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The Student Center is a place where students can study, grab a bite to eat or hang out with friends; it is a place where all students can feel welcome. The Student Center is comprised of two buildings: Student Center East and Student Center West. The Student Center is home to many campus traditions, large scale programs and student services. Meeting rooms and event spaces provide places for students to experience quality programs aimed at enriching the Georgia State experience.
Numerous offices and programs that promote student growth and development, enhance academic success and connect students with the university community are in the Student Center. Each building houses an ATM, food court, courtesy cell phone charging stations, lounges and comfortable seating. Student Center East houses Black Student Achievement, Disability Services, the Dean of Students office, the Multicultural Center, the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning’s Proctored Lab for Online Exams, the Information Center, staffed to help students navigate the facilities. Student Center West houses Leadership Programs (which includes Greek Life, Leadership Development and Student Organizations), University Career Services, Student Government Association, Student Media and Campus Tickets where students can purchase tickets to popular campus programs, advance movie screenings and special Georgia State programs around Atlanta. Student Center West is connected to the Bookstore Building, which also houses Campus Services (Bookstore, PantherCard and Parking).
For more information, visit the Student Center Information Center located in Student Center East, first floor, call 404-413-1850 or visit the Student Center website studentcenter.gsu.edu.
Student Programs
Spotlight Programs Board is a university sponsored student-driven organization that coordinates activities to enhance and enrich the quality of student life at Georgia State University. Spotlight addresses the needs and interests of its diverse student body by providing social, cultural and educational events on campus. Most events are free and open to the Georgia State University community and include concerts, movies, speakers, novelty events, exposure to local Atlanta attractions and much more. Spotlight also oversees Cinefest, a 133-seat theater used to show blockbuster, independent and cult classics films free to students. Spotlight coordinates the art exhibits in the gallery lounge on the 3rd floor of Student Center East, a place for students to exhibit their work in a gallery setting while learning to curate their own shows.
Spotlight Programs Board brings a variety of quality educational, enrichment and entertainment programs to the Georgia State community, including the Distinguished Speakers Series, Panther Prowls, Homecoming festivities, Campus Movie Fest, Georgia State Nights at local Atlanta attractions and both small and large-scale concerts, such as Pantherpalooza.
Spotlight Programs Board is always looking for committee members to assist with the planning programs as well as volunteers to help with events throughout the year. Stay connected with Spotlight through Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
For more information, visit Spotlight Programs Board located in Student Center East, Suite 314, call 404-413-1610 or visit the Spotlight Programs Board website spotlight.gsu.edu.
Student Media
Learn the different aspects of media, such as writing, editing, producing, DJing and selecting outside content, by doing each task in a professional setting. Student Media is highly reflective of the students’ vision and participation. Student Media’s goals are to reflect the state of the Georgia State campuses, provide quality content to the campuses and city community and prepare students for a wide range of media presentation in their post-graduate career.
Album 88 is the student-run radio station. It broadcasts 24 hours a day every day online and on WRAS-HD2-Atlanta. It also broadcasts on 88.5 FM Atlanta and WRAS-HD1 from 7 p.m. - 5 a.m. For more information, call 404-413-1630.
NeoN (Neo Network) is the online video site for both creative and journalistic video content for Georgia State students. For more information, call 404-413-1605.
New South is a national literary journal, published twice a year. The content is edited entirely by graduate students. The organization also hosts “First Friday” readings in the Atlanta area. For more information, call 404-413-5828.
The Signal is a student newspaper, published and distributed by students from all campuses. Students conduct their own journalistic investigations, write, edit, take photographs and contribute artwork. For more information, call 404-413-1617.
Underground is an undergraduate literary journal, published twice a year, written and edited by students. The organization also regularly hosts writing workshops and stages biannual public readings of content from the student body. For more information, call 404-413-1535.
The official website for Student Media is studentmedia.gsu.edu.
