
Joseph Telfair, DrPH, MSW, MPH professor of public health practice and research and dual chair of the Department of Community Health and Health Policy and Management, has been named President-elect of the American Public Health Association (APHA).
The Savannah chapter of the Service Corp of Retired Executives (SCORE) is set to open a satellite office at Georgia Southern’s Business Innovation Group (BIG) in Statesboro on Jan. 9.

Georgia Southern University’s award-winning Army ROTC Eagle Battalion now has a new world-class building in which to learn, network and grow their skills. Today, Georgia Southern University President Jaimie Hebert, Ph.D., hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony for the University’s new Military Science building.

Anastatia Sims, Ph.D., professor of history in Georgia Southern University’s College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (CLASS), will open the 2017 Great Minds Lecture series on Jan. 31 in the Russell Union, Room 2047.

Melissa Stack (`15), graduate student in the School of Health and Kinesiology, has been awarded a grant in the amount of $844.06 from the Graduate Student Professional Development Fund (GSPDF) at Georgia Southern University for her research, “The effect of chronic L-carnitine and carbohydrate supplementation on body composition, perceived exertion and athletic performance in female endurance athletes.”

Martha Abell, Ph.D., dean of the College of Science and Mathematics (COSM), has been selected to participate in the 2017 University System of Georgia’s (USG) Center for Leadership Excellence (CLE) Accelerated Leadership Academy (ALA).
Georgia Southern Anthropology’s Lambda Alpha Society is set to present their first annual Spring Film Series on Jan. 12, Feb. 9, March 9 and April 20.
For the 10th year in a row, the Dean of Students Office at Georgia Southern University has received a grant through the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety to participate in the Georgia Young Adult Program.
The Georgia Southern University College of Business WebMAcc has been ranked among the 20 best online schools for accounting masters degrees for 2016-2017 by BestChoiceSchools.com.

Holly Edgar, assistant director of archery at the Georgia Southern Shooting Sports Education Center (SSEC) recently completed her certification to become a USA Archery Level 4-NTS Coach. She joins an elite group of only 150 others nationwide (only nine in Georgia), and was one of only 13 to complete the certification.