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The lobby at the Ga-PCOM campus in Suwanee.

FOCUS: Ga-PCOM observes 10th year as medical school in Gwinnett

By Barbara Myers | Ten years ago in August 2005, Georgia Campus of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (Ga-PCOM) welcomed its first class of 75 osteopathic medical students. Now the campus is celebrating this milestone by reflecting on its impact in Gwinnett County and the state of Georgia.

Founded in Suwanee, in 2005 as the only branch campus of the century-old Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in Philadelphia, Penn., Georgia Campus is home to more than 1,000 students and close to 140 faculty and staff members. The campus offers doctoral degrees in osteopathic medicine and pharmacy and the master’s degree in biomedical sciences with plans to expand its program offerings.

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by · August 11, 2015 · Today's Focus
JULY 7: Aurora’s 20th season, term limits, more

JULY 7: Aurora’s 20th season, term limits, more

Click here to read full issue. Inside:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Beginning 20th Season, Aurora Theater To Present Memphis
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Turnaround: Why It’ll Be Good To Have Term Limits
FEEDBACK: Reader Really Wants County to Have Mass Transit
UPCOMING: Nickels and Quarters of Thank Offering Grant Rainbow Village $75,000
NOTABLE: Gwinnett Installs One-Fifth of Area’s Water Saving Toilets
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GEORGIA TIDBIT: Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base Was First an Army Base
TODAY’S QUOTE: One Reason You Cannot Have a Bank Account
MYSTERY PHOTO: Only One Recognized Giant Sculpture in Barcelona
LAGNIAPPE: Fireworks for the Fourth of July celebration in Lawrenceville.

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by · July 7, 2015 · Full issues

Georgia Gwinnett College kicks off activities marking 10th anniversary

By Sloan Jones | In January of 2005, Senate Resolution 33 “….approving the creation of a new four-year college in Gwinnett County by the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia,” began moving through the legislative process. On May 10, 2005, then-Governor Sonny Perdue put pen to paper, creating an institution that soon would be named Georgia Gwinnett College.

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by · February 14, 2015 · Today's Focus