Notables

Drs. Anca Doloc-Mihu and Cindy Robertson, both associate professors of information technology (IT), and IT majors Ammar Mehicevic, ’24, and Anh Tang, ’26, recently presented three research papers at the 25th Annual Conference on Information Technology Education in El Paso, Texas. The papers focused on the School of Science and Technology’s Technology Ambassadors Program research on developing successful technology projects for introduction to programming and outreach.

An information technology (IT) faculty and student team including Drs. Anca Doloc-Mihu, Cengiz Gunay and Cindy Robertson, all associate professors of IT, and IT majors Carina George, ’23, and Julissa Valdez-Ramos, ’26, received National Science Foundation-supported travel scholarships from the STARS Computing Corps to attend the 2024 CMD-IT/ACM Richard Tapia Celebration of Diversity in Computing Conference and STARS Celebration in San Diego, California.

Representing the School of Science and Technology’s Technology Ambassadors Program (TAP), the students presented their TAP research projects at

Ashley Kauschinger, assistant professor of art, has a curated art exhibition at Atlanta's Swan Coach House Gallery called, "Sarah Hobbs: Experiments in Utopia," that runs Sept. 26 - Oct. 31, with an artist talk at 3 p.m., Oct. 19.

Dr. Alesha Harris, dean of Student Holistic Health, was accepted to attend the National Association of Personnel Administrators (NASPA) 2024 Ujima Institute, a selective program designed for African American and Black higher education professionals who aspire to senior student affairs officer roles and faculty positions.

Dr. Ricky Clark Jr., director of Student Housing, was recently elected as the state of Georgia representative on the governing council for the Southeastern Association of Housing Officers (SEAHO). 

Dr. Kara Latopolski, dean of Students, was accepted to attend the 2024 Paul Shang Institute for Aspiring Executive Officers, sponsored by the American College Personnel Association (ACPA). 

Dr. Matthew Robison, associate provost for Student Affairs, has been selected by the The ACPA Foundation for the ACPA Diamond Honoree Class of 2025. The ACPA Foundation provides support for the initiatives of ACPA College Student Educators International.

“Natura Artis Magistra,” a film by Kate Balsley, associate professor of film, was recently featured in the public video/art show, "Everything Is Perfect and Nothing is Perfect," at Off The Wall @ 725 Ponce in Atlanta, the largest movie screen in the Southeast. The show was supported by the Emory Arts and Humanistic Inquiry Initiative.

Dr. Dovile Budryte, professor of political science, recently co-led the 2024 Moskowitz/Rafalowicz International Research Workshop – Property, Possessions and the Moral Materialities of Holocaust Justice. This workshop was convened by the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C.

Dr. Wendy Perry, assistant professor of curriculum and instruction, Elizebeth Colinger, ’25, English, and Isabella Roland, ’25, history, are the first Georgia Gwinnett College participants to travel abroad for the USG Goes Global program in London. Perry taught the foundations course abroad, Exploring Teaching and Learning, while the students completed six credits that are applied to their degree programs.