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ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ named recipient of Economic Development Administration ‘Build to Scale’ Grant

The United States Economic Development Administration (EDA) has named ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ 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.

ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ receives $1.3M federal TRIO grant, supports first-generation students in pursuit of doctoral degrees

ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ has received $1.3 million from the U.S. Department of Education to continue the Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program through 2027. 

New MPA executive track launches this spring at ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥

ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ 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 ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥

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 ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥â€™s Statesboro Campus.

ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ professor named Sociologist of the Year

ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ 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. 

ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥â€™s Economic Monitor Q2 reports regional economy slowed first half of the year, remains positive

ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥â€™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. 

International education award given to a pair of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ professors

ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ 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.

ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Police arrest three in aftermath of weekend armed robbery

ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ 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 ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ 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, ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥’s Ben Parten, Ph.D., explains their historical significance. The events were only days apart, but gave the war an entirely different trajectory.

UPDATED SHOW TIMES: Alumnus returns to direct fall mainstage show

When Travis Spangenburg (‘13) stepped on the Jenkins Hall Mainstage to direct theater students on ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥â€™s Armstrong Campus, he was immediately taken back to his days as a student performer.