Georgia Southern student recognized for registering 300 bone marrow donors
Brianne Dollar receives the Steven Bochco Award at the Gift of Life gala in Los Angeles. She received the honor thanks to her being responsible for more than 30 fundraising drives and registering over 300 bone marrow donors.
Recent Georgia Southern graduate named ‘Volunteer of the Year’
Georgia Southern graduate Ashley Rutland earned Rutland the 2021-2022 Annie F. Oliver Volunteer of the Year award by the Savannah Speech & Hearing Center.
Georgia Southern faculty secure $1.8 million federal grant to promote inclusive excellence in health informatics
Faculty from Georgia Southern University’s Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health have secured a federal grant totaling more than $1.8 million from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to promote inclusive excellence in health informatics and health equity.
A statement from President Kyle Marrero about the passing of Betty Foy Sanders
I join with many, many others in the Georgia Southern community who are mourning the passing of Betty Foy Sanders.
Many know her as a former first lady to Georgia’s 74th governor, Carl Edward Sanders Sr., but I knew her as a friend, longtime supporter, and namesake to the Georgia Southern Department of Art.
Dignitaries help University officials break ground on Jack and Ruth Ann Hill Convocation Center
The opportunity to memorialize the late Sen. Jack Hill and wife Ruth Ann brought an impressive list of state and national leaders to Statesboro on Thursday to help break ground on a new Georgia Southern University Convocation Center that will bear their names.
Georgia Southern alumni pledge $125,000 for Tormenta FC Endowed Scholarship
On Tuesday, May 24, Tormenta Futbol Club co-owners and Georgia Southern University alumni Darin H. Van Tassell (’89) and Netra R. Van Tassell (’90) pledged a $125,000 Tormenta FC Endowed Scholarship to the Georgia Southern University Foundation, Inc.
Georgia Southern students expand communication disorder awareness amidst Deaf Culture Renaissance
At Georgia Southern, a group of students is taking courses to grow the number of interpreters in their communities and their fields.
Each student comes to class with their own motivations to learn ASL.
Georgia Southern launches Asian Studies Digital collection, celebrates Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month in May
Georgia Southern University Libraries and Nalanda Roy, Ph.D., recently launched a digital collection, “An Integral History: Asian Studies Digital Archive,” to coincide with Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month in May.
Georgia Southern graduate credits independent study and mentor for success in public health
Many students strive to make a significant impact on their communities before they graduate. Jordan Bordeaux is one of them.
As an undergraduate student at the University of Wyoming, Bordeaux worked in health promotion and wellness. That experience prompted her to look into graduate programs for public health.
Georgia Southern graduate spreads wings, lands new production career
Samuel Schwartz knew from the moment he set foot on campus that Georgia Southern University would be his home for the next four years.
The first person he connected with on his journey was Dean Cummings, Ph.D., an associate professor in the Department of Communication Arts in the College of Arts and Humanities.