NSSE

GC Journeys wins AASCU's 2023 Excellence & Innovation Award

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, August 1, 2023

MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga., Aug. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- GC Journeys—a widely-acclaimed program at Georgia College & State University that ensures all students graduate with high-impact experiences in-and-outside the classroom—won the American Association of State Colleges and Universities' prestigious 2023 AASCU Excellence & Innovation Award for Student Success and College Completion.

Key Points: 
  • MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga., Aug. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- GC Journeys—a widely-acclaimed program at Georgia College & State University that ensures all students graduate with high-impact experiences in-and-outside the classroom—won the American Association of State Colleges and Universities' prestigious 2023 AASCU Excellence & Innovation Award for Student Success and College Completion.
  • "We are thrilled that the GC Journeys program has been recognized for excellence and innovation," said Georgia College President Cathy Cox.
  • Georgia College and GC Journeys also earned the Campus-Wide Award for Undergraduate Research Accomplishments (AURA) in 2020 and was named the nation's top undergraduate research program by the Council for Undergraduate Research (CUR).
  • In 2021, the University System of Georgia awarded the program its " Regents' Momentum Year Award for Excellence in Teaching and Curricular Innovation."