Energy grant provides Effingham school opportunity to study smart home technology
What does a teenager know about energy usage and costs in their homes?
That is one of the questions that Georgia Southern University’s Kania Greer, Ed.D., will ask local students with a new grant-funded program in Effingham County. Greer, coordinator of the College of Education’s Institute for Interdisciplinary STEM Education (i2STEMe) was recently awarded a $30,000 grant from energy company Constellation, an Exelon company, for a partnership with the Effingham College and Career Academy and the Effingham County Schools STEM Program.
Approximately 2,100 degrees conferred during Georgia Southern’s 2020 Fall Commencement ceremonies
This week, approximately 2,100 undergraduate and graduate students from Georgia Southern University’s Statesboro, Armstrong and Liberty campuses received associate, baccalaureate, masters, specialist and doctoral degrees in five Fall 2020 Commencement ceremonies.
Georgia Southern professor receives University System of Georgia Hall of Fame Faculty Award
Associate Professor of Inorganic Chemistry, Arpita Saha, Ph.D., was chosen unanimously as the winner of the 2021 Felton Jenkins Jr. Hall of Fame Faculty Award for the University System of Georgia.
Mechanical engineering graduate is ready for duty
Camille Phillips has an aptitude for math, especially calculus. She first discovered her passion for complex applications when she was in high school. Encouraged by her high school calculus teacher to study engineering in college, Phillips gave it a try. This week, she will walk across the commencement stage at Georgia Southern University for her bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering.
Military spouse, mother of three graduates with honors and renewed confidence
When Lee Ann Hitt enrolled in undergraduate studies at Georgia Southern University after a 15-year hiatus, she was ready to invest in herself again. Yet, lingering insecurities nipped at her. Did she still have what it takes to succeed in an academic environment?
Hitt tepidly matriculated at the University to work toward a degree in history. However, soon after joining classes on campus, she knew she was in an environment to thrive.
‘65 years old and not done yet,’ former marketing professional earns master’s in special education to work with children
When Darlene Williams began pursuing her master’s degree in special education at Georgia Southern University, she had not attended college in more than 37 years.
Following a 30-year career in sales and marketing, Williams decided to chase a new dream.
From the Bronx to Statesboro, a graduate’s dream to teach children turned into a reality
Born in the Bronx, New York, Jaisha Nivens was in high school when she and her three brothers relocated to Hinesville, Georgia, for her oldest brother’s military assignment at Fort Stewart and a fresh start.
Georgia Southern graduate’s public service to have greater impact with public health degree
Recent Georgia Southern University honor graduate Lauren Afsharian worked in the hospitality industry for years and loved being of service to others, but she wanted to do so in a more impactful way. Afsharian chose the Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health on the Armstrong Campus to expand her reach.
