Paulk brothers graduate from EAGLE Academy, reflect on making friends, having fun
For spring graduates Dale and Alex Paulk, friends and fun are top of the list of things they have enjoyed about their time in EAGLE Academy at Georgia Southern University. Dale, 20, and Alex, 22, are brothers who crossed the commencement stage during the University’s spring commencement ceremonies to commemorate earning their certificates from EAGLE Academy, Georgia Southern’s post-secondary, two-year inclusive program for individuals with intellectual disabilities.
Special education graduate carries second-grade lessons, Georgia Southern studies to her first classroom in August
A primary school teacher inspired Alexandra Jensen with the power of personalized attention in learning. Now, as she begins her teaching career in August, she aims to continue this approach. In May, the Hinesville native graduated from Georgia Southern University with a bachelor’s in special education, a minor in psychology, and an ESOL Endorsement.
Spring graduate Alayna Cassidy’s fascination with the brain, helping others with communication disorders, offers a bright future at 20 years old
The science behind communication disorders fascinates Alayna Cassidy, and employing skills to help those who suffer from them moves her.
With excitement, Cassidy earned a bachelor’s in communication sciences and disorders and a minor in human development and family science from Georgia Southern University last week.
Georgia Southern awarded $600,000 to lower equity gaps, increase graduation rates for low-income students
Students at Georgia Southern University now have even more opportunities to excel with the help of two new grants from the National Institute for Student Success up to $600,000.
Approximately 4,200 degrees conferred during Georgia Southern’s 2024 Spring Commencement ceremonies
Last week, approximately 4,200 graduates from Georgia Southern University’s Statesboro, Armstrong and Liberty campuses received associate, baccalaureate, masters, specialist and doctoral degrees in five Spring 2024 Commencement ceremonies.
The Long Road to Graduation: Chelsea Harkins’ 14-year journey to a bachelor’s degree
On Saturday, May 11, at Enmarket Arena in Savannah, Chelsea Harkins completed a 14-year journey to receive her college degree from Georgia Southern University. It’s a quest she pursued with passion and perseverance, overcoming unimaginable obstacles along the way. “It’s been something that I could never just step away from and just say, ‘I’m throwing […]
Fortune Favors the Alternate: Lilly Thompson Goes from Backup to Breakthrough
‘Alternate’ is a lucky word for Lilly Thompson. The Honors College Scholar in International Studies from Atlanta plans to attend graduate school in international policy next fall, but that could change in a heartbeat. Thompson is a semifinalist for the Fulbright U.S. Student Program and was recently notified that she has been upgraded to an […]
Rylee Stanton graduates Georgia Southern with an education from around the world
Rylee Stanton, a Georgia Southern graduate from Phoenix, Arizona, says she’s grateful to have had Statesboro as her home away from home for the past four years. She’s a traveler. And anything closer wouldn’t do. “My family has always made traveling a priority,” said Stanton. “So that was something that was a priority for me […]
