Georgia Southern’s Alumni Association will host the Southern Authors Expo at the University Store on Saturday, April 9, 1-3 p.m. For the first time in University history, more than 20 alumni-turned-authors will be featured at the Expo and will be selling, signing and exhibiting their books.

Maj. Laura McCullough has been appointed Chief of Police of the Georgia Southern University Office of Public Safety effective immediately.

The Office of Alcohol and Other Drugs, the Office of Public Safety and the Center for Sustainability (CfS) will host a prescription drug drop off on Monday, April 11, at the Russell Union Rotunda from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Today, the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia named Dr. Jaimie Hebert president of Georgia Southern University in Statesboro. Hebert will assume his new position on July 1, 2016.

The Theatre & Performance program at Georgia Southern University will close the main stage season with Pierre Marivaux’s farce “A Game of Love and Chance” at the Center for Art & Theatre’s Black Box theatre April 6-13.

A pair of wild red-shouldered hawks have again returned to the Georgia Southern University Center for Wildlife Education and Lamar Q Ball, Jr. Raptor Center to nest atop an 80-foot yellow pine tree on the Wildlife Center’s grounds. The hatching of the eggs is being documented by live stream video.

Mark Perez-Lopez, Ph.D., associate director of Georgia Southern’s Counseling Center, was recently selected from a large national pool of applicants to serve on the Advisory Committee to the Center for Collegiate Mental Health (CCMH).

Brent Wolfe, Ph.D., CTRS, associate professor of Recreation and Tourism Management in the School of Human Ecology, has been presented with the Brick Award by the Downtown Statesboro Development Authority.
The Georgia Southern University’s Model United Nations delegation gained recognition as an Outstanding Delegation at the annual National Model United Nations (NMUN) Conference.

Georgia Southern University student Reed Hodges was recently selected for an internship in the Blue Waters Student Internship Program (BWSIP).