User talk:Powersc1990

East Georgia State College would like to update their Wikipedia information. Please incorporate the new information below. If you have any questions, please let me know. Thanks so much in advance!

Under Locations: East Georgia State College serves numerous counties throughout the state, including: Lincoln, Columbia, McDuffie, Warren, Glascock, Washington, Jefferson, Burke, Johnson, Emanuel, Laurens, Jenkins, Screven, Treutlen, Montgomery, Toombs, Candler, Tattnall, Appling, Evans, Bulloch, Effingham, Bryan, Liberty, Long and Chatham. The college also serves a broader area with its online programs and on-campus housing.

Under History: After Biology in Fall 2012. add: In Fall 2016, the Bachelor of Arts in Fire and Emergency Services Administration was added; in Fall 2017, the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (RN to BSN Bridge Program) admitted its first students.

Under Campus: After Tree Campus. add: In Fall 2017, the college opened an expansion of the main George W. Walker Academic Building and state funding has been appropriated for an expansion of the Jean L. Morgan Students Activities Center during 2018.

Mrs. Luck Flanders Gambrell’s gift of nearly 200 acres of land in 1971 is now the site of East Georgia State College. Throughout her lifetime, Gambrell continued to give generously to East Georgia, providing funding for the Library’s Heritage Center and multiple scholarships, including the Gambrell needs-based scholarships award. On March 18, 2017, the Gambrell family donated an additional 135.99 acres to the college for future expansion.

The Morgan House In December 2014, the James A. Morgan family donated the Morgan House to East Georgia State College. This historic former home now serves as a place for college and community to come together, for meetings, special events, activities and monthly First Friday’s which include fellowship, music, refreshments and an art exhibit.

Correll Scholars Program The Correll Scholars Program was established in 2014 and began Fall semester 2015 to recognize and prepare exceptionally promising students as future community leaders. Twenty $5,000 scholarships are awarded each fall to incoming freshmen attending the Swainsboro campus and are renewable annually, for a maximum of four years. Pete and Ada Lee Correll are the benefactors for both the Correll Scholars Program and the Sudie A. Fulford Community Learning Center.

African American Male Initiative East Georgia State College started an African American Male Initiative (AAMI) in 2013 to increase graduation, recruitment, and retention rates for African American men.

CHOICE Program The college began its CHOICE program in Fall 2015. CHOICE (Creating Higher Education Opportunities to Increase College Experiences) is a two-year non-degree college inclusion program at East Georgia State College designed to provide students, who may traditionally be excluded from post-secondary education, the opportunity to participate in college classes and develop work-readiness employment skills. A residential living option is also available to CHOICE students who wish to live in Bobcat Villas on the Swainsboro campus.

Powersc1990 (talk) 20:19, 1 September 2017 (UTC)