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Georgia Gwinnett College
In his 14 years at Georgia Gwinnett College (GGC), Dr. Ali "AJ" Kooti, assistant professor of accounting, has emphasized connecting classroom lessons to real-world applications. Among the most significant changes he has witnessed is the growing influence of artificial intelligence (AI). "AI is out there and it's not going away. Like most things, there are two sides to the coin," he said. "It can be used for unethical things like cheating, but the reason I've infused AI into my accounting classes is to teach my students how to use it responsibly. AI can be used for a lot of good when it's treated ethically and skeptically."
Georgia Gwinnett College's (GGC) Dr. Rebecca Cooper, professor of science education and director of academic assessment, is making a name for herself as one of Georgia's foremost experts on incorporating artificial intelligence (AI) into the classroom.
During the dog days of summer, the temperatures soar, and so do electric bills. At Georgia Gwinnett College (GGC), the buildings remain comfortably cool thanks to a project that started 10 years ago.
Georgia Gwinnett College counselors traveled to Collins Hill High School on March 2 to offer Instant Decision Day to high school seniors. College hopefuls met with admissions counselors, who helped them fill out GGC application forms and evaluated their transcripts. Students who met GPA requirements were provided an admissions decision on the spot. Twenty-one students were admitted to GGC at the event. GGC has offered more than 50 IDD events to schools in Gwinnett County and Metro Atlanta since September with more to come, according to Lisa Boone, associate director of admissions.
When she was just eight years old, Ruby Hernandez, 21, of Lawrenceville, was diagnosed with the rare and incurable autoimmune disease that causes excruciating flare-ups.
Stories of perseverance from a Gwinnett County State Court judge and a U.S. Army veteran were among the highlights of Georgia Gwinnett College's fall commencement, which took place Dec. 7 at the Gas South Arena in Duluth. Keynote speaker Gwinnett County State Court Judge Veronica Cope knows perseverance. Cope, who is the second person of color on the Gwinnett state court bench, said she grew up "on the wrong side of the tracks" in a segregated small town in North Carolina.
Anyone who lives in or near Atlanta has been intimately acquainted with traffic jams more times than they'd like to recall. On January 28, 2014, what is usually an infuriating annoyance became a life-or-death situation.
Thanks to the efforts of two faculty members in its School of Business, Georgia Gwinnett College (GGC) has achieved an impressive, worldwide ranking for research in accounting education.