Latest Results for Georgia Business Climate Survey Suggest Georgia Business Leaders are Optimistic about Future of Georgia
Georgia Southern University’s Business Innovation Group (BIG) and Georgia CEO have partnered to establish a new Georgia Business Climate Survey, which will serve as a tool for viewing how the state is moving forward economically. Distributed on a quarterly-basis, the survey covers various types of questions regarding the business industry specifically, the economy as a whole, the business industry’s propensity to hire new staff and investments in capital.
Health Services is reaccredited by the AAAHC
After an extensive practice assessment and on-site visit, Georgia Southern University’s Health Services has, once again, been recognized for offering exemplary health care to students.
Campus safety at Georgia Southern is within closer reach with LiveSafe app
Classes at Georgia Southern University began today, and the University has launched the free LiveSafe app, a smartphone safety app enabling University Police to more quickly receive notification of and respond to incidents, further helping to keep the campus community safe and well. With a single touch, the LiveSafe app enables any member of the campus community with a smartphone to share GPS-tagged information with the University’s Office of Public Safety for a range of safety concerns.
‘2016 Faculty Exhibition’ Opens at Center for Art & Theatre
The Georgia Southern University Betty Foy Sanders Department of Art presents the “2016 Faculty Exhibition” Aug. 15 – Sept. 16 in the Contemporary and University Galleries at the Center for Art and Theatre. An Opening Reception and Artist Talk will take place Thursday, Aug. 18.
Lectures on immigration detention and human rights defenders on Aug. 18
Georgia Southern University’s Department of Sociology and Anthropology and Department of Political Science and International Studies will co-host a pair of lectures on immigration detention and human rights defenders, respectively, on Aug. 18.
Georgia Southern faculty, staff gear up for fall semester
Georgia Southern University faculty and staff members gathered together Wednesday morning at the Nessmith-Lane Conference Center to gear up for the fall semester during the University’s annual Fall Convocation.
Georgia Southern brings renewable energy research to schools in high-need rural Georgia
Georgia Southern engineering professors have received more than $524,000 from the National Science Foundation. The grant will enable them to bring cutting-edge renewable energy research into the high school and tech school classrooms of high-need rural areas in Georgia.
Georgia Southern Alumnus spearheads a solar farm initiative
Working with solar energy has been a dream for alumnus Randy Smith (‘88) since a young age, and soon he’ll be able to make that dream a reality with the help of two innovative companies, Inman Solar and Georgia Power Company.
Patriot Award presented to University Provost Jean Bartels, Ph.D., R.N.
Today, Georgia Southern University Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Jean Bartels, Ph.D., R.N., was presented with a Patriot Award by the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), a Department of Defense office. The award is given to supervisors who have been nominated by an employee serving in the National Guard or Reserve or the spouse of a Guard or Reserve member for their efforts to support citizen warriors
At nearly $4 million, the Athletic Foundation continues to grow, thanks to Eagle Nation
The Georgia Southern Athletic Foundation’s main fundraising arm, the Eagle Fund, which is the Foundation’s annual fund that directly benefits student-scholarships, grew more than 25% from the previous fiscal year.