
This Fall, nearly 1,700 graduates will walk across the stage in Paulson Stadium to become University alumni. One Eagle in particular will make this walk for the third time, giving her an official “Triple Eagle” status.
The Georgia Southern Business Innovation Group’s Fabrication Laboratory (FabLab) at City Campus has inspired local schools to enhance their own Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) programs.

On Dec. 2-3, Georgia Southern University brought more than 150 of the brightest high school seniors from Georgia, across the country, and the world to campus for the 12th annual Southern Scholars Showcase. These outstanding high school students interviewed for valuable and prestigious academic scholarships.

Georgia Southern University will welcome Nikki Giovanni, world-renowned poet, writer, commentator, activist and educator, to campus on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017. As the University’s 2017 MLK Celebration speaker, Giovanni will present her speech, “The Right to Dream,” for the annual event. Each year, the MLK Celebration provides an opportunity for the campus and local community to gather and celebrate the life and legacy of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Celebrate the holidays with a showing of “Let It Snow: A Holiday Music Show” at the Planetarium in the Math/Physics Building on Saturday, Dec. 3.

Georgia Southern’s Department of History inaugurates the R. Frank Saunders, Jr. Lecture Series in December with a lecture titled, “Lying in State: The Diplomacy of Daniel Webster.”

While Americans were on the edge of their seats throughout the presidential election evening, Georgia Southern University Communication Arts students were broadcasting live, debating and providing breaking news to the community the entire night.

Mike Royal has been selected as the speaker for Georgia Southern University’s 25th annual Fall Commencement ceremony on Friday, Dec. 9. A Georgia Southern alumnus, he is the chairman of the State Board of Education.

This installment of Faculty Spotlight features Hayden Wimmer, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Information Technology in the Allen E. Paulson College of Engineering and Information Technology. Wimmer is fascinated with the potential of big data, and how it intersects with various parts of business and society. He is presently researching the ways that rural areas such as Statesboro and Bulloch County can make use of big data in the healthcare field.

The Georgia Southern University Army ROTC Eagle Battalion program earned first place in the Task Force Georgia Ranger Challenge Competition on Oct. 21.