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Georgia Southern English professor wins Agnes Strickland Prize
Renaissance literature professor Mary Villeponteaux, Ph.D., was awarded the 2019 Agnes Strickland Prize for her presentation of “The Poet and the Queen: Spenser’s Last Elizabeths” by the Queen Elizabeth I Society. Villeponteaux gave the presentation at the South Central Renaissance Conference in Lubbock, Texas, in April. Villeponteaux, who has been at Georgia Southern since 2006, provides leadership on numerous university, college and departmental committees and serves as advisor of the English Honor Society, Sigma Tau Delta. She is the author of The Queen’s Mercy: Gender and Judgement in Representations of Elizabeth I, among other respected articles and reviews.
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Approximately 4,000 degrees conferred during Georgia Southern commencement ceremonies
This weekend, Georgia Southern celebrated approximately 4,000 undergraduate and graduate students from the University’s Statesboro, Armstrong and Liberty Campuses in a university-wide Spring 2019 Commencement ceremony and individual college ceremonies.
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21-year-old earns masters degree, becomes Double Eagle this May
Rolling with the punches is something that Georgia Southern University student Arianna Archer learned at a young age.
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Graduating athletic training majors earn 100% pass rate on exit exam
Nine graduating athletic training majors at Georgia Southern University have earned a 100% pass rate on their Board of Certification (BOC) exam.
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Georgia Southern student overcomes hurdles to complete her degree after 21 years
“I chose education to educate others,” stated Alexis N. Washington, who will proudly walk across the commencement stage this weekend — 21 years after she first began her studies on the Armstrong Campus — to earn a bachelor of liberal arts and a minor in sociology.
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Parker College of Business logistics department moves up in world ranking
The Department of Logistics and Supply Chain Management in the Parker College of Business has moved up in its world ranking to No. 14 by SCM Journal List™. The Department was ranked No. 15 in 2018.
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Hines honored with Southern Talon Award
Janna Hines, senior communication sciences and disorders major from Columbia, South Carolina, has been honored with the Southern Talon Award. The award is presented annually to students with more than 60 credit hours who have demonstrated a significant commitment to enhancing campus life at Georgia Southern University. “Receiving the Southern Talon Award means that I made an impact on the Armstrong Campus during my time here as a student,” said Hines. “Being chosen to receive the award is something that my family and I are very proud of. I am thankful for the committee who chose me and the organizations…
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Georgia Southern’s Master of Science in Applied Economics ranked No. 11 for top online degree
The Georgia Southern University Online Master of Science in Applied Economics (MSAE) was recently ranked No. 11 out of 25 programs across the country by the organization Best College Reviews on its list of Top Online Master’s Degrees.
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Georgia Southern mental health counselor invited to speak at Caribbean Well-being Conference
Georgia Southern University Counseling Center mental health counselor Angela Landers has been invited to speak at the 2019 Caribbean Well-Being Conference, which will be held in August in St. Maarten. Landers was asked to present the applications of a therapeutic program, Mindful Yoga, which she developed for Georgia Southern’s Counseling Center. Her presentation is titled, “Building Resiliency with Mindfulness.” Landers developed Mindful Yoga as a means to reach a broad number of students who are looking to create proactive, healthy lifestyles, as well as students looking for a non-traditional, non-talk therapy model. Mindful Yoga incorporates empirically supported breathing exercises, yoga…
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Georgia Southern student awarded Dow Jones News Fund Internship
Georgia Southern journalism student Brendan Ward will take part in the American City Business Journals Business Reporting Program at New York University as a part of a Dow Jones News Fund Internship. “I’m honored to have been selected as a a Dow Jones intern this summer,” Ward said. “This is a huge opportunity, and I’m excited to represent Georgia Southern University. I want to thank the amazing journalists at The George-Anne and the Georgia Southern journalism professors for helping me grow as a journalist.” Ward is one of only 79 students nationwide who will work this summer in a paid…