Georgia Southern awarded more than $500k to train literacy tutors for Chatham and Bulloch counties
Georgia Southern University has been awarded $517,575 to train elementary education literacy tutors who will work in select schools in Chatham and Bulloch counties.
Georgia Southern University joins major national study to examine potential impact of evidence-based teaching, mindset, and digital learning on students and faculty in “Gateway” courses
Georgia Southern University is partnering with the Association of College and University Educators (ACUE), the leader in student success and equity through quality instruction, on a new national study made possible through a $1.5 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Georgia Southern’s faculty will join more than 1,500 educators nationwide in a study to examine the relationship between evidence-based teaching practices, faculty mindset and student outcomes. In addition, up to 90 Georgia Southern faculty will have the opportunity to earn ACUE’s nationally recognized credential in effective teaching practices. Collectively, this will benefit more than 80,000 students.
How Georgia Southern students are teaching regional middle schoolers 21st-century life skills
When Georgia Southern University student Hannah Whitehead first walked into the new Junior Achievement (JA) Colonial Group Discovery Center, she was in awe as she took in the sight of a small-scale Savannah community before her.
Parker College of Business brings free income tax preparation back to Statesboro for 2022 season
Students in Georgia Southern’s Parker College of Business are ready to get hands-on experience preparing income tax returns while helping community members save money through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program, which began on Jan. 31.
Allie Griffis crowned Miss Georgia Southern University 2022
Eight Georgia Southern University students participated, but only one could be named Miss Georgia Southern University. This year, that honor went to Allie Griffis who won the 74th rendition of the scholarship competition.
Georgia Southern’s public impact research focus continues to flourish
Research activities and expenditures at Georgia Southern continue to grow, again validating the University’s classification as a “high research activity” institution, according to two national organizations.
Georgia Southern starting new teacher development program to increase the pool of available teachers
Georgia Southern University has been selected to be part of a new mentorship program that is designed to increase the pool of available teachers, especially teachers from a broader and more diverse background.
Georgia Southern University receives slew of high rankings in U.S. News best online program rankings
Georgia Southern University scores high in several categories of the U.S. News & World Report 2022 Best Online Program rankings. Georgia Southern is among the nation’s leaders in offering quality education for online students as professors ensure students are ready for the real world.
Georgia Southern’s Henderson Library selected to host ‘Americans and the Holocaust’ traveling exhibit
Georgia Southern University’s Zach S. Henderson Library is one of 50 U.S. libraries selected to host Americans and the Holocaust, a traveling exhibition from the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum that examines the motives, pressures and fears that shaped Americans’ responses to Nazism, war and genocide in Europe during the 1930s and 1940s.
Georgia Southern hires professional guitarist and Broadway veteran to lead new music industry program
Georgia Southern has hired professional guitarist and composer Eric B. Davis as its inaugural Gretsch Distinguished Scholar of Guitar/Music Industry.