
Georgia Southern University is opening the Center for Advanced Materials Science, a cutting-edge research hub dedicated to pioneering advancements in material science that will engage both undergraduate and graduate students. Located within the College of Science and Mathematics, the new center is poised to become a cornerstone of innovation and collaboration in the field.

Seven new members recently joined Georgia Southern University’s Alumni Association Board of Directors.

Georgia Southern University has been recently named a top four-year university on Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society’s 2024 Transfer Honor Roll for creating dynamic pathways that lead to excellence and success among community college transfer students.

Karin Fisher, Ph.D., associate professor of special education at Georgia Southern University, has received a Fulbright Specialist Program Award from the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board.

Deedee Southerlin, Ed.D., has been named director of Georgia Southern University’s Division of Continuing and Professional Education (CPE).

Jonah Henry, a senior mechanical engineering student in the Allen E. Paulson College of Engineering and Computing (AEPCEC), won first place in the Engineering Video Competition at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) 2023.

Victor Buitimea is a first-generation graduate and 2023 alumnus who studied mechanical engineering in the Allen E. Paulson College of Engineering and Computing (AEPCEC). Now working toward his graduate degree under the same mentorship of Sevki Cesmeci, Ph.D., assistant professor of mechanical engineering in the AEPCEC, he wrapped up his undergraduate journey by winning second place in an international research competition.

The food pantries on Georgia Southern University’s Statesboro and Armstrong campuses will be able to better serve students in need after receiving a $50,000 grant from Embark to enhance their services.

“Resourceful” is a word that many might use to describe spring 2024 graduate Donya Glenn. The Athens, Georgia, native who crossed the commencement stage in May after just three years to earn his bachelor’s in public health credits the various resources on campus for helping him excel as a student, even when he hit roadblocks along the way.

Amy Lingo, Ed.D. has been selected as the new dean for Georgia Southern University’s College of Education.