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Ireland honored with national Coach of Character Award by NAIA

Dalton State College Men's Basketball Head Coach Alex Ireland was recognized by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) with the 2024-25 Coach of Character Award for deliberately teaching character to student-athletes through sport...
Sep 15, 2025, 11:00am EDT
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Community Calendar Submission

Please see the following information and attached flyer to be considered for publication in any community calendars and/or community event publications. If you need any additional information or graphics, please don't hesitate to reach out. It will be...
Sep 9, 2025, 4:02pm EDT
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Dalton State to Kick-off Constitution Week with 4Cs Civil Discourse Community Workshop

Dalton State College will launch the college's Constitution Week activities with a community-focused 4Cs Civil Discourse Workshop, a nationally recognized program aimed at fostering civic engagement and respectful dialogue across campus and the broader...
Sep 4, 2025, 4:41pm EDT
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New faculty pictured on the back row from left are Kaylan Traffanstedt, lecturer in nursing; Dracey Adams, lecturer in nursing; Jeevani Sammeta, assistant professor of communication. In the middle row from left are Courtney Baker, assistant professor of respiratory therapy; Grace Adams, lecturer in communication; Nancy Cope, assistant professor of nursing. On the front row from left are Sarah McMahon, assistant professor of biology; Austin Hooks, lecturer in English; Anne Loughren, assistant professor of health and wellness.

Dalton State welcomes new faculty to serve growing enrollment

Dalton State College welcomed nine new full-time faculty members this fall to support its growing student enrollment and to fill vacancies created by recent retirements. Dalton State started classes on August 11, and early enrollment numbers show Da...
Sep 2, 2025, 3:59pm EDT
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Dalton State fuels regional growth with $149M impact and graduate earnings potential

Dalton State College generated an annual economic impact of more than $149 million between July 1, 2023, and June 30, 2024 - 8% more than the previous year - and recent graduates are poised to earn over $1 million more than they would without a college...
Aug 20, 2025, 9:44am EDT
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Dalton State College, GNTC host first Northwest Georgia Workforce Summit

Dalton State College and Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) will host the first Northwest Georgia Workforce Summit on Friday, Aug. 22, beginning at 8:30 a.m. in Gignilliat Hall at the Dalton State campus. The summit will bring together educa...
Aug 8, 2025, 3:09pm EDT
Pictured from left are John Fuchko, III, Dalton State president; Gina Kertulis-Tartar, provost and vice president of Academic Affairs for Dalton State; Freida Boyles; Kathy Hicks; Bitsy McFarland; Matthew Gramling, director of the Bandy Heritage Center; Erica Perez, program coordinator for the Bandy Heritage Center; Nick Hennes, graduate intern; and Brianne Sloan, undergraduate intern, at a special reception hosted on July 9 to celebrate the newest addition to the Bandy Heritage Center’s physical collection: the diary of William K. Pilsbury, a soldier who was wounded in the Battle of Chickamauga, journalist, and descendant of the Mouzon Huguenot family.

Dalton State celebrates donation of Civil War era journal to Bandy Heritage Center

Dalton State College hosted a special reception on Wednesday to celebrate the newest addition to the Bandy Heritage Center's physical collection: the diary of William K. Pilsbury, a soldier who was wounded in the Battle of Chickamauga, journalist, and ...
Jul 16, 2025, 4:14pm EDT
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Dalton State College among top 10% most affordable colleges in the nation for 4th year

Dalton State College is ranked among the top 10% public four-year colleges in the nation for affordability for both low tuition and fees and overall net price, according to the latest data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Affordability a...
Jul 7, 2025, 9:28am EDT
Dalton State College and Dade County Schools have created a new partnership to enhance the region's teacher workforce pipeline. Dalton State President John Fuchko, seated at left, and Dade County Schools Superintendent Tim Josh Ingle, seated at right, signed the partnership agreement in a ceremony at Dalton State College. Pictured standing from left are Sharon Hixon, dean of the Dalton State School of Education, and Gina Kertulis-Tartar, provost and vice president for academic affairs for Dalton State.

Partnership between Dalton State College and Dade County Schools a 'game-changer' for education workforce pipeline

Dalton State College and Dade County Schools have formalized a new partnership designed to cultivate the next generation of educators while supporting long-term workforce development in Northwest Georgia. Through this collaboration, Dalton State educa...
Jul 1, 2025, 3:28pm EDT
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Thaw selected as new dean for School of Health Professions at Dalton State

Kurt Thaw has been selected as the new dean for Dalton State College's School of Health Professions, effective July 1. Thaw will come to Dalton State with more than 27 years of experience at Millsaps College, where he has served as a faculty member and...
Jun 17, 2025, 9:12am EDT
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