Georgia Southern runs past Bowling Green 58-27 in GoDaddy Bowl
In the first bowl game in program history for Georgia Southern (9-4), quarterback Favian Upshaw ran for a career-high 199 yards and four touchdowns, and Georgia Southern scored 35 unanswered points and rushed for 452 yards to power past Bowling Green, 58-27, in the GoDaddy Bowl Wednesday night in Ladd-Peebles Stadium.
Georgia Southern History Faculty and Museum Curators seek World War I Artifacts
Georgia Southern University’s Department of History and the Georgia Southern Museum seek to learn more about the impact of World War I on the state of Georgia and are asking for anyone with artifacts from that era to bring them on Jan. 16, from 2 to 5 p.m., to the Georgia Southern University Museum.
Tyson Summers Named Next Head Coach of Georgia Southern Football
Georgia Southern Interim President Jean Bartels, Ph.D., R.N., Director of Athletics Tom Kleinlein and the Georgia Southern Board of Regents announced Sunday evening that Tyson Summers has formally accepted an offer to become Georgia Southern’s head football coach. He will be officially introduced at a press conference on Dec. 26 at the University.
Graduate students attend Art Basel Miami Beach; Betty Foy Sanders Department of Art van painted by Kenny Scharf
In early December, nine Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) graduate candidates from the Betty Foy Sanders Department of Art (BFSDoArt) drove to Miami, Florida, for Art Basel Miami Beach, a large international art fair that connects artists, gallerists and collectors from around the globe. They returned with a greater understanding of the art world, and a department van which is now itself a work of art.
College of Health and Human Sciences students embrace service opportunities
Eight Georgia Southern Sport Management students spent the University’s Thanksgiving break volunteering at the AdvoCare Invitational. Additionally, the School of Human Ecology Fashion Merchandizing and Apparel Design students spent Dec. 10 delivering shirts to children at the Statesboro Head Start.
Georgia Southern’s accreditation is reaffirmed
Interim University President Jean E. Bartels, Ph.D., R.N. announced today that at the Dec. 6 meeting of its Board of Trustees, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) reaffirmed the full accreditation of Georgia Southern University through the year 2025. The University’s accreditation was reaffirmed with “no recommendations,” a gratifying confirmation of the SACSCOC’s highest confidence in Georgia Southern.
Georgia Southern faculty continue excellence in 2015
Georgia Southern faculty excel in leadership, research and service, and many of these exceptional leaders have been recognized by Georgia Southern University and other organizations this semester.
Nearly 1,600 degrees conferred during Fall Commencement
Georgia Southern University today held its 24th annual Fall Commencement at Hanner Fieldhouse. Interim University President Jean E. Bartels, Ph.D., R.N. conferred nearly 1,600 graduate and undergraduate degrees during three separate ceremonies to accommodate the graduating class.
