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FALL 2017 ISSUE

Master sculptor Martin Dawe (B.V.A. ’80) drew upon nearly 40 years of experience to create Georgia’s definitive statue of Martin Luther King Jr.

By Benjamin Hodges (B.A. ’08)

The Rialto Center for the Arts marks 100 years of Atlanta history and 20 years of Georgia State pride.

By Monica Elliott

After more than a decade of advocating for defendants facing the death penalty, Kelly Hart (B.I.S. ’01, M.S.W. ’03) is back running the bar where she worked her way through college.

By William Inman (M.H.P. '16)

Susannah Darrow’s (M.A. ’13) scrappy startup, Burnaway, energized the Atlanta art scene. Today, she’s leading ArtsATL.

By Acacia Scott (B.A. '18)

More than 30 movies and TV shows have been shot at Georgia State since 2014, with plenty more on the way. Legal Affairs' Amar Agha explains the university's rise to a marquee set.

By Benjamin Hodges (B.A. '08)

Retired U.S. Army Col. Tom Vossler (M.Ed. ’72) is an authority on America’s bloodiest battleground: Gettysburg.

By Dave Cohen (B.A. '94)

From roller-skating exhibitions to the annual Golf Cart Parade, Georgia State’s Homecoming traditions run deep.

By Laurel Bowen

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The Creative Media Industries Institute is connecting students with the film, music and video game industries.

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Khalil Abdur-Rashid (B.S.W. ‘02), Harvard's first muslim chaplain and the son of a student of Martin Luther King Jr., aims to form a stronger and more informed union between Islam and America.

By Shaun Raviv

A star named for Tabetha “Tabby” Boyajian (M.S. ’06, Ph.D. ’09) is baffling her fellow astronomers so much that some say aliens are involved. Tabby’s Star’s bizarre light pattern has earned it another moniker: The WTF (Where’s the Flux?) Star.

By Sonya Collins

Head Coach Shawn Elliott plans to parlay the transformation of Georgia State Stadium into a new era of Panther football.

By Ray Glier

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Hard as it may be to believe, Samuel Quinn doesn’t remember exactly where he was or what he was doing the day he discovered two new planets.

By Rebecca Burns (B.A. '89, M.A. '08)

How well does Tom Long (B.B.A. ’73, A.S. ’78) know pop and country music? Just ask his guitar

By Charles McNair

The rebranding of the Georgia State football program started like this...

By Ray Glier

A National Model: Georgia State is demonstrating how students from all backgrounds can succeed

A computer scientist and his star pupil brew beer with the push of a button.

By William Inman

Ten years ago, Georgia State’s graduation rate stood at a paltry 32 percent. Today, it’s up to 51 percent and climbing thanks to a handful of successful initiatives implemented by Vice Provost and Chief Enrollment Officer Timothy Renick.

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