MyNews: October 23, 2019
What you need to know about the Investiture celebrations this Thursday and Friday
This week’s Investiture celebration begins Thursday, Oct. 24, in Savannah at 5 p.m. with a speaker series and reception. The celebrations will end on Friday, Oct. 25, in Statesboro with the Investiture Ceremony and reception.
Parking will be available at the Fine Arts Auditorium on the Armstrong Campus and at Hanner Fieldhouse on the Statesboro Campus. There will also be shuttle services available in both Savannah and Statesboro.
The dress code is business attire, and the ceremony will be webcast live.
Homecoming celebrations continue throughout the week
Homecoming’s weeklong observance plays host to thousands of Georgia Southern alumni, current students and community members. The celebration includes a variety of special events, reunions, social gatherings and a parade.
This week is highlighted by the Eagles Homecoming football game at Paulson Stadium and the announcement of the Homecoming King and Queen.
Georgia Southern to host Community Day on Liberty Campus
This fun, family-friendly event is designed for the greater Liberty Campus community: prospective students and families, currently enrolled students and families, and community members of Liberty, Long, McIntosh, and Ft. Stewart Ga. The goal is to celebrate Georgia Southern’s Liberty Campus.
Prospective student guests can learn more about Georgia Southern including how to apply, how to complete FAFSA and how to navigate military benefits. All other guests – community members and current students – can have lunch, play games, talk to faculty and staff, participate in interactive activities and more. All members of the Georgia Southern and Liberty Campus community are invited.
Questions about Community Day should be directed to Elizabeth Brown, eabrown@georgiasouthern.edu, in the Office of Admissions.
Georgia Southern’s Q2 2019 Economic Monitor reports continued moderation in economic activity
Georgia Southern University’s latest Economic Monitor, which analyzes Q2 2019 data and identifies trends affecting the regional economy, reports that Savannah’s metro economy moved sideways in the second quarter of 2019, following slower growth in the first quarter.
Georgia Southern education professor, Dalai Lama join for first international Human Education in the Third Millennium project in India
College of Education Professor John A. Weaver, Ph.D., recently joined the Dalai Lama and 14 other leading scholars from 10 countries for the first Round Table Conference of the Human Education in the Third Millennium project. The conference for the project, which addresses the obstacles of educational equality on a world level and proposes a renewal of educational values utilizing different traditions from across the world, was hosted in the residence of the Dalai Lama in Dharamsala, India. The Dalai Lama served as the honorary keynote speaker.
Georgia Southern only university named 2019 Project Play Champion
Georgia Southern is the only university and one of 20 organizations nationwide to be selected as a 2019 Project Play Champion by the Aspen Institute’s Sports and Society Program. Launched in 2013, Project Play focuses on developing, applying and sharing knowledge that helps build healthy communities through sports.
Parker Talks series to feature former CEO of LexisNexis
Andrew Prozes, former CEO of risk solutions company LexisNexis, will discuss how ones’ identity is increasingly important in the world of finance and technology during the second Parker Talks series hosted by the Parker College of Business at Georgia Southern University.
Las Vegas-based performers bring big top circus magic to Georgia Southern Performing Arts Center Oct. 25
The 2019-2020 Main Stage Series at Georgia Southern University’s Performing Arts Center will heat up this Friday, Oct. 25, at 7:30 p.m. with cirque-style acrobatics performed by Las Vegas-based troupe Cirque Mechanics.
Georgia Southern to debut new program in School of Human Ecology in Fall 2020
With support from the College of Education, the Georgia Southern University School of Human Ecology will debut the Birth to Kindergarten Teacher Education program, which will be housed on the Armstrong Campus in Savannah. The program is the only one of its kind in South Georgia, and classes will begin in the 2020 fall semester.
Eagle Athletics to host homecoming week events
Men’s soccer faces Winthrop University on Tuesday, Oct. 22, for their GATA Game and International Day. All fans who wear an international team’s jersey will receive a half-off ticket.
Eagle Baseball hosts Fall Ball on Friday, Oct. 25, when they take on Gordon State College. This will be the first glimpse at the 2020 team.
Children will be able to join the Little Eagles Basketball Clinic on Saturday, Oct. 26, at 9:30 a.m., spending time with the men’s basketball coaching staff and players as they learn the fundamentals of the game. Check in starts at 9 a.m.
Join the Eagles at Paulson Stadium on Saturday for the Homecoming football game against New Mexico State University and Teacher Appreciation Day. All teachers who show their ID, including Georgia Southern faculty and staff, will receive a special discount ticket to the game.
On-Campus News
- Homecoming penny wars competition starts now
- Stop by Russell Union for the homecoming T-shirt swap
- Stop by the Student Union for the homecoming T-shirt swap
- Cirque du Southern: Homecoming Kickoff Party
- Explore and learn at the annual study abroad fair
- Armstrong Campus welcomes the Free Expression boot camp training
- Watch the dance and step show competition at this year’s Doo-Dah
- Homecoming Court announcement at the True Blue Tailgate
- Investiture celebration kicks off with Speaker Series and Reception
- Stop by to sample in-season fruit at Fresh Fruit Friday
- Homecoming Parade begins at 4 p.m.
- Homecoming Celebration begins at 5 p.m.
- Alumni Homecoming Band Party and Food Truck Festival
- University Housing to host haunted tour on Armstrong Campus
- Masters of Applied Economics most affordable online program
- Georgia Southern senior art exhibition on Armstrong Campus runs through Oct. 25, reception closing night
- The Vagina Monologue auditions are happening now
- Georgia Southern’s Department of Foreign Languages kicks off the annual World Languages Collaborative
In the Media
- FBI analyst in Arlington lauded by alma mater – Inside NOVA
- Georgia Southern education professor, Dalai Lama join for First International Human Education in the Third Millennium Project in India – Savannah CEO
- Candidates for Savannah City Council district seats speak out at forums – Savannah Morning News
- Wedding Bliss: Sweethearts return to Sweetheart Circle – WTOC
- Mental health task force created for colleges and universities in Georgia – WSAV
- Georgia Southern professor joins group to help Dalai Lama with education project – WSAV
- GSU Communication Arts Dept. celebrates 50 years – WTOC
- Savannah adopts two CNU Legacy projects and a downtown plan – Public Square
- Emergency Management and Georgia Southern are hosting summit at the Armstrong Center today – WJCL
- Four Savannah locals named to Georgia Southern University’s ‘40 Under 40’ Class of 2019 – Savannah Business Journal
- Open forum discussing book burning – WTOC
- Georgia Southern’s Q2 2019 Economic Monitor reports continued moderation in economic activity – Savannah Business Journal
- Metro Savannah economy stagnates in 2019 second quarter – WJCL
- Georgia Southern alumna makes book tour stop at The University Store – Statesboro Herald
- Hagan Strong : Nine Line Apparel creates tribute design for Danny and Julie Hagan – WJCL
- Georgia Southern’s Q2 2019 Economic Monitor reports continued moderation in economic activity – Savannah CEO
- Latest economic report signifies gains and losses in key Savannah industries – WSAV
- Tentative China trade agreement could mean good news for local farmers – Fox 28
- Rural hospital execs in Georgia must finish finance classes by end of 2020 – Becker’s Hospital Review
- Savannah economy shifts sideways in Q2 – Savannah Morning News
- Georgia Southern to let graduates choose ceremony location – Bluffton Today
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Last updated: 10/25/2019