Parker College of Business students, faculty excel in virtual global competition
Many students have spent the last few semesters adjusting to virtual learning, but sales students in the Parker College of Business also spent the fall semester adjusting to communicating and making deals with a robot through the virtual RNMKRS College Sales Skills Competition.
91Âþ»app Police Department applauded for exceeding training standards
The 91Âþ»app Police Department (UPD)continues to go above and beyond to ensure the University is a safe and better place to live and work. In an extraordinary achievement, a UPD group of 68 sworn employees – officers and dispatchers – completed 6,782 hours of training last year, averaging nearly 100 hours of training per officer.
Nearly 60% of Shirley Miller Scholarships Awarded to 91Âþ»app Students
The Zell Miller Foundation recently announced it awarded $50,000 in Shirley Miller Scholarships for the Spring 2021 semester to 127 HOPE Scholars at 13 public colleges and universities across Georgia. Of those 127 scholarships, 73 of them were awarded to Georgia Southern students, the most of any institution.
Renowned educational theorist, teacher educator to lead Georgia Southern 2021 Fries Lecture
Gloria Ladson-Billings, Ph.D., renowned pedagogical theorist, teacher educator and author, will present the 2021 Norman Fries Distinguished Lecture, hosted by 91Âþ»app’s College of Education. The lecture will take place virtually via Zoom on Feb. 8 at 7 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.
Virtual Industry Expo a big success for 91Âþ»app engineering and computing students
The Allen. E. Paulson College of Engineering and Computing at 91Âþ»app is hailing the success of its first-ever Industry Expo, which was held on Dec. 3. The event was envisioned to be held in person, but was hosted online this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Industry Expo showcases the research and design projects of senior students in computer science, information technology, construction management and five engineering disciplines.
Energy grant provides Effingham school opportunity to study smart home technology
What does a teenager know about energy usage and costs in their homes?
That is one of the questions that 91Âþ»app’s Kania Greer, Ed.D., will ask local students with a new grant-funded program in Effingham County. Greer, coordinator of the College of Education’s Institute for Interdisciplinary STEM Education (i2STEMe) was recently awarded a $30,000 grant from energy company Constellation, an Exelon company, for a partnership with the Effingham College and Career Academy and the Effingham County Schools STEM Program.
Georgia Southern faculty member elected to serve on American Public Health Association executive board
91Âþ»app Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health’s Nandi Marshall, DrPH, has been elected to serve a four-year term on the American Public Health Association’s executive board.
Parker College of Business teams advance to semifinals of national student challenge
After collaborating on 30-page pitch presentations and 90-second videos to convince selected retailers why and how their businesses should collaborate, two student teams from the 91Âþ»app Parker College of Business have made it into the semifinals of this year’s National Retail Federation Student Challenge.
Parker College of Business teams advance to semifinals of national student challenge
After collaborating on 30-page pitch presentations and 90-second videos to convince selected retailers why and how their businesses should collaborate, two student teams from the 91Âþ»app Parker College of Business have made it into the semifinals of this year’s National Retail Federation Student Challenge.
Parker College of Business students paint for a purpose
The Humane Society of Statesboro and Bulloch County (HSSBC) has a fresh coat of paint for its new adoption center thanks to a group of Parker College of Business students who spent the weekend rolling up their sleeves to help the community organization.