Convocation at GGC: Sept 15th 2011

The convocation procession started at 2:00pm on Sept 15th 2011. The procession included all the faculty members in their regalia followed by senior administrators of the college. The procession was lead by faculty holding the four staffs of GGC symbolizing Leadership, Scholarship, Creativity, and Service.

The opening talk given by Dr. Lois Richardson, the acting VP is Student and Academic Affairs. Dr. Kaufman (GGC president) was introduced by Dr. Richardson. At the beginning the honor students were felicitated by the gathering.

Convocation Awards
The annual awards were presented to the recipients. The awards included, student service awarded to Tyler Henry. Student creativity award winner was Ms. Heather Interholzinger. Outstanding Student Leadership was given to Jonelle Faal.

Student Awards:

School of Business: Michail Jamison
School of Education: Erica Wagoner
School of Liberal Arts: Ryan Porter
School of Science and Technology: Chai-Tse Lee
School of Transitional Studies (Student Success): Homa Ayati
Outstanding Freshman: Arnoldo Gonzalez
Student Employee: Katelynn Bell

Faculty Awards:
Teaching: Jessica Damian
Scholarship and Creativity: Steven Platek
Service: C. Douglas Johnson

Staff Awards:
Slavica Ahmetspahic
Jessica Thompson

Awards ceremony was followed by faculty promotion announcements. There was 1 promotion from Associate to Full, 7 from Assistant to Associate, 1 from instructor to Assistant Professor. There were a total of 9 promotions in this convocation.


Chief Guest of the Convocation at GGC 2011

Dr. David Morgan, executive vice chancellor/chief academic officer, University System of Georgia.


There was a special award acceptance speech by one of the faculty Jessica Damian of GGC, she was the recipient of one of the USG awards.

It was followed by the speech by the president of the student government association, GGC.

This followed a brief talk by the president Dr. Kaufman and the covenant and pledge.


Covenant at GGC

"As members of Georgia Gwinnett College, we declare our commitment to these principles and values:

We will build a community where each member recognizes the dignity and essential worth of all people. We will prepare our students for a lifetime of learning and civic engagement. We will ensure the honesty and integrity of our academic endeavors, hold ourselves accountable, and expect others to do the same. We will promote and cultivate critical thought and an open, scholarly exchange of ideas. We will dedicate ourselves to the highest academic standards. We will lead with our hearts and our minds and be driving forces for change in the global community."


Closing Ceremony
The convocation ended around 3:15pm as the procession of academicians left the hall.