Tag: College of Education

Georgia Southern University receives state funding for Georgia’s first college of optometry, literacy center

Georgia Southern University has received a state investment of nearly $40 million to support several projects that address critical needs throughout the state, including the first college of optometry in Georgia and an applied reading center. 

A full-circle moment: Jennifer Berghoff returns to Georgia Southern for her master’s degree

Georgia Southern University has been a constant backdrop to Jennifer Berghoff’s life moments, both big and small. 

Georgia Southern professor brings conference on solitude to the US for the first time

The “Alone Together” symposium, which will be held April 23 to 25 at the Armstrong Campus, dives into both the challenging and liberating aspects of what it means to be alone.

Middle school math teacher’s perfect equation: Two campuses, one fulfilling career and finding more than just a love of teaching 

The consolidation of Georgia Southern University and East Georgia State College creates a network of opportunities, something Landry Thompson knows well. 

Doctoral graduate aims to destigmatize children’s mental health in Caribbean with support from Georgia Southern’s College of Education

Ambah Kioko is keenly aware of the stigma that mental health carries among Caribbean families. She’s setting out to change that.

There’s no place like home: Bulloch County native builds future locally

Madison Buford was born and raised just a stone’s throw away from Georgia Southern University’s Statesboro campus. As she watched the University and the city grow, she knew exactly where she wanted to go to college.

‘No regrets’: Shaheim Johnson makes family history as first-generation graduate

Student Government Association President Shaheim Johnson is reaching a significant milestone this May by becoming the first in his family to graduate from college.

Georgia Southern College of Education faculty awarded grant for local literacy initiative

Georgia Southern University professors Sally Brown, Ph.D., and Alisa Leckie, Ph.D., have been awarded the Research Grant Initiative for Implementation Research to Improve Early Language and Literacy Outcomes by the Sandra Dunagan Deal Center for Early Language and Literacy at Georgia College & State University.

Georgia Southern online programs ranked among best in nation by U.S. News & World Report

Revealing an upward trend, the Master of Science in Criminal Justice and Criminology program maintained its title as the University’s most highly ranked online program by rising to No. 27 in Online Master’s in Criminal Justice Programs. Notably, the University also received a new recognition as No. 62 in Best Online MBA Programs for Veterans.