The Department of Sociology and Anthropology in the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences is hosting a series of events for Anthropology Week Feb. 12-15 in the Carroll Building on the Statesboro Campus. Inspired by the American Anthropological Association’s Anthropology Day, Georgia Southern’s Department of Sociology and Anthropology expanded its programming to include an anthropological twist on Valentine’s Day on Feb. 14 and a day-long celebration of anthropology on Thursday, Feb. 15.

Professor and Interlibrary Loan Librarian Fred Smith, was voted president of the Georgia Library Association (GLA) by members for 2018.

Last Friday, Georgia Southern alumnus Maj. Gen. Leslie Smith (‘85) was promoted to a three-star lieutenant general in the U.S. Army. This promotion makes Smith the highest-ranking University alumnus in the military.

Georgia Southern’s Center for Sustainability (CfS) and Division of Facilities Services will host a celebration in honor of Georgia’s Arbor Day on the University’s Statesboro Campus on Friday, Feb. 16 at 10 a.m.

Georgia Southern University’s Office of Multicultural Affairs and TRIO – Student Support Services (SSS) collaborated with the MLK Jr. Observance Day Association Inc., to host the inaugural MLK Institute for Community and Social Change on Feb. 8-10 at the Armstrong Campus in Savannah.

“What can we do to keep Ferguson from happening here?” That was the question asked by a diverse group of people in Statesboro and Bulloch County who came together in 2015 around the issue of relations between law enforcement and some African-American communities. Their gathering was in response to the shooting death of Michael Brown, an unarmed teenager, by a white police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, and the uprising that followed.

Georgia Southern invites students to be a part of University history by submitting their original recipe for the Cookie Recipe Contest now through Feb. 28. The winning recipe will become the official cookie of Georgia Southern.
As part of the Georgia Southern Department of Music and Campus Life Enrichment Committee’s semester-long Vocal Arts Festival, international performers and former Georgia Music Artist of the Year nominees, the Chuck Nation Band, will play a concert Saturday, Feb. 10 at 7:30 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church in Statesboro, Georgia.