Statesboro, Georgia Southern Celebrate City Campus Founding

In a town and gown celebration of entrepreneurial and college spirit, Georgia Southern University and the Downtown Statesboro Development Authority have founded City Campus in downtown Statesboro on East Main Street next to City Hall.

“The City Campus highlights the important relationship between Georgia Southern University and the Statesboro-Bulloch County community,” said Georgia Southern President Brooks Keel. “The University is very fortunate to be located in a community that is so supportive of its endeavors. Georgia Southern looks forward to the opportunities the City Campus will bring to support the current and future business leaders of Statesboro and Bulloch County.”

“We have had a very strong response from the community for using the facility,” said College of Business Administration Dean Ronald Shiffler. “We’ve booked at least a half-dozen organizations who wish to hold meetings there, including the new ‘Entrepreneur’s Club,’ which is a Statesboro-Bulloch Chamber of Commerce initiative. We also have one group that is now holding its regular monthly meetings there.”

City Campus features the University’s Bureau of Business Research and Economic Development along with an E-Zone – part of the University’s Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership and Learning. The E-Zone hosts classrooms and meeting space, but also houses areas where small businesses can launch their startups at low cost and with access to the entrepreneurial expertise of Georgia Southern professors.

Several classes are also scheduled to be held at the facility this fall, said Shiffler.

To allow Georgia Southern alumni and fans convenient access to licensed products and other University merchandise, a satellite of the University Store is also located in City Campus. The store’s hours are 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Monday-Thursday and 9 a.m.-5 p.m. on Friday.

“We encourage everyone to visit the University Store at City Campus for their officially licensed products and other Georgia Southern-related items, or to just stop in and say hello,” said store manager Mehmet Samiratedu. “Our staff is excited about the opportunity to serve the larger Statesboro community through our downtown location.”

“The addition of the City Campus shows Georgia Southern’s commitment to the people and businesses of Statesboro and Bulloch County,” said Allen Muldrew, executive director of the Downtown Statesboro Development Authority. “We are hopeful that many successful, locally owned businesses will get their start here and will continue to utilize the City Campus as they grow and prosper.”