Kitty Pruitt earns 2017 Puckett-Merriman Award for fitness
Kitty Pruitt, senior lecturer of physical activity and dance was awarded the 2017 Puckett-Merriman Award at the 30th annual Share the Wealth Physical Education Conference at Jekyll Island, Georgia, on Jan. 26-28.
COE professor to present free lecture and piano performance on March 3
Georgia Southern professor Marla Morris, Ph.D., is combining music and education during “Educating the Inner Ear,” a free lecture and piano performance set for Friday, March 3, at 7 p.m. at the Performing Arts Center, 847 Plant Drive.
Georgia Southern breaks ground on new Interdisciplinary Academic Building
Georgia Southern University is making way for a new Interdisciplinary Academic Building, for which University officials broke ground during a ceremony today.
R. Frank Saunders, Jr. Lecture Series brings Lu Ann Jones to campus
Georgia Southern’s Department of History continues the R. Frank Saunders, Jr. Lecture Series this week with a presentation titled, “Centennial Voices: Using Oral History to Preserve the Past and Prepare for the Future of the National Park Service.”
Books to binge
February is National Library Lovers Month, so instead of binging your favorite Netflix shows, put the remote down and pick up a binge-worthy book at Zach S. Henderson Library. To help you out, University faculty have recommended some of their favorite books that will rival even your favorite series.
Jody Langdon wins Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Award
Jody Langdon, Ph.D., associate professor of kinesiology in the School of Health and Kinesiology, has been awarded the Georgia Southern University Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Award for her research focused on autonomy-supportive teaching.
Alumna Tamra Lamb Named a Georgia Science Teacher of Promise
The Georgia Science Teachers Association (GSTA) selected Georgia Southern alumna Tamra Lamb (‘14,’16) as its 2017 Georgia Science Teacher of Promise at the elementary school level.
University celebrates annual Arbor Day tree planting ceremony
The Center for Sustainability (CfS), Division of Facilities Services and the campus community celebrated the fifth annual Arbor Day tree planting at the Shooting Sports Education Center on Wednesday, Feb. 15.
Georgia Southern University participating in 2017 RecycleMania Tournament
RecycleMania, the premier collegiate recycling competition managed by Keep America Beautiful, is currently underway at Georgia Southern University, and is encouraging students to reduce, reuse, recycle and compost the most on campuses across the country.