Awards and Recognition

Georgia Southern earns honorable mention for Second Nature’s 2017 Climate Leadership Awards

Georgia Southern University has received an honorable mention designation from Second Nature and the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) for the 2017 Climate Leadership Awards, announced earlier this month.

Second annual Social Gerontology Conference this weekend at Georgia Southern

The Center for Social Gerontology and the Division of Continuing Education at Georgia Southern will host the second annual Social Gerontology Conference from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Oct. 13, at the Nessmith-Lane Conference Center, 847 Plant Drive, Statesboro.

Eagle alumnus commands Georgia Army National Guard

The Georgia Army National Guard is made up of more than 11,000 citizen-soldiers who train in more than 79 hometown armories and regional facilities across the state. They not only respond to disturbances and natural disasters in Georgia — such as the recent Hurricane Irma — but they also fight alongside our nation’s military on battlefields around the world.

And when the Guard deploys its soldiers to fields both international and domestic, it’s an Eagle alumnus who now leads them.

Georgia Southern named one of the Most Affordable Online MBA Programs in the country

Georgia Southern University’s online MBA program has been recognized as one of the most affordable online MBA degree programs by BestCollegesOnline.com.

Georgia Southern professor Alma Stevenson receives award from ‘INSIGHT Into Diversity’ magazine

Georgia Southern University College of Education (COE) Associate Professor Alma Stevenson, Ph.D., has been named a recipient of the 2017 Inspiring Leaders in STEM Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the largest and oldest diversity and inclusion publication in higher education.

Georgia Southern faculty Angelita Scott named 2017 ASID Ones to Watch Scholar

Angelita Scott, Ph.D., assistant professor in the College of Health and Human Sciences at Georgia Southern University, has been selected as a 2017 American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) Ones to Watch Scholar.

Georgia Southern’s M.P.A. program receives accreditation from NASPAA

The Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration (NASPAA) has granted the Master of Public Administration (M.P.A.) program at Georgia Southern full accreditation for seven years.

Georgia Southern faculty Jennifer Zorotovich awarded Outstanding Scholarship Article

Jennifer Zorotovich, Ph.D., assistant professor of child and family development in the School of Human Ecology, is a recipient for Outstanding Scholarship Article in the Journal of Family & Consumer Sciences (JFCS).

Georgia Southern receives $1.3 million grant to bring nurse practitioners to Georgia’s underserved communities

Georgia Southern University’s School of Nursing received a $1.3 million federal grant for an Advanced Nursing Education Workforce (ANEW) project that will create innovative academic-practice partnerships to prepare nurse practitioners for service in rural and underserved communities in Southeast Georgia.