Business Innovation Group at Çï¿ûÊÓƵ expands Entrepreneurship Innovation Incubator for $2.5 million
Çï¿ûÊÓƵ’s Business Innovation Group (BIG) at the Innovation Incubator (I2) in downtown Statesboro is getting ready to open its newly renovated space, adding office suites and more than 14,000 square feet of new space to BIG’s footprint.Â
Georgia Southern’s FY2023 economic impact soars beyond $1.145 billionÂ
Recent reports from the University System of Georgia (USG) highlight that Çï¿ûÊÓƵ continues to make a significant economic impact both on its surrounding region and on the graduates it produces.
The USG recorded a $21.89 billion total economic impact from July 1, 2022 until June 30, 2023, while Georgia Southern’s annual economic impact has soared beyond $1.145 billion for FY 2023, a 3.4% increase over the previous year and a new recorded impact total.
Diego H. Meeroff selected as new Associate Vice President – Chief Marketing Officer
Georgia Southern will welcome new leader Diego H. Meeroff as Associate Vice President – Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) on Sept. 1.
Çï¿ûÊÓƵ launches cutting-edge Center for Advanced Materials Science
Çï¿ûÊÓƵ is opening the Center for Advanced Materials Science, a cutting-edge research hub dedicated to pioneering advancements in material science that will engage both undergraduate and graduate students. Located within the College of Science and Mathematics, the new center is poised to become a cornerstone of innovation and collaboration in the field.
Çï¿ûÊÓƵ Alumni Association new board members for 2024-2025
Seven new members recently joined Çï¿ûÊÓƵ’s Alumni Association Board of Directors.
Çï¿ûÊÓƵ recognized nationally for outstanding transfer-friendliness
Çï¿ûÊÓƵ has been recently named a top four-year university on Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society’s 2024 Transfer Honor Roll for creating dynamic pathways that lead to excellence and success among community college transfer students.
Georgia Southern special education professor receives Fulbright Specialist Award to Malaysia at the Dyslexia Association of Sarawak
Karin Fisher, Ph.D., associate professor of special education at Çï¿ûÊÓƵ, has received a Fulbright Specialist Program Award from the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board.Â
Deedee Southerlin named Continuing and Professional Education director
Deedee Southerlin, Ed.D., has been named director of Çï¿ûÊÓƵ’s Division of Continuing and Professional Education (CPE).
Engineering student recognized at national research conference
Jonah Henry, a senior mechanical engineering student in the Allen E. Paulson College of Engineering and Computing (AEPCEC), won first place in the Engineering Video Competition at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) 2023.
Aspiring Double Eagle continues winning awards with life-changing research
Victor Buitimea is a first-generation graduate and 2023 alumnus who studied mechanical engineering in the Allen E. Paulson College of Engineering and Computing (AEPCEC). Now working toward his graduate degree under the same mentorship of Sevki Cesmeci, Ph.D., assistant professor of mechanical engineering in the AEPCEC, he wrapped up his undergraduate journey by winning second place in an international research competition.