Georgia Southern special education professor receives Fulbright Specialist Award to Malaysia at the Dyslexia Association of Sarawak
Karin Fisher, Ph.D., associate professor of special education at Georgia Southern University, has received a Fulbright Specialist Program Award from the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board.
Deedee Southerlin named Continuing and Professional Education director
Deedee Southerlin, Ed.D., has been named director of Georgia Southern University’s Division of Continuing and Professional Education (CPE).
Aspiring Double Eagle continues winning awards with life-changing research
Victor Buitimea is a first-generation graduate and 2023 alumnus who studied mechanical engineering in the Allen E. Paulson College of Engineering and Computing (AEPCEC). Now working toward his graduate degree under the same mentorship of Sevki Cesmeci, Ph.D., assistant professor of mechanical engineering in the AEPCEC, he wrapped up his undergraduate journey by winning second place in an international research competition.
Georgia Southern’s food pantries receive $50,000 grant to better serve students in need
The food pantries on Georgia Southern University’s Statesboro and Armstrong campuses will be able to better serve students in need after receiving a $50,000 grant from Embark to enhance their services.
Lingo Announced as Dean for College of Education
Amy Lingo, Ed.D. has been selected as the new dean for Georgia Southern University’s College of Education.
Georgia Southern Q1 2024 Economic Monitor: Healthy regional growth continues
The Savannah metro economy’s healthy growth continued in the opening quarter of 2024, according to Georgia Southern University’s Q1 2024 Economic Monitor.
Naronda Wright elected President of NAGAP, the Association for Graduate Enrollment Management
Naronda Wright, Ed.D., associate dean of Graduate Student Services in Georgia Southern University’s Jack N. Averitt College of Graduate Studies, was recently elected president of NAGAP, the Association for Graduate Enrollment Management. She is the first African American to hold the role of president in the association.
Georgia Southern student awarded military family scholarship
Thanks to her school work, impact on the community and the trials she’s overcome in her personal life, Brown was awarded a $9,000 Robert S. Haywood Scholarship. This scholarship is available to students attending Georgia Southern who have or had parents who served in the military.
Georgia Southern awarded $600,000 to lower equity gaps, increase graduation rates for low-income students
Students at Georgia Southern University now have even more opportunities to excel with the help of two new grants from the National Institute for Student Success up to $600,000.
Approximately 4,200 degrees conferred during Georgia Southern’s 2024 Spring Commencement ceremonies
Last week, approximately 4,200 graduates from Georgia Southern University’s Statesboro, Armstrong and Liberty campuses received associate, baccalaureate, masters, specialist and doctoral degrees in five Spring 2024 Commencement ceremonies.