Georgia Southern’s 42nd Annual ‘A Day for Southern’ Community Campaign is Underway
Gifts to the campaign not only support the campus community, but also enhance the longstanding and positive impact Georgia Southern has made on the Statesboro and greater Bulloch County community.
Patti Solis Doyle to Speak for Hispanic Heritage Month
Patti Solis Doyle, political organizer and campaign strategist, will share her thoughts on “Shaping the Future of Hispanics in the U.S.” in honor of Hispanic Heritage month. The Multicultural Student Center at Georgia Southern will host Doyle on Wed., Sept. 16, at 7 p.m. in University’s Russell Union Ballroom.
Georgia Southern University Presidential Search Committee Named
Board of Regents Chairman Neil Pruitt has announced the formation of the two committees required by regents’ policy to conduct a national search for the next president of Georgia Southern University (GSU).
Georgia Southern Alumnus Finds New Human Relative
A Georgia Southern alumnus is leading a group of scientists who claim to have found the bones of a new species in our human ancestry.
Georgia Southern University officers are now equipped with body cameras
Georgia Southern’s Office of Public Safety is the first public safety force in Bulloch County to incorporate body cameras and in-car recording systems into the daily work of its officers. The University has equipped each of the Police Department’s 34 patrol officers with body cameras and four marked patrol cars with video equipment.
Georgia Southern students’ exhibit, “Ovation,” opens Saturday, Sept. 5
Georgia Southern’s 2015-2016 visual art scholarship and award recipients in the Betty Foy Sanders Department of Art (BFSDoArt) will showcase their work in the “Ovation,” exhibit at the Blick Gallery in Savannah, Georgia. The exhibit, open to the public, is on display Saturday, Sept. 5, through Thursday, Oct. 1.
Georgia Southern offering fast-track courses for fiber optics certification
This fall, Georgia Southern University’s Division of Continuing Education is offering career-building certified fiber optic technician and specialist fast-track courses at the Coastal Georgia Center, in Savannah, Georgia. Participants are provided the option to take two or three fiber optics courses during the weeklong training.
Anthony Waters to chair Georgia Southern’s 42nd annual ‘A Day for Southern’ campaign
Georgia Southern alumnus Anthony Waters, Bulloch County native and familiar name in the community, will serve as the community chair of the University’s 42nd annual community celebration of A Day for Southern on Tuesday, Sept. 15.
Georgia Southern receives largest gift to date for scholarship for nursing students
Georgia Southern University has received a gift from East Georgia Regional Medical Center toward the School of Nursing Students’ Memorial Fund established in memory of the five nursing students who lost their lives in a tragic accident on April 22, 2015.
Researchers Track Currents with Drifters and Dye
Researchers from the James H. Oliver, Jr., Institute for Coastal Plain Science (ICPS) at Georgia Southern teamed up with Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary on Tuesday, Sept. 1, to release 50 gallons of a non-toxic red dye into the Altamaha River.