Georgia Southern’s online programs recognized for excellence in latest rankings by U.S. News & World Report
Georgia Southern University’s online programs have again been recognized for excellence in rankings released by U.S. News & World Report for the best online programs among colleges and universities across the country for 2018.
Student Government Association presidents build ties across campuses
When students Dylan John and Nipuna Ambanpola met, they never imagined they would form a partnership as Student Government Association (SGA) presidents of the same university in the United States a few years later. Despite attending rival high schools in Sri Lanka, the two are excited about the partnership they’ve formed to build a unified and strong student body across three campuses and the strides they are making to help other international students gain educational opportunities in America as they have had.
Bakari Sellers named 2018 annual MLK Celebration speaker
Civil rights activist, attorney and political commentator Bakari Sellers has been named the Georgia Southern University annual MLK Celebration speaker and will present on intersectional activism Wednesday, Jan. 24, at 7 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center at 847 Plant Drive.
Professor earns top award at the 2017 National Communication Association Convention
In November, Associate Professor of Communications and Africana Studies Elizabeth F. Desnoyers-Colas, received the National Communication Association’s 2017 Black Caucus Rex Crawley Outstanding Service Award.
Graduate art students swap artwork in international exchange
In an effort to encourage dialogue among emerging artists from Georgia Southern University and Aalto University in Helsinki, Finland, graduate students from both universities are participating in an art swap this year.
‘Inspired Georgia’ photography exhibition coming to Georgia Southern
Georgia Southern University is one of only six locations across the state selected to host “Inspired Georgia,” a traveling photo exhibition sponsored by the Georgia Council for the Arts.
New inclusive post-secondary education program at Georgia Southern takes flight
Georgia Southern’s newest academic program, EAGLE Academy, welcomed its first two students in fall 2017 as fully enrolled undergraduates. EAGLE Academy is an inclusive post-secondary education (IPSE) program offering the chance at a college education for those with mild intellectual and/or developmental disabilities.
Georgia Southern alumnus Nick Wiley named chief conservation officer of Ducks Unlimited
Ducks Unlimited (DU) announced in November the hiring of Georgia Southern alumnus Nick Wiley (‘83) as its new chief conservation officer, effective January 2018.
Biology graduate student receives National Science Foundation fellowship
Jose Sanchez, a graduate student in the Georgia Southern Department of Biology, has been awarded a highly competitive National Science Foundation (NSF) fellowship to conduct ecological research in South America.
Approximately 1,600 degrees conferred during Georgia Southern’s annual Fall Commencement
Rain couldn’t dampen the spirits of nearly 1,600 graduates at Georgia Southern University as graduate and undergraduate students were recognized during the Fall 2017 Commencement ceremony today. Georgia Southern alumnus and 2017 College Football Hall of Fame inductee Adrian Peterson (‘01) spoke to graduates in the 2 p.m. ceremony.