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EPIC Pilot Program Yields Promising Results, Valuable Student Experience

In preliminary results, the Experiential Project-based Interdisciplinary Curriculum (EPIC) is showing promise to help raise grade point averages and to mitigate the chances of poor performance, failing or withdrawing from core curriculum classes. EPIC students work on projects while in foundational courses — like English 1101 and American government — to learn skills that will be valuable in their careers, from data science to project management. (August 12, 2012, Office of the Provost)

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Donor Spotlight – Dr. Jesse Peel

A look at Dr. Jesse Peel, a longtime donor and supporter of the Atlanta Gay Men’s Chorus from its inception, through the AIDS crisis, and on through the 21st century. (Voices of Note e-newsletter, 2019)

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Selected Works: How to Talk About Climate Change

Geosciences professor and outgoing provost Risa Palm investigates how to reach those who oppose action on global warming.

(Georgia State University Research Magazine, Spring 2019)

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Selected Works: The Next Academic Step to Graduate Studies: The Center for the Advancement of Students and Alumni

Georgia State, known for helping undergraduate students from all backgrounds succeed, and an institution serving an increasing number of graduate students from racial or ethnic minority backgrounds, is elevating its focus on student success in graduate and professional degree programs.

One new approach is housed in the Center for the Advancement of Students and Alumni (CASA), recently established to help encourage and support students from underrepresented populations to enter advanced degree programs that can lead to academic and professional careers.

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Selected Works: The Show Must Go On

With an office covered in classic film posters and Atlanta-themed art and curios, Christopher Escobar can’t hide his love for the city and great movies. Escobar is the executive director of the Atlanta Film Society, and nothing illustrates his devotion better than his beloved Plaza Theatre at the corner of Highland and Ponce de Leon avenues.

Taking a personal interest in Atlanta’s cinematic heritage, Escobar teamed up with some friends last fall to purchase the venerable movie palace, which has survived the city’s relentless change for more than 70 years.