Tag: Press Release

Office of Leadership and Community Engagement works with IT to keep Holiday Helper Tree tradition alive amid COVID-19 pandemic

In July, when most people at Georgia Southern University were wondering when students, faculty and staff would be able to return to campus, Jordan Wilburn was thinking about the upcoming holiday season. Specifically, Wilburn, who is the Community Engagement Coordinator in the Office of Leadership and Community Engagement, was brainstorming ways to keep the Holiday Helper Tree, a 27-year-old holiday tradition, alive during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Parker College of Business students paint for a purpose

The Humane Society of Statesboro and Bulloch County (HSSBC) has a fresh coat of paint for its new adoption center thanks to a group of Parker College of Business students who spent the weekend rolling up their sleeves to help the community organization.

Parker College of Business students paint for a purpose

The Humane Society of Statesboro and Bulloch County (HSSBC) has a fresh coat of paint for its new adoption center thanks to a group of Parker College of Business students who spent the weekend rolling up their sleeves to help the community organization.

Georgia Southern releases Economic Monitors Q2 and Q3, show signs of recovery in Savannah

Georgia Southern’s Economic Monitors Q2 and Q3 show signs of recovery in Savannah in 2021.

Georgia Southern releases Economic Monitors Q2 and Q3, show signs of recovery in Savannah

Georgia Southern’s Economic Monitors Q2 and Q3 show signs of recovery in Savannah in 2021.

Georgia Southern expands Master of Science in Electrical Engineering program to three new locations

The Georgia Southern University Master of Science in Electrical Engineering (MSEE) program will now be available on the Armstrong and Liberty Campuses, as well as at the Georgia Veterans Education Career Transition Resource (VECTR) Center in Warner Robins, Georgia.

Georgia Southern expands Master of Science in Electrical Engineering program to three new locations

The Georgia Southern University Master of Science in Electrical Engineering (MSEE) program will now be available on the Armstrong and Liberty Campuses, as well as at the Georgia Veterans Education Career Transition Resource (VECTR) Center in Warner Robins, Georgia.

Astounding freshman class growth, retention, increases Georgia Southern’s fall enrollment by more than 3 percent

Official fall enrollment at Georgia Southern University rose by approximately 3.45% over 2019, thanks to a record-breaking class of first-year students. Also contributing is a post-consolidation record-high 79% retention rate from freshman to sophomore year.

Visiting Chinese scholar spends longer than expected at Georgia Southern, returns home with knowledge for students with disabilities

When visiting Chinese scholar Xiaoying Jiang, Ph.D., arrived in Statesboro in March 2019 to partner with College of Education’s Kymberly Harris, Ph.D., she never expected to face a pandemic that would extend her stay in the U.S. indefinitely. However, upon recent return home, she’s using practices learned at Georgia Southern to help students with disabilities.

Visiting Chinese scholar spends longer than expected at Georgia Southern, returns home with knowledge for students with disabilities

When visiting Chinese scholar Xiaoying Jiang, Ph.D., arrived in Statesboro in March 2019 to partner with College of Education’s Kymberly Harris, Ph.D., she never expected to face a pandemic that would extend her stay in the U.S. indefinitely. However, upon recent return home, she’s using practices learned at Georgia Southern to help students with disabilities.