Student artists storymap Statesboro in ‘Gown to Town’ multimedia exhibit
Senior art students put their capstone projects together to create the exhibition “Gown to Town: Visual Art Mapping in the ‘Boro,” for display at the Averitt Center for the Arts and the Roxie Remley Center for Fine Arts.
Engineering students build ROV props for international competition
Engineering students from the Allen E. Paulson College of Engineering and Information Technology assisted the Institute for Interdisciplinary STEM Education (i2STEMe) in building remote-operated vehicle (ROV) competition props as part of the 2017 MATE international ROV competition.
COE to host Scholar Coffee Chat with Marla Jaksch March 24
The College of Education’s (COE) Department of Leadership, Technology and Human Development will host a Scholar Coffee Chat with Marla Jaksch, Ph.D., on Friday, March 24 at 1 p.m. in COE room 2135.
Get Fit for the Health of it Festival March 24
Although National Nutrition Month is coming to an end, Eagle Dining Services (EDS) isn’t losing fuel. To wrap up the month of fitness, EDS will host the “Get Fit for the Health of it Festival” on Friday, March 24, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in front of Dining Commons, 97 Georgia Ave.
Great Minds Lecture Series continues March 23: Dan Pioske, Ph.D., to speak
The College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences’ (CLASS) 2017 Great Minds Lecture Series will continue on Thursday, March 23 with Assistant Professor of religious studies Dan Pioske, Ph.D., presenting “Why is the Bible a Text: Memory, Orality, and the Birth of Prose Literature.”
Third annual Holi Festival brightens up campus March 23
Next week, students, faculty, staff and children alike will come together under a blanket of color outside of the Dining Commons on Georgia Avenue to welcome in the spring season for the third annual Holi Festival on Saturday, March 23 from 6-7:30 p.m.
Amazing Blue Mile Challenge to take place downtown April 8
Grab your tennis shoes and brush up on your Statesboro trivia to compete for $300 in the Amazing Blue Mile Challenge on Saturday, April 8. Early registration runs through Saturday, March 18.
Associate professor named president-elect for Georgia Association on Young Children
Katy Gregg, Ph.D., associate professor of child and family development in the School of Human Ecology, has been named president-elect for the Georgia Association on Young Children (GAYC).
Students encourage healthy eating through “Shake It Up” initiative
Graduate students Michala Howard and La’Darius Madison, in the School of Health and Kinesiology’s Dietetic Internship (DI), had the opportunity to take part in a statewide initiative to change the entire culture of school nutrition last fall.
Students compete in the fourth annual 3 Day Startup on campus
Student entrepreneurs at Georgia Southern University brought their business ideas to life during the Business Innovation Group’s (BIG) fourth annual 3 Day Startup (3DS) program, held Feb. 24-26 in the Information Technology Building.