With more than 23 years of experience in public education, Georgia Southern alumna Sharon Barrow (‘93, ‘95) has dedicated her career to the education and well-being of students. Her commitment recently earned her the 2018 National Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) Career Guidance Award.
On Thursday, March 22, Anne Bailey, author of The Weeping Time: Memory and the Largest Slave Auction in American History, will present the third annual Mark Finlay Memorial Lecture at 6 p.m. in the Fine Arts Auditorium on the Georgia Southern Armstrong Campus in Savannah.
For the 11th consecutive year, Georgia Southern University has received a grant through the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety to participate in the Georgia Young Adult Program. The program helps educate students about the dangers of alcohol abuse, underage drinking and impaired driving.
Bright from the Start has awarded Georgia Southern University’s Child Development Center (CDC) the highest possible accolade, a three-star rating, on its quality assessment report, Quality Rated.
Georgia Southern is partnering with the U.S. Air Force to help active-duty, National Guard and reserve personnel pursue education through the General Education Mobile (GEM) program.

Thousands of people in need of medical care can receive it at no-cost in May during Operation Empower Health – Greater Savannah, a U.S. Military exercise supported by St. Joseph’s/Candler and Georgia Southern University.

The Georgia Southern University Department of Music will host Argentinian pianist Emilio Peroni as part of its “On the Verge” new music series, Wednesday, March 7 at 7:30 p.m. in the Carol A. Carter Recital Hall on the Statesboro Campus.
On Saturday, nearly 200 Georgia Southern University students, faculty and staff arrived on the Armstrong Campus in Savannah to volunteer for Treasure Savannah, a biannual day of service.
Georgia Southern University’s online Master of Science in Sport Management has been ranked nationally for 2018.
During the sixth annual Clothing Closet event on the Armstrong Campus in Savannah, more than 370 students selected individual garment pieces, shoes and accessories to comprise one business outfit, free of charge.