The City of Lawrenceville has kicked-off work for the college corridor project, selecting Georgia Development Partners to oversee the initial construction of a 2.2-mile linear park that will connect Georgia Gwinnett College with the Downtown District. The scope of work includes construction of roadways and streetscapes in the immediate downtown and train depot areas. Plans for the entire Corridor...
On Friday, September 29, 2017 Dr. D. Glen Cannon, president of Gwinnett Technical College, spoke to a crowd of community stakeholders in the Busbee Center's Cisco Auditorium, delivering his annual State of the College address.On Friday, September 29, 2017 Dr. D. Glen Cannon, president of Gwinnett Technical College, spoke to a crowd of community stakeholders in the Busbee Center's...
Georgia Gwinnett College's (GGC) spring 2017 bachelor of science in nursing graduates achieved a highly coveted 100 percent first-time pass rate for the National Council Licensure Examination for registered nurses (NCLEX-RN).
Nursing program graduates are required to take the NCLEX exam to receive their registered nursing license (RN). The exams have been administered by the National Council of State Boards...
Cooler days may be ahead but STEAM will heat things up with lots of fun activities for the community to enjoy. The evening of October 13th will be filled with the wonders of Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math (STEAM) to be enjoyed by all ages; including crowd-favorite DJ Rob in Downtown Duluth. The fun begins at 6:00 p.m....
After accepting dozens of applications and recommendations from Gwinnett County Public Schools high school students and administrators, Gwinnett Clean & Beautiful (GCB) announced today the "Class of 2017-2018" for its Green Youth Advisory Council. Keep America Beautiful (KAB), the nation's iconic community improvement nonprofit organization for which GCB is proud to be an affiliate, designed a national model for...
Hannah Keilani Blas is a current senior at South Gwinnett High School. She is not only an example of academic excellence, she is the salutatorian of the class of 2018, but she is also a staple for student involvement.
Hannah is the vice president of the National Beta Club, president of the National Honors Society, a member of the Gwinnett...
Oritsemisan Ejutse (or Misan for short) is a senior at Shiloh High School. She's captain of the JV Volleyball team and is in all Honors or AP classes, but besides this, she is the President and Founder of the African Student Association.
With such a high portion of our school being African immigrants and first generation African-Americans, Shiloh needed a...
With Homecoming and Halloween, October is a particularly meaningful time of year for the students of Peachtree Ridge High School. But alongside the dancing and candy galore, the Ridge Lions celebrate a community-wide battle against cancer with their own noteworthy "holiday": Ridge Run.
Held each October at Peachtree Ridge High School, Ridge Run is a 5K color run that aims...
Neil Penning has spent countless hours volunteering, building, and teaching in science classrooms across the county. A full-time student at Peachtree Ridge, his plate was already full but as a dedicated leader and engineer, there was always room for more. As a sophomore, Penning planned to create a robotics team from scratch with the help of fellow peers and...
Gabriela Maduro-Salvarrey is one of the finest students at Peachtree Ridge High School. She truly upholds Peachtree Ridge's motto of being "The Standard of Excellence." Gabi has persevered through some very tough times and is now one of the finest, smartest, and well known students at Peachtree Ridge High School.
Gabriela was born in Austell, Ga and moved to Knoxville,...