6 military spouses awarded scholarships from Çï¿ûÊÓƵ and supporters
Georgia Southern awarded nearly $20,000 in scholarships to military spouses pursuing college degrees for the fall 2023 semester. This furthers the University’s commitment to supporting military families and indicates a remarkable step forward with the scholarship program for military spouses.
Incoming class takes flight!Â
As their mascot soared overhead, hundreds of new Georgia Southern students crowded into Paulson Stadium to celebrate the end of the first week of classes and create an iconic start-of-the-semester photo.
Çï¿ûÊÓƵ faculty receive $1.1 million from FEMA to help firefighters prevent injuries
Bridget Melton, Ed.D., professor in the Department of Health Sciences and Kinesiology at Çï¿ûÊÓƵ, is part of a team awarded $1.1 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to assist with a study aimed to promote wellness in firefighters and first responders.Â
National Science Foundation awards $2.5M Lifelong Learning Grant to support Georgia Southern computer science and IT departments, 161 scholarships
The National Science Foundation announced a $2.5 million award supporting Çï¿ûÊÓƵ researchers in addressing high-demand workforce needs in information technology and computer science fields.
Incoming Eagle students give back to new community before first day of class
The initiative between the Office of Leadership and Community Engagement and New Student & Family Programs allowed incoming students to contribute more than 760 books for the second consecutive year, underscoring their dedication to making a positive impact on their new community at the start of their Georgia Southern experience.
Digital program at Georgia Southern saved students more than $1.7M in textbook costs in 2022-23 school year
From August 2022 to May 2023, Çï¿ûÊÓƵ’s Day1Access program helped students save more than $1.7 million by providing digital course materials, in lieu of traditional textbooks, at a reduced cost. In total, students have saved more than $4.2 million in required course materials costs since the program’s inception in 2019.
Georgia Southern education professors awarded nearly $400K from National Science Foundation, part of collaborative $3M initiative to improve math problem solving through innovation
Two professors from Çï¿ûÊÓƵ’s College of Education (COE) are part of a collaborative effort, funded by a $3 million National Science Foundation grant, aimed at improving that number for upcoming generations.Â
Burgers, beans and benevolence: Georgia Southern student spends summer in Belize offering speech therapy
Breaux is a communications sciences and disorders student going into her senior year. As part of her big finale as an Eagle, she wanted to spend her last summer as an undergraduate doing something special for those in desperate need of speech therapy. She always wanted to travel outside the country, which was something she hadn’t done much of.
Çï¿ûÊÓƵ’s annual economic impact soars to record of more than $1.1 billion
New reports from the University System of Georgia (USG) show that Georgia Southern continues to have a remarkable economic impact on the region it serves and on the students it graduates.
HRSA Awards Çï¿ûÊÓƵ School of Nursing $2.57 Million for Advanced Education Workforce Program Grant
Çï¿ûÊÓƵ’s School of Nursing’s Marian Tabi, P.h.D., Tiffany Keshwah, DNP, APRN, CPNP-AC and Alan Skipper, P.h.D. received a grant of $2.57 million from the Advanced Nursing Education Workforce Program.