Georgia Southern improves health in Coastal Georgia through new partnership
The Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health at Georgia Southern University is partnering with the Coastal Health District to train future health professionals through the formation of an Academic Health Department.
Communication Arts welcomes back alumni for “50+1” anniversary celebration
Georgia Southern University alumni and students gathered in Sanford Hall for a reunion like no other. Some alumni came back to a “new” building and a freshly posted mural, making this 50+1 anniversary a celebration to remember.
‘All Things at Once’ visiting artist exhibition opens on Statesboro Campus
“All Things at Once,” a visiting artist exhibition by Dan Funderburgh is on view at Georgia Southern University’s Center for Art and Theatre on the Statesboro Campus. The exhibition will run through Dec. 6. There will be an artist talk on Nov. 12 beginning at 5 p.m. in the Arts Building followed by a reception in the Center for Art and Theatre’s University Gallery from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
President Kyle Marrero conferred as 14th president of Georgia Southern University
On Oct. 25, Georgia Southern University held an investiture ceremony in Hanner Fieldhouse on the Statesboro Campus to officially confer the duties and responsibilities of the Office of the President to Dr. Kyle Marrero, who became Georgia Southern’s 14th president on April 1.
Proposals open for Georgia Southern Southeast Coastal Conference on Languages and Literature
Proposals are being accepted for Georgia Southern University’s Southeast Coastal Conference on Languages and Literatures until Nov. 15. The conference is sponsored by the Department of Foreign Languages and will be held at the Embassy Suites and Hampton Inn & Suites in downtown Savannah April 9 through 10.
Proposals are accepted on a range of topics from Afro-Hispanic studies to second language acquisition, Spanish, Arabic, French and others. A comprehensive list of guidelines and possible topics can be found at GeorgiaSouthern.edu/conted/seccll/callforproposals. Those interested in attending may register at the early bird rate until Jan. 9.
Georgia Southern celebrates community with A Day for Statesboro on Nov. 1
On Nov. 1, Georgia Southern University will once again host A Day for Statesboro to celebrate the relationship between Georgia Southern University and the Statesboro-Bulloch County community.
A Day for Statesboro is hosted by Georgia Southern in partnership with the Downtown Statesboro Development Authority (DSDA) and allows the University to show its love for the community with live music, True Blue spirit, family activities and more. The festivities will kick off in downtown Statesboro at 5:30 p.m.
Georgia Southern senior art exhibition on Armstrong Campus opens Nov. 4
“Thalia Melpomene,” a collaborative senior art exhibition, will be showcased in Georgia Southern University’s Armstrong Campus Fine Arts Gallery Nov. 4 through Dec. 6. A reception, free and open to the public, will be held on Dec. 6 from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.
The exhibit will feature work from T’Keyah Sutton, Justin Ball and Robert Ewbank, who each focus on personal growth, and negative and positive emotions integral to their journeys. Through various mediums, including painting, digital illustration, fabric design and drawing, each artist will present part of a story that shares an experience molded by those who have impacted their lives to communicate a larger shared narrative.
For more information on the senior art exhibition on the Armstrong Campus, visit https://calendar.georgiasouthern.edu/event/fall_senior_exhibition_2019_exhibition_2#.Xa8d3-dKi3d
Faculty research to be published
Three faculty members from Georgia Southern University will have their manuscript, “The Epidemiology of Pedestrian Fatalities and Substance Use in Georgia, United States, 2007-2016” published in the journal Accident Analysis and Prevention.
Research by McKinley Thomas, E.D., and TimMarie Williams, Ph.D., from the Department of Health Sciences and Kinesiology, along with Jeffery Jones, Ph.D., from the Department of Health Policy and Community Health, explores the epidemiology of pedestrian fatalities over a 10-year period with an emphasis on reported substance use among cases.
