ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ offers new online bachelor’s and master’s degrees in public health
For more than a decade, there has been an increase in the demand for public health workers, and a shrinking public health workforce, exacerbated by pandemic burnout. To meet educational and workforce needs, ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ is expanding its offerings in public health at multiple degree levels.Â
ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ unveils new master’s and doctoral degrees in environmental science
ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥â€™s College of Science and Mathematics (COSM) now offers a master’s degree in environmental science and will begin recruiting for the inaugural class of doctoral students in environmental science for the fall 2023 entering class. The post-graduate degrees supplement the recently approved bachelor’s degree in sustainability science. Housed in the James H. Oliver, Jr., Institute for Coastal Plain Science, every department in the college will play a role in this interdisciplinary trio of programs.
New accelerated program debuts this fall, allows students to complete special education advanced degree in less time
ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ special education faculty created an Accelerated Bachelor’s to Master’s program to assist undergraduate special education students with earning an advanced degree in special education in less time.
This summer was bananas for Eagle athletic training students
Over the summer, seven ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ athletic training graduate students have been helping the hometown Savannah Bananas. In addition to acquiring hands-on experiences with the local ball club, students are having the most fun summer with the most fun team in baseball.
ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ donors help University reach record-breaking fundraising year
For the second year in a row, ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ set a record for private fundraising, according to figures from the last fiscal year.
Whitney Nash, Ph.D., to serve as Dean of the University’s Waters College of Health Professions beginning Aug. 1
Whitney Nash, Ph.D., APRN, has been selected as Dean of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥â€™s Waters College of Health Professions and will begin leading the college on Aug. 1. Â
Savannah doctor earns MBA to be a better physician, advocate for patients
For Savannah doctor Timothy Connelly earning a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree wasn’t about advancing his career in the business world. Instead, he saw it as an opportunity to grow in his current career.
Ending on a high note: ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Chorale from Gretsch School of Music triumphant in international competition
The ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Chorale, a choir of 30 students from ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥â€™s Fred and Dinah Gretsch School of Music, earned top spots in an international choir competition this week in Germany. The group’s scores were nearly perfect, and the highest scores in the Chorale’s history in this particular competition.
ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥â€™s Economic Monitor Q1 reports regional economy slows, retains strength
ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥â€™s latest Economic Monitor, which reflects Q1 2022, reports that growth in the Savannah metro economy moderated during the opening quarter of the year
ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ graduate student is using oysters to dig for Lowcountry history
Public history graduate student Sadie Ingram is studying a Gullah Geechee oystermen and how they developed the Lowcountry economically and culturally. She is working with History Department professors Julie de Chantal, Ph.D., Lisa Denmark, Ph.D., Michael Van Wagenen, Ph.D., and ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Museum Director Brent Tharp, Ph.D. Her fieldwork is guided by Kurt Knoerl, Ph.D., who has a national reputation for taking students to the shorelines to find artifacts.