
Georgia Southern University alumnus Robert “Bob” Mikell (‘07), eighth generation Bulloch County resident and 2017 Alumnus of the Year for the University’s College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, will serve as the community chair of the University’s 44th annual community A Day for Southern campaign Sept. 6-11. The official donation total will be announced on Tuesday, Sept. 12.

More than 300 community leaders, political dignitaries, faculty, staff and students attended the groundbreaking ceremony for the $22 million state-of-the-art facility.

Georgia Southern has been ranked 12th in the 20 Best Online Master’s in Early Childhood Education list by Top Education Degrees.

Georgia Southern University’s College of Education will host its first EduMakers Unconference for area teachers, media specialists and other educational professionals to share expertise in creating and teaching in makerspaces and STEM/STEAM labs on Saturday, Sept. 9, from 9 a.m. to noon.

“Ovation,” an exhibition showcasing the Georgia Southern University Betty Foy Sanders Department of Art (BFSDoArt) Visual Art Scholarship recipients for the 2017-18 academic year, will be on view Sept. 1-30 at Savannah’s Blick Gallery.

Georgia Southern University College of Education (COE) Associate Professor Alma Stevenson, Ph.D., has been named a recipient of the 2017 Inspiring Leaders in STEM Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the largest and oldest diversity and inclusion publication in higher education.

Atlanta-based artist Katherine Taylor, known for her powerful and sometimes ominous paintings, challenges perceptions with her exhibition “Reflection Plane,” on view at Georgia Southern University’s Contemporary Gallery at the Center for Art & Theatre from Sept. 25 to Oct. 20.

On Saturday, July 15, alumni of the College of Education’s (COE) doctoral programs reunited with a special recognition for the inaugural cohorts of the Ed.D. in Educational Administration (now Educational Leadership) and Ed.D. in Curriculum Studies programs.

The Betty Foy Sanders Georgia Artists Collection, one of Georgia Southern University’s largest permanent collections, is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year.

After spending more than half a century making art, Betty Foy Sanders will present her final exhibition this fall at Georgia Southern University.