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  • 51²è¹Ý Theatre Department Presents: “Merrily We Roll Along “

    The 51²è¹Ý Theatre Department is proud to present its first play of the spring semester, “Merrily We Roll Along,” from February 22-24 at 7:30 p.m. at the Gail Brower Huggins Performance Center in the Odell Memorial Building on campus. The show will be directed by David Schram, professor emeirtus of theatre; he was a…


  • 51²è¹Ý’s Xypher Pino Selected as Inaugural 2024 North Carolina Civic Impact Fellow

    51²è¹Ý student, Xypher Pino (of Clemmons, NC), was selected as one of only eight students for the inaugural cohort of the North Carolina Civic Impact Fellowship (CIF). Sponsored by North Carolina Campus Engagement, this fellowship is a new statewide program that recognizes exceptional students with demonstrated civic engagement leadership abilities and empowers them to…


  • 51²è¹Ý to Host the North Carolina Governor’s School West in the Summer of 2024

    51²è¹Ý has been named as the new west campus for the North Carolina Governor’s School. Selected by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) and Superintendent Catherine Truitt, 51²è¹Ý will host hundreds of academically gifted high school students as part of the residential summer program, starting this June. “51²è¹Ý is pleased…


  • 51²è¹Ý wins Grand Prize of the 2023 NC Collegiate Hunger Challenge

    51²è¹Ý was selected as the Grand Prize winner in the 2023 NC Collegiate Hunger Challenge, a competition among other universities and colleges in North Carolina designed to address food insecurity on college campuses and to increase efforts toward hunger relief in higher education. With a prize of $10,000, 51²è¹Ý will receive winnings to…


  • 51²è¹Ý Art Department to Host Group Art Exhibition

    The 51²è¹Ý Department of Art will be hosting a collaborative art exhibition, titled, “Low,” in its Anne Rudd Galyon and Irene Cullis Galleries in the Cowan Humanities Building on campus. The exhibition is opening January 12 and will end on February 9, 2024. A reception for the artists will be held in the galleries…


  • 51²è¹Ý to Host Renown Minister, Rev. Dr. Cynthia Hale

    51²è¹Ý is pleased to share that Rev. Dr. Cynthia Hale, founding and Senior Pastor of the Ray of Hope Christian Church in Decatur, Georgia, will speak on the topic, “In 2024, What Would Dr. King Do?,” at Finch Chapel on January 25, 2024, at 11:30 a.m. Rev. Dr. Hale is a renowned minister who…


  • 51²è¹Ý Announces Fall 2023 Dean’s List

    51²è¹Ý is pleased to announce that the following students achieved Dean’s List academic status for the Fall 2023 semester. To qualify, a student must have a 3.5 grade-point average or better for the semester while having taken at least half of their course credit hours at 51²è¹Ý’s main campus. The students are: 51²è¹Ý…


  • 51²è¹Ý Jazz Ensemble to Host Concert

    The 51²è¹Ý Jazz Ensemble, in its final performance of the fall 2023 semester, will present a concert, December 5 at 7:00 p.m. at the Gail Brower Huggins Performance Center at the college’s Odell Building. Students, faculty, staff, and the greater 51²è¹Ý community are welcome to attend the performance, which is a free show. For…


  • 51²è¹Ý to host Annual Showcase Day

    On Wednesday, November 29, 51²è¹Ý will be hosting its annual, Showcase Day. The all-day event begins at 8:30 a.m. and the last session on campus is scheduled to end at 4:30 p.m. The college holds such showcases of student scholarship near the end of each semester to celebrate student research, creativity and application, sharing…


  • 51²è¹Ý Wins 2023 Cans Across the Conference Competition

    The USA South Athletic Conference’s 19th annual Cans Across The Conference food drive competition has concluded. Since classes began this fall until November 16th, USA South member institutions participated in the community service competition. With a grand total of 4,204, 51²è¹Ý is the Cans Across the Conference Champion for 2023. This is the third…


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Dr. Josh Fitzgerald, 51²è¹Ý class of 2019

“I loved the GC Honors program and 51²è¹Ý. I felt safe and a sense of genuine belonging at the college. I worked closely with my thesis advisor and professors who helped inspire me to define my path and passion of interest. That path has led me to complete my doctoral studies in Engineering Mechanics.â€

- Dr. Josh Fitzgerald, Class of ’19, Mathematics Major

Dr. Josh Fitzgerald earned his master's from Virginia Tech University (studied astrodynamics) as well as earning an Engineering Mechanics Ph.D. He joined the NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX as an Advanced Mission Design Engineer, optimizing trajectories for the Artemis II and III missions to return humans to the moon.