Georgia Southern to host 16th annual South East Coastal Conference on Languages & Literatures
The 16th annual South East Coastal Conference on Languages and Literatures (SECCLL), featuring keynote speaker Kim Potowski, Ph.D., is set for April 11 and 12. The conference is hosted by the Georgia Southern University Department of Foreign Languages and will be held at the Georgia Tech Savannah Campus.
Georgia Southern University Police Department’s K9 ‘Bear’ has received donation of body armor
Georgia Southern University Police Department’s K9, “Bear” has received a bullet and stab protective vest thanks to a charitable donation from non-profit organization Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. The vest was sponsored by Optima Energy, Inc. and embroidered with the sentiment “This gift of protection provided by Optima Energy.”
Georgia Southern’s Q3 2018 Economic Monitor show consumer confidence up, regional economy growth phase to slow in 2019
Georgia Southern University’s latest Economic Monitor, which analyzes Q3 2018 data and identifies trends affecting the regional economy, reports signs of weakness are emerging more clearly in Savannah’s three-county metro economy. Electricity sales and boardings at the airport lifted the economic index, while port activity remained strong and unemployment faded.
Georgia Southern research focus prompts R2 Carnegie designation
Georgia Southern University is now ranked as an “R2” high research institution, placing it in the top 6% of all institutions ranked by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. The “R2” designation, the second-highest classification for research institutions, was unveiled this week.
First-year students to represent Georgia Southern in National College Cornhole Championship
To most people, cornhole is a game played during cookouts, tailgates and beach trips, but for Georgia Southern University first-year students James Graham and Hunter Yaklin, it’s an opportunity for students from the Armstrong and Statesboro campuses to come together for a shot at earning $25,000 in scholarship money.
Georgia Southern’s START NOW events in January provide expedited admission decisions
Prospective and former undergraduate students who want to attend Georgia Southern University for the spring semester have a unique opportunity to start now through events designed to fast-track the admission process.
START NOW events provide unprecedented access to the University through same-day admission decisions, access to Financial Aid counselors while waiting for an admission decision, and academic advising if admitted. Some students may need to take a college placement exam prior to receiving a decision and can do so on-site that day.
Artist brings unique collection to Georgia Southern Statesboro Campus
Multimedia artist Lily Kuonen’s work has never been described as conventional. Her playntings, a combination of a play and a painting, are an end-result of her varied and playful approaches to contradiction, opposition, integration and connection. Some of Kuonen’s playntings will be on view at the Center for Art and Theatre’s Contemporary Gallery on the Georgia Southern University Statesboro Campus starting Jan. 14.