Page 5 - MGA President's Annual Report - 2021
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Middle Georgia State Introduces
Two New Graduate Programs
In May 2021, MGA got approval from the University System of Georgia’s Board of Regents
to launch a fully online Master of Arts in Public Relations beginning spring semester 2022,
pending SACSCOC approval.
The degree, housed in MGA’s School of Arts & Letters, is designed to prepare students to
begin or enhance their careers as public relations professionals.
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts “faster than average” job growth for public
relations specialists over the next few years. Additional federal data points to a “bright
outlook” for other jobs related to public relations, including media and communication
specialists and managers of artists, performers, and athletes.
In spring 2021, MGA introduced a fully online Post-Master’s Certificate program in Adult
Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner.
The certificate program is geared toward Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRN).
It allows APRNs who are certified in other advanced nursing practice roles to receive
the necessary education they need to take the Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse
Practitioner certification exam.
RNs who can attend to the healthcare needs of the aging baby boomer population and
centenarians are — and will continue to be — in high demand.
Student Highlight
Taking advantage of a unique opportunity, eight students on MGA’s Cochran and Eastman campuses have taken part-time
jobs as City of Cochran firefighters. They join almost twenty others who have taken the same path in recent years. Four MGA
student-firefighters were selected as City of Cochran’s Employees of the Month for March 2021.
