MyNews: April 7, 2020
TaJuan Wilson, Ed.D., joins as Georgia Southern’s first Associate Vice President for Inclusive Excellence
As Georgia Southern University’s first Associate Vice President for Inclusive Excellence, TaJuan Wilson, Ed.D., looks to accomplish an expansive list of goals with enthusiasm and an open ear.
Summer TAP deadline set for April 15
All Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) applications are due April 15 by 5 p.m. Due to working remotely, supervisors can approve TAP applications through email. Approval emails must be from a Georgia Southern email account.
All TAP applications should be submitted electronically. Staff should attach their application and confirmation emails to a MyHelp ticket. Faculty application and confirmation emails should be submitted to Trina Smith at tsmith@georgiasouthern.edu.
From isolation to hope, Georgia Southern alumni join to sew masks for Atlanta hospitals
Like so many others, Anna Ferguson, a 2009 Georgia Southern University fashion merchandising and apparel design graduate, felt helpless in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic that caused citizens around the globe to go into isolation.
Yet, a call-to-action by a grassroots distribution network, Sewing Masks for Area Hospitals – Atlanta, on Facebook led Ferguson and fellow alumni to repurpose their skill sets for the greater good.
What does the Families First Response Coronavirus Act mean for you?
The United States Congress enacted and President Trump signed into law the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, which includes a provision for emergency paid sick leave and an expansion of Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) coverage. These new requirements went into effect on April 1 and will expire on Dec. 31.
Human Resources has created a one-stop website so employees and supervisors can review options available to employees depending on their particular circumstances. The site also provides the required forms to request the use of either of these provisions.
Questions regarding federal emergency paid sick leave or the expanded FMLA coverage? Contact hrservice@georgiasouthern.edu.
Betty Foy Sanders Department of Art hosts first online exhibition ‘Form and Content’
The Betty Foy Sanders Department of Art is hosting its annual juried student exhibitions this spring, but for the first time they will appear online. The first of three exhibitions, “Form and Content,” features student work from art foundations classes that include Drawing I, Drawing II, 2D Art and Design Foundations, 3D Art and Design Foundations and Digital Foundations. The exhibition is available to view online through April 12.
On-Campus News
In the Media
- Georgia Southern steps up to help essential workers at Memorial Health – WTOC
- SPD giving reminders on COVID-19 order, asking gatherings to disperse – Statesboro Herald
- Census follow-up delayed, but all can still respond and be counted – Statesboro Herald
- How a goat named Moonpie is helping students socialize – Coastal Courier
- Georgia Southern’s Q4 2019 Economic Monitor reports economy ends strong, substantial decline expected – Savannah CEO
- GSU’s Q4 2019 Economic Monitor reports economy ends strong, substantial decline expected – Savannah Business Journal
- Community Page: Georgia Southern Economic Monitor: 2019 ends strong, substantial decline expected – Connect Savannah
- Georgia Southern Armstrong among colleges that contributed medical supplies to DPH to fight COVID-19 – Savannah Morning News
- Working from home with toddlers – WTOC
- Georgia Southern students underway with online learning – WJCL
- Dwarf goat helping students socialize – WTOC
- Georgia Southern moves more than 5,000 classes online, professors offer creative solutions for remote learning – Savannah Herald
- Georgia Southern moves more than 5,000 classes online, professors offer creative solutions for remote learning – Savannah CEO
- Georgia Southern president cheers students and staff on as they tackle online classes – WJCL
- Savannah area economy ends 2019 strong, COVID-19 impacts already prevalent – Savannah Morning News
- Feature: Georgia Southern Armstrong becomes Savannah General for Savannah-shot NBC series ‘Council of Dads’ – Savannah Morning News
- Georgia Southern’s Farm to Table with Aquaponics – Farm Monitor
- Health experts challenge claim rural Georgia less threatened by COVID-19 – Georgia Monitor
- Hundreds died as the 1918 Pandemic stayed in Savannah for months – Savannah Morning News
- My autistic son gets specialized support at school for learning disabilities. What happens now? – Washington Post
- GA Colleges Waive SAT, ACT Requirements: Coronavirus – Georgia Patch
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Last updated: 4/13/2020