Digital program at Georgia Southern saves students more than $1.3M in textbook costs
A digital program offered by the University Store at Georgia Southern University saved students more than $1.3 million in textbook costs during the 2021-22 academic year.
Accelerated bachelor’s to master’s program in human development and family science now available through College of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Students majoring in human development and family science with a concentration in family services have the opportunity to earn their master’s degree in public administration at an advanced pace through a new accelerated program.
Georgia Southern Now Home to Free COVID-19 PCR Testing Kiosks
The Georgia Department of Public Health has placed two new COVID-19 testing kiosks on Georgia Southern University’s campuses in Statesboro and Savannah, allowing access to free COVID-19 testing 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Georgia Southern student receives award for work in disability advocacy
In just one year, Jill King went from a student who was forced to rethink her entire future to being a leader in her community and receiving the 2022 National Alliance on Mental Illness Georgia Young Leader Award.
Fred and Dinah Gretsch School of Music professor receives 2 national awards
Allen Henderson, D.M.A., professor of music in the Fred and Dinah Gretsch School of Music at Georgia Southern University, has been recognized by two national organizations for his significant role in the voice industry.
Williams-Johnson selected as Governor’s Teaching Fellow
Georgia Southern University Professor of Educational Research Meca Williams-Johnson, Ph.D., has been selected to serve as a member of the Governor’s Teaching Fellows 2022-2023 cohort.
Eagle MFA students display diversity in work through Armstrong Campus exhibit
“Outlook: An MFA Showcase” is an exhibition of work by current MFA students at Georgia Southern that is open now through Sept. 9 at the Fine Arts Gallery in Fine Arts Hall on the Armstrong Campus in Savannah. The exhibition features work ranging from physics-inspired and ecology-inspired painting to identity-focused video, from traditional to experimental ceramics, drawing, photography, paper quilling and 2D sculpture.
The image in the mirror or the number on the scale, which counts? When it comes to depression, it’s a weighted issue.
The study updates research conducted by Georgia Southern professor Jian Zhang, M.D., 10 years ago, in which Georgia Southern students reported that what women saw in the mirror, not the number on the scale, influenced their mood. A woman who had a healthy weight but was wrongly self-perceived as being overweight was most likely to feel depressed.
Twelve startups selected in first batch of Savannah Logistics Innovation Center and Plug
and Play’s Accelerator Program
The Savannah Logistics Innovation Center (SLIC), a public-private partnership co-led by Georgia Southern University, and Plug and Play, a Silicon-Valley based venture capital firm and corporate innovation platform that recently located an office in Savannah, have chosen the first cohort of startup companies for their accelerator program.
Power chords: The partnership between academics and entertainment
The 20-year collaboration between Gretsch Guitars and Fender isn’t the only major affiliation Fred and Dinah Gretsch have to celebrate. In 2021, the Gretsches gave their support and name to the School of Music at Georgia Southern University.
On August 17, the Gretsches got a behind-the-scenes tour of how their partnership with Georgia Southern has impacted both the local community and the student body.
“Since the announcement and naming of the Fred and Dinah Gretsch School of Music, we have seen a measurable impact in the elevation of the reach, reputation and capabilities of our music program, and the university,” said Georgia Southern President Dr. Kyle Marrero. “We are grateful for this partnership and excited about our future plans and opportunities to come.”