Summer 2024

  • Georgia Southern University Launches Cutting-Edge Center for Advanced Materials Science

    Georgia Southern University proudly announces the establishment of the Center for Advanced Materials Science (GS-CAMS), a cutting-edge research hub dedicated to pioneering advancements in material science that will engage both undergraduate and graduate students. Located within the College of Science and Mathematics (COSM), the new center is poised to become a cornerstone of innovation and…

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    Soaring to New Heights

    Georgia Southern University has achieved a significant milestone in its ambitious “Together We Soar” fundraising campaign, surpassing the $100 million mark thanks to the generous support of the community. This remarkable accomplishment sets the university well on its way to its $125 million goal, underscoring the power of collective action and philanthropy in shaping the…

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    Serving Up Success

    As executive director of the United States Tennis Association (USTA) Atlanta, Amy Bartlett O’Connell (’03,’11), oversees the largest adult and junior tennis programs in the country. It’s her job to develop and promote the growth of tennis in metro Atlanta, and there’s nothing she enjoys more. 

  • From Post-it Notes to Gallery Walls

    “I’ve always been an artist,” said alumna Allison James (’13). “According to my mom, she has these little Post-it Note drawings of bears that I did when I was 18 months old. I don’t even know if I was walking yet. And Mom still has them.” 

  • From The George-Anne to the Pulitzer

    Charles Minshew (‘11) slept with the radio on, as was his habit, when he awoke early to reports of a shooting at an Aurora, Colorado, movie theater. He jumped up and raced to the office of the Denver Post, where the newsroom was already busy working on the story.

  • 2024 Averitt Award Winners Excel in Research, Teaching

    The Averitt Awards are the highest honors bestowed upon graduate students within the Jack N. Averitt College of Graduate Studies. The Averitt Awards serve to independently recognize excellence in two separate categories, Excellence in Research and Excellence in Instruction.

  • Georgia Southern Cruises to 2024 SoCon Rifle Title

    A pair of big scores in smallbore and air rifle helped propel the Georgia Southern women’s rifle team to the 2024 Southern Conference Rifle title at The Citadel’s Inouye Marksmanship Center.  It marks the first time in program history the team has swept all three titles and the 4,725 was also a SoCon Championship record.…

  • Paulson Stadium Field to be Re-Named After Generous Donation From Evans Family

    The home of Georgia Southern football will be renamed Allen E. Paulson Stadium at Evans Family Field in recognition of a transformational gift commitment from the Evans family, pending approval from the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia.

  • Georgia Southern Athletics 2024 Hall of Fame

    On Monday, June 17, 2024, the Georgia Southern Department of Athletics announced its Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2024, a group of eight that left a lasting mark on Eagle Athletics and will be bestowed the highest honor later this fall.The 2024 class of inductees includes: The 2024 class will be inducted at a…

  • Top Guns

    “As phenomenal as it was for the Georgia Southern Clay Target Team to win its third National Championship in four years, the All-Division American Skeet National Champion was truly a crowning achievement,” said Head Coach and alumnus Marty Fischer (‘74).