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Visiting Chinese scholar spends longer than expected at Georgia Southern, returns home with knowledge for students with disabilities

When visiting Chinese scholar Xiaoying Jiang, Ph.D., arrived in Statesboro in March 2019 to partner with College of Education’s Kymberly Harris, Ph.D., she never expected to face a pandemic that would extend her stay in the U.S. indefinitely. However, upon recent return home, she’s using practices learned at Georgia Southern to help students with disabilities.

Visiting Chinese scholar spends longer than expected at Georgia Southern, returns home with knowledge for students with disabilities

When visiting Chinese scholar Xiaoying Jiang, Ph.D., arrived in Statesboro in March 2019 to partner with College of Education’s Kymberly Harris, Ph.D., she never expected to face a pandemic that would extend her stay in the U.S. indefinitely. However, upon recent return home, she’s using practices learned at Georgia Southern to help students with disabilities.

Georgia Southern alumna receives top honors in state for English Language teachers

Georgia Southern University Double Eagle Claudia Martinez (’13, ’16) was recently named the 2020 Teacher of the Year by the Georgia Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages. As a former English as a Second Language student, Martinez said the award is invaluable.

Celebrating the first-generation experience

Dionna Williams is a newlywed, a soon-to-be mom and a first-generation student. The second oldest of six children, the Savannah resident graduated high school in 2018 and had no college plans until she realized how limited her options were.

Celebrating the first-generation experience

Dionna Williams is a newlywed, a soon-to-be mom and a first-generation student. The second oldest of six children, the Savannah resident graduated high school in 2018 and had no college plans until she realized how limited her options were.

Georgia Southern Continuing Education offers credentialing assistance to active-duty military

Active-duty soldiers and National Guard Reserve service members can take advantage of the certification programs offered through Georgia Southern University’s Division of Continuing Education, which is now an approved provider for the Army Credentialing Assistance (CA) program.

Georgia Southern Continuing Education offers credentialing assistance to active-duty military

Active-duty soldiers and National Guard Reserve service members can take advantage of the certification programs offered through Georgia Southern University’s Division of Continuing Education, which is now an approved provider for the Army Credentialing Assistance (CA) program.

Parker College of Business bolsters MBA program with new Professional Enrichment Plan

The MBA Program in the Parker College of Business at Georgia Southern University is offering experiential learning opportunities to its students through the new Parker Professional Enrichment Program (PEP) which connects students to engaging business and civic partners.

Parker College of Business students take first place at national academic competition

For the second consecutive year, a team of Parker College of Business logistics students won the Intermodal Association of North America’s (IANA) National Academic Challenge, an academic competition that supports instruction designed to educate logistics and intermodal transportation students.

WCHP students make more than 350 masks for fellow Eagles

Sewing isn’t a skill that radiation therapy student Daniel Clark expected to learn during his time as a student at Georgia Southern University, much less in his academic program. But when the COVID-19 pandemic altered the 2020 academic landscape, he and six classmates had to pivot to fulfill the community service component of their management and leadership course in the Waters College of Health Professions Radiation Therapy program.