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Georgia Southern to host free mini-conference for special education professionals, registration limited to 100
Special education professionals and teacher candidates from across the state are invited to Georgia Southern University on April 4 for the Georgia Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) Mini-Conference to be held at the College of Education on the Statesboro Campus from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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How a goat named Moonpie is helping special needs students to socialize
Moonpie may be small, but her impact is mighty. A Nigerian Dwarf goat, Moonpie was born premature and the runt of her litter. Her owner, Tonya Cooper, a special education instructor for the College of Education, saw potential in her for a powerful new therapy venture.
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MHA students receive Foster G. McGaw Graduate Student Scholarship
Two Master of Health Administration (MHA) students, Vinh Nguyen and Ana Lanier, have been named the recipients of the Foster G. McGaw Graduate Student Scholarship for 2020. Faculty in the MHA program selected Nguyen and Lanier due to their overall student performance both academically and experientially. Nguyen and Lanier were both awarded $750. “I am beyond grateful for what the Foster G. McGaw Scholarship provides,” said Nguyen, a Georgia native. “Being awarded this scholarship provides me with a solitary confirmation of my dedication and passion for health care.” “This scholarship will help with any financial burdens that arise throughout the…
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WCHP faculty member receives Morton B. Duggan Distinguished Service Award
Douglas E. Masini, Ed.D., chair of the Department of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Sciences in Georgia Southern’s Waters College of Health Professions, was awarded the Morton B. Duggan Distinguished Service Award by the Georgia Society for Respiratory Care. “I am very proud to be recognized by my colleagues and the leadership of the Georgia Society for Respiratory Care,” said Masini. In addition to this award, Masini has been recognized as a national leader in his profession. Masini was nominated by the 2019 President of the Georgia Society of Respiratory Care and the Georgia Society for Respiratory Care Board of Directors. The…
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High school drone racing teams looking to set the pace in Georgia Southern engineering design challenge
Eight Savannah-area high school engineering teams hope to race ahead of the competition in the Engineering Design Challenge (EDC) 2020: Eagle-Remotely Operated Aerial Reconnaissance (ROAR) at the Georgia Southern University Armstrong Campus on April 25.
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Georgia Southern announces new Athletic Director
Georgia Southern University has hired Mississippi State University’s Jared Benko as Eagle Nation’s new director of athletics. Benko will report directly to the University president, serve as a member of the President’s Cabinet and oversee 17 NCAA Division I varsity athletics programs, 15 of which compete in the Sun Belt Conference. Benko will officially start on April 1.
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Georgia Southern announces new Athletic Director
Georgia Southern University has hired Mississippi State University’s Jared Benko as Eagle Nation’s new director of athletics. Benko will report directly to the University president, serve as a member of the President’s Cabinet and oversee 17 NCAA Division I varsity athletics programs, 15 of which compete in the Sun Belt Conference. Benko will officially start on April 1.
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Sweet Memories: Georgia Southern staffer pens 100-year history of Leopold’s Ice Cream; memoir headed to the big screen
If you ask Melanie Simón if she ever imagined being a two-time author with one book in development for a Hollywood film, she’ll just laugh and say “absolutely not!”
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Sweet Memories: Georgia Southern staffer pens 100-year history of Leopold’s Ice Cream; memoir headed to the big screen
If you ask Melanie Simón if she ever imagined being a two-time author with one book in development for a Hollywood film, she’ll just laugh and say “absolutely not!”
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Georgia Southern Counseling Center Assistant Director receives national award
Rebecca K. Smith, assistant director of the Georgia Southern University Counseling Center (GSU-CC), was awarded the Professional Leadership award during the American College Counseling Association (ACCA) annual conference in Washington, D.C. The award is presented to an individual who has demonstrated leadership in some aspect of college counseling as it relates to the purposes and goals of ACCA, or leadership and contributions to ACCA as a professional organization. Smith received a Master of Arts in Community and Agency Counseling in 1999 from Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois. Prior to joining the Armstrong Campus Counseling Center in May 2018 as assistant…