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Georgia Southern’s Armstrong Campus hosts annual Golden Graduates Luncheon: Richard Kessler and Christian Sottile discuss Armstrong Mansion’s legacy and renovation

On June 25, Georgia Southern University’s Office of Alumni Relations hosted the Golden Graduates Luncheon, an annual tradition that brings members of the Armstrong State University classes of 1937 through 1965 together, in the Student Union Ballroom on the Armstrong Campus.

Georgia Southern faculty selected for prestigious Scripps Howard Visiting Professorship

Georgia Southern University Communication Arts faculty member Dean Cummings, Ph.D., has been selected as a recipient of one of two 2018-19 Scripps Howard Foundation Visiting Professors in Media Ad Sales by the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication.

Savannah Wind Symphony presents 40th annual Patriotic Concert on July 1

In a musical tribute to those who currently serve or have served in the U.S. Armed Forces, and the nation’s first responders, the Savannah Wind Symphony will present its 40th annual Patriotic Concert on July 1 at 3 p.m. at the Fine Arts Auditorium on Georgia Southern University’s Armstrong Campus in Savannah.

Georgia Southern Human Resource Management student chapter earns international award

The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) has awarded a 2017-2018 Superior Merit Award designation to the Georgia Southern University SHRM student chapter for providing superior growth and development opportunities to its student chapter members.

Georgia Southern University hosts 2018 Refugee Film Festival on June 19

Georgia Southern University, Mountainfilm on Tour-Savannah and Lutheran Services of Georgia have teamed up to host the Refugee Film Festival on Tuesday, June 19, at 6:30 p.m. in the Ogeechee Theatre on the Armstrong Campus in Savannah. A reception will follow the films. The event is free and open to the public.

Georgia Southern students partner with Wesley Community Center to encourage literacy

Georgia Southern University College of Education students on the Armstrong Campus in Savannah recently created family literacy projects to benefit the local Wesley Community Centers, which offer affordable services for families and children in need in Chatham County.

Georgia Southern research promotes faculty and staff collaboration

Waters College of Health Professions Advising Coordinator Jennifer Syno has witnessed firsthand the successes and failures students encounter in their academic pursuits. Now a candidate in the Ed.D. Educational Leadership program in the College of Education, she is focusing her research on what can be done to help students succeed at Georgia Southern.

Georgia Southern’s online Master of Education Program earns Top 50 national ranking

Georgia Southern University’s online Master of Education (M.Ed.) in Educational Leadership degree was recently ranked No. 48 in the nation by BestColleges.com, a leading source that provides students with higher education research and free college planning resources.

Georgia Southern students win Student Production EMMY® Awards

The Regional Southeast EMMY chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences has recognized Georgia Southern University’s Multimedia Development Center (MDC) with two Student Production EMMY Awards.

Georgia Southern awarded National Science Foundation grant; will lead collaboration with state universities to improve STEM education

Georgia Southern University was recently awarded a National Science Foundation grant totaling more than $50,000 to lead a collaborative project that will address science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education concerns at Georgia’s comprehensive universities. The project will be presented at a symposium in spring 2019.