Beulah Narendrapurapu, Ph.D., and Eric Johnson, Ph.D., named Governor’s Teaching Fellows
Two faculty members from Georgia Southern University’s College of Science and Mathematics have been selected by the Governor’s Teaching Fellows Committee for the 2023 Summer Symposium Program.
Georgia Southern University’s Urkovia Andrews, DrPH, receives national Nadinne Cruz Community Engagement Professional Award
Georgia Southern University’s Assistant Director of Service-Learning Urkovia Andrews, DrPH, is this year’s recipient o the national Nadinne Cruz Community Engagement Professional Award. This recognition is courtesy of Camus Compact, which is a network of colleges across the country dedicated to promoting and recognizing public work in higher education.
Taboo no more: Wikipedia moves from secondary source to teaching tool in Georgia Southern history professor’s class
Georgia Southern University history professor Kathleen Comerford, Ph.D., turned to an unlikely source for her students’ research projects after access to primary sources was limited during the COVID-19 pandemic. The students were tasked with writing Wikipedia articles as their projects, which changed the way the students and Comerford looked at Wikipedia’s usefulness in higher education.
Writing and Linguistics faculty member, student researching inclusive technical editing practices
Georgia Southern University associate professor of writing and linguistics Joanna Schreiber, Ph.D., and senior Sedona Benjamin are working together to highlight trends in professional and technical editing to figure out the best inclusive editing practices.
Georgia Southern immunology expert to give presentation, hold Q&A on Coronavirus vaccines for ‘Science on Tap’ series to build vaccine confidence
Georgia Southern University professor of biology and immunology expert, Traci Ness, Ph.D., will host a presentation and virtual Q&A session titled, “COVID Vaccines Unmasked: Questions and Answers from an Immunologist,” on the coronavirus vaccines. The virtual event is part of the College of Science and Mathematics “Science on Tap” series and is free and open to the public.
Georgia Southern professor to host virtual program on ancient Jerusalem
Georgia Southern University associate professor of religious studies Dan Pioske, Ph.D., will host an hourlong virtual learning experience that will retrace Jerusalem’s history from its earliest settlement until its destruction by the Babylonian Empire in 586 BCE.
Georgia Southern professor featured in 2021 Ogeechee International History Film Festival
Georgia Southern University professor Matthew Hashiguchi’s film “Good Luck Soup,” is the feature of the 2021 Ogeechee International History Film Festival, the longest-running film festival of its kind in the world. “Good Luck Soup” and the other films in the festival will be available to stream through March 5.
Georgia Southern professor awarded grant to study African American museums
Georgia Southern University Associate Professor of Geography, Amy Potter, Ph.D., has been awarded a $75,000 National Science Foundation grant for the project, “The Role of Museums in the Landscape of Minority Representation.”
Georgia Southern students get glimpse of disability complications through simulation
Recently students on the Georgia Southern University Armstrong Campus experienced first-hand the obstacles and issues disabled and elderly adults go through after participating in a series of simulations of various disabilities. The event was organized by the Omicron Delta Kappa (ODK) National Leadership Society and the Armstrong Campus chapter of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI).
Georgia Southern professor receives University System of Georgia Hall of Fame Faculty Award
Associate Professor of Inorganic Chemistry, Arpita Saha, Ph.D., was chosen unanimously as the winner of the 2021 Felton Jenkins Jr. Hall of Fame Faculty Award for the University System of Georgia.