‘Their vote does matter’: Georgia Southern’s Constitution Day 2024
Georgia Southern University is gearing up for this year’s Constitution Day, an event dedicated to celebrating the United States Constitution and educating students about their rights and responsibilities under it. With this year’s celebration falling on National Voter Registration Day, the theme centers around voting rights.
Georj Lewis, Ed.D., to speak at annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration
Georgia Southern University will celebrate the legacy of Martin Luther King (MLK) Jr. with events including a keynote speaker, an educational trip to Atlanta and participation in both the Savannah and Statesboro MLK parades.
Georgia Southern University’s Urkovia Andrews, DrPH, receives national Nadinne Cruz Community Engagement Professional Award
Georgia Southern University’s Assistant Director of Service-Learning Urkovia Andrews, DrPH, is this year’s recipient o the national Nadinne Cruz Community Engagement Professional Award. This recognition is courtesy of Camus Compact, which is a network of colleges across the country dedicated to promoting and recognizing public work in higher education.
Georgia Southern staff member wins experiential education research award
Urkovia Andrews, DrPH., assistant director for service-learning in the Office of Leadership and Community Engagement (OLCE), recently won the 2021 National Society for Experiential Education (NSEE) Outstanding Experiential Education Research award. The award recognizes Andrews’ published research that makes important contributions to the understanding of experiential education.
Georgia Southern University to promote sustainable practices during Southern Sustainability Week
Donovan Clayton, a senior civil engineering major and sustainability fellow through the Office of Leadership and Community Engagement (OLCE) at Georgia Southern University, knows that developing a long-term sustainable lifestyle may seem overwhelming. However, he’s looking forward to showing his peers, faculty and staff at the University just how easy it can be during Southern Sustainability Week, March 29 through April 2.
Georgia Southern Sustainability Programs fighting fast fashion with campus thrift store
Sustainability Programs at Georgia Southern University is teaming up with student organization Fashion Menagerie, a group of fashion merchandising and apparel design students, to fight fast fashion by hosting the first campus thrift store on the Statesboro Campus. Clothing donations are currently being accepted through March 26 at various locations around campus.
Georgia Southern celebrates Arbor Day by planting trees on Statesboro Campus
Georgia Southern University biology major Daria Stephens had never used a shovel until the 2021 Arbor Day Celebration on March 5, where she helped plant a tree near the Herty Pines Nature Preserve as part of her botany class. Stephens said the class inspired her to put what she is learning into action.
Georgia Southern Alternative Breaks Program celebrating 15 years of issue-focused service
Since 2006, students at Georgia Southern University have been going on weeklong, immersive, issue-focused service experiences known as alternative breaks. Throughout the Alternative Breaks Program’s 15 years, participants like student Caleb Parker have helped communities overcome challenges while bettering themselves in the process.
Georgia Southern student group wins Outstanding Leadership Program of the Year award
The Southern Leaders Program at Georgia Southern University was named Outstanding Leadership Program of the Year by the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators’ (NASPA) Student Leadership Programs Knowledge Community.
Office of Leadership and Community Engagement works with IT to keep Holiday Helper Tree tradition alive amid COVID-19 pandemic
In July, when most people at Georgia Southern University were wondering when students, faculty and staff would be able to return to campus, Jordan Wilburn was thinking about the upcoming holiday season. Specifically, Wilburn, who is the Community Engagement Coordinator in the Office of Leadership and Community Engagement, was brainstorming ways to keep the Holiday Helper Tree, a 27-year-old holiday tradition, alive during the COVID-19 pandemic.