Awards and Recognition

College of Education professors’ book named as a selected read by Chronicle of Higher Education

The book, Promoting Social Justice through the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, edited by Georgia Southern University’s College of Education Professors Delores Liston, Ph.D., and Regina Rahimi, Ed.D., was included in a January compilation of 10 ‘Selected New Books on Higher Education’ in The Chronicle of Higher Education.

Georgia Southern University to highlight work of Master of Fine Arts candidates this semester

Georgia Southern University’s Betty Foy Sanders Department of Art (BFSDoArt) will host exhibits featuring the work of six Master of Fine Arts (MFA) candidates this semester at the Center for Art and Theatre on the Statesboro Campus.

Georgia Southern alumnus Nick Wiley named chief conservation officer of Ducks Unlimited

Ducks Unlimited (DU) announced in November the hiring of Georgia Southern alumnus Nick Wiley (‘83) as its new chief conservation officer, effective January 2018.

Georgia Southern University recognized for commitment to veterans and military-connected students

Georgia Southern University has been recognized by Military Times in the Military Times Best: Colleges 2018 for its commitment to providing quality educational opportunities to America’s veterans and military-connected students. Georgia Southern supports nearly 500 veteran and military-connected students currently enrolled at the University.

Georgia Southern employee, veteran to receive master’s degree this fall

Todd Tinker has had many journeys in his life, and his latest journey of obtaining his master’s degree is coming to fruition after nearly five years.

Georgia Southern earns honorable mention for Second Nature’s 2017 Climate Leadership Awards

Georgia Southern University has received an honorable mention designation from Second Nature and the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) for the 2017 Climate Leadership Awards, announced earlier this month.

Second annual Social Gerontology Conference this weekend at Georgia Southern

The Center for Social Gerontology and the Division of Continuing Education at Georgia Southern will host the second annual Social Gerontology Conference from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Oct. 13, at the Nessmith-Lane Conference Center, 847 Plant Drive, Statesboro.

Eagle alumnus commands Georgia Army National Guard

The Georgia Army National Guard is made up of more than 11,000 citizen-soldiers who train in more than 79 hometown armories and regional facilities across the state. They not only respond to disturbances and natural disasters in Georgia — such as the recent Hurricane Irma — but they also fight alongside our nation’s military on battlefields around the world.

And when the Guard deploys its soldiers to fields both international and domestic, it’s an Eagle alumnus who now leads them.

Georgia Southern named one of the Most Affordable Online MBA Programs in the country

Georgia Southern University’s online MBA program has been recognized as one of the most affordable online MBA degree programs by BestCollegesOnline.com.