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University Announces $8,000 Grant from Governor’s Office
“We are excited about the receipt of this grant because it allows us to continue educating students on the dangers of distracted and impaired driving,” said Nicole Withers, administrative coordinator for the Office of Alcohol and Other Drugs Programs at Georgia Southern. “We will be able to continue our efforts to keep the student body, community and other drivers safe as we encourage them to steer away from destructive decisions.”
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Betty Foy Sanders Department of Art Announces $500,000 Gift from Gov. Carl Sanders Estate
“This gift shows the unrelenting support that Gov. Sanders had for education and the Arts at Georgia Southern. We are honored to be able to continue exemplifying academic excellence in the Arts and we are extremely thankful for his dedication and service to the state of Georgia, ” said University President Brooks A. Keel, Ph.D.
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Professor Published in Prestigious British Medical Journal
“This is the first time in Georgia Southern’s 108 years of history that someone from our University has had a manuscript published in The Lancet,” said Isaac Chun Hai Fung, Ph.D., professor. “This accomplishment reflects that the research direction my collaborators and I are taking is attracting attention from top medical journals.”
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Devon Jensen Appointed Interim Associate Dean of the College of Graduate Studies
“Dr. Jensen brings extensive knowledge and research expertise in the area of higher education leadership,” said Jean Bartels, provost and vice president for Academic Affairs. “Please join me in welcoming Dr. Jensen to this role. I have every confidence that he will fulfill the responsibilities of this position admirably.”
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Online Sports Management Degree Ranked No. 6 by Top Management Degrees
“Honors such as the number six ranking from TopManagementDegrees.com and similar rankings from other publications provide validation for the decision to move our master’s program online, and provide recognition for the quality of our graduate coursework,” said Christopher Barnhill, professor.
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Georgia Southern University President Named Among 100 ‘Most Influential’ Georgians
“It is an honor to be on the list of the 100 Most Influential Georgians for 2015,” said Keel. “I have had the opportunity to work alongside some of the other Influential Georgians such as Gov. Nathan Deal, Chancellor Hank Huckaby, and Georgia Southern alumnus Chris Clark, amongst others. I’ve seen firsthand the dedication and leadership they bring to Georgia and I am proud to have my name included among such a distinguished group.”
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Herty Launches CRADA with the Nonwovens Institute to Develop Specialty Fibers
The Georgia Southern University Herty Advanced Materials Development Center (Herty) and the Nonwovens Institute at North Carolina State University (NWI) announced today the launch of a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement to the accelerate the development of novel specialty fibers including islands-in-the-sea and other advanced bi-component fibers.
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University’s Student Sustainability Fee Funds $198K in Sustainability Projects
The Sustainability Fee committee received 25 proposals requesting $725,836 and funded 11 of these proposals for $198,997. Fifteen academic departments in six colleges, as well as the Garden of the Coastal Plain, Campus Recreation and Intramurals, and the Division of Facilities Services submitted proposals.
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Georgia Southern University ROTC Cadet Ranks Fourth in Nation
Of the 5,617 Cadets expected to graduate and commission between Fall 2014 and Summer 2015, Georgia Southern University Cadet Matthew Horne ranks fourth nationally. Horne is an International Studies major from Stedman, North Carolina and currently holds a 3.94 GPA.
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Georgia Southern University Grants More Than 1700 Degrees During Fall Commencement
Georgia Southern University today held its 23rd annual Fall Commencement at Hanner Fieldhouse, 590 Herty Drive. University President Brooks A. Keel, Ph.D. conferred more than 1,700 graduate and undergraduate degrees during three separate ceremonies to accommodate the graduating class.