
When Georgia Southern President Jaimie Hebert, Ph.D., attended last year’s annual Watermelon Cutting in July, he didn’t expect it to resonate with him as much as it did.

In the middle of the swampland of central Florida, a world of glowing fauna, colorful creatures and floating islands exists in part because of Georgia Southern graduate Aaron Clay (’11) who helped bring Pandora — The World of Avatar to life at Walt Disney World in Orlando.

New artwork from artist Matthew Hatala has been added to Georgia Southern University’s permanent art collection, the Betty Foy Sanders Georgia Artists Collection, and is currently on view at the Center for Art & Theatre.

The Georgia Southern University Betty Foy Sanders Department of Art presents work by digital media artist Jeffrey Moser Aug. 14 through Sept. 15 in the University Gallery at the Center for Art and Theatre.

Georgia Southern School of Health and Kinesiology faculty have teamed up with Statesboro-Bulloch County Parks and Recreation and Clark Medical Group to offer comprehensive concussion baseline and post-injury screenings.

Nompumelelo Hlophe, a graduate student in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Georgia Southern, co-authored a paper with University alumnus and scientist Lee Berger, Ph.D., D.Sc., (‘89) about the latest information on Homo naledi, skeletal remains discovered by Berger in 2013.

The Georgia Southern University Betty Foy Sanders Department of Art (BFSDoArt) will present “Continuum,” its 2017 alumni biennial exhibition, from Aug. 14 to Sept. 15 in the Contemporary Gallery at the Center for Art and Theatre on campus. A reception will be held Thursday, Aug. 31 from 6 to 7:30 p.m.

Jennifer Zorotovich, Ph.D., assistant professor of child and family development in the School of Human Ecology, is a recipient for Outstanding Scholarship Article in the Journal of Family & Consumer Sciences (JFCS).

College of Education (COE) graduate Meghan Rosser (‘17) was named Paraprofessional of the Year by the Georgia Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) on June 9 at the annual IDEAS Conference on St. Simons Island.

Future Eagles in the community have the opportunity to learn new skills in areas like science, technology, engineering and math, all while having fun, through the Division of Continuing Education (CE) at Georgia Southern University.