MyNews: November 5, 2018
Georgia Southern ranked No. 1 in nation on Military Times’ 2019 Best for Vets: Colleges list
Military Times has ranked Georgia Southern University first in the nation on the prestigious 2019 Best for Vets: Four-Year Colleges list. Military Times surveyed hundreds of colleges across the country and used their answers, combined with federal data, to rank them in the areas of university culture, academic quality and outcomes, policies, student support and costs and financial aid to create the 2019 Best for Vets list.
Georgia Southern to celebrate first-generation college students, faculty, staff week of Nov. 5
Throughout the week of Nov. 5, Georgia Southern University will celebrate the experiences of first-generation college faculty, staff and students like Maya Allen, a graphic design major from East Atlanta who overcame challenges to become the first in her family to attend college.
Georgia Southern business students compete at national competition, land jobs
Five students on the Georgia Southern University Sales Team landed jobs with AT&T after competing at the first-ever AT&T B2B Sales Program National Sales Competition Oct. 18-20 in Dallas. College of Business students David Stulack, Catherine Reece, Layla Enayati, Madalynn Keen and Britt Lee represented the University as one of 12 teams invited to compete in the final round of the competition.
Faculty and staff appreciation football tickets on sale through Nov. 6
Tickets are just $20 each for all mid-deck sections for the Georgia Southern vs. Troy football game on Nov. 10 at 1 p.m. Enter Promo code STAFFAPPRECIATION at gseagles.com/promocode. Promo code ticket discount will end Tuesday, Nov. 6, at 11:59 a.m. After that deadline tickets will go back to regular price.
Georgia Southern University celebrates 20th annual National French Week
Georgia Southern University will celebrate the history, culture and contributions of the French community during its 20th annual French Week, featuring a series of lectures, performances, meals and more. The celebration will run from Nov. 2 through Nov. 8.
Georgia Southern’s upcoming production of ‘The Amen Corner’ to celebrate 35th anniversary of original performance on campus
Thirty-five years ago, Professor Emeritus Mical Whitaker made history on the Georgia Southern University Statesboro Campus when he directed “The Amen Corner” by James Baldwin, the first play written by an African-American playwright to be included in a Georgia Southern Theatre season. Georgia Southern Theatre’s upcoming performance of the play will celebrate Whitaker’s achievement and the Theatre and Performance Program’s history of inclusiveness.
Georgia Southern honored among 2018 U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools
Georgia Southern University was one of six post-secondary schools nationwide to be recognized as a 2018 U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon School Postsecondary Sustainability Awardee at a ceremony in Washington D.C.
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On-Campus News
- Georgia Southern offers most flexible, top-ranked Master’s in Accounting
- Georgia Southern to host free screening of Paper Tigers followed by Q&A
- College of Business students receive BB&T Emerging Leaders Certification during annual seminar
- Master of Fine Arts candidate has steel sculpture exhibition on Statesboro Campus
- Georgia Southern senior companion coordinator recognized at Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities meeting
- Senior art exhibition to showcase variety of styles on Armstrong Campus
- High school students invited to Georgia Southern’s campuses to learn about dual enrollment
- Pull Tags from the Holiday Helper Tree!
- Georgia Southern is a featured name ‘Green College’ by The Princeton Review
In the Media
- Georgia Southern to celebrate first-generation college students, faculty, staff week of November 5th – Savannah CEO
- Holiday Helper Tree on Georgia Southern’s Statesboro Campus – WTOC
- Georgia Southern’s Statesboro Campus kicks off 25th Holiday Helper Tree – WJCL
- Eagle Preview Event in Statesboro – WJCL
- Georgia Southern University : Master of Fine Arts candidate has steel sculpture exhibition on Statesboro Campus – Market Screener
- Podcast: The Afternoon Commute: Dr. Alena Pirok on ghost stories, Haunted Savannah – Savannah Morning News
- Georgia governor’s race draws national attention – Fox News
- Fox News segment on Georgia gubernatorial race erases GOP candidate’s voter suppression efforts – Media Matters For America
- Celebrating Día de los Muertos on Georgia Southern’s Armstrong Campus – WTOC LIVE
- Georgia Southern University to host 25th annual Holiday Helper Tree event – Connect Savannah
- Georgia Southern honored among 2018 U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools – Savannah Business Journal
- Georgia Southern Hoops Fan Fest, exhibition game with proceeds going to the American Red Cross to assist victims of hurricanes – WJCL
- Georgia Southern honored among 2018 U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools – Savannah CEO
- Scott Scheidt on the trend of security monitoring for businesses – Savannah CEO
- Hoping to empower change – WJCL
- Georgia Southern honored among 2018 U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools – All on Georgia
- A Day for Southern becomes A Day for Statesboro – Statesboro Herald
- Georgia Southern ranked No. 1 in nation on Military Times’ 2019 Best for Vets: Colleges list – All on Georgia
- Fans react to Georgia Southern’s victory over Appalachian State – WSAV
- Institute marks 25 years of training minorities as faculty, mentors – Diverse Issues in Higher Education
Last updated: 11/16/2018