Georgia Southern expands accessibility with new online Professional Communication and Leadership master’s program
Previously, the program was a hybrid consisting of online and in-person courses. The addition of a fully online curriculum opens the door to an expanded student population.
Ending on a high note: Georgia Southern Chorale from Gretsch School of Music triumphant in international competition
The Georgia Southern Chorale, a choir of 30 students from Georgia Southern University’s Fred and Dinah Gretsch School of Music, earned top spots in an international choir competition this week in Germany. The group’s scores were nearly perfect, and the highest scores in the Chorale’s history in this particular competition.
Georgia Southern graduate student is using oysters to dig for Lowcountry history
Public history graduate student Sadie Ingram is studying a Gullah Geechee oystermen and how they developed the Lowcountry economically and culturally. She is working with History Department professors Julie de Chantal, Ph.D., Lisa Denmark, Ph.D., Michael Van Wagenen, Ph.D., and Georgia Southern University Museum Director Brent Tharp, Ph.D. Her fieldwork is guided by Kurt Knoerl, Ph.D., who has a national reputation for taking students to the shorelines to find artifacts.
Behind the Scenes: Georgia Southern Arts Marketing Manager, pro dancer and choreographer Lauren Holmen
Georgia Southern University’s Arts Marketing Manager Lauren M. Holmen (’13) is also a professional dancer and choreographer who has been performing since she could walk. Today, her multiple roles overlap and are deeply threaded throughout Savannah’s thriving arts scene. At present, she’s a pro dancer in the inaugural “Dancing with the Bananas” competition, hosted by the Savannah Bananas baseball team, and heads to Round 2 of the competition on July 6.
Georgia Southern graduate student discovering Savannah history ‘from the ground up’
A Georgia Southern graduate student is creating self-guided tours for some of Savannah’s most famous grave sites. The tours were created as part of his graduate program.
Author Alice Dreger, Ph.D., to guest lecture on Georgia Southern Armstrong Campus on Feb. 10
Author Alice Dreger, Ph.D., to guest lecture on Georgia Southern Armstrong Campus on Feb. 10.
Public Relations program recognized as education powerhouse, awarded prestigious certification
The public relations program within Communication Arts has now joined 52 schools recognized with Certification for Education in Public Relations (CEPR).
New Savannah museum tells the storied history of Gretsch instruments
That Great Gretsch Sound! museum is a new destination where Georgia Southern University helps tell the story of a family-owned company that is still regarded as one of the music industry’s most influential and innovative instrument manufacturers. The permanent display of music memorabilia, highlighting more than 135 years of Gretsch instruments, is featured in District Live’s new lobby and performance space on the banks of the Savannah River. The museum is the latest addition to the Plant Riverside District.
American country music artist Steve Wariner is coming to Georgia Southern
Grammy-award winning singer/songwriter/storyteller and multi-instrumentalist Steve Wariner will perform live in concert on Friday, Oct. 22, at 7:30 p.m. in the Fine Arts Auditorium at Savannah’s Armstrong Campus of Georgia Southern University.
Taboo no more: Wikipedia moves from secondary source to teaching tool in Georgia Southern history professor’s class
Georgia Southern University history professor Kathleen Comerford, Ph.D., turned to an unlikely source for her students’ research projects after access to primary sources was limited during the COVID-19 pandemic. The students were tasked with writing Wikipedia articles as their projects, which changed the way the students and Comerford looked at Wikipedia’s usefulness in higher education.