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Georgia Southern Child Development Center employee named educator of the year
Jessica DeLaigle, a child development specialist at the Georgia Southern Child Development Center on the Statesboro Campus, has been named the Georgia Association for the Education of Young Children (GAEYC) Educator of the Year for a large center. DeLaigle, who also teaches in some Child and Family Development labs, said she is honored to receive the award. “I have the best job because I get to teach the little children, and I also get to teach the big children (college students) how to teach the little children,” DeLaigle said. “I am so passionate about teaching, and I work really hard…
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Southern Chorale brings home awards from Austria, Germany
Georgia Southern University’s Southern Chorale recently completed an 18-day tour of Austria and Germany, where they competed in two international choral competitions.
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Georgia Southern faculty edits essays challenging eighteenth century culture
Jeffrey D. Burson, Ph.D., associate professor of French history, co-edited The Skeptical Enlightenment: Doubt and Certainty in the Age of Reason, a recently published collection of essays that examines the process by which skepticism was challenged and gradually tamed to bring about an anxious confidence in the powers of human understanding. This work shows how doubt and anxiety about the limits of human understanding were at the very heart of the early Enlightenment. Burson is the author of The Rise and Fall of Theological Enlightenment: Jean-Martin de Prades and Ideological Polarization in Eighteenth-Century France and the Culture of Enlightening and…
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Georgia Southern faculty present research in Canada
This past July, four Georgia Southern University faculty members presented at the 30th International Nursing Research Congress in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The Conference, presented by Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, is held annually in different countries to provide attendees with the opportunity to learn from and exchange evidence-based research. Helen Taggart, Ph.D., RN; Pamela Mahan, Ph.D., RN; Trina Embrey, RN, from the School of Nursing and Haresh Rochani, DrPH, from the Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health, presented research. Taggart, Mahan and Rochani presented “Changes in Baccalaureate Nursing Students’ Perceptions about Caring for Dying Patients.” Embrey, Taggart…
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Diagnostic and therapeutic sciences students awarded scholarships
Two students in the Georgia Southern University Department of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Sciences have received the Mary Howden Gibson and Lois Gaddis Hamilton Memorial Scholarships from St. Joseph’s Candler Hospital Auxiliary, a part of the St. Joseph’s/Candler Health System. Minhthu Huyen, a senior cardiovascular interventional science major, and Danielle Pentecost, senior respiratory therapy major, both received the award, which provides support for promising students who are accepted into a health professions or medical training program in Chatham County, Georgia. The Department of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Sciences is housed in the Waters College of Health Professions and offers undergraduate degrees in…
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Two graduate programs in Waters College of Health Professions ranked nationally
Georgia Southern University has received national rankings for two master’s degree programs in the Waters College of Health Professions. The Master of Science in Sport Management was ranked No. 14 on Sport Management Degree Guide’s list of “25 Best Online Master’s in Sports Management Degree Programs.” The Master of Science in Kinesiology with an emphasis in sport and exercise psychology was ranked No. 20 on Online Psychology Degrees’ list of “Online Psychology Degrees Top Graduate Degree Programs.” The 36-credit hour programs are designed to provide a comprehensive and rigorous curriculum and practical experience in the skills and techniques necessary to…
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Georgia Southern faculty delivers keynote address at Poetry Institute of China
Richard Flynn, Ph.D., professor of English in the Department of Literature, delivered a keynote address titled “Poetry for Young People in Anti-Poetic Times” at the Poetry Institute of China’s “1st Symposium on the Current Situation and Future Development of Children’s Poetry.” The event was held Aug. 18 through Aug. 23 in Hongcun, China. The symposium was co-sponsored by The Poetry Institute, Danzeng College of Humanities, Peking University’s Academy of Chinese Poetry, and its School of Foreign Languages.
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Georgia Southern University celebrates Hispanic and Latinx Heritage Month
Georgia Southern University’s Office of Multicultural Affairs is pleased to announce the schedule for the 2019 Hispanic and Latinx Heritage Month Celebration, featuring a series of lectures, performances and more. National Hispanic and Latinx Heritage Month is from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15 and celebrates the history, culture and contributions of the Hispanic and Latino American communities.
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Georgia Southern biology graduate students awarded sea grants for research
Two graduate students from Georgia Southern University’s Department of Biology have been awarded major grants for their research in marine biology.
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Propeller Club recognizes Parker College of Business Students
Two students in the Parker College of Business have been awarded a $1,000 scholarship from the Propeller Club United States – Port of Savannah. Mohammad Abdullah and Alecia Breen received the Gus Dubus Scholarship, which is awarded by the Propeller Club each year to four area college students who maintain a 3.0 GPA while majoring in logistics and intermodal transportation. “The Propeller Club – Port of Savannah is all about bringing the maritime community together,” stated Abdullah, senior logistics student and Parker Business Scholar. “To be a part of this prestigious award will not only develop my network but also…