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School of Music Welcomes Conductor Henry Cheng as Visiting Conductor-in-Residence for Fall 2025

School of Music Welcomes Conductor Henry Cheng as Visiting Conductor-in-Residence for Fall 2025

Conductor Henry Cheng joins Georgia State University as Interim Director of Orchestras this fall, leading the GSU Symphony and conducting studio while Dr. Tamara Dworetz is on leave. An internationally acclaimed conductor and GSU alum, Cheng brings a bold artistic vision shaped by global experience and community engagement.

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Preparing Students for Transfer Success: Soe Wai Yan and Sut Naw Shine Independently and as a Team

Preparing Students for Transfer Success: Soe Wai Yan and Sut Naw Shine Independently and as a Team

What are the chances that two young men, previously from Myanmar, would end up thousands of miles from home, attend Georgia State University’s Perimeter College, graduate together and be accepted at the same time at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to continue their education?

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National Scholarship from Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Awarded to Perimeter College Alumna

National Scholarship from Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Awarded to Perimeter College Alumna

Rakeb Tesfassellasie has already packed a lot into her college experience.
She has researched the impact that building design and windows have on migrating birds and has worked with a team to design a self-administered Pap test—a project for which she is continuing research. This spring, Tesfassellasie was recognized for her achievements and awarded the prominent national Jack Kent Cooke (JKC) Foundation Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship.

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Perimeter College Alumna Named Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Scholarship Recipient

Perimeter College Alumna Named Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Scholarship Recipient

Paloma Hodje wants to be a changemaker. That’s why the recent graduate of Georgia State University’s Perimeter College has spent the last two years studying engineering and immersing herself in research.
Hodje, who is originally from Paris, learned in May that she has been awarded the Jack Kent Cooke (JKC) Foundation Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship.

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Student Spotlight: Brittany Kelley

Student Spotlight: Brittany Kelley

As a Graduate Research Assistant in Associate Professor Claire Spears' Mindful Living Lab, MPH student Brittany Kelley is on a mission to harness the power of data to address critical health issues.

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