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Georgia Gwinnett College to offer first fully online degree

Information technology (IT) was not Le Quang "Greatzel" Unabia’s first choice of study when she entered Georgia Gwinnett College (GGC). The student, who was born and raised in the Philippines and emigrated to the U.S. in 2016, originally thought she wanted to pursue psychology. But after one semester, she decided to try another major. She landed in IT with a concentration in software development.

Now a senior, who’s about to graduate next month, Unabia, 25, of Norcross has not looked back. And now, GGC will attract more students like Unabia by offering the IT‐software development major not only in the classroom but online, beginning summer 2021. It will be the college’s first degree offering that has both a face-to-face option and a fully online option. 

Georgia Gwinnett College nursing professor explains why coronavirus vaccine is nothing to fear

The race to herd immunity is in full swing. More than 95 million Americans have received at least one coronavirus vaccine dose, and by the time this article is published, Georgia alone will have administered more than 3.7 million vaccine shots. Those are encouraging numbers, but there is still a considerable way to go before reaching that magical, oft-discussed point when we can start living our everyday lives again.

The key to getting to the finish line is getting vaccines into the arms of enough people, says Georgia Gwinnett College professor of nursing Jeffrey Fouche-Camargo. Unfortunately, a significant number are still wary of getting that done. Fouche-Camargo dispels some of the more common misconceptions about the coronavirus vaccines.

GGC students’ project proposals receive funding from NASA MINDS

Three teams of Georgia Gwinnett College (GGC) students have received funding from NASA's Minority University Research and Education Project (MUREP) Innovative New Designs for Space (MINDS), to design, build and test their innovative project ideas to support the Artemis Program, which aims to land the first woman and next man on the moon by 2024.

Georgia Gwinnett College to hold in-person commencement May 13

Georgia Gwinnett College will hold three in-person spring commencement ceremonies on Thursday, May 13 at the Infinite Energy Arena in Duluth. 

Open letter from GGC President Jann L. Joseph

Georgia Gwinnett College selects School of Science and Technology dean

Chavonda J. Mills, Ph.D. will become dean of Georgia Gwinnett College’s (GGC) School of Science and Technology (SST), effective July 1.  

GGC students dedicate spring break to community service

This spring break, students at Georgia Gwinnett College are trading beach towels for paint brushes and power tools. The Alternative Service Break (ASB) Program is an annual program that affords GGC students the opportunity to engage in a community-based project during GGC’s designated spring break.

Georgia Gwinnett College Virtual Peer Mentoring program earns $20,000 award

Georgia Gwinnett College (GGC) is one of two institutions to receive a $20,000 award from the National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT) Academic Alliance Seed Fund. 

GGC will use its award to establish a virtual peer mentoring (VPM) program designed to retain underrepresented minorities majoring in information technology (IT).

Georgia Gwinnett College faculty earn worldwide ranking for accounting education research

Thanks to the efforts of two faculty members in its School of Business, Georgia Gwinnett College (GGC) has achieved an impressive, worldwide ranking for research in accounting education.

GGC tree planting yields lessons in sustainability, research, community service

The outdoors became a classroom last week as Georgia Gwinnett College (GCC) students, faculty and staff planted 20 apple trees at the college’s Microfarm.