCSU's Spring 2024 graduates, 58.4% completed GC Journeys! This success was fulfilled through participation in the first-year seminar course, a capstone course within the major, completion of all four career planning milestones, and participation in a minimum of two high impact practices including: MURACE, Internships, Community-based Engaged Learning, Leadership Experiences, and Study Abroad / Away! Thank you for supporting High Impact Practices and GC Journeys!

Natalie Clark ’24, (natalie.clark@gcsu.edu) joins GCSU as the Coordinator of Undergraduate Research. Clark will serve as a key asset in helping support MURACE by working directly with faculty and students to facilitate engagement in research. She is currently located in Room 352 of the University Library.

Mark your calendars for the third annual GCSU Research Day scheduled to take place Wednesday, April 16, 2025, with a keynote event featuring Kevin Morris ('17), on the evening of Tuesday, April 15. The event presents the excellent scholarship and creative work of both undergraduate and graduate students as well as faculty across the campus.

The deadline for submission is Monday, March 3, 2025.

For more information about GCSU Research Day 2025, including the call for submissions, please visit the Research Day website. Contact Dr. Tsu-Ming Chiang, faculty director of GCSU Research Day 2025 (tm.chiang@gcsu.edu), Dr. Kevin Bucholtz, associate provost for student engagement and academic excellence (kevin.bucholtz@gcsu.edu), or Natalie Clark, coordinator of undergraduate research (natalie.clark@gcsu.edu) with any questions.

Thank you in advance for your participation and for your support of this important initiative at GCSU.

Please be reminded of our University's policy regarding posted office hours: “Each instructor shall post office hours on his/her door. The instructor is responsible for maintaining adequate office hours to enable him/her to be available for meeting with any student who wishes to see him/her. In no case shall posted office hours for student consultation be less than five hours (300 minutes) per week. Scheduling opportunities for synchronous virtual communication with students is acceptable.”

Attached below is a PDF template that may be used for consistency in displaying availability as faculty prepare to welcome back students. The term “Student Hours” is also encouraged over that of “Office Hours” as a more welcoming and encouraging descriptor. Here is a link to a particularly interesting article from Inside Higher Ed that discusses students engaging in these hours.

Introducing the newest branch of GCSU's Centers & Institutes, GCSU presents the Center of Technology and Empowerment (CTE). By establishing the CTE, GCSU aims to create a technology hub that will help address the technology talent shortage as well as advance computing for all.

The CTE emerges from the convergence of three existing technology-focused initiatives on campus: the AI lab, the SAP Next-Gen lab, and the E-Commerce Design lab. Each of these entities brings unique strengths and opportunities that, when combined, create a powerful synergy for technological innovation, student empowerment and community advancement.

The Center of Technology and Empowerment will play a crucial role in advancing GCSU's mission and the IMAGINE 2030 Strategic Plan by providing innovative educational experiences, fostering interdisciplinary collaborations, and strengthening community partnerships.

Visit this GCSU website for more information on Georgia College & State University's Centers & Institutes.

A Spring Documentary Series is being offered through a collaboration with The School of Continuing & Professional Studies, the College of Arts & Sciences, the Department of Math, the Department of Sociology, the College of Education, Student Life, and the Provost's office.

Panel discussions are scheduled before and after Counted Out and The Cost of Caring to enrich the experiences of these films.

Counted Out

Tuesday, February 25, 2025, 6:15 - 8:30 p.m.

Arts & Sciences Auditorium

Filmmaker, Vicki Abeles

Counted Out investigates the biggest crises of our time—political polarization, racial and economic inequity, a global pandemic, and climate change—through an unexpected lens: math.

The Cost of Caring

Tuesday, March 4, 2025, 5:30 - 7:00 p.m.

A&S Auditorium

Filmmaker, Marie & Frank Barnas

There is a shocking and devastating rise in suicide rates among veterinarians today. The Cost of Caring is a documentary about the high incidence of veterinarian suicide rates in the United States and specifically how to help stop this crisis.

Wildcat

Friday, March 28, 2025, 8:00 p.m.

Russell Auditorium

Producers, Mary Rogers & Joe Goodman

Follows the life of writer Flannery O'Connor while she was struggling to publish her first novel.

View Finders

Research Day, Wednesday, April 16, 2025, 6:00 - 7:00 p.m.

A&S Auditorium

Filmmaker, Dr. Chris Greer, Professor of Instructional Technology

Two photographers go to some of Georgia’s most beautiful and iconic locations to capture vivid photographs. Along the way they find plenty of adventure and talk to experts about the historical and ecological significance of the locations, and the importance of preservation.