DAEL and WRAS collaborate for IndieATL series
Matt Rowles figured, at the least, the IndieATL musi
c video series would provide graduate students in the film, video and digital imaging program some hands-on experience working on a professional shoot. He didn’t expect it to evolve into an Internet sensation.
For the series, Rowles, digital media… more »
New technology allows students to ask questions in class via text message
Students sending text messages in class might drive some instructors batty, but in a handful of business classes, texting is becoming a means for students to ask questions and learn.
Georgia State is piloting a new texting technology called Text Question System (TQS),… more »
Student Q&A
Rafael Hernandez, a 23-year-old senior accounting major, is a resident assistant in GSU’s Freshman Hall, which opened in fall 2009.
What has the first year been like in GSU’s Freshman Hall?
It’s been very positive. Every floor has great community spirit and involvement. Most people on my floor didn’t know each other at… more »
Historian explores rise of underground press and alternative media
In the 1960s, minorities pushed for civil rights, citizens’ allegiances divided over the Vietnam War and a new generation questioned the values and beliefs of American society – with some seeking to reshape them in revolutionary ways.
These struggles and new, cheaper publishing technologies came together… more »
GSU’s keeper nets success on and off the pitch
Vincent Foermer knows first-hand how formidable it can be to jump from high school in another country to college in the United States.
So Foermer, the goalkeeper for the men’s soccer team and a native of Hamburg, Germany, reached out to incoming freshman signee Caolan… more »
When George Manners became dean of the College of Business in 1947, he worked tirelessly to raise the profile of the college as well as that of the entire university.
According to a 2001 article in State of Business Magazine, published by the J. Mack Robinson College of Business, Manners was known for his ability to… more »
Highlighting the good works of GSU around the world
by Leah Seupersad
Greg Hodgin, a doctoral student in political science, is founder and president of Peacebuilding Solutions.
He started the nonprofit organization to help provide the United Nations with better models for refugee camps around the world.
“Refugee camps are not built well and they… more »
Oft-demonized network drove the coverage of the Arab Spring
The Arab Spring has renewed the American public’s interest in the Middle East in large part due to the heroic images and stories coming out of Tunisia and Egypt. Rather than news of al-Qaeda and anti-Americanism, U.S. networks broadcast powerful images live from Cairo… more »
GSU recognized for getting greener
Georgia State recently became a Silver Level member of the Partnership for a Sustainable Georgia within Georgia’s Department of Natural Resources for its commitment to sustainability and environmental protection.
GSU is one of only two institutions in the University System of Georgia – the other being Georgia Southwestern State University… more »
Janna Gibson is a senior in the College of Education’s Birth Through Five Program who will spend the last month of her college career student teaching in China.
How did you first become interested in education?
My mom has been teaching elementary school since I was a kid, and I grew up helping her in… more »
