Annual Feed the Mosasaur event to take place this March
The Georgia Southern Museum’s 11th annual “Feed the Mosasaur” gourmet event will take place on Saturday, March 4 at 6:30 p.m. at the Nessmith-Lane Conference Center Ballroom. Reservations must be made by Feb. 17.
Georgia Southern receives national recognition for support of Military-Connected Students
Georgia Southern University has been named a Top School in the 2017 Military Advanced Education & Transition (MAE&T) research study, and has also been given the Military Friendly Designation (MFD) with a gold ranking from Victory Media.
Victoria Murry named Miss Georgia Southern 2017
Victoria “Tori” Murry, senior public relations major, was crowned Miss Georgia Southern University at the 69th annual pageant hosted by the University Programming Board (UPB) on Saturday, Jan. 21.
Georgia Southern team wins first place at NRF Foundation GALA
A team of Georgia Southern students receivedfirst place for the 2017 Student Challenge, a business case competition for National Retail Federation (NRF) Student Association members to demonstrate their creativity and business acumen to retail executives, sponsored by KPMG. The finalists attended the NRF Foundation GALA in New York City, where the top team was announced Jan. 15.
Georgia Southern College of Business Faculty recognized
Alan Mackelprang, Ph.D., associate professor of operations management and director of the Ph.D. program in Logistics and Supply Chain Management at Georgia Southern, was announced as the 2016 winner of the Carol J. Latta Memorial Decision Sciences Institute (DSI) Emerging Leadership Award.
Georgia Southern students present research at Harvard University conference
Four students in the School of Health and Kinesiology, with support from professors Daniel Czech, Ph.D., and Li Li, Ph.D., in the College of Health and Human Sciences, will attend and present research at Harvard University’s National Undergraduate Research Conference in Cambridge, Massachusetts, from Jan. 19 to 21.
The Remnant Trust Exhibit opens at Georgia Southern Jan. 18
The Zach S. Henderson Library at Georgia Southern has partnered with The Remnant Trust Inc., an educational foundation located at Texas Tech University, to showcase a collection of works including Magna Carta manuscripts, a first edition of Leviathan by Thomas Hobbes (1651) and more, all highlighting individual liberty and human dignity.
COE Alumnus named Georgia Superintendent of the Year
Georgia Southern College of Education Alumnus Joseph (Jody) Barrow Jr., Ed.D., was named Georgia’s 2017 Superintendent of the Year during the December 2016 Georgia School Boards Association (GSBA) and Georgia School Superintendents Association (GSSA) Winter Conference in Atlanta.
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 2017.
Message from the President
Today, the Board of Regents approved a plan to consolidate Georgia Southern University and Armstrong State University. The combined institution will be named Georgia Southern University.