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New Eagle Nation on Parade sculpture depicts 118-year history of the Howard family’s lumber business
On Sept. 9, an unveiling ceremony was held at Howard Lumber and Hardware on Gentilly Road in Statesboro for the newest addition to the Eagle Nation on Parade (ENOP) project.
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Georgia Southern students perform ‘Do Not Open’ at the Fringe
In August, thirteen Georgia Southern University students and faculty member, Lisa Abbott, took their production of “Do Not Open,” a student devised piece, to the International Fringe Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland. The show was nominated for the Fringe Sustainable Practice Award based on a review of the content of the show and responses to a questionnaire.
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Georgia Southern University soars to Albania
Professor Lori Amy, Ph.D., department of writing and linguistics, has co-founded a new International non-governmental organization (NGO), OTTOnomy, which provides unique interdisciplinary internship opportunities for Georgia Southern students in Albania and the western Balkans. OTTOnomy was created with a grant from the Rockefeller Brothers Fund to build a regional center for cultural heritage in the western Balkans, and currently works with interns in social media, public history, art, journalism, film, writing and linguistics, anthropology and sociology, and marketing and communications. Interns began their ground-breaking work with the foundation in Summer 2016.
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Faculty Spotlight: Lori Amy
This installment of Faculty Spotlight features Lori Amy, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Writing and Linguistics in the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences. Amy has spent a great deal of time in Albania, where she has researched the ways that its people have survived war and trauma under a communist regime. Amy has also co-founded a new non-governmental organization called OTTOnomy, which will allow Georgia Southern students to experience Albanian culture.
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Georgia Southern to host Frans de Waal, Ph.D., as 2016 Fries Distinguished Lectureship Series speaker
Georgia Southern University will host Frans B. M. de Waal, Ph.D., a Dutch/American ethologist and biologist known for his work on the behavior and social intelligence of primates, as the 2016 Norman Fries Distinguished Lectureship Series speaker on Thursday, Oct. 20, at 7:30 p.m., in the Nessmith-Lane Conference Center, 847 Plant Drive.
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Military and Veteran Student Center opens at Georgia Southern
Georgia Southern student military, veterans and their family members now have a new space to call home on campus with the official opening of the Military and Veteran Student Center, located in Fielding D. Russell Union on campus.
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Latest Results for Georgia Business Climate Survey Suggest Georgia Business Leaders are Optimistic about Future of Georgia
Georgia Southern University’s Business Innovation Group (BIG) and Georgia CEO have partnered to establish a new Georgia Business Climate Survey, which will serve as a tool for viewing how the state is moving forward economically. Distributed on a quarterly-basis, the survey covers various types of questions regarding the business industry specifically, the economy as a whole, the business industry’s propensity to hire new staff and investments in capital.
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Health Services is reaccredited by the AAAHC
After an extensive practice assessment and on-site visit, Georgia Southern University’s Health Services has, once again, been recognized for offering exemplary health care to students.
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Campus safety at Georgia Southern is within closer reach with LiveSafe app
Classes at Georgia Southern University began today, and the University has launched the free LiveSafe app, a smartphone safety app enabling University Police to more quickly receive notification of and respond to incidents, further helping to keep the campus community safe and well. With a single touch, the LiveSafe app enables any member of the campus community with a smartphone to share GPS-tagged information with the University’s Office of Public Safety for a range of safety concerns.
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‘2016 Faculty Exhibition’ Opens at Center for Art & Theatre
The Georgia Southern University Betty Foy Sanders Department of Art presents the “2016 Faculty Exhibition” Aug. 15 – Sept. 16 in the Contemporary and University Galleries at the Center for Art and Theatre. An Opening Reception and Artist Talk will take place Thursday, Aug. 18.