Tag: College of Behavioral and Social Sciences

Georgia Southern Department of Sociology and Anthropology helps close digital divide in Bulloch County

The Georgia Southern University Department of Sociology and Anthropology is partnering with the Willow Hill Heritage and Renaissance Center (WHHRC) in Portal, Georgia, to help families in Bulloch County get access to technology and the internet., Participants who need to access the internet during the COVID-19 pandemic will check out and use equipment at an outdoor facility with tables, electricity and fans.

Georgia Southern to offer free dementia screenings, caregiver psychotherapy sponsored by ROAD Foundation

The Psychology Clinic on the Georgia Southern University Statesboro Campus will provide free dementia screenings and psychotherapy for caregivers thanks to a $10,000 donation from Rockin’ Out Alzheimer’s Disease (ROAD). The services will be provided in person and virtually.

Georgia Southern launches partnership with Matthew Reardon Center for Autism Early Learning Academy

The Georgia Southern University College of Behavioral and Social Sciences (CBSS) is teaming up with the Matthew Reardon Center for Autism’s (MRCA) Early Learning Academy (ELA) in Savannah to provide preschool students the best education possible.

Georgia Southern launches partnership with Matthew Reardon Center for Autism Early Learning Academy

The Georgia Southern University College of Behavioral and Social Sciences (CBSS) is teaming up with the Matthew Reardon Center for Autism’s (MRCA) Early Learning Academy (ELA) in Savannah to provide preschool students the best education possible.

Georgia Southern telephone reassurance program helping seniors during trying times

Sometimes a simple phone call can improve a person’s day. The Senior Companion Program at Georgia Southern University is aiming to improve the days of many older adults in the area as a part of the new Love In Action telephone reassurance program, which is funded by a grant from Rockin’ Out Alzheimer’s Disease Foundation (ROAD).

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.

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.

Department of Sociology and Anthropology to screen film as part of global pop-up exhibition

The Georgia Southern University Department of Sociology and Anthropology will screen Border South, a documentary about migration in Mexico and parts of Central America. The screening is part of the Undocumented Migration Project’s global pop-up exhibition, “Hostile Terrain 94,” which will be featured on the Statesboro and Armstrong Campuses during the upcoming fall semester.

Department of Sociology and Anthropology to screen film as part of global pop-up exhibition

The Georgia Southern University Department of Sociology and Anthropology will screen Border South, a documentary about migration in Mexico and parts of Central America. The screening is part of the Undocumented Migration Project’s global pop-up exhibition, “Hostile Terrain 94,” which will be featured on the Statesboro and Armstrong Campuses during the upcoming fall semester.

Georgia Southern psychology graduate aims to impact children’s lives

Meagan Bailie didn’t really like working with children when she started school in the Department of Psychology on the Georgia Southern Armstrong Campus. However, after starting her practicum at the Matthew Reardon Early Learning Academy in Savannah, and securing a job there after graduation, she can’t wait to help students get ready for K-12 education.