Resilient and Ready: Georgia Southern graduate Ava Geyer’s mission for moms
Ava Geyer has held many roles while pursuing a bachelor’s degree in exercise science at Georgia Southern University, but the most important one is mom.
‘No regrets’: Shaheim Johnson makes family history as first-generation graduate
Student Government Association President Shaheim Johnson is reaching a significant milestone this May by becoming the first in his family to graduate from college.
Georgia Southern University Graduate: A Journey of self-discovery
Shaped by the resilient spirit of her Gullah Geechee heritage in Harris Neck, Georgia, Kay’La Brennon’s path at Georgia Southern University has been one of self-discovery. Her first semester as an undeclared major revealed her true calling: public health.
Georgia Southern graduate bound for Harvard School of Dental Medicine
Hard work and a willingness to embrace new experiences at Georgia Southern University have paved the way to Harvard University for Spring 2025 Commencement graduate Eric Njoroge. This fall, he will begin his studies at Harvard School of Dental Medicine in Boston, an achievement he credits to his transformative undergraduate experience.
Approximately 4,400 degrees conferred during Georgia Southern’s 2025 Spring Commencement ceremonies
This week, approximately 4,400 graduates from Georgia Southern University’s three campuses received college degrees during Spring 2025 Commencement ceremonies.
Survivor, scientist, conservationist: Resilience and research fuel Double Eagle
If you’d asked Kristin Bailey what she expected her college experience to include, wolves, zombies and cancer wouldn’t have made the list. But Bailey, a spring 2025 graduate from the Jack N. Averitt College of Graduate Studies, was surprised to find her academic journey included those three things, and more.
From student to tradition-maker: Matt Fallin retires after nearly 40 years on campus
When Matt Fallin, DMA, arrived on the Georgia Southern campus in 1982, he had no idea it was where he would spend the next half of his life. Then a young music student, Fallin would go on to lay the groundwork for the brand new, still unnamed, marching band and eventually create traditions that future members of Eagle Nation would come to cherish. As Fallin prepares for life after Georgia Southern, he vividly remembers every special moment he shared as he journeyed through student life and into the role of professor.
A gift to herself: Nursing graduate finishes degree in celebration of turning 40
Heather Yuill’s completion of her Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree is not only a milestone in her academic career, it’s a 40th birthday gift to herself.
Yuill’s spring 2025 graduation from Georgia Southern University is an investment in her future and the completion of a journey that began nearly two decades ago.
Georgia Southern’s Center for Addiction Recovery receives major funding from Georgia Opioid Crisis Abatement Trust
Georgia is in the midst of an opioid crisis. However, widespread implementation of public health interventions is creating a positive impact, with opioid overdose deaths declining sharply in the state since mid-2023. Georgia Southern University’s Center for Addiction Recovery, housed in the Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health (JPHCPH), continues to be involved in translational research, helping Georgia respond to this public health emergency.
Stitching stories: Georgia Southern fashion student graduates with star-catching career
As a child, Margaret Riggs’ first designs looked like the sketches of most kids: two-dimensional dresses with blocky sleeves, colored in crayon. A far cry from her latest masterpieces, which earned the graduating fashion merchandising student a nomination from the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival this year.