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Georgia Southern University Museum reopens, celebrates Earth Sciences Week
After nearly three years and following extensive architectural renovations, the Georgia Southern Museum, one of the longest-standing educational centers on the University’s Statesboro Campus, reopens to visitors on Oct. 10.
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Checo Colón-Gaud receives inaugural Leadership Award from Society for Freshwater Science
Biology professor and Associate Dean of the Jack N. Averitt College of Graduate Studies Checo Colón-Gaud, Ph.D., has received the inaugural Leadership Award from the Society for Freshwater Science (SFS) for his commitment and ongoing work to improve and expand diversity, equity and inclusion within the SFS community.
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Georgia Southern University to host 2021 Active Minds Send Silence Packing® Exhibit
The Counseling Center at Georgia Southern University has partnered with Active Minds’ acclaimed Send Silence Packing® exhibit in an effort to end the silence that surrounds mental health and suicide and connect visitors with resources for support and action.
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American country music artist Steve Wariner is coming to Georgia Southern
Grammy-award winning singer/songwriter/storyteller and multi-instrumentalist Steve Wariner will perform live in concert on Friday, Oct. 22, at 7:30 p.m. in the Fine Arts Auditorium at Savannah’s Armstrong Campus of Georgia Southern University.
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Georgia Southern’s Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Center opens, bridges connections between past and present
The collective cultural memory of the Gullah Geechee people, descendants of enslaved West Africans who inhabited the barrier islands of Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina and northern Florida, has survived through oral histories and distinctive arts, music, dance, foodways and language. However, few within the Gullah Geechee community today, which is estimated to be a population of 1 million, can speak the African Creole language or tell the stories of their ancestors who are credited with influencing southern and American culture. In response, Georgia Southern University has established the Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Center to aid in the preservation of…
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An Eagle Educator is the 2022 Georgia Teacher of the Year
The 2022 Georgia Teacher of the Year is Georgia Southern University alumna Cherie Dennis (‘10) who has lived and studied across the nation from Washington, D.C., to San Francisco, California, and settled in Savannah, where she began a career in teaching more than 12 years ago.
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Get a peek into ‘The Digital Age’ through senior exhibition on Armstrong Campus
“The Digital Age,” a senior exhibition presented by Georgia Southern’s Betty Foy Sanders Department of Art, will showcase works by graduating students Faith Manuel, Ferris Smith, Rori Brown and Shantel DeLosAngeles. The exhibition will run weekdays from Sept. 15 to Oct. 8 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Fine Arts Gallery on Georgia Southern University’s Armstrong Campus in Savannah. A reception will be held Oct. 8 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Admission to the exhibition is free and open to the public.
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Georgia Southern celebrates ‘40 Under 40’ Class of 2021
The Georgia Southern University Alumni Association “40 Under 40” Class of 2021 was recognized at a ceremony on Friday, Sept. 24, at the JW Marriott Savannah Plant Riverside District. The annual honor recognizes young alumni who have made significant strides in business, leadership, community, educational or philanthropic endeavors.
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Visiting artist Andrew Kuebeck’s ‘MANual Labor’ on display at Center for Art & Theatre on Statesboro Campus
“MANual Labor,” an exciting exhibition from artist Andrew Kuebeck featuring small metal and wood sculptures, prints and functional jewelry that highlight the male body, will be on display through Oct. 15 at Georgia Southern University’s Statesboro Campus in the University Gallery, located in the Center for Art & Theatre. An artist talk and reception will be on Sept. 30 from 5 to 7 p.m., with the talk beginning at 5:15 p.m. Guests may attend the artist talk in person or virtually. Guests may register to attend via Zoom. Both the exhibition and artist talk are free and open to the…
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Tilicia Mayo-Gamble earns National Institute of Health award
Tilicia Mayo-Gamble, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Health Policy and Community Health in Georgia Southern University’s Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health, has received a Loan Repayment Program (LRP) financial award from the National Institute of Health (NIH). Mayo-Gamble’s award is from the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute branch of the LRP program, designated for investigators conducting research that focuses on one or more of the minority health disparity populations. The LRP program was established by Congress to recruit and retain highly qualified health professionals into biomedical or biobehavioral research careers. The escalating costs of advanced education…