This collaborative event between Middle Georgia State University and the Macon-Bibb Mayor’s Office celebrates all veterans past and present. The Veterans Day event is scheduled for Friday, November 10th at 11 a.m. (address: 285 Spring St, Macon, GA 31201) Dr. Christopher Blake and Mayor Robert Reichert jointly host the 4th annual event at the WW1 Memorial Continue reading
Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) provides free programs and services to address the needs of wounded warriors and fill gaps in government care. The demand for our programs and services has grown from serving a handful of injured veterans to now serving tens of thousands, and we continue to receive hundreds of new registrations from injured Continue reading
Make The Connection No matter what you may be experiencing, there is support for getting your life on a better track. Many, many Veterans have found the strength to reach out and make the connection. To find the Veteran resources most helpful for you, fill in your ZIP code or state below and then check Continue reading
Your MGA Macon campus Library hosts the traveling exhibit, “And there’s the humor of it”: Shakespeare and the four humors, between August 28 and October 6, 2017. This exhibition was developed and produced by the Exhibition Program at the National Library of Medicine and the Folger Shakespeare Library. William Shakespeare (1564-1616) created characters Continue reading
Did you know the United States Department of Veterans Affairs operates 135 national cemeteries in the U.S. and Puerto Rico. Burial and memorial benefits are available for eligible service members, veterans, and family members. https://www.va.gov/
MGA Libraries now has a site license for the New York Times—this means an individual online subscription for every student, faculty, and staff member.
President Trump has signed into law the “Harry W. Colmery Veterans Educational Assistance Act,” known as the “Forever GI Bill,” which will bring significant changes to Veterans education benefits! This new law will allow more of you to use the GI Bill and more time to use it. Some of the changes will go into Continue reading
Since its charter in March 1955, the Lions Club has been active in the community. The following list includes a mere sampling of their involvement: Forerunner of the Macon-Bibb Clean Community Commission Brought the soap box derby back to Macon Funded two scholarships for nursing students annually until after the HOPE scholarship program was in Continue reading
Did you know the United States Department of Veterans Affairs administers a variety of benefits and services that provide financial and other forms of assistance to servicemembers, veterans, their dependents and survivors. https://www.va.gov/
Did you know the United States Department of Veterans Affairs operates the nation’s largest integrated health care system, with more than 1,700 hospitals, clinics, community living centers, domiciliaries, readjustment counseling centers, and other facilities? Learn more here. https://www.va.gov/