
Georgia Southern Opens Biological Sciences Building
A new era in scientific learning and teaching is underway at Georgia Southern…

Tickets for “An Evening with Laura Bush”
Student ticket distribution begins Sept. 3, faculty/staff begins Sept. 5…

DAY SIX to Kick Off a New Year After a Rain Delay
For the second time in three years, rain has turned Georgia Southern University’s annual DAY ONE celebration into DAY SIX. Heavy rain on Monday night postponed the traditional start of the fall semester. After students complete their first week of classes, Georgia Southern will teach traditions to the newest members of Eagle Nation during the […]

Georgia Southern Holds Fall Convocation
Georgia Southern President Brooks Keel, Ph.D., delivered his annual State of the University address to faculty and staff on Wednesday morning at the Nessmith-Lane Conference Center during the annual Fall Convocation. With the theme of “Success in Motion,” Dr. Keel stressed that Georgia Southern is a university on the move, and now is not the […]

Georgia Southern to Host “An Evening with Laura Bush”
Former first lady Laura Bush will speak at Georgia Southern University’s Hanner Fieldhouse on Tuesday, Sept. 17 at 7 p.m. The appearance by one of the most admired American first ladies is part of the University’s Leadership Lecture Series which allows Georgia Southern students to learn from U.S. and world leaders. “This is an exciting […]

Professors Selected for NIH Training on Translational Health Disparities
Two professors from Georgia Southern University are on campus at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, Md., for two weeks at the NIH National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) Translational Health Disparities course. Simone Charles, Ph.D., professor of environmental health sciences and John Luque, Ph.D., professor of community health from […]

Students come to Georgia Southern early to BUILD
A little elbow grease can go a long way — at least that’s what participants in Georgia Southern University’s Building Undergraduate Involving Leadership Development (BUILD) program can say. A total of 120 rising freshmen come for two weeks each summer to the University to participate in the pre-semester leadership program offered through the Office of […]

Georgia Southern Uses Technology to Prevent Football Concussions
The Georgia Southern University Eagles football team begins fall practice this morning with new equipment designed to protect players from concussions. Georgia Southern is the only collegiate football team in the state to use the Helmet Impact Telemetry System (HITS) which measures and records every hit to the head during practices and games. “We want […]