
The National Association of Schools of Theatre (NAST), the national accrediting agency for theatre and theatre-related disciplines, recently granted full membership to the Theatre and Performance Program at Georgia Southern University.

Georgia Southern University’s Center for Sustainability Director Lissa Leege, Ph.D. Leege is the keynote speaker for the Zach S. Henderson Library’s annual Farm-to-Table Dinner.
Georgia Southern’s Department of Engineering & Construction Management invites students, construction managers, management firms and technology providers to the second annual Symposium in Construction Technology and Management on Friday, May 20, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Nessmith-Lane Conference Center.

The Georgia Southern College of Business will hold several events this month to promote the accelerated MBA offered in Savannah. Working professionals interested in making an investment that will benefit their careers should plan to attend one of the events.

On May 6 and 7, Georgia Southern University recently held its annual spring commencement ceremonies for graduate and undergraduate students at Hanner Fieldhouse and Allen E. Paulson Stadium. Interim University President Jean E. Bartels, Ph.D., R.N., conferred more than 3,300 doctoral, master’s, specialist and bachelor’s degrees from the University’s eight colleges during two separate ceremonies.

Members of the Georgia Southern University chapter of Sigma Tau Delta English Honor Society have partnered with Three Tree Coffee Roasters to open a Little Free Library in Statesboro.

Georgia Southern alumnus Lee Berger, Ph.D., (‘89) was recently named one of the 100 Most Influential People by TIME magazine.

Georgia Southern Fashion Merchandising and Apparel students took home first and second place at the ninth annual Night of Spectacles on April 2 in Atlanta for creating unique fashions from recycled eyewear.

The Georgia Southern University Betty Foy Sanders Department of Art presents “B.F.A. Senior Exhibition” May 2 – 6 in the University and Contemporary Galleries at the Center for Art & Theatre. The reception is May 6 from 5 – 7 p.m. Light refreshments will be served, and the public is invited to attend.

Georgia Southern University has been recognized by Phi Theta Kappa as one of the top universities in the nation to assist students in transferring from community colleges to four year institutions.