The large inflatable planetarium will be used in GPC classes, as well as an outreach tool at local elementary schools.

The U.S. Department of Education grant will be used to increase the number of students who exit remedial math in two or fewer semesters through the use of academic success coaches.

Oglethorpe University professor Dr. Kendra King will bring her passion for politics to Georgia Perimeter College as part of the 2015-16 Sarah Larson Lecture Series.

A new scholarship is available to Newton Campus students, thanks to a passionate supporter of Georgia Perimeter College.

Georgia Perimeter College marked its final Fall Convocation with keynote remarks from Georgia State University’s president.

Students, faculty and staff turned out to perform 20 push-ups, sit-ups or jumping jacks in fitness challenge.

The U.S. congressman and his co-author talked about their book, “March: Part One,” which details the beginning of the Civil Rights movement.

The adjustments are aimed at boosting student retention and graduation rates.

Dr. Lauren Curtright and Barry Hall both have made the choice to reduce traffic congestion and pollution by not driving to campus.

Dig sites are stocked with varied artifacts, including glassware, pottery shards and fake bones, for students to excavate and examine.

Dr. Don Pearl encourages GPC faculty to help students understand the value of an associate degree.

Georgia Perimeter College kicked off the first week of its fall semester Aug. 17, welcoming students to its five college campuses.

GPC’s fall semester starts Aug. 17. New student orientation sessions are available on all campuses.

The DOE has awarded GPC with funding for three TRIO programs, one on each of its Clarkston, Decatur and Dunwoody campuses.

New Move On When Ready legislation combines existing dual enrollment options into a single program.

Improvements are intended to provide an admissions experience that is easier to navigate.

Extremely hot weather can ground airplanes and, yes, be used to fry eggs, says GPC science professor.

Scorching temperatures can lead to a myriad of health issues including heat exhaustion, heat cramps and heat stroke.

College-Level Examination Program allows students with solid competency in any subject area to try “testing out” of that particular class.

Five GPC nursing students who participated in a summer immersion program at Emory University will continue their nursing education at Emory this fall, two of them as doctoral students.

Nine groups of Georgia Perimeter College students delved into research projects during a three-week program for science, technology, engineering and mathematics students.

Five plays—all written and performed within a day. That was the impetus for the Clarkston Drama Club’s Plays-in-a-Day, a frenetic overnight festival of playwriting, staging, directing and acting.

Recent GPC graduate Farhin Lilywala will work with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Ian Urbina this summer.

Alex Myers is president of the Decatur Campus Civic and Political Awareness Club which sponsored the congressman's visit.

Georgia Perimeter student Typhani Payne won a scholarship to study in Paris this summer.

Whether it’s attending a World Cup game, traveling to Scotland or just cleaning out that closet, send us your summer list—and photos—to marcom@gpc.edu.

Students, alumni, faculty and staff celebrate at Dedication Day event held at Atlanta Braves baseball game.

“Where I come from, the neighborhood was information deprived. Computers and technology are powerful tools, and I want to see the world more connected,” says Tyre Johnson-King.

Join Georgia Perimeter's 50th anniversary celebration event at the Atlanta Braves game this Saturday at Turner Field.

Softball team loses to Navarro College in elimination game at the NJCAA national tournament, ending their season and the five-decades-old athletics program at GPC.

Yitbarek Kazentet and Rozhin Parvaresh will receive up to $40,000 a year for three years to continue their undergraduate education.

Jarrod Turner is on a mission to bring attention to veterans who have suffered traumatic brain injury and are dealing with PTSD.

“This program really prepares you well to be a nurse—GPC makes good nurses, and that’s why I chose it,” said new graduate Rachel Triesman.

A strong passion for teaching and a curious spirit link Georgia Perimeter's 2015 NISOD recipients.

Top-notch program boasts nine consecutive years of 100 percent pass rate on students' first attempt of the Dental Hygiene national board exam.

Earth Day Expos on Decatur and Dunwoody campuses offer chance “to learn about environmental stewardship and sustainable practices for our planet.”

Lots of intense studying and sacrifice have paid off for Ada Holloway. With exuberance and dignity, the honor student talked about graduating as part of the 50th and final class from Georgia Perimeter.

Georgia Perimeter chemistry major will graduate this spring.

The Nepal tragedy is weighing heavily on the hearts and minds of Georgia Perimeter students concerned about family and friends in their native country.

“Whatever you do, you want to give it your all,” says Nigerian native.

The 16-year-old is one of 31 high school students in GPC’s DeKalb Early College Academy who will receive their associate degrees at May 8 commencement.

Engineering major Rozhin Parvaresh “is one of the most resourceful and best critical-thinking students I’ve had,” says Professor Jay Dunn.

Sri Rajasekaran named President’s Award winner, Jeremy Borger earns USG’s Regent’s Award and Newton SGA is top club.

The charter school with DeKalb County targets high school dropouts and has impacted the lives of nearly 1,000 students in its ten years at Georgia Perimeter.

Professor Mary Beth Davison and her students will participate in this weekend’s American Cancer Society Relay for Life.

DeKalb Early College Academy students Yotam Ghebre and Antoinette Charles will get full scholarships through graduate school.

On April 22, GPC will celebrate George Sanko—and the native plant garden he created—with special garden walks, a plant sale, raffle and cookout from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The 12th-seeded Jaguars play No. 5 Blinn College, Texas, Wednesday at 6 p.m. EST at the National Junior College Athletic Association Championship Tournament in St. George, Utah.

Project has added urgency as GPC celebrates its 50th anniversary and prepares to consolidate with Georgia State University.

Move On When Ready student will attend Georgia College as a biology major Her MOWR credits allow her to enter as a junior in college.

From human trafficking to “booty,” 2015 conference spurs relevant discussions.

After more than a decade of “dead-end” jobs, GPC student Jason Committe returned to school and balanced classes with work and family responsibilities while earning his associate's degree.

Marine and Army veteran Wes McReavy will receive his associate degree in psychology, and his service dog, Kiah, will receive an honorary “dog-gree.”

Jack Kent Cooke scholarship winner Yitbarek Kazentet at times worked three jobs to put himself through school.

Student veterans, active military and their families will receive more personal attention, more scholarship opportunities and potential help in emergencies.

Georgia Perimeter will host a variety of free events as part of the 2015 Atlanta Science Festival, which continues through March 28.

Aemah Badri’s commitment to her education was temporarily sidetracked when she fled Iraq five years ago.

Emmanuel Lyons is confronting the pain of his past through songwriting, rap and public service.

Ron Cotton was imprisoned for 11 years for a rape he did not commit and then exonerated through DNA evidence. He chose to forgive his accuser.

Evidence suggests that when students are connected to a major, they are more likely to graduate.

Like their on-campus peers, Georgia Perimeter online students can take advantage of tutoring help, advising and counseling.

The clinic offers flu shots, immunizations, lab tests, program-related physicals and smoking cessation aids, among other services.

Annual conference focuses on “The Female Perspective in Art, Scholarship and Politics” and provides scholarly presentations, discussion forums and networking opportunities.

Events being held on all Georgia Perimeter College campuses the week of Nov. 16-21.

Dr. Mark Becker gets his first look at the new campuses that will come under his direction once the consolidation of GPC and Georgia State is complete.

Science and other course offerings are on the uptick at Georgia Perimeter’s Alpharetta Campus, right alongside a boom in student enrollment.

Keep on trucking: the choices for lunch just got more interesting at GPC's Alpharetta Campus with the arrival of food trucks featuring different cuisines.

Jeri Lloyd had planned for 10 years to earn her degree and become an RN, but life got in the way.

A group of English faculty members has received a $30,000 USG grant to produce to produce a free e-text for all USG students taking English composition.

Six hundred fifty flags will be planted in honor of the 650 student veterans currently enrolled at GPC.

The cult classic, directed by professor Joshua Corin, features an all-student cast and GPC President Rob Watts as narrator.

Georgia Perimeter is hosting a week-long symposium on the political, social and cultural landscape of the 1960s Feb. 17-20. Events salute Georgia Perimeter’s 50th anniversary.

The newspaper tackled the hot issues of the day, including civil rights and the Vietnam war. Two lectures are planned along with the exhibit.

Have you quit smoking yet? With new rules prohibiting any tobacco use on campus, now's the time.

Educating faculty, staff and students about ethics and workplace fraud is a big focus for GPC's chief internal auditor, Kwabena Boakye.

Stephon Ferguson is licensed to speak in MLK’s voice; he will recite a King speech Jan. 21 at Clarkston Campus.

Project UPLIFT seeks to ease anxiety about statistics through engaging classroom lessons, including cartoons, jokes, quotes, songs, poems, wordplay and videos.

Leaders from GPC and Georgia State are charged with overseeing and crafting the details of how the consolidated institution will operate.

The committee, comprising 21 representatives from Georgia Perimeter and 21 from Georgia State, will have its first meeting Jan. 30.

Program pairs first-generation students with faculty members who were also the first in their families to go to college.

Georgia Perimeter College’s fall 2014 student enrollment showed a 1.2 percent increase over fall 2013, with 21,371 students signing up for classes.

Rob Watts to be joined by Georgia State President Becker and USG Vice Chancellor Shelley Nickel; meeting will be streamed to other campuses.

The University System of Georgia has provided the GPC Newsroom with questions and answers concerning the planned consolidation of Georgia Perimeter College with Georgia State University.

The dynamic social and cultural events of 1960s America and their impact on artists of that time will be topic of program.

“Here’s a genuine opportunity to stop and share your emotions,” student Rachel Eddleman says of the pop art project in downtown Decatur.

Timeline calls for 2016 implementation; USG Chancellor says action “presents a major opportunity to improve student success.”

Software entrepreneurs Zach Klempf and Joseph Dixson are participating in a business accelerator program in Hawaii.

During the next 18 months, the 42-member committee will begin crafting the mission statement, goals and direction of the new institution.

Faculty, staff and students were “Service Superheros” during MLK Day of Service Jan. 19.

This Q&A section was updated on Feb. 10; the Newsroom will continue to update as more details become available.

Interested in serving on an organizational working group for the GPC/Georgia State consolidation? Let President Watts know now.

New college created from GPC and Georgia State will have multiple campuses and separate tracks for associate-degree and bachelor-degree students.

Are you addicted to social media? Using network sites to be “social” all the time probably isn’t such a good thing, warns GPC counselor Ca Trice Glenn.

Georgia Perimeter has suspended recruiting for all eight of its athletic teams, in light of the University System’s plan to consolidate GPC with Georgia State University.

New USG policy became effective on Oct. 1; smoking cessation help is available through Student Health Center.

The expanded Learning and Tutoring Center at Clarkston and the new STEM Study Center at Decatur were funded by a Fitzgerald Foundation gift.

This year’s MLK service day, on Monday, Jan. 19, is themed “Be A Service Superhero.”

Georgia Perimeter’s campus bookstores are a convenient shopping alternative to crowded malls.

GPC engineering major will participate in an international research project in Chile during spring semester.

GPC is in the midst of a restoration and construction boom that will bring multiple building, aesthetic and safety improvements on four campuses.

“Events like this are valuable and useful to students and offer them a chance to understand issues that affect them.”

Students who want to teach early education can take their first two years of college at Georgia Perimeter College and finish their degrees at Gordon State College in Barnesville.

Georgia Perimeter College opened its doors as DeKalb College on Sept. 28, 1964. But that wasn't the only notable event that happened that year.

DE program allows high school students to earn college credits and explore their interests.

Clarkston clinic will close temporarily for renovations when Dunwoody clinic opens in October.

GPC students became “service superheroes” when they volunteered to better their communities in observance of the National Day of Remembrance.

Graduating Georgia Perimeter students will be able to transfer seamlessly to UGA's Griffin Campus to complete their bachelor degrees.

All Second Half documents must be submitted by Sept. 22, with the final day to register being Sept. 30. Second Half classes begin Oct. 13.

Students who want to become high school teachers now can take their first two years of college at Georgia Perimeter and finish their degrees at Clayton State University.

What does the U.S. Constitution mean to you? Do you think same-sex marriage will ever be a constitutional right? What does a free press really mean?

Georgia Perimeter is offering a variety of tobacco cessation programs and tools to students and employees through the GPC Student Health Clinics.

Cheerleaders, nostalgic music and a flash mob fueled high energy and crowd participation during Fall Convocation—which also served as a kick-off for the college’s 50-year anniversary.

Since 1964, Georgia Perimeter, or DeKalb College as it was named then, has grown from 763 students and one campus, to five campuses and more than 21,000 students.

Students: share your summer adventures "outside the perimeter" on the new GPC website at http://www.gpc.edu/otp

Faculty and staff say the ‘Ask Me’ experience reminds them of the real and very important mission of the college: educating students.

No push-ups or sprints are required at this camp. Rather, its mission is to help students prepare for the mental intensity of their next two years in GPC's Nursing school.

Check out GPC's Facebook page for more words of wisdom to new students from faculty.

Georgia Perimeter College geology major Katy O’Connell Nahodyl is experiencing sweet success these days as both student—and budding entrepreneur.

GPC offers more than 100 night classes plus 7 a.m. and weekend classes to accommodate students who work and have other daytime obligations.

The small Dunwoody exam rooms are crowded. In one room, a seemingly inconsolable infant is crying non-stop, as three Georgia Perimeter College nursing students assess her condition.

What would you do if you were jailed for a crime you didn’t commit? Could you forgive the person who put you in jail?

GPC Educational Achievement Program (GEAP) helped Robert Townsend find his internship at PS Energy.

In preparation for going tobacco-free on Oct. 1, Georgia Perimeter is developing an implementation plan that will include assistance to students and employees who want to stop smoking.

Ellen Sweatt may be retiring, but not before a proper salute from some of the countless accounting students she has impacted during 28 years at Georgia Perimeter College.

New class designed for veterans is one of college’s GPC First Year Experience courses that give students an orientation to college life.

New graduates urged by keynote speaker to follow their passion in life.

Markiesha Thornton figures she would have graduated from college years ago if she had had the support of a group like GPC’s Students with Children organization.

Georgia Perimeter “is a college that gives you a whole new perspective on life.”

Ebonee Rice's journey to become a nurse was far from easy, but her perseverance carried her to her goal.

Master sergeant completes her degree through Georgia Perimeter College's partnership with the Community College of the Air Force.

Two Georgia Perimeter College baseball players—Dustin Beggs and J.T. Phillips—plus three alumni of the program were selected by Major League Baseball organizations in the 2014 draft.

New Complete College Georgia initiatives are part of ‘changing’ times at Georgia Perimeter College.

Scholarships are available—if you know when and how to apply. Deadline for fall scholarship applications is July 1.

GPC students from DeKalb Early College Academy tell the Board of Regents how the dual enrollment program impacted their lives.

Three sisters and one brother earn biology degrees from GPC; they plan to pursue careers in medical fields.

Alumna Nicole Noel-Charles is back at Georgia Perimeter to recruit for her other alma mater, Georgia Southern.

If you want to find Devin Gunawan, just “look for the guy who is always smiling.”

STEM internships at top universities offer three students valuable experiences.

Five students are participating in an NIH-funded Bridges to Baccalaureate partnership program between GPC and Emory.

USG students: At Georgia Perimeter College, there’s still time—and a wide assortment of courses—for you to earn transferable credit this summer.

Achieving the dream: Georgia Perimeter student Fatima Koko goes from non-English speaker to early-college graduate.

Georgia State University president is a community college alumnus and a first-generation college student.

Trung Quach and Matthew Tate will get funding to complete their bachelor's degrees.

Honors student and newspaper editor has become an advocate for GPC and for two-year colleges.

Program pairs Georgia Perimeter ESL students with elderly immigrants seeking to improve their English skills and become naturalized citizens.