On Wednesday, March 27, Georgia Southern University College of Education will host a screening of “The School in the Cloud,” a film that explores the potential of self-organized learning. The screening, which is free and open to the public, will begin at 6 p.m. in the Ogeechee Theatre.

Georgia Southern University seniors and sport management majors Gabriel Anderson, Stacie Anderson and Jenna Kniss, were selected by faculty to represent Georgia Southern at the 2019 Applied Sport Management Association (ASMA) Conference Case Study Competition in February. The conference, held in Nashville, Tennessee, tasked students with finding a location for the next Major League Soccer expansion team, writing a report about their recommendations and presenting their findings to a panel of experts in the soccer industry. Georgia Southern came in second of the seven undergraduate teams. In addition to the competition, students were able to visit with alumni, CJ Berthelsen…

Georgia Southern University Assistant Professor of health and kinesiology, Ron Snarr, Jr., Ph.D., was recently selected as the co-editor for the 3rd edition of the National Strength and Conditioning Association’s (NSCA) Essentials of Personal Training textbook. Snarr will also author two chapters in the book; one on resistance training programming and one on proper exercise techniques. The textbook serves as a resource for individuals looking to become certified as a personal trainer through the NSCA. The NSCA is one of the leading organizations in the field of exercise science dedicated to advancing the strength and conditioning profession.

Amy Chall, MLS (ASCP), a lecturer in the Department of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Sciences, recently visited Kalmar, Sweden, to serve as a guest lecturer at Linnaeus University. Chall provided a lecture on blood diseases and her current research on targeted anti-cancer ablation therapy to second-year students at Linnaeus University. Chall also gave a presentation on Georgia Southern and the Medical Laboratory Science (MLS) program that is currently offered on the Armstrong Campus. “During my visit, I was able to collaborate with other faculty members to develop a joint, web-based assignment that University students on both campuses could participate in to learn…

Georgia Southern University history students are engaging their survey and mapping skills by conducting field work at various locations around Savannah. The work is part of a maritime archaeology class taught by Kurt Knoerl, Ph.D., R.P.A., on the Armstrong Campus.
Georgia Southern University is scheduled to test all components of the EAGLE ALERT system on Tuesday, March 12, at approximately 1:50 p.m. The EAGLE ALERT system is an emergency communications system designed to play a key role in keeping Georgia Southern’s students, faculty, staff and visitors safe during emergency situations.
In recognition of the new partnership between Georgia Southern University and entrepreneur and philanthropist Greg Parker, the University hosted a naming celebration Friday for the newly named Parker College of Business. Community members and business leaders joined University students and officials to formally usher in a new chapter of academic excellence and student opportunities in the University’s growing business programs.

Georgia Southern University Assistant Professor of health and kinesiology, Ron Snarr, Jr., Ph.D., was recently selected as the co-editor for the 3rd edition of the National Strength and Conditioning Association’s (NSCA) Essentials of Personal Training textbook. Snarr will also author two chapters in the book; one on resistance training programming and one on proper exercise techniques. The textbook serves as a resource for individuals looking to become certified as a personal trainer through the NSCA. The NSCA is one of the leading organizations in the field of exercise science dedicated to advancing the strength and conditioning profession.
Mya Carter and Cole Sammons, students in the Parker College of Business at Georgia Southern University, competed among the nation’s best undergraduates.