Interim President Names Georgia Southern University’s New Vice President for External Affairs
Georgia Southern University’s Interim President, Jean E. Bartels, Ph.D., RN, has announced the appointment of Trip Addison as Vice President for External Affairs. The Division of External Affairs includes University protocol, government relations and community engagement as well as the Office of Marketing and Communications.
Georgia Southern University Receives $1.6 Million Grant for Advanced Nursing Education
Georgia Southern University’s School of Nursing recently received a $1.6 million grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) for advanced nursing education. With the funds, Georgia Southern will establish an Advanced Practice Nurse-Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioners (APN-PMHNP) track to uniquely serve the psychiatric and mental health needs of rural and underserved communities, making it the only university in the state to focus on telemedicine training.
Georgia Southern University’s Public Health Graduate Program Ranked Twelfth in Nation
The Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health at Georgia Southern University was recently ranked one of the top public health graduate programs in the nation by GraduatePrograms.com, the graduate school guide created by and for students.
Georgia Southern University Ranked Top School for Fashion Design, Merchandising
Georgia Southern University’s Fashion Merchandising and Apparel Design program has been named one of the top fashion schools in the United States by Fashion-Schools.org.
Dr. Jean Bartels Named Interim President of Georgia Southern
University System of Georgia (USG) Chancellor Hank Huckaby has named Dr. Jean Bartels as interim president at Georgia Southern University following the appointment of Dr. Brooks A. Keel as president of Georgia Regents University.
Georgia Southern Students Receive Emmy® Award
Georgia Southern University’s Multimedia Development Center (MDC) won a Student Emmy® Award for its “Wounded Eagle” video production at the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Southeast region awards ceremony on June 6 in Atlanta.
Georgia Southern University Grants More Than 3,300 Degrees During Spring Commencement
Georgia Southern University recently held its annual spring commencement ceremonies for graduate and undergraduate students at Hanner Fieldhouse and Allen E. Paulson Stadium.
Recreation Facility at Georgia Southern named for former University President and First Lady
Georgia Southern University’s state-of-the-art Recreation Activity Center (RAC) will be named after former University president and first lady, Bruce and Kathryn Grube.
Georgia Southern University WebMAcc Program Ranked Seventh Nationally
The Georgia Southern University WebMAcc program has been ranked seventh by TopAccountingDegrees.org in its Top 20 Master of Accounting Online Degree Programs 2015.
Georgia Southern University Named “Green College” by The Princeton Review for Five Years
Georgia Southern University has been named to The Princeton Review’s Guide to 353 Green Colleges for the fifth year in a row. This guide recognizes the most environmentally responsible “green” colleges throughout the country.