Archive for April, 2010

Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16

From the Macon State College Office of Student Life

Students can now follow the Office of Student Life on Twitter at www.twitter.com/mscstudentlife. PLEASE NOTE ALL EVENTS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. NAME YOUR COMMUNITY We need your help in naming the new Residence Life community. If your suggestion is chosen, you’ll win a $500 Macon State Bookstore gift certificate. The submission deadline is 5 p.m., Friday, May 14. A winning entry [...]

Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16

Macon State’s online classes offer flexibility for many students

By Adam W. Barker JOUR 3131 In the summer semester of 2010, Macon State College is offering 74 online classes. In addition to this, 22 Hybrid classes are also available. The MSC website describes a Hybrid class as one that “meets face to face and technology is used to deliver at least 50 percent of class sessions.” As many MSC students take on work, family [...]

Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16

Alternatives to current technologies offered by Macon State College

By Rachel Hammet JOUR 3131 Most students at Macon State have had some experience with the online interfaces implemented by most teachers, including WebCT Vista 8 and the default Macon State email. Associate Professor of English, Gerald Lucas, Ph.D has branched out beyond the scope of the traditionally offered options. Lucas has implanted different technologies into his class over the [...]

Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16

Macon State’s Mustangs playoff bound

The District Championship has been set. Your No. 12-ranked Macon State Mustangs will travel to Union, S.C., on May 8-9 to play a three-game series against Craven College Panthers for the District 4 Championship and to earn a birth into the NCBA Division 2 College World Series. Macon State will get their final tune up in as they [...]

Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16

GSA:The Alliance of Gay and Straight Students

By Amanda Pfannkuche, on behalf of GSA GSA is the Gay-Straight Alliance at Macon State College. We are here to clear up misconceptions, explain who we are, and our mission. When people read or hear Gay-Straight Alliance, some seem to notice the GAY part and disregard the rest. The Gay of GSA is only one [...]

Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16

Statement from the President of Macon State on Residence Life

Dear Faculty, Staff, and Students: I am extremely pleased to formally announce to the college community today that Macon State is taking a significant step forward in its development. Residence life will now be a part of Macon State College! Macon State has always strived to respond to the demand of students and employers in [...]

Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16

2010 Honors Convocation recognizes accomplished students, faculty and staff

By Kelly Geeslin Staff Writer The Macon State Honors Convocation was held on Wednesday, April 7 at 12:30 p.m. on the Macon campus in the PSC building ballroom. The Honors Convocation is held annually to recognize students and faculty for various achievements from academic scholarship to accomplishments in leadership and public service. This year, family [...]

Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16

The National Society of Leadership and Success Induction Ceremony

By Kimberly Waddleton Staff Writer and Presidential Member of the NSLS The Macon State Chapter of The National Society of Leadership and Success (Sigma Alpha Pi) hosted its first induction ceremony April 16, 2010. The Society was brought to Macon State last year under the vision of Marcella Diaz; Chapter advisor, Jennifer Simmons; President and [...]

Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16

Faculty and students remember Ed Roberts, M.D.

Faculty and students remember Ed Roberts, M.D.

By Harry Underwood JOUR 1135 On Thursday, April 1, a medical doctor who lived and operated a practice in Cochran, Georgia, for the last years of his life died at the Medical Center of Central Georgia of pneumonia at the age of 68. As a medical doctor in Cochran, he was seen as someone who [...]

Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16

New opportunities at Macon State

New opportunities at Macon State

By Meaghan S. Smith JOUR 3131 Macon State College now has a new Residence Life program starting in the fall of 2010. On April 21, Macon State hosted an event to help promote the new Residence Life program. There will be a new learning and living environment, security, and fully-furnished housing with amenities. To apply [...]