Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs, Oconee Campus

Dr. Penny Mills
SRC Building, Room 508
Ph. 706-310-6219  /  Fax 706-310-6202
email: pmills@gsc.edu

Dr. Penny B. Mills serves as the Executive Dean of the Gainesville State College Oconee campus with responsibilities for academic affairs and the operation of the campus.  She also served as Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs at the campus May 2004 to January 2005.  Prior to moving to the Oconee campus, she served as Director of Special Programs on the Gainesville campus, directing academic advising, Center for Teaching & Learning, and the University Center.

 She is Professor of Political Science and has been at the college since 1991.  Her teaching areas include American government, global politics, comparative political systems, the European Union, the Phi Theta Kappa Leadership course, and an issues in diversity course.  She has served on the Faculty Senate, represented the college on the Regents’ Advisory Committee for Political Science, was Book Review Editor for Politics & Policy 2001-2002, served as the college transfer ombudsperson, and was a Governor’s Teaching Fellow during 2002-2003.  Students named Dr. Mills the 1996 Teacher of the Year.

Dr. Mills received her Bachelor's and Master's degrees in political science from Northern Arizona University.  She holds a doctorate in political science from the University of Arizona.

Presently residing in Watkinsville, Georgia, Dr. Mills serves on the Oconee Area Resource Council, Oconee County Clean & Beautiful Commission and is an Associate Director of the Oconee County Chamber of Commerce.