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MGA Joins Other University System of Georgia Institutions Offering Hurricane Recovery Support
October 09, 2024
Hosting students from a sister university, serving as a staging area for vehicles used in relief efforts, and offering a place for community members to charge their tech devices are among the ways Middle Georgia State University (MGA) campuses ...
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Digital Twins: What Are They And Why Should We Care?
June 26, 2023
Recent advancements in technologies such as the Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI), cloud computing, and data analytics have made it easier and more cost effective to collect, process, and analyze large amounts of real-time ...
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Gulfstream Awards Grant To Support MGA’s Aircraft Maintenance & Structural Technology Programs
June 14, 2023
Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation has awarded $50,000 to the Middle Georgia State University Foundation, to support technologically advanced training in composites and composite repair at the School of Aviation. The ...
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What’s Up With The Moon This Week? Dr. Lawrence Camarota Explains The “Da Vinci Glow”
May 18, 2023
Have you ever heard of the “Da Vinci glow?” We hadn’t either until the phrase started popping up in our news feeds a couple of days ago. According to the website earth.com, the Da Vinci glow is a celestial phenomenon ...
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The Loneliness Epidemic: A Q&A With Dr. James Collins
April 11, 2023
Americans are lonely. That’s the finding of a number of recent studies. Loneliness among Americans was prevalent even before the COVID pandemic, which only increased isolation among many people. A pre-pandemic report from the National ...
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MGA Foundation Presents Legacy of Leadership and Outstanding Alumnus Awards For 2021
November 23, 2021
The Middle Georgia State University (MGA) Foundation has awarded Malcolm Burgess, chairman of Burgess Pigment Company, the Legacy of Leadership award for 2021, while Marvin Riggins, retired chief of the Macon-Bibb County Fire Department, was ...
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Longleaf Pine A Natural Treasure For MGA
November 22, 2021
Along outer edges of the Macon and Cochran campuses of Middle Georgia State University (MGA), the tree that once dominated the South is making a comeback. Stands of longleaf pine the University planted just over a decade ago tower above 40 acres ...
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Ben Templeton’s Excellent Adventure
November 16, 2021
Ben Templeton could fly a plane before he could drive a car.At 18, when some teenagers are still getting their driver’s licenses, Templeton has flown cross-country to 48 states. Sometime soon, he hopes to have hit all 50.A Cochran-based ...
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MGA Earns ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge Silver Seal For Student Voter Participation
November 08, 2021
ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge awarded Middle Georgia State University (MGA) a Silver Seal for achieving between a 60 percent and 69 percent voting rate among students in 2020. On Monday, Nov. 8, ALL IN announced the awards received by ...
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MGA Approved As Level V Institution, Paving The Way For Doctoral Degree Introduction
December 08, 2020
Middle Georgia State University is now a Level V institution following approval by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges. The new status, which SACSCOC announced on December 8, 2020, means that Middle Georgia ...
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MGA Freshman’s “You Matter” Project Helped Him Earn Southeast Military Youth of the Year Honors
October 07, 2020
Last year, after losing a friend to suicide, Marlon Grant wondered if he could have done more to help him. “You just feel confused,” said Grant, 18, a Middle Georgia State University (MGA) freshman from St. Marys, Ga. ...
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MGA Posts Third-Highest Percentage Enrollment Increase in University System
November 12, 2019
Maintaining its upward trend, Middle Georgia State University (MGA) this fall posted the third-highest percentage increase in enrollment within the University System of Georgia (USG). MGA's fall 2019 enrollment reached 8,066 students, according ...
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MGA Faculty Member’s Research Takes Historical Look at U.S. Impeachments
November 11, 2019
One of the first big national news events Dr. Buck Melton Jr. remembers is Watergate, a catchall term describing a web of political scandals that likely would have led to President Richard Nixon’s impeachment had he not resigned in ...
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MGA Puts Students With Special Needs to Work through Project Search
September 06, 2019
Parker Perry loves his job at the Recreation & Wellness Center on Middle Georgia State University’s Macon Campus. He staffs the front desk, scans IDs of students who come to work out or play basketball, keeps sports equipment ...
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MGA Posts Second-Highest Percentage Enrollment Increase in University System
November 09, 2018
Continuing an upward trend, Middle Georgia State University (MGA) this fall posted the second-highest percentage increase in enrollment in the University System of Georgia. MGA's fall 2018 enrollment reached 7,802 students, according to the ...
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Dr. Ken L. Fincher Named VP for University Advancement
July 31, 2017
Dr. Ken L. Fincher is joining Middle Georgia State University as vice president for University Advancement and executive director of the Middle Georgia State Foundation. Most recently assistant vice chancellor for Advancement and Community ...
Read MoreMiddle Georgia Institutions Restrict or Ban Hoverboards
January 27, 2016
Shawn Douglas, campus police chief at Middle Georgia State, said the university was already looking at a policy to deal with hoverboards before the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced safety concerns in mid-December. Read more ...
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Middle Georgia Group Raises Money to Pay off Layaway Accounts
December 16, 2015
The group is made up of (Chris) Tsavatewa and Lee Greenway, who both work at Middle Georgia State University; John Roberts, who works for the Macon-based Atlantic Sun Conference; and Chris Floore, the spokesman for Macon-Bibb County ...
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An Update on the Newest U
November 17, 2015
Some of the improvements President Blake mentioned included nine Bachelors Degrees (up from three), more digitally connected classes and more online classes. Read the article here.
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Middle Georgia State Launches Cybersecurity Center
November 17, 2015
"Our plan is for the cybersecurity center to expand on the School of IT's academic offerings and do more outreach," Kevin Floyd, program chairman and associate professor, said in the release. "We will work closely with area businesses to help ...
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MGA Students Help Build Space Telescope Parts
October 28, 2015
Students at Middle Georgia State's Eastman campus have been working on an out of this world project. The piece they built is a model of the support structure for the James Webb Space Telescope. The component is being sent for evaluation at ...
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MGA Expands Flight Program
October 23, 2015
Middle Georgia State University will be expanding its flight programs after an agreement with Macon-Bibb. The Macon-Bibb Industrial Authority will be allowing the university to use classrooms and hangar space at the newly renovated airport in ...
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Middle Georgia State Adds Flight Programs
October 23, 2015
Thursday morning, Middle Georgia State University's president, Christopher Blake announced the school's plans for the the Herbert Smart Airport in east Macon. The university and the Macon-Bibb government said they signed a lease with the ...
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Middle Georgia State University Adds Flight Programs to Downtown Macon Airport
October 23, 2015
Middle Georgia State University is expanding its fixed-wing flight and airport management instruction by offering it at Macon Downtown Airport. The university also will manage the fixed-base operation and fuel farm at the airport in east Bibb ...
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USA Today Recognizes Middle Georgia State's Tuition Value
October 14, 2015
USA Today takes note of what we've known all along: Middle Georgia State is a tremendous value. ? "With the cheapest tuition on the list, Middle Georgia State ... offers an education you may just be able to pay for out of pocket. It just ...
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Middle Georgia State Hosts Equality Panel
October 14, 2015
With the recent legalization of same-sex marriage and remarks of forgiveness for homosexuality made by the Pope during his visit to the United States, the struggle for gay rights is still very much an issue. Middle Georgia State University ...
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Middle Georgia State Students Host Gay Equality Discussion
October 14, 2015
It's been a little more than 3 months since same sex marriage became legal in the United States. But some Middle Georgia State University students say there's still a long road ahead for justice for same sex couples. The Gay-Straight Alliance ...
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University Allows Police Training to Count Toward Degree
September 08, 2015
"We are trying to improve access to degrees and decrease costs," says Art Recesso, the assistant provost of Innovation and Outreach at Middle Georgia State University. He says this will streamline the process of obtaining a degree by preventing ...
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