Tag: Press Release

Parker College of Business logistics students win at annual IANA competition

Four senior logistics and supply chain management students in the Parker College of Business brought home a second consecutive win from the Intermodal Association of North America (IANA) Logistics and Supply Chain Management Case Competition in Jacksonville, Florida.

Georgia Southern students present undergraduate research at the state capitol

Three students in the Allen E. Paulson College of Engineering and Computing presented their research work at the Posters at the Georgia Capitol event, during which undergraduate students can showcase their scholarly work across a multitude of disciplines.

Museum on Main Otis Redding exhibit to showcase Georgia Southern students’ work

Another chapter of the connection between Redding, the University and Statesboro will begin with the new exhibit, “Beyond the Spotlight: Otis Redding His Family, Music, and Legacy,” at the Museum on Main inside the Statesboro Convention and Visitors Bureau (SCVB). The opening reception will be held at 5:30 p.m. on May 6.

Medical Explorer program participants experience a day in the life of a nurse

Faculty in the Waters College of Health Professions School of Nursing opened their doors to 50 Savannah-area high school students in the Medical Explorers program to introduce them to the field of nursing and healthcare related careers.

Georgia Southern Theatre presents first ever Mical Whitaker Scholarship

The Georgia Southern Theatre program presented the inaugural Mical Whitaker Scholarship for the Study of African American Theatre on April 27 to junior theatre major Tyair Blackman.

Georgia Southern student awarded Fulbright English Teaching Assistant grant

Georgia Southern University Spanish and French major Emily Pressler has been awarded a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant (ETA) grant for the 2019-2020 academic year. Pressler’s placement will be in Galicia, Spain, and she will assist primarily in English classes for students who speak Spanish, Galician and English. 

Georgia Southern AVP of Auxiliary Services honored with Lifetime Achievement Award

Georgia Southern University Associate Vice President of Auxiliary Services Eddie Mills (‘92) was recently honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2019 National Association of College Auxiliary Services South Regional Conference, held in Sandestin, Florida, in April.

Georgia Southern student earns distinguished Barry Goldwater Scholarship, selected for summer National Science Foundation Research Experience at Yale University

Two years of professor-mentored research integrating biology and mathematics on Georgia Southern University’s campus has culminated in two distinguished opportunities for undergraduate student Katherine Barrs.

Georgia Southern project to be funded by $50,000 Teagle Foundation grant

Georgia Southern University English professor, Teresa Winterhalter, Ph.D., and her team have been awarded a planning grant of $50,000 by The Teagle Foundation for their project, “Narrative Competence for Nurses: The Liberal Arts in the Professions.” The project is a humanities-based, eight-week module that will supplement the gateway course for students entering the nursing program.