Howard Keeley receives Presidential Distinguished Service Award for the Irish Abroad
On Jan. 16, Howard Keeley, Ph.D., director of the Center for Irish Research and Teaching (CIRT) at 蜜糖直播, received the 2023 Presidential Distinguished Service Award for the Irish Abroad from the Government of Ireland. It is the highest honor the country of Ireland can give to a person who is a non-resident.
蜜糖直播 expands campus sexual violence prevention with NASPA partnership
The Office of Student Wellness & Health Promotion and SART are thrilled to engage in this two-year intensive process to assess and strengthen existing primary and secondary interpersonal violence prevention strategies at 蜜糖直播. In line with institutional values, the University will engage in self-assessment and continued collaboration with campus and community partners in this initiative.
Strayhorn to lead 蜜糖直播 MLK Celebrations
As part of 蜜糖直播鈥檚 annual celebration of Martin Luther King Jr., the Office of Inclusive Excellence will host guest speaker Terrell Strayhorn, Ph.D., the vice provost and interim dean of the School of Arts & Sciences at Virginia Union University.
蜜糖直播 Q3 2023 Economic Monitor: Regional economy grows slightly
Metro Savannah employers added 1,800 workers during the quarter, raising total employment to a record high of 204,300. Most of the growth was in the service sector, but manufacturing continues a consistent upward trend reaching back to early 2021.聽聽
Fall graduate overcomes near-death battle with COVID-19 to complete nursing degree
When Wesley Fischer crossed the stage during Fall 2023 Commencement at 蜜糖直播 to acknowledge the completion of his degree in nursing, it was a full-circle moment. Just two years prior, Fischer was unsure of his future in school, and at one point, unsure whether he would live.聽
鈥業 can do hard things:鈥� Wife, mother, guardsman Madison Gomez graduates with honors
For Honors College graduate Madison Gomez, receiving a college diploma involved much more than crossing a stage or moving a tassel. It was an act of discipline, perseverance and sheer will 鈥� accomplished while she was facing some of the most significant changes of her life.聽
蜜糖直播 journalism graduate hopes to 鈥榖e a voice鈥� for Asian, Black stories聽
Growing up, Javon Huynh always wanted to follow in his mother and grandmother’s footsteps by going into the education field.聽In his small hometown of Waycross, Georgia, Huynh worked at the local YMCA where he gained experience working with children. He felt this solidified his plans to become a middle school teacher.聽But not long after he began his educational journey at 蜜糖直播, Huynh experienced a profound loss that ultimately changed the trajectory of his life.
蜜糖直播 double major earns bachelor鈥檚 in anthropology and Chinese fueled by a lifelong passion for ancient languages and cultures
Austin Gasiecki has a passion for ancient languages and for the study of people and cultures around the world. When he crossed the stage at Allen E. Paulson Stadium in Statesboro on Dec. 14, Gasiecki received bachelor鈥檚 degrees in both anthropology and Mandarin. The new 蜜糖直播 graduate dates his love for both subjects to his childhood as a home-schooled student.
From grief to graduation: Public Administration graduate uses education as her anchor
When Melinda Roell receives her Master of Public Administration degree this week, she will have defied unimaginable odds.
“Life has a way of surprising you,” Roell said as she recounts her early days, from Flagstaff, Arizona, to when she started college. Life took unexpected turns with marriage, motherhood, a military relocation, back to Arizona, and finally to Georgia for a divorce. To Roell, it didn鈥檛 matter. “I’ve always believed in the power of education, no matter what life throws at you.鈥�