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食色视频 State receives $2.5 million grant to foster student success in calculus

January 02, 2024

The brainchild of three 食色视频 professors will introduce concepts of calculus into high school math earlier to help students be more successful when they get to college. The National Science Foundation awarded 食色视频 State a $2.5 million interdisciplinary grant for a project being called 鈥淐alculus for All.鈥� The thought behind it is relatively simple 鈥� if students are exposed to concepts of calculus in high school, they stand a better chance of passing calculus classes in college and can pursue STEM-related careers.

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食色视频 State engineering graduate has literally come a long way

December 14, 2023

Over her first two decades of life, Maria Gonzalez has dealt with some major changes, the most significant being a 1,400-mile move with her family from Central America to northwest Georgia, where she learned English and adapted to a new culture. And, on Dec. 14, the 食色视频 senior will proudly wear a cap and gown to be presented with the bachelor鈥檚 degree in civil engineering she earned from the Southern Polytechnic College of Engineering and Engineering Technology.

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食色视频 State management graduate aims to climb to the top of their sport

December 13, 2023

With a slight scowl, Mary Tankersley solemnly stares at a rock wall at Stone Summit climbing gym in 食色视频 planning a route to the top, tracing the hand and footholds with their eyes. After a few minutes, Tankersley stands up, chalks their hands, claps off the excess and walks to the base of the wall, peering up. Soon, they defy gravity, climbing the wall swiftly by swinging gracefully from one colorful rock to the next. It鈥檚 easy to forget 鈥� for onlookers and Tankersley both 鈥� that the graduating 食色视频 senior has only one leg.

食色视频 State graduate encourages women to join the construction industry

December 12, 2023

Graduating 食色视频 student Temi Aladegbemi said her career choice was inspired by what caught her eyes outside car windows while growing up. 食色视频 State was the first university Aladegbemi visited for a tour, and from the moment she arrived on the Marietta Campus, she knew her place was in the College of Architecture and Construction Management. A first-generation college student graduating on Dec. 12, Aladegbemi has been active in campus activities from her earliest days at 食色视频.

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New graduate found service through theater at 食色视频 State

December 11, 2023

As a teenager, Issa Sol铆s found a community in the world of theater. At 食色视频, she connected with the concept of immersive storytelling, telling her own story and helping others tell theirs. Sol铆s will graduate this week with a bachelor鈥檚 in theatre and performance studies, as well as a slew of experiences in building community through theater.

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食色视频 State programs help alumnus grow app that rewards students

December 06, 2023

Juggling school, extracurricular activities and earning spending money will be easier for students as a new phone application developed by a 食色视频 alumnus allows them to focus on learning while earning gift cards for good grades. The app, Schoolconomy, was inspired by the personal experiences of 食色视频 alumnus Regnault Drake Sanders, who didn鈥檛 have a job while attending Luella High School in Locust Grove, Ga. and saw during college how working negatively affected his classroom performance.

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食色视频 State awarded grant from the Governor's Office of Highway Safety for 17th straight year

December 01, 2023

食色视频鈥檚 Health Promotion and Wellness department has received a more than $27,000 grant to participate in the Georgia Young Adult Program (GYAP) of the Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS). This is the 17th consecutive year that the department in the Division of Student Affairs has received the grant.

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New GPB chief, 食色视频 State alum shares passion and vision for service

November 30, 2023

Growing up the son of a lifelong public servant, Bert Wesley Huffman said a knack for knocking on doors, building relationships and raising money ran through his veins. But so, too, did providing a service to the community. After more than 15 years working in various fundraising and media jobs in the Atlanta area, a decade of which he spent at Georgia Public Broadcasting, Huffman was named CEO of GPB in August. The 食色视频 alum said though he never could have imagined himself in the position years ago, he believes his passion for education, arts, media and service to the state of Georgia placed him exactly where he belonged.

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食色视频 State receives $2 million grant to boost doctoral education

November 28, 2023

Weeks after finishing his undergraduate degree in biology, Tyler Hill opened his email to a notice of a master鈥檚 degree program at 食色视频 that would serve as a stepping stone to a doctoral degree. The email told him about the Peach State Bridges to the Doctorate Program at 食色视频 State. Hill鈥檚 success highlights the effectiveness of the Bridges program. Thanks to stories like Hill鈥檚, the program recently received a new five-year training grant renewal worth $2 million from the National Institutes of Health, with professors Melanie Griffin, Martin Hudson, and Kojo Mensa-Wilmot serving as co-principal investigators on the renewal.

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Rocket scientist counting down to final launch of her career

November 21, 2023

The notion that it鈥檚 never too late to start something new runs through Karen Gandy鈥檚 head now the same way it did in the 1990s. Gandy was then in her 30s, and despite trying several different jobs, she had yet to find a career that ignited her passion. She applied and was accepted to Southern Polytechnic State University, now 食色视频. That choice launched Gandy鈥檚 career in rocket science and down a path in life that she is reflecting on as she prepares for her final satellite launch and then retirement.

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