Georgia Southern Museum seeks Vietnam War-era artifacts for new Statesboro exhibit
Are you a Vietnam Veteran with a story to tell? Georgia Southern Public History student Breana James is leading a project in conjunction with the Georgia Southern Museum to showcase Vietnam War-era artifacts and the oral histories of those who served in the Vietnam War in an exhibit at the Bulloch County Annex.
Georgia Southern’s Q2 Economic Monitor reports economy up, employment growth slows
Georgia Southern University’s latest Economic Monitor, which analyzes Q2 2018 data and identifies trends affecting the regional economy, reports that Savannah’s three-county metro economy shows tourism growth leading the way, while retail sales, port activity and overall employment also contributed to area growth.
Georgia Southern, Ocean Exchange announce winner of annual BIG Pitch Award
The Georgia Southern University Parker College of Business and the Business Innovation Group (BIG) awarded a grand prize of $10,000 to Vita Inclinata Technologies LLC, a team of innovators from Seattle University, for the 2018 BIG Pitch Award.
Georgia Southern University to host 8th annual Interdisciplinary STEM Teaching and Learning Conference
Registration is open for the 8th annual Interdisciplinary STEM Teaching and Learning Conference, hosted by Georgia Southern University and taking place March 21 through 23 at the Georgia Tech Savannah Campus.
Georgia Southern University to host 32nd annual Southern Conference on Children
Early bird registration is open for the 32nd annual Southern Conference on Children, featuring keynote speaker Vernon Mason Jr., founder of Directors Leadership Solutions and president of the WEE SCHOOL Child Development Center, serving children in four locations across North Carolina. The conference is set for Jan. 26 at the Nessmith-Lane Center on the Georgia Southern University Statesboro Campus.
Georgia Southern professor named Governor’s Teaching Fellow
TimMarie Williams, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Health Sciences and Kinesiology at Georgia Southern University, has been named a 2018-2019 Governor’s Teaching Fellow for the academic year symposium program.
Georgia Southern University announces outstanding $5 million gift to the Parker College of Business
The Georgia Southern University Foundation, Inc. received a $5 million gift, the single largest gift in University history, for the College of Business from Greg Parker, president, founder and CEO of The Parker Companies in Savannah. The University System of Georgia Board of Regents approved the name of the Gregory M. Parker College of Business at Georgia Southern University.
Georgia Southern alumnus, Perot Museum of Nature and Science unveil virtual reality app
Internationally renowned paleoanthropologist and Georgia Southern University alumnus Lee Berger, Ph.D., along with leaders of the Perot Museum of Nature and Science in Dallas and South Africa’s University of the Witwatersrand (Wits University), have made it possible to delve deep within a South African cave to discover and recover some of the most famous ancient human fossils in scientific history by creating a world-first virtual reality (VR) app.
Savannah Wind Symphony opens season with concert on Armstrong Campus
Savannah Wind Symphony, a community symphony serving the Coastal Empire, will hold its first concert on the Georgia Southern Armstrong Campus in Savannah. The symphony is comprised of musicians from the greater Savannah area.
Georgia Southern team awarded more than $750,000 for teacher development grant
A team of Georgia Southern University professors led by College of Education’s Lacey Huffling, Ph.D., has been awarded a $763,897 grant from the Gulf Research Program of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine.