Georgia Southern University Receives $1.6 Million Grant for Advanced Nursing Education
Georgia Southern University’s School of Nursing recently received a $1.6 million grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) for advanced nursing education. With the funds, Georgia Southern will establish an Advanced Practice Nurse-Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioners (APN-PMHNP) track to uniquely serve the psychiatric and mental health needs of rural and underserved communities, making it the only university in the state to focus on telemedicine training.
Alumnus vying for title of Travel Channel Star
When Blake Jeffers (‘08, ‘11) submitted a video entry to become the next Travel Channel Star, he wasn’t really expecting to get a call saying he’d been chosen for the running.
Georgia Southern Students Receive Emmy® Award
Georgia Southern University’s Multimedia Development Center (MDC) won a Student Emmy® Award for its “Wounded Eagle” video production at the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Southeast region awards ceremony on June 6 in Atlanta.
Georgia Southern Student Selected to Participate With Disneyland All-American College Band
Eric Spencer, a junior trombone performance major, will spend 11 weeks this summer performing with top college musicians from around the country after winning the jazz trombone soloist chair in the 2015 Disneyland All-American College Band.
Center for Sustainability to Host Sustainability Showcase, Green Eagle Award Ceremony
The Center for Sustainability and the Zach S. Henderson Library at Georgia Southern have teamed up to present the first-ever Sustainability Showcase.
Georgia Southern University Recognizes Alumni for Accomplishments
Georgia Southern University presented its 2015 Alumni Awards at the annual Alumni Association Awards Dinner held this pastSaturday at the Nessmith-Lane Conference Center.
SGA President Azell Francis Receives Potts Leadership Award
Azell Francis (’14), the Georgia Southern University Student Government Association (SGA) president, has been awarded the 2015 Regent Willis J. Potts Student Advisory Council Leadership Award.
Herty AMDC Part of Winning Team – Composites Manufacturing Institute
The Herty Advanced Materials Development Center (AMDC), an applied research center of Georgia Southern University, is pleased to announce that it is a founding member of a new national research institute created under the National Network for Manufacturing Innovation (NNMI).
University Announces $8,000 Grant from Governor’s Office
“We are excited about the receipt of this grant because it allows us to continue educating students on the dangers of distracted and impaired driving,” said Nicole Withers, administrative coordinator for the Office of Alcohol and Other Drugs Programs at Georgia Southern. “We will be able to continue our efforts to keep the student body, community and other drivers safe as we encourage them to steer away from destructive decisions.”
Professor Published in Prestigious British Medical Journal
“This is the first time in Georgia Southern’s 108 years of history that someone from our University has had a manuscript published in The Lancet,” said Isaac Chun Hai Fung, Ph.D., professor. “This accomplishment reflects that the research direction my collaborators and I are taking is attracting attention from top medical journals.”