Students experience a day at the Capitol

At the start of the spring semester, several undergraduate and graduate students had the opportunity to represent the college at state Capitol events hosted by professional organizations.

On Jan. 25, a group of 12 from LC’s Accountancy program (in the photo) took part in a Certified Public Accountants Day event hosted by the Georgia Society of CPAs. While at the GSCPA meeting, students heard from Sen. Billy Hickman, Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Revenue Frank O'Connell and Rep. David Wilkerson, among others.

Later that month, first-year Clinical Mental Health Counseling students Shelley Hood, Leighton Parker, Dazia Potts and Cherrelle Todd joined Associate Professor Dr. Kelly Veal for the Licensed Professional Counselor Day lobbying event hosted by the Licensed Professional Counselors Association of Georgia. They met with legislators and heard the introduction of House Bill 1050, which addresses the licensure of counselors in Georgia. This was the first LPC Day in the country.

“I was honored to attend such a historic day for the state of Georgia and for the United States of America,” Potts said. “This is just one step of many that continue to advocate for mental health and its workers that care enough to be the positive change that is needed in this country.”

In February, Elementary Education seniors Lily Thompson, Emilee Johnson, Faith Burgamy and Sydney Rojo went with Education Professor Dr. Gretta Milam to a Professional Association of Georgia Educators event held in partnership with the Georgia Association of Educational Leaders and the Georgia Association of Colleges for Teacher Education. The LC group heard from policymakers on education policy issues including education funding and Georgia's teacher pipeline.