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Kyle Frantz Appointed Senior Director of New Center for Undergraduate Research and Creative Inquiry

Kyle Frantz Appointed Senior Director of New Center for Undergraduate Research and Creative Inquiry

Georgia State University has named Kyle Frantz as the inaugural senior director of the new Center for Undergraduate Research and Creative Inquiry (CURCI), effective July 1. Dr. Frantz brings extensive experience in research, education and student mentorship, equipping her to lead the center in its mission to expand opportunities for research, scholarship and creativity for undergraduates across all disciplines.

A professor and science educator in Georgia State’s Neuroscience Institute and Department of Biology, Frantz has dedicated her career to advancing student success through hands-on research experiences.

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Open Resources, Open Futures – How Faculty Can Help Reduce the Cost of Textbooks

Open Resources, Open Futures – How Faculty Can Help Reduce the Cost of Textbooks

Key to student success is access to course materials – textbooks in particular – but the rising cost of them makes it difficult for some Georgia State students to afford them. Provost Nicolle Parsons-Pollard has urged faculty to find ways to reduce textbook costs, and the university continues to make progress: more than 60 percent of undergraduate courses at GSU now use low- or no-cost textbooks.

The Center for Excellence in Teaching, Learning & Online Education has excellent resources to help faculty expand affordability and open opportunity, and Cyntoria Johnson, Faculty Associate for Teaching Effectiveness and faculty member in the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology, shares some practices, tips and examples of how GSU is putting this effort into action.

Learn more and watch here.

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The Path to Student Success 2.0: Collaboration for a Bright Future

The Path to Student Success 2.0: Collaboration for a Bright Future

With lessons learned from Georgia State’s undergraduate student success now being applied to the graduate level, enrollment increased this past fall and the current spring semester.

Collaboration is bringing great benefits across the degree levels in a spirit of purpose, freely sharing good ideas, strategies, tactics and best practices.

Learn more about this part of the path toward Student Success 2.0 here.

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Students Earn the Global Scholar Distinction from Georgia State During the Fall 2024 Semester

Students Earn the Global Scholar Distinction from Georgia State During the Fall 2024 Semester

More than 50 students at Georgia State University earned the Global Scholar Distinction during the fall of 2024, recognizing their development of global competence: the skills, knowledge and awareness that enhance the ability to succeed in a global environment. The Global Scholar Distinction is open to all bachelor’s degree-seeking majors in all colleges, in addition to associate’s degree-seeking students at Perimeter College.

Students who take five or more designated courses across the university and earn a grade of “B” or better and keep an institutional grade-point average of 3.0 or higher at the time of graduation are recognized as Global Scholars.

Students earning the Global Scholar Distinction receive an official notice from Georgia State, a digital badge, and a cord at graduation. Recipients are encouraged to include this and other university distinctions on resumes, professional portfolios and other methods of documenting academic accomplishments.

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The Path to Student Success 2.0: Supporting and Expanding Undergraduate Student Success

The Path to Student Success 2.0: Supporting and Expanding Undergraduate Student Success

This fall, Georgia State University experienced something positive that many colleges and universities have struggled with: increased undergraduate enrollment. In fact, the university outpaced the national average in enrollment growth, measuring 3.8 percent to 2.9 percent.

Even during this spring semester, which typically has a lower enrollment count than the fall, GSU still maintained an overall year-over-year increase of more than 3 percent – more than an additional 1,500 students compared to spring 2024. It’s the highest spring enrollment in the last four years.

It’s another example of how the university has its sights for the second phase of student success – going further to redefine and lead amid the challenges of a changing landscape in higher education. Learn more in the first of a three-part series about Georgia State’s advances to Student Success 2.0, how we got here, how collaboration has benefitted all levels, and ambitions for the future.

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2025 Georgia State Undergraduate Research Conference to be Held April 8; Proposals Accepted Until Feb. 21

2025 Georgia State Undergraduate Research Conference to be Held April 8; Proposals Accepted Until Feb. 21

Georgia State will hold its annual Georgia State Undergraduate Research Conference (GSURC) on Tuesday, April 8, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Student Center East.

All undergraduates are welcome to participate regardless of college or major.

This interdisciplinary event showcases research and creative inquiry from across campus. Undergraduates should submit proposals for posters, oral presentations, or artistic works by Feb. 21 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time.

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