Georgia Southern double major earns bachelor’s in anthropology and Chinese fueled by a lifelong passion for ancient languages and cultures
Austin Gasiecki has a passion for ancient languages and for the study of people and cultures around the world. When he crossed the stage at Allen E. Paulson Stadium in Statesboro on Dec. 14, Gasiecki received bachelor’s degrees in both anthropology and Mandarin. The new Ƶ graduate dates his love for both subjects to his childhood as a home-schooled student.
Georgia Southern senior defies convention, navigates online classes to cross the finish line in just two years
Rebekah Dyar is graduating from Ƶ without ever taking on-campus classes. On Dec. 14, she will receive a bachelor’s degree in world languages focusing on French, after just two years of online classes. In high school, Dyar earned college credits through the International Baccalaureate program, setting the stage for her unconventional yet successful college career.
2023 Mark Finlay Memorial Lecture Series hosts Pulitzer Prize-winning art critic Jerry Saltz on Nov. 9
Saltz will soon come to Ƶ’s Armstrong Campus as part of the Mark Finlay Memorial Lecture Series. His 60-minute lecture, “The Art World Problem,” will be at the Fine Arts Auditorium on the Armstrong Campus on Nov. 9 at 6 p.m.
“Moveable Feast” lecture series returns with discussion of Oscar Wilde at historic venue
The College of Arts and Humanities will host the latest installment of its “Moveable Feast” lecture series on Oscar Wilde. The event is on Monday, Nov. 13, at 6 p.m.. at the Savannah Theatre, located at 222 Bull Street in Savannah.
Georgia Southern film professor takes rural health documentary to SCAD Film Festival
Hashiguchi and his wife were expecting their first child, and he wanted to learn more about what to anticipate. Along the way, he learned the statistics regarding maternal health in Georgia, which piqued his interest.
Georgia Southern graduates building the booming Savannah sports market
Savannah is a booming sports market. With locals teams becoming world-famous and new arenas being built for new professional teams, there is a growing need for sports broadcasters.
Two Eagle graduates are part of the crews which transmit the games.
Chasing the Hoodie: How a Joke Led a Richmond Hill Mom to Academic Stardom
April Trepagnier had no idea that her fascination with a graduation hood would lead her to pursue her first college degree at 43 years old.
From a ‘whim’ to a scholarship; Eagle student’s path to Harvard
Amunet Berry of Jonesboro, Georgia, was just a freshman at Ƶ when she first began taking classes in German studies. Now, she’s a senior who recently attended a conference at the Harvard Kennedy School on international affairs.
160 years later: Remembering the Battle of Antietam and the ‘preliminary’ Emancipation Proclamation that reshaped American history
160 years after the Battle of Antietam and the ‘preliminary’ Emancipation Proclamation, Georgia Southern’s Ben Parten, Ph.D., explains their historical significance. The events were only days apart, but gave the war an entirely different trajectory.