Georgia State University

Initially intended as a night school, Georgia State University was established in 1913 as the Georgia School of Technology's Evening School of Commerce.{{cite web|title=97 Years Strong|url=http://www.georgiastatesports.com//pdf8/705701.pdf|publisher=Georgia State University|access-date=June 6, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111111134243/http://www.georgiastatesports.com//pdf8/705701.pdf|archive-date=November 11, 2011|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}} A reorganization of the University System of Georgia in the 1930s led to the school becoming the Atlanta Extension Center of the University System of Georgia and allowed night students to earn degrees from several colleges in the University System.{{cite web|title=History|url=http://www2.gsu.edu/~wwwmsp/2006/history/1.htm|work=Main Street Master Plan|publisher=Georgia State University|access-date=May 28, 2013|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304043207/http://www2.gsu.edu/~wwwmsp/2006/history/1.htm|url-status=dead}} During this time, the school was divided into two divisions: Georgia Evening College and Atlanta Junior College.{{cite web|title=Evening Signal, 1933-10-02|url=http://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/signal/id/247/rec/4|work=Digital Collections|publisher=Georgia State University Library|access-date=May 28, 2013}} In September 1947, the school became affiliated with the University of Georgia and was named the Atlanta Division of the University of Georgia.{{cite web|url=http://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/signal/id/927/rec/60|title=The Georgia State University Signal, 1970-10-22.|work=Digital Collections|publisher=Georgia State University Library|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202125541/http://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/signal/id/5603/rec/1|archive-date=February 2, 2014|url-status=dead|access-date=May 28, 2013}}

For its first four decades, the school was treated as an offsite department of its parent institution, Georgia Tech, until 1947, and UGA after 1947. Accordingly, its chief executive was called a director. However, in 1955, the Board of Regents made it an autonomous four-year college under the name Georgia State College of Business Administration.{{cite web|last=Carabello|first=Joanna Soto|title=J. Mack Robinson College of Business|url=http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-1782|work=Business and Industry|publisher=The New Georgia Encyclopedia|access-date=May 28, 2013|archive-date=January 16, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130116065015/http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-1782|url-status=dead}} Walter Sparks, who had served as director since 1927, became the newly autonomous institution's first president. In 1961, other programs at the school had grown large enough that the name was shortened to Georgia State College.{{cite web |title=Special Collections and Archives: Georgia State University History|url=http://research.library.gsu.edu/GSUhistory|work=Research Guides|publisher=Georgia State University Library |access-date=May 28, 2013}} It became Georgia State University in 1969.{{cite web|last=Reed|first=Merl|title=In Business|url=http://www2.gsu.edu/~wwwexa/GSU_Magazine_Special_2013.pdf|work=Georgia State University Magazine|publisher=Georgia State University|access-date=May 28, 2013|archive-date=October 6, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006083933/http://www2.gsu.edu/~wwwexa/GSU_Magazine_Special_2013.pdf|url-status=dead}}

The first African-American student became enrolled at Georgia State in 1962, a year after the integration of the University of Georgia and Georgia Tech.{{cite web|title=Georgia Tech Integration |url=http://crdl.usg.edu/events/gatech_integration/?Welcome|work=Civil Rights Digital Library|publisher=University System of Georgia|access-date=May 29, 2013}}{{cite web |title=University of Georgia Integration|url=http://crdl.usg.edu/events/uga_integration/|work=Civil Rights Digital Library|publisher=University System of Georgi|access-date=May 29, 2013}} Annette Lucille Hall was a Lithonia social studies teacher who enrolled in the course of the Institute on Americanism and Communism, a course required for all Georgia social studies teachers.{{cite web|last=Babiarz|first=Liz|title=Quiet Courage|url=http://www.gsu.edu/magazine/2009fall/quiet_courage.html|work=GSU Magazine|publisher=Georgia State University |access-date=March 2, 2013}}

The Peachtree Road Race was founded in 1970 by Georgia State cross-country coach and dean of men Tim Singleton, heading it in its first six years before turning it over to the Atlanta Track Club.{{cite web|last=Asher|first=Gene|title=Always in the Running|date=June 2007|url=http://www.georgiatrend.com/June-2007/Always-In-The-Running/|publisher=Georgia Trend|access-date=May 30, 2013}}

In 1995, the Georgia Board of Regents accorded Georgia State "research university" status, joining the University of Georgia, the Georgia Institute of Technology, and Augusta University.{{cite web|title=Core Mission Statement for Research Universities|url=http://www.usg.edu/inst/mission/category/research_universities|publisher=University System of Georgia |access-date=May 29, 2013}}{{cite web|title=Achieving Research University Status|url=http://100.gsu.edu/|work=Making History|publisher=Georgia State University|access-date=May 29, 2013}}

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Over its 100-plus-year history, Georgia State's growth has required the acquisition and construction of more space to suit its needs. During the late 1960s and early 1970s, numerous buildings were constructed as part of a major urban renewal project, such as the Pullen Library in 1966, Classroom South in 1968, the expansion of the Pullen Library in 1968, the Arts and Humanities Building in 1970, the 10-story General Classroom Building in 1971 (now called Langdale Hall), the Sports Arena in 1973, and the 12-story Urban Life Building in 1974.{{cite web|title=Campus Expansion |url=http://100.gsu.edu/|publisher=Georgia State University|access-date=May 30, 2013}} In addition, a raised platform and walkway system was constructed to connect these buildings over Decatur Street and various parking structures.{{cite web|last=Elrod|first=Jacoby|title=Georgia State's Platform Plaza |url=http://history4220fall2011.wordpress.com/2011/11/17/georgia-states-platform-plaza/|work=The American City|date=November 17, 2011|publisher=James Polhemus|access-date=June 5, 2013}}

In the 1980s, another round of expansion took place with the acquisition of the former Atlanta Municipal Auditorium in 1979,{{cite web|title=Atlanta Municipal Auditorium |url=http://www.atlantatimemachine.com/downtown/ama_interior.htm|work=Downtown|publisher=Atlanta Time Machine|access-date=June 5, 2013}} which was subsequently converted into Alumni Hall in 1982 and then to Dahlberg Hall in 2010,{{cite web|title=GSU Renames Alumni Hall for Dahlberg |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/stories/2010/09/13/daily28.html |work=Atlanta Business Chronicle|publisher=American City Business Journals|access-date=June 5, 2013}} and currently houses Georgia State's administrative offices.{{cite web |title=Dahlberg Hall|url=http://map.gsu.edu/#/|publisher=Georgia State University |access-date=September 12, 2013}} That same year, the College of Law was founded in the Urban Life Building,{{cite web|title=About|url=http://law.gsu.edu/about/|work=College of Law|publisher=Georgia State University |access-date=September 12, 2013}} and the Title Building on Decatur Street was acquired and converted into the College of Education's headquarters and classroom space.{{cite web |title=Lawyers|url=http://atlantatimemachine.com/downtown/lawyers.htm|work=Downtown|publisher=Atlanta Time Machine|access-date=June 5, 2013}} In 1988, the nine-story Library South was constructed on the south side of Decatur Street, which was connected to the Pullen Library via a three-story high foot bridge (officially referred to as a "link") and effectively doubled the library's space.{{cite journal|last=Burtle|first=Laura|title=Spotlight on Construction: Georgia State's Library Transformation Project Completed|journal=Georgia Library Quarterly|date=January 1, 2008 |volume=44|issue=9|doi=10.62915/2157-0396.1136 |url=http://digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1136&context=glq|access-date=June 5, 2013}}

Georgia State continued this growth into the 1990s, with the expansion of Alumni Hall in 1991,{{cite web|title=Building Timeline |url=http://research.library.gsu.edu/content.php?pid=312767&sid=2571075|work=Special Collections and Archives: Georgia State University History|publisher=Georgia State University Library |access-date=June 6, 2013}} the opening of the Natural Science Center in 1992,{{cite web|title=Natural Science Center |url=http://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/university/id/769|work=Digital Collections|publisher=Georgia State University Library|access-date=June 6, 2013}} and the acquisition of the former C&S Bank Building on Marietta Street in 1993, which is now the home of the Robinson College of Business. Georgia State's first move into the Fairlie-Poplar district was the acquisition and renovation of the Standard Building, the Haas-Howell Building, and the Rialto Theater in 1996. The Standard and Haas-Howell buildings house classrooms, offices, and practice spaces for the School of Music, and the Rialto is home to Georgia State's Jazz Studies program and an 833-seat theater.{{cite web|title=Rialto History|url=http://www.rialtocenter.org/about/history.html|work=Rialto Center for the Arts|publisher=Georgia State University|access-date=June 6, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130118120027/http://www.rialtocenter.org/about/history.html|archive-date=January 18, 2013|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}} In 1998, the Student Center was expanded toward Gilmer Street and provided a new 400-seat auditorium and space for exhibitions and offices for student clubs.{{cite web|title=Center Layout and Floor Plans|url=http://studentcenter.gsu.edu/inside-the-center/center-layout-floor-plans/|work=Student*University Center|publisher=Georgia State University|access-date=June 6, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131011163429/http://studentcenter.gsu.edu/inside-the-center/center-layout-floor-plans/|archive-date=October 11, 2013}} A new Student Recreation Center opened on the corner of Piedmont Avenue and Gilmer Street in 2001. In 2002, the five-story Helen M. Aderhold Learning Center opened on Luckie Street{{cite web|last=DeLoach|first=Doug|title=Growing University has Big Footprint|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/print-edition/2013/01/11/growing-university-has-big-footprint.html|work=Atlanta Business Chronicle|publisher=American City Business Journals|access-date=June 6, 2013}} amid controversy over the demolition of historical buildings on its block.{{cite web|last=Dixon|first=Brad|title=Georgia State to implode office building in Fairie-Poplar district April 16|url=http://www2.gsu.edu/~wwwexa/news/archive/2000/00_0413-implosionrel.htm|publisher=Georgia State University|access-date=June 6, 2013|archive-date=April 2, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110402001440/http://www2.gsu.edu/~wwwexa/news/archive/2000/00_0413-implosionrel.htm|url-status=dead}} Most recently, in 2004, the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies was moved to the former Wachovia Bank Building at Five Points.{{cite web|title=The Building|url=https://aysps.gsu.edu/building|work=Andrew Young School of Policy Studies|publisher=Georgia State University|access-date=June 6, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130526005627/http://aysps.gsu.edu/building|archive-date=May 26, 2013}}

After the release of the 2006 master plan update, a host of new building activities occurred on campus. A $20 million refurbishment to the Pullen Library complex was completed during the 2006–07 school year.{{cite news |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/stories/2006/02/20/story1.html |title=GSU Plans Record $1b Expansion| publisher= Atlanta Business Chronicle| access-date=February 17, 2006}} Multiple new units of on-campus housing were built, including the 2,000 bed University Commons in 2007, a new dormitory named Freshman Hall (later renamed Patton Hall) in 2009 and a conversion of a former Wyndham Garden Hotel and a Baymont Inn & Suites into a new 1,100 occupancy dormitory named Piedmont North.{{cite web|title=Georgia State North Piedmont Housing|url=http://www.atlantadowntown.com/go/piedmont-north-gsu-housing-new-development |work=Atlanta Downtown Improvement District|publisher=Central Atlanta Progress|access-date=June 6, 2013}}{{cite web|last=Wheatley|first=Thomas |title=Georgia State purchases downtown hotels for student housing|url=https://creativeloafing.com/content-212426-georgia-state-purchases-downtown-hotels-for-student|work=Fresh Loaf |publisher=Creative Loafing|access-date=June 6, 2013}} New Greek housing was built in 2010 along Edgewood Avenue. The Citizens Trust Building on Piedmont Avenue was purchased by the university to make room for offices and student services in 2007. The Parker H. Petit Science Center was completed in 2010, opening up state-of-the-art science laboratories and teaching space. In 2013, Georgia State started operating from the original home of the Trust Company of Georgia and the SunTrust Bank, the 25 Park Place Building, a 26-floor skyscraper located adjacent to Woodruff Park in the heart of downtown Atlanta. The building currently houses many academic units of the College of Arts and Sciences, including the Dean's Office, the University Advisement Center, and facilities of the School of Public Health. In May 2015, the College of Law was moved to its new building at 89 Park Place after the land was donated to the university.{{cite web|last=Poe Ross|first=Kathleen |title=Designing a New Home|url=http://law.gsu.edu/7300.html |publisher=Georgia State University College of Law|access-date=June 6, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202135159/http://law.gsu.edu/7300.html|archive-date=February 2, 2014}}

The newest incarnation of the university's strategic plan gives an outline of the university's growth from 2011 until 2016 and a brief overview that will be amended for up to 2021.{{cite web|title=Strategic Plan 2011-2016/21|url=http://strategic.gsu.edu/files/2012/09/GSU_Strategic_Plan_2016-2.pdf|publisher=Georgia State University|access-date=June 6, 2013}} In 2016, an extension to the Petit Science Center was completed. Plans exist for the building of graduate student housing behind the center.

On May 31, 2012, the athletics department released a new facilities master plan.{{cite web|title=Georgia State Athletics Master Plan |url=http://www.georgiastatesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=12700&ATCLID=205408033|work=Georgia State Athletics|publisher=Georgia State University|access-date=June 6, 2013}} The plan includes upgrades and renovations to the GSU Sports Arena{{cite web|title=Sports Arena Master Plan|url=http://www.georgiastatesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&ATCLID=205408197&DB_OEM_ID=12700|publisher=Georgia State Athletics|access-date=June 6, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160621225733/http://www.georgiastatesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&ATCLID=205408197&DB_OEM_ID=12700|archive-date=June 21, 2016|url-status=dead}} including new outdoor sand volleyball courts (which have since been completed){{cite web|title=Sand Volleyball Complex Master Plan - Completed Sept. 2012|url=http://www.georgiastatesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&ATCLID=205415149&DB_OEM_ID=12700|publisher=Georgia State Athletics|access-date=June 6, 2013|archive-date=March 13, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140313211819/http://www.georgiastatesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&ATCLID=205415149&DB_OEM_ID=12700|url-status=dead}} as well as plans to build new baseball, softball, and soccer stadiums.{{cite web|title=Baseball Complex Master Plan|url=http://www.georgiastatesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&ATCLID=205408151&DB_OEM_ID=12700|work=Georgia State Athletics|publisher=Georgia State University|access-date=June 6, 2013|archive-date=May 16, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130516234852/http://www.georgiastatesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&ATCLID=205408151&DB_OEM_ID=12700|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Softball Complex Master Plan|url=http://www.georgiastatesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&ATCLID=205408254&DB_OEM_ID=12700|publisher=Georgia State Athletics|access-date=June 6, 2013|archive-date=May 16, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130516134131/http://www.georgiastatesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&ATCLID=205408254&DB_OEM_ID=12700|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Soccer Complex Master Plan|url=http://www.georgiastatesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&ATCLID=205408188&DB_OEM_ID=12700|publisher=Georgia State Athletics|access-date=June 6, 2013|archive-date=May 16, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130516142844/http://www.georgiastatesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&ATCLID=205408188&DB_OEM_ID=12700|url-status=dead}} These would replace the current stadiums in Panthersville. In May 2014, the university announced its intentions to pursue the {{convert|77|acre|m2|sigfig=3|adj=on|}} Turner Field site once the Atlanta Braves Major League Baseball club moves into Truist Park in 2017. The university intends to retrofit Turner Field into a 30,000-seat open-air football stadium and build a new baseball field on the site of the former Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium, incorporating the wall where Hank Aaron hit his record-breaking 715th home run. Additional retail and student housing development is also planned for the parking areas surrounding Turner Field.{{cite web |last=Roberson|first=Doug|title=Georgia State wants to turn Turner Field into football stadium|url=http://www.ajc.com/news/sports/college/georgia-state-wants-to-turn-turner-field-into-foot/nfq8R/ |work=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution|access-date=May 27, 2014}}

On December 21, 2015, the Atlanta Fulton County Recreation Authority announced that Georgia State's bid to redevelop Turner Field had been accepted.{{cite web|title=Georgia State/Carter/Oakwood Team Named Winning Bidder for Redevelopment of Turner Field|url=http://news.gsu.edu/2015/12/21/georgia-state-carter-team-named-winning-bidder-for-redevelopment-of-turner-field/|publisher=Georgia State University|access-date=December 22, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151223091134/http://news.gsu.edu/2015/12/21/georgia-state-carter-team-named-winning-bidder-for-redevelopment-of-turner-field/|archive-date=December 23, 2015}} On August 18, 2016, Georgia State and the Atlanta-Fulton County Recreation Authority reached a tentative purchase agreement for Turner Field, and the purchase and redevelopment plan was approved by the Board of Regents on November 9, 2016.{{cite news|last1=Davis|first1=Janet|last2=Suggs|first2=Ernie|last3=Trubey|first3=J. Scott|title=Georgia State, partners reach deal to buy Turner Field for $30 million|url=http://www.ajc.com/news/news/local-govt-politics/georgia-state-partners-reach-deal-to-buy-turner-fi/nsHhr/|access-date=August 18, 2016|newspaper=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution}}{{cite news|last1=Brown|first1=Molly|last2=Trubey|first2=Scott|title=Georgia State's $53M Turner Field redevelopment plan approved|url=http://www.ajc.com/news/local-education/georgia-state-53m-turner-field-redevelopment-plan-approved/7GNOtIxm0xzYwcWVaPf8HL/|access-date=November 9, 2016|work=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution}} On January 5, 2017, Georgia State's acquisition of Turner Field, since renamed Georgia State Stadium, was officially closed, with the stadium conversion project beginning in February 2017.{{cite web|title=Georgia State, Private Development Venture Finalize Acquisition of Turner Field Site|date=January 5, 2017|url=http://news.gsu.edu/2017/01/05/georgia-state-private-development-venture-finalize-acquisition-of-turner-field-site/|publisher=Georgia State University|access-date=January 6, 2017}} Georgia State Stadium hosted its first game on August 31, 2017.{{cite web|last1=Holmes|first1=Mike|title=Football Stadium Opener Date Set|url=http://www.georgiastatesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=12700&ATCLID=211463872|publisher=Georgia State Athletics|access-date=February 10, 2017}}

In June 2021, M. Brian Blake became Georgia State University's first African-American and person of color president.{{Cite web|url=https://www.wabe.org/regents-approve-first-black-president-at-georgia-state-university/|title=Regents Approve First Black President at Georgia State University|date=June 17, 2021}}

In November 2024, Georgia State University secured $107 million to initiate significant upgrades to its downtown campus as part of a transformative plan featuring nine projects aimed at revitalizing and reimagining the campus experience. The effort was bolstered by an $80 million donation from the Robert W. Woodruff Foundation, marking the largest gift ever made by the foundation to a University System of Georgia institution.https://news.gsu.edu/2024/11/12/georgia-state-plan-will-transform-atlanta-campus/

On January 5, 2015, news broke that Georgia State and Georgia Perimeter College would merge.{{cite web |url=http://www.gpb.org/news/2015/01/05/georgia-perimeter-georgia-state-possibly-merging |title=Georgia Perimeter, Georgia State Possibly Merging |author=Tanya Ott |publisher=GPB News |date=January 5, 2015 |access-date=January 6, 2015 |archive-date=January 6, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150106193707/http://www.gpb.org/news/2015/01/05/georgia-perimeter-georgia-state-possibly-merging |url-status=dead }} Over a year later, the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia approved the merger of Georgia State University and Georgia Perimeter College, a 2-year college with five campuses. The board also announced that the president of Georgia State would remain the president of the combined university, which retained the name Georgia State University.{{cite news |url=http://www.covnews.com/section/1/article/57581/ |title=Merger of GPC, GSU approved |newspaper=Covington News |date=January 6, 2015 |access-date=January 6, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150106184243/http://www.covnews.com/section/1/article/57581/ |archive-date=January 6, 2015 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all}} The merger created the largest university in the state of Georgia at about 52,000 students.{{cite web|url=https://news.gsu.edu/2016/01/06/welcome-panther-family-perimeter-college/|title=Welcome to the Panther Family|website=GSU.edu|publisher=Georgia State University|access-date=January 6, 2016}} Since Georgia State's consolidation with Georgia Perimeter College in 2016, graduation rates at Perimeter College have almost tripled.{{cite web |title=Georgia State Sets A Record For Overall Enrollment, Most Qualified Freshman Class In University History |url=https://news.gsu.edu/2019/08/22/georgia-state-sets-record-overall-enrollment/ |website=Georgia State News Hub |date=August 22, 2019 |publisher=Georgia State |access-date=4 March 2020}}

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From Georgia State's days as a single-building night school into the university it is today, Georgia State has built itself into the heart of urban Downtown Atlanta. Whereas the school's nickname—dating from the early 1960s—of "the Concrete Campus" was once a source of mild embarrassment,{{cite web|last=Richards|first=Doug|title=Georgia State among "least academic, least sexy" colleges?|url=http://www.11alive.com/news/article/290982/40/Georgia-State-among-least-academic-least-sexy-colleges|work=11 Alive|publisher=NBC|access-date=June 6, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130616004236/http://www.11alive.com/news/article/290982/40/Georgia-State-among-least-academic-least-sexy-colleges|archive-date=June 16, 2013}} the name has been embraced by the university community.{{cite news|last=Anderson|first=Zakkiyya|title=Concrete Crazies change men's basketball forever|url=http://www.gsusignal.com/sports/concrete-crazies-change-men-s-basketball-forever-1.2686102|access-date=June 6, 2013|newspaper=The Signal|date=January 17, 2012}} The university embraced the slogan, "a part of the city, not apart from the city" as its growth into Downtown Atlanta increased.{{cite web|title=Goal Formulation|url=http://www2.gsu.edu/~wwwmsp/2006/goalformulation/4.htm|work=Main Street Master Plan Update 2005-2015|publisher=Georgia State University|access-date=April 14, 2012|archive-date=June 5, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130605214851/http://www2.gsu.edu/~wwwmsp/2006/goalformulation/4.htm|url-status=dead}} This has led to the widening of sidewalks around the campus, and a focus on Decatur Street as becoming the "Main Street" of the campus.{{cite web|title=Mainstreet Master Plan|url=http://www2.gsu.edu/~wwwmsp/|website=GSU.edu|publisher=Georgia State University|access-date=April 30, 2016|archive-date=March 21, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160321214505/http://www2.gsu.edu/~wwwmsp/|url-status=dead}}

25 Park Place is a mixed-use classroom and office building that houses several departments at Georgia State University. The building was previously the Trust Company of Georgia Building, and before Georgia State University acquiring the building was the SunTrust Bank Building. The Georgia State University Foundation acquired the building in 2006 for $52 million.{{Cite web|title=Georgia State University acquires SunTrust building downtown|url=https://www.dailycitizen.news/news/georgia-state-university-acquires-suntrust-building-downtown/article_b21a0b5c-e6cf-5cea-973a-c06d2ff46f4f.html|access-date=2021-03-09|website=The Daily Citizen|date=November 11, 2006 |language=en}}

Sparks Hall was the first building designed and built specifically for the school. It was designed by the Atlanta architectural firm of Cooper, Barrett, Skinner, Woodbury, and Cooper. Construction took place between 1952 and 1955 and cost about $2 million. The first classes were held in the building on April 21, 1955. On June 8, 1960, the building was named for George McIntosh Sparks, former president of the college.{{cite web|title=Campus Historic Preservation Plan|url=http://atlantapreservation.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/03_GSU-PRESERVATION-PLAN-LD_Pages.pdf|publisher=Georgia State University|access-date=June 6, 2014|archive-date=March 29, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160329033856/http://atlantapreservation.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/03_GSU-PRESERVATION-PLAN-LD_Pages.pdf|url-status=dead}} Currently, the building houses Undergraduate Admissions and the Financial Management Center. It also primarily houses classrooms and computer laboratory space.

After the 1996 Summer Olympics were held in Atlanta, Georgia State acquired its first on-campus dormitories in the 2,000-bed Olympic Village housing complex located at the southeast corner of Centennial Olympic Park Drive (formerly Techwood Drive) and North Avenue that was used to board Olympic athletes during the Games.{{cite web|title=Georgia State University Village|url=http://www2.gsu.edu/~wwwcra/lodging/GSUDorms.htm|work=SCRA|publisher=Georgia State University|access-date=June 6, 2013|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304090506/http://www2.gsu.edu/~wwwcra/lodging/GSUDorms.htm|url-status=dead}} The Village was later sold to the Georgia Institute of Technology and renamed the North Avenue Apartments.{{cite web|title=North Avenue Apartments|url=http://gtfi.gatech.edu/page/north-avenue-apartments|work=Georgia Tech Facilities|publisher=Georgia Institute of Technology|access-date=June 6, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130401005752/http://gtfi.gatech.edu/page/north-avenue-apartments|archive-date=April 1, 2013}}

In August 2002, the 450-bed University Lofts opened at the corner of Edgewood Avenue and Courtland Street on the northeast side of campus as housing for undergraduate students and student-athletes, as well as students with families and graduate students.{{cite book|title=2006-07 On Campus Student Handbook|year=2006|publisher=Georgia State University|location=Atlanta, GA|page=72}} In 2008, the Lofts were converted into multiperson dormitories as well as apartment-style dorms, raising the bed counts to its current number of 550 residents in 231 apartments.{{cite web|title=The Lofts|url=http://myhousing.gsu.edu/residence-halls/the-lofts/|work=University Houstin|publisher=Georgia State University|access-date=June 6, 2013}}

On August 10, 2007, Georgia State opened the University Commons, a US$165 million complex housing 1,992 students, occupying a city block bounded by Ellis Street, Piedmont Avenue, John Wesley Dobbs Avenue and Jesse Hill Jr. Drive.{{cite news|url=http://www.ajc.com/business/content/business/stories/2007/07/24/gsudorm_0725.html

|title=GSU dorm brings a youthful vibe to downtown |author=Duffy, Kevin |newspaper=Atlanta Journal-Constitution |date=July 25, 2007 |access-date=July 25, 2007}}{{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} A GSU economics professor estimated the new dorm could have an economic impact of $10–12 million on downtown Atlanta. The university plans to ultimately accommodate 20% of its enrollment in housing near the downtown campus. With the planned opening of University Commons, it was announced on March 7, 2007, that the Georgia Institute of Technology was acquiring the Olympic Village housing, which is located across North Avenue from the institute.{{cite web |url=http://www.gatech.edu/news-room/release.php?id=1295 |title=Olympic-Era Residence Halls Transferring to GA Tech |access-date=March 7, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070315070945/http://www.gatech.edu/news-room/release.php?id=1295 |archive-date=March 15, 2007}} In 2011, the Commons were voted "best overall dorms in the country" by DormSplash.com.{{cite news|last=Walsh Giarrusso|first=Theresa|title=Ga. State University honored by web site with 'best dorms'|url=http://blogs.ajc.com/momania/2011/03/21/ga-state-university-honored-by-web-site-with-best-dorms/|access-date=June 6, 2013|newspaper=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution|date=March 21, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130616004229/http://blogs.ajc.com/momania/2011/03/21/ga-state-university-honored-by-web-site-with-best-dorms/|archive-date=June 16, 2013}} This was followed in 2012 by The Fiscal Times rating the Commons as some of the most luxurious dormitories in the country, rated third most "insanely luxurious."{{cite web|title=10 Public Colleges with Insanely Luxurious Dorms |url=http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/Media/Slideshow/2012/08/28/10-Public-Colleges-With-the-Most-Luxurious-Dorms.aspx?index=3|work=The Fiscal Times|access-date=June 6, 2013}}

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In the fall of 2009, Georgia State opened a 325-bed residence hall exclusively for freshman students, originally named Freshman Hall. Renamed Patton Hall in 2013 after former Georgia State President Carl Patton,{{cite web|author=Ed|title=GSU Honors Two University Greats|url=http://www.peachpundit.com/2013/02/27/gsu-honors-two-university-greats/|publisher=Peach Pundit|access-date=June 6, 2013|archive-date=May 26, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130526120844/http://www.peachpundit.com/2013/02/27/gsu-honors-two-university-greats/|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Patton Hall|url=http://myhousing.gsu.edu/residence-halls/freshman-hall/|work=University Housing|publisher=Georgia State University|access-date=June 6, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130613033914/http://myhousing.gsu.edu/residence-halls/freshman-hall/|archive-date=June 13, 2013}} the dorms are located on the corner of Piedmont Avenue and Edgewood Avenue, approximately 0.2 miles from the heart of GSU's campus.{{cite web|title=Google Maps|url=https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=140+Edgewood+Avenue+Southeast,+Atlanta,+GA&daddr=77+Gilmer+Street+Southeast,+Atlanta,+GA&sll=33.753833,-84.384492&sspn=0.002397,0.001717&geocode=FWsNAwIdQWj4-ikdl9LoiAP1iDGFO2CJUTj0Jg%3BFVcIAwIdW2P4-inrz3axiAP1iDHrYHjz9voeiA&t=h&dirflg=w&mra=ltm&z=19|publisher=Google Maps|access-date=June 6, 2013}} The facility includes a 24/4.5 dining hall offering breakfast, lunch, and dinner in a buffet style.{{cite web|title=Patton Dining Hall Menus|url=http://dining.gsu.edu/menus/patton-dining-hall-menus/|work=Auxiliary and Support Services|publisher=Georgia State University|access-date=June 6, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130702082234/http://dining.gsu.edu/menus/patton-dining-hall-menus/|archive-date=July 2, 2013}} The dining hall is open to all Georgia State students, and all residents of Patton Hall are required to have meal plans for the dining hall.{{cite web|title=Meal Plans|url=http://myhousing.gsu.edu/meal-plans/|work=University Housing|publisher=Georgia State University|access-date=June 6, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141026060324/http://myhousing.gsu.edu/meal-plans/|archive-date=October 26, 2014}}

During the 2010 academic year, Georgia State opened its Greek Housing facility, located adjacent to Patton Hall on Edgewood Avenue. Each of the nine townhomes in the complex features a chapter room, kitchen, and bedrooms ranging from 9–19 beds.{{cite web|title=Greek Housing|url=http://myhousing.gsu.edu/residence-halls/greek-housing/|work=University Housing |publisher=Georgia State University|access-date=June 6, 2013}}

Most recently, Georgia State acquired two hotels in downtown Atlanta, the Wyndham Garden Hotel and Baymont Inn and Suites on Piedmont Avenue. The hotels and grounds have been renovated and changed into dorms, Piedmont North Buildings A and B, contributing to the university's transformation into a more traditional campus.{{cite web |url=http://www.ajc.com/business/three-metro-atlanta-hotels-584965.html |title=Three metro Atlanta hotels to close, change course |access-date=August 18, 2010}} The complex now includes living and study space for approximately 1,100 students, as well as green space, recreational areas, and a brand new {{convert|12000|sqft|m2|adj=on}} dining hall, the Piedmont North Dining Hall.

On May 14, 2014, the ground was broken on a new, 1,152-bed residence hall named Piedmont Central.{{cite web|last1=Booker|first1=Lauren|title=Georgia State unveils plans for new dorm Piedmont Central|website=Georgia State Signal|date=January 26, 2016|publisher=Georgia State University|url=https://georgiastatesignal.com/georgia-state-unveils-plans-piedmont-central/}} The hall received its first residents in fall semester of 2016. The facility includes a 15,000-square-foot dining facility, conference rooms, communal kitchens, study rooms, and laundry facilities.{{cite web|title=Piedmont Central|url=http://myhousing.gsu.edu/campus-living/piedmont-central/|website=GSU.edu |publisher=Georgia State University|access-date=April 30, 2016}}

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The department is composed of more than 160 state-sworn police officers, 60 full-time security guards, 10 part-time security guards, 16 communications dispatchers and eight staff members, making it the largest campus law enforcement agency in Georgia.{{cite web|title=About Us |url=http://safety.gsu.edu/police/about/|work=Safety and Security|publisher=Georgia State University|access-date=June 6, 2013}}

Perimeter College consists of five different campuses around the Metro Atlanta region. Campuses in Alpharetta, Clarkston, Decatur, Dunwoody, and Newton County each offer different amenities. The Alpharetta campus consists of two buildings, with students enrolled at that campus having free access to a nearby private gym, as well as access to the other Perimeter campus amenities. The Clarkston campus is a full campus with athletic facilities, (tennis courts, soccer field, gym) and 14 buildings. The Decatur campus includes greenhouses, tennis courts, as well as six academic buildings including a Student Success Center. The Dunwoody campus includes a gym, weight room, soccer field, tennis courts, an observatory, a gazebo, and eight academic buildings. The Newton campus consists of a baseball field, a softball field, a health and recreation center, and two academic buildings.{{cite web|title=Our Campuses|url=https://perimeter.gsu.edu/about-perimeter-college/our-campuses/|website=GSU.edu|publisher=Georgia State University}}

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The President of Georgia State University (currently Dr. M. Brian Blake){{cite web|title=Meet The President|url=http://www.president.gsu.edu/|work=Office of The President|publisher=Georgia State University|access-date=Oct 1, 2021|archive-date=October 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211001124448/https://president.gsu.edu/|url-status=dead}} is the head administrator and is appointed and overseen by the Georgia Board of Regents.

The university is composed of 11 colleges (although those divisions use "college", "school", or "institute", those titles do not indicate any distinction between them):

• Andrew Young School of Policy Studies
• Byrdine F. Lewis College of Nursing and Health Professions
• College of the Arts
• College of Arts & Sciences
• College of Education and Human Development
• J. Mack Robinson College of Business
• College of Law
• School of Public Health
• Institute for Biomedical Sciences
• Honors College
• Perimeter College†

† Unlike the other colleges that make up the university, students accepted to Perimeter College only have access to the five suburban campuses associated with that college and not the main campus. A Perimeter College student must apply for acceptance to the main downtown campus for access to bachelor's degrees.{{cite web|title=Transition to the Atlanta Campus from a Perimeter College Campus|url=https://perimeter.gsu.edu/admissions/apply/transition/|website=GSU.edu|publisher=Georgia State University|access-date=January 7, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304075756/https://perimeter.gsu.edu/admissions/apply/transition/|archive-date=March 4, 2016|url-status=dead}}

GSU is one of four research universities in the University System of Georgia. In 2023, U.S. News & World Report ranked GSU the No. 2 most innovative university in the nation.{{cite web|url=https://news.gsu.edu/2018/09/09/georgia-state-rises-to-no-2-in-nation-in-u-s-news-innovation-commitment-to-teaching-rankings/|title=Georgia State Rises To No. 2 In Nation In U.S. News Innovation, Commitment To Teaching Rankings - Georgia State University News - Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, College of Arts and Sciences, College of Education and Human Development, College of Law, College of Nursing and Health Professions, College of the Arts, Creative Media Industries Institute, Honors College, Institute for Biomedical Sciences, Perimeter College, Robinson College of Business, School of Public Health|date=September 9, 2018}} Georgia State University's research and development expenditures of over $200 million for the 2018 fiscal year ranked first in the nation among universities without an engineering or medical school.{{Cite web|url=https://news.gsu.edu/2019/11/19/georgia-state-research-expenditures-exceed-200-million-for-the-second-straight-year/|title=Georgia State Research Expenditures Exceed $200 Million for the Second Straight Year|date=November 19, 2019}}{{cite web|title=Georgia State University's Research Expenditures Top $200 Million For The First Time |date=November 28, 2018|url=https://news.gsu.edu/2018/11/28/georgia-state-research-expenditures-top-200-million-for-the-first-time/|publisher=Georgia State University|access-date=December 3, 2018}} In 2013, Georgia State University was one of six universities in the nation and the only in Georgia to be named a "Next Generation University" by New America for its proven commitment to expanding enrollment, focus on the neediest of students, and the success of its ethnically diverse student body.{{cite web |title=The Next Generation University |url=https://www.newamerica.org/education-policy/policy-papers/the-next-generation-university/ |website=newamerica.org |publisher=New America |access-date=11 May 2019}}

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Georgia State houses three university libraries. Additionally, many academic departments provide libraries for their students. The University Library (formerly known as the William Russell Pullen Library), housed in Library North and Library South, contains more than 1.4 million volumes, including 8,000 active serials and nearly 22,000 media materials. The library provides access to numerous electronic periodical and resource indexes (many with full text), more than 14,000 electronic journals, and about 30,000 electronic books. It is also a Federal Document Depository and holds more than 820,000 government documents with electronic access to many additional titles.{{cite web|last=Seamans|first=Nancy|title=Welcome to the Library |url=http://library.gsu.edu/223.html|publisher=Georgia State University|access-date=April 14, 2012}} From December 2015 through February 2016, the University Library received significant media attention for several armed robberies and other crimes against GSU students within the facility.{{cite web|url=http://www.myajc.com/news/news/local-education/atlantas-campus-crimes-concern-students-parents/nq5qM/|title=Atlanta's campus crimes concern students, parents}}

On August 31, 2006, Georgia State announced that it would be participating in a supercomputing grid with the installation of an IBM P575 Supercomputer in its Network Operations Center. Through an initiative known as SURAGrid, eventually, 24 universities in 15 states throughout the Southeast United States will form the research backbone and at its peak, the network will be able to perform over 10 trillion calculations per second. University of Georgia and Kennesaw State University are also part of the SURAGrid.[http://www2.gsu.edu/~wwwexa/news/archive/general/06_0831-computergrid.htm Georgia State University News & Events] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061013172941/http://www2.gsu.edu/~wwwexa/news/archive/general/06_0831-computergrid.htm |date=October 13, 2006 }}

Physics at Georgia State is split between physics and astronomy. Areas of research range from atomic physics, biophysics, condensed matter physics, neurophysics, nuclear physics, and physics education and innovative instruction. The astronomy program uses many observatories, including the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona and the Small and Moderate Aperture Research Telescope System (or SMARTS) in Chile, and the CHARA array on Mount Wilson Observatory in Los Angeles County, California, Hard Labor Creek Observatory in Rutledge, Georgia, and the Urban Life Observatory, all of which are operated by Georgia State. Astronomy is now also a partner in the Apache Point Observatory 3.5-m telescope.{{cite web|title=Observatories|url=http://www.chara.gsu.edu/observatories/|work=Georgia State Astronomy|publisher=Georgia State University|access-date=July 11, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130621064753/http://www.chara.gsu.edu/observatories/|archive-date=June 21, 2013}}

Biological research at Georgia State is divided into four categories; applied and environmental microbiology (AEM), cellular molecular biology and physiology (CMBP), molecular genetics and biochemistry, and neurobiology and behavior. The AEM program concentrates on the environmental, industrial, and medical aspects of microbiology, including bioremediation, toxicology, genetics, cellular responses, and natural product biosynthesis.{{cite web|title=AEM Program|url=http://biology.gsu.edu/11373.html|work=Department of Biology|publisher=Georgia State University|access-date=July 11, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130711032309/http://biology.gsu.edu/11373.html|archive-date=July 11, 2013}}{{cite web|title=Applied and Environmental Microbiology Research Faculty|url=http://biology.gsu.edu/13430.html|work=Department of Biology|publisher=Georgia State University|access-date=July 11, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130208013502/http://www.biology.gsu.edu/13430.html|archive-date=February 8, 2013}} Cellular and molecular biology and physiology focuses on the function and regulation of eukaryotic cells and organisms, doing research including signal transduction, cancer immunology, virology, immunology, and diabetes research.{{cite web|title=Cellular Molecular Biology and Physiology Research Faculty|url=http://biology.gsu.edu/13432.html|work=Department of Biology|publisher=Georgia State University|access-date=July 11, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130302175955/http://biology.gsu.edu/13432.html|archive-date=March 2, 2013}} The MGB program ranges from lower eukaryotic programmed cell death to viral RNA replication.{{cite web|title=MGB Program|url=http://biology.gsu.edu/11377.html|work=Department of Biology|publisher=Georgia State University|access-date=July 11, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130711032238/http://biology.gsu.edu/11377.html|archive-date=July 11, 2013}} The neurobiology and behavior program is involved in research focusing on topics such as neurobiology, behavior, hormonal action, developmental neurobiology, and vertebrate sexual plasticity, to name a few.{{cite web|title=Neurobiology and Behavior Faculty|url=http://biology.gsu.edu/13436.html|work=Department of Biology|publisher=Georgia State University|access-date=July 11, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141025221908/http://www.biology.gsu.edu/13436.html|archive-date=October 25, 2014}}

Georgia State is currently the only university in the United States operating a BSL-4 lab (the highest bio-safety level) at level 4 conditions. These labs are currently used to investigate herpes B virus, hantavirus, and ebola.{{cite web|title=Georgia State University|url=https://www.forbes.com/colleges/georgia-state-university/ |work=Forbes|access-date=June 12, 2014}}

The College of Arts and Science is home to several centers, inst,itutes and areas of focus, under which the departments of chemistry, biology, psychology, and other college-wide departments can collaborate on interdisciplinary subjects.{{cite web|title=Centers, Institutes & Areas of Focus|url=http://biology.gsu.edu/centers-institutes-areas-of-focus/|website=GSU.edu|publisher=Georgia State University|access-date=June 1, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160610120503/http://biology.gsu.edu/centers-institutes-areas-of-focus/|archive-date=June 10, 2016|url-status=dead}}

• The Language Research Center specializes in language research, with bonobos and chimpanzees. Kanzi, a male bonobo raised at the center, has become famous after learning to communicate via lexigram with his researchers.{{cite web|title=Language Research Center History|url=http://www2.gsu.edu/~wwwlrc/3476.html|website=GSU.edu|publisher=Georgia State University|access-date=June 1, 2016|archive-date=May 22, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160522131113/http://www2.gsu.edu/~wwwlrc/3476.html|url-status=dead}}
• The Center for Neuromics promotes the study of the nervous system using informatics and computational approaches.
• The Neuroscience Institute comprises neuroscience faculty in all departments across the College of Arts and Sciences.
• The Center for Research on Atypical Development and Learning was founded in 1998 to stimulate basic and applied research spanning developmental, clinical, and education psychology, neuropsychology, special education, and speech-language pathology.{{cite web|title=Centers|url=http://psychology.gsu.edu/centers/|website=GSU.edu|publisher=Georgia State University|access-date=June 1, 2016}}

Likewise, several university-level institutes exist, allowing collaboration between departments throughout the university as a whole.

• The Center for Behavioral Neuroscience is composed of more than 60 researchers from seven other Atlanta institutions, including Emory University and Georgia Tech. The institute was originally established in 1998 by a grant from the Robert W. Woodruff Foundation and expanded in November 1999 to become one of the National Science Foundation's Science and Technology Centers.{{cite web|title=About Us|url=http://www.cbn-atl.org/about/index.shtml|website=Center for Behavioural Neuroscience|publisher=Georgia State University|access-date=June 1, 2016|archive-date=July 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160704214335/http://www.cbn-atl.org/about/index.shtml|url-status=dead}}
• The Center for Diagnostics and Therapeutics is housed in the Petit Science Center; the center's goals include developing highly sought-after biomarker-guided therapies and imaging agents and translating that research into clinically useful diagnostic and therapeutic agents.
• Center for Nano-Optics
• The Center for High Angular Resolution Astronomy at Georgia State University hosts one of the world's most powerful optical stellar interferometers, the Center for High Angular Resolution Astronomy, atop Mt. Wilson, California; in 2007, this telescope array became the firually obtain an image the surface of another sunlike star.{{cite web| url = https://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=109612| title = Looking up at the Man in the Star?| access-date = November 14, 2010}} The array is composed of multiple telescopes, each containing a light-collecting mirror 1 m in diameter. The combination of these telescopes works as a single unit, allowing for ultra-high-resolution imaging.{{cite web|title=The CHARA Array|url=http://www.chara.gsu.edu/CHARA/array.php|work=Center for High Angular Resolution Astronomy|publisher=Georgia State University|access-date=July 11, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130301053020/http://www.chara.gsu.edu/CHARA/array.php|archive-date=March 1, 2013}}
• The Center for Neuroinflammation and Cardiometabolic Diseases focuses on how brain inflammation may contribuseveralber of serious health conditions.{{cite web|last1=Marquez|first1=Jennifer|title=Georgia State Introduces Center Focused On Neuroinflammation Georgia State Introduces Center Focused On Neuroinflammation|url=http://news.gsu.edu/2018/01/09/georgia-state-launches-university-level-research-center-focused-neuroinflammation/|website=GSU.edu|date=January 9, 2018|publisher=Georgia State University|access-date=January 9, 2018}}
• The Center for Advancing Brain Imaging is a joint venture between Georgia State University and Georgia Tech providing state-of-the-art neuroimaging facilities for studying brain-behaviour relations in children and adults.{{cite web|title=CABI Information|url=http://www.cabi.gatech.edu/CABI/resources/cabi_information/|website=Center for Advanced Brain Imaging|publisher=Georgia Institute of Technology|access-date=June 1, 2016}}
• The Center for Studies on Africa and its Diaspora is a multidisciplinary hub that supports research and academic initiatives, artistic efforts, and public programming, including exhibits, lectures, and conferences, and advance policy proposals that target issues of concern to the African diaspora across the university and the broader community{{Cite web|url=https://news.gsu.edu/2020/06/25/georgia-state-creates-center-for-studies-on-africa-and-its-diaspora/|title = Georgia State Creates Center for Studies on Africa and Its Diaspora|date = June 25, 2020}}
• The Atlanta Global Studies Center is a partnership with Georgia Tech that seeks to enhance access to advanced language learning and help deepen knowledge of global and intercultural issues for students, faculty, and the public.{{Cite web|url=https://cas.gsu.edu/research/hubs/agsc/|title=Atlanta Global Studies Center}}
• Georgia State and the LGBTQ Institute of the National Center for Civil and Human Rights established a partnership focusing on critical issues facing LGBT communities in the South.{{Cite web|url=https://www.lgbtqinstitute.org/research/|title = Research| date=September 27, 2022 }}{{Cite web|url=https://news.gsu.edu/2016/05/11/georgia-state-university-announces-new-research-partnership-with-lgbt-institute/|title = Georgia State University Announces New Research Partnership with LGBT Institute - Georgia State University News - University Research - Politics, Law & Society|date = May 11, 2016}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.atlantadowntown.com/do/state-of-the-south-lgbt-institute|title = State of the South: LGBT Institute| Downtown Atlanta, GA}}

The Institute for Biomedical Sciences operates as own college within the university.

The College of Arts and Sciences also maintains several areas of focus for cross-disciplinary study:

• Molecular Basis of Disease is a program in computational biomedicine stretching over six departments and supports undergraduate and graduate research.
• Brains and Behavior promotes research broadly related to the neurosciences, sponsoring student fellowships and seeding grants for research.
• Biosensors and Diagnostics
• Biomolecular Structure and Interactions
• New Therapeutic Agents and Approaches
• TReNDS Center – The Center for Translational Research in Neuroimaging and Data Science (TReNDS) is a tri-institutional effort supported by Georgia State, the Georgia Institute of Tech,nology and Emory University that is focused on making better use of complex brain imaging data through improved analto identifyifying biomarkers that can help address brain health and disease.{{cite web|access-date=2019-09-09|title=Acclaimed brain researcher to lead new center affiliated with GSU, Georgia Tech, Emory|url=https://saportareport.com/acclaimed-brain-researcher-to-lead-new-center-affiliated-with-gsu-georgia-tech-emory/|date=September 27, 2018|website=SaportaReport|last=Pendered|first=David}}

Georgia State University Student Media is divided into five organizations:{{cite web|title=Georgia State University Student Media|access-date=February 26, 2020|url=https://studentmedia.gsu.edu/}}

• Album 88, a full-power radio station with nighttime hours on WRAS 88.5 FM and 24/7 broadcast online and on HD radio{{cite web|title=Where Can I Hear WRAS?|url=http://www.gsu.edu/studentmedia/hear_wras.html|publisher=Georgia State University|access-date=April 14, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120225083355/http://www.gsu.edu/studentmedia/hear_wras.html|archive-date=February 25, 2012}}
• Neo Network (NeoN), a student-run media network that publishes original, on-demand video content
• New South, a national literary journal edited by graduate students
• The Signal, a daily website/weekly student newspaper{{cite web|url=http://georgiastatesignal.com/gcpa-awards/|title=Signal wins top Georgia College Press award|last=TruthGuy69er|date=February 5, 2013}}
• Underground, undergraduate arts and literature journal
• Student Media also publishes DMGATL, a mobile app for both Android and iOS that provides access to GSU student media.

Additional student-produced media outside of this division include:

• Creative License, an annual student-edited literature and arts publication from Perimeter College: The magazine is funded by Perimeter College's Student Activity Fee and edited under the advisement of the college's English faculty.

Georgia State University has achieved the most ethnically diverse campus in Georgia and one of the most ethnically diverse in the nation.{{cite web|url=http://saportareport.com/georgia-state-is-one-of-the-most-diverse-universities-in-the-country/ |title=Georgia State is one of the most diverse universities in the country |date=October 7, 2013 |publisher=SaportaReport |access-date=March 20, 2016}}{{cite web|url=https://news.gsu.edu/2017/08/18/georgia-state-ranks-among-diverse-institutions-country/|title=Georgia State Ranks Among The Most Diverse Institutions In The Country - Georgia State University News -|date=August 18, 2017}} Since the early 2010s, Georgia State has been the nation's leading non-profit institution to annually produce the most African Americans with bachelor's degrees.{{cite news|url=https://www.ajc.com/news/local-education/these-georgia-colleges-graduate-the-highest-percentage-black-students/jTeYr6tU7j3p4LXYV0zppN/|title=These Georgia colleges graduate the highest percentage of black students|first=Christopher|last=Quinn|newspaper=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution}}{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/15/us/georgia-state-african-americans.html|title=Georgia State, Leading U.S. in Black Graduates, Is Engine of Social Mobility|first=Richard|last=Fausset|newspaper=The New York Times|date=May 15, 2018}} As of 2020, Asians and Hispanics are the fastest growing demographics on campus.https://www.usg.edu/research/assets/research/documents/enrollment_reports/SER_Fall_19_Final.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=August 2024}}https://www.usg.edu/research/assets/research/documents/enrollment_reports/Fall_2023_SER_Official_102423.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=August 2024}}

The on-campus Recreation Center features racquetball courts, a squash court, a 7,000-square-foot free-weight area, an aquatic center, a 35-foot climbing wall,{{cite web|title=Climbing Wall & Boldering Cave|url=http://recreation.gsu.edu/touch-the-earth/climbing-wall-bouldering-cave/|work=Recreational Services|publisher=Georgia State University|access-date=June 7, 2013}} game rooms,{{cite web|title=Game Room|url=http://recreation.gsu.edu/services/game-room/|work=Recreational Services|publisher=Georgia State University|access-date=June 6, 2013}} exercise rooms, aerobics, dance, and martial arts studios, and a gymnasium containing four basketball/volleyball courts. The top level includes a running track and omni gym.{{cite web |title=Facilities|url=http://recreation.gsu.edu/about-us/facilities/|work=Recreational Services|publisher=Georgia State University|access-date=June 7, 2013}} The aquatic center features a 9-lane lap pool, a "leisure pool" with vortex, a spa, and a sauna. The omni gym is outfitted to allow for different sports, including badminton, basketball, fencing, arena flag football, indoor soccer, and volleyball.{{cite web|title=Student Recreation Center|url=http://www.gsu.edu/recreation/student_recreation_center.html|publisher=Georgia State University|access-date=April 14, 2012}}

Land in Indian Creek was purchased by the university in 1938, and in 1974 operation of the swimming pool in the facility was taken over by Recreation Services. Tennis courts, Indian Creek Lodge, and the rest of the 15.5 acres were taken over by Recreation Services in 1991.

The university's outdoor intramural fields are currently located in Panthersville, a suburb of Atlanta. These facilities include two large lighted fields, a sundeck, restrooms, and parking. New land has been purchased by the university east of the University Commons to make room for new intramural fields.

Georgia State University operates Cinefest Film Theater, a student-run movie theater in the school's University Center.{{cite web|title=Cinefest Film Theater|url=http://www.cinefestfilmtheater.com/|work=Cinefest|publisher=Georgia State University|access-date=June 7, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130819032353/http://cinefestfilmtheater.com/|archive-date=August 19, 2013|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}} Cinefest exhibits a wide array of motion pictures including international cinema, art house films, revival house movies, and second-run Hollywood fare. Cinefest also has had numerous classic 35-mm film festivals including the Film Fatale Film Festival, and the Summer Camp Nightmare Festival. These festivals often feature rare prints that cannot be seen anywhere else.{{cite web|title=Cinefest Film Theatre|url=http://www.atlantadowntown.com/go/cinefest-film-theatre|work=Atlanta Downtown Improvement District|publisher=Central Atlanta Progress|access-date=June 7, 2013}} It has played host to various special events including screening films for The Atlanta Underground Film Festival, the Atlanta Asian Film Festival, the Atlanta Philosophy Film Festival, and DragonCon.{{cite web|last=Schmals|first=Shellie|title=A Burlesque Guide to Dragon*Con|url=http://atlretro.com/2011/08/|publisher=Atlanta Retro|access-date=June 7, 2013}} The theatre has 135 seats and is free to all Georgia State students, or $3 before 5 pm and $5 after 5 pm.{{cite web|title=FAQ|url=http://www.cinefestfilmtheater.com/FAQ.html|work=Cinefest|publisher=Georgia State University|access-date=June 7, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021174344/http://cinefestfilmtheater.com/FAQ.html|archive-date=October 21, 2013|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}} The theatre was first named Cinefest in 1991, but was known as the Lyceum Film Series.

Three dining halls are at Georgia State, one in Patton Hall, one in Piedmont Central, and another in Piedmont North dorms. In addition to these, food courts are in the University Center and in the Student Center.{{cite web|title=Panther Dining|url=http://www.gsu.edu/housing/Panther_Dining.html |publisher=Georgia State University|access-date=April 14, 2012}}

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The university provides shuttles circulating campus following four different routes.{{cite web|title=Shuttle Routes|url=http://parking.gsu.edu/files/2013/03/PantherExpressRouteMapFLYER.pdf|publisher=Georgia State University|access-date=June 6, 2013|archive-date=October 19, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151019145134/http://parking.gsu.edu/files/2013/03/PantherExpressRouteMapFLYER.pdf|url-status=dead}} The blue route circulates from the parking lots of Turner Field to the heart of campus with stops at Langdale Hall and Sparks Hall, and is active on weekdays from 7:00 am to 2:00 am. The red route circulates between the main campus and the Aderhold Learning Center with stops at the Arts and Humanities buildinnd at the Rialto Center/Aderhold. It is active on weekdays from 7:00 am to 2:00 am. The green route is active from 7:00 am to 2:00 am on weekdays with stops at the Student Center, the University Commons, and Piedmont North. The purple route is active on weekends from 5:00 pm to 12:00 am with stops at the Arts and Humanities building, the Student Center, the University Commons, Piedmont North, and the Rialto Center/Aderhold.

Atlanta's mass transit system, MARTA, provides Georgia State students with access to the system at a reduced rate when bought through the university.{{cite web|title=Marta|url=http://transit.gsu.edu/marta/|work=Auxiliary and Support Services|publisher=Georgia State University|access-date=June 6, 2013}} Georgia State is served by three MARTA rail stations; the Georgia State Station next to the Petit Science Center on the Blue and Green lines, Five Points Station on the Red, Gold, Blue, and Green lines with accommodations for both the Aderhold Learning Center and main campus, and the Peachtree Center Station on the Red and Gold lines, giving access to the Aderhold Learning Center, the University Commons, and the Piedmont North dormitories.{{cite web|title=Rail Maps|url=http://itsmarta.com/rail-map.aspx|publisher=MARTA|access-date=June 6, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130531060952/http://itsmarta.com/rail-map.aspx|archive-date=May 31, 2013}}

In December 2014, streetcars returned to Atlanta for the first time in 60 years. The Atlanta Streetcar’s current route transverses the campus along Edgewood and Auburn Avenues. It connects the main campus to the Aderhold building and Rialto Center for the Arts in Fairlie-Poplar, as well as the Sweet Auburn Curb Market, the Sweet Auburn Historic District, and popular dining and nightlife establishments along Edgewood Avenue.

The university has numerous parking locations, with restrictions in some to faculty and staff.{{cite web|title=Parking Locations|url=http://parking.gsu.edu/parking-locations/ |work=Auxiliary and Support Services|publisher=Georgia State University|access-date=June 6, 2013}} Parking attendants are only on duty from 6:30 am to 10 pm on weekdays, after which parking permits must be used. Some dormitories have built-in parking such as Piedmont North and the University Commons, but parking in these dorms is restricted to students living in them.{{cite web|title=University Commons|url=http://parking.gsu.edu/parking-locations/student/university-commons/|work=Auxiliary and Support Services|publisher=Georgia State University|access-date=June 6, 2013}}{{cite web|title=Piedmont North|url=http://parking.gsu.edu/parking-locations/student/piedmont-north/|work=Auxiliary and Support Services |publisher=Georgia State University|access-date=June 6, 2013}} The University Lofts allow access to permit holders who are primarily residents of the Lofts, the Greek Housing, and Patton Hall.{{cite web|title=University Lofts|url=http://parking.gsu.edu/parking-locations/student/university-lofts/|work=Auxiliary and Support Services|publisher=Georgia State University |access-date=June 6, 2013}} It also allows access to some nonresident holders, faculty, and staff. The G Deck is reserved for use by Georgia State faculty and staff, although on days in which the Sports Arena is in use, it becomes visitor parking for that game or event.{{cite web|title=G Deck|url=http://parking.gsu.edu/parking-locations/student/university-lofts/|work=Auxiliary and Support Services|publisher=Georgia State University|access-date=June 6, 2013}}{{cite web|title=Directions and Parking for the GSU Sports Arena|url=http://www.georgiastatesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=12700&ATCLID=204962473|work=Georgia State Athletics|publisher=Georgia State University|access-date=June 6, 2013}} The K and T Decks are available for students using cash or a budget card with a valid student parking permit.{{cite web|title=K Deck|url=http://parking.gsu.edu/parking-locations/student/k-deck/|work=Auxiliary and Support Services|publisher=Georgia State University|access-date=June 6, 2013}}{{cite web|title=T Deck|url=http://parking.gsu.edu/parking-locations/student/t-deck/|work=Auxiliary and Support Services|publisher=Georgia State University|access-date=June 6, 2013}} The N and S decks are for general parking, while the M Deck is reserved for students with a lottery-won permit.{{cite web|title=M Deck|url=http://parking.gsu.edu/parking-locations/student/m-deck/|work=Auxiliary and Support Services|publisher=Georgia State University|access-date=June 6, 2013}}

Georgia State students are allowed access to the Georgia State Stadium parking lots just south of campus at the former site of Turner Field, although access to those lots is limited to weekdays between 7:00 am and 11:00 pm.{{cite web|title=Turner Field|url=http://parking.gsu.edu/parking-locations/student/turner-field/|work=Auxiliary and Support Services|publisher=Georgia State University|access-date=June 6, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130618224703/http://parking.gsu.edu/parking-locations/student/turner-field/|archive-date=June 18, 2013|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}} During the Atlanta Braves' tenure at Turner Field, those times were further limited on home game days. With the conversion of the Turner Field site from a professional baseball venue to GSU's football venue, it is expected that parking restrictions beyond the regular hours will be limited to days of Panthers home games. Due to its distance from the university, shuttle services run from the parking to the main campus.

Georgia State University is home to 31 fraternities and sororities:{{Cite web|url=https://greeklife.gsu.edu/interfraternity-council/|title = Interfraternity Council}} seven of the North American Interfraternity Conference (IFC), five of the National Panhellenic Conference (NPC), seven of the National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC), and 12 multicultural organizations operating as the Multicultural Greek Council (MGC). Georgia State added traditional Greek housing in 2010 to house five sororities and four fraternities.{{Cite web|url=https://myhousing.gsu.edu/community-living-guide/residence-hall-information/community-living-guide-greek-housing/|title=Community Living Guide Greek Housing}}

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Georgia State University makes notable contributions to the cultural vitality of the downtown Atlanta community. A prominent cultural stage is the Rialto Center for the Arts, an 833-seat performing arts venue located in the heart of the Fairlie-Poplar district in downtown Atlanta. The venue is home to the Rialto Series, presenting the best of national and international jazz, world music, and dance; School of Music performances; the Atlanta Film Festival, and many others. The School of Music holds concerts featuring faculty, students, and guest performers in the Kopleff Recital Hall throughout the year. In addition, the Art Galleries, based in the Ernest G. Welch School of Art and Design, feature special exhibitions, student and faculty works, and visiting artist collections.

The Digital Arts and Entertainment Laboratory (DAEL), housed in the Department of Communication, offers equipment and facilities for digital media research and production. The DAEL also holds a media festival featuring different productions and media produced by students.{{cite web|title=GSU Student Media Festival - 2013|url=http://www.daelab.com/2013/05/gsu-student-media-festival-2013/|work=DAEL|publisher=Georgia State University|access-date=July 11, 2013}}

Georgia State hosts a multimedia lab allowing students access to multimedia-editing workstations, professional software, technology training workshops, and equipment that can be checked out.{{cite web|title=Digital Aquarium|url=http://technology.gsu.edu/technology-services/it-services/labs-and-classrooms/innovative-academic-facilities/digital-aquarium/|work=Information Systems and Technology|publisher=Georgia State University|access-date=July 11, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130726212856/http://technology.gsu.edu/technology-services/it-services/labs-and-classrooms/innovative-academic-facilities/digital-aquarium/|archive-date=July 26, 2013|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}} The facility also hosts a pro-level recording studio featuring full soundproofing, a dual-screened Mac Pro, a keyboard, and two microphones, although the area is set up to allow for students to bring their own equipment.{{cite news|last=Cooper|first=Robert|title=Digital Ideas: Georgia State's digital aquarium|url=http://www.gsusignal.com/2.14075/digital-ideas-georgia-state-s-digital-aquarium-1.1952169|access-date=July 11, 2013|newspaper=The Signal |date=November 21, 2002}}

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The 16 Georgia State varsity athletic teams compete in the NCAA's Division I, with their football program being in FBS. They are founding members of the Sun Belt Conference. Georgia State's beach volleyball team, competes in Conference USA. The university has won conference championships in basketball (men's and women's), baseball, golf (men's and women's), softball, soccer (men's and women's), women's tennis, and beach volleyball. The beach volleyball team has been ranked among the top ten programs in the country every year since its inception in 2013.

Georgia State began competition in all sports in the Sun Belt Conference in 2013, although it had already played all individual sports in the Sun Belt during the 2012–13 season.{{cite web |title=GSU to Compete in 10 Sun Belt Championships in 2012-13|url=http://www.georgiastatesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=12700&ATCLID=205534045 |work=GeorgiaStateSports.com |publisher=Georgia State University|access-date=July 2, 2013}} This marked a return to the conference that Georgia State had helped found in 1976.{{cite web|last=Taylor |first=Charlie|title=Back to Its Roots: GSU Returns to Sun Belt Conference|url=http://www.georgiastatesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=208504360&DB_OEM_ID=12700 |work=GeorgiaStateSports.com|publisher=Georgia State University|access-date=July 2, 2013}} Before returning to the Sun Belt Conference, GSU played in the CAA from 2005 to 2013, participating for only one season (2012) as a football school.{{cite web|last=Roche|first=Bryan|title=Football Preview: Georgia State vs. Maine|url=http://wmebsports.com/2012/11/10/football-preview-georgia-state-vs-maine/|publisher=WMEB 91.9FM|access-date=July 2, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305110539/http://wmebsports.com/2012/11/10/football-preview-georgia-state-vs-maine/|archive-date=March 5, 2016}} Before joining the CAA, the Panthers competed in the (then Trans America Athletic Conference, or TAAC) Atlantic Sun Conference, joining in 1983 and leaving for the CAA in 2005.

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Georgia State University charges a fee to each student who enrolls at the school. This fee is used for athletic scholarships and other costs associated with competitive athletics. The athletic fee allows students to use their Panther Card (student identification card) for free access to athletic events.{{cite web|url=http://www2.gsu.edu/~wwwdos/2009_feesallocation.html|title=Facts on Student Fees at Georgia State University, Fiscal Year 2012|publisher=Georgia State University Dean of Students Office|access-date=January 19, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120116065303/http://www2.gsu.edu/~wwwdos/2009_feesallocation.html|archive-date=January 16, 2012}}

The Panthers' most historic rivalry is with the Georgia Southern Eagles with basketball being played between the two since 1972. However, rivalries have grown since, including with South Alabama with the two programs starting football within a year of one another and playing each other and having played one another every season since Georgia States football's inception except one.

Georgia State University's first-ever national championship win was in esports in 2019. The university's SMITE: Battleground of the Gods team played against Arizona State University at Dreamhack Atlanta and won with a final score of 2 - 0.{{Cite web|date=2019-11-20|title=Georgia State Varsity Esports Wins At National Fall Collegiate SMITE Tournament - Georgia State University News - College of Arts and Sciences, Creative Media Industries Institute, Students|url=https://news.gsu.edu/2019/11/20/georgia-state-varsity-esports-wins-at-national-fall-collegiate-smite-tournament/|access-date=2020-10-17|website=Georgia State News Hub|language=en-US}} The team has since won two additional championships, and participated in a third, becoming the winningest sport in the school's history.

The university also boasts several nonvarsity sports, including badminton, rowing, rugby, and wrestling {{cite web|title=Current Clubs|url=http://recreation.gsu.edu/sport-clubs/current-clubs/|website=GSU.edu|publisher=Georgia State University|access-date=July 13, 2016}}

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Georgia State University was used during the 1996 Summer Olympic Games, with the GSU Sports Arena hosting the badminton matches. Georgia State's prominent position in downtown Atlanta allowed the city to build some of its venues with adaptive reuse in mind to be used by the university.{{cite web|last1=Nickisch|first1=Curt|title=Nearly 20 Years Later, The Legacy Of Atlanta's Olympic Venues Is Still Being Written|date=June 5, 2015 |url=http://www.wbur.org/news/2015/06/05/atlanta-olympic-venue-lessons-for-boston |publisher=WBUR|access-date=July 13, 2016}} The first on-campus dormitories at the university, the Village, was constructed as part of the Olympic Village to house athletes.{{cite web|title=Georgia State University Village|url=http://www2.gsu.edu/~wwwcra/lodging/GSUDorms.htm|website=GSU.edu|publisher=Georgia State University|access-date=July 13, 2016|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304090506/http://www2.gsu.edu/~wwwcra/lodging/GSUDorms.htm|url-status=dead}} This began the metamorphosis of GSU from a commuter college to a massive urban research institute, as well as one of the largest universities in the United States.{{cite web|last1=Eloy|first1=Michelle |title=Atlanta Olympics Helped GSU Shake Off Commuter School Image|url=http://news.wabe.org/post/atlanta-olympics-helped-gsu-shake-commuter-school-image |publisher=WABE|access-date=July 13, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160714155225/http://news.wabe.org/post/atlanta-olympics-helped-gsu-shake-commuter-school-image|archive-date=July 14, 2016|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}} Centennial Olympic Stadium, host of the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympics, was after the games converted to Turner Field, home of MLB's Atlanta Braves. After the Braves moved to SunTrust Park in suburban Cobb County, Turner Field and the surrounding grounds were purchased by Georgia State in January 2017.{{cite web|last1=Leslie|first1=Katie|title=Turner Field to be sold to Georgia State and developer Carter|url=http://www.ajc.com/news/news/local/turner-field-to-be-sold-to-georgia-state-and-devel/nppZC/|website=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution|publisher=Cox Communications|access-date=July 13, 2016|archive-date=May 6, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160506145234/http://www.ajc.com/news/news/local/turner-field-to-be-sold-to-georgia-state-and-devel/nppZC/|url-status=dead}} The university converted the stadium to a football field for the school's football team, now called Center Parc Stadium (named Georgia State Stadium until 2020), and is building a new campus baseball stadium on the site of the former Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium, and new classrooms and housing on the lot.{{cite web|last1=Davis|first1=Janel|title=Turner Field holds future for Georgia State, neighborhoods|url=http://www.myajc.com/news/news/local-govt-politics/turner-field-holds-future-for-georgia-state-neighb/npq89/|website=AJC.com|publisher=Cox Communications|access-date=July 13, 2016}}

In 2010, Georgia State University established its first-ever marching band. The marching band began its inaugural season in the fall of 2010. 150 students successfully auditioned for the band. In its first year, the band performed at all home football games, a high school marching band exhibition, and (most notably) during the Georgia State vs. Alabama football game on November 18, 2010, in Tuscaloosa. The band is a drum corps-style unit that focuses on precision musicality and movement. Like most ensembles, the band features a colorguard section, but in a departure from typical marching bands, the traditional auxiliary front sideline percussion section, or pit, has been replaced by a four-piece rock band consisting of a lead guitar, bass guitar, drum set, and keyboard synthesizer.

The Georgia State marching band has received many honors, includecludes performing in 2013 for the Second inauguration of Barack Obama, the 2014 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, the 2019 Super Bowl LIII halftime show, and the 2022 Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, California.

The school's coat of arms is registered in the College of Arms in the City of London.{{cite web|title=Royal Registrar Gives Winthrop Coat of Arms|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1979&dat=19801216&id=e2IlAAAAIBAJ&pg=2955,8683264|publisher=The Sumpter Daily Item|date=December 1980}} The Latin motto means, "Truth is strong and will conquer" (or alternatively, "Truth is valuable and shall overcome"). The panther holds the symbol of education, with the quill in red to symbolize the fire in Atlanta's city emblem. The gold coin indicates the university's beginnings as a business school. The crown august is a representation of the Stone Mountain granite. The center flame is an eternal flame in honor of the first president, George Sparks, and represents flames of scholarship and the burning of Atlanta.{{cite web|title=Symbols, Seals, and Logos|url=http://www.library.gsu.edu/spcoll/pages/pages.asp?ldID=105&guideID=549&ID=3673|publisher=Georgia State University|access-date=April 14, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405030331/http://www.library.gsu.edu/spcoll/pages/pages.asp?ldID=105&guideID=549&ID=3673|archive-date=April 5, 2012}}

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Since its opening, Georgia State has graduated more than 227,000 alumni.{{Cite web |title=Annual Report FY21 |url=https://alumni.gsu.edu/annual-report-fy21/ |access-date=2023-11-02 |website=Alumni Association |language=en-US}} Currently, an estimated 100,000 alumni live in the metro Atlanta area.{{citation needed|date=November 2021}}

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• Cambridge University Press v. Patton, a copyright infringement case in which GSU was a defendant
• NOC at Georgia State University
• List of colleges and universities in metropolitan Atlanta

• Reed, Merl E. Educating the Urban New South: Atlanta and the Rise of Georgia State University, 1913–1969 (Macon: Mercer University Press, 2009. xiv, 321 pp.) {{ISBN|978-0-88146-148-0}}

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