Points of Pride
Rankings
University-Wide
- Named a “Military-Friendly” school for the eleventh year in a row and a Top 10 School for 2022-2023 by Viqtory Media, publisher of G.I. Jobs, STEM Jobs and Military Spouse
- Recognized for the first time in the Tree Campus Higher Education program through the National Arbor Day Foundation
- Georgia Southern completed the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System (STARS) reporting process and earned a STARS Bronze rating by the Association for the Advancement for Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE)
- For the 11th year in a row, Georgia Southern University was named one of the nation’s top eco-friendly campuses for 2021 in The Princeton Review’s Guide to Green Colleges
- Named a College of Distinction for 2023 in Public Universities and the State of Georgia for Military Support and for the State of Georgia
- Georgia Southern University receives ‘First-gen Forward’ designation, a national honor for commitment to first-generation student success
- One of the 250 Best Graduate Schools nationwide for 2022 by Abound.com
- Most Innovative Institution and #2 in the 2022 Best Colleges in Georgia by Intelligent.com
- Best in the South and #2 in the 2022 Top 50 Ph.D. Programs by Intelligent.com
- Top 10 in Georgia’s Top Universities, Top 2 for Best Value and Top 5 for Online Programs in 2021 by James Magazine
- 50 Best Nonprofit Colleges and Universities for Online Doctorates 2022 by Nonprofit Colleges Online
- Ranked in the Top 49 Most Affordable Online Schools in 2022 by Best Value Schools
- For the fourth year in a row, Georgia Southern University has been recognized as a Gold Level Campus by Exercise is Medicine® on Campus (EIM®-OC) in 2021 for the University’s diligence to make physical activities a standard on campus.
- Georgia Southern is ranked one of the Best for Vets in 2022 according to CollegeFactual
- Georgia Southern University is included in the national Campus Pride Index for LGBTQ+ inclusivity
- Ranked in The Top 25 Colleges With The Best Weather for 2022 by Best College Reviews
- Top Adult Programs and Top Online Adult Programs for 2022 by Abound
- One of The 50 Most Beautiful College Arboretums for the Garden of the Coastal Plains by Best College Reviews
- #1 for Savannah for the Lowest Cost for Higher Education for Best College Towns and Cities by WalletHub
- #1 for the 2022 Best Online Colleges in Georgia by EDsmart
- #1 of 8 in the latest Best Education Options for Veterans by Veterans News Report
- #1 for Best Online Colleges in Georgia for 2022 by Learn.org
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Allen E. Paulson College of Engineering and Computing
- Receives national endorsement for Allen E. Paulson College of Engineering for 2023 by Colleges of Distinction
- #1 in 2022 for Best Engineering Technologies Schools in Georgia by CollegeFactual
- #1 in 2022 for Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Information Technology in Georgia by CollegeFactual
- #1 for 2022 Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Georgia by CollegeFactual
- # 2 for Best in Georgia Offering Manufacturing Engineering Programs for 2022 by Plexuss
- #2 in the 30 Most Affordable Online Master’s Degrees in Computer Science for 2022 by Computer Science Degree Hub
- #3 and the Best for Data and Knowledge Systems for the 2022 Top 45 Master’s in Computer Science Degree Programs by Intelligent.com
- #3 in the 20 Best Online Master’s in Computer Science Degrees by BestMastersDegrees.com
- #4 for 2022 Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region by CollegeFactual
- #4 for Best Online Master’s in Computer Science: Students Before Profits 2020 by Nonprofit Colleges Online
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College of Arts and Humanities
- Ranked in the 20 Outstanding University and College Choir Programs list by Online-Bachelor-Degrees.com
- #1 for 2022 Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Georgia by CollegeFactual
- #2 for Best in Georgia Offering Public Relations Programs for 2021 by Plexuss
- #2 in Best Online Bachelor’s in Liberal Studies: Students Before Profits Award, by Nonprofit Colleges Online
- #4 and the Best Value in the 2022 Top 29 Online Bachelor’s in General Studies Programs by Intelligent.com
- #5 for the 2022 Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region by CollegeFactual
- #5 in Georgia for 2021 Graphic Design School Rankings by Animation Career Review
- #5 in Georgia for 2021 Graphic Design School Rankings by Animation Career Review
- #7 for Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies in the 108 Most Affordable Online Bachelor’s Degree in Liberal Arts and Best Buy by GetEducated.com
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College of Behavioral and Social Sciences
- #1 for the 2022 Best Interior Design Schools in Georgia by CollegeFactual
- #2 for 2022 for The Top 57 Criminal Justice Degree Programs and Best Internships by Intelligent.com
- #2 for 2022 Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region by CollegeFactual
- #2 for Best Criminology Schools in Georgia (Undergraduate) for 2021 by Plexuss
- #2 for Best International Relations Schools in Georgia (Undergraduate) for 2021 by Plexuss
- #4 for 2020 Most Affordable Online College for Sociology Degrees by OnlineU
- #4 for 2020 Most Affordable Online Public Administration Degrees by OnlineU
- #4 in Georgia for the MPA program in the 2020 Best Public Administration Colleges in Georgia
- #6 in the Top 10 Online Cyber Security Graduate Certificate Programs for 2021 by SecurityDegreeHub
- #7 in the 25 Best Bachelor’s in Fashion for 2021 by Bachelor’s Degree Center
- 8 nationwide for the Best Online Criminal Justice Master’s Programs for 2022 by STEPS (Student Training & Education in Public Service
- #10 in the South in Top Fashion Design Schools and Colleges 2020 by fashion-schools.org
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College of Education
- Receives national endorsement for College of Education for 2023 by Colleges of Distinction
- #1 for Best Schools for Teacher Education in Georgia for 2022 by CollegeFactual
- #1 in Best Online Master’s in Elementary Education for 2022 by TheBestSchools.org
- #1 in the 2022 Best Secondary Education Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia by CollegeFactual
- #1 in the 2022 Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia by CollegeFactual
- #2 nationwide for the 2022 Best Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching Master’s Degree Schools by CollegeFactual
- #2 for the 2022 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia by CollegeFactual
- #2 in the Top 38 and Best Part-Time Program in Master’s in Higher Education Degree Programs for 2022 by Intelligent.com
- #2 in the Top 33 Masters in Secondary Education Degree Programs by Intelligent.com
- #2 for Best Value Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia for 2021 by Teaching Degree Search
- #2 in the Best 25 Masters in Education Administration Programs in 2021 by Best Value Schools
- #2 in the Top 24 Online Master’s Programs in Early Childhood Education in the nation by Best College Reviews
- #2 in Best 35 Online Master’s in Early Childhood Education for 2021 from College Choice
- #3 in 2022 and Best for Veterans for the Top 23 Master’s in Assessment And Measurement Degree Programs by Intelligent.com
- #3 and Best Hybrid Option for the 2022 Top 35 Master’s in Education Administration Degree Programs by Intelligent.com
- #3 and Best Master of Education Degree in the 2022 Top 10 Online Master’s in Assessment and Measurement Degree Programs by Intelligent.com
- #3 for Best Value Schools in Georgia by Teaching Degree Search
- #4 in the 2022 Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia by CollegeFactual
- #4 and the Best in the Southeast in the 2022 Top 31 Master’s in Early Childhood Education Degree Programs by Intelligent,comte
- #4 and Best MAT Degree in the 2022 Top 41 Master’s in Education Degree Programs by Intelligent.com
- #5 in Best Doctorate In Curriculum and Instruction Online: Students Before Profits 2021 by Nonprofit Colleges Online
- #6 in the Top 50 Most Affordable Master’s in Higher Education Online Programs 2021 by Best Colleges Online
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College of Science and Mathematics
- #1 for 2022 in Best Schools for General Physical Sciences in the Southeast Region by CollegeFactual
- # 7 in the 30 Best Bachelor’s in Geography for 2021 by College Rank
- #8 in Best Ed.D. in Curriculum & Instruction Degree Programs by BestAccredited Colleges for 2022
- #11 for Best Colleges for Biology Majors in Georgia for 2020 by Niche
- #18 in the Top 25 Bachelor’s in Mathematics for 2020 by BachelorsDegreeCenter.com
Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health
- #1 in the 13 Best Schools for a Master’s in Public Health by SR Education Group
- #4 in Today’s Best Online DrPH Programs nationwide for 2022 by Steps (Student Training & Education in Public Service)
Parker College of Business
- Receives national endorsement for Parker College of Business for 2023 by Colleges of Distinction
- #1 for 2022 Best Supply Chain Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Georgia by CollegeFactual
- #1 for 2021 for Online MBA programs in Georgia with the lowest debt at graduation by Discover Business.US
- #1 in the list of 2020 Best Online MBA Programs in Georgia by MBACompass.com
- #1 for Most Affordable College Online for a Master’s in Economics 2020 by OnlineU
- #2 for the Top 25 Online MBAs No GMAT Requirement for 2022 by College Values Online
- #2 in the Best Online Master’s Degrees in Economics by BestMastersDegrees
- #3 and Best for Veterans in the 2022 Top 19 Online Master’s in Economics Programs by Intelligent.com
- #3 for 2021 in the 21 Best Online Master’s Degree Programs for Economics by Best Value Schools
- #3 for 2021 for Online MBA programs in Georgia with the highest three-year graduation rates by Discover Business.US
- #4 in the Best 15 MBA Programs in Georgia for 2021 by Best Value Schools
- #4 in Master’s in Economics Online: Top 8 Values for 2020 by College Values
- #5 and the Best Value in the 2022 Top 61 Master’s in Accounting Programs by Intelligent.com
- #5 and the Best for Veterans in the 2022 Top 59 Online MBA Degree Programs (No GMAT) by Intelligent.com
- #5 in the 10 Best Online Master’s Programs in Economics 2020 by Master’s Programs Guide
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Waters College of Health Professions
- Receives national endorsement for School of Nursing for the Waters College of Health Professions for 2023 by Colleges of Distinction
- #1 in the 2022 Best Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Georgia by CollegeFactual
- #1 for 2022 in the Top 15 Most Affordable Emergency Nurse Practitioner Online Certificate Programs by BestCollegesOnline
- #1 for 2022 Best Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Georgia by CollegeFactual
- #1 in the 2022 Top 34 Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) Degree Programs by Intelligent.com
- #1 in the 2022 Best Master’s in Coaching by Intelligent.com
- #1 in the 2022 Best Master’s in Health Services by Intelligent.com
- # 1 for Best in Georgia Offering Recreation and Leisure Studies Programs for 2021 by Plexuss
- #1 in 20 Most Affordable Online BSN Degrees by College Choice
- #2 in the 2022 Best for Concussion Management and The Top 48 Master’s in Training And Development Degree Programs by Intelligent.com
- #2 and the Most Affordable for the 2022 Top 50 Online Accelerated RN-to-BSN Programs by Intelligent.com
- #2 in the Top 15 Best Sports Psychology Degree in 2021 for the Master of Science, Kinesiology, Sport and Exercise Psychology concentration by Best Value Schools
- #2 in The 2022 Three Best Online Sports Management Degree Programs in Georgia by Sports Management Degree Hub
- #2 for the Master of Science in Kinesiology with an emphasis in Coaching Education among 15 Best Online Master’s in Coaching Education by Sports Management Degree Hub
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Centers and Institutes
- #19 for The 30 Most Amazing Higher Ed Natural History Museums by Best College Reviews
- Garden of the Coastal Plain is in The 50 Most Beautiful College Arboretums by Best College Reviews
Academics
Georgia Southern University’s 10 colleges, schools and departments offer approximately 140 different degree programs at the bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral levels on the University’s campuses in Statesboro, Savannah, Hinesville and online instruction.
Georgia Southern is now the fifth-largest public university in Georgia serving nearly 26,000 students.
With approval from the University System of Georgia Board of Regents, Georgia Southern University has established the Fred and Dinah Gretsch School of Music. Naming the University’s school of music comes after Fred and Dinah Gretsch pledged a historic gift, plus their Gretsch Collection of historic drums, guitars and company archives to Georgia Southern. The University will catalog and display Gretsch’s storied instruments — a collection estimated to be valued in the millions — that tell a compelling story of musical history from American jazz to English-born rock to popular modern worship bands in Australia.
The Eagle Battalion is proud to have one of the largest Army ROTC Nursing programs in the nation, and Georgia Southern’s School of Nursing is consistently ranked among the top in the country. The strong relationship between these elite programs has ensured that our Nurse Cadets receive top-quality education and experience while being held to high academic and ethical standards, preparing them for becoming both Army officers and leaders in the field of medicine.
Georgia Southern’s Allen E. Paulson College of Engineering and Computing opened the state of Georgia’s first undergraduate manufacturing engineering program in August 2015.
Georgia Southern University’s Department of Biology is the largest center for biology research and education in south Georgia.
Georgia Southern is home to the EAGLE Academy Inclusive Post-Secondary Education program. EAGLE Academy, named for its commitment to Equal Access to Gainful Learning and Employment, is a comprehensive transitional program for young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The non-degree program offers courses and internships that advance students’ life skills and assist with their career aspirations. Upon completion, students earn a certificate.
The Armstrong Campus in Savannah was designated as the first college campus in the country to have a collegiate chapter of the National Latina Organization MANA, which represents the interests of Latina women, youth and families in the areas of education, health and well-being, financial literacy, equal and civil rights, and immigration reform.
The Betty Foy Sanders Georgia Artists Collection, one of Georgia Southern University’s largest permanent collections has celebrated its 50th anniversary. The collection was established in 1967 by former Georgia first lady Betty Foy Sanders, a Statesboro native.
Georgia Southern University expects to complete the construction of the Jack and Ruth Ann Hill Convocation Center by spring 2024. The 95,000-square-foot center is named in honor of the late Georgia State Sen. Jack Hill and his wife of 46 years, Ruth Ann Hill. Both graduated from Georgia Southern. Serving as the signature building on Georgia Southern’s south campus in Statesboro, the center Center will be the largest event venue space between Savannah and Macon. Jack Hill was the longest-serving Georgia senator when he died in April 2020. As the Appropriations Committee chairman, he was instrumental in helping the University expand its programs and build several new state-of-the-art facilities, including the Engineering and Research Building, which opened for classes in January 2021.
Georgia Southern University has been named a “First-Gen Forward” institution for its commitment to improving experiences and advancing outcomes of first-generation college students. The Center for First-generation Student Success, an initiative of the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) and The Suder Foundation, selected Georgia Southern for the designation. Approximately 37% of Georgia Southern’s students are first-generation college students, meaning they are the first in their immediate family to attend college.
Athletics
Georgia Southern sponsors 17 NCAA Division I varsity athletics programs, 15 of which compete in the Sun Belt Conference. Rifle competes in the Southern Conference while women’s swimming and diving competes in the Coastal Collegiate Sports Association (CCSA).
Georgia Southern’s football program has a rich history, winning six NCAA Division I-AA National Championships before moving up to the FBS in 2014. In that first year, the Eagles won the Sun Belt Conference with a perfect league mark and won their first bowl game in school history a year later, trouncing Bowling Green 58-27 in the GoDaddy Bowl in Mobile, Alabama. The Eagles have made four appearances in an NCAA postseason bowl game since joining the Sun Belt Conference, winning three of those contests.
The Georgia Southern rifle team claimed the 2022 Southern Conference rifle title, the first in program history. Sophomore Erin Ballard was named Smallbore Athlete of the Year while junior Ashley Judson was named Air Rifle Athlete of the Year.
For the first time in facility history, Georgia Southern University’s J.I. Clements Stadium served as a regional site for the opening round of the NCAA Baseball Tournament when it was selected in 2022. The selection marked the Eagles’ 14th overall appearance in NCAA postseason play and the first since 2014.
Georgia Southern women’s golf won the Sun Belt Golf Championship in April 2022. It was the team’s first Sun Belt women’s golf title since Georgia Soutnern began started the program in 2015-16. The team advanced to the NCAA Championship Tallahassee Regional, where they finished seventh.
Construction of the Anthony P. Tippins Family Indoor Practice Facility is underway. The $12.3 million facility adjacent to Allen E. Paulson Stadium will serve all 17 NCAA-sponsored athletic programs. The transformative project, which is slated for completion in 2023, will benefit the needs of student-athletes while also creating new revenue-generating activities for the athletics department.
The Georgia Southern men’s golf squad hosts one of the top college golf tournaments in the country each March, the Schenkel Invitational. Teams from around the country have descended upon Forest Heights Country Club in Statesboro for more than 40 years for the competition. Men’s golf won the 42nd playing of the Schenkel Invitational in March 2022. It’s the third Schenkel Invitational team title for the Eagles, who won their first in 2014. The team advanced to the NCAA Championship in Scottsdale, Arizona, in 2022, as well, and had two All-Americans on its roster.
Georgia Southern hosted the 2019 Southern Conference Rifle Championships at the ultramodern $5.8 million Shooting Sports Education Center in Statesboro. The 30,000-square-foot facility features indoor archery and firing ranges, as well as an outdoor archery range.
Student-athletes continue to earn top honors in the classroom, as the 400 student-athletes who make up the Georgia Southern Athletics Department earned a 3.08 GPA for the 2021-2022 academic year. This ties the mark set in 2019-20. Overall, 268 student-athletes earned a place on the honor roll (3.0 or higher). Of that group, 90 made the Dean’s List (3.50-3.99) and 87 made the President’s List for earning a perfect 4.0 semester GPA.
Facilities
Center for Engineering and Research
Georgia Southern University’s new Center for Engineering and Research building is set to open in fall 2020. Located on the Statesboro Campus at the corner of Akins Boulevard and Forest Drive, the three-story, 132,000-square-foot building will be the new home for the Manufacturing Engineering program. The new building will house state-of-the-art applied research facilities where faculty and students will conduct research to strengthen existing companies and attract new companies to the region. It also will provide collaborative spaces for interdisciplinary research projects.
Health Professions Academic Building
The new building housing the Waters College of Health Professions opened in the 2018-19 academic year on the Armstrong Campus. The $22 million state-of-the-art facility is being used by faculty to teach and train students in health-related fields ranging from nursing to radiology and sonography. Designed to simulate the environment of a hospital or medical facility, it serves as a model for health care training to help meet regional workforce development needs.
Interdisciplinary Academic Building
Georgia Southern University’s new $33.6 million Interdisciplinary Academic Building opened in the 2018-19 academic year on the Statesboro Campus. The 110,000-square-foot building houses teaching space for a variety of academic disciplines including interior design, fashion merchandising and apparel design, history, foreign languages, writing and linguistics, and international studies.
Nessmith-Lane Partial Renovation
Georgia Southern University is currently working with East Georgia State College on a project to renovate a portion of the East Georgia State College – Statesboro Campus Building, located on Highway 301 South, and renovate a portion of the Nessmith-Lane Building located on the Statesboro Campus. The project is currently in the design selection phase and the design should be complete by winter 2020 in preparation for the construction phase.
University Museum Exhibit Renovations
What began as a simple project to repaint the Georgia Southern Museum turned into a two-year undertaking to renovate the entire building. Built in 1937 as the original library in the Rosenwald building, the Museum now is a state-of-the art exhibit space. There are now two permanent galleries. One side of the rotunda displays the ever popular mosasaur skeleton and related natural history. The other side exhibits the cultural history of Georgia’s Coastal Plain. Visitors will see a more complete natural and cultural history from 75 million years ago.
A new third gallery displays the changing exhibit. The first to be displayed is “Saints and Sinners: Salvation and Damnation in Latin American Folk Art”. The presentation examines how Europeans, Americans, Africans and their descendants wrestled with existential questions of life, death and afterlife in a uniquely Latin American way.
Armstrong Campus Starbucks
More than 1,500 square feet of space has been renovated in coordination with Eagle Dining Services. The renovated space offers a new Starbucks to the campus community.
Armstrong Campus Health Center Renovation
A project to upgrade and expand the Health Center on the Armstrong Campus is complete. The project added a new reception area, one new exam room and addressed ADA access issues.
Pirate Athletic Center and Volleyball Gymnasium Renovations
Plans to renovate the old Pirate Athletic Center and Volleyball Gymnasium are underway and in the design firm selection phase. The project will transform the space into a new student support area and is anticipated to provide a one-stop shop area for students to receive the support services presently provided by the Academic Success Center, Academic Advisement Center, TRIO Student Support Services, First Year Experience, Major/Career Exploration Center and the Office of Testing Services.
Outreach
Bright from the Start has awarded Georgia Southern University’s Child Development Center (CDC) the highest possible accolade, a three-star rating, on its quality assessment report, Quality Rated.
Quality Rated is a system to determine, improve and communicate the quality of child care programs in Georgia. The system assigns a quality rating to early and school-age care and education programs that meet a set of defined program standards. Institutions volunteer to be observed by Quality Rated.
Georgia Southern is partnering with the U.S. Air Force to help active-duty, National Guard and reserve personnel pursue education through the General Education Mobile (GEM) program. GEM is a landmark partnership between Air University, the Community College of the Air Force, and civilian academic institutions. Georgia Southern’s participation in the partnership makes the University one of only 96 institutions of higher learning where airmen are approved to take classes remotely.
Members of the Air Force, especially those serving in the Georgia Air National Guard, who want to pursue a civilian education in a traditional setting will be able to attend classes at Georgia Southern’s campuses located in Savannah, Statesboro and Hinesville,
Georgia Southern University students performed 46,415 community service hours for the year ending July 31, 2019. The hours had an estimated monetary impact of $932,104. The Office of Leadership and Community Engagement (OLCE) hosts 17 volunteer trips every week on the Statesboro and Savannah campuses through Serve912, the office’s local service initiative. OLCE ‘s bigger community service events include the Alternative Break Program and Treasure Savannah, a biannual day of service for students, faculty and staff on the Armstrong and Liberty campuses.
City of Statesboro employees are improving their health and wellness thanks to the help of Georgia Southern University faculty and students who have customized a worksite wellness program that meets the needs of the city’s diverse workforce. The mutually-benefiting partnership not only allows for learning experiences for undergraduate and graduate exercise science students, but it also provides wellness education and programming to city employees.
Georgia Southern Statesboro Campus, city of Statesboro team up to improve health >
Georgia Southern and Nine Line Foundation have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to promote veteran education with the help of the Armstrong Campus’ Sustainable Aquaponics Research Center (SARC). Aquaponics, or soilless farming, mixes aquaculture, the farming of fish, and hydroponics to fuel the growth of plants in water. Through the program with Nine Line Foundation, homeless veterans can enroll in the Georgia Southern Aquaponics training program to learn new skills and reengage in society. The SARC, a 4,100 square-foot greenhouse, has four independent recirculating systems, each containing 900-gallon tanks capable of holding more than 100 mature tilapia.
The Department of Biology at Georgia Southern University and The Orianne Society, a nonprofit organization devoted to the conservation of amphibians and reptiles, have announced a partnership. The memorandum of understanding between the University and The Orianne Society is designed to enhance cooperation and further the mission of research and education by both partners.
Georgia Southern University’s Department of Biology is the largest center for biology research and education in southern Georgia. Thus, for its part, the department will provide access to state-of-the-art laboratory space and equipment for scientists from The Orianne Society. Access to laboratory facilities will significantly increase the research infrastructure available to The Orianne Society and will facilitate mutually beneficial collaborations with the University’s faculty and students. Scientists from The Orianne Society will have the opportunity to work as visiting scholars in the Department of Biology.
Scientists from The Orianne Society will also continue to contribute regularly to the Georgia Southern University herpetology collection, strengthening one of the largest collections of amphibians and reptiles in the Southeast.
Research
The Georgia Southern School of Nursing has received a $1.6 million grant to help better prepare students to work in the psychiatric/mental health care field through the new Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training (BHWET) Program. The BHWET Program supports students in the Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) specialty track of the BSN-DNP program, and aims to develop and expand the behavioral health workforce for rural and medically underserved populations in South Georgia.
Jose Sanchez, a graduate student in the Georgia Southern Department of Biology, received a highly competitive National Science Foundation (NSF) fellowship to conduct ecological research at the Cape Horn Biosphere Reserve in southern Chile. Sanchez was one of only three students selected to participate after a nationwide search. The fellowship was funded by a NSF International Research Experience for Students grant. The grant, administered by the University of North Texas, is designed to fund interdisciplinary research and biocultural conservation in the world’s southernmost forests.
Georgia Southern University’s School of Nursing received a $1.3 million federal grant for an Advanced Nursing Education Workforce (ANEW) project that will create innovative academic-practice partnerships to prepare nurse practitioners for service in rural and underserved communities in Southeast Georgia. The grant will create partnerships between the School of Nursing and five federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) in order to increase the number and readiness of family nurse practitioner (FNP) and psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner (PMHNP) students in Georgia.
Georgia Southern’s College of Science and Mathematics has signed a memorandum of understanding with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to allow University biology students and faculty to use the Bo Ginn Fish Hatchery as a resource to better understand the future of ecosystems in the southeastern U.S. Most of the experiments at the hatchery will explore the ways rainfall changes due to climate change will affect ephemeral ponds, which are vital habitats for many aquatic species in the region.
Georgia Southern Waters College of Health Professions Assistant Professor Tamerah Hunt, Ph.D., has teamed up with researchers from the Seattle Pediatric Concussion Research Collaborative and Seattle Children’s Center for Childhood Health, Behavior and Development to develop the program, One Team, which addresses safety and concussion awareness in youth sports. The researchers received a $1.6 million grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to develop and implement the program in ages 9-13 youth football and soccer leagues in Puget Sound and southern Georgia.
Last updated: 8/29/2022
