Georgia College & State University
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Georgia College & State University (GCSU) is a public university in Milledgeville, Georgia with over 5,500 students. It is a part of the University System of Georgia and is the state's liberal arts university.
The main campus is comprised of 43 acres (174,000 m²) in the middle of Milledgeville, on the grounds of what used to be a state prison. Most of the dorms are located a block from campus along with the sports complex, called the Centennial Center. West Campus, a 500 acre (2 km²) extension a few miles from the main campus, contains Bobcat Village, which is a college apartment complex. GCSU also has campuses in Warner Robins ('Robins Center') and in Macon. In addition, GC&SU operates a large recreational area on Lake Laurel (approximately 15 minutes from the main campus) which is also used by the biology students.
GCSU was originally founded in 1889, and was originally known as Georgia Normal & Industrial College. The school took on other names such as Georgia State College for Women, Women's College of Georgia, and Georgia College before adopting its current name in 1996. Recent proposals for yet another name change--this time back to Georgia College--have met with disapproval from the student body and faculty, as measured by a 2004 administrative survey.
Student organizations
- Alpha Delta Pi
- American Humanics Student Association
- ANGELS
- Art Tank
- Asian Student Association
- Black Student Alliance
- Best Buddies International
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of America
- Campus Activities Board
- Cheerleaders
- [College Republicans]
- Delta Zeta
- Environmental Science Club
- Eta Sigma Alpha
- Gamma Sigma Sigma
- Gay-Straight Alliance
- GC&SU Fire Brigade
- The Habit of Being
- International Club
- Kappa Alpha Order
- Kappa Sigma
- Krimson Kourts, Inc.
- Milledgeville Sky Watchers
- Mind's Eye Theater
- N.A.A.C.P. (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People)
- [Peacock's Feet] (Literature and Visual Arts annual magazine)
- Phi Mu
- Pi Kappa Alpha
- Pi Kappa Phi
- Ping Pong Club
- Racquetball Club
- Student Ambassadors
- Student Government Association
- Swim Cats Swim Club
- University Student Council
- Volleyball Club
- [Wesley Foundation]
- Young Democrats of America
- Zeta Tau Alpha
Famous alumni
- Flannery O'Connor, southern author.
- Andy Offutt Irwin, nationally prominent storyteller and Echo Lake Records recording artist.
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