MyNews: September 26, 2016
Fourth Annual GreenFest Set for Oct. 1
Georgia Southern University’s Center for Sustainability is gearing up for its fourth annual GreenFest event, set for Saturday, Oct. 1, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in downtown Statesboro. The event, which brings town and gown together, will showcase all that the region has to offer for sustainable living.
Nursing Faculty Awarded Grant Through NAPNAP Foundation
The National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP) Foundation has awarded three faculty members in the Georgia Southern School of Nursing with a 2016 NAPNAP Foundation research grant in the amount of $5,000. Recipients of the grant are assistant professor Crystal Edds-McAfee, DNP, RN, MS, CPNP, instructor Valerie Martinez, DNP, APRN, CPNP, and assistant professor Sheri K. Carey, DNP, APRN, PCNS-BC, CCRN.
Biology Professor Receives $280,798 NSF Grant
John Schenk, Ph.D., curator of the Georgia Southern Herbarium in the Georgia Southern University Department of Biology, received notification that his National Science Foundation (NSF) Biological Research Collections grant has been funded in the amount of $280,798 to integrate uncatalogued plants into the Herbarium.
Schenk’s proposal is titled “Making a large impact on a small herbarium: Integration of un-accessioned and orphaned specimens to secure and promote wider use of the collection.”
The Drifters Set to Appear Oct. 2
On Oct. 2, travel back in time with The Drifters, who will take the stage at Georgia Southern’s Performing Arts Center at 3 p.m. Touring under the auspices of their original management team, the Treadwell family, they are bringing their best and most famous hits, including “This Magic Moment,” “Stand by Me” and “There Goes My Baby,” to Statesboro. This historic reunion supports their new album, The Drifters Salute the Great American Songbook.
Georgia Southern Student-Athletes Support Flood Relief
Please join Georgia Southern University Student-Athletes in supporting our fellow conference schools and their communities in the recovery efforts due to recent flood damage in Louisiana. Donations can be made until Nov. 10, 2016, at:
- The Georgia Southern Ticket Office
- Guest Relations tents on Allen E. Paulson Stadium’s north and south concourses at football games until halftime
- Guest Relations tables near the game entry for volleyball (Hanner Fieldhouse)
- Men’s and women’s soccer at Eagle Field
Athletics will present the donations to a representative from the University of Louisiana – Lafayette at football’s home game on Nov. 10. Visit GSEagles.com/Login for online donations.
On-Campus News
- Winners of the Karl E. Peace Award for Outstanding Statistical Contributions for the Betterment of Society
- Georgia Southern professor quoted in SELF Magazine
- Feng and Hatarbach Receive Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant Awards
- Alumnus receives 2016 National Space Club Lifetime Achievement Award
In the Media
- Polluter-funded research on the health of the Ogeechee River continues — Statesboro Herald
- Our Hometown: GSU hosts STEMFest this Saturday — WSAV
- Georgia Southern’s RJ Murray makes big leap — The Augusta Chronicle
- GSU students perform at the Fringe — The Citizen
- Eagle alert system test at Georgia Southern University — WSAV
- A Day for Southern fundraiser for Georgia Southern — WJCL
Last updated: 10/11/2016