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University student chapter of Society for Human Resource Management named Georgia ‘Chapter of the Year’

The Ƶ Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) student chapter received yet another prestigious award from the SHRM Georgia State Council. During the 2017 SHRM Georgia State Conference, the chapter was named SHRM Student Chapter of the Year.

Second annual Veterans Day ceremony to take place Friday, Nov. 10

Nearly 500 flags, representing each of the veteran and military students at Georgia Southern, will signify the Military and Veteran Student Center’s second annual Veterans Day ceremony at 9 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 10.

Georgia Southern earns honorable mention for Second Nature’s 2017 Climate Leadership Awards

Ƶ has received an honorable mention designation from Second Nature and the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) for the 2017 Climate Leadership Awards, announced earlier this month.

Ƶ biologists quantify campus biodiversity

Squirrels and robins are a common sight on almost any college campus. But is the park-like landscape of a campus actually a good habitat for wildlife? How many other species live in the fields, forests and waters of a university campus?

Faculty and students at Ƶ have just completed a two-year study to answer these questions.

Savoring a memory

If the thought of fried green tomatoes brings back memories of your childhood, then you have something in common with Georgia Southern alumnus Greg Pope (‘05).

Georgia Southern marks 50th Anniversary of the Betty Foy Sanders Georgia Artists Collection

The Betty Foy Sanders Georgia Artists Collection, one of Ƶ’s largest permanent collections, is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year.

President Jaimie Hebert looks back on first year leading Ƶ

When Georgia Southern President Jaimie Hebert, Ph.D., attended last year’s annual Watermelon Cutting in July, he didn’t expect it to resonate with him as much as it did.

Georgia Southern alumnus brings Disney attractions to life

In the middle of the swampland of central Florida, a world of glowing fauna, colorful creatures and floating islands exists in part because of Georgia Southern graduate Aaron Clay (’11) who  helped bring Pandora — The World of Avatar to life at Walt Disney World in Orlando.

Georgia Southern named one of Safest Colleges in America by National Council for Home Safety and Security

Georgia Southern has been ranked in the top 100, coming in at number 82, in the National Council for Home Safety and Security’s Safest Colleges in America 2017 report.

Nontraditional student rewrites his future

Although he’s managed to own businesses, work for the government, coach soccer, raise four kids and publish several successful novels — all with only a high school diploma — student Ashley “Blue” Cole says his story is far from ending.