Benjamin Coker, ’19, originally planned to go to medical school to become a doctor. But then his father was diagnosed with stomach cancer. That diagnosis not only changed his family life, but his college and career plans, too.
Read more in Alumni Voices:
Rachel Sabatino, ’14, enrolled at
#GGC
at the age of 35 to pursue a new career path, but a failed marriage and the loss of her home put a wrench in her plans.
Read more about Rachel’s determination to never give up on herself:
#MondayMotivation
Georgia Gwinnett College welcomed its students, faculty and staff in a big way during the Fall Kickoff, which drew more than 4,000 participants and featured games, food and a "selfie station" with President Joseph.
Read more:
Despite the abuse she suffered at home, there was one woman who made sure Autumn Musgrave took the right path in life. Because of her, Autumn was inspired to attend
#GGC
and become a nurse.
Read more in the latest issue of Engage magazine:
#GGC
math professor Dr. Alvina Atkinson was interviewed by
@PrincetonUPress
about her experience as a first generation college student in a field underrepresented by people of color and women.
Read more:
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Greatzel Unabia didn't see the point in doing well in school. She grew up poor on an island in the Philippines and didn't think her life was going to change, until a chance to go to college in the U.S. opened her eyes to new possibilities.
#GGCgrad
#GGC
From high school dropout to
@USArmy
veteran and single mom, Morgan George, who will graduate Dec. 7, says her next goal is to "save the world."
#GGCgrad
#GGC
Read more:
For the eighth straight year, Georgia Gwinnett College has been ranked as the most ethnically diverse Southern regional college, according to the 2022
@usnews
and World Report magazine college and university rankings, released September 13.
Learn more:
Before each commencement,
#GGC
nursing graduates are "pinned" in their own celebration. This tradition is called a Nurse Pinning Ceremony and is a symbolic welcoming into the profession.
Learn more about our nursing program:
#ThursdayMorning
#Throwback
#GGC
has been ranked as the most ethnically diverse southern regional college for the last eight years. Want to know more? Register for our November Preview Day and learn what life is like as a Grizzly:
Did you know
#GGC
sponsors free online workshops for middle school boys and girls? On Tuesdays and Thursdays, now through Nov. 4, participants can learn about technology, chemistry, biology or math.
Learn more:
November is Georgia "Apply to College Month," and in celebration, we're waiving the application fee all month long! Begin your journey to becoming a college graduate and apply to
#GGC
today:
Live on campus at
#GGC
and enjoy apartment-style living featuring private bedrooms, fully furnished suites, on-site laundry, a fitness room and 24-hour security.
Learn more:
"I love the field of psychology because it's so diverse. It teaches a lot about human behavior, which can be applied to most professions. A psychology graduate can be a mental health technician or an HR professional."
Learn more:
Start your journey to a degree from
#GGC
today. The application fee has been waived through the end of the month and test scores are not required for most fall 2021 applicants:
#TuesdayVibe
Benjamin Rodriguez, a first-generation college graduate who will walk across the stage in December, attended
#GGC
while working not one, but two full-time jobs.
“Sometimes it felt impossible, but GGC taught me not to give up on my dreams.”
#GGCgrad
GGC HARD LOCKDOWN MSG1: Violent threat on GGC campus. Find safe area, LOCK and BARRICADE doors. If near a building ENTER. Police responding. Updates to follow.
Engaged at 17. Married at 18. Divorced at 19.
Yesmeen Jaser didn’t think her love story would turn abusive. But with the help of her support system, she survived and will graduate May 13 with a degree in biochemistry.
#GGCgrad
#GGC
Learn more:
Georgia Gwinnett College’s School of Education recently launched a pilot program that places undergraduate teaching students in elementary, middle and high school classrooms in
#GwinnettCounty
for an entire year with full-time pay.
Learn more:
From the classroom to the community!
#GGC
environmental science student Stephen D. Johnson's "Roots to Shoots" program takes discarded food from the dining hall and uses it as compost to grow fruits and vegetables in GGC's microfarm.
Read more:
Georgia Gwinnett College's School of Education has been awarded a $3.7 million Teacher Quality Grant, which will provide funding for 40 students to complete a year of residency in the Gwinnett County Public School system.
Learn more:
Jamie Garcia Caycho has been named the 2022
#GwinnettCounty
Elementary School Teacher of the Year! Jamie, a 2014 graduate of
#GGC
's elementary education program, teaches first grade at Arcado Elementary School.
Learn more about our education degree:
More than 200 people attended Georgia Gwinnett College's October Preview Day. Visitors met faculty, toured classrooms and spoke to current students, hearing first-hand what makes GGC so special.
If you missed this one, there's another! Register today:
Georgia Gwinnett College bucked enrollment trends for the fall semester with new student enrollment up 14% from fall 2021 and up 15% from fall 2020. The number of students living in campus housing also increased 16% from last year.
Read more:
Update: Shooting nearby campus at Sugar Mill Apartments. Suspect is described as a black male in a white t-shirt and dirty sweatpants. Gwinnett County is tracking. Possibly armed and dangerous.
GGC HARD LOCKDOWN MSG1: Violent threat on GGC campus. Find safe area, LOCK and BARRICADE doors. If near a building ENTER. Police responding. Updates to follow.
The University System of Georgia (USG) has decided that all 26 institutions, including
#GGC
, will move to online instruction for all courses for the remainder of the semester with extremely limited exceptions.
To read the remaining message, please visit our
#Facebook
page.
High school students are getting hands-on research experience at Georgia Gwinnett College thanks to Project SEED, a summer program for youth with underserved backgrounds.
Learn more:
After a series of dead-end jobs, Shaun Mitchell, a college dropout, found his motivation to go back to college. He will graduate May 13 with a degree in
#informationtechnology
and a passion for teaching.
#GGCgrad
#MondayMotivation
#GGC
INCLEMENT WEATHER CLOSING MESSAGE 2: Due to inclement weather conditions, GGC will have a delayed opening on Wednesday, January 17. The campus will open at 12 noon.
Get on the
#bus
! GGC students, faculty and staff can now access local shops, restaurants and more via
#Gwinnett
County Transit. Bus routes to and from campus are now available, Monday through Saturday. View bus schedules and routes at
As the human population spreads and forests are urbanized, the results may hurt birds, which are crucial to the environment. Three Georgia Gwinnett College researchers seek to measure those results using a safe technique called bird banding.
Read more:
#GGC
's athletic department has seen huge success since it was introduced in 2012. Since then, three of our teams have earned a combined 14 national titles and five have earned 21 conference titles!
Be sure to check out a couple games this fall and support your fellow Grizzlies!
Update: Shooting nearby campus at Sugar Mill Apartments. Suspect is described as a black male in a white t-shirt and dirty sweatpants. Gwinnett County is tracking. Possibly armed and dangerous.
Natan Mallory, ’20, came to Georgia Gwinnett College ready for an exciting campus experience. He found it and it helped him find himself.
“Thanks to my campus involvement, I’ve learned self-acceptance,” Mallory said.
Read about Natan's journey at
#GGC
:
The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (
@AACSB
) announced today that
#GGC
has earned accreditation for its School of Business. Read more:
Georgia Gwinnett College is continuing its upward trajectory of student enrollment this spring. According to recently released data,
#GGC
’s first-year freshman numbers are up 52% from spring 2022.
Learn more:
A new agreement between
#GGC
and Gwinnett County Public Schools (
@GwinnettSchools
), signed this week, will build on the work of past leaders to strengthen relationships between the two largest education organizations in
#GwinnettCounty
.
Learn more:
Earlier today the decision was made by system leaders after receiving new guidance from Georgia’s Coronavirus Taskforce and Department of Public Health that effective Monday, March 16, 2020...
Read the full release:
Congratulations to the
#GGC
School of Business, one of the leading organizations acknowledged during last week's
@GwinnettChamber
IMPACT Regional Business Awards luncheon. Read more:
#GGC
awarded more than 530 bachelor’s degrees today to its largest graduating class to date. Several thousand people attended the college’s spring commencement ceremony.
#GGCgrad
Read more:
Former
#GGC
shortstop Gabe Howell has signed an independent professional baseball contract with the Frontier League's Washington Wild Things. He signed the deal on Friday and has already appeared in two games.
Read more:
#GoGrizzlies
#TuesdayMotivations
Prescott Lawrence, a member of the unstoppable class of 2020, will graduate Saturday, Aug. 8 with his bachelor’s degree in business administration.
At 81, he will be the oldest graduate in
#GGC
’s history!
Read more:
#GGCgrad
#WednesdayMotivation
#GGC
awarded 475 bachelor’s degrees during today’s fall commencement ceremony held at the
@Infinite_Center
. The college reached an important milestone during the event, surpassing 5,000 graduates who call the institution their alma mater.
#ggcgrad
Flashback to yesterday before the ceremony when our graduates had some fun in the photo booth! If you see any of your friends, be sure to tag them!
#FlashbackFriday
#GGCgrad
#GGC
Dr. Jann L. Joseph,
#GGC
president, just won highest honors at the
@GwinnettChamber
Moxie Awards!
The Moxie Award is given to a “lady leader who makes an extraordinary impact on her professional career and the values of her workplace.”
View finalists:
Georgia Gwinnett College is now offering a bachelor’s degree in Management Information Systems. MIS graduates are in high demand, with 69% being placed into the workforce with an average starting salary of about at $65,000.
Learn more:
"I listened to every name because every graduate and every student is valuable. If I could I would shake every hand. Congratulations!" -- President Joseph
#GGCgrad
#GGC
#Congratulations
#GGC
police officer Sgt. Ashley Still spoke with
@wsbtv
's Wendy Corona today about her role in saving a woman who collapsed at the gym and how it solidified her purpose in life.
#GrizzlyPride
#FridayFeeling
Did you know that
#GGC
students, faculty and staff can now access local shops, restaurants and more via Gwinnett County Transit? Bus routes to and from campus are now available, Monday through Saturday. View bus schedules and routes at .
Fifteen years ago, the Xbox 360 gaming console was introduced, video-sharing site YouTube was created and former
#Georgia
Gov. Sonny Purdue signed Senate Resolution 33, which officially created us! Happy 15th anniversary
#GGC
!
News release:
Hey, Grizzlies! It's
#Friday
and that means it's time to rep your colors!
Wear your
#GGC
colors of green and gray every Friday and take a picture! Be sure to tag us!
Let's have some fun!
#GoGrizzliesFriday
After high school, Eric Thomas, Jr., whose pronouns are they/them/their, lacked direction. They tried their hand at construction and culinary school, but nothing stuck. After four years of trial and error, Eric found the right path at GGC.
Read more:
#ICYMI
:
@FOX5Atlanta
talked to
#GGCgrad
Sam Kaplan, 72, who decided to go to back to school after 50 years to pursue his passion for writing and storytelling.
"I'm very excited and I feel proud of myself for doing this," Kaplan said.
Watch the interview:
Tune in to The Drew Barrymore Show Monday, January 11 to watch
#GGC
graduate Janet Lively!
A 75-year-old grandmother of 11, Janet graduated last December with a degree in history. Watch her share her inspiring story with the world at 9 a.m.!
#GrizzlyPride
#GGCgrad
Registration is now open for
#GGC
's Grizzly Softball Camp!
Camp runs the week of June 5 and is open to kids ages 7-13, including rising ninth-graders. Campers will get to train like a Grizzly via college-level drills and practices.
Register today:
Since opening its doors in 2006,
#GGC
has experienced an enrollment increase every fall. Official data recently released by
@BORUSG
lists GGC’s fall 2017 enrollment at an impressive 12,287, affirming GGC as the eighth largest of the 28 USG institutions.