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The Armstrong Campus features a wide variety of unusual plants, including several species native to Mexico. There are 109 native species of oaks in Mexico but many are threatened with extinction for a variety of reasons including climate change and increased human use. Philip Schretter, the superintendent of grounds operations for the Armstrong Campus, oversees…

The Call Me MISTER® program on the Armstrong Campus will admit its first students this fall. The program seeks to increase the number of teachers from a broader and more diverse background, particularly focusing on recruiting and mentoring African American men. According to national figures, only 2% of all teachers in the U.S. are Black…

Georgia Southern has named Eric Davis, an accomplished guitarist and Broadway veteran, to lead the University’s new music industry program. The inaugural Gretsch Distinguished Scholar of Guitar/Music Industry has extensive professional experience. Davis has been the guitar chair and music director for numerous Broadway productions and most recently served as the in-house contractor for “Jagged…

Georgia Southern Engineering Student Brings Unique Skills to Netflix Georgia Southern mechanical engineering student Hannah Walden has spent years building interesting — sometimes wacky — projects with her father, Chuck. Those unique skills served her well in an equally unique Netflix show that combines engineering and baking. Hannah began working on projects with her father…

Students Organize Asian Pacific American Initiative at Armstrong Campus As a student on the pre-nursing track, Maria Hagy has found the Armstrong Campus to be an ideal fit. It’s near downtown, and close to her family and Hunter Army Airfield, the location of her Air National Guard unit. “I love that it’s a small campus…

Ava Bullard, Namesake of Ava’s Law, Navigates New Experiences in Dual Enrollment at Georgia Southern When she was just a toddler, Georgia Southern University dual enrollment student Ava Bullard couldn’t stand to go through a doorway — any doorway. She would writhe and scream as if she were being tortured. Ava was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder…

Music Faculty David Murray and Arikka Gregory Make a Beautiful Duet Sometimes on a hectic day you can find a musical interlude when you enter the Carol A. Carter Recital Hall on the Statesboro Campus. Sometimes you can even see a true love story play out right before your eyes. So it was on a late…