{"id":75,"date":"2023-10-03T15:23:50","date_gmt":"2023-10-03T15:23:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ww2.georgiasouthern.edu\/advancement\/together-we-soar\/?page_id=75"},"modified":"2024-05-29T18:50:36","modified_gmt":"2024-05-29T18:50:36","slug":"enrich","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ww2.georgiasouthern.edu\/advancement\/together-we-soar\/priorities\/enrich\/","title":{"rendered":"Enrich Campuses and Community Vibrancy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-80 has-background-dim wp-block-cover__gradient-background has-background-gradient\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(33deg,rgb(0,19,68) 54%,rgb(252,177,22) 100%)\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-126\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/ww2.georgiasouthern.edu\/advancement\/together-we-soar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/tws23-enrichcommunity-912woodwork.jpg\" style=\"object-position:65% 36%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"65% 36%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ww2.georgiasouthern.edu\/advancement\/together-we-soar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/tws23-enrichcommunity-912woodwork.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/ww2.georgiasouthern.edu\/advancement\/together-we-soar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/tws23-enrichcommunity-912woodwork-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ww2.georgiasouthern.edu\/advancement\/together-we-soar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/tws23-enrichcommunity-912woodwork-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ww2.georgiasouthern.edu\/advancement\/together-we-soar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/tws23-enrichcommunity-912woodwork-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n    <div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n    <h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-contrast-color has-text-color\">Together we<\/h1>\n    \n    \n    \n    <div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer nomargin\"><\/div>\n    \n    \n    \n    <figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized nomargin\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ww2.georgiasouthern.edu\/advancement\/together-we-soar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/tws23-enrich-bannertext-min.png\" alt=\"enrich\" class=\"wp-image-66\" style=\"width:353px;height:120px\" width=\"353\" height=\"120\"\/><\/figure>\n    \n    \n    \n    <div style=\"height:12px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer nomargin\"><\/div>\n    \n    \n    \n    <h1 class=\"wp-block-heading nomargin has-contrast-color has-text-color\">Campuses and Community Vibrancy<\/h1>\n    <\/div>\n    <\/div><\/div>\n    \n    \n    \n    <div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull nomargin has-base-color has-primary-background-color has-text-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n    <div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-top prioritiescolumn is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n    <div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n    <p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Improve the communities<\/strong> surrounding our three campuses through education, leadership, and innovation by partnering University students and programs with local organizations and businesses<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n    \n    \n    \n    <div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n    <p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Teach about local wildlife<\/strong> by endowing the Center for Wildlife Education and the Lamar Q. Ball, Jr. Raptor Center<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n    \n    \n    \n    <div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n    <p class=\"has-text-align-center o-typing-fast has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Improve our campuses<\/strong> by leveraging State and philanthropic support to preserve, build, and renovate key spaces<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    \n    \n    \n    <div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n    \n    \n    \n    <h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">One University on three campuses soaring to serve Georgia and the Southeast<\/h2>\n    \n    \n    \n    <style>\n    \/**BUTTON BG HOVER**\/\n    .btn-bg-hover a{padding:2em;background-color:#001344ab;color:#fff;font-size:1.5em;min-height:10em!important;vertical-align: middle;display: flex;justify-content: center;align-items: center; word-break: keep-all;}.wp-block-button.btn-bg-hover{background-size:cover;background-position:center;}\n    .btn-bg-hover a:hover, .btn-bg-hover a:focus{transition: 0.25s ease;background-image:none;text-decoration: none;opacity:1;background-color:#001344!important;color:#fff!important;}\n    \n    @media (max-width:1000px){.btn-bg-hover a{font-size:1.25em;min-height:13em!important;}}\n    @media (max-width:780px){.btn-bg-hover a{font-size:1.5em;min-height:6em!important;}.wp-block-column:first-child { margin-bottom: auto;}.locationsflex{gap:1em!important;}}\n    \n    .wp-block-button.btn-bg-1{background-image:url(https:\/\/www.georgiasouthern.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/statesboro-footballfield.jpg);}\n    .wp-block-button.btn-bg-2{background-image:url(https:\/\/www.georgiasouthern.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/hinesville-liberty-study-mainarea.jpeg);}\n    .wp-block-button.btn-bg-3{background-image:url(https:\/\/www.georgiasouthern.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/savannah-armstrong-walkingstudentsflags.jpeg);}\n    <\/style>\n    \n    \n    \n    <div class=\"wp-block-columns locationsflex is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-2 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n    <div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n    <div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-1 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n    <div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100 btn-bg-hover btn-bg-1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.georgiasouthern.edu\/campuses\/statesboro-campus\/\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">Statesboro<\/a><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    \n    \n    \n    <div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n    <div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-2 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n    <div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100 btn-bg-hover btn-bg-3\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.georgiasouthern.edu\/campuses\/armstrong-campus-savannah\/\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">Savannah<\/a><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    \n    \n    \n    <div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n    <div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-3 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n    <div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100 btn-bg-hover btn-bg-2\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.georgiasouthern.edu\/campuses\/liberty-campus-hinesville\/\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">Hinesville<\/a><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    \n    \n    \n    <div style=\"height:63px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n    \n    \n    \n    <div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull nomargin has-custom-light-gray-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n    <h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In Our Communities<\/h2>\n    \n    \n    \n    <p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Georgia Southern works to collaborate with partners across the Coastal region to both improve communities and enrich the experiences of our students and faculty. A University System of Georgia (USG) report shows Georgia Southern\u2019s annual economic impact soaring 7.4% to more than $1.1 billion in fiscal year 2022.&nbsp;These economic impacts translate into jobs, higher incomes and greater production of goods and services.&nbsp;<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n    \n    \n    \n    <div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignfull is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill leftrightcallouts has-custom-light-gray-background-color has-background\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/ww2.georgiasouthern.edu\/advancement\/together-we-soar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/tws23-schoolsystemteaching-1024x683.jpeg);background-position:49% 41%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/ww2.georgiasouthern.edu\/advancement\/together-we-soar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/tws23-schoolsystemteaching-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-439 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ww2.georgiasouthern.edu\/advancement\/together-we-soar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/tws23-schoolsystemteaching-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/ww2.georgiasouthern.edu\/advancement\/together-we-soar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/tws23-schoolsystemteaching-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/ww2.georgiasouthern.edu\/advancement\/together-we-soar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/tws23-schoolsystemteaching-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/ww2.georgiasouthern.edu\/advancement\/together-we-soar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/tws23-schoolsystemteaching.jpeg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n    <h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Regional Educational Collaborative<\/h3>\n    \n    \n    \n    <p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.georgiasouthern.edu\/president\/rec\/\">Regional Educational Collaborative<\/a>, Georgia Southern partners with school systems to improve educational experiences both in the College of Education and in select schools through literacy programs.&nbsp;<\/p>\n    <\/div><\/div>\n    \n    \n    \n    <div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignfull has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill leftrightcallouts has-custom-light-gray-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n    <h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Business Innovation Group (BIG)<\/h3>\n    \n    \n    \n    <p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.georgiasouthern.edu\/research\/big\/\">Business Innovation Group (BIG)<\/a> is committed&nbsp;to developing a vibrant entrepreneurship&nbsp;and innovation ecosystem for the southeast region.&nbsp; BIG provides resources for students and entrepreneurs&nbsp;to gain skills and training necessary to understand business principles, experience how businesses operate, and successfully launch new enterprises.<\/p>\n    <\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/ww2.georgiasouthern.edu\/advancement\/together-we-soar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/tws23-biginnovationcenter-1024x683.jpeg);background-position:50% 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/ww2.georgiasouthern.edu\/advancement\/together-we-soar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/tws23-biginnovationcenter-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-435 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ww2.georgiasouthern.edu\/advancement\/together-we-soar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/tws23-biginnovationcenter-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/ww2.georgiasouthern.edu\/advancement\/together-we-soar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/tws23-biginnovationcenter-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/ww2.georgiasouthern.edu\/advancement\/together-we-soar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/tws23-biginnovationcenter-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/ww2.georgiasouthern.edu\/advancement\/together-we-soar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/tws23-biginnovationcenter.jpeg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n    \n    \n    \n    <div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignfull is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill leftrightcallouts has-custom-light-gray-background-color has-background\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/ww2.georgiasouthern.edu\/advancement\/together-we-soar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/tws23-bushes-1024x683.jpeg);background-position:51% 67%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/ww2.georgiasouthern.edu\/advancement\/together-we-soar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/tws23-bushes-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-765 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ww2.georgiasouthern.edu\/advancement\/together-we-soar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/tws23-bushes-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/ww2.georgiasouthern.edu\/advancement\/together-we-soar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/tws23-bushes-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/ww2.georgiasouthern.edu\/advancement\/together-we-soar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/tws23-bushes-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/ww2.georgiasouthern.edu\/advancement\/together-we-soar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/tws23-bushes.jpeg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n    <h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Leadership Development Institute (LDI)<\/h3>\n    \n    \n    \n    <p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Georgia Southern\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.georgiasouthern.edu\/president\/performance-excellence\/leadership-institute\/\">Leadership Development Institute (LDI)<\/a> includes approximately 65 campus leaders who have committed themselves to professional and personal growth.&nbsp;Engaging city, county and state government leaders as well as business people, faculty and students, the institute leverages existing expertise to train, mentor and develop regional talent to build the leaders of tomorrow.<\/p>\n    <\/div><\/div>\n    \n    \n    \n    <div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull nomargin has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n    <div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n    \n    \n    \n    <h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">On Our Campuses<\/h2>\n    \n    \n    \n    <p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">At Georgia Southern, our campuses are buzzing with learning, full of activities and events, bristling with energy, and brightened by diversity. We are providing the experiences and preparation our students need to make a difference and we want our students to feel anchored to our campuses like many Eagle alumni do. Georgia Southern has several renovation and construction projects in the works, all of which have secured advanced State funding.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n    \n    \n    \n    <div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignfull is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill leftrightcallouts\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/ww2.georgiasouthern.edu\/advancement\/together-we-soar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/tws23-convocationcenternight-1024x358.jpeg);background-position:22% 52%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"358\" src=\"https:\/\/ww2.georgiasouthern.edu\/advancement\/together-we-soar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/tws23-convocationcenternight-1024x358.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-422 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ww2.georgiasouthern.edu\/advancement\/together-we-soar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/tws23-convocationcenternight-1024x358.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/ww2.georgiasouthern.edu\/advancement\/together-we-soar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/tws23-convocationcenternight-300x105.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/ww2.georgiasouthern.edu\/advancement\/together-we-soar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/tws23-convocationcenternight-768x268.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/ww2.georgiasouthern.edu\/advancement\/together-we-soar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/tws23-convocationcenternight.jpeg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n    <h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Jack and Ruth Ann Hill Convocation Center<\/h3>\n    \n    \n    \n    <p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.georgiasouthern.edu\/news\/2022\/04\/26\/details-finalized-for-new-hill-convocation-center-at-georgia-southern\/\">Jack and Ruth Ann Hill Convocation Center<\/a> will be the future home of Georgia Southern basketball and the growing Waters College of Health Professions. With new locker rooms, training rooms, a strength and conditioning area, fueling stations, and academic spaces coming on board, the 95,000-square-foot Jack and Ruth Ann Hill Convocation Center will create a best-in-class student-athlete experience.&nbsp;<\/p>\n    <\/div><\/div>\n    \n    \n    \n    <div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignfull has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill leftrightcallouts\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n    <h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sweetheart Circle Preservation<\/h3>\n    \n    \n    \n    <p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The rolling lawn of picturesque live oaks and pecan trees in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.georgiasouthern.edu\/traditions\/#:~:text=various%20skill%20contests.-,Sweetheart%20Circle,-Savannah%20and%20some\">Sweetheart Circle<\/a> has played host to many important events in the University\u2019s history, including countless marriage proposals and wedding ceremonies. The original landmark buildings on Sweetheart Circle\u2014constructed by students in 1906\u2014are ready for significant renovation and remediation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n    <\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/ww2.georgiasouthern.edu\/advancement\/together-we-soar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/tws23-marvinpittman-1024x683.jpeg);background-position:51% 72%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/ww2.georgiasouthern.edu\/advancement\/together-we-soar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/tws23-marvinpittman-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-414 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ww2.georgiasouthern.edu\/advancement\/together-we-soar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/tws23-marvinpittman-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/ww2.georgiasouthern.edu\/advancement\/together-we-soar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/tws23-marvinpittman-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/ww2.georgiasouthern.edu\/advancement\/together-we-soar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/tws23-marvinpittman-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/ww2.georgiasouthern.edu\/advancement\/together-we-soar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/tws23-marvinpittman.jpeg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n    \n    \n    \n    <div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignfull is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill leftrightcallouts\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/ww2.georgiasouthern.edu\/advancement\/together-we-soar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/tws23-nurselabex-1024x683.jpeg);background-position:50% 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/ww2.georgiasouthern.edu\/advancement\/together-we-soar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/tws23-nurselabex-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-412 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ww2.georgiasouthern.edu\/advancement\/together-we-soar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/tws23-nurselabex-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/ww2.georgiasouthern.edu\/advancement\/together-we-soar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/tws23-nurselabex-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/ww2.georgiasouthern.edu\/advancement\/together-we-soar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/tws23-nurselabex-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/ww2.georgiasouthern.edu\/advancement\/together-we-soar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/tws23-nurselabex.jpeg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n    <h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Science Classroom and Lab Building<\/h3>\n    \n    \n    \n    <p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">A new building dedicated to the sciences will provide students, especially those in advanced degrees and health sciences, the opportunity for hands-on learning within collaborative environments and will allow the University to remain competitive in its scientific, laboratory and research endeavors.<\/p>\n    <\/div><\/div>\n    \n    \n    \n    <div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignfull has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill leftrightcallouts\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n    <h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lamar Q. Ball Jr. Raptor Center<\/h3>\n    \n    \n    \n    <p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The Georgia Southern eagle, Freedom, lives in the 17-acre campus-based <a href=\"https:\/\/www.georgiasouthern.edu\/academics\/wildlife\/\">Center for Wildlife Education and the Lamar Q. Ball Jr. Raptor Center<\/a>, which has a wetlands area, an old-growth forest and a mountain display. It is one of the leading environmental educational facilities in Georgia and an endowment fund will help maintain it and provide for additional learning opportunities about Georgia wildlife by the thousands of people who visit each year.&nbsp;<\/p>\n    <\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/ww2.georgiasouthern.edu\/advancement\/together-we-soar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/tws23-freedomatgraduation-1024x683.jpeg);background-position:56% 39%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/ww2.georgiasouthern.edu\/advancement\/together-we-soar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/tws23-freedomatgraduation-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-752 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ww2.georgiasouthern.edu\/advancement\/together-we-soar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/tws23-freedomatgraduation-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/ww2.georgiasouthern.edu\/advancement\/together-we-soar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/tws23-freedomatgraduation-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/ww2.georgiasouthern.edu\/advancement\/together-we-soar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/tws23-freedomatgraduation-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/ww2.georgiasouthern.edu\/advancement\/together-we-soar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/tws23-freedomatgraduation.jpeg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n    \n    \n    \n    <div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull nomargin has-custom-light-gray-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n    <figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n    <figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/ww2.georgiasouthern.edu\/advancement\/together-we-soar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/tws23-parkernaming-studentgroup-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ww2.georgiasouthern.edu\/advancement\/together-we-soar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/tws23-parkernaming-studentgroup-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/ww2.georgiasouthern.edu\/advancement\/together-we-soar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/tws23-parkernaming-studentgroup-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/ww2.georgiasouthern.edu\/advancement\/together-we-soar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/tws23-parkernaming-studentgroup-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/ww2.georgiasouthern.edu\/advancement\/together-we-soar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/tws23-parkernaming-studentgroup.jpeg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n    \n    \n    \n    <figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/ww2.georgiasouthern.edu\/advancement\/together-we-soar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/tws23-parkernamingcelebration-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ww2.georgiasouthern.edu\/advancement\/together-we-soar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/tws23-parkernamingcelebration-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/ww2.georgiasouthern.edu\/advancement\/together-we-soar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/tws23-parkernamingcelebration-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/ww2.georgiasouthern.edu\/advancement\/together-we-soar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/tws23-parkernamingcelebration-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/ww2.georgiasouthern.edu\/advancement\/together-we-soar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/tws23-parkernamingcelebration.jpeg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n    <\/figure>\n    \n    \n    \n    <div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-5 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n    <h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Parker Creates Opportunities for Students<\/h2>\n    \n    \n    \n    <p>Greg Parker, Founder and CEO of The Parker Companies, gave the University a $5 million gift in 2018 to name the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.georgiasouthern.edu\/parker\/\">College of Business<\/a>, establish the Parker Business Scholars Program, Parker Business Scholarship Fund, and Parker Faculty Support Fund.&nbsp;<\/p>\n    \n    \n    \n    <p>By investing in Georgia Southern, which educates young people mostly from our own area, we\u2019re investing in the future of our local business community. We want to have a profound relationship with the business college and create a conduit of opportunities for Georgia Southern. Georgia Southern graduates are from this part of the world, and we want to support them. There\u2019s huge talent at the University and we want to be part of it.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    \n    \n    \n    <div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n    \n    \n    \n    <div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-7 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n    <h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Alumni Liz Crisafi&#8217;s Success Story<\/h2>\n    \n    \n    \n    <p>Liz Crisafi&nbsp;is the Global Vice President of Campaign Marketing at IHG Hotels and Resorts, one of the world&#8217;s leading hotel companies. She is responsible for marketing their 17 global brands and delivering commercial, loyalty and partnership campaigns. Crisafi has more than 20 years of in-depth global marketing experience with Kimberly-Clark, Ogilvy &amp; Mather, Discovery Communications and Eastman Kodak.&nbsp;She is&nbsp; a member of the Georgia Tourism Foundation Board.&nbsp;<\/p>\n    \n    \n    \n    <div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n    <div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20%\">\n    <figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ww2.georgiasouthern.edu\/advancement\/together-we-soar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/lizcrisafi-tws23-square-min.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-742\" style=\"width:240px;height:240px\" width=\"240\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ww2.georgiasouthern.edu\/advancement\/together-we-soar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/lizcrisafi-tws23-square-min.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ww2.georgiasouthern.edu\/advancement\/together-we-soar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/lizcrisafi-tws23-square-min-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ww2.georgiasouthern.edu\/advancement\/together-we-soar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/lizcrisafi-tws23-square-min-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/figure>\n    <\/div>\n    \n    \n    \n    <div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n    <blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n    <p>&#8220;I look back at the moments in my career and see Georgia Southern at the foundation. My experience there was personalized. There is a culture that you could feel. People really care about you as an individual and care about the path you are taking.&#8221;<\/p>\n    <cite>Liz Crisafi (\u201895), B.S. Communications and Broadcasting<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    \n    \n    \n    <div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n    ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Improve the communities surrounding our three campuses through education, leadership, and innovation by partnering University students and programs with local organizations and businesses Teach about local wildlife by endowing the Center for Wildlife Education and the Lamar Q. 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