Columbus State University will receive nearly $1.2 million to help recruit, develop and graduate more high school science and mathematics teachers over the next five years. CSU will build upon existing resources to establish new internships, scholarships, summer camps and seminars, thanks to a $1,196,790 grant from the National Science Foundation’s Robert Noyce Scholarship Program. This NSF program aims to increase the number of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) teachers.
$1.2M Grant to Help Columbus State Produce More STEM Teachers
Aug 26, 2011 - Georgia Trend
Georgia Trend one of nation's top 3 business magazines
Georgia Trend one of nation's top 3 business magazines
Georgia Trend
Georgia Trend has been named one of the top three business magazines in the country by the AABP, the Alliance of Area Business Publications, a national association of business magazines and newspapers. Georgia Trend won the bronze award in the in the AABP’s Best Magazine category.
Aug 26, 2011 - Georgia Trend
GA TREND named one of nation's top business magazines
Georgia Trend has been named one of the top three business magazines in the country by the AABP, the Alliance of Area Business Publications, a national association of business magazines and newspapers. Georgia Trend won the bronze award in the in the AABP’s Best Magazine category.
Aug 12, 2011 - Columbus State University
Record-Setting Annual Fund Delivers Critical Support to Columbus State
Surpassing its goal and setting a record, Columbus State University’s 2011 Annual Fund has raised more than $2.07 million to provide immediate and flexible support for scholarships, outreach, faculty development and other university needs. Exceeding its $2.05 million goal, the campaign had raised $2,071,969 by the close of the fiscal year, June 30. The campaign affirmed the university as a leader among its 11 University System of Georgia peer institutions in private support as a percentage of institutional expenditures.
Jun 14, 2011 - Columbus State University
Columbus State Creates 125 Study Abroad Grants for Students
Building on a record enrollment in study abroad programs over the last two years, Columbus State University is predicting even more growth with the creation of 125 new grants to help students pay for study abroad courses. The grants will vary from $1,000 to $1,750 – depending on the length of the study abroad program – and will be available on a first-come, first-served basis to just about any student.
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May 13, 2011 - Columbus State University
Columbus State University Adds Five New Graduate Degree Programs
Columbus State University this fall will offer five new graduate degrees and an additional bachelor’s degree, as approved by the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia. Columbus State will now also offer: Master of Education in theatre education; Master of Music in performance; Master of Arts in history; Master of Science in Nursing, an online degree in collaboration with Clayton State University; Specialist in Education with a major in special education and Bachelor of Arts in art history. "The new degrees represent a natural progression in the university’s academic growth and were requested because of demand by students and the industries they will serve," said Tom Hackett, Columbus State’s interim provost and vice president for academic affairs.
Sep 21, 2010 - Columbus State University
Columbus State Completes Record Annual Fund Campaign
Columbus State University supporters and fundraising volunteers recently delivered a record-setting Annual Fund campaign despite a languishing economy. Exceeding a $2 million goal, the 2010 campaign yielded $2,025,421 to help offset the reduction of state-allocated funding, which has shrunk by about 30 percent since 2008.
Aug 6, 2010 - Columbus State University
Columbus State program to improve computer science teaching in high schools
Columbus State University has taken a lead role among Georgia colleges and universities in raising the level of computer science education. Starting this fall, CSU will offer a computer science endorsement as an add-on to its undergraduate and graduate degree programs in secondary education under guidelines recently established by the Georgia Professional Standards Commission.
Jun 17, 2010 - Columbus State University
Columbus Named Nation's First 'Servant Leader City'
Kent M. Keith, CEO of the Greenleaf Center for Servant Leadership, named the city of Columbus, Georgia as the nation's first “Servant-Leader City.” The designation came during a luncheon that was part of a 'preconference” that the Greenleaf Center held in Columbus before the Center’s 20th Annual International Conference in Atlanta. Special recognition of the city was approved at a recent meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Greenleaf Center, an international non-profit organization whose mission is to promote the awareness, understanding, and practice of servant leadership throughout the world.
May 20, 2010 - Columbus State University
Servant Leadership Track of New Graduate Business Program a Potential National Model
Columbus State University (CSU) is set to offer a graduate program with a degree track in servant leadership that’s both rare and tailored especially for the Columbus area professional community. The degree track is part of CSU’s new Master of Science in Organizational Leadership program. “With few graduate programs in the field, this degree will position CSU to not only meet a local need, but to also become a national model for graduate education in servant leadership,” said Linda Hadley, dean of CSU’s Turner College of Business and Computer Science, which will administer the program.
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