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JAHA DUKUREH Jaha Dukureh, 2018 Nobel Peace Prize nominee and GSW alumna, visited campus in October 2018 as the speaker for the annual Griffin Bell Convocation and Distinguished Lecture Series. Dukureh was nominated for the prestigious Nobel Peace Prize for her work towards ending female genital mutilation (FGM) and child marriage in her home country of The Gambia in West Africa and across the world. Dukureh earned her bachelor’s degree in business administration and management online at GSW in 2013. That same year, she founded the non-profit Safe Hands for Girls, which provides support for survivors of FGM and advocates to end FGM practices. She was then part of the movement that successfully banned FGM in The Gambia in 2015. During her time on campus, Dukureh met with students, faculty, staff, members of the community and fellow GSW alumni former President Jimmy Carter and former First Lady Rosalynn Carter.
MAULDIN & JENKINS CLASSROOM The School of Business Administration and the Georgia Southwestern Foundation recently unveiled the newly renovated Mauldin & Jenkins classroom in the Business, History and Political Science (BHP) Building. With support from Mauldin & Jenkins, an accounting firm based in Atlanta, BHP 205 was outfitted with state-of-the-art technology requested by the accounting faculty. The renovation also included new flooring, paint, ceiling and a Mauldin & Jenkins mural on one wall.
GSW secures $3.4 million in Georgia state budget for building renovation In May 2018, GSW announced the inclusion of $3.4 million in Georgia’s Fiscal Year 2019 (FY19) budget to fund the renovation of the Academic Center for Excellence (ACE), GSW’s primary advisement building. The legislative delegation that represents the region where GSW resides (Sen. Freddie Powell Sims, Sen. Greg Kirk, Rep. Bill McGowan and Rep. Ed Rynders) worked diligently to make sure this project was included in the final version of the FY19 budget. “More than 50 percent of GSW students are first generation college students,” noted President Weaver. “The renovation of the ACE Building, which includes accessibility improvements, will vastly enhance our ability to help students succeed academically. It also communicates to our students that we care about their future.” The scope of the ACE Building project will include modernizing the HVAC system, remodeling the interior to meet the current needs of students, and construction of two elevator shafts – one for the ACE Building and one for the adjacent English Building. These are currently the only two structures in use on campus that do not have upper floor handicap access.
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