Marvin Pittman Lab School reunion brings teachers and students together
Nearly 300 people, including former students, teachers and staff members from the Marvin Pittman Laboratory School (MPLS) came together for a reunion on Sunday, March 6, at the Nessmith-Lane Conference Center.
Georgia Southern hosts the 2016 Healthcare Symposium, “Truths and Myths behind Childhood Vaccinations”
In its third year, Georgia Southern’s Master of Healthcare Administration (MHA) program and the Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health will sponsor the 2016 Healthcare Symposium. “Truths and Myths behind Childhood Vaccinations,” on March 24, 10 – 11:30 a.m., in the University’s Performing Arts Center (PAC). The symposium is free and open to students, staff, faculty and the community.
Georgia Southern offers summer school courses and on-campus job opportunities for students
Students anywhere can take advantage of the opportunities offered through summer school at Georgia Southern. By choosing Southern for summer, students may take advantage of fully online courses, campus housing at University Villas, more than 100 on-campus job opportunities, shorter semesters and the opportunity to study abroad. In addition to the nearly 300 online courses, the University is offering a total of 1,600 summer classes to ensure students stay on track this May, June and July.
Georgia Southern University hosts the 27th Annual National Youth-At-Risk Conference
The 27th Annual National Youth-At-Risk Conference, hosted by Georgia Southern University’s College of Education and the Division of Continuing Education, will be held in Savannah March 6-9. The conference trains adults who serve youth to create safe, healthy, caring and intellectually empowering educational environments that foster the well-being of children and adolescents by offering more than 120 sessions with nationally and internationally recognized presenters to more than 1, 200 conference participants from across the United States.
Author and designer James Farmer to visit Averitt Center
James Farmer, popular designer, author and master of the finer things will serve as the 2016 Jack N. and Addie D. Averitt Lecturer on Sunday, March 6, at 3 p.m. All proceeds from the event will benefit the Botanic Garden at Georgia Southern.
Students Compete in the Georgia Southern University Business Innovation Group’s Third Annual 3 Day Startup
“My Guardian Angel,” a business idea that could help save children’s lives, was selected by judges to move on to the FastPitch competition in Savannah, Georgia, during the third annual 3 Day Startup (3DS) held Feb. 19-21.
Young Alumnus to direct mainstage play, “Twelfth Night”
When actors starring in the Theatre & Performance program’s production of Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night” take the stage March 3-5 at the PAC, they’ll be under the direction of alumnus Gage Crook, who began work on the play as a student.
Moscow Festival Ballet presents “Sleeping Beauty” at Georgia Southern’s Performing Arts Center
The Moscow Festival Ballet, one of the most renowned ballet troupes in Russia, will present the romantic fairytale classic Sleeping Beauty at the Georgia Southern Performing Arts Center (PAC) on Tuesday, March 8, at 7:30 p.m.
Alumna Cassie Beasley returns to Georgia Southern for bestselling book reading
Georgia Southern University graduate and bestselling author Cassie Beasley will be on campus for a book reading Wednesday, March 2, at 7 p.m. in the Information Technology Building, room 1005.
New art exhibit explores consumerism, D-I-Y and throwaway culture
Georgia Southern University’s Betty Foy Sanders Department of Art presents Allison Tierney’s “The Things We Keep,” through March 25 in the University’s Contemporary Gallery of the Center for Art & Theatre.