Georgia Southern develops new online portal to assist transfer students
¿ìèapp¶ÌÊÓ has developed a new, personalized online portal that will make it much easier for students at other universities to transfer to Georgia Southern.
¿ìèapp¶ÌÊÓ named recipient of Economic Development Administration ‘Build to Scale’ Grant
The United States Economic Development Administration (EDA) has named ¿ìèapp¶ÌÊÓ as one of 51 nationwide grant recipients of the 2022 Build to Scale program, which means the University will receive $600,000 in grant funding along with $600,000 in local match funds.
Georgia Southern receives $1.3M federal TRIO grant, supports first-generation students in pursuit of doctoral degrees
¿ìèapp¶ÌÊÓ has received $1.3 million from the U.S. Department of Education to continue the Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program through 2027.Â
New MPA executive track launches this spring at ¿ìèapp¶ÌÊÓ
¿ìèapp¶ÌÊÓ now offers a fully online executive track for the Master of Public Administration (MPA) program, with the first cohort scheduled for spring 2023.
State health leader to discuss past, present and future of Georgia’s public health at ¿ìèapp¶ÌÊÓ
As deputy commissioner for the Georgia Department of Public Health, Chris Rustin, DrPH, has helped Georgia respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and the current monkeypox outbreak. These issues are a part of the past, present and future of public health in Georgia, which he will discuss on Oct. 17 at 7 p.m., in the Performing Arts Center on ¿ìèapp¶ÌÊÓ’s Statesboro Campus.
Georgia Southern professor named Sociologist of the Year
¿ìèapp¶ÌÊÓ Associate Professor of Sociology Ned Rinalducci, Ph.D., has been named Sociologist of the Year by the Georgia Sociological Association. This lifetime achievement award recognizes an outstanding sociologist who has made a significant impact in the field of sociology in the state of Georgia.Â
Georgia Southern’s Economic Monitor Q2 reports regional economy slowed first half of the year, remains positive
¿ìèapp¶ÌÊÓ’s latest Economic Monitor, which reflects Q2 2022, reports that growth in the Savannah metro economy remains positive but continued to slow through the first half of the year.Â
International education award given to a pair of Georgia Southern professors
¿ìèapp¶ÌÊÓ Center for STEM Education program coordinator Kania Greer, Ed.D., and elementary and special education Associate Professor Karin Fisher, Ph.D., were recently awarded a Global Partner Award from Narayan Seva Sansthan School in Udaipur, India.
¿ìèapp¶ÌÊÓ Police arrest three in aftermath of weekend armed robbery
¿ìèapp¶ÌÊÓ Police have arrested three people in connection with an armed robbery that was reported on campus at approximately 8 p.m. on Oct. 1. None of those arrested are Georgia Southern students.
160 years later: Remembering the Battle of Antietam and the ‘preliminary’ Emancipation Proclamation that reshaped American history
160 years after the Battle of Antietam and the ‘preliminary’ Emancipation Proclamation, Georgia Southern’s Ben Parten, Ph.D., explains their historical significance. The events were only days apart, but gave the war an entirely different trajectory.