Two Georgia Southern faculty contribute to Technology Association of Georgia report
Jerry Burke, Ph.D., professor and chair of the Department of Logistics and Supply Chain Management, and Marc Scott, Ph.D., assistant professor of logistics and supply chain management and director of the Southern Center for Logistics and Intermodal Transportation, contributed to the Georgia Supply Chain and Logistics technology ecosystem report by the Technology Association of Georgia (TAG).
“We contributed to the report to highlight how Georgia Southern connects employers with students who are readily capable to tackle dynamic challenges faced by logistics and supply chain organizations,” said Burke. “We also wanted to enhance awareness of the expertise that faculty in the Department of Logistics and Supply Chain Management possess to assist organizations via applied faculty research and student-led projects.”
The Parker College of Business faculty provided insight into the supply chain and logistics programs at Georgia Southern University, explaining that faculty expertise and the university’s proximity to the Port of Savannah provides unique opportunities for collaboration with the supply chain and logistics ecosystem. The logistics faculty have built relationships with various logistics and intermodal transportation stakeholders leading to impactful opportunities to provide experiential learning activities to students.
WCHP faculty research published in online journal Physiological Reports
Gregory Grosicki, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Health Sciences and Kinesiology, and colleagues from San Francisco State University, recently published their research titled, “Rapid Gut Microbiome Changes in a World-Class Ultramarathon Runner” in the journal Physiological Reports.
Their work focused on the physiological characteristics of a world-class ultramarathon runner before and after competing in the Western States Endurance Run, an invitation-only, 100-mile trail race in Northern California.
WCHP faculty to serve as panelist for National Diversity Congress conference
Rochelle Lee, Ed.D., assistant professor in the Department of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Sciences, was selected by the National Diversity Congress to serve as a panelist at the 2020 Diversity in Leadership Conference.
Lee will serve as a panel member for the topic, “Intersectionality in Higher-Education Leadership: How You Can Help?” where she will share her knowledge and experience with conference attendees.
The conference, which will be at the Harvard Faculty Club in April in Cambridge, Massachusetts, aims to provide attendees with a highly interactive learning experience. Attendees will have the opportunity to attend roundtable and panel discussions and participate in Q&A periods.
Nursing faculty member elected to Sigma Theta Tau International Governance Committee
Trina Embrey, D.N.S., assistant professor in the School of Nursing and director of the undergraduate nursing program on the Georgia Southern University Armstrong Campus, was elected to a two-year term on the Sigma Theta Tau (Sigma) International Governance Committee during the 45th Biennial Convention in Washington, D.C.
During the convention, the Rho Psi Chapter, of which Embrey is the president and includes Georgia Southern’s Student Chapter, received two Showcase of Regional Excellence Awards for Outstanding achievement in two areas of the Presidential Call to Action: Collaborate and Connect.
The International Governance Committee is made up of seven members from the international organization’s chapters who reside around the globe. Committee members will oversee bylaw compliance, make recommendations for bylaw changes if needed, and oversee member and chapter eligibility issues.
WCHP Dean named Health Care Hero by Georgia Medical Society
Barry Joyner, Ph.D., dean of the Waters College of Health Professions, was named by the Georgia Medical Society as the recipient of the Health Care Hero Award in the Health Care Education category during the 19th annual Health Care Heroes Awards.
The award recognizes individuals and organizations for their involvement in making health care better in the community by conducting or sponsoring educational activities that improve quality of life.
“While it is an honor to receive this award, it’s a true representation of the ongoing effort the Waters College of Health Professions is making in preparing students for their future roles in health care,” stated Joyner. “Additionally, the award demonstrates the college’s value of not only serving the community but continuing to provide opportunities for our students to work in collaboration with the community.”
Annual Walk for RiteCare raises $5,000 for Georgia Southern’s RiteCare Center
The RiteCare Center at Georgia Southern University received a $5,000 donation from the Valley of Savannah Scottish Rite Masons after their second annual Walk for the RiteCare at Lake Mayer Park in Savannah, Georgia.
Georgia Southern Armstrong Campus students and staff were among the 80 participants in the walk. Held in October, the walk featured trick or treating along the walking trail for children, a children’s costume contest and a team costume contest.
Students from the communication sciences and disorders class of 2021 team won the trophy for the costume contest, and the National Student Speech Language Hearing Association team winning second place.
Georgia Southern University Botanic Garden receives grant for new species, walking trail
The Georgia Southern University Botanic Garden has been awarded the Stanley Smith Horticultural Trust, which will be used to plant a collection of new trees and install a trail amongst them.
“The grant will pay for a climbing arborist to come in and take care of the trees that we don’t have the staff to manage safely,” said Carolyn Altman, Botanic Garden director.
The Stanley Smith Horticultural Trust was created in 1970 by May Smith in honor of her husband to support education and research in ornamental horticulture and the development and maintenance of public gardens that offer educational experiences.
The Botanic Garden is located on the Statesboro Campus, and admission is free and open to the public. For more information, visit https://academics.georgiasouthern.edu/garden/.
Team USA Archery head coach teaches class at Georgia Southern Shooting Sports Education Center
The USA Olympic Archery Team’s head coach, Kisik Lee, recently taught a National Training System certified archery course at the Shooting Sports Education Center (SSEC) on the Georgia Southern Statesboro Campus. Lee’s course was one of only two classes per year, and it was the first of its kind held outside of the USA Archery facility in Chula Vista, California.
“This is a great opportunity to showcase our high-caliber facility to Coach Lee and other aspiring coaches,” said Matt Horst, SSEC director. “We are extremely proud to host this course which brings 40 archery coaches from across the country to see what Georgia Southern has to offer the archery community. It is a great example of how we are able to contribute to the region’s economic impact.”
The SSEC aims to provide a hub for the shooting sports in Southeast Georgia. Through instructional programs, training classes, recreation, competition, and special events, it serves a variety of individuals including youth, adults, students, law enforcement, hunters, first-time shooters, elite athletes and all groups interested in participating and learning more about firearms and archery.
Georgia Southern faculty member selected to create mural for Starland Mural Project
The Betty Foy Sanders Department of Art faculty member Jon Witzky has been selected as one of the eight local artists to create murals for the Starland Mural Project. The Starland Mural Project is an initiative to support the funding, permitting, creation and conservation of murals in the Starland District in Savannah.
“Savannah is such a vibrant place, full of creative people,” said Witzky. “It’s great to be involved and to have artwork seen by those who might not have a chance to see it otherwise.”
Witzky’s abstract landscapes of rural and city life are inspired by Savannah’s past and present, and aim to enrich the local community.
“Public art can help to build and sustain identity, create public discourse and enliven areas that have been neglected,” said Witzky.
Witzky’s mural will be on the south corner of 41st and Bull Streets, on the old Starland Dairy building.
Georgia Southern hosts annual faculty and student pottery holiday sale
The Betty Foy Sanders Department of Art at Georgia Southern University will host the annual faculty and student pottery holiday sale Wednesday, Nov. 20, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the Armstrong Campus in the Annex II building. The sale showcases art that is produced by faculty and students each year and features unique, artistic and functional ceramics and pottery pieces that incorporate many styles and techniques. The event is free to attend.
Ceramics professor John Jenson, who is spearheading the sale, has worked with clay for more than 30 years. Creating pieces for the sale allows students to produce quality art pieces and gain experience working outside the traditional classroom setting, he said.
“The pottery sale is an excellent opportunity to view and possibly purchase one of a kind, hand-made ceramic pieces,” said Jenson, whose work will also be featured in the sale and available for purchase.
A portion of the proceeds from the sale will provide scholarships for students in the Betty Foy Sanders Department of Art.