Up Front

Alumna Is Top Georgia Teacher

Cherie Dennis, a teacher for the Savannah Chatham County Public School System, is Georgia’s 2022 Teacher of the Year. She teaches English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) at Hesse K-8 School in Savannah. The educator of 12 years earned a Master of Arts in Teaching from Armstrong. For the next year, Dennis will be…
New Savannah Museum Displays that Great Gretsch Sound!

A new Georgia Southern museum helps to tell the story of one of the music industry’s most influential and innovative family-owned instrument manufacturers. The spectacular new museum displays musical instruments and memorabilia highlighting more than 135 years of world-famous Gretsch instruments at the District Live lobby and performance space, Savannah’s newest music venue. That Great…
Georgia Southern Earns Green Building Awards

The Office of Facilities Planning, Design and Construction earned multiple Georgia Peach Green Building Awards at the 2021 Georgia Association of State Facilities Administrators (GASFA) Conference. The office earned the top state honors for the construction of several new buildings, including the Interdisciplinary Academic Building. The multipurpose, multistoried building with flexible space is equipped with…
Statesboro: A Great Place to Retire on a Fixed Income

If you’re considering an enjoyable place to retire, Statesboro could be an option. GoBankingRates.com compiled a list of the best places to retire in every state and it ranked Statesboro as the best city in Georgia to live on a fixed income. Georgia Southern alumni can enjoy Eagle football, the University Museum, the Botanic Garden, the Planetarium,…
Student Veterans Helping Others

The Student Veterans of America (SVA) Armstrong Chapter is helping veterans who live in the Tiny House Project community in Savannah. During the spring semester, SVA volunteers collected food, personal hygiene products and other items for the residents. Anand D. Rao, president of the Armstrong Campus SVA, served as a combat medic in the U.S.…
Alternative Breaks Program Celebrates Milestone

Established in 2006, the Alternative Breaks program is celebrating its 15th anniversary. An Alternative Break (AB) is a week-long or weekend immersive service experience in which a group of 10-12 students travel away from campus during breaks from school and engage with a new global community through education, service and reflection. The Alternative Breaks program…
De-stressing for Exam Season

Finals week is without a doubt one of the most stressful times for students. When you combine that with the added weight of a pandemic, it’s no wonder many students stress out for finals. Every semester the University Programming Board hosts a “No Stress Zone” event to help students unwind while preparing for final exams…
Off to the Ivy League

New biology graduate Andrea Appleton (’21) has been granted admission to one of the most prestigious colleges in the United States. Appleton will enter a doctoral program at Harvard this fall where she will study floral evolution in hopes of becoming a professor one day. During her time at Georgia Southern, Appleton has been a…
From Georgia Southern to Tesla

Georgia Southern graduate Gracia Dardano graduated last December and two months later had a job at Tesla. Dardano is an associate manufacturing engineer at Tesla’s new cell battery engineering facility in Austin, Texas. Originally from El Salvador, Dardano earned her bachelor’s in mechanical engineering and then started her new job Feb. 8. The Honors College…
Georgia Southern Opens New Engineering and Research Building

Georgia Southern University’s new $60 million Engineering and Research Building is officially open on the Statesboro Campus. The building is home to the manufacturing engineering program and for use by other engineering disciplines in the University’s Allen E. Paulson College of Engineering and Computing. The facility will serve as the epicenter for engineering excellence and…