MyNews: August 29, 2016
Military and Veteran Student Center opens on campus
Georgia Southern student veterans and students who are family members of veterans and active duty military now have a new space to call home on campus with the official opening of the Military and Veteran Student Center, located in Fielding D. Russell Union.
Faculty Spotlight: Lori Amy, Ph.D.
This installment of Faculty Spotlight features Lori Amy, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Writing and Linguistics in the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences. Amy has spent a great deal of time in Albania, where she has researched the ways that its people have survived war and trauma under a communist regime. Amy has also co-founded a new non-governmental organization called OTTOnomy, which will allow Georgia Southern students to experience Albanian culture.
A Day for Southern kicks off this week
All faculty and staff are invited to A Day for Southern on-campus this Thursday, Sept. 1, at 8:30 a.m. on Sweetheart Circle. The ADFS volunteer from your area will be providing you with your ADFS information so that you can attend the kick-off and cast your “vote” early before the Sept. 9 deadline. Hear from Dr. Hebert, students and staff, enjoy breakfast refreshments and register for drawings including season tickets to the Performing Arts Center, football season tickets, service at Meraki Salon and more!
Every dollar you pledge is a “vote” for Southern! See you on the Circle at 8:30 a.m.!
Health Services is reaccredited by the AAAHC
After an extensive practice assessment and on-site visit, Georgia Southern University’s Health Services has, once again, been recognized for offering exemplary health care to students.
Fries lecturer Frans de Waal asks, ‘Are we smart
enough to know how smart animals are?’
Georgia Southern University will host Frans B. M. de Waal, Ph.D., a Dutch/American ethologist and biologist known for his work on the behavior and social intelligence of primates, as the 2016 Norman Fries Distinguished Lectureship Series speaker on Thursday, Oct. 20, at 7:30 p.m., in the Nessmith-Lane Conference Center.
His presentation is titled “Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are?” Doors open at 7 p.m. and the lecture is free and open to the public.
On-Campus News
- Digital Commons reaches one millionth download
- Latest Results for Georgia Business Climate Survey suggest Georgia business leaders are optimistic about future of Georgia
- CHHS names annual faculty and staff Award winners
- Child and family development professor named to work group
- Georgia Southern students study in Romania
In the Media
- New Georgia Southern president delivers State of the University — WJCL
- GSU Veterans and Military Students Center relocated inside the Russell Union — WTOC
- “Paint the Town Blue” in Statesboro — WJCL
- Georgia Southern ready to unleash talent, experience on defensive line — Savannah Morning News
- Georgia Southern hosts ‘Boro Browse — WJCL
Last updated: 9/9/2016