|  Reminder
to Faculty: Encourage your graduate students to register now
Faculty are advised to encourage their graduate students to register
for summer and fall as soon as possible. This will allow the Registrar's
Office to ensure that classes are scheduled and available to meet the
needs of graduate students.
 Georgia
Southern delegation earns top honor from National Model UN
For the first time in its 37-year history Georgia Southern University’s
Model UN delegation garnered the top recognition, Outstanding Distinction,
at the National Model United Nations (NMUN) Conference. The delegation,
often honored over the past decade at the “Distinguished”
level, was selected for the Outstanding Distinction designation from
more than 250 delegations representing colleges and universities around
the world.
Nineteen Georgia Southern students traveled to New York City for the
recent conference with their advisor and director, Barry Balleck, associate
professor of political science.
“For many years we’ve been among the best,” said Balleck,
“a perennial runner-up. To use a sports metaphor, this year’s
National Model UN delegation brought home the championship.
“It’s like recruiting for sports teams,” said Balleck.
“The University’s long-standing Model UN program is well-known
throughout Georgia. Now that we have a championship, students interested
in Model UN will be further motivated by our success to choose Georgia
Southern.”
The delegation was also awarded Outstanding Distinction for Position
Papers for the sixth time in seven years, and Georgia Southern students
were voted as Outstanding in four of the 10 committees in which they
were represented. The delegation competed against prestigious universities
and colleges from the United States, Europe, Latin America, Africa,
and Asia. The awards at the National Model UN Conference are given at
the Outstanding, Distinguished, and Honorable Mention Levels.
Ekene Elizabeth I. Agu, a student from Central High School in Macon,
Ga., also traveled with the group. She was selected as the outstanding
high school student at Georgia Southern’s High School Model UN.
Students member of the 2008 Model UN delegation include Christopher
Joseph Ahearn, Lauren Taylor Balkcom, Nicholas Alan Burgess, Sara Desirae
Christopher, Morgan Elizabeth Collins, Andrew John Cooper, Christopher
Bentley Gaskins (head delegate), Jenna Michelle Heim, Alexander Raphael
Johnson, Nicholas Colin Lomas, David James Long, Heather Lynn MacDougall,
Casandra MoniQue Mason, Walter Lee Matthews IV, James Franklin McGuire
III, Allison Nunziante, Erin Elizabeth Smith, Lauren Jean Waldron (head
delegate), Harrison McClinton Wiener.
 MGT
Classification and Compensation Study
Georgia Southern University has contracted with a consulting firm, MGT
of America, headquartered in Tallahassee, Fla., to assist the University
in conducting a classification and compensation study of all full-time
non-faculty positions. MGT has conducted numerous studies at both the
University System of Georgia level and for individual colleges and universities.
As such, we are confident that they will bring to this effort a true
appreciation for the valuable work you do at our university.
The overall objective of the study is to develop and recommend a compensation
strategy, and to improve employees’ understanding of the resulting
compensation and classification system. To accomplish this objective,
MGT will work with us to create up-to-date job descriptions, collect
information to support classification and market comparisons of these
jobs, and to create a salary structure to reflect appropriate market
comparisons.
To familiarize you with a detailed overview of the study, representatives
from MGT will visit campus Monday, May 5, and Tuesday, May 6. The campus
community is invited to attend one of MGT’s informational sessions
where they will explain the study process and answer any questions you
may have.
The informational sessions are available for all employees and will
be held:
• Monday, May 5, from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
• Tuesday, May 6, from 8 a.m. to 9 a..m.
All session will held in the Nessmith-Lane Building General Assembly.
If you have any questions about the MGT Study, please contact Human
Resources Director Jack Heidler at ext. 85171 or Melanee Morales, associate
director, at 85374.
For more information on MGT of America or about this study at Georgia
Southern, visit the Human Resources webpage at http://jobs.georgiasouthern.edu/MGT/index.htm.
 Telecommunications
update:
Phase 4A underway May 2-4
On Friday, May 2, the Georgia Southern University telecommunications
team will begin
Phase 4A of the cutover to the new telephone system, which includes
the 315 telephones found in nine buildings:
Auxiliary Services Building
Transportation Services/Parking
Williams Center
Russell Union
Landrum Building
Health Services Building
Lakeside Café Building
Auxiliary Services Distribution Center Warehouse
Counseling Center
By Monday, May 5, telephone numbers for these buildings will use the
478 (GSU) prefix; however, their four-digit extension number will remain
the same.
If you are in a Phase 4A building, please review all your department’s
Web pages and update the telephone numbers that have changed.
Phase 4B will not begin until May 16.
Please remember:
• If you have a 478 prefix and are dialing someone with a 478
prefix, you will only need to dial “8” and their four-digit
extension.
• If you have a 478 prefix and are dialing someone with an old
number, you will have to dial 9 and the complete number, just as if
you were making an outside call.
• If you have an old number and are calling someone with a 478
prefix, you will need to dial 9 and the complete number, just as if
you were making an outside call.
As the entire campus moves to the new system, previous telephone numbers
will have an automated message that provides callers with the new campus
number (e.g. “This number has been changed. The new number is
478-XXXX”). Even after the new system is completed, messages will
be available for a year.
Telephone numbers in the University’s Web directory http://directory.georgiasouthern.edu
will be updated as the cutovers occur. Individual Human Resources information
will be updated with new numbers, at the same time updating information
for the Eagle Alert system.
As each building moves to the new telephone system, training sessions
will be offered. Please check with your administrative secretary for
the time and place of training. Telecommunications will also provide
tutorials on how to reconfigure voice mail in the new system.
Once your department has been moved to the new telephone system, please
review all your department’s Web pages and update the telephone
numbers that have changed.
For questions go to the Telecommunications Web site at http://services.georgiasouthern.edu/telecom/index.html
and select Project Homepage.
 PeopleAdmin
will begin May 12
The go-live date for PeopleAdmin, the new recruitment software Human
Resources will use to recruit staff applicants, is being moved to May
12.
The date change will allow the Department of Human Resources to complete
necessary internal procedural changes and training prior to the go-live
date. The date change will provide additional time to ensure a seamless
transition from the paper recruitment process to the electronic recruitment
process. Please note that hiring managers will be allowed to continue
the advertisement of vacant positions without any delay during this
period. For more information on PeopleAdmin, please visit http://jobs.georgiasouthern.edu/PeopleAdmin.htm.
Questions or concerns related to this email or the implementation of
PeopleAdmin should be directed to Demetrius C. Bynes, Employment Manager
at 8-5713.
 Student
takes second place in district poster competition
Jacob McBride won second place in the Old Guard Technical Student Post
Competition sponsored by District F of the American Society of Mechanical
Engineers. Held in Tallahassee, Fla., the competition attracted students
from the states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South
Carolina and Tennessee.
A junior mechanical engineering technology major from Fayetteville,
Ga., McBride is the third Georgia Southern University student in four
years to place at the competition. Mathew Frank captured first place
in 2005 and Ryan Bridges earned third place in 2007. Aniruddha Mitra,
an assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical and Electrical
Engineering Technology, was the faculty advisor for all three of the
Georgia Southern projects.
 Students
present papers at conference
Three Georgia Southern University Communication Studies students presented
papers at the 18th annual Theodore Clevenger Jr. Undergraduate Honors
Conference (UHC). Papers submitted by Michael Canady, Jimmy Heikkila
and Shea Hickey were competitively selected and presented at the UHC
in conjunction with the 78th annual Southern States Communication Association
Convention held in Savannah.
Several Communication Arts faculty participated in the program and served
as local hosts. Pam Bourland-Davis, department chair, served as local
arrangements director. For more information, visit www.ssca.net/convention-info/index.php.
 Financial
Aid presents Employee of the Year Award
With the support
of Teresa Thompson, vice president of student affairs and enrollment
management, the Office of Financial Aid hosted the 2007-2008 Employee
of the Year Award Presentation Friday, April 18, in the Russell Union.
Eighteen student employees were nominated for this award.
The nominees were: Christy Murphy, Office of Admissions; Johnathan Fleming,
Registrar; Kayce Patrick, Financial Aid; Leila Tubbeh, Office of Student
Leadership and Civic Engagement; Teresa Feagain, Career Services; Amy
Haines, Vice President of Business and Finance Office of Licensing and
Trademark; Benita Turner, Office of Student Leadership and Civic Engagement;
Michael Wilson, Political Science Department; Andrew Michael, Office
of Marketing and Communications; Johnathan Roberts, Multicultural Student
Center; Jessica Stewart, College of Education; Alicia McKay, College
of Education; Jessica Stewart, Office of the Dean of Students; Neal
Elliott, University Housing; Shannon Cox, Office of Admissions; Russell
Durdan, Controller’s Office; and Amy Adogwu, First-Year Experience.
The recipient of the 2007-2008 Student of the Year Award was Jamie Thompson
from Student Affairs and Enrollment Management, Technical Services.
 Department
of Foreign Languages initiates new members
The Department of Foreign Languages recently inducted 12 members into
Sigma Delta Pi, the Spanish Honor Society. The ceremony was organized
by the honor society advisors Doralina Martinez-Conde and Jose Manuel
Hidalgo, both assistant professors of Spanish.
For more information on Sigma Delta Pi, visit www.sigmadeltapi.org.
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Sen. Johnny Isakson to Speak at Georgia Southern University Commencement
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