Lauri Goodling, English, received a grant from Georgia State University for her dissertation research project, “Civic Engagement 2.0: A Blended Pedagogy of Multiliteracies and Activism.”

Marie Gaudio-Zaccaria, humanities, Alpharetta, has published a book, “Matters of Justice.” The book is subtitled “The Classical Education of a Civil Rights Leader” and is about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., as expressed in his “Letter from a Birmingham Jail.”  Each campus library and the GPC bookstore will have copies of the book by Jan. 15. Copies also are available for review by faculty or for purchase at gaudioink@gmail.com. Read more in an article in the Collegian.

Retired GPC communications instructor Robert “Bob” Knowles has been awarded the National Rifle Association’s National Patriot’s Medal and will be inducted into the NRA’s Golden Eagle Legion, (organized to recognize deserving military combat veterans).

Dr. Katrina Hunter and Vickie Johnson, both Project RAISE (Raising Achievement and Increasing Success in Education), have achieved certificates of completion in Academic Coaching from the LifeBound Academic Coaching Intensive held in Denver Oct. 27-31. Hunter also presented “A Handful of Keys: Five Strategies for Developing Successful, Sustainable PBI Grants” at the Minority Education Initiative’s Predominately Black Institutions (PBI) Summit in Washington, D.C. Project RAISE is funded through the U.S. Department of Education’s PBI grant program and focuses on increasing the academic success, retention and graduation rates of students enrolled in Learning Support Mathematics coursework at Georgia Perimeter College.

Pat Leamon, Clarkston Library, presented “How Can Common Reading Programs Impact Information Literacy?” at the Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy in Savannah Oct. 10.

Dr. George Lonberger, social sciences, served as a judge and question writer for the Nov. 23-24 World Geography Bowl sponsored in Athens by the Southeastern Division of the Association of American Geographers. He also was a member of the faculty Dream Team that competed—and won—against an all-star student team.

Health, Wellness and Recreation staff members Rodney Pegues and Tammy Stanton, both Decatur; Jenny Lee, Newton; and Brandi Meriwether, Dunwoody, participated in the Fulton-DeKalb Hospital Authority Mind Matters: Mental and Behavioral Health Summit on Dec. 8.

Art professor Margee Bright Ragland’s work in the medium of collage will be exhibited with three other artists at Upper Arlington Municipal Art Center in Columbus, Ohio, Jan. 11 through February.

Michael Bradley, philosophy and religion, Online, presented a paper, “Holy Stone Mountain: A Spatial Analysis of an Emergent Crystal City,” at the annual meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion in Indianapolis in November.

Theodore Worozbyt’s third book of poetry, “Tuesday Marriage Death,” has been accepted for publication by FutureCycle Press.

Dr. George Lonberger, social sciences, Newton, moderated an International Education Week event, “Where in the World is Jaggy?” on Nov. 18 at Newton Campus. Dr. Salli Vargis and Mark Flowers acted as judges. Student winners were Adam Rhine and Thomas Donaldson.