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Where Did Georgia State University Come From?

Group portrait of the first class to graduate from the Georgia Institute of Technology’s Evening School of Commerce. Back row: Floyd Fenn, A.C. Keise (president), Lib Goodman. Second row: P.L. Clower,...

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The Gift of Activism: Which Side Are You On?

Every October, archives and repositories across the country celebrate Archives Month in order to showcase their collections and raise awareness of their work. In Georgia, the theme for this year’s...

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U.S. Poet Laureate Scheduled for Georgia State University Centennial Series

Courtesy of Library of Congress The United States Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey will be a featured speaker in the Georgia State Centennial Series January 16th, 2pm in the Rialto Center. See the...

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Centennial Presentation on 2nd Obama Administration

As part of Georgia State University’s Centennial events, the Honors College is sponsoring a presentation from Christopher Preble, PhD. Dr. Preble is the Vice President for Defense and Foreign Policy...

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Good Chemistry: GSU’s First Location

Lyman Hall Chemistry Laboratory, Georgia School of Technology, ca. 1913. Photograph courtesy of the Georgia Tech Archives  In 1913, the Georgia School of Technology’s  School of Commerce held its first...

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The Changing Face of GSU: The Road To Diversity

Mrs. and Miss Homecoming queens Gloria Shurbutt Beachham (left) and Marcia Briscoe celebrate their victories in 1970 To mark Georgia State University’s centennial, the university library will host a...

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Little-Known and Unappreciated Facts about GSU History

School logo in the 1940s It is well known that Georgia State University traces its origins to the Georgia School of Technology’s Evening School of Commerce.  Nighttime classes appealed to workers in...

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Blank Slate: GSU’s First Downtown Location

Walton Building (Walton Street, NW at Cone Street), 1973 The Georgia School of Technology’s Evening School of Commerce (now Georgia State University) was housed in the Walton Building from 1914 to...

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Extinguished Luminaries of GSU: Robert R. Johnson

Robert Rosser Johnson In the pantheon of distinguished GSU luminaries, the names of George Sparks (first president and recipient of the “Shining Light” award) and Wayne Kell (founder and first...

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Bazaar Education: Night School in the Peachtree Arcade

Peachtree Arcade (Peachtree St. at Wall St.), 1957 In 1917, at the beginning of U.S. involvement in World War I, the Georgia School of Technology’s Evening School of Commerce (now Georgia State...

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Georgia State University Computes Over 100 Years with World Community Grid

By now everyone on campus knows that Georgia State University turned 100 in 2013. But did you know that over 100 years of research computing time was processed on GSU computers in just the last six...

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Georgia State University’s Urban Pioneers

People and Places: Georgia State’s Urban Pioneers is a new exhibit celebrating Georgia State’s centennial by focusing on the people and places that define our campus. This exhibit is next to the...

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Photo of Overlooked GSU Landmark Rediscovered

Murphy Building, 18 Auburn Ave, 1950s; Same view, 2013 Director George Sparks’ earliest memory of what is now Georgia State University was when it was located at Pryor St. (now Peachtree Center Ave.)...

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Moment in GSU History: “Building Jarred,” 1949

Collapsed building at 6 Ivy Street (Peachtree Center) with the Hurt Building across the street. (LBGPNS6-034a) In 1949, the Atlanta Division of the University of Georgia—precursor to Georgia State...

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Panther Pride: Georgia State Sports & Recreation

Friday, September 6 • 10:00 a.m. Library South, Second Floor Panther Pride: Georgia State Sports & Recreation is an exhibit that highlights the growth of athletics at GSU, from the early Spur Club...

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Learning Technologies Expert to Speak at Georgia State

Dr. Stephen Harmon will speak on “Changing Minds: How Technology Is Transforming the Landscape of Learning.” Dr. Harmon is Professor and Chair of the Learning Technologies Division in the College of...

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Astronomer Hal McAlister to Speak on Georgia State University’s CHARA Array

Image courtesy of Davefoc on Wikimedia Commons. (CC BY-SA 3.0) Georgia State University Professor Emeritus of Astronomy Hal McAlister will be giving a talk, “Georgia State’s CHARA Array Zooms in on the...

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Centennial Speaker Series – Psychology Professor Rose Sevcik

Dr. Rose Sevcik, Distinguished University Professor of Psychology, will present “Developing Symbols: From Communicating to Reading and Calculating,” as part of GSU’s Centennial Speaker Series. Dr....

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Georgia State University’s Scholarly Enterprise

Students celebrate becoming a university by removing “COLLEGE” from the entrance to Sparks Hall, 1969. Scholarly Enterprise is a new exhibit celebrating Georgia State’s centennial.  The exhibit theme...

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Dr. Altman and Dr. Barzegar Awarded NEH Grant

Dr. Andrew Altman Congratulations to Dr. Andrew Altman and Dr. Abbas Barzegar who have been awarded a grant by the National Endowment for the Humanities for the purpose of developing and teaching a new...

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