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Letter from the Provost
Welcome to the 2019 Academic Report for Mid- brate new programs, new initiatives, new airplanes,
dle Georgia State University. Under the guidance new grants, faculty successes, student successes,
of our university president, Dr. Christopher Blake, and department and school achievements. The Di-
the Division of Academic Affairs is in the process of vision of Academic Affairs at Middle Georgia has a
implementing the University’s strategic plan titled lot to be proud of this year.
“Elevating Middle Georgia.” Our efforts are focused
on achieving three imperatives: growing enrollment Based on a clear vision of our academic iden-
with purpose, owning student success, and building tity and strategy and with a laser-like focus on in-
shared culture. creasing student success, MGA has streamlined our
offerings and processes, recommitted to the pri-
With anticipation and excitement, I welcome macy of teaching and learning, and made explic-
you to MGA’s 2019 Academic Report, sharing many it what programs can be attained on which of our
of the academic successes of the 2018-2019 aca- five physical campuses. We removed outdated re-
demic year. This document is a celebration of the quirements that hindered student progress towards
faculty, staff, and students in the Division of Aca- graduation and added flexibility to baccalaureate
demic Affairs and the tremendous work they have programming. In an effort to expand our reach, we
accomplished. Each section only includes high- launched MGA Direct, which includes a template for
lights, recognizing that there are many more suc- delivering courses and programs in an eight-week
cesses to celebrate. accelerated model online. This initiative will serve
students from around the globe for whom sched-
As we begin the 2019-2020 year, the Division of uling or face-to-face classes are barriers to further
Academic Affairs has launched a new organizational educational attainment.
structure that includes six schools: Arts and Letters,
Aviation, Business, Computing, Education and Be- MGA has been consciously driving to make ed-
havioral Sciences, and Health and Natural Sciences. ucation more applied. From an accreditation initia-
This report is presented in the new organizational tive explicitly focused on experiential learning, to
structure even though the work was completed be- study abroad offerings, to applied research activ-
fore several of the schools were created. We cele- ities, students are participating in classes and ex-
tracurricular activities that foster learning by doing.
These efforts are highlighted in this document, but
more importantly this commitment is reflected in all
we do. For instance, MGA has expanded internships
and created a dedicated student leadership devel-
opment program. Students at MGA have many av-
enues for engaging in active and applied learning.
As you review this report, I hope that you take a
moment to reflect on the quality faculty, staff, and
students at Middle Georgia State University. This
is a place where innovation is welcome even if it
doesn’t always succeed, students are valued, teach-
ing and learning is our primary mission, and success
is the norm. We welcome you to join the Division of
Academic Affairs in celebrating this year’s success
and welcome you to join us as we find our individual
and institutional greatness.
Jon Anderson, Provost
