National publication features GCSU in article

GCSU was featured in the article “A State College Begins to Transform Its Curriculum” in the Feb. 28 issue of The Chronicle of Higher Education, billed as the nation’s leading news source for university faculty members and administrators.

The article focuses on the changes that the university has undergone since it became designated Georgia’s public liberal arts university in 1994, and it also features students and faculty.

The Chronicle of Higher Education has a total readership of 350,000 and its Web site is visited by over one million people each month.

“I was kind of astonished to be in (the article) but I’m glad that Georgia College is getting the attention that it deserves,” junior biology major Melanie Wooten said. “It’s a great institution and more people need to hear about it.”

The main audience for The Chronicle of Higher Education is educational professionals. Getting GCSU’s name out nationwide via the article could potentially help with finding prospective faculty members.

“It probably would have a huge impact in recruiting faculty because most of our faculty comes from out of state, and so many of them have no idea what Georgia College is. If they’ve seen the school in The Chronicle, that’s going to make a big difference,” said Julia Metzker, associate professor of chemistry who also appeared in the article.

Bruce Harshbarger, vice president for student affairs, welcomes the exposure the article can bring GCSU especially when it comes to hiring employees.

“When you go out and recruit faculty, you do searches for people in staff and administrative positions, it’s great for people from across the country to have heard of us,” Harshbarger said. “You may see a bump in the number and quality of people who are interested in working at opportunities in Milledgeville.”

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