
Our fourth installment in the Faculty Spotlight video series features Aniruddha Mitra, Ph.D. P.E., associate professor of Mechanical Engineering and director of Project Lead the Way. Dr. Mitra shares what inspires him to teach and share his experiences with his students.

Georgia Southern University’s SOAR (Orientation) Team recently traveled to Murray, Kentucky, to attend the Southern Regional Orientation Workshop (SROW) where they won two awards.



Georgia Southern University’s Sweetheart Circle will come alive on Saturday, April 11, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. as thousands of people are expected to visit campus, celebrating visual and performing arts at the 33rd annual ArtsFest.
Maj. Laura McCullough has been appointed Interim Chief of Police of the Georgia Southern University Office of Public Safety effective May 31, 2015 after longtime chief, Michael Russell announced his retirement.

Kip Drown, a 27-year head coaching veteran, became the seventh head coach of the Georgia Southern Lady Eagles basketball team on Tuesday, March 31. During a press conference held at the Gene M. Bishop Field House, Athletics Director Tom Kleinlein announced Drown’s hiring, noting that he brings needed experience to the program.

The Georgia Southern College of Business Administration Business Innovation Group (BIG) is pleased to host Lucy Beard as part of the Entrepreneur Lecture Series on Tuesday, April 28 at 5:30 p.m. in the College of Engineering and Information Technology, Room 1004.

Georgia Southern University welcomed an international delegation to campus this week. Members of the Consular Corps., including delegates from Brazil, Quebec Canada, Canada, Hong Kong, Germany, Italy, Nigeria and United Kingdom met with community leaders of the regional economic development authorities of Bulloch, Candler, Emanuel, Evans, Jenkins, Long, Screven and Tattnall counties.

The annual Honors Day Convocation will be held on Wednesday, April 1, at 8:30 a.m. in the Performing Arts Center. For those who cannot make the event, however, proceedings will be live-streamed online by the Multimedia Development Center.