
Georgia Southern University will host Dr. Russell Gore, medical director for the Sports Concussion Institute in Atlanta, as the 2015 Norman Fries Distinguished Lectureship Series speaker on Tuesday, Sept. 29, at 7:30 p.m., in the Nessmith-Lane Conference Center

The Theatre & Performance program at Georgia Southern University will open its 2015-2016 season on Wednesday, Sept. 30, with Martin McDonagh’s “The Pillowman,” winner of the 2004 Laurence Olivier Award for best play.

The Shooting Sports Education Center (SSEC) at Georgia Southern University, a state-of-the-art instructional facility dedicated to the shooting sports, is open to students and the public. The facility includes training rooms, an archery center and a firearms range.

The Performing Arts Center (PAC) at Georgia Southern University is excited to present the Reduced Shakespeare Company’s performance of “The Complete History of Comedy (abridged)”on Saturday, Sept. 26, at 7:30 pm.

Georgia Southern’s Office of Orientation and Parent Programs will host the annual Fall Family Weekend, a weekend of school spirit and family bonding, Sept. 18 -20.

Georgia Southern University’s 42nd annual A Day for Southern fundraising campaign has raised $2,335,990. This marks the third straight year the campaign has raised more than $2 million and broken the prior year’s record.

Gifts to the campaign not only support the campus community, but also enhance the longstanding and positive impact Georgia Southern has made on the Statesboro and greater Bulloch County community.

Patti Solis Doyle, political organizer and campaign strategist, will share her thoughts on “Shaping the Future of Hispanics in the U.S.” in honor of Hispanic Heritage month. The Multicultural Student Center at Georgia Southern will host Doyle on Wed., Sept. 16, at 7 p.m. in University’s Russell Union Ballroom.
Board of Regents Chairman Neil Pruitt has announced the formation of the two committees required by regents’ policy to conduct a national search for the next president of Georgia Southern University (GSU).

A Georgia Southern alumnus is leading a group of scientists who claim to have found the bones of a new species in our human ancestry.