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Student Research Takes Center Stage at COM's Twelfth Annual GCIC Academic Symposium

Apr. 30, 2026

College of the Mainland (COM) hosted its twelfth annual Gulf Coast Intercollegiate Consortium (GCIC) Academic Symposium on Friday, April 10. Featuring more than 140 students from local high schools and colleges, this year's symposium was the largest to date.

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COM Hosts Eleventh Annual Academic Symposium

Apr. 23, 2025

College of the Mainland (COM) hosted the eleventh annual Gulf Coast Intercollegiate Consortium (GCIC) Academic Symposium on Friday, March 28. This event featured more than 80 presentations from students representing Gulf Coast community colleges, universities and high schools.

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COM Hosts Tenth Annual Academic Symposium

Apr. 3, 2024

COM hosted the tenth annual Gulf Coast Intercollegiate Consortium (GCIC) Academic Symposium on Friday, March 22. This event featured more than 60 presentations from students representing Gulf Coast community colleges, universities and high schools.

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COM Hosts Ninth Annual Academic Symposium

Apr. 5, 2023

College of the Mainland (COM) hosted the ninth annual Gulf Coast Intercollegiate Consortium (GCIC) Academic Symposium on March 31 and featured more than 50 presentations from students representing Gulf Coast community colleges.

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COM Students Recognized at Academic Symposium

Apr 7, 2022

College of the Mainland (COM) hosted the eighth annual Gulf Coast Intercollegiate Consortium (GCIC) Academic Symposium on April 1 and two COM students walked away with top honors.

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COM Students Recognized at Academic Symposium

Apr 29, 2019

College of the Mainland hosted the seventh annual Gulf Coast Intercollegiate Consortium Academic Symposium on April 26 and four COM students walked away with top honors.

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COM Hosts Sixth Annual Academic Symposium

Apr 25, 2018

College of the Mainland hosted the sixth annual Gulf Coast Intercollegiate Consortium Academic Symposium on April 20 and two COM students walked away with top honors. The symposium – Narrating the Human Footprint - featured 120 participants with more than 25 student presenters. COM student served as hosts and COM faculty and staff were judges and moderators.

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