Thomas Koballa to Present Keynote at GERA Conference
Thomas R. Koballa Jr., Ph.D., dean of the College of Education at Georgia Southern, will be the keynote speaker at the Georgia Educational Research Association (GERA) 2016 Annual Conference, which will take place Oct. 7 at the Marriott at the Convention Center in Augusta, Georgia.
STEM Education explores opportunities in India
Robert Mayes, Ph.D., director of Institute for Interdisciplinary STEM Education, and Lisa Stueve, Ph.D., executive director of STEM InK, from Georgia Southern University attended and addressed the conference “STEM, the Global Dream,” on Sept. 13 in Hyderabad, India.
Nursing Faculty Awarded Grant Through NAPNAP Foundation
The National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP) Foundation has awarded three faculty members in the Georgia Southern School of Nursing with a 2016 NAPNAP Foundation research grant in the amount of $5,000.
Georgia Southern faculty, staff gear up for fall semester
Georgia Southern University faculty and staff members gathered together Wednesday morning at the Nessmith-Lane Conference Center to gear up for the fall semester during the University’s annual Fall Convocation.
Georgia Southern brings renewable energy research to schools in high-need rural Georgia
Georgia Southern engineering professors have received more than $524,000 from the National Science Foundation. The grant will enable them to bring cutting-edge renewable energy research into the high school and tech school classrooms of high-need rural areas in Georgia.
Georgia Southern faculty continue excellence in 2016
Georgia Southern faculty excel in leadership, research and service, and many of these exceptional leaders have been recognized by Georgia Southern University and other organizations this year.
Olivia Edenfield, Ph.D. named Professor of the Year for 2016
Olivia Carr Edenfield, Ph.D., was presented with the Wells/Warren Professor of the Year Award at the Georgia Southern University 2016 Honors Day Convocation held at the Performing Arts Center on Wednesday, April 6.
Martha Abell, Ph.D., wins award from the Mathematical Association of America (MAA)
Martha Abell, Ph.D., dean of the College of Science and Mathematics,won the Mathematical Association of America (MAA) Southeastern Section Distinguished Service Award.
Mark Perez-Lopez, Ph.D, appointed to Advisory Committee to the Center for Collegiate Mental Health
Mark Perez-Lopez, Ph.D., associate director of Georgia Southern’s Counseling Center, was recently selected from a large national pool of applicants to serve on the Advisory Committee to the Center for Collegiate Mental Health (CCMH).
Faculty member receives Brick Award
Brent Wolfe, Ph.D., CTRS, associate professor of Recreation and Tourism Management in the School of Human Ecology, has been presented with the Brick Award by the Downtown Statesboro Development Authority.