Georgia Southern University to host 2015 Healthcare Symposium
David Rubenstein, retired Army Major General and Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE), is the featured speaker for the Georgia Southern Healthcare Symposium on March 4.
Georgia Southern Welcomes Pulitzer-prize Winning Columnist to Campus
First-Year Experience (FYE) at Georgia Southern University will present a lecture by two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Nicholas Kristof on Monday, Feb. 23, at 7 p.m. in the University’s Performing Arts Center. The event is free and open to the public.
Exercise is Medicine Initiative Comes to Campus
In collaboration with “Wellness Week,” Georgia Southern University is teaming up with the national initiative “Exercise is Medicine on Campus (EIM-OC)” to launch a weeklong educational experience promoting physical activity from Feb. 5-12.
Georgia Southern University to Host the first World Universities Forum in the United States
Georgia Southern University will welcome “The Eighth World Universities Forum” to the Coastal Georgia Center, 305 Fahm St. in downtown Savannah, on Feb. 5-6.
University To Host Horizon Saxophone Quartet
Horizon Saxophone Quartet, a component of the United States Air Force Band of the West, will present a concert at Georgia Southern University’s Carol A. Carter Recital Hall on Wednesday, Jan. 28, at 7:30 p.m. This family-friendly performance is free, open to the public and hosted by the University’s Southern Saxophones ensemble.
MLK Celebration Speaker Moved to Feb. 18
The University has rescheduled its MLK Celebration speaker Michele Norris, the first African-American female host for NPR, until Wednesday, Feb. 18 at 7 p.m.
Michele Norris to Speak at MLK Celebration
“We chose Michele Norris because of her reputation, professional accomplishments, and because of her initiative that she started in 2010, the Race Card Project, which encouraged a wider conversation about race among her readers and listeners,” said Dorsey Baldwin, director of the Multicultural Student Center. “We’ve even started the Race Card Project on our campus to get honest and open feedback from our students, faculty and staff.”
City Campus Plans for Another BIG Global Entrepreneurship Week
The Georgia Southern University Business Innovation Group (BIG) will participate in “Global Entrepreneurship Week,” Nov. 17-22. Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW), a Kauffman Foundation initiative, is a worldwide celebration of the innovators and job creators that bring ideas to life.