The Gainesville State College Speakers Bureau includes informative, lively, timely programs and presentations for civic organizations, special interest groups, church groups, or high school classes. Through the Speakers Bureau, Gainesville State College faculty and staff share their interests and expertise with area organizations and community groups.

To schedule a program, simply call the person prepared to share information about the topic of your choice.  The Speakers Bureau is a free resource offered by Gainesville State College.  Members of the Bureau include representatives from both the Gainesville and Oconee Campuses.  The notation of Gainesville Campus or Oconee Campus indicates the area where the individual is based and the general area where the individual would be available to make presentations. 

For general information about the Gainesville State College Speakers Bureau, contact the Office of Public Relations and Marketing at 678-717-3836 or email sjones@gsc.edu.

Business/Economic

Gary Norman, MBA, Instructor of Business Administration, School of Business, Education, Health & Wellness,
706-310-6253 or 706-401-3533, gnorman@gsc.edu (Oconee Campus)

• Apparel Industry

Computers/Information Technology

Careers 

Culture/Society 

Tom G. Walter, Ph.D., - Vice President for Student Affairs, 678-717-3877, twalter@gsc.edu (Gainesville Campus)

• Leading in a Sea of Change (dealing with uncertainty)
• If You Don't Know Where You're Going, You Will Probably End Up Somewhere Else (strategic planning)
• Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus, But Why Can't I Work with That Person? (personality types in the workplace)

Education/Learning

Brent Allison, Assistant Professor of Education, School of Business, Education, Health and Wellness, 706-310-6328, ballison@gsc.edu (Oconee Campus)

• Education in Georgia
• e-Learning
• Plagiarism Prevention
• Qualitative Research

Maryellen S. Cosgrove, Ph.D., - Dean of the School of Business, Education, Health and Wellness, 678-717-3482, mcosgrove@gsc.edu (Gainesville Campus)

• Education - Literacy             

 Martha T. Nesbitt, Ph.D., - President, 678-717-3610, mnesbitt@gsc.edu (Gainesville and Oconee Campuses)

• Higher Education, Leadership

Leslie Harper Worthington, Ph.D., - Chair of the Department of English, 678-717-3566 (Gainesville Campus)

• Literature - Dr. Worthington has published a book on Cormack McCarthy, Mark Twain, William Faulkner, and literary influence - Cormac McCarthy and the Ghost of Huck Finn.

Faraway Places

Fine Arts

Government/History/Political Science 

Lee Cheek, Ph.D., - Dean of School of Social Sciences, 678-717-3448, lcheek@gsc.edu (Gainesville Campus)

• Politics/Religion in America - visit www.drleecheek.com - for complete listing

Gary Norman, MBA, Instructor of Business Administration, School of Business, Education, Health & Wellness,
706-310-6253 or 706-401-3533, gnorman@gsc.edu (Oconee Campus)

• Immigration Reform: Both Legal and Illegal

Health/Wellness

Alicia Caudill, Ph.D., - Student Affairs, 678-717-3877, acaudill@gsc.edu (Gainesville Campus)

• Working with Parents of Students
• Understanding Students and Their Behaviors

Personal Development

Alicia Caudill, Ph.D., - Student Student Affairs, 678-717-3877, acaudill@gsc.edu (Gainesville Campus)

• Building Relationships in the Workplace
• Team Building  

• Effective Leadership
• Leading with Integrity
• Challenge of Leadership: Building an Effective Team
• Leadership and Spirit

Science

Other

Brent Allison, Assistant Professor of Education, School of Business, Education, Health and Wellness, 706-310-6328, ballison@gsc.edu (Oconee Campus)

• Japanese Animation

Sign up to be included in the Speaker's Bureau

GSC faculty or staff members who are interested in being included in the Speakers Bureau are asked to complete the Sign-up form and forward it to the Office of Public Relations and Marketing.