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  • Jennifer Schroeder Elevates Graduate Education as New Dean of The Jack N. Averitt College of Graduate Studies

    When Jennifer Schroeder, Ph.D., joined Georgia Southern University as dean of the Jack N. Averitt College of Graduate Studies (COGS) in July, she arrived with a demonstrated ability to unite faculty, staff and institutional partners to create new opportunities for students. “Graduate programs at Georgia Southern are strong, and I am looking forward to working…

  • Shaping the Future

    Abhijit Bhattacharyya Joins the Allen E. Paulson College of Engineering and Computing as New Dean Abhijit Bhattacharyya, Ph.D, is serving as the new dean of Allen E. Paulson College of Engineering and Computing for Georgia Southern University. While he’s very happy to work with faculty and students, he’s especially excited about what’s next for his…

  • A Dean with A Mission

    Delana Schartner Charts a New Course for Georgia Southern’s Latest College Delana Schartner, Ph.D., the founding dean of Georgia Southern University’s newest college, is excited about her new role. A former chemistry professor, she explained her love for academia started when she was a child, “playing school” with friends. “Teaching was my first love,” she…

  • The New Face of Parker College of Business

    For Nivine Richie, Ph.D., 2026 has been all about opening doors and making connections.  She started as the new dean of Parker College of Business at Georgia Southern University in early January and hasn’t wasted any time getting into the hallways to meet the next generation of Parker scholars.  “Dean [Allen] Amason left a great…

  • Dean of Waters College of Health Professions: Meet Scott Gordon

    Scott Gordon, Ph.D., is the new dean of the Waters College of Health Professions at Georgia Southern University. His resume speaks for itself: A robust research background, with academic leadership as associate dean and dean of colleges of health at universities, including the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Kennesaw State University and Arkansas State…

  • Former US Ambassadors to Participate in Georgia Southern’s Norman Fries Distinguished Lectureship Series

    Four veteran American diplomats brought decades of experience on the world stage to Georgia Southern University as part of the annual Norman Fries Distinguished Lectureship series. Members of the American Academy of Diplomacy gathered at the Performing Arts Center on the Statesboro Campus for a panel discussion examining global challenges and their connections to Georgia…

  • A New Chapter for Higher Education in Rural Georgia

    The Tradition of Access and Opportunity Continues with the Consolidation of Georgia Southern University and East Georgia State College For more than half a century, East Georgia State College (EGSC) has provided a pathway to higher education in rural Georgia. On Jan. 1, 2026, that legacy entered a new era as Georgia Southern University officially…

  • How Georgia Southern Is Leading AI Integration Into Higher Education Policymaking

    “Everybody freaked out about the calculator when the calculator came out,” said Robert Terry, Ph.D., associate professor of English and Faculty Senate president. “They freaked out when the internet came out. They freaked out when Wikipedia came out. The same kind of binary is true for what generative AI is doing.” In the last year,…

  • Two Georgia Southern Students Among Few Chosen for Rotary International Award

    Business Scholars Engage in Nordic Culture and Global Business Perspectives Two Georgia Southern University students spent their summer exploring Denmark and Norway, thanks to the Georgia Rotary Student Program and its partners in Scandinavia. Parker College of Business students Alana Milner and Claire Jerguson were recipients of the highly sought-after Rotary International award, which provided…

  • Radiology Graduate’s Career Coming Into Focus at Piedmont Henry Hospital 

    Genesis Horton’s (‘25) shift as an X-ray technologist at Piedmont Henry Hospital in Stockbridge, Georgia, starts at noon. But the Georgia Southern University radiologic sciences and Honors College graduate says the real day begins the moment she sets her bag down on the floor of the radiology department. “Typically, I walk into work for the…