Confirmed Bacterial Meningitis Media Statement
An undergraduate student at Georgia Southern University residing off-campus was diagnosed with bacterial meningitis and was treated with prophylactic medication and immediately transported to the East Georgia Regional Medical Center for additional testing and treatment. Initial testing indicated the student does have bacterial meningitis and the diagnosis was confirmed on Monday, November 12.
The general public is not at risk and those individuals who had close contact with the individual have been treated with antibiotics. No other cases have been reported at this time and the student is responding well to treatment and is expected to recover.
The Bulloch County Department of Public Health has been notified and appropriate infection control measures are being taken to contain further infection. It is important to note that the student in question only had close personal contact with a limited number of individuals. The University and the Bulloch County Public Health Infection Control staff may continue to identify any additional persons that may have come into contact with this student.
The infected student’s roommate and those in close personal contact were notified and have been treated with prophylactic medication, as have all University staff involved with the student’s treatment. Georgia Southern University’s Department of Health Services continues to monitor the situation and is working with the Bulloch County Department of Public Health to ensure that every effort is made to ensure that the situation is contained to those already identified.
The Georgia Southern University Department of Health Service will continue to answer any questions and manage any student, faculty or staff concerns.
For more information, see FAQ’s at: https://www.georgiasouthern.edu/news/Q&A.htm.
Last updated: 2/2/2018
Smith Banks Southern Folk Art Collection to be dedicated Nov. 30
Georgia Southern University will formally dedicate the Smith Callaway Banks Southern Folk Art Collection and Research Center on Friday, Nov. 30, from 4 p.m. – 7 p.m. The dedication will take place in the Arts Building, with remarks at 5 p.m. followed by a reception honoring Smith Callaway Banks.
‘We are delighted to have an opportunity to thank Smith Banks publicly for his gift to the Betty Foy Sanders Department of Art,” said chair Patricia Carter. ‘This is an opportunity for the public to see the unique and colorful folk art he has collected over the years, and to greet several of the artists as well. We’re looking forward to sharing pieces from the collection in an exhibit titled �For the Love of Folk Art.'”
The two- and three-dimensional pieces in the Smith Banks Southern Folk Art Collection are superb examples of an artistic tradition tied to Georgia’s history and culture. The Banks collection provides a foundation for Georgia Southern University faculty and student research projects and a new opportunity for developing art education programs for K-12 students in area schools.
The dedication and reception is open to all. For more information, please contact the Betty Foy Sanders Department of Art at 912-681-5358.
Last updated: 2/2/2018
Symphonic Winds offer concert on Nov. 30
Georgia Southern University’s Symphonic Wind Ensemble and Wind Symphony will present a concert Friday, Nov. 30, at 7:30 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center. The concert is free and open to the public.
The Nov. 30 performance will include an eclectic mix of compositions including ‘The Dream of Oenghus,” by German composer, Rolf Rudin; ‘Toledo,” by American composer, Bruce Carlson; and ‘Scenes from The Louvre,'” by American composer Norman Dello Joio.
The 45-member Symphonic Wind Ensemble and 60-member Wind Symphony are the two major concert bands open to all Georgia Southern student musicians. The groups perform music as traditional as a John Philip Sousa march and as edgy as the music of Frank Zappa. The ensembles are conducted by Robert Dunham, Director of Bands at Georgia Southern University.
Last updated: 2/2/2018
Media Statement: Suspected Bacterial Meningitis
An undergraduate student at Georgia Southern University residing off-campus was diagnosed with suspected bacterial meningitis. He was treated with prophylactic medication and immediately transported to the East Georgia Regional Medical Center for additional testing and treatment. Initial testing indicates the student does have bacterial meningitis and additional testing is being conducted to confirm the diagnosis.
The general public is not at risk and only those who had close contact with the individual should be treated with antibiotics. No other cases have been reported at this time and the student is responding well to treatment and is expected to recover.
The Bulloch County Department of Public Health has been notified and appropriate infection control measures are being taken to contain further infection. It is important to note that the student in question only had close personal contact with a limited number of individuals. The University and the Bulloch County Public Health Infection Control staff are working to identify any additional persons that may have come into contact with this student.
The infected student’s roommate and those in close personal contact have been notified and are being treated with prophylactic medication, as have all University staff involved with the student’s treatment. Georgia Southern University’s Department of Health Services continues to monitor the situation and is working with the Bulloch County Department of Public Health to ensure that every effort is made to ensure that the situation is contained to those already identified.
For more information, see FAQ’s at: https://www.georgiasouthern.edu/news/Q&A.htm.
Last updated: 2/2/2018
Brannon will deliver keynote address at annual composition conference
Prestigious English professor Lil Brannon will present the keynote address at the Student Success in First-Year Composition Conference at Georgia Southern University on Feb. 1, 2008.
‘Thinking Out Loud on Paper” will be the theme of the speech by Brannon, a composition professor who has authored a half-dozen books on the writing process. She serves as the associate dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, and directs the UNC Charlotte Writing Project.
In addition to the keynote address, the 10th annual conference will feature presentations and workshops on best practices in teaching composition, both in secondary education and higher education.
College composition professors and high school English teachers are invited to register early for the one-day conference. The $60 early rate applies through the end of 2007 and includes a continental breakfast, the keynote luncheon, interactive sessions and exhibits.
Hosted by Georgia Southern’s Department of Writing and Linguistics, the conference has served more than 70 of Georgia’s public and private high schools in the past. Principals, media specialists and graduate students are also invited to participate.
To register for the conference or obtain more information, visit http://ceps.georgiasouthern.edu/conted/ssfyc.html, email seminars@georgiasouthern.edu or call (912) 871-1763.
Georgia Southern University, a Carnegie Doctoral/Research University, offers more than 120 degree programs serving nearly 17,000 students. Through eight colleges, the University offers bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degree programs built on more than a century of academic achievement. The University, one of Georgia’s largest, is a top choice of Georgia’s HOPE scholars and is recognized for its student-centered approach to education. Visit: www.georgiasouthern.edu
Last updated: 2/2/2018
Omicron Delta Kappa induction ceremony set for Nov. 11
The Omicron Delta Kappa (ODK) Leadership Honor Society at Georgia Southern University will induct 84 new members on Sunday, Nov. 11.
The eighth induction ceremony of the Georgia Southern Circle will take place at 2 p.m. in the College of Information Technology Building Auditorium.
The keynote address will be delivered by Brig. Gen. Harry Carter, who is a professor in the School of Business at The Citadel. A member of the Georgia Southern Circle, he served as interim president of the University and is the former vice president of Academic Affairs.
Membership in ODK is the highest leadership honor awarded to undergraduate junior and senior students; graduate students; faculty, staff, administration and alumni; and persons qualifying for membership ‘honoris causa.”
Student membership candidates must rank academically in the upper 35 percent of their respective class, have above a grade point average above 3.0, and show leadership in at least one of five areas: scholarship; athletics; campus or community service, social and religious activities and campus government; journalism, speech and the mass media; and creative and performing arts.
The Georgia Southern Circle received several honors in 2007. The group earned its second Superior Circle Award for outstanding service to the community and outstanding leadership within ODK.
In addition, Ashley Scruggs was one of 14 students in the entire country to receive an ODK Fellowship to attend graduate school. Scruggs and Daphne Tobin were among 40 students selected to attend the ODK ‘Campus Leaders Today, Community Leaders Tomorrow” summer workshop in New York.
The upcoming induction ceremony will include four outstanding leaders who have made significant contributions to the community and to the University. Marie Harvey Knight (B.S. ’95, M.S. ’97), the executive director of AmericasMart Atlanta, will be inducted as a Georgia Southern alumnus.
University faculty and staff members being recognized are Steven Dean Jacobson, counseling psychologist; Thomas M. Kollars Jr., associate professor of epidemiology and director of the Biodefense and Infectious Disease Laboratory; and Sonya Senithia Shepherd, librarian and assistant professor.
Graduate students being inducted include Jennifer Ryan Austin, Lauren Bailey-Kaeser, Danielle Baumgart, LaToya Nicole Brown, Erin Shelton Bullett, Cheryl Cookmeyer Cabrera, Tiffani L. Cuffie, Nalanta Cherie Dawsey, Nnebuihe Nene Emerole, Jocelyn A. Fisher, Elizabeth Oliver Graham, Ashley Sharpe Hawk, Masanori Isaka, Jason Harris Lawrence, Tia Aniska Minnis, LaDawn Fuhr Mohr, John Matthew Stockstill, Kathryn Claire Tice, Kelli Elizabeth Vincent, and Jamie Marie Yawn.
Senior inductees include Adam Daniel Allen, Kelly Boyette, Ashley Nicole Clements, Monique Chantel Copeland, James Lauren Dowling, Elizabeth Needa Immele, Robbyn Nicole Ingram, Sarah Elizabeth McCraken, Padestes Jane Mutts, Kellie Olivia Penix, Laura Ashley Poenicke, Candace Fay Poitevint, Allie Pritchard, Jessica Lynn Smith, Jasmine Stinson, Joseph A. Tripp, Katherine Ruth Tsahakis, Brianna Nicole Van Alstyne, Catherine Morgan Wood, and Chabre Ashley Woods.
Juniors inductees are Jessica Arnee Alford, Melanie Chae Allen, Cortney Elaine Anderton, Emily Rae Blakey, Victoria Trinay Brady, Kia Elon Burch, Ashley Nicole Chadwick, Whitney Nicole Daniel, Tabbatha Gecara Davis, Sarah Margaret Dewsbury, Margaret Lorraine Dowda, Allison Dawn Durrence, Allison Patricia Durrence, Ditoria Quatrel Geddis, Allison June Harper, Cavion Pierre Harris, Amanda Saralynn Hart, Onaedo Ukwuoma Ilozumba, Katherine McGonnell Jasionowski, Clint Joiner, Kala Crystal Jones, Savanna Lee Lambert, Meredith Lynn Lee, Leah Marie Lewis, Kristin
Paige Marzec, Curtis A. Mathis, Allison Kathleen McGee, Mary Elizabeth Morgan, Jacqueline Ruth Nunn, Andree’ Etmonia Omoregbee, Kimberly Anne Marie Queen, Jamie Dee Randolph, Saxony Sha’ron Shields, Eric Lamar Smith, Margaret Chikondi Soko, Michael Glso Sterling, Charlene Faith Voss, Jennifer Marie Williams, Stephanie Alana Williams, and Khadijah Wisdom.
For more information on ODK, contact Barbara Price at 681-5775 or Theresa Beebe Novotny at 681-5415.
Georgia Southern University, a Carnegie Doctoral/Research University, offers more than 120 degree programs serving nearly 17,000 students. Through eight colleges, the University offers bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degree programs built on more than a century of academic achievement. The University, one of Georgia’s largest, is a top choice of Georgia’s HOPE scholars and is recognized for its student-centered approach to education. Visit: www.georgiasouthern.edu
Last updated: 2/2/2018
Georgia Southern University jazz band will perform Nov. 16
The Jazz Band from the Department of Music at Georgia Southern University will perform on Friday, Nov. 16, at 7:30 p.m.in the fellowship hall of Pittman Park United Methodist Church in Statesboro.
Under the direction of Bill Schmid, associate professor of music at the University, the 21 members of this all-student ensemble are an elite group, open only by audition. ‘The purpose of the band is twofold. One, to provide and education for students into the performance of jazz and two, to provide audiences with an opportunity to experience live jazz,” Schmid said.
Among the selections the band will play are ‘San Juan Shuffle,” ‘When I Fall in Love,” ‘Cubano Chant” and ‘Tip Toe.”
There is no admission fee for the performance. Pittman Park United Methodist Church is located at 1102 Fair Road.
Georgia Southern University, a Carnegie Doctoral/Research University, offers more than 120 degree programs serving nearly 17,000 students. Through eight colleges, the University offers bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degree programs built on more than a century of academic achievement. The University, one of Georgia’s largest, is a top choice of Georgia’s HOPE scholars and is recognized for its student-centered approach to education. Visit: www.georgiasouthern.edu .
Last updated: 2/2/2018
Georgia Southern University to host Civil Rights author Nov. 8
Civil Rights reporter and author Alvin Benn will speak at Georgia Southern University Thursday, Nov. 8, at 6 p.m. in Russell Union Room 2080. He will be speaking about his book ‘Reporter: Covering Civil Rights And Wrongs in Dixie.”
According to Bob Ingram, dean of Alabama’s political reporters and television commentators, Benn, originally from Lancaster, Pa., became ‘one of the most respected journalists to cover the Civil Rights movement” and ‘he brings a new and important perspective to those difficult years.”
Benn is currently a freelance writer for the Montgomery Adviser newspaper in Montgomery, Ala. He has been a reporter for more than 40 years.
Benn’s presentation is sponsored by the Office of Student Media at Georgia Southern University.
Georgia Southern University, a Carnegie Doctoral/Research University, offers more than 120 degree programs serving nearly 17,000 students. Through eight colleges, the University offers bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degree programs built on more than a century of academic achievement. The University, one of Georgia’s largest, is a top choice of Georgia’s HOPE scholars and is recognized for its student-centered approach to education. Visit: www.georgiasouthern.edu.
Last updated: 2/2/2018
