Interim president speaks to faculty and staff
By David Schick Rob Watts, GPC interim president, spoke to faculty and staff today about the school’s $16 million budget shortfall. “The college is spending more money than it has … The college is spending at a rate that is $16 million above its available resources,” said…
GPC employees do not want to change name
By David Schick The Board of Regents approval to change the name of Georgia Perimeter College to Georgia Perimeter State College has been rejected by a majority of faculty and staff. Rob Watts, interim president for GPC, sent out an email yesterday asking the faculty and…
Announcement from GPC interim president
By David Schick Rob Watts sent the following email to GPC faculty and staff today: Mr. Ron Carruth, Executive Vice President for Fiscal Affairs, and Ms. Sheletha Champion, Associate Vice President for Fiscal Affairs, have both left the College. Effective tomorrow, they are no longer…
GPC interim president reassigns faculty
By David Schick Rob Watts, GPC’s interim president, announced today that Dr. Alan Jackson, the vice president for academic affairs, and Dr. Beth Jensen, the dean of English, would be returning to their faculty roles as “professor of English.” Watts wrote in a email to GPC…
Interim President addresses faculty and staff
By David Schick The following email was sent this afternoon by the new interim president of GPC, Rob Watts, to the faculty: GPC Faculty and Staff Colleagues: It is a personal honor and professional privilege to be back at GPC. Some of you may know that…
Chancellor appoints interim president
By David Schick In the wake of a $16 million budget shortfall and Dr. Anthony Tricoli’s decision to “step down,” Chancellor Henry Huckaby of the USG Board of Regents appointed Rob Watts as the “Interim President” of GPC. In an email to all GPC employees, Huckaby wrote,…
New York Experience
By Kaylyn Hinz Going to New York for the first time was probably the best Vacation I have experienced up…
Internet Access Denied
By Kyndell Mizell When faculty and staff log onto the internet using GPC’s WiFi “JagTalk FacStaff” on their mobile device…
You Shall not Pass!
By: Shannon Townsend What is the point of a password if I have to give it away? In light of…
420 history
By David Schick “Hey man, it’s 4:20!” Chances are that you’ve heard this expression at some point in your life…
Occupy year in review
By David Schick They came, they occupied, and they were evicted. Throughout my experiences at the Collegian, covering the Occupy Wall…
Drugs are bad… Mmmmm’kay?
By David Schick It wasn’t too long ago that I used to be a habitual marijuana smoker, but now the…
Mary Jane makes the hearts of GPC musicians sing
By: Kevin A. Jackson The bubbles roll in the water pipes as the transparent glass closure clouds with white smoke.…
Clarkston SAF Budget meeting
By David Schick The Clarkston Student Activity Fee…
GPC Clarkston Career Day
Having trouble figuring out that to do with your…
GPC Welcomes Sheriff Thomas E. Brown
By Monique Bryan-Cantrell GPC Alumni and Board…
We can vote?
By Jahret Rainey SGA recently had elections and students…
Newton SAF budget hearing
By Jahret Rainey Every year GPC holds budget meetings…
President breaks ground on sustainability garden
By Kaylyn Hinz Newton campus celebrated the annual Daffodil…
Alpharetta SGA voting turnout
By Mallory Blount Voting for new SGA officials for Fall of 2012 occurred on the 11 and 12 of April. In addition to an email that…
Clarkston SAF Budget meeting
By David Schick The Clarkston Student Activity Fee Budget Committee meet on March 23 to hear requests for funding and to deliberate, then allocate, campus wide…
Decatur SAF budget hearing
By Kierra Johnson On Friday, March 23rd, every campus of GPC had a budget hearing to determine how much money would be given to different clubs…
Dust cloud from parking lot 11
By Tammy Woolcock This spring season students on the Dunwoody campus have had to cope with two nuisances, the seasonal pollen, and an amazing amount of…
We can vote?
By Jahret Rainey SGA recently had elections and students were encouraged to vote for returning and or new officers for the student body. For something as important…
Strippin’ for tuition
By Erin Cotter Disclaimer: The GPC student interviewed for this article is real, however, we changed the name to Betsy Stafford to protect her identity. 3:00 pm…