ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥â€™s Food for Fines collected more than 6,000 pounds of canned goods for on-campus food banks, dismissed $20,000 in parking citations
On Nov. 7 and 8, ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Parking and Transportation Services collected more than 6,000 pounds of canned and boxed goods for on-campus food banks while dismissing $20,000 in parking citations.
ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ graduate student’s presentation, ‘23 and 1,’ at national conference draws from personal experience, advocates for reform for young, black men
While College of Education alumnus Nehemiah McClendon (’17,’19) was working to complete an M.Ed. in Counselor Education, he channeled his advocacy for young black men in K-12 settings who often fall into the school-to-prison pipeline stereotype, by presenting a case study, “23 and 1,” at the National Cross-Cultural Counseling and Education Conference.
ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ listed among ‘Green Colleges’ for ninth consecutive year
ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ is one of the 413 most environmentally responsible colleges in the country according to The Princeton Review for the ninth consecutive year. The education services company known for its test prep, tutoring services, books and college rankings features ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ in the 2019 edition of its free book, The Princeton Review Guide to Green Colleges: 2019 Edition.
ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ hires new director of EAGLE Academy, open house with meet and greet and information sessions on Nov. 19
Julie Pickens, Ph.D., is the new director of the EAGLE Academy, the Inclusive Post-Secondary Education Program at ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥. The EAGLE Academy will host a meet and greet with Pickens and program volunteers on Tuesday, Nov. 19, in the College of Education, room 3156, on the Statesboro Campus, from 6 to 8 p.m. The event will also serve as an open house with information sessions at 6:30 and 7:30 p.m.
ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥â€™s Lane Library and College of Education selected for Great Stories Club grant, supports underserved teens
ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥â€™s Lane Library has been selected to take part in the Great Stories Club, a national reading and discussion program for underserved teens. Lane Library was awarded a competitive grant offered by the American Library Association, with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, to participate in the program.
ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ hosts Science on Tap in Savannah on Nov. 14
Chemistry will be the topic of the next Science on Tap lecture, which will be held at Savannah Coffee Roasters in Savannah on Nov. 14 at 6 p.m. Richard Wallace, Ph.D., a chemistry professor on the ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Armstrong Campus, will present, “The Connection Between Rubber, Goldenrod, Paint, & Soybeans: Two Stories from Agricultural Chemistry.”
Student success at the heart of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ five-year plan
After a yearlong effort, with multi-stakeholder collaboration across three campuses and various communities, ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ has fully implemented a new strategic plan focusing on impact and culture. The plan articulates the university’s mission and vision, defines its core values, and establishes clear, measurable goals to meet its objectives.
Fall 2019 enrollment numbers finalized for ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥, University System of Georgia
Official figures released today show that a growth in dual-enrollment students, new transfer, fully online and overall graduate students helped ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ begin to reverse its latest enrollment trend.
Journalist, ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ alumna Laura Harris to speak at Fall 2019 commencement ceremonies
Award-winning journalist Laura Harris (‘08) will help to commend the academic accomplishments of students as the speaker for ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥â€™s Fall 2019 commencement ceremonies on Dec. 13 and 14.
ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ researchers receive major grant, aim to improve water quality monitoring on Georgia beaches
ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ researchers Asli Aslan, Ph.D., and Haresh Rochani, DrPH, of the Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health, and Risa Cohen, Ph.D., of the College of Science and Mathematics, received a grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Georgia Department of Natural Resources for a new research project at the Georgia Coast.