Georgia Southern ranked in most affordable online master’s in national elementary education list
Georgia Southern University was recently named to the list of 25 most affordable online options for a master’s in elementary education by SR Education Group. Ranked No. 19, the College of Education’s M.Ed. in Elementary Education is the only higher education institution in the state of Georgia to be included in the top 25 ranking.
Georgia Southern highlights ethical culture through Ethics Awareness Week
The University System of Georgia (USG) is committed to the highest ethical and professional standards of conduct in pursuit of its mission to create a more educated Georgia. Accomplishing this mission demands integrity, good judgment and dedication to public service from all members of the USG community. Annually, the USG highlights this commitment through an Ethics Awareness Week which is scheduled this year for November 11–17. The purpose of this week is to remind employees of the commitment to an ethical culture and our shared ethical values and expectations.
Georgia Southern to host free screening of ‘Paper Tigers,’ Q&A on school discipline and students’ emotional learning
On Tuesday, Nov. 13, Georgia Southern University College of Education will host a free screening of “Paper Tigers,” an award-winning documentary that follows a year in the life of six students in an alternative high school. The screening, which is free and open to the public, will begin at 6 p.m. in University Hall, room 156, on the Armstrong Campus.
Georgia Southern is a featured name ‘Green College’ by The Princeton Review
Georgia Southern University is one of the 399 most environmentally responsible colleges in the country according to The Princeton Review for the eighth consecutive year.
Georgia Southern honored among 2018 U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools
Georgia Southern University was one of six post-secondary schools nationwide to be recognized as a 2018 U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon School Postsecondary Sustainability Awardee at a ceremony in Washington D.C., on Sept. 19.
Georgia Southern professor joins National Science Foundation research project
Georgia Southern University Assistant Professor of Chemistry Gary Guillet, Ph.D., has been named a Virtual Inorganic Pedagogical Electronic Resource (VIPEr) Fellow in an innovative study to develop, test and refine a flexible, foundation-level inorganic chemistry course.
College of Education alumnus receives national recognition for administration role
Georgia Southern University College of Education alumnus Jeff Kelly, Ed.D. (‘96), who earned a bachelor’s in middle grades education from the University, was named a 2018 National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) Outstanding Middle Level Assistant Principal of the Year.
Two Georgia Southern alumnae named top assistant principals in Georgia
Two Eagle Educators have been named the top assistant principals of middle and high schools across the state by the Georgia Association of Secondary School Principals (GASSP), which annually recognizes outstanding assistant principals from secondary schools.
Nursing students get real-world training through experiential simulation
Students in the pre-licensure Bachelor of Nursing program on Georgia Southern University’s Statesboro Campus had the opportunity to gain real-world experience to care for dementia patients by participating in an experiential simulation called the Virtual Dementia Tour (VDT).