MyNews: February 20, 2017
Pharmacy delivering to faculty and staff
Don’t go out of the way to pick up medications — faculty and staff can now have prescriptions filled and delivered on campus. Health Services Pharmacy offers same-day and next-day deliveries of prescriptions on campus by approximately 2 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Books to binge
February is National Library Lovers Month, so instead of binging your favorite Netflix shows, put the remote down and pick up a binge-worthy book at Zach S. Henderson Library. To help you out, University faculty have recommended some of their favorite books that will rival even your favorite series.
Georgia Southern alumnus’ exhibition
‘The Soul Within’ on display until Feb. 25
“The Soul Within,” an exhibition of the works of Georgia Southern alumnus Abner Cope (‘74), is on display for its final week in the Roxie Remley Gallery as part of the Averitt Center for the Arts’ African-American Series.
Cope was the first African-American student to graduate from the Georgia Southern art department, and was a painting student under Remley, for whom the gallery is named. Remley, now 97, recently visited the gallery to see her former student’s work. It was the first time they’d seen each other since his graduation.
University celebrates annual Arbor Day
during tree-planting ceremony
The Center for Sustainability (CfS), Division of Facilities Services and the campus community celebrated the fifth annual Arbor Day tree planting at the Shooting Sports Education Center on Wednesday, Feb. 15.
Jody Langdon wins Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Award
Jody Langdon, Ph.D., associate professor of kinesiology in the School of Health and Kinesiology, has been awarded the Georgia Southern University Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Award for her research focused on autonomy-supportive teaching.
The award recognizes the body of SoTL work produced by recipients, with a special emphasis being placed on research that has been completed during the past three years. As a recipient of the SoTL award, Langdon received a monetary award and has been invited to serve as a featured speaker at the 10th Annual SoTL Commons Conference in Savannah, Georgia, March 29-31.
3 Day Startup Pitch Presentations set for Feb. 26
The Georgia Southern University Business Innovation Group (BIG) invites the community to hear the latest ideas from today’s young minds during the annual 3 Day Startup (3DS) Pitch Presentations set for Feb. 26 at 7 p.m. in the Information Technology Building on campus.
On-Campus News
- Environmental Community Cinema presents ‘Before the Flood’
- Center for Sustainability kicks off Recyclemania
- Alumna Tamra Lamb named a Georgia Science Teacher of Promise
- Four-run seventh inning pushes Eagles past Middle Tennessee
- R. Frank Saunders, Jr. Lecture Series
In the Media
- Georgia Southern ROTC program receives MacArthur Award — WTOC
- Fifth annual Arbor Day tree planting ceremony held at Georgia Southern — WTOC
- Music more than a profession for GSU master’s student Cottle — Statesboro Herald
Last updated: 3/3/2017