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Outdoor movie
night on the
Macon Campus

Plane pull competition
among aviation students
on the Eastman Campus

Giveaways, including MGA- Casino night
branded face coverings, on the Eastman
for students on the Warner Campus
Robins Campus

This spring, “I (heart) MGA Student Life” purple events as safely as possible, that lets them know we
pillow stuffing has been a hit on several campuses. are happy they are here and encourages them to
On the Eastman Campus, where MGA’s School of continue their studies at MGA.”
Aviation is based, a “plane pull” competition that
allowed for greater social distancing replaced the teAchinG chAllenGes
annual picnic and softball tournament. With a strong track record of offering fully
“That turned out far better than I could have online degrees through MGA Direct, Middle
ever imagined,” said Christy Faulk, Student Life Georgia State was in a better position than many
coordinator on the Eastman Campus. “That event institutions to handle the emergency shift from
set the stage and really ramped up student face-to-face classes in spring 2020. Most faculty
excitement for other things we planned.” members already had experience teaching online.
As long as students are living on campus and Still, the majority of MGA’s classes meet face
taking in-person classes, they are going to want to face for at least some sessions over the course of
something to do, Lindsey said. “If we can do some
a semester. Faculty members who were teaching in

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