BOR approves naming of planned Convocation Center at Georgia Southern
With University System of Georgia approval Tuesday, Georgia Southern University’s planned convocation center in Statesboro will be named in honor of the late Senator Jack Hill and his wife of 46 years, Ruth Ann Hill. Both are Georgia Southern graduates.
The Jack and Ruth Ann Hill Convocation Center will be the signature building on Georgia Southern’s south campus. It will be located on university-owned land on the southwest side of the intersection of Lanier Drive and Veterans Memorial Parkway (US 301 bypass).
With historic gift and partnership, Georgia Southern names the Fred & Dinah Gretsch School of Music
The “grit and grace” that defines the historic Gretsch sound is also a perfect label for Georgia Southern, as the university’s school of music will now be named after the world-famous drum and guitar maker.
With approval today from the University System of Georgia Board of Regents, Georgia Southern University has established the Fred and Dinah Gretsch School of Music and becomes the newest addition to the Gretsch family, which includes country music icon Chet Atkins, legendary rock drummer Charlie Watts, the Beatles’ George Harrison, the late great Malcolm Young of AC/DC, rockabilly and swing king Brian Setzer, the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, and many more.
$1.48 million estate gift to Georgia Southern University Foundation funds College of Education student scholarships
An extraordinary estate gift from a daughter and her husband to honor her parents will touch the lives of generations of students to come through scholarships for Georgia Southern University students working to become public school educators. The $1.48 million gift from the late Janice Sapp Castles and her late husband Charles, named for her late parents, Margaret Elizabeth and Cullen Bernice Sapp, is the second largest estate gift received to date by the Georgia Southern University Foundation.
With final accreditation, new Georgia Southern music industry degree ready to launch
Georgia Southern University’s Department of Music earned national accreditation for a new music industry degree, the final step for an innovative program that combines music, technology and entrepreneurship. Launching in the fall of 2021, the new music industry program will prepare musicians for evolving careers in music. The program curriculum combines a traditional degree with 21st-century technology and performance opportunities.
Georgia Southern realizes goal of new Engineering and Research Building to equip students, researchers and industry
Georgia Southern has officially opened its new Engineering and Research Building for students and researchers, a facility that will serve as the epicenter for engineering excellence and innovation in southeast Georgia. The building is designed to facilitate academic and institutional partnerships, inspire creative engineering and accelerate academic success for students in the College of Engineering and Computing. Through the instructional research labs and academic spaces that bridge theory and practice, students will be prepared to solve today’s challenges and to make tomorrow’s discoveries.
Mechanical engineering graduate is ready for duty
Camille Phillips has an aptitude for math, especially calculus. She first discovered her passion for complex applications when she was in high school. Encouraged by her high school calculus teacher to study engineering in college, Phillips gave it a try. This week, she will walk across the commencement stage at Georgia Southern University for her bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering.
Mechanical engineering graduate is ready for duty
Camille Phillips has an aptitude for math, especially calculus. She first discovered her passion for complex applications when she was in high school. Encouraged by her high school calculus teacher to study engineering in college, Phillips gave it a try. This week, she will walk across the commencement stage at Georgia Southern University for her bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering.
‘65 years old and not done yet,’ former marketing professional earns master’s in special education to work with children
When Darlene Williams began pursuing her master’s degree in special education at Georgia Southern University, she had not attended college in more than 37 years.
Following a 30-year career in sales and marketing, Williams decided to chase a new dream.
‘65 years old and not done yet,’ former marketing professional earns master’s in special education to work with children
When Darlene Williams began pursuing her master’s degree in special education at Georgia Southern University, she had not attended college in more than 37 years.
Following a 30-year career in sales and marketing, Williams decided to chase a new dream.
U.S. Department of Commerce invests $2 million to expand business incubator in Statesboro Opportunity Zone
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration is awarding a $2 million grant to the Downtown Statesboro Development Authority so Georgia Southern University can continue boosting business growth and resiliency efforts by expanding the City Center Business Incubator in downtown Statesboro.