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CEIT receives NSA/NSF grant to teach middle school students cybersecurity

Georgia Southern hosted 40 middle school students in the Junior Investigators’ Summer Experience, a cybersecuirty camp funded by a grant from the National Security Agency (NSA) and National Science Foundation (NSF).

COE student named Georgia Council for Exceptional Children Student Member of the Year

Senior special education major Meredith Boatright has been named the Georgia Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) Student Member of the Year.

COE to host first doctoral graduate alumni reunion July 15

Georgia Southern University’s College of Education (COE) invites all doctoral graduates to an alumni reunion on Saturday, July 15 at 2 p.m. at the Eugene M. Bishop Alumni Center.

R M Bogan Archaeological Repository offers staff, anthropologists state-of-the-art curation and storage

An exhilarated professor points to rows and rows of boxes, eagerly pulling out worn spearheads, withered rocks and tattered fragments. He cannot wait to share the history, the findings of each piece.

BFSDoArt students create brand for future Effingham County industrial park

Students in the Betty Foy Sanders Department of Art at Georgia Southern put their education and skills to the test by designing identity standards for a future industrial park to be developed in Effingham County.

College of Business programs prepare students for fraud examination and forensic accounting careers

Students interested in pursuing careers in fraud examination or forensic accounting have the opportunity to hone their skills and be competitive in the workforce thanks to specialty tracks offered through the School of Accountancy in Georgia Southern University’s College of Business.

Invasion of the Trees: Professor’s comic connects entertainment to plant sciences

Imagine a character so powerful, so toxic, that it could take over the world- well, the world’s forests at least. John T. Van Stan, Ph.D., assistant professor of geography, is bringing this character, and many others like it, to life, all the while educating the public on the impact invasive and native tree species have on water.

Alumna named 2017 National Association of Elementary School Principals National Distinguished Middle Level Principal of the Year

Alumna Lori Joiner (‘98,‘10), principal of Risley Middle School in Brunswick, Georgia (Glynn County Schools), has been selected as the 2017 National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) National Distinguished Middle Level Principal of the Year.

Faculty develop physical activity program for local children

Three Georgia Southern faculty have partnered with Bulloch County’s Transitions Learner Center (TLC) to offer an optional physical activities program for 16 middle and high school students.

COE alumna to serve on South Carolina Teacher of the Year Honor Court for 2017

Georgia Southern University College of Education (COE) alumna Elisabeth Hardy, Ed.D., (‘95, ‘07) has earned the title of Aiken County Teacher of the Year 2015-2016.