Applications open for second annual BIG Pitch Competition
Undergraduate and graduate collegiate innovators who have creative and sustainable solutions are invited to submit their ideas for the second annual BIG Pitch Competition, hosted by Ocean Exchange and Georgia Southern University’s Business Innovation Group.
Southern Steam Prints Brings Steamroller to ArtsFest
Betty Foy Sanders Department of Art student Allison Mueller is gearing up to introduce printmaking to the community in a big way — using a steamroller — during this year’s ArtsFest on April 23 from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. on Sweetheart Circle at Georgia Southern University.
Office of Public Safety receives grant for in-car cameras
The Georgia Southern University Office of Public Safety has received a grant for $10,000 from the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety, with which the department has purchased Watchguard 4RE in-car camera systems for additional patrol vehicles.
Students to pay same tuition for the 2016-2017 academic year with zero percent increase
All University System of Georgia (USG) students will pay the same tuition for the 2016-2017 academic year as the current 2015-2016 academic year tuition rates for each USG institution.
Inaugural Southern Authors Expo held at Georgia Southern on Saturday
Georgia Southern’s Alumni Association will host the Southern Authors Expo at the University Store on Saturday, April 9, 1-3 p.m. For the first time in University history, more than 20 alumni-turned-authors will be featured at the Expo and will be selling, signing and exhibiting their books.
Georgia Southern announces appointment of Maj. Laura McCullough to Chief of Police
Maj. Laura McCullough has been appointed Chief of Police of the Georgia Southern University Office of Public Safety effective immediately.
Purge the Pills: Properly dispose of prescription drugs on April 11
The Office of Alcohol and Other Drugs, the Office of Public Safety and the Center for Sustainability (CfS) will host a prescription drug drop off on Monday, April 11, at the Russell Union Rotunda from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Georgia Southern Theatre & Performance presents “A Game of Love and Chance”
The Theatre & Performance program at Georgia Southern University will close the main stage season with Pierre Marivaux’s farce “A Game of Love and Chance” at the Center for Art & Theatre’s Black Box theatre April 6-13.
Wild red-shouldered hawks nest at Georgia Southern
A pair of wild red-shouldered hawks have again returned to the Georgia Southern University Center for Wildlife Education and Lamar Q Ball, Jr. Raptor Center to nest atop an 80-foot yellow pine tree on the Wildlife Center’s grounds. The hatching of the eggs is being documented by live stream video.
University’s Model UN delegation garners attention at national conference
The Georgia Southern University’s Model United Nations delegation gained recognition as an Outstanding Delegation at the annual National Model United Nations (NMUN) Conference.