Winter 2020

  • Atin Adhikari, Ph.D, (L) associate professor in the Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health, and Master of Public Health student Victoria Clower review dust particle readings with the construction foreman.

    An Invisible Danger

    Georgia Southern Professor Tests New Technology to Battle Carcinogenic Dust on Construction Sites Some of the most dangerous contaminants aren’t visible to the naked eye, but Georgia Southern University researchers are working to protect construction workers from this invisible danger. In the construction world, chronic exposure to crystalline silica, which is present in dust particles created…

  • Ava Edwards

    New Alumni Relations Director at Georgia Southern

    Ava Edwards (’19) has been named the new director of Alumni Relations at Georgia Southern. Edwards has been with Georgia Southern since 2011 and started her new position July 13. “I’m honored and consider it a great privilege to take up the baton of serving my fellow alumni in this role,” said Edwards. “Georgia Southern…

  • Tracey Edenfield

    Breaking Through the Sounds of Silence

    A two-year-old child is hearing for the first time thanks to a cochlear implant. But helping that child learn to listen and then speak are the next steps. That’s what Tracy Edenfield (’98, ’03, ’06, ’10, ’20) does every day as the director of the Sound Start program at Savannah Speech and Hearing. “It’s not…

  • Corina Newsome

    Wildlife Conservationist Lands Dream Job

    It has been a whirlwind year for graduate student Corina Newsome who was featured in Georgia Southern Magazine a year ago. Since then the wildlife conservationist has landed a new job, generated nationwide publicity as a co-organizer of Black Birders Week; all while working on her Master of Science degree in biology in the College of Science…

  • Honors College

    University Honors Program Transforms into Honors College

    Georgia Southern University is gaining its 10th academic college with the establishment of the new Honors College. The University System of Georgia officially approved the elevation of the University Honors Program into the Honors College in November. “It is a natural progression of success when a university elevates their Honors Program to a college — recognizing and…

  • Students perform community service

    Students Complete more than 48,000 Community Service Hours

    Thanks to dozens of service opportunities each week, students at Georgia Southern completed 48,457 hours of yearly community service. The hours logged from July 2, 2019, through June 30, 2020, showed a 4.4% increase compared to the year before. According to the Federal Agency for Service and Volunteering, the hours are equal to a value…

  • From left to right, Associate Professor of Anthropology, Heidi Altman, Ph.D., and students, Angelique Jennings, Miranda Hazelwood, Mpume Hlophe, Michaela Guilfoyle and Ahmauri Williams-Alford pose for a picture before the COVID-19 pandemic. Altman and her students have volunteered at the Willow Hill Heritage and Renaissance Center for several years.

    Sociology and Anthropology Department Helps Close Digital Divide

    The Georgia Southern University Department of Sociology and Anthropology is partnering with the Willow Hill Heritage and Renaissance Center (WHHRC) in Portal, Georgia, to help families in Bulloch County get access to technology and the internet. The WHHRC received a $109,420 CARES Act grant from the Institute for Museum and Library Services to expand internet…

  • Hanner Court

    Redesigned Hanner Court

    The court in Hanner Fieldhouse, home of Eagle basketball and volleyball, has a new look. The Georgia Southern Athletics Department decided on the design after a huge vote by Eagle Nation. While the final design wasn’t one of the four initial choices, enough fans suggested a slight change in the logo at mid-court to spur…

  • Betty Foy Sanders Bus

    Former First Lady of Georgia Donates Bus to Georgia Southern Arts Students

    Former Georgia first lady Betty Foy Sanders has donated a bus to the Betty Foy Sanders Department of Art (BFSDoArt) to help students access art through travel. For more than 50 years, the devoted arts supporter has worked behind the scenes to support students in the BFSDoArt by providing scholarships, equipment and other financial support. “Mrs.…

  • Students moving onto campus.

    Georgia Southern Enrollment, Retention Reach Record Numbers

    Official fall enrollment at Georgia Southern University rose by approximately 3.45% over 2019, thanks to a record-breaking class of first-year students. Also contributing is a post-consolidation record-high 79% retention rate from freshman to sophomore year. Newly released figures from the University System of Georgia show Georgia Southern’s official fall enrollment for 2020 was 26,949, an…