Features

  • Trailblazer – A Beacon of Light for Non-English Speaking Patients

    “Imagine being sick in an unfamiliar environment and unable to speak or understand English,” says alumna Elena Santamaria. “Suddenly, someone walks into your room offering a friendly greeting in Spanish and asking, ‘How may I help you today?’ Immediately, they smile and you can see they feel safe and less anxious.” Santamaria confronted that situation…

  • Education Was My Mother and My Father – Georgia Southern’s Sudanese ‘lost Boys’ Bring Hope and Healing to Their Homeland

    Few people understand the transformative power of education better than Georgia Southern student Abraham Awuol Deng, and alumnus Abraham Deng Ater (’18). Both enrolled in the Doctor of Public Health program at Georgia Southern in an effort to complete a long, seemingly impossible academic journey that began in the most horrific conditions imaginable — the…

  • Introducing the Parker College of Business

    $5 Million Gift—the Single Largest in University History— ‘Signifies New Partnership’

  • A Pivotal Moment

    This is a historic time for Georgia Southern, and I am proud to serve as its interim president during our first year as a fully consolidated university.

  • What ‘Right’ Looks Like

    Alumnus lt. Gen. Leslie smith is highest-ranking military official in university history

  • From Savannah to Hollywood and Back

    Alumnus Stratton Leopold adds local flavor

  • Finding Fulfillment in the Classroom

    Alumna Tanesha Osborne named teacher of the year

  • Something to Believe in

    Alumnus Josh McCain quits high-powered job to start nonprofit for active-duty special operations forces

  • 40 Under 40

    Of Georgia Southern’s 120,000 living alumni, more than 50,000 are under 40 years of age. The Alumni Association recently honored its Class of 2018 40 under 40, representing the excellence of the University’s young alumni and demonstrating the positive contributions and achievements for which University graduates are known. DAYNA S. ALEXANDER, DR.P.H. Georgia Southern University…

  • The New Georgia Southern

    2018 marked a historic change for higher education in southeastern Georgia. The New Georgia Southern—combining 82 years of Armstrong State University with 111 years of Georgia Southern University—was officially launched on January 1, 2018. The new institution is the state’s largest and most comprehensive center of higher education south of Atlanta. With 138 degree programs…