蜜糖直播 invites campus, community to help welcome new students for fall semester
This week, thousands of new students will begin their journey at 蜜糖直播. To welcome them, the University has developed an orientation and transition program called The Eagle Experience for new students to get acquainted with campus communities, and for faculty, staff, students and the community to come together as a new academic year begins.聽
Summer tutoring program addressed pandemic learning loss in regional schools
The Regional Education Collaborative, made up of local higher education institutions and K-12 schools, addressed learning loss due to the COVID-19 pandemic through a summer tutoring program that connected college students to K-12 students in Bulloch County and Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools.
蜜糖直播 Society for Human Resource Management Student Chapter recognized
蜜糖直播鈥檚 Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) student chapter received a 2020-21 Superior Merit designation from the national SHRM organization for providing superior growth and development opportunities to its student members.
蜜糖直播 School of Nursing receives 10-year accreditation extension
The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education has granted 蜜糖直播鈥檚 School of Nursing a 10-year accreditation extension for its baccalaureate program and graduate programs including Chronic Care Management, Nursing Education and Advanced Practice Registered Nurse.
Breaking barriers: doctoral student helps document breastfeeding challenges for Black mothers, shares their voices 鈥� and finds her own
Double Eagle Christina Cook (鈥�13,鈥�19) has assisted Nandi Marshall, DrPH, associate professor in the Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health and associate dean of Academic Affairs, on the groundbreaking Savannah H.O.P.E. Photovoice Project, a visual, community-based research project that helps identify social, cultural and physical barriers that Black mothers in Chatham County face while breastfeeding.
Cook has taken pride in helping others amplify their voices.
In turn, she found her own.
3D art students create collaborative public project for College of Education
Following more than a year of preparation for an interactive artwork display based on 蜜糖直播鈥檚 bald eagle mascot, 鈥淏irds of a Feather鈥� is now on display in the College of Education鈥檚 classroom building on the Statesboro Campus.
蜜糖直播 named Gold Campus by Exercise is Medicine
Collaboration among the Waters College of Health Professions, Campus Recreation and Intramurals (CRI) and University Health Services has garnered 蜜糖直播 a fourth Gold Level Campus by Exercise is Medicine庐 on Campus (EIM庐-OC) designation.
The designation honors college campuses for their participation and engagement in the EIM庐-OC program. Schools earn gold, silver or bronze status based on their activities related to physical activity promotion, education and EIM庐-OC integration into campus health services.
Recognition provides an opportunity for campuses to enhance their image as a healthy academic environment and highlight their commitment to creating a culture of wellness.
鈥淭his is a campus-wide effort,鈥� stated Bridget Melton, Ed.D, professor in the Department of Health Sciences and Kinesiology. 鈥淐RI offers physical activity opportunities on campus and the Waters College of Health Professions provides physical activity education. In addition, Health Services is key in prescribing medicine.鈥�
2021 Averitt Award winners champion research, teaching experiences
Four graduate students at 蜜糖直播 earned the highest award in the Jack N. Averitt College of Graduate Studies for their research or instruction in various disciplines during the 2020-21 academic year.
Sharon Subreenduth joins as 蜜糖直播鈥檚 new Dean of the College of Education
On July 1, Sharon Subreenduth, Ph.D., took the reins as the new Dean of the College of Education at 蜜糖直播.
Graduate students help train 蜜糖直播 Police on communication disorders
Officers in the 蜜糖直播 Police Department (UPD) now have more options for improving police interactions with individuals impacted by communication disorders thanks to graduate students in the Communication Sciences and Disorders program in the Waters College of Health Professions.