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Vidalia® Onion Oral History Performance opens at the Black Box Theatre

“Reflections on the ‘Sweet Life’: The Vidalia® Onion Oral History & Performance Project” opens a three-day run at the Center for Art and Theatre’s Black Box Theatre on Thursday, Dec. 3, at 7:30 p.m.

Georgia Southern Hosts 10th Annual International Festival

The Georgia Southern University Office of International Programs & Services will host the 10th Annual International Festival on Saturday, Nov. 14 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Mill Creek Regional Park.

Pennies for Eagles raises $4,218.75 for Eagles for Eagles

For the second year in a row, Georgia Southern University students and organizations searched their couch cushions, car seats, floorboards and everywhere in between to to find loose change for the Pennies for Eagles event.

Georgia Southern’s College of Business announces winner of inaugural BIG Pitch competition

Georgia Southern University’s Business Innovation Group (BIG) in conjunction with Ocean Exchange has named Stanford University the winner of the inaugural BIG Pitch Competition held Oct. 12 in Savannah, Georgia.

Garden of the Coastal Plain announces name change to Botanic Garden to reflect plans for growth

After months of planning, the Garden of the Coastal Plain at Georgia Southern University now has a new name, the Botanic Garden at Georgia Southern University, and with it, a dynamic new plan for growth.

Georgia Southern Opera presents a Trick and a Treat

The Georgia Southern Opera presents “Opera Breve VII: Trick AND Treat!” This year’s double bill is the Opera’s seventh annual installment of the popular “Opera Breve” series and is comprised of two American one-act operas, Gian Carlo Menotti’s “The Medium” and William Bolcom’s “Lucrezia.” Performances will take place on Friday, Oct. 16, at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, Oct. 18, at 3 p.m., in the Emma Kelly Theatre at the Averitt Center for the Arts, 33 E. Main Street. Admission to the event is free.

University receives $6,500 grant through Governor’s Office of Highway Safety

The Dean of Students Office at Georgia Southern University has received a $6,500 grant through the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety to participate in the Georgia Young Adult Program.

Georgia Southern’s Center for Sustainability hosts sustainable chef and author Barton Seaver

Georgia Southern University’s Center for Sustainability will kick off its seminar series this season with Barton Seaver, sustainable food champion, renowned chef and four-time author at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 13 in the Performing Arts Center

Tailor-Made: FMAD Starts Alteration Shop on Campus

Tattered jeans and ill-fitted tops will no longer cause problems for the Georgia Southern community. The FMAD Stitch Alterations Shop, a project of the Department of Fashion Merchandising and Apparel Design (FMAD) opened on campus Sept. 1 and is opening up new possibilities for designers at the University.

University hosts 3rd annual STEM Fest

On Saturday, Sept. 26, Georgia Southern will present its 3rd annual science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) festival from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m.