Office of Career and Professional Development fostering learning through Internship Scholarship Program
Last summer, Megan Leben landed a dream internship with NASCAR team Joe Gibbs Racing, but despite her excitement, Leben faced obstacles relocating to Charlotte, N.C.
Front row seat to history: Georgia Southern Liberty Campus student attends 2020 State of the Union
While the world watched the 2020 State of the Union address by President Donald Trump from their living rooms, Georgia Southern first-year student Jaiden E. Thompson witnessed the historic event from a balcony seat at the United States Capitol with U.S. congressmen, senators and Supreme Court justices on the floor level below her.
Symphonic Wind Ensemble, Wind Symphony to perform spring concert on Armstrong Campus
Georgia Southern University’s Symphonic Wind Ensemble and Wind Symphony will host a spring concert on the Armstrong Campus in the Fine Arts Auditorium on Tuesday, Feb. 18 at 7:30 p.m. Admission to the concert is $6. Georgia Southern students, faculty and staff are admitted free with their Eagle ID.
Symphonic Wind Ensemble, Wind Symphony to perform spring concert on Armstrong Campus
Georgia Southern University’s Symphonic Wind Ensemble and Wind Symphony will host a spring concert on the Armstrong Campus in the Fine Arts Auditorium on Tuesday, Feb. 18 at 7:30 p.m. Admission to the concert is $6. Georgia Southern students, faculty and staff are admitted free with their Eagle ID.
Georgia Southern University police identify suspect, leads to arrest in sexual assault case
The Georgia Southern University Police Department has identified Brandon Harris as the suspect in a sexual assault that was reported to University police on November 17, 2019. Harris turned himself in to police following the issuance of a warrant for his arrest on felony rape charges.
Armstrong Campus hosts annual ‘High School Congressional Exhibition’
Georgia Southern University’s Betty Foy Sanders Department of Art will host the annual Congressional Art Competition for high school students in Georgia’s 1st Congressional District. Works in “An Artistic Discovery” will be displayed on the Armstrong Campus in the Fine Arts Gallery. The exhibition will run on weekdays Feb. 10-23 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. with a closing reception on Feb. 23 at 2 p.m. The exhibition is free and open to the public.
Georgia Southern students to provide free income tax preparation for community
Georgia Southern senior Alyssa Morgan is looking forward to tax season this year. As a student in the School of Accountancy in the Parker College of Business, Morgan will gain hands-on experience with tax preparation as she and her peers offer free tax prep and e-file services to residents in Statesboro and surrounding communities through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program.
United States Navy Band to perform on Georgia Southern’s Armstrong Campus on Feb. 28
The United States Navy Band, the 2019 recipient of the National Medal of Arts, will perform on Georgia Southern University’s Armstrong Campus on Feb. 28 at 7:30 p.m. in the Fine Arts Auditorium. The event is free and open to the public.
Noir comedy ‘Red Herring’ opens Feb. 20 on the Armstrong Campus
Georgia Southern University Armstrong Campus’ student-run theatre group, The Masquers, will present, “Red Herring,” their first black box show of the new year. The show will run Feb. 20 through Feb. 22 at 7:30 p.m. and Feb. 23 at 3 p.m. in Jenkins Hall Black Box Theatre.
Extensive investigation by Georgia Southern University Police leads to arrest for October 2019 incident
The Georgia Southern University Police Department has identified Savannah resident Dominique Tukes as the individual who shot a Georgia Southern student on the Armstrong Campus on October 24, 2019. Following a thorough, months-long investigation by the University’s police department, a warrant was issued for Tukes’ arrest and he was apprehended today in Savannah by the U.S. Marshals Service.