Highway Safety Officials Offering CMV Training To Honor Nursing Students
Following multiple fatal crashes involving commercial trucks and passenger vehicles this year, the Georgia Department of Public Safety and Governor’s Office of Highway Safety have announced a free training class that will give law enforcement officers additional instruction in commercial motor vehicle citations, crash investigations and crash prevention. The training is being offered tomorrow, Nov. 12, to mark the upcoming six-month anniversary of the I-16 crash that killed five Georgia Southern University nursing students when they were involved in a collision with a tractor trailer.
Georgia Southern breaks ground on new Military Science building
The new building will consist of a large auditorium, meeting rooms, classrooms, storage space and faculty and administrative offices.
Eagle Motorsports travels to Mexico to compete in Baja 1000
An 840-mile drive down the coast of the Baja California peninsula in Mexico might sound like a great way to enjoy some sightseeing, but for 13 Georgia Southern students, that drive will be dangerous, grueling and the opportunity of a lifetime.
Georgia Southern goes country with Cole Swindell
Georgia Southern and Learfield Licensing partner with Cole Swindell to launch the Hail Southern Line
Georgia Southern conference designed to inspire H.O.P.E. in HIV/AIDS care to rural communities
Georgia Southern University, in partnership with the Georgia Department of Public Health, will host the 4th Annual Rural HIV Research and Training Conference on Friday, Oct. 23, through Saturday, Oct. 24, at the Coastal Georgia Center in Savannah.
Georgia Southern’s annual Eagle Techxpo set for Oct. 16
Eagle Techxpo is Georgia Southern’s yearly technology conference showcasing the latest technologies for the classroom, workplace and home from some of the biggest names in technology. This year’s keynote speaker is Swami Chandrasekaran, executive architect at IBM Watson Innovations.
Georgia Southern University Business Innovation Group receives Excellence in Economic Development Awards
Georgia Southern University Business Innovation Group (BIG) has received a Gold Excellence in Economic Development Award from the International Economic Development Council (IEDC) for its 2015 project in entrepreneurship for communities with populations of 25,000 – 200,000. In addition, the Georgia Southern University City Campus was recognized with a Bronze Excellence in Economic Development Award by the IEDC for its 2015 project in real estate redevelopment and reuse for communities with populations of 25,000 – 200,000.
Georgia Southern researchers work with at-risk youth in Bulloch County
The National Youth-At-Risk Center (NYAR) has awarded a research grant to two Georgia Southern University professors for a study titled “The Impact of CrossFit Intervention for Youth-At-Risk at the Boys and Girls Club of Bulloch County.”
