Dual enrollment ‘too good a deal to pass up’ for Georgia Southern freshman
Alexandria Shearer is a freshman at the Georgia Southern University Statesboro Campus, but thanks to the Dual Enrollment program, she is a step ahead of her college classmates. Dual Enrollment allows motivated high school students to challenge themselves through college coursework.
Georgia Southern’s Q2 Economic Monitor reports economy up, employment growth slows
Georgia Southern University’s latest Economic Monitor, which analyzes Q2 2018 data and identifies trends affecting the regional economy, reports that Savannah’s three-county metro economy shows tourism growth leading the way, while retail sales, port activity and overall employment also contributed to area growth.
Georgia Southern school psychology students sweep awards at state conference
Three psychology graduate students in Georgia Southern University’s College of Education claimed all student awards during the 48th annual Georgia Association of School Psychologists fall conference, held on Jekyll Island in October.
Georgia Southern ranked in most affordable online master’s in national elementary education list
Georgia Southern University was recently named to the list of 25 most affordable online options for a master’s in elementary education by SR Education Group. Ranked No. 19, the College of Education’s M.Ed. in Elementary Education is the only higher education institution in the state of Georgia to be included in the top 25 ranking.
Georgia Southern highlights ethical culture through Ethics Awareness Week
The University System of Georgia (USG) is committed to the highest ethical and professional standards of conduct in pursuit of its mission to create a more educated Georgia. Accomplishing this mission demands integrity, good judgment and dedication to public service from all members of the USG community. Annually, the USG highlights this commitment through an Ethics Awareness Week which is scheduled this year for November 11–17. The purpose of this week is to remind employees of the commitment to an ethical culture and our shared ethical values and expectations.
Georgia Southern to host free screening of ‘Paper Tigers,’ Q&A on school discipline and students’ emotional learning
On Tuesday, Nov. 13, Georgia Southern University College of Education will host a free screening of “Paper Tigers,” an award-winning documentary that follows a year in the life of six students in an alternative high school. The screening, which is free and open to the public, will begin at 6 p.m. in University Hall, room 156, on the Armstrong Campus.
Georgia Southern is a featured name ‘Green College’ by The Princeton Review
Georgia Southern University is one of the 399 most environmentally responsible colleges in the country according to The Princeton Review for the eighth consecutive year.
Georgia Southern honored among 2018 U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools
Georgia Southern University was one of six post-secondary schools nationwide to be recognized as a 2018 U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon School Postsecondary Sustainability Awardee at a ceremony in Washington D.C., on Sept. 19.
Georgia Southern professor joins National Science Foundation research project
Georgia Southern University Assistant Professor of Chemistry Gary Guillet, Ph.D., has been named a Virtual Inorganic Pedagogical Electronic Resource (VIPEr) Fellow in an innovative study to develop, test and refine a flexible, foundation-level inorganic chemistry course.