Today, Georgia Southern University President Jaimie Hebert, Ph.D., announced the appointment of the senior leadership team for the new Georgia Southern University, contingent upon the Board of Regents’ approval of the new consolidated university.

In March, College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (CLASS) alumna and Double Eagle, Donna Gwyn Wiggins, Ph.D., (79’,85’), received Winston-Salem State University’s (WSSU) 2017 University of North Carolina Board of Governors Award for Excellence in Teaching.

Georgia Southern’s Division of Continuing Education is excited to launch English as a Second Language community courses in a Lunch and Learn format this summer.

For some, tracing their family history goes as far as an online search, but for Georgia Southern multimedia film and production Assistant Professor Matthew Hashiguchi, it meant speaking with family members to uncover and preserve his family’s legacy.

Georgia Southern University College of Business Assistant Professor of economics, Jeff Schiman, Ph.D., was recently mentioned on the National Council on Teacher Quality website for research he conducted with Ben Ost from the University of Illinois at Chicago on teacher absence rates.
Registration for the College of Education’s (COE) Scratch Day event is now open, but spots are limited.

Alumna and future Double Eagle Oluwatito “Tito” Osibodu (‘14) is using her passion and degree to give back.

Faculty expert and alumnus Chris Rustin (‘04, ‘13), DrPH, REHS, has worked on data analysis with the Georgia Department of Public Health for years to determine the biggest health and safety risks associated with public pools.
Georgia Southern University has selected alumnus Ronny Just, governmental relations manager for Georgia Power, and the Honorable Casey Cagle, Lt. Governor of Georgia, as the speakers for the 2017 Spring Commencement ceremonies set for May 5 and 6.

Assistant Professor Chad Posick, Ph.D., will begin research in the spring of 2017 on Savannah’s Violence Intervention Program (VIP), an effort designed to intercede violence and break the cycle of repeated victims of violent crimes.