Georgia Southern University to host Mission and Vision Feedback Sessions, welcomes input from community
Georgia Southern University’s Strategic Planning Committee will host University Mission and Vision Feedback Sessions on March 5-7 at campuses in Statesboro, Savannah and Hinesville. The six facilitated events are open to the public and designed to gather feedback from the community and to offer the opportunity to shape Georgia Southern’s new mission and vision statements, values and goals — all of which will inform the University’s new Strategic Plan.
Georgia Southern grad student recognized by American Society of Civil Engineers
Georgia Southern civil engineering graduate student Mariah Peart has been selected by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) as one of 10 New Faces Of Civil Engineering for 2019 — Professional Edition. Engineering professor Gustavo Maldonado, Ph.D., said it’s the first time a Georgia Southern student has received this recognition.
Georgia Southern Art Department partners with Chautauqua School of Art in New York
The Georgia Southern University Betty Foy Sanders Department of Art (BFSDoArt) will be partnering with the Chautauqua School of Art in New York. Joining other Chautauqua partner schools such as Marshall University, the School of Visual Arts and the Pratt Institute, the partnership will bring mutual benefits to both Georgia Southern and Chautauqua.
Georgia Southern music alumnus returns to Statesboro Campus for performance of ‘Legally Blonde, the Musical’
Award-winning trombonist and Georgia Southern University alumnus Eric Spencer will be back on campus March 4 as a member of the orchestra during a performance of “Legally Blonde, the Musical.” The show will start at 7:30 p.m. at the Performing Arts Center on the Statesboro Campus.
Savannah Wind Symphony presents 41st annual spring concert on Armstrong Campus
The Savannah Wind Symphony will hold its annual spring concert on the Georgia Southern Armstrong Campus in Savannah on Tuesday, March 5. The 41st spring concert will feature works by Johann Sebastian Bach, Kenneth Hesketh, Julie Giroux and Rossano Galante.
Classical and jazz pianist virtuosos join for Piano in the Arts concert on Georgia Southern’s Armstrong Campus
Renowned classical pianist Benjamin Warsaw, DMA, assistant professor of music on Georgia Southern’s Armstrong Campus, and jazz pianist virtuoso, Joe Alterman, will join for a mixed-genre Piano in the Arts concert series performance, “Crossroads, Jazz Meets Classical.” The event will be held on March 3 at 3 p.m. in the Fine Arts Auditorium on the Armstrong Campus in Savannah.
Georgia Southern’s i2STEMe partners with STEM development in India
Kania Greer, Ed.D., and Lisa Stueve, Ed.D., of Georgia Southern University’s Institute for Interdisciplinary STEM Education (i2STEMe), recently traveled to India to continue work that began in 2016 as a partnership with the STEM Academy of USA.
Georgia Southern Armstrong Campus art students present senior exhibition
Georgia Southern University’s Senior Art Exhibition, “Reflections,” featuring pieces by five senior artists, will run from March 11 to 22 at the Fine Arts Gallery on the Armstrong Campus in Savannah. A reception will be held on March 15 at 5:30 p.m., and admission is free and open to the public.
High school seniors to interview for scholarships at Georgia Southern
Approximately 300 of the best and brightest high school seniors from Georgia and across the nation will visit Georgia Southern University to interview for prestigious academic scholarships during Scholar’s Day interviews.