
Georgia Southern University Libraries has been designated as a Patent and Trademark Resource Center by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. PTRCs comprise a network of 84 libraries nationwide that disseminate patent and trademark information and support the diverse intellectual property needs of the public.

On Nov. 5, Georgia Southern University President Kyle Marrero signed a memorandum of agreement with Fort Stewart and Georgia National Guard leaders to provide soldier injury prevention training through the University’s Soldier Athlete Human Performance Program.

In recognition of its strong commitment to economic engagement, the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities has designated Georgia Southern University as an Innovation and Economic Prosperity University. The national designation acknowledges public research universities working with public and private sector partners in their states and regions to support economic development through a variety of activities, including innovation and entrepreneurship, technology transfer, talent and workforce development, and community development.

The U.S. Department of Labor-Occupational Safety and Health Administration has awarded the Institute for Health Logistics & Analytics at Georgia Southern University two grants totaling more than $310,000 to provide training and education to help agribusiness owners and agricultural workers in Georgia.

In November, the Betty Foy Sanders Department of Art (BFSDoArt) will display this series of steel sculptures along the Willie McTell Trail in downtown Statesboro. One student’s design shows just how strong her True Blue blood runs. After growing up doing origami with her siblings, she applied those practices to turning a metal sheet into a metal eagle.


In an upcoming Georgia Southern exhibition, “Figure It Out,” the audience will traverse a variety of mediums that include charcoal drawings, fibers, sculpture, digital and acrylic paintings. The show will run from Nov. 2 through Nov. 30, Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. at the Georgia Southern University Armstrong Campus Fine Arts Gallery.

Christine Wacta, Ph.D., assistant professor of interior design in Georgia Southern University’s College of Behavioral and Social Sciences, recently earned an Irma Dobkin Universal Design Grant from the International Furnishings and Design Association.

On Oct. 20, nearly 2,000 people showed up for Celebrate Together, a festival celebrating the Georgia Southern University community on the Armstrong Campus in Savannah.

Georgia Southern University has developed a new, personalized online portal that will make it much easier for students at other universities to transfer to Georgia Southern.