Serving Up Good
Serving Up Good
Ackeem Evans (B.A. ’15) is the Georgia team leader for World Central Kitchen, which has been helping feed thousands in Atlanta, Athens and Augusta during the pandemic.
Virtual Studio
Virtual Studio
Melissa Huang (M.F.A. '21) and Drew Tetz (M.F.A. '21) are both in their third year of the Master of Fine Arts program. Married for two years, the couple is adjusting to making art at home and discovering ways for people to experience their work online.
GSUTV Wins 14 Telly Awards, Nominated For Three Southeast Emmy Awards
GSUTV Wins 14 Telly Awards, Nominated For Three Southeast Emmy Awards
GSUTV, which provides students with training for creating broadcast programming, scored big in the 2020 International Telly Awards, with awards across several categories.
Xhenet Aliu Wins Townsend Prize for Debut Novel, ‘Brass’
Xhenet Aliu Wins Townsend Prize for Debut Novel, ‘Brass’
Xhenet Aliu’s debut novel, “Brass,” a “wise and wisecracking exploration of working-class mothers and daughters,” is the winner of the 2020 Townsend Prize for Fiction.
Role Model
Role Model
A background role for Shahreen Elahi (B.S. ’18) in “Spider-Man: Homecoming” brought a glaring lack of Muslim representation in TV and film front and center.
The Chronicler
The Chronicler
Author Tom Chaffin (B.A. ’77) digs deep into the past to uncover some of history’s most intriguing stories.
Georgia State Alumna Gabrielle Beteag Named Winner in Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions
Georgia State Alumna Gabrielle Beteag Named Winner in Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions
Georgia State University School of Music alumna Gabrielle Beteag (M.Mu. '18), was one of five winners in the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions March 1.
Georgia State Esports Wins Against Georgia Tech, Scoring Second National Championship Victory This Fall
Georgia State Esports Wins Against Georgia Tech, Scoring Second National Championship Victory This Fall
Georgia State University’s varsity esports program has won its second national championship this fall, winning 3-1 against the Georgia Institute of Technology in the American Video Game League’s (AVGL) “SMITE” Collegiate Championship in the grand finals.
The Next Big Gig
The Next Big Gig
In the early 1970s, Sloan Hayes (B.A. '17) dropped out of Georgia State to tour with his band and soon became a rock star. Now, he’s back on campus, and he wants to use his experience to inform a new career – high school teacher.
Making It Up as You Go Along
Making It Up as You Go Along
Associate professor Martin Norgaard studies how jazz improvisation affects the brain.