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Georgia State is an urban public research university and national model for student success in Atlanta, the cultural and economic center of the Southeast. The largest university in the state and one of the largest in the nation, Georgia State provides its faculty and more than 51,000 students with unsurpassed access to opportunities in one of America's great global cities. Over a period of 10 years, the university raised graduation rates 22 percentage points and eliminated students achievement gaps based on race, ethnicity or income. Its Atlanta Campus offers more than 250 degree programs in 100 fields of study at the bachelor's, master's, specialist and doctoral levels. Home to more freshmen than any other college or university in Georgia, the university's Perimeter College provides more than 30 associate degree pathways at five campuses throughout metro Atlanta.

Settled in 1733 by James Oglethorpe, Georgia was the 13th colony formed. Since then, Georgia has grown and become one of the top places to do business in the country. Some highlights in Georgia business include: • Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, home to Delta Air Lines • CNN • Home Depot • Coca-Cola Georgia’s capital, Atlanta, was the home of civil rights activist Martin Luther King, Jr. and hosted the 1996 Summer Olympics. With about 200,000 teachers and state employees spanning all branches of government, a career with the Georgia government provides a lot of options. Georgia operates about 130 state agencies focusing on health, transportation, education, environment, and more. Photos courtesy the Georgia Department of Economic Development.

Goodwill Industries International is a leading social enterprise nonprofit powered by a network of 150 high-performing local Goodwill organizations across North America. Together, we operate at scale by advancing resale, workforce development, and circular solutions through shared systems and local execution. We are America’s neighbor: 83% of the U.S. population resides within ten miles of their local Goodwill. Donated goods power the Goodwill resale engine, generating revenue that is reinvested into localized workforce development programs — the core of our work. At the same time, our circular resale solutions support sustainability by extending product life, diverting billions of pounds of materials from landfills annually, and building greater transparency and accountability across reuse. Learn more about our mission and impact here: https://www.goodwill.org