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Georgia Southern recognized as top 100 degree producer for diverse students

Çï¿ûÊÓƵ has ranked in the top providers nationally for degrees conferred to diverse students among higher education institutions.

For several years, Diverse Issues In Higher Education has produced the Top 100 Degree Producers rankings of the institutions that confer the most degrees to diverse students.

Georgia Southern investing $1.2 million to upgrade campus security cameras

Çï¿ûÊÓƵ is planning a major upgrade to its campus security cameras and video technology.

With approximately $1.2 million budgeted, the University will upgrade the cameras in the resident halls and other buildings in Statesboro, Savannah and Hinesville to bring the current cameras from analog to a digital platform. Additionally, new cameras will be placed at entrances to our campuses that can tie into those from other law enforcement agencies. The end result will be an interconnected network of cameras across the region.

Georgia Southern starting new software engineering degree

Çï¿ûÊÓƵ is launching a new Bachelor of Science in software engineering this fall, making it the only such degree offered by a public university in Georgia outside of Atlanta.

Georgia Southern program to improve soldiers’ physical and combat readiness to expand nationwide with $5.7 million federal funding boost

What began in 2016 as a partnership between Çï¿ûÊÓƵ and the Third Infantry Division at Fort Stewart has become a nationally recognized educational and research program with $5.68 million in federal funding to improve soldier health and performance to ensure force readiness.

Approximately 30 University Police officers recognized for mental health training

Every officer at Georgia Southern has completed Crisis Intervention Training (CIT), presented by the Georgia Public Safety Training Center in collaboration with the Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, and the Georgia Chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness. The training ensures that people with mental illnesses and other brain disorders will receive treatment in lieu of incarceration in most cases

Georj Lewis, Ed.D., to speak at annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration

Çï¿ûÊÓƵ will celebrate the legacy of Martin Luther King (MLK) Jr. with events including a keynote speaker, an educational trip to Atlanta and participation in both the Savannah and Statesboro MLK parades. 

Approximately 2,100 degrees conferred during Georgia Southern’s 2022 Fall Commencement ceremonies

This week, approximately 2,100 undergraduate and graduate students from Çï¿ûÊÓƵ’s Statesboro, Armstrong and Liberty campuses received associate, baccalaureate, master’s, specialist and doctoral degrees in two Fall 2022 Commencement ceremonies.

Georgia Southern institute signs $15.7M contract to help protect Georgia’s K-12 students from COVID-19

Çï¿ûÊÓƵ’s Institute for Health Logistics & Analytics has garnered a $15.7 million contract with the Georgia Department of Public Health to manage COVID-19 mitigation efforts in Georgia’s K-12 schools to help keep schools operating safely.

Georgia Southern donors help University reach record-breaking fundraising year

For the second year in a row, Çï¿ûÊÓƵ set a record for private fundraising, according to figures from the last fiscal year.

Savannah doctor earns MBA to be a better physician, advocate for patients

For Savannah doctor Timothy Connelly earning a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree wasn’t about advancing his career in the business world. Instead, he saw it as an opportunity to grow in his current career.