Fall 2025 & Spring 2026

Explore the Fall 2025 and Spring 2026 issue of Georgia Southern Magazine, featuring stories of leadership, discovery and Eagle pride across the university community. This issue highlights student and alumni success, faculty research, campus growth, athletics achievements, donor impact and the people shaping what’s next for Georgia Southern. Download the full PDF or browse stories by section below.

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A True Blue Love Story Rooted in Georgia Southern Hoops

For Professor Emeritus Horace Harrell (’69) and his wife, Diane, Georgia Southern University basketball is more than just a sport. The Eagles team has been at the heart of their love story for more than 50 years. Professor Harrell first started attending games as a student in 1965. The atmosphere was electric, he said. “Back…
Building Worlds, One Costume at a Time

Ann Foley (’98) did not set out to design costumes for Emmy® Award-winning television. In fact, when she arrived on Georgia Southern University’s Statesboro Campus to pursue a degree in fashion merchandising, a future in her hometown of Savannah was fully lined up. “I had it all figured out,” she recalled with a laugh. “I…
Alyssa Barnes’ Road to Success: A Radio Career Built on Resilience

Alyssa Barnes is exactly where she planned to be when she graduated from Georgia Southern University in 2010. The multimedia communications major, known as Danie B in Atlanta, is the midday personality and digital coordinator for radio powerhouse V-103. “I’ve always wanted to be on the radio and on TV,” said Barnes, who was raised…
Turning a New Page: From Classroom to Changemaker

Dayle Burns leads Georgia literacy charge When Dayle Burns (‘76) started her college career at Georgia Southern University in Statesboro in 1973, she dreamed of becoming an art teacher to inspire others. She never imagined that one day she would play a key role in Georgia’s literacy movement. Yet from the moment she stepped into…
A Def Education: Georgia Southern Alumnus Uses Hip Hop Music to Inspire Curiosity and Learning in Students

“Def,” for those unfamiliar, is an informal adjective, born out of ‘80s hip hop culture, meaning “cool” or “excellent.” For André Benito Mountain (’98,’24), however, “def” is not simply cultural slang. It is the foundation of his pedagogy. From his days as a Georgia Southern University student, spinning records on the student-run radio station WVGS,…
Together We Soar Campaign Overview

CampaignOverview $300 Million by December 31, 2030 $151.8 Million as of April 30, 2026. 112 New EndowmentsCreated $44.4M Student Success $22.3M Campus & Community Projects $33.3M Teaching & Research $46.1M Athletic Initiatives How Can You Help? Create a Scholarship Support Capital Projects Make a Planned Gift Give Online Corporate Matching Gifts Join the 1906 Society