
On May 6 and 7, Georgia Southern University recently held its annual spring commencement ceremonies for graduate and undergraduate students at Hanner Fieldhouse and Allen E. Paulson Stadium. Interim University President Jean E. Bartels, Ph.D., R.N., conferred more than 3,300 doctoral, master’s, specialist and bachelor’s degrees from the University’s eight colleges during two separate ceremonies.

Members of the Georgia Southern University chapter of Sigma Tau Delta English Honor Society have partnered with Three Tree Coffee Roasters to open a Little Free Library in Statesboro.

Georgia Southern alumnus Lee Berger, Ph.D., (‘89) was recently named one of the 100 Most Influential People by TIME magazine.

Georgia Southern Fashion Merchandising and Apparel students took home first and second place at the ninth annual Night of Spectacles on April 2 in Atlanta for creating unique fashions from recycled eyewear.

The Georgia Southern University Betty Foy Sanders Department of Art presents “B.F.A. Senior Exhibition” May 2 – 6 in the University and Contemporary Galleries at the Center for Art & Theatre. The reception is May 6 from 5 – 7 p.m. Light refreshments will be served, and the public is invited to attend.

Georgia Southern University has been recognized by Phi Theta Kappa as one of the top universities in the nation to assist students in transferring from community colleges to four year institutions.

Six Georgia Southern students took home awards at the local level of the 2016 American Advertising Awards (ADDY) in Savannah this month.
Georgia Southern University’s Betty Foy Sanders Department of Art presents a multimedia exhibition, exploring College Street and the west side of downtown Statesboro, by students in the undergraduate studio art capstone class. The exhibition is open to the public on April 29, 5-7 p.m. in the Foundations Drawing wing of the Visual Arts Building, rooms 2049 and 2050.

Georgia Southern University’s Faculty Service Committee has presented a faculty service award to be used to provide support staff, a student camp coordinator and materials needed to operate Camp RAD: Recreation for Adolescents with Disabilities.

Olivia Carr Edenfield, Ph.D., was presented with the Wells/Warren Professor of the Year Award at the Georgia Southern University 2016 Honors Day Convocation held at the Performing Arts Center on Wednesday, April 6.