Academic Outreach
Since 1968, Academic Outreach (AO) has provided free programs for Pre-K through 12th grade students. Programs are facilitated by GC students in a variety of locations and ways such as in-school visitations, after-school programs and field trips to Lake Laurel, Bartram Educational Forest, or GC Main Campus. Because we are funded through a generous endowment from the Kaolin Industries of Georgia for Science Education, many of our programs are science or environmental based, but we also range in programming from history and team building to art and music. As a member of the Community Action Team for Service (CATS), students of many majors reach out into the community through Academic Outreach.
Numbers for FY2010
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6134 students served in 9 counties
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62 GC students worked, volunteered, or received Service Learning Hours with AO and 13 staff, faculty or community members worked with AO totaling 2030.05 hours in the community:
• 260.5 hours were volunteer
• 143.25 hours were service learning -
55 programs, trainings, etc. in addition to 10 weekly, 1 bimonthly program and 10 adult programs!!
For technical assistance, please contact the SERVE help desk at
(478) 445-7378.
AO web page updated by Ruth Eilers, 478-445-0810
ABOUT GEORGIA COLLEGE: Georgia College & State University, the state's designated Public Liberal Arts University, combines the educational experience expected at esteemed private liberal arts colleges with the affordability of public higher education. Its four colleges – arts and sciences, business, education and health sciences – provide 6,600 undergraduate and graduate students with an exceptional learning environment that extends beyond the classroom, with hands-on involvement with faculty research, community service, residential learning communities, study abroad and myriad internships