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President’s Message
Dr. Jann L. Joseph
President
Returns toGGC Community and Kicks Off
Fall Semester
The faculty, staff and students of Georgia Gwinnett College will focus on “Return to Community” as we kick off fall semester. Together, we are making this commitment toward our full return to campus.
I remain encouraged by the drive and initiative our students, faculty and staff showed in maneuvering the unprecedented change in our operations and instruction models during the height of the pandemic. The pandemic didn’t hold us back from doing what we do best – supporting our students’ progress toward their degrees.
We creatively worked to ensure that our students were fully supported during our online and hybrid instructional modalities. We know there is no substitute for the faculty and student engagement, in-person mentoring, tutoring and holistic teaching for which our college is known. Thus, we eagerly look forward to welcoming everyone back to our united community dedicated to leadership, scholarship, service and creativity.
Despite the pandemic’s disruption, we made progress in very active and intentional ways. We expanded our academic offerings and added our first two online bachelor’s degree programs (see story, page 7). We also added minors in gender studies and African American studies and reaffirmed our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion through the One GGC initiative (see story, page 18).
Now, more than ever, we must remain steadfast in our mission to educate students who are inspired to contribute to their communities, and prepared to anticipate and respond effectively to an uncertain and changing world.
The Grizzly family is grateful for your ongoing support and look to the future with confidence.
Go Grizzlies!
