Botanic Garden at Georgia Southern University expands access with new Saturday hours
For the first time in its history, the Botanic Garden at Georgia Southern University will be open on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. beginning March 22.
Georgia Southern expands REACH Georgia Scholarship Program to advance academic success and positive social development
Georgia Southern University recently introduced the REACH for Southern program, a co-curricular program that complements the REACH Georgia need-based scholarship and mentoring program, which offers high school students support to achieve postsecondary success.
Georgia Southern biologist predicts delayed but strong allergy season
Spring allergy sufferers in Georgia may experience a delayed, but still potent pollen season in 2025, according to Alan Harvey, Ph.D., biology professor at Georgia Southern University.
This year, according to Harvey, Georgia’s allergy season is expected to start later than usual due to the cold snap and snowfall.
Georgia Southern researchers investigate COVID-19 effects on adults with severe mental illness
Kadiatou Diallo-Montford was on the frontlines during the pandemic while she was pursuing her Doctor in Public Health at Georgia Southern University. She was working around the clock at Recovery Consultants of Atlanta, a nonprofit health clinic, as an onsite evaluator for patients seeking mental health services.
Fuller E. Callaway Professor of Economics Michael Toma appointed to Governor’s Council of Economic Advisers
When an invitation to sit on the Georgia Governor’s Council of Economic Advisers arrived in an informal email from a colleague, Michael Toma, Ph.D., welcomed the chance to share his ongoing research on the economic health of southeastern Georgia with Gov. Brian Kemp, the Georgia House of Representatives and Senate leadership and their constituents. However, when he joined a small group of colleagues from around the state in a legislative office near the capitol in Atlanta late last year, the opportunity felt far from casual.
Georgia Southern’s National Youth Advocacy and Resilience Research Center awarded almost $150K to assist the Georgia Department of Education with P-20 program evaluation
The National Youth Advocacy and Resilience Research Center at Georgia Southern University received a state grant for almost $150,000 through the Georgia Department of Education for program evaluation of Georgia’s federally funded P-20 programs.
University-wide mental health services strengthened by Georgia Southern’s JED Campus initiative
As a result of Georgia Southern’s commitment to increasing student awareness and access to mental health resources, the University has recently been named a full JED Campus (JED) Member university. Georgia Southern recently completed a four-year partnership with JED, a national collegiate mental health program that guides colleges through a collaborative process of building comprehensive systems, programs and policies.
Georgia Southern selects John Stevenson to lead new Office of Business Engagement
Georgia Southern University has hired alumnus John Stevenson (‘96) as its inaugural associate vice president for business engagement. He will lead the newly established Office of Business Engagement to advance the University’s mission through corporate partnerships. In this role, Stevenson will leverage his experience in business growth, strategic partnerships and investment management to develop and execute a University-wide strategy to increase research collaboration, philanthropy and student experiential learning opportunities with businesses.
Georgia Southern student success leader honored with MLK Drum Major Award
The Martin Luther King Jr. Drum Major Award is given to those performing daily acts of service to make their community a better place. Simpkins and the foundation team also host their own leadership camp for kids primarily in the Central Savannah River area.
Georgia Southern College of Education faculty awarded grant for local literacy initiative
Georgia Southern University professors Sally Brown, Ph.D., and Alisa Leckie, Ph.D., have been awarded the Research Grant Initiative for Implementation Research to Improve Early Language and Literacy Outcomes by the Sandra Dunagan Deal Center for Early Language and Literacy at Georgia College & State University.