13th annual International Festival brings worldwide cultures to Statesboro
Brazil, France, India, Japan, the United Kingdom and many other countries will be represented in Statesboro on October 27 at the 13th annual International Festival. International students from the Georgia Southern University Global Ambassadors Program will help local elementary, middle and high school students set up booths for the festival, which will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Mill Creek Regional Park.
College of Education alumnus receives national recognition for administration role
Georgia Southern University College of Education alumnus Jeff Kelly, Ed.D. (‘96), who earned a bachelor’s in middle grades education from the University, was named a 2018 National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) Outstanding Middle Level Assistant Principal of the Year.
Two Georgia Southern alumnae named top assistant principals in Georgia
Two Eagle Educators have been named the top assistant principals of middle and high schools across the state by the Georgia Association of Secondary School Principals (GASSP), which annually recognizes outstanding assistant principals from secondary schools.
Nursing students get real-world training through experiential simulation
Students in the pre-licensure Bachelor of Nursing program on Georgia Southern University’s Statesboro Campus had the opportunity to gain real-world experience to care for dementia patients by participating in an experiential simulation called the Virtual Dementia Tour (VDT).
Upcoming exhibition on Statesboro Campus to feature work of artist Ken Wood
Using bold, sweeping gestures and working with a limited palette, artist Ken Wood explores the unfolding relationships of space, shape and color through printmaking. His upcoming exhibition “Argonauts,” on view from Nov. 5 through 30 in the Contemporary Gallery at the Center for Art and Theatre on the Georgia Southern University Statesboro Campus, features prints from his Argonauts Quatro series.
Georgia Southern students, health officials collaborate for inaugural drive-thru flu clinics
Georgia Southern University master of public health and doctor of public health students recently partnered with the South Central Health District, the public health authority for 10 counties in middle Georgia, to make getting flu shots a little easier.
Biology professor documents impact of climate change on forest trees
Virtually all life on Earth depends on the process of photosynthesis, in which plants use sunlight to convert carbon dioxide and water into simple sugars. A key question for biologists is whether global climate change will help or hinder this process. Georgia Southern University professor Kerrie Sendall, Ph.D., and her colleagues have found that “it depends.”
Georgia Southern University and Leopold’s Ice Cream partner to create True Blue ice cream
Georgia Southern University and Leopold’s Ice Cream have partnered to create True Blue ice cream, which will make its official debut at Georgia Southern’s Homecoming game on Saturday, Oct. 6, at Allen E. Paulson Stadium in Statesboro. The Office of Alumni Relations will give away 2,000 cups of True Blue ice cream at the game, compliments of Leopold’s and Eagle Dining Services.
Georgia Southern philosophy professor invited to India to discuss research on emotion
While the word emotion dates back to 16th century France, the examination and study of its cognitive and biological complexity within humans dates back to ancient Greece and China. Georgia Southern Philosophy Associate Professor Maria Magoula Adamos, Ph.D., continued those studies on a recent trip to India, where she shared her research on the philosophy of emotion.
Center for Sustainability seminar series continues with David Orr
Georgia Southern’s Center for Sustainability will kick off its 2018-2019 Seminar Series with renowned environmental leader, David W. Orr, Ph.D with a lecture entitled The Climate of Democracy.