Annual Conference

GCGS Annual Conference 2023

Graduate Education Looking Forward and Moving Forward

Dear Colleagues:

The Georgia Council of Graduate Schools will host its annual conference Thursday, April 27, 2023 to Friday, April 28, 2023 at the Clayton State University campus in Morrow, Georgia. The theme of this year’s Georgia Council of Graduate Schools (GCGS) Annual Conference 2023 , broadly conceived, is, "Graduate Education: Looking Forward and Moving Forward."

Distribute the conference announcement widely across your campuses to involve your program directors, graduate faculty, and staff engaged with graduate education and the support of graduate students. Please send questions to info@georgiacgs.org.

Best Regards,
J. Celeste Walley-Jean, Ph.D. (she/her/hers)
Dean, School of Graduate Studies & Inclusive Engagement
Clayton State University
GCGS President 2022 - 2023

Conference Information

Registration

Registration is Closed

Conference Registration fee (faculty & staff) - $175
Conference Registration fee (students) - $75
3MT Showcase Presenters = complimentary

Annual Membership Renewal fee - $75

You have the option to register for the Spring 2023 conference and also renew your institutional membership fee (if needed) with one purchase.

Location

Clayton State University
2000 Clayton State Blvd, Morrow, GA 30260
Harry S. Downs Center (Thursday, April 27th)
Student Activities Center (Friday, April 28th)

Campus Map & Directions: Click here

Agenda

Download Conference Program

Guest Speakers

Sonia J. Toson, JD, MBA, CDP

Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer
Kennesaw State University
Kennesaw, GA

Charmaine E. Troy, Ph.D.

Associate Director of First-Generation Student Initiatives
First-Generation Student Initiatives
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GA

Román Liera, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Higher Education

Montclair State University

Inclusive Graduate Education Network (IGEN) Workshop Moderator

Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Showcase

Did your institution host a Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition in Fall 2022 or Spring 2023? The 3MT Showcase will run as a lunch plenary session on Friday, April 28th at 12:00 pm. During the session, your institutions 3MT winner(s) will have an opportunity to give a three-minute oration, engage in a discussion about their research and meet other 3MT winners and representatives from institutions across the state of Georgia.

Hotel & Local Information

Clayton State University, located only 15 miles from downtown Atlanta and 10 minutes from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, is a beautiful lakeside campus that housed state-of-the art facilities. The campus is the only University in the country adjacent to both the Georgia Archives and the National Archives and Records Administration Southeast Region, which is free to the public.

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