Georgia Southern receives more national recognition for student support programs
Georgia Southern’s work to support students in their college journey is once again receiving national recognition. The National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) Excellence Awards has included two of the University’s collaborative projects, The Eagle Experience and the student-initiated Period Equity Movement, in its 2022-2023 list of winners.
New data shows real value of on-campus student engagement
Planning and attending student events on a college campus may sound like it’s all fun and games. But new data from Georgia Southern University shows there are real benefits for the students and for the university when students engage in on-campus activities.
Parker College of Business students work with local nonprofit, gain marketing experience
When Georgia Southern University faculty member Travis Brickey attended the annual Haunted Forest fundraiser, hosted by the Boys & Girls Club of Bulloch County in Statesboro, he didn’t expect to come back to the classroom with a project idea for his students.
‘The Eagle Experience’ wins national award for excellence
‘The Eagle Experience,’ a collaborative cross-university effort to ensure new students’ successful transition into their college years, grabbed the attention of the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) and won a 2021-22 NASPA Excellence Bronze Award.
Georgia Southern University’s Urkovia Andrews, DrPH, receives national Nadinne Cruz Community Engagement Professional Award
Georgia Southern University’s Assistant Director of Service-Learning Urkovia Andrews, DrPH, is this year’s recipient o the national Nadinne Cruz Community Engagement Professional Award. This recognition is courtesy of Camus Compact, which is a network of colleges across the country dedicated to promoting and recognizing public work in higher education.
Georgia Southern University named a finalist for Student Veterans of America ‘Chapter of the Year’ Award
Georgia Southern University was selected as a finalist for the Chapter of the Year awarded by Student Veterans of America (SVA), an organization focused on advocating for and advancing resources for veterans in higher education.
The University has SVA chapters on the Statesboro Campus and Armstrong Campus in Savannah, both of which were recognized with the award.
Georgia Southern professor, alumnus honored at Regents Scholarship Gala
A Georgia Southern University professor and graduate were among the distinguished honorees at the recent 17th annual Regents’ Scholarship Gala that raised more than $625,000 to support and provide need-based scholarships for University System of Georgia (USG) students across the state.
Nursing student Jasmine Thomas receives $15K fellowship
Jasmine Thomas, a second-year graduate student at Georgia Southern University, has received $15,000 from the National Advisory Committee of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s Minority Fellowship Program.
Checo Colón-Gaud receives inaugural Leadership Award from Society for Freshwater Science
Biology professor and Associate Dean of the Jack N. Averitt College of Graduate Studies Checo Colón-Gaud, Ph.D., has received the inaugural Leadership Award from the Society for Freshwater Science (SFS) for his commitment and ongoing work to improve and expand diversity, equity and inclusion within the SFS community.
Georgia Southern University Multimedia Development Center wins Professional Emmy® Award
The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Southeast Chapter has recognized Georgia Southern University’s Multimedia Development Center (MDC) with an Emmy® Award at their annual awards event in Atlanta.