Georgia Education Mentorship (GEM) Program

The Georgia Education Mentorship Program provides opportunities for students to learn about leadership from members of the Georgia Chamber of Commerce. Each year, twenty-five Georgia College students are matched with the state’s top leaders in business, politics, law, education, healthcare for a year-long mentorship. As students and mentors work closely together, Georgia’s leading minds become integrally involved in the education of Georgia College students, reinforcing the qualities and characteristics needed in the next generation of our state’s leaders. GEM allows students the opportunity to observe real-world leaders who use their professional standing to positively influence civic engagement within Georgia. Across their year in the program, GEM students participate in the program’s opening reception and closing dinner, leadership conferences, luncheons with state leaders, meetings at the Georgia Chamber of Commerce and Georgia State Capitol, and leadership forums with visiting executives. They benefit from direct consultation with faculty and staff members who challenge them to integrate their GEM experiences with the principles of leadership they have studied at Georgia College.

For more information, visit www.gcsu.edu/gem.