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Student turned journalist: Senior Harley Strickland to start work with WTOC this spring

Harley Strickland is certainly leaving a legacy for herself at Georgia Southern. The senior journalism major was crowned Miss Georgia Southern in 2016, represented the University in the Savannah St. Patrick’s Day parade, and currently broadcasts weekly Facebook live-streams with the University multimedia journalism class. So it may come as quite a surprise that prior to her academic career, Strickland said she was once a timid little girl from Claxton, Georgia.

From farm work to homework: First generation graduate walks this fall

Born into a family of migrant workers, Scott Castro considered education a luxury beyond his reach. But this December, the senior accounting major will achieve a dream he once thought was impossible.

Professor receives grant to help grow Georgia’s oyster production

Georgia Southern Assistant Professor of Anthropology Jennifer Sweeney Tookes, Ph.D., has received research funding to help oyster farmers in Georgia develop aquaculture methods for their oyster production.

COE alumna named School Psychologist of the Year by Georgia Association of School Psychologists

Georgia Southern University College of Education alumna Amy Pierce (‘08,‘10) was named School Psychologist of the Year by the Georgia Association of School Psychologists (GASP) during the organization’s 47th annual fall conference in Jekyll Island, Georgia, held Oct.16-18.

Alumna spearheads award-winning technology project for Jenkins County School System

Georgia Southern University College of Education (COE) alumna and doctoral candidate Julie Chance developed the Innovative Teacher Technology Project (ITTP), which is now a system-wide, award-winning project.

Connecting us to the past: Georgia Southern anthropologists bridge gap between past, present Native people

What can we learn about practices of native people thousands of years ago and connect it to our culture today? Georgia Southern anthropologists seem to think quite a bit. From early agricultural practices to eating habits and social gatherings, research by professors at Georgia Southern shows many connections to present day.

Quarterly survey results suggest Georgia CEO readers show concerns

The results of the 2017 third quarter (Q3) Georgia CEO survey suggest Georgia business leaders’ confidence levels have shown a slight decline from Q2. The purpose of the survey is to better understand how general business conditions are impacting Georgia CEO subscribers on a quarterly basis.

Georgia Southern employees to be recognized by USG chancellor for commitment to service

The Georgia Southern Center for Academic Technology Support (CATS) service team and University Housing Auxiliary Services Trade Shop team have been awarded the Chancellor’s Service Excellence awards for 2017.

School psychology students take home awards at state conference

Three psychology graduate students in Georgia Southern University’s College of Education (COE) claimed all four student awards given during the 47th annual Georgia Association of School Psychologists (GASP) fall conference in Jekyll Island, Georgia, held Oct.16-18.

Georgia Southern Theatre & Performance to Present “An Octoroon”

The Georgia Southern Theatre & Performance Program will present its adaptation of “An Octoroon,” Nov. 8-15 in the Black Box Theatre.