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Georgia Southern hosts Food for Fines, parking citations waived with food donations

Georgia Southern University Parking and Transportation Services will waive outstanding campus parking tickets for students, faculty and staff on the Statesboro or Armstrong campuses, as well as members of the community, in exchange for food donations, for its Food for Fines events on Nov. 7 and 8.

Georgia Southern improves health in Coastal Georgia through new partnership

The Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health at Georgia Southern University is partnering with the Coastal Health District to train future health professionals through the formation of an Academic Health Department.

Communication Arts welcomes back alumni for “50+1” anniversary celebration

Georgia Southern University alumni and students gathered in Sanford Hall for a reunion like no other. Some alumni came back to a “new” building and a freshly posted mural, making this 50+1 anniversary a celebration to remember.

‘All Things at Once’ visiting artist exhibition opens on Statesboro Campus

“All Things at Once,” a visiting artist exhibition by Dan Funderburgh is on view at Georgia Southern University’s Center for Art and Theatre on the Statesboro Campus. The exhibition will run through Dec. 6. There will be an artist talk on Nov. 12 beginning at 5 p.m. in the Arts Building followed by a reception in the Center for Art and Theatre’s University Gallery from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

President Kyle Marrero conferred as 14th president of Georgia Southern University

On Oct. 25, Georgia Southern University held an investiture ceremony in Hanner Fieldhouse on the Statesboro Campus to officially confer the duties and responsibilities of the Office of the President to Dr. Kyle Marrero, who became Georgia Southern’s 14th president on April 1.

Savannah Wind Symphony presents its fall concert with world premiere

The Savannah Wind Symphony will host its fall concert in Georgia Southern University’s Armstrong Campus Fine Arts Auditorium with the world premiere of “Pentangle,” a concerto grosso for brass quintet and concert band by composer Philip Sparke, on Nov. 12 at 7:30 p.m.

Georgia Southern to debut new program in School of Human Ecology in Fall 2020

With support from the College of Education, the Georgia Southern University School of Human Ecology will debut the Birth to Kindergarten Teacher Education Program, which will be housed on the Armstrong Campus in Savannah. The program is the only one of its kind in South Georgia, and classes will begin in the 2020 fall semester.

Masters of Applied Economics most affordable online program

Georgia Southern University has the most affordable online Master’s in Economics for 2019 according to SR Education Group.

Parker Talks series to feature former CEO of LexisNexis

Andrew Prozes, former CEO of risk solutions company LexisNexis, will discuss how ones’ identity is increasingly important in the world of finance and technology during the second Parker Talks series hosted by the Parker College of Business at Georgia Southern University.

Georgia Southern’s Q2 2019 Economic Monitor reports continued moderation in economic activity

Georgia Southern University’s latest Economic Monitor, which analyzes Q2 2019 data and identifies trends affecting the regional economy, reports that Savannah’s metro economy moved sideways in the second quarter of 2019, following slower growth in the first quarter.