Kyle Marrero Named President of Georgia Southern University
ATLANTA (University System of Georgia) – The Board of Regents today named Dr. Kyle Marrero president of Georgia Southern University. Marrero will begin his new position effective April 1.
Piano in the Arts continues fifth season with ‘Baroque, Romantic, Contemporary’
Pianist Daniel Schene has long been known as a consummate artist and a superlative teacher. Schene will perform “Baroque, Romantic, Contemporary” as a part of Georgia Southern University’s Piano in the Arts concert series at the Fine Arts Hall on the Armstrong Campus in Savannah on Thursday, Jan. 24, at 7:30 p.m.
Georgia Southern Housing Department wins state awards
Members of Georgia Southern University Housing took home several awards at the annual Georgia College Personnel Association and Georgia Housing Officers conference, held at Georgia State University in Atlanta.
Georgia Southern anthropology professor helps preserve oral history of commercial fishing in Georgia
Georgia Southern Anthropology Professor Jennifer Sweeney Tookes, along with University of Georgia (UGA) Associate Director of Marine Extension Bryan Fluech, will help to preserve the oral history and culture of commercial fishing in Georgia for current and future generations by presenting research at three outreach events on Jan. 31 in Statesboro, Feb. 1 in Darien and Feb. 2 in Brunswick.
Georgia Southern to host free film screening on Armstrong Campus: Award-winning film addresses the impact of the digital age on children
On Thursday, Jan. 17, Georgia Southern University College of Education will host a screening of “Screenagers: Growing Up in the Digital Age,” an award-winning film about the impact of technology on children’s development. The screening, which is free and open to the public, will begin at 6 p.m. in the Ogeechee Theatre, located in the Student Union on the Armstrong Campus.
Two Georgia Southern professors selected to work at National Science Foundation
Two Georgia Southern University professors have been selected to work at the National Science Foundation (NSF) at the same time this year.
Laura B. Regassa, professor of biology, Ph.D., is currently serving as director of the Innovations in Graduate Education program at the foundation. She will stay for a fourth year in 2019, which is unusual at the NSF, as faculty typically rotate in for three years.
Georgia Southern public health professor wins prestigious national award
Julie Reagan, Ph.D., J.D., M.P.H., assistant professor in the Department of Health Policy and Community Health at Georgia Southern University, was recently honored with the prestigious Jennifer Robbins Award for Practice of Public Health Law at the American Public Health Association national meeting.
Georgia Southern professor honored with Georgia Medical Society Health Care Hero Award
Georgia Southern University Professor of Health Sciences Janet Buelow, Ph.D., was recently honored with the Health Care Hero Award in the Community Outreach category at Georgia Medical Society’s 18th annual Health Care Heroes Awards banquet. The event recognized individuals for their involvement in making health care better in the community.