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Students earned Educational Specialist (Ed.S.) degrees during the summer of 2017 from the Georgia State University College of Education and Human Development.

Students earned Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) degrees from the Georgia State University College of Education and Human Development during the summer semester of 2017.

More than 70 students earned their Ph.D.s from Georgia State University during the summer semester of 2017.

More than 500 graduate students earned master's degrees from Georgia State University during the summer semester of 2017.

Students from Georgia State University's College of Law earned LL.M. (master of laws) degrees during the summer 2017 semester.

Students of the Georgia State University College of Law earned their Juris Doctor (JD) degrees during the summer semester of 2017.

Students earned Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) degrees this summer from the Georgia State University Byrdine F. Lewis School of Nursing and Health Professions.

More than 900 students earned their bachelor's degrees from Georgia State University during the summer semester of 2017.

More than 400 students Georgia State University students earned their associate's degrees during the summer semester of 2017.

Student Innovation Fellows develop expertise and share ideas around emerging technologies and instructional innovations, with particular attention to enhancing learning and research at Georgia State through the innovative use of technology. Through the program, students collaborate with university faculty and staff.

Each year, the Georgia State University Honors College awards a variety of scholarships to current students. This year, the Honors College awarded scholarships to twenty-seven exemplary students.

The Honors College Ambassadors corps is composed of a diverse and dedicated group of outstanding Honors College students who desire to hone their leadership skills, while also contributing to the Honors College legacy. These student leaders serve as representatives of the Honors College at a variety of internal and external events.

Congratulations to the 2017 Global Ambassador Program cohort for successfully completing the program with outstanding leadership and service. The Global Ambassador Program participants demonstrate intercultural communication and leadership skills through conversations, interactions, and acculturation with visiting international students at Georgia State University.

A group of dental hygiene students from Georgia State University's Perimeter College provided dental sealants and fluoride to third- and fourth-graders in south Georgia's Turner County recently, thanks to a collaborative effort between the college's Dental Hygiene program and local school and health officials.

The Georgia State University College of Law awarded Master of Laws (LL.M.) degrees to students during the college's commencement and hooding ceremony at the end of the Spring 2017 semester.

More than 150 students from the Georgia State University College of Law earned their juris doctor (JD) degree during the Spring 2017 semester.

Thirty rising second-year students will join Georgia State University Law Review for the 2017-18 term. Georgia State Law students become members of Law Review by invitation, based on exceptional academic standing and performance in a rigorous writing competition. The submitted academic papers are graded by the executive board.

More than 100 Georgia State University students received scholarships to study abroad during the 2016-2017 academic year.

This achievement is presented to the students who embarked on a year-long international education exchange program with Georgia State University during the 2016-17 academic year.

This achievement is presented to the students who participated in international education experiences with Georgia State University during the Spring 2017 semester.

This achievement is presented to the students who embarked on a semester-long international education exchange program with Georgia State University in Fall 2016.

The Georgia State University Singers took first prize at one of the most significant chamber choir competitions in the world - the 15th International Chamber Choir Competition Marktoberdorf 2017 in Marktoberdorf, Germany.

Five members of the Georgia State women's golf team were honoted by the Women's Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) as All-American Scholars in early July.

Congratulations to Ph.D. candidate Steven Anderson who is a recipient of the Provost Dissertation Fellowship. The internal fellowship supports doctoral students from across the university as they complete their dissertations.

The annual student showcase took place on May 4 at the Plaza Theatre, and featured the Jury Selections of Films - some of the best student shorts produced during the 2016-2017 academic year.

Sara Santamaria's first solo exhibition, "Who comes today and stays tomorrow," opened in June at Eyedrum Art & Music Gallery. It is comprised of sculptural works that address the idea of immigration and tap into themes of memoir, displacement, and identity.

The Fulbright Program is the flagship international educational exchange program sponsored by the U.S. government and is designed to build lasting connections between the people of the United States and the people of other countries. The Fulbright Program is funded through an annual appropriation made by the U.S. Congress to the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. Participating governments and host institutions, corporations, and foundations around the world also provide direct and indirect support to the Program, which operates in over 160 countries worldwide.

Lia Scott, a Ph.D. student in epidemiology at Georgia State University's School of Public Health, served as the lead author on a research article about higher-than-average rates of inflammatory breast cancer cases in certain areas of the country.

The Student Government Association serves as the official voice of the student body at Georgia State University, representing the students' interests to university leadership and to lobby on students' behalf.

LaPorscha Wells and Alysiah Whittaker were both named 2017 Outdoor Track and Field All-Americans by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).