Tag: Press Release

No Paulson? No problem! says Georgia Southern senior

When Rebecca Hooper, a senior marketing major at Georgia Southern University, heard there would be no graduation ceremony at Paulson Stadium this year, she decided to build her own.

No Paulson? No problem! says Georgia Southern senior

When Rebecca Hooper, a senior marketing major at Georgia Southern University, heard there would be no graduation ceremony at Paulson Stadium this year, she decided to build her own.

Georgia Southern alumni encourage community, adapt small business in trying times

For many small businesses, closing storefronts due to the coronavirus pandemic has meant losing revenue and contact with customers. Focused on using art to boost the spirits of those in their Sandy Springs community, art studio owners and college roommates Sandra Lewis (‘92) and Kris Bleiler (‘91) are using the current crisis as an opportunity to offer new ways for their business to inspire and connect.

Georgia Southern alumni encourage community, adapt small business in trying times

For many small businesses, closing storefronts due to the coronavirus pandemic has meant losing revenue and contact with customers. Focused on using art to boost the spirits of those in their Sandy Springs community, art studio owners and college roommates Sandra Lewis (‘92) and Kris Bleiler (‘91) are using the current crisis as an opportunity to offer new ways for their business to inspire and connect.

Georgia Southern students, faculty participate in Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival regional competition

Faculty and students from Georgia Southern University’s Theatre Department on the Armstrong and Statesboro campuses were recently invited to participate in the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF) Region 4 competition, held in Spartanburg, South Carolina.

RiteCare Center receives $10K donation from Savannah Scottish Rite Masons

The RiteCare Center on the Armstrong Campus has received $10,000 from the Savannah Scottish Rite masons, a gift that will help fund the learning experience of Georgia Southern University students and support the success of speech therapy clients.

RiteCare Center receives $10K donation from Savannah Scottish Rite Masons

The RiteCare Center on the Armstrong Campus has received $10,000 from the Savannah Scottish Rite masons, a gift that will help fund the learning experience of Georgia Southern University students and support the success of speech therapy clients.

Betty Foy Sanders Department of Art hosts first online exhibition ‘Form and Content’

The Betty Foy Sanders Department of Art is hosting its annual juried student exhibitions this spring, but for the first time they will appear online. The first of three exhibitions, “Form and Content,” features student work from art foundations classes that include Drawing I, Drawing II, 2D Art and Design Foundations, 3D Art and Design Foundations and Digital Foundations. The exhibition is available to view online through April 12. Typically hosted in the University Gallery on the Statesboro Campus, the COVID-19 pandemic changed exhibition plans.

Betty Foy Sanders Department of Art hosts first online exhibition ‘Form and Content’

The Betty Foy Sanders Department of Art is hosting its annual juried student exhibitions this spring, but for the first time they will appear online. The first of three exhibitions, “Form and Content,” features student work from art foundations classes that include Drawing I, Drawing II, 2D Art and Design Foundations, 3D Art and Design Foundations and Digital Foundations. The exhibition is available to view online through April 12. Typically hosted in the University Gallery on the Statesboro Campus, the COVID-19 pandemic changed exhibition plans.

From isolation to hope, Georgia Southern alumni join to sew masks for Atlanta hospitals

Like so many others, Anna Ferguson, a 2009 Georgia Southern University fashion merchandising and apparel design graduate, felt helpless in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic that caused citizens around the globe to go into isolation.

Yet, a call-to-action by a grassroots distribution network, Sewing Masks for Area Hospitals – Atlanta (COVID-19), on Facebook led Ferguson, and fellow alumni, to repurpose their skill sets for the greater good.