How Georgia Southern students are teaching regional middle schoolers 21st-century life skills
When Georgia Southern University student Hannah Whitehead first walked into the new Junior Achievement (JA) Colonial Group Discovery Center, she was in awe as she took in the sight of a small-scale Savannah community before her.
Georgia Southern’s public impact research focus continues to flourish
Research activities and expenditures at Georgia Southern continue to grow, again validating the University’s classification as a “high research activity” institution, according to two national organizations.
Georgia Southern’s Henderson Library selected to host ‘Americans and the Holocaust’ traveling exhibit
Georgia Southern University’s Zach S. Henderson Library is one of 50 U.S. libraries selected to host Americans and the Holocaust, a traveling exhibition from the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum that examines the motives, pressures and fears that shaped Americans’ responses to Nazism, war and genocide in Europe during the 1930s and 1940s.
Georgia Southern hires professional guitarist and Broadway veteran to lead new music industry program
Georgia Southern has hired professional guitarist and composer Eric B. Davis as its inaugural Gretsch Distinguished Scholar of Guitar/Music Industry.
Georgia Southern professor awarded grant, tests new technology to curb exposure to carcinogenic dust particles on construction sites
Some of the most dangerous contaminants aren’t visible to the naked eye, but Georgia Southern University researchers are working to protect construction workers from this invisible danger.
Georgia leaders to speak as part of Georgia Southern’s 2022 MLK Jr. commemorative events
Rev. Francys Johnson, J.D., (‘01) and Amir-Jamal Touré, J.D., will serve as speakers during Georgia Southern’s 2022 Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Dinners on Jan. 25 in Statesboro and Jan. 26 on the Armstrong Campus in Savannah, respectively.
Georgia Southern University named a finalist for Student Veterans of America ‘Chapter of the Year’ Award
Georgia Southern University was selected as a finalist for the Chapter of the Year awarded by Student Veterans of America (SVA), an organization focused on advocating for and advancing resources for veterans in higher education.
The University has SVA chapters on the Statesboro Campus and Armstrong Campus in Savannah, both of which were recognized with the award.
New Savannah museum tells the storied history of Gretsch instruments
That Great Gretsch Sound! museum is a new destination where Georgia Southern University helps tell the story of a family-owned company that is still regarded as one of the music industry’s most influential and innovative instrument manufacturers. The permanent display of music memorabilia, highlighting more than 135 years of Gretsch instruments, is featured in District Live’s new lobby and performance space on the banks of the Savannah River. The museum is the latest addition to the Plant Riverside District.
Georgia Southern establishes new institute to better address challenges related to water and human interactions
Georgia Southern University has established a new research and outreach center, the Institute for Water and Health, to investigate the complex interactions between water and human activities, and protect and restore public health in a changing environment.
Another record freshman class leads to Georgia Southern’s fall enrollment increase
New numbers just released by the University System of Georgia (USG) show another record-breaking class of newly enrolled first-year students for fall of 2021, helping lead to a second year in a row overall enrollment increase for the University. Georgia Southern was just one of five institutions to record an enrollment increase this year within the University System of Georgia.