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New artwork added to Betty Foy Sanders Georgia Artists Collection

New artwork from artist Matthew Hatala has been added to Georgia Southern University’s permanent art collection, the Betty Foy Sanders Georgia Artists Collection, and is currently on view at the Center for Art & Theatre.

Free concussion screenings for athletes of all ages

Georgia Southern School of Health and Kinesiology faculty have teamed up with Statesboro-Bulloch County Parks and Recreation and Clark Medical Group to offer comprehensive concussion baseline and post-injury screenings.

Georgia Southern graduate student works with alumnus Lee Berger on recent ‘Homo naledi’ discoveries

Nompumelelo Hlophe, a graduate student in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Georgia Southern, co-authored a paper with University alumnus and scientist Lee Berger, Ph.D.,  D.Sc., (‘89) about the latest information on Homo naledi, skeletal remains discovered by Berger in 2013.

Betty Foy Sanders Department of Art to present ‘Continuum’ alumni exhibition in August

The Georgia Southern University Betty Foy Sanders Department of Art (BFSDoArt) will present “Continuum,” its 2017 alumni biennial exhibition, from Aug. 14 to Sept. 15 in the Contemporary Gallery at the Center for Art and Theatre on campus. A reception will be held Thursday, Aug. 31 from 6 to 7:30 p.m.

Alumna named Paraprofessional of the Year by Georgia Council for Exceptional Children

College of Education (COE) graduate Meghan Rosser (‘17) was named Paraprofessional of the Year by the Georgia Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) on June 9 at the annual IDEAS Conference on St. Simons Island.

Students, faculty host 5th annual summer camp for youth with disabilities

For the past five years, Georgia Southern faculty, staff and students have been helping bridge the gap between school and community for local youth with disabilities through Camp RAD.

Volunteer to help with the 2017 BIG Pitch Competition

Georgia Southern’s College of Business and the Business Innovation Group (BIG) are seeking volunteers for the BIG Pitch Competition, an annual event hosted in conjunction with Ocean Exchange this October.

CEIT receives NSA/NSF grant to teach middle school students cybersecurity

Georgia Southern hosted 40 middle school students in the Junior Investigators’ Summer Experience, a cybersecuirty camp funded by a grant from the National Security Agency (NSA) and National Science Foundation (NSF).

COE student named Georgia Council for Exceptional Children Student Member of the Year

Senior special education major Meredith Boatright has been named the Georgia Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) Student Member of the Year.

COE to host first doctoral graduate alumni reunion July 15

Georgia Southern University’s College of Education (COE) invites all doctoral graduates to an alumni reunion on Saturday, July 15 at 2 p.m. at the Eugene M. Bishop Alumni Center.