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�������� (GGC) has been selected to host its first Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence. Dr. Jane Frances Banseka from the University of Bamenda (UBA), Cameroon, will teach environmental science during the 2023-2024 academic year. Banseka was selected for the Fulbright award by the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board.

“I feel really happy and delighted to be at GGC,” said Banseka. “I’m excited at the opportunity to inter-relate with GGC students and faculty. I would like to share our interactions in my society with you and to see how the teaching and learning aspects of students

A new scholarship at �������� (GGC) will help first-generation college students reduce the cost of their education. Generally, first generation students are defined as those whose parents did not complete a four-year college or university degree.

Made possible by a $250,000 pledge to the from (Peach State), the initiative, called The Peach State Federal Credit Union First-generation Scholars Program, will provide scholarships funded by an endowment. The endowment will allow this scholarship to live in

Most college students take a break from their studies during the summer months, but a good number of proactive �������� (GGC) students have spent that time learning career-defining skills as interns at a variety of companies and organizations. Here are a few of their stories:

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Grayson Scott, a senior from Lawrenceville studying in GGC’s , landed an internship at the Atlanta office of the U.S. General Services Administration’s Office of Professional Services and Human Capital

�������� is one of 34 U.S. colleges and universities to be awarded a grant from the U.S. Department of State’s Increase and Diversify Education Abroad for U.S. Students (IDEAS) Program, which aims to develop and expand study abroad programs worldwide.

Dr. Neville Forlemu, associate professor of , and Dr. Boyko Gyurov, professor of , created the winning proposal. GGC will receive $35,000.

Forlemu, who spent a month in Thailand with 23 GGC students this summer, said the money will be used to help reach two essential goals: expand GGC’s learning abroad

With economic uncertainty and layoffs in a number of sectors, many people want to know how much cash they should have on hand. While a general rule of thumb is to have enough cash to cover expenses for about six months, accounting and finance expert Dr. S. Cathy McCrary says a number of factors can impact the amount of cash that one should have available.

McCrary, an professor at ��������, said an emergency fund of three- to six- months’ worth of expenses might work well in a two-income household where the wage earners work in diversified industries.

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For �������� (GGC), Juneteenth is not only a celebration but a chance to reflect on the significance the holiday has for the descendants of enslaved people in the United States. To mark the occasion, GGC held its inaugural Juneteenth luncheon on June 13. 

According to event organizer Ryan Smith, there’s nothing better than food to bring people together. 

“This was an opportunity to get the GGC community out of their respective spaces and together in one area where they can enjoy fellowship,” said Smith, who is GGC’s assistant director of . “But one of our main

Soon ��������’s (GGC) Dr. MaryBeth Chrostowsky, instructor of , will add a prestigious title to her resume: Fulbright Scholar.

One of over 800 U.S. citizens who will teach and/or conduct research abroad through the , Chrostowsky will spend a year in the African nation of Uganda, working with graduate students in the Refugee and Migrant Studies Program at .

Her research will focus on kinship patterns and practices among South Sudanese refugees who have made the harrowing journey across the border to Uganda

Sydney Pelaez said if there is one thing you should know about her, it’s that she likes to set goals for herself, both realistic and lofty, and then knock them out of the park.

Exhibit A of this trait was her decision to leave the familiarity of Tampa, Florida, where she grew up, and move 500 miles north to Gwinnett County, Georgia, as soon as she graduated from high school.

She came to play for ��������’s (GGC) women’s team, mainly, but there was more to it than that.

“This was a school that I thought would push me to succeed and set me up for my future after

Floyee Gresham wanted to be a teacher since she was a high school student in Villa Rica, Georgia. She pursued that path until she found herself working as a paraprofessional supporting students and teachers in the Gwinnett County school system. She enjoyed that career, but the desire to be a full-time teacher never left her.

In 2018, she caught wind of ��������’s (GGC) paraprofessional track for the  in special education. With this degree, paraprofessionals can gain initial certification in special education from the Georgia Professional

Juan Cruz Parisi Sitjar knows what it takes to win. More importantly, like all champions, he knows how to take a loss. If you ask him, he’ll tell you learning how to move on from your losses is more important than celebrating your wins, and he’s had plenty of experience with both.

Born in Argentina in 1995, Parisi Sitjar learned to cope with adversity early in life. When he was five years old, his father was nearly killed at work by gunfire. The experience was so traumatic, the family moved across the Atlantic Ocean to Palma de Mallorca, Spain, to find a better place to raise Parisi Sitjar