Sweetheart Circle Bushes – Statesboro Campus

Honoring Tradition, Growing a New Legacy

One of the iconic bushes on Georgia Southern’s Sweetheart Circle was damaged this summer, requiring the removal of all of the bushes. The University is using this as an opportunity to enhance the bushes to represent the Georgia Southern brand and upgrade this hallmark of the Statesboro Campus.

Taking into account the history and current traditions of the bushes on Sweetheart Circle, the new bushes will be re-envisioned to both showcase a widely recognized mark of Georgia Southern’s identity and provide a safer, elevated photography opportunity for students, alumni and visitors.

The Bushes on Sweetheart Circle

The redesigned GS display will honor a longtime campus tradition while creating a safer, more recognizable photo opportunity for students, alumni and visitors.

Campus street lined with tall trees and a manicured hedge centerpiece, with a white building visible in the distance and 'STOP' painted on the road edge.

History

The heart of campus has evolved over the years, and in the 1980s the entrance to Sweetheart Circle welcomed visitors with bushes in the shape of GSC. When the college finally achieved university status in 1990, the C was remolded to form a ‘U.’ The new GS will update the look of the bushes while ensuring this landmark remains on Sweetheart Circle.

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The Beginning: GSC Takes Shape

Park scene with trimmed shrubs arranged in a decorative bed, a central path leading to a distant building, and tall trees framing the lawn.

A University Milestone: From GSC to GSU

Campus street lined with trees and blue Georgia Southern University banners along lamp posts; white building in the background.

The Tradition Continued: The GSU Era

Photo Opportunities Across the Statesboro Campus

While the new bushes grow into their intended shape, other areas of the Statesboro Campus are also ideal for photographs:

Beautiful Eagle Creek
Eagles on Parade statues across campus
Entrance at Akins Boulevard and Highway 301 Bypass
Lake near the College of Education and Nursing/Chemistry Building
Marvin Pittman Administration Building
Strutter GUS photo opportunities at Lewis Hall and Dining Commons
The Pedestrium

Timeline

July 2026: Removal of the old GSU bushes took place
August 2026: Reworking the bushes begins