Georgia Southern University English professor, Teresa Winterhalter, Ph.D., and her team have been awarded a planning grant of $50,000 by The Teagle Foundation for their project, “Narrative Competence for Nurses: The Liberal Arts in the Professions.” The project is a humanities-based, eight-week module that will supplement the gateway course for students entering the nursing program.
Georgia Southern University’s online master’s degree in sport management was recently ranked No. 5 on the list of 35 Best Online Master’s in Sports Management by the organization Best Value Schools. Best Value Schools ranked hundreds of schools based on degree investment return, student and alumni evaluation, cost value, matriculation, and academic success. The 36-credit, online program, housed in the Waters College of Health Professions, was designed to provide academic preparation and practical experience in the skills and techniques necessary to be successful in the sport business and leisure field. Students are able to complete the program in 24 months…
Georgia Southern University’s Department of Biology and Department of Geology and Geography will host the Inaugural Darwin-Lyell Distinguished Lecture Series on the Statesboro Campus on May 1 and 2.
Working professionals in the Savannah area who are looking to advance their education and careers by obtaining a Master of Business Administration (MBA) can learn more about the Georgia Southern University Parker College MBA through several upcoming open house events on the Armstrong Campus.

Georgia Southern University College of Education (COE) was represented with nine presentations during the Georgia Science Teachers Association (GSTA) conference held in Columbus, Georgia. Students representing the Statesboro and Armstrong Campuses attended the conference and presented a wide array of topics. Armstrong Campus presentations included: “Investigating the Use of Individual Student-Nurtured Plant Specimens (ISNPS) as a Tool for the Promotion of Self-Efficacy in the Secondary Science Classroom,” presented by MAT candidate Lindsay Norcross “Utilizing Game Strategies to Increase Student Participation and Learning in 8th Grade,” presented by MAT candidate Lorna Smith “Using Academic Language to Enhance Student Understanding,” presented by…

What if you had to choose between feeding your family and keeping the power on in your home? What if you lost your job and spent hours, days and even weeks trying to figure out how to receive assistance to help keep a roof over your family’s head? Students in the Georgia Southern University College of Education were asked to put themselves in scenarios like these during a recent poverty simulation hosted by the College’s faculty and staff.

A team of Georgia Southern University logistics students placed third out of 14 schools and received $1,000 in the first-ever FreightTech Innovation Challenge in Chattanooga, Tennessee, in March.
Georgia Southern University Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health Assistant Professor Tilicia Mayo-Gamble, Ph.D., has been accepted into the 2019 Programs to Increase Diversity Among Individuals Engaged in Health-Related Research (PRIDE). She will be a part of the Functional and Translational Genomics of Blood Disorder Program.

Georgia Southern University’s Betty Foy Sanders Department of Art will host a workshop for Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day at the Armstrong Campus Fine Arts Hall in Savannah on April 28 from noon to 3 p.m. The workshop is free and open to all ages and skill levels.