University celebrates Religious Awareness Week
Georgia Southern University will celebrate Religious Awareness Week Monday, Jan. 22, through Friday, Jan. 26. ‘Religious awareness events give the University community the opportunity to share and learn about religious beliefs within our community, as well as the world around us,” Consuela Ward-Pender, director of the Multicultural Student Center, said. The schedule of events includes […]
Animals at Wildlife Center to receive annual physical examinations
MEDIA ADVISORY Here are two upcoming events at Georgia Southern University that will provide members of the media with unique coverage opportunities: Annual animal examinations More than 100 animals at Georgia Southern University’s Center for Wildlife Education will receive their annual physical examinations on Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 13 and 14. The physical exams will […]
Spring Cultural Book Club Discussions to get underway
The Multicultural Student Center at Georgia Southern University will host three Cultural Book Club Discussions throughout the spring semester on Jan. 24, Feb. 21 and April 18. ‘Curriculum is all around us and this is an excellent opportunity for students to apply curriculum to interests they may have outside the formal classroom,” said Consuela Pender, […]
Gonzalez to address SB 529 and immigration reform Jan. 23
Jerry Gonzalez, executive director of the Georgia Association of Latino Elected Officials (GALEO), will speak at Georgia Southern University Tuesday, Jan. 23, on comprehensive immigration reform. His presentation kicks off a series of activities aimed at increasing awareness of Georgia Senate Bill 529, the Georgia Security and Immigration Compliance Act. Gonzalez will present ‘Comprehensive Immigration […]
Class for human resource professionals will begin on Feb. 5
Human resource practitioners can gain a wealth of employment-related knowledge and prepare for a professional certification exam by enrolling in a Savannah-based evening course. The non-credit ‘Certificate in Professional Human Resource Management” class will run on 12 consecutive Monday evenings from Feb. 5 through April 23. Each class will meet from 6 p.m. until 9 […]
Georgia Southern University offers out-of-state fee waiver
Georgia Southern University in Statesboro, Ga., invites eligible first-time freshman students living outside the state of Georgia to consider pursuing a degree there, and it backs that invitation with an out-of-state fee waiver that makes the cost the same as in-state tuition. The deadline to apply for the out-of-state fee waiver is Feb. 1. ‘The […]
Georgia Southern president named one of the state’s “power players”
Bruce Grube, president of Georgia Southern University, has been named to the ‘100 Most Influential Georgians” list by Georgia Trend magazine. The Norcross-based publication released its ninth annual list recently in its January edition, which it notes ‘puts the spotlight on individuals whose influence has been tested over time . . . (and who) are playing major […]
Bernice King to speak for MLK celebration
Rev. Bernice King, youngest daughter of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King, will speak at Georgia Southern University Tuesday, Jan.16, for the campus-wide celebration of Dr, King’s birthday. Her presentation is at 7 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center. A nationally known orator, Rev. King has inspired thousands of people from all […]
