COE Alumnus named Georgia Superintendent of the Year
Georgia Southern College of Education Alumnus Joseph (Jody) Barrow Jr., Ed.D., was named Georgia’s 2017 Superintendent of the Year during the December 2016 Georgia School Boards Association (GSBA) and Georgia School Superintendents Association (GSSA) Winter Conference in Atlanta.
Georgia Southern’s online programs recognized for excellence in latest rankings by U.S. News & World Report
Georgia Southern University’s online programs have again been recognized for excellence in rankings released by U.S. News & World Report for the best online programs among colleges and universities across the country for 2017.
Message from the President
Today, the Board of Regents approved a plan to consolidate Georgia Southern University and Armstrong State University. The combined institution will be named Georgia Southern University.
Telfair named APHA President-Elect
Joseph Telfair, DrPH, MSW, MPH professor of public health practice and research and dual chair of the Department of Community Health and Health Policy and Management, has been named President-elect of the American Public Health Association (APHA).
Service Corp of Retired Executives chapter opens in Statesboro
The Savannah chapter of the Service Corp of Retired Executives (SCORE) is set to open a satellite office at Georgia Southern’s Business Innovation Group (BIG) in Statesboro on Jan. 9.
Georgia Southern University hosts ribbon cutting ceremony for new Military Science building
Georgia Southern University’s award-winning Army ROTC Eagle Battalion now has a new world-class building in which to learn, network and grow their skills. Today, Georgia Southern University President Jaimie Hebert, Ph.D., hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony for the University’s new Military Science building.
Professor Anastatia Sims to speak at Great Minds Lecture series Jan. 31
Anastatia Sims, Ph.D., professor of history in Georgia Southern University’s College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (CLASS), will open the 2017 Great Minds Lecture series on Jan. 31 in the Russell Union, Room 2047.
Student receives grant for athletic performance research
Melissa Stack (`15), graduate student in the School of Health and Kinesiology, has been awarded a grant in the amount of $844.06 from the Graduate Student Professional Development Fund (GSPDF) at Georgia Southern University for her research, “The effect of chronic L-carnitine and carbohydrate supplementation on body composition, perceived exertion and athletic performance in female endurance athletes.”
Anthropology’s Lambda Alpha Society presents spring film series
Georgia Southern Anthropology’s Lambda Alpha Society is set to present their first annual Spring Film Series on Jan. 12, Feb. 9, March 9 and April 20.