Spring 2025

  • TOGETHER WE SOAR CAMPAIGN OVERVIEW

    $125 Million $127.8 Million $300 Million by December 31, 2030. What we 107 New EndowmentsCreated $38.3M Student Success $19.2M Campus & Community Projects $29.7M Teaching & Research $40.6M Athletic Initiatives How Can You Help? ONLY FOR SOUTHERN: SOARING HIGHER, TOGETHER Blue and White supporters united like never before during Georgia Southern University’s second annual Only…

  • Georgia Southern Celebrates Amazing Donors at Gratitude Gala

    Each year, Georgia Southern University hosts the elegant Gratitude Gala to honor key donors for their longstanding support of the University’s mission and initiatives. The honorees are distinguished members of the Legacy Society and Lifetime Giving Society — donors who have demonstrated exceptional generosity through their giving at the highest levels to the institution. Last…

  • Hannah Bryan, aka Noisy Butters hold several game controllers

    The Optimistic Operator

    Alumna Hannah “NoisyButters” Bryan brings positivity and happiness to the gritty world of Call of Duty There’s a corner of the internet where you’ll find “positivity and happiness,” along with Georgia Southern University graduate Hannah Bryan (‘18) living out her dream.  With an internet search of “NoisyButters,” the bubbly alumna, a YouTuber, streamer and gamer,…

  • Alumni Award Winners 2024

    Eagles Who Inspire: 2024 Alumni Awards Ceremony Highlights

    Georgia Southern University’s Alumni Association celebrated the highest levels of achievement, service and impact among its graduates during the 2024 Alumni Awards ceremony, held at The Foxhall in Statesboro on April 19, 2024. From professional excellence to community service and lifelong commitment to the University, the honorees exemplify what it means to be True Blue.…

  • Kelley Daniel, owner of Pinball Palace

    Pinball Wizard

    Alumnus Kelley Daniel creates world-renowned pinball destination The Pinball Palace in Brunswick, Georgia, started with an ultimatum — “I want my house back.” Kelley Daniel (’85) has spent 38 years operating a successful tool rental business, but his real passion was slowly developing under his own roof. “I got a Pac-Man machine for the house…

  • In Memoriam

    1950s James Chirbas (’54, ’85, ’90) of Savannah died Feb. 5, 2024, at age 99. The WWII veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard retired from Hunter Army Airfield after 30 years of civil service. He was a long-standing member and former president of the Savannah Art Association. Betty Harden Knight (’56, ’88) of Statesboro, Georgia,…

  • Georgia Southern Cuts Ribbon for the Jack and Ruth Ann Hill Convocation Center

    Georgia Southern University officials cut a ceremonial ribbon to open the Jack and Ruth Ann Hill Convocation Center, affectionately known as “The Hill,” on Dec. 4, 2024. At 95,000 square feet, it is the largest event venue space between Savannah and Macon. The center features roughly 8,000 square feet of new space for a Waters…

  • Botanic Garden Expands Access with New Saturday Hours

    The Botanic Garden at Georgia Southern is extending its hours of operation, now welcoming visitors seven days a week instead of six. Traditionally closed on Saturdays, the Garden is open from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., offering guests a new opportunity to explore its beauty before closing for private events later in the day. The…

  • Lissa Leege, Georgia Southern ecology professor with students in local wetlands.

    Part of the Solution

    BLOOMING IRISES ANNOUNCE SPRINGTIME in Statesboro, Georgia, making it the ideal time of year for Lissa Leege, Ph.D., to introduce visitors to her backyard, where she’s restoring 12 acres of wetlands to serve the local ecosystem and community. Most often, the biology professor’s visitors are her undergraduate research students from Georgia Southern University. They arrive…

  • Mark dela Cerna, Ph.D., observes one of the world’s largest spectrometers.

    Georgia Southern Researchers Identify Promising Molecules to Target Cancer Metastatis

    The American Cancer Society reports that an estimated 63,000 Georgians were diagnosed with cancer for the first time last year. Those numbers inspired Georgia Southern University researchers to make a breakthrough oncology discovery. Mark dela Cerna, Ph.D., assistant professor of biochemistry, and his students developed a method to inhibit cancer-causing proteins. This stops the spread…