Georgia Southern alumna tackles illiteracy
Georgia Southern alumna and English Language Fellow, Deborah Rodriguez Garcia (‘10, ‘12), has spent the last three weeks traveling and fighting against illiteracy.
Georgia Southern mobilized resources to help those affected by Hurricane Matthew
When Hurricane Matthew displaced hundreds of thousands of people and left behind a trail of destruction in the coastal regions of Georgia, many families, organizations and people in need were left relying on the help of others. That’s where Georgia Southern University stepped in.
Georgia Southern’s Military and Veteran Student Center hosts inaugural Veterans Day Ceremony
On Nov. 11, Georgia Southern’s Military and Student Veteran Center will host the inaugural Veterans Day Ceremony in honor of our American heroes. The event will take place on Sweetheart Circle where American flags will line the walkway from the entrance of the circle to the Marvin Pittman building, and the stately oak trees will be adorned with yellow ribbons. Patriotic music, remarks, and a special appearance by Freedom, the University’s American bald eagle, are planned for guests. Students, faculty, staff and members of the community are encouraged to attend.
Gameday Mayday: Homecoming
Thousands of Eagle alumni and fans will flock to Allen E. Paulson Stadium for Thursday night’s football game against the University of Louisiana at Lafayette on Nov. 10 at 7:30 p.m. Game day parking regulations from the Office of Parking and Transportation are outlined here.
College of Education faculty works with Smithsonian Institution on evolution education grant
Glaze serves as a co-investigator on a $1,083,000 grant the Smithsonian Institution has received from the National Science Foundation (NSF), the second grant in a series that began with a three-year NSF grant to develop teaching modules for advanced placement (AP) biology students. The grant, entitled “Learning Evolution through Human Examples” focuses on the redesign of the early AP teaching modules for use in general high school biology courses to encourage and support the teaching of human and non-human evolution in the curriculum.
Alyce Santoro’s Tonal Relativity opens at Center for Art & Theatre in November
The Betty Foy Sanders Department of Art will present Alyce Santoro’s Tonal Relativity in the University Gallery at the Center for Art and Theatre from Nov. 7 to Dec. 9. The community is invited on Nov. 10 to a 5 p.m. lecture given by Santoro in the Visual Arts building, room 2071, followed by a reception at 6 p.m. at the Center for Art and Theatre.
Quarterly survey results suggest Georgia CEO readers view current business climate as improving
The results from the third quarter Georgia CEO survey suggest that Georgia business leaders are feeling more optimistic about current business conditions in Georgia compared to the second quarter survey.
Georgia Southern invites displaced ITT Tech students to explore compatible, online courses
Former ITT Technical Institute students are invited to explore online, compatible courses in their field of study that are available through Georgia Southern University’s Division of Continuing Education.
Georgia Southern provides shelter to animals from Georgia Sea Turtle Center
In the midst of Hurricane Matthew, residents of coastal Georgia were not the only ones taking to the evacuation routes. A gopher tortoise, diamondback terrapins, box turtles, sea turtles, additional turtles, an owl and a wood stork from the Georgia Sea Turtle Center on Jekyll Island took shelter on Georgia Southern University’s campus as the hurricane passed through the region.
