Georgia Southern鈥檚 Q3 2018 Economic Monitor show consumer confidence up, regional economy growth phase to slow in 2019
快猫app短视鈥檚 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
快猫app短视 is now ranked as an 鈥淩2鈥� high research institution, placing it in the top 6% of all institutions ranked by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. The 鈥淩2鈥� designation, the second-highest classification for research institutions, was unveiled this week.
Georgia Southern鈥檚 START NOW events in January provide expedited admission decisions
Prospective and former undergraduate students who want to attend 快猫app短视 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.
Military veteran graduates, lands dream job with global company
快猫app短视 health informatics student Deyoun Johnson served in the Army for almost 15 years, however, an injury in Afghanistan forced him to step down from a military career sooner than expected.聽On Saturday, he’ll earn a bachelor’s degree in health informatics and in January, begin work with the world’s second largest health information technology company, serving clients like the NBA and Johns Hopkins Medicine.
Armstrong Campus undergraduate research student, recruited by pharmaceutical giant, graduates
On Saturday, Armstrong Campus student Ariana Vargas will earn an undergraduate degree in chemistry from Georgia Southern and begin her career as a senior scientist for pharmaceutical giant Pfizer in January.
Former Sudanese 鈥淟ost Boy鈥� graduates from Georgia Southern with Doctor of Public Health
In 1987, at the age of nine, Georgia Southern graduate Abraham Deng Ater was one of an estimated group of 20,000 South Sudanese boys who trekked more than a thousand miles by foot to Ethiopia and Kenya to escape civil war. Today, he walked across the stage at Allen E. Paulson Stadium in Statesboro to earn a Doctor of Public Health in Public Health Leadership from the University鈥檚 Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health and honor his late father.
Celebrated political and academic leaders to address Georgia Southern Fall 2018 Commencement ceremonies
快猫app短视 alumni and leaders from the state鈥檚 highest political office and academic offices will address Georgia Southern鈥檚 2018 Fall Commencement graduating class at ceremonies in Statesboro and Savannah on Dec. 7 and 8.