From Georgia Southern to Aerojet Rocketdyne: December graduate finds her wings
Graduating senior Lydia Poole began her college career as a first-generation student on Georgia Southern University’s Armstrong Campus in Savannah. Originally seeking a mathematics degree, Poole changed her major to mechanical engineering right before classes started.
‘Instead of retiring, I’m refiring,’ says public health advocate who earns Georgia Southern doctoral degree this week
This week, Lisa Ariellah Ward will earn a Doctor of Public Health from Georgia Southern University, a merited title for the grandmother of seven and mother of four.
Georgia Southern Police arrest Swainsboro man following armed robbery report
Quick and thorough work by the Georgia Southern University Police Department (UPD) led to the identification and arrest today of Izaah Rollins, 20, in connection to the Dec. 5 armed robbery reported on the University’s Statesboro Campus.
Center for Business Analytics and Economic Research evaluates local manufacturers’ response to COVID-19 pandemic
Georgia Southern University’s Center for Business Analytics and Economic Research (CBAER) reported in a recent study that despite employment and production challenges, manufacturers in the coastal region are recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Georgia Southern University launches NASA-funded engineering mentorship program with Savannah-area high schools
Savannah-area high school students are getting a first-hand look at engineering concepts through the Eagle Engineering Ambassadors (EAA) program, a new NASA-funded mentorship program that partners students in Georgia Southern University’s Allen E. Paulson College of Engineering and Computing with teams of high school students.
Student-led media group wins package of awards for innovation
The George-Anne Media Group, a student-led news team at Georgia Southern University, has earned a bundle of awards, including one that some consider to be the highest national honor among student media. The headline prize was the Pacemaker Award.
Georgia Southern Police arrest individual with criminal history, resolve situation without incident
An incident on Nov. 22 ended with the identification and peaceful apprehension of an individual wanted for multiple felony violation warrants in Statesboro thanks to the work of Georgia Southern University Police Investigator Trevor Williams.
Georgia Southern University Libraries staff selected for national emerging leaders program
Georgia Southern University Libraries staff members Lee Bareford and Kelli-Anne Gecawich have been selected to participate in the American Library Association’s 2023 Emerging Leaders Program.
From a ‘whim’ to a scholarship; Eagle student’s path to Harvard
Amunet Berry of Jonesboro, Georgia, was just a freshman at Georgia Southern University when she first began taking classes in German studies. Now, she’s a senior who recently attended a conference at the Harvard Kennedy School on international affairs.
Georgia Southern institute signs $15.7M contract to help protect Georgia’s K-12 students from COVID-19
Georgia Southern University’s Institute for Health Logistics & Analytics has garnered a $15.7 million contract with the Georgia Department of Public Health to manage COVID-19 mitigation efforts in Georgia’s K-12 schools to help keep schools operating safely.