
Martha Abell, Ph.D., dean of the College of Science and Mathematics,won the Mathematical Association of America (MAA) Southeastern Section Distinguished Service Award.

Georgia Southern continues the celebration of No Impact Week with the unveiling of the University’s first electric vehicle (EV) charging station located at the University’s Office of Parking and Transportation. The dual head EV charging station will provide students, faculty, staff and the general public with an accessible charging station, free of charge, that provides a complete charge of two electric vehicles in under four hours.
All University System of Georgia (USG) students will pay the same tuition for the 2016-2017 academic year as the current 2015-2016 academic year tuition rates for each USG institution.

Georgia Southern student Cassy Pelton, an archer with the Southern Eagles Archery Club, saw her Olympic dreams come into sharper focus after she placed 33rd in the world at the Ankara 2016 World Archery Indoor Championships in Ankara, Turkey.

The Center for Sustainability and University Wellness Program at Georgia Southern University are teaming up to host the sixth annual No Impact Week on campus April 10-17 with events to highlight a different sustainability theme each day.

On Friday, April 1, the Georgia Southern Enactus team competed and won at the Enactus Regional Competition in Atlanta. The student-led organization focuses on providing economic support to the local area through sustainable entrepreneurial projects.
Georgia Southern’s Alumni Association will host the Southern Authors Expo at the University Store on Saturday, April 9, 1-3 p.m. For the first time in University history, more than 20 alumni-turned-authors will be featured at the Expo and will be selling, signing and exhibiting their books.

Maj. Laura McCullough has been appointed Chief of Police of the Georgia Southern University Office of Public Safety effective immediately.

The Office of Alcohol and Other Drugs, the Office of Public Safety and the Center for Sustainability (CfS) will host a prescription drug drop off on Monday, April 11, at the Russell Union Rotunda from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Today, the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia named Dr. Jaimie Hebert president of Georgia Southern University in Statesboro. Hebert will assume his new position on July 1, 2016.