Events

Center for Sustainability and University Wellness Program host 6th annual No Impact Week

The Center for Sustainability and University Wellness Program at Georgia Southern University are teaming up to host the sixth annual No Impact Week on campus April 10-17 with events to highlight a different sustainability theme each day.

TerraCycle CEO Tom Szaky to speak at Sustainability and Entrepreneur Lecture Series

Tom Szaky, co-founder and CEO of TerraCycle, will be the keynote speaker for the Center for Sustainability (CfS) and Business Innovation Group’s 2016 Sustainability and Entrepreneur Lecture Series on Thursday, April 7 at 7 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center.

Georgia Southern hosts Walk A Mile in Her Shoes®, Tim Mousseau to raise awareness of sexual and dating violence

Georgia Southern University will host several events March 28-31 including Walk A Mile in Her Shoes®, guest speaker Tim Mousseau and the Red Flag Campaign to educate students and raise awareness of sexual and dating violence.

Georgia Southern celebrates second annual Holi Festival

Georgia Southern will once again celebrate the spring season at the second annual Holi Festival on March 24, 6-8 p.m. in front of the University Store and Dining Commons. Participants will smeared and sprinkled in colors while enjoying live music and dancing. In addition, Dining Commons will serve Indian cuisine in celebration of the event.

Tickets for Leadership Lecture Series distributed Feb. 29 through March 8

Tickets to hear journalists Ted Koppel, Mara Liasson and Eugene Robinson are required, and are free and available on a first-come, first-served basis. Tickets will not be available at the door the evening of the event. Specific dates have been designated for students, faculty, staff and the community to obtain their tickets.

Pulitzer Prize winner Jose Antonio Vargas set to visit Georgia Southern

Pulitzer Prize winner Jose Antonio Vargas will visit Georgia Southern University to present “Immigration: Legality vs. Humanity” on Tuesday, Feb. 2, at 7 p.m. in the University’s Performing Arts Center (PAC), 847 Plant Drive. The event is free and open to the public.

Georgia Southern University Golf Course to host Golf Channel Amateur Tour

Georgia Southern University Golf Course will welcome The Golf Channel Amateur Tour (Am Tour), the largest amateur golf tour in North America, to its 167-acre course in Statesboro on Sunday, Dec. 20.

Georgia Southern to host Dr. Steve Perry for annual MLK Celebration

Georgia Southern will welcome Dr. Steve Perry, founder and principal of Capital Preparatory Magnet School in Hartford, Connecticut, to campus for the University’s 2016 MLK Celebration on Wednesday, Jan. 27, at 7 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center, 847 Plant Drive, Statesboro.

Georgia Southern students to present fashion, design works during annual showcase

Georgia Southern University’s Fashion Merchandising and Apparel Design (FMAD) program and Fashion Menagerie, Georgia Southern’s premier fashion student organization, will host fashion designer Azede Jean-Pierre for a lecture and guest judge at the student Showcase, set for Friday, Dec. 4, in the Russell Union Ballroom.

Georgia Southern University to Participate in International Fraud Awareness Week Nov. 15-21

Georgia Southern University will participate in International Fraud Awareness Week – Nov. 15-21. It is part of an effort by the University System of Georgia to promote an ethical culture and to bring awareness to the common and uncommon instances of fraud or ethical violations within the campus community.