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GGC School of Business wins Gwinnett Chamber IMPACT Regional Business Award

Georgia Gwinnett College’s (GGC) School of Business (SBA) was among leading organizations acknowledged during yesterday’s Gwinnett Chamber IMPACT Regional Business Awards luncheon held at the Infinite Energy Forum.

GGC graduates largest class to date

Georgia Gwinnett College (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, which was held at the Infinite Energy Center Arena in Duluth. 

GGC students win three national championships in IT competition

Georgia Gwinnett College (GGC) information technology (IT) majors won three national championships at the U.S. Information Technology Collegiate Conference (USITCC) held recently in San Antonio, Texas. 

GGC’s founding president to speak at commencement

Dr. Daniel J. Kaufman, founding president of Georgia Gwinnett College (GGC), will be the keynote speaker for the college’s spring commencement. The ceremony will be held at 9 a.m., May 17, on the college’s main lawn.

GGC to host event on impact of air quality on personal health

Georgia Gwinnett College’s Office of Environmental Health and Safety has invited Nyasha Dunkley, deputy state climatologist for the State of Georgia, to campus on Tuesday, April 17 for a presentation on the science used to determine air quality forecasts in Georgia. The discussion, held in Building C, Cisco Auditorium from 11 a.m. to noon, will focus on how it impacts personal health and what individuals can do to improve the air quality in their community.  

GGC hosted eighth annual Button Gwinnett Day during county’s bicentennial year

Georgia Gwinnett College hosted its signature event, Button Gwinnett Day, on Wednesday, April 11. For eight consecutive years, the college has hosted the annual event in recognition of a Georgia signer of the Declaration of Independence. 

GGC physicist proves stability of extreme black holes

Dr. Lior Burko, associate professor of physics at Georgia Gwinnett College, has demonstrated the stability of extreme black holes. The discovery will have long-reaching effects within theoretical physics.

Dr. Bagie George of GGC receives prestigious USG faculty award

Dr. Bagie George, associate professor of biology and assistant dean in Georgia Gwinnett College’s School of Science and Technology, has received the 2018 Felton Jenkins, Jr. Hall of Fame Faculty Award. 

Georgia Gwinnett College earns AACSB International accreditation

The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) announced today that Georgia Gwinnett College (GGC) has earned accreditation for its School of Business. Founded in 1916, AACSB is the longest-serving global accrediting body for business schools, and the largest business education network connecting students, educators, and businesses worldwide.

Georgia Gwinnett College recognizes 5000th alumnus