Georgia Southern students to help Herty Center reduce wastewater by 90 percent
The Herty Advanced Materials Development Center is sponsoring final-year capstone projects for 18 undergraduate engineering students at Georgia Southern University. In this year’s projects, students will assess a range of industrial problems and work in teams to find solutions. Using Herty’s expertise and resources, one team of students will address the issue of wastewater management to reduce water usage, and another team will focus on the equally important challenge of developing a process for measuring the performance of materials produced at the Center and used in the transportation sector.
Exhibit showcasing works of Georgia Southern Professor Emeritus Patricia J. Walker to raise money for scholarships
An exhibit featuring works from the late Professor Emeritus Patricia J. Walker’s studio opens Oct. 10 at Indigo Sky Community Gallery in Savannah, Georgia. Proceeds from the sale of the works of art on display will help endow the Pat Walker Scholarship in Painting, which will provide needed financial support for students in the University’s Betty Foy Sanders Department of Art (BFSDoArt).
Concussion Expert to present Fries Lecture at Georgia Southern University
Georgia Southern University will host Dr. Russell Gore, medical director for the Sports Concussion Institute in Atlanta, as the 2015 Norman Fries Distinguished Lectureship Series speaker on Tuesday, Sept. 29, at 7:30 p.m., in the Nessmith-Lane Conference Center
Georgia Southern Theatre & Performance Opens the Season with Martin McDonagh’s Award-Winning Drama, “The Pillowman”
The Theatre & Performance program at Georgia Southern University will open its 2015-2016 season on Wednesday, Sept. 30, with Martin McDonagh’s “The Pillowman,” winner of the 2004 Laurence Olivier Award for best play.
Georgia Southern’s Shooting Sports Education Center Opens
The Shooting Sports Education Center (SSEC) at Georgia Southern University, a state-of-the-art instructional facility dedicated to the shooting sports, is open to students and the public. The facility includes training rooms, an archery center and a firearms range.
42nd Annual ‘A Day for Southern’ Campaign Breaks Another Record to Raise More Than $2.3 million
Georgia Southern University’s 42nd annual A Day for Southern fundraising campaign has raised $2,335,990. This marks the third straight year the campaign has raised more than $2 million and broken the prior year’s record.
Georgia Southern University Presidential Search Committee Named
Board of Regents Chairman Neil Pruitt has announced the formation of the two committees required by regents’ policy to conduct a national search for the next president of Georgia Southern University (GSU).
Georgia Southern Alumnus Finds New Human Relative
A Georgia Southern alumnus is leading a group of scientists who claim to have found the bones of a new species in our human ancestry.
Georgia Southern University officers are now equipped with body cameras
Georgia Southern’s Office of Public Safety is the first public safety force in Bulloch County to incorporate body cameras and in-car recording systems into the daily work of its officers. The University has equipped each of the Police Department’s 34 patrol officers with body cameras and four marked patrol cars with video equipment.
Anthony Waters to chair Georgia Southern’s 42nd annual ‘A Day for Southern’ campaign
Georgia Southern alumnus Anthony Waters, Bulloch County native and familiar name in the community, will serve as the community chair of the University’s 42nd annual community celebration of A Day for Southern on Tuesday, Sept. 15.