The renewed grant funding from the Coca-Cola First Generation Scholarship program will fund merit-based scholarships at all the university’s campuses and six new awards for seniors who have unmet financial need.
Georgia State will honor Myra Payne Elliott, 90, with a degree and confer posthumous degrees to the late Barbara Pace Hunt and Iris Mae Welch at the university’s December commencement. In 1956, the women sued to desegregate Georgia State and won. Their victory paved the way for the integration of universities in the South.
As new Head Basketball Coach Jonas Hayes leads the Panthers into their first season playing in the Convocation Center, he’s planning to take the program into an era of even more success.
The funding will support partnerships between Georgia State University scientists and local environmental organizations.
Elizabeth Weaver II (B.S.’ 05, M.S.’ 09), associate director of the Brains & Behavior Focus Area of the Neuroscience Institute and an Alumni Association 40 Under 40 honoree, is raising awareness of the growing threat posed by long COVID and the community of patients pushing for research and treatment.
Hard work and networking led Georgia State student Noah Washington to a full-time job at Atlanta-based Fanbase Social Media Inc.
After leaving the business world to get a Ph.D. in astronomy, Deepak Raghavan devotes his time to engaging students in the study of the universe.
Georgia State’s fifth annual day of giving, Georgia State Day, was its most successful yet raising more than $973,000 and setting new highs in dollars raised, total value of challenge gifts and number of funds supported.
A certificate program co-developed by Delta Air Lines and Georgia State University’s J. Mack Robinson College of Business is removing barriers to career paths in analytics for operational experts within the company.
Georgia State led the Sun Belt Conference with an athletic department average GPA of 3.34 for the 2021-22 academic year, with nearly 200 student-athletes across 14 sports earning academic honors.
