Center for Sustainability to host seventh annual GreenFest in downtown Statesboro on Oct. 5
Georgia Southern University’s Center for Sustainability is gearing up for its seventh annual GreenFest, set for 9 a.m. – 1 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 5, in downtown Statesboro.
Georgia Southern celebrates ‘40 Under 40’ Class of 2019
The Georgia Southern University Alumni Association “40 Under 40” Class of 2019 was recognized at an awards luncheon on Friday, Sept. 27, in the Nessmith-Lane Center Ballroom on the Georgia Southern Statesboro Campus.
Georgia Southern to host reading with acclaimed poet in Savannah
Georgia Southern University will host a reading by the critically acclaimed poet Beth Ann Fennelly in Savannah, as part of the annual Armstrong Visiting Writers Series. The event, which is free and open to the public, will take place at Savannah Coffee Roasters on Oct. 17 at 7 p.m. Fennelly is the Poet Laureate of Mississippi and the recipient of two National Endowment for the Arts Fellowships, a United States Artists Award, a Pushcart Prize and a Fulbright grant to study in Brazil.
Student-directed black box show, ‘No Exit,’ opens on Georgia Southern Armstrong Campus on Oct. 3
Georgia Southern University Armstrong Campus’ student-run theater group, The Masquers, will present “No Exit,” its first black box show of the season. The show will run Oct. 3 through Oct. 5 at 7:30 p.m. and Oct. 6 at 3 p.m. Tickets are $12 for general admission and discounts are available for military, seniors and children. Georgia Southern students, faculty and staff attend for free.
Georgia Southern hosts 2019-20 A Moveable Feast lecture series in Savannah
Georgia Southern University will host the 2019-20 Moveable Feast lecture series, featuring lectures and performances by distinguished faculty from the Statesboro and Armstrong campuses. The sixth annual series is presented by the College of Arts and Humanities, in cooperation with the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences, and will kick off Oct. 10. All events will take place in historic venues throughout Savannah and are free and open to the public.
Georgia Southern’s Master of Public Health program ranked No. 1 in nation
The Master of Public Health program in the Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health at Georgia Southern University has been ranked #1 in the nation by SR Education Group.
Georgia Southern plans to refocus university sustainability efforts
Building on a decade of success, Georgia Southern University plans to enhance its Center for Sustainability by better pairing it with new academic programs and focusing its resources on larger projects.
Southern Chorale brings home awards from Austria, Germany
Georgia Southern University’s Southern Chorale recently completed an 18-day tour of Austria and Germany, where they competed in two international choral competitions.
Georgia Southern faculty present research in Canada
This past July, four Georgia Southern University faculty members presented at the 30th International Nursing Research Congress in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The Conference, presented by Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, is held annually in different countries to provide attendees with the opportunity to learn from and exchange evidence-based research.
Helen Taggart, Ph.D., RN; Pamela Mahan, Ph.D., RN; Trina Embrey, RN, from the School of Nursing and Haresh Rochani, DrPH, from the Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health, presented research.
Taggart, Mahan and Rochani presented “Changes in Baccalaureate Nursing Students’ Perceptions about Caring for Dying Patients.” Embrey, Taggart and Rochani presented “Stress and Mindfulness in Nursing Students.”
More than 1,200 nurse researchers, students, clinicians and leaders attended this year’s event.
Diagnostic and therapeutic sciences students awarded scholarships
Two students in the Georgia Southern University Department of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Sciences have received the Mary Howden Gibson and Lois Gaddis Hamilton Memorial Scholarships from St. Joseph’s Candler Hospital Auxiliary, a part of the St. Joseph’s/Candler Health System.
Minhthu Huyen, a senior cardiovascular interventional science major, and Danielle Pentecost, senior respiratory therapy major, both received the award, which provides support for promising students who are accepted into a health professions or medical training program in Chatham County, Georgia.
The Department of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Sciences is housed in the Waters College of Health Professions and offers undergraduate degrees in medical laboratory science, radiologic sciences and respiratory therapy.