Confidence levels in the business conditions of the Georgia economy remain high and participants think most upcoming challenges are related to business growth, according to a recent survey of Georgia CEO readers working in the state of Georgia. The Business Confidence Survey is prepared by the Center for Business Analytics and Economic Research, a subdivision of the Business Innovation Group at Georgia Southern.
During Georgia Southern University’s Spring 2019 Commencement, Kasey Hayes not only became the first student to successfully complete the university’s EAGLE Academy program and participate in the ceremony alongside Eagle Nation graduates, but she also overcame a lifetime of adversity.
Jaymin Patel, a recent finance and information systems graduate from the Parker College of Business at Georgia Southern University, was named Student Anaplanner of the Year by Anaplan Inc., a pioneer in Connected Planning. He will be recognized in San Francisco at the company’s Connected Planning Xperience (CPX) conference June 10 through 12. Patel earned the achievement through Anaplan University Connect, a program launched by the company that equips university students with competitive analytical and decision-making skills to address the needs of today’s global marketplace. The courses Patel took through this program helped him land a data analyst role at…
Georgia Southern University’s Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) with a concentration in chronic care management was recently named the No. 1 most affordable online nursing master’s program by the SR Education Group.
Three Georgia Southern University professors have been awarded a $40,000 grant from the Center for Sustainability to fund a project that will focus on recycling and reducing food waste in the dining halls on Georgia Southern’s Statesboro Campus.

Georgia Southern University Associate Professor Rami J. Haddad, Ph.D., was awarded the 2019 Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) Region 3 Joseph M. Biedenbach Outstanding Engineering Educator Award. This prestigious award is given in recognition of an IEEE member in Region 3 who, through technical and professional abilities, has made an outstanding contribution to the electro-technology profession. “Teaching is something I am very passionate about, so to be recognized in this area is a commendation of all the effort invested in the students’ success at Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering in Georgia Southern University,” said Haddad. Haddad joined…
Savannah Wind Symphony will honor active members of the military and veterans during its 41st annual Patriotic Concert on the Georgia Southern Armstrong Campus in Savannah. The concert will be held on June 30 at 3 p.m. at the Fine Arts Auditorium.
Georgia Southern public history alumna Katherine Conner has been selected as a winner in the 40th Annual Telly Awards for her work on the film “Our Citizen-Soldiers.” Conner was the scriptwriter, historian and digital producer on the film. “Our Citizen-Soldiers” is one of a six-part series that highlights the history of citizen soldiers in the World War I era throughout Georgia’s history. Founded in 1979, the Telly Awards honors video and television made for all screens and is judged by The Telly Award Judging Council, which is a group of leading video and television experts from some of the…
Sales Education Foundation (SEF) has recognized Georgia Southern University’s Center for Sales Excellence in the Parker College of Business as a “Top University Sales Program” for 2019.