Georgia Southern Wins $90,000 EPA Grant to Reduce Pollution
STATESBORO, Ga. – June 25, 2013 – Georgia Southern University has received two grants totaling $105,000 in the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) People, Prosperity and the Planet (P3) Student Design Competition for Sustainability. Mechanical Engineering students won for their design using alcohol and biofuel to power a diesel engine and lower emissions. The students and […]
Georgia Southern Receives $360,000 National Science Foundation Grant
The Allen E. Paulson Chair of Renewable Energy at Georgia Southern University, Valentin Soloiu, Ph.D., has been awarded a $360,000 Research for Undergraduates (REU) grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The University program, under Soloiu’s direction, will start next summer and be available to students across the country to explore solutions to energy problems. […]
University Choirs Take Second Place at International Competition
Georgia Southern University’s choral groups Southern Chorale and Fermata the Blue returned Tuesday from the International Anton Bruckner Choral Competition and Festival in Linz, Austria. The Chorale received gold diplomas in the compulsory and sacred divisions, Fermata the Blue was honored with one gold diploma and both groups earned second-place finishes. Southern Chorale, the University’s […]
Georgia Southern Cheerleaders Named 2013 STUNT All-Americans
Georgia Southern University senior base Ashley Riggs and sophomore flyer Katherine Daniel were recently selected by USA Cheer as First Team 2013 STUNT All-Americans. Riggs, an early childhood education major from Sharpsburg, Ga., was the captain of the Georgia Southern STUNT team and had major responsibility for selecting personnel and teaching the STUNT routines. She […]
Georgia Southern Wins Emmy for Symphony Performance
Georgia Southern University has been recognized for broadcast excellence by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences with a 2013 Emmy Award. The University received the honor for “Best Live Audio” during the Southeast Emmy Awards in Atlanta on June 8. The award-winning video streaming production of a performance by the University’s Symphony was […]
New Chair on First Year at Georgia Southern
Now that she has completed her first year as the founding chair of the School of Human Ecology (SHE), Cynthia Johnson, Ph.D., said she only has words of praise for the department’s faculty and staff. Johnson arrived at Georgia Southern University last summer from East Carolina University in Greenville, N.C., and has spent 15 years in […]
Georgia Southern to Help Young Professionals Launch Careers
Georgia Southern University’s College of Business Administration (COBA) is working with the Savannah Area Chamber of Commerce to help young professionals start their careers, achieve success and contribute to our communities. COBA’s Graduate Business Programs will be the principle sponsor for the first meeting of LaunchSAVANNAH on June 13 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. in the North […]
Expansion Projects Begin at Allen E. Paulson Stadium
Georgia Southern University leaders broke ground Wednesday morning in the east end zone of Allen E. Paulson Stadium for the $10 million Football Operations Center (FOC) and the construction of an additional 6,200 seats. The projects come as the Eagles move up to the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) in 2014 and begin playing in the […]
