MyNews: June 5, 2020
President Marrero to host virtual town hall on June 8
President Kyle Marrero, along with all members of his senior leadership team, will host a virtual town hall meeting for faculty and staff via Zoom on June 8, beginning at 10 a.m., to outline the initial return-to-campus plan and answer questions related to this and budget planning. Details on how to access the Zoom meeting will be emailed to all faculty and staff on Monday, June 8.
Office of Inclusive Excellence to host virtual community listening sessions beginning June 9
Associate Vice President, Inclusive Excellence and Chief Diversity Officer TaJuan Wilson, Ph.D., will host virtual community listening sessions beginning June 9.
Inclusive Excellence is a foundational value at Georgia Southern University. All Georgia Southern students, staff and faculty, are welcome to attend their corresponding session. Wilson will also host additional sessions for alumni. Technology limitations mean participation must be capped to the first 300 individuals to join the call.
How you can help fight the coronavirus
The University System of Georgia is working hard to help fight the coronavirus. Here’s how you can do your part to help too.
Georgia Southern’s Q1 2020 Economic Monitor: Pandemic slams regional economy, outlook remains murky
Governmental response to the pandemic shuttered much of the regional economy toward the end of the first quarter of 2020, stated Michael Toma, Ph.D., Fuller E. Callaway professor of economics, in Georgia Southern University’s Q1 2020 Economic Monitor. Economic growth ground to a halt as seven of the eight indicators of current economic activity in the region fell. Significant declines were recorded in airplane boardings, hotel sales and port activity.
Georgia Southern alumna fulfills lifelong dream, helps children struggling to read
Life has a way of bringing people back to where they belong. At least that’s what 66-year-old lifelong learner and educator Robin Perry (’93, ‘16) believes.
When her children were young, Perry attended Armstrong State University and earned a bachelor’s degree in English with the goal of becoming a high school teacher. However, she worked part time in cellular sales while completing her degree and continued on that path to own and operate five cellular stores in the Chatham County area.
It wasn’t until her children were grown that Perry decided to revisit her dreams, and earned a Master of Arts in Teaching in Special Education (’16) from Georgia Southern. This summer, she will complete an Ed.S. in Special Education, and continue to help young students achieve their reading goals.
Personal hardships drive graduate to earn degree, advocate for others
As a wife to a U.S. Army soldier and mother to a young child, conditions for completing a college degree weren’t optimal, yet the drive to teach children pushed Mary Hayworth toward the finish line.
Following a move from Oregon with her husband’s new military assignment in Savannah, Georgia, Hayworth and her family found themselves 3,000 miles from anything familiar in 2016. Situated a year later, Hayworth’s passion for education drove her to finish a degree she began years earlier but never finished.
Georgia Southern doctor of physical therapy students awarded scholarships for volunteer work
Twelve students in the Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) program at Georgia Southern University were awarded scholarships totaling more than $17,000 from the Savannah American Business Clubs (AMBUCS).
The organization has hosted a League of Exceptional Bowlers on Saturdays for more than 50 years. The DPT students join the Savannah AMBUCS league to assist bowlers with physical and intellectual disabilities to promote an inclusive and competitive environment. In addition to the hands-on experiences, DPT students have the opportunity to interact with different members of the community.
Georgia Southern student wins Next Generation of Campus Rec writing contest
Working with Campus Recreation and Intramurals at Georgia Southern University not only inspired Samantha Estep to pursue a degree in exercise science, but it also encouraged her to write an article that was selected as the grand prize winner of the inaugural Next Generation of Campus Rec writing contest.
Preserving history: Georgia Southern anthropology faculty, students to investigate Civil War battlefields
Few Civil War battlefield sites relating to Gen. William T. Sherman’s march through Georgia have been investigated archaeologically or preserved, but Georgia Southern University anthropology professor Ryan McNutt, Ph.D., is hoping to change that by leading a project that will uncover and preserve two skirmish sites in Jenkins and Burke counties.
Armstrong Campus seniors show their work in online gallery show
Georgia Southern University’s Armstrong Campus is hosting the senior art exhibition, “Synergy of Seven.” It is a unique, collaborative show with the artwork of Winter Anderson, Claire Chandler, Dawnesha Harrington, Patrice Jackson, Lindsey Porter, Jessica Pham and Asia Rogers-Lee. The senior exhibition originally scheduled to be in the Fine Arts Gallery on the Armstrong Campus is available to view online through today.
Take time for you and your well-being
USG Well-being is offering daily live events to support employees through June. See attendee links in the attached PDF or visit usg.edu/well-being/events for more information.
On-Campus News
- University update on COVID-19
- Online learning resources for faculty, students
- Master of Health Administration program receives reaccreditation
In the Media
- 80 turtles crushed to death on Highway 80 during Memorial Day weekend, researchers say – WSAV
- Georgia Southern doctor of physical therapy students earn $17K in scholarships for volunteer work – Savannah Business Journal
- New research examines efforts in Medicaid to address social needs – Academy Health
- Georgia Southern planning for in-person classes in the fall, student-athletes back in June – Savannah Morning News
- The realities of being a black birdwatcher – CNN
- Congratulations Class of 2020: Georgia universities celebrate GAIPSEC graduates – The Signal
- Family, recruiting and uncertainty: How Georgia Southern football coaches are navigating through COVID-19 – Savannah Morning News
- 3 weeks on the front lines: Georgia Southern grad serves as New York City crisis nurse – WSAV
- Georgia Southern golf course at University Park reopens – WJCL
- Georgia Southern fundraising campaign – WSAV
- GSU Golf Course set to reopen – Statesboro Herald
- Georgia Southern’s new vice president for student affairs has firsthand experience with Eagle Nation – Savannah CEO
- Savannah neighborhood holds socially distant talent show – WSAV
- Georgia’s Giant Lizard Invaders – Garden and Gun magazine
- Interior Grants Given to Protect American Battlefields – American Rifleman
- Skilled to Work: Ogeechee Tech, Georgia Southern agree to transfer program – WTOC
- Georgia Southern launches fundraising campaign to help students – WSAV
- Georgia Southern launches ‘Finish Strong’ campaign – Savannah Business Journal
- Ensure our Eagles Finish Strong fundraiser – WJCL
- Georgia Southern launches ‘Finish Strong’ campaign to ensure Eagle success – Savannah CEO
- Georgia Southern nursing graduate serves on COVID-19 unit in NYC – MSN
- Exotic lizards creep into Georgia. Don’t expect Southern hospitality. – New York Times
- Records show Georgia Southern spent $50k on Athletic Director search – WTOC
- Op Ed: What FDR did that addresses the pandemic – Urban Milwaukee
- Federal grant awarded to nonprofit to acquire land near Gettysburg National Park – Penn-Live Patriot News
- Spillers Orthodontics announces 2020 scholarship winners – Middle Georgia CEO
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Last updated: 6/18/2020